DU Law Stars Past Honorees

Alumni & Friends

Each year, Denver Law hosts the DU Law Stars Dinner to honor our distinguished colleagues. A highlight of the event is the commemorative videos that celebrate each honoree's accomplishments through a lot of memories and a little bit of fun. Get to know our past honorees in the videos below!

 

  • All Honorees

    Comprehensive list of all our DU Law Stars
    Adam Agron, JD'98: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2017
    Dolores Atencio, JD'80: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2023
    John T. Baker, JD'73: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2010
    Edgar Barraza, JD'15: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Young Alumni Award, 2022
    Diane S. Barrett, JD'83: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2004
    William M. Beaney: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 1995
    Joseph Berenbaum, JD'40: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 1996
    Arthur Best: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004
    Cassie Boggs, BA'76, JD'81: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2017
    J. Robert "Jay" Brown, Jr.: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013
    Bruce T. Buell, LLB'58: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 1995
    Peter W. Burg, JD'80: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2013
    Michael S. Burg, JD'75: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2013
    Hon. Russell Carparelli, JD'74: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2024
    Terrance Carroll, JD'05: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2011
    John A. Carver, Jr.: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 1996
    Federico Cheever: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2006
    Alan Chen: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2011
    Nancy Lin Cohen, JD'81: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 1993
    Roberto Corrada: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009
    Jason Crow, JD'09: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2024
    KK DuVivier, JD'82: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2018
    Nancy Ehrenreich: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2017
    Laura Butler Embleton, JD'91: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2002
    Leslie A. Fields, JD'81: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2016
    Jack Finlaw, JD'81: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2014
    Alexi Freeman, JD'07: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2019
    Pamela A. Gagel, JD'85: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2006
    Theodore Z. Gelt, JD'75: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2014
    Walter L. Gerash, JD'56: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 1995
    Charles Goldberg, JD'64: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2011
    Stephen P. Gottesfeld, JD'93: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2015
    George “Skip” Gray III, JD’85: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2023
    Mary Jo Gross, JD'79: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2012
    Hon. Alfred C. Harrell, JD'71: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2016
    Mary T. Hoagland, MSJA'72, JD'75: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 1996
    Dean Emeritus Daniel S. Hoffman, LLB'58: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 1997
    Lisa Hogan, JD'84: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2009
    Mary K. Hogan, JD'96: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2007
    Sheila K. Hyatt: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007
    Paul A. Jacobs, JD'68: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2004
    Patricia M. Jarzobski, JD'89: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2018
    Philip E. Johnson, JD'74: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2005
    Thomas N. Jordan Jr., LLB'59: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 1997
    Craig D. Joyce, JD'80: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2008
    Professor Sam Kamin: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2024
    Dean Martin J. Katz: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2016
    William L. Keating, JD'71: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2012
    Howard Kenison, JD'72: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2011
    Donald L. Kortz, JD'65: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2003
    Noreen Krall, JD'94: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2019
    Jan G. Laitos: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2005
    Allison Herren Lee, JD’97: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2023
    Hon. John P. Leopold, JD'74: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2013
    John W. Low, JD'51: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 1994
    Hon. William R. Lucero, JD'72: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2019
    Lucy Marsh: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2010
    Michael G. Massey, JD'71: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2015
    Fay Matsukage, JD'79: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2010
    Joan H. McWilliams, MSJA'76, JD'82: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2002
    Olivia Mendoza, JD’19: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Young Alumni Award, 2023
    Joseph M. Montano, LLB'53: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2002
    John R. Moran Jr., JD'55: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 1999
    John Moye: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 1997
    James M. Mulligan, JD'74: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2016
    Christopher H. Munch: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998
    D. Rico Munn, JD'96: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2003
    Daniel E. Muse, JD'71: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2008
    Ved P. Nanda: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994
    Dani Newsum, JD'83: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2024
    Julie A. Nice: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2008
    Gale Norton, JD'78: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2014
    Michael L. O'Donnell, JD'79: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2012
    Linda J. Olson, JD'79: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2005
    James C. Owen Jr., LLB'56: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 1993
    Lucia C. Padilla, JD'03: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2013
    Stephen Pepper: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2014
    Mary M. Phillips, JD'82: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 1998
    Patty Powell, JD'83: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2022
    George "Rock" Pring: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004
    Beverly J. Quail, JD'74: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2000
    John H. Reese: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001
    Chris Richardson, JD'83, MA'83: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2018
    Frank L. Robinson, JD'69: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2006
    Stanton D. Rosenbaum, LLB'53: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2000
    Howard I. Rosenberg: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2002
    John Sadwith, JD'79: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2017
    Douglas G. Scrivner, JD'77: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2006
    Justice Patricio Serna, JD'70: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 2009
    Professor Catherine Smith: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2023
    Sheldon Smith, JD'73, LLM'80: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2009
    Jacqueline St. Joan, JD'77: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 1997
    Joyce Sterling: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2012
    Donald L. Sturm, JD'58: Thompson G. Marsh Award, 1999
    Kira Suyeishi, JD'13: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2017
    Connie Talmage, JD'78: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2007
    Celia R. Taylor: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2015
    Ralph G. Torres, JD'70: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 1998
    Jack Trigg, JD'63: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2001
    Doris Truhlar, JD'80: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2003
    Robert J. Truhlar, JD'80: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2003
    M. Caroline Turner, JD'76: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 1999
    Charles C. Turner, JD'71: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 2001
    Mark A. Vogel, JD'74, LLM'76: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000
    Ashley K. Wald, JD'05: Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, 2015
    James E. Wallace: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 1999
    Gina B. Weitzenkorn, JD'75: Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award, 1994
    Professor & Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Annecoos Wiersema: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2022
    Pete Willis, JD'68: William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award, 2007
    Brooke Wunnicke: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003
    Dean Emeritus Robert B. Yegge, JD'59: Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award, 1999