Awards & Honors
Law Alumni Affiliate Awards
The College of Law and the Law Alumni Affiliate accept nominations for most Law Alumni Affiliate Awards throughout the year. The Distinguished Alumni Award is selected by the dean of the College of Law; other awards are selected by committee. If you know of a deserving graduate, share their story by nominating that individual. Please send graduate's name and the award for which you are submitting the nomination to Ansley.Abrams@utoledo.edu. For more information, please visit the Law Alumni Affiliate page.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Presented to a College of Law graduate who demonstrates distinction in one's professional life. Selected by the dean of the law school, these alumni are recognized at the University's annual Homecoming Gala. Click on linked names below to see Alumni Association videos of each recipient.
| George Wilson John M. Starcher, Jr. The Hon. Roderick T. Kennedy Sharon Speyer James D. Thomas Paul Hancock Julia Bates & Randall Samborn Justice Judith Lanzinger & Ronald Brown Peter Casey III & Michael Walker Christopher Bussert & Kenneth I. White, Sr. Bruce Bailey & Stephen Dane Stewart Greenleaf & Reginald Routson Mike Jilek The Hon. Norm Zemmelman John Czarnecki The Hon. Jim Jensen The Hon. Ron Bowman |
Alan Lance Matt Kolb The Hon. George Glasser Dick Antonini Frank Cubbon Tony Pizza The Hon. Charles Doneghy Dale Fallat The Hon. Ginny Morgan The Hon. Francis Restivo The Hon. Andy Douglas John Stoepler The Hon. Nick Walinski Tom Manahan Tom Lenga Dick Heuerman |
Distinguished Toledo Lawyer Award
Presented to a lawyer with 15 years of practice in the Toledo area. The individual must be a role model and involved in the community, with a distinguished reputation and professional achievement. The awardee does not need to be a Toledo Law graduate to be eligible.
Stuart F. Cubbon
Emerging Leader Award
Presented to a College of Law graduate who received a law degree within the last 10 years, remains connected with the College of Law, shows leadership in the community, and demonstrates professional integrity. Formally known as the Outstanding New Exemplar (O.N.E) Award.
Nicholas D. Wittenberg
Shawn Nelson
Karl Strauss
Major Michael Renz
Said Orra
Gerald Trepkowski
Mohammed Abdrabboh
Sarah Skow
Henry Herschel Community Commitment Award
Presented to a College of Law graduate who demonstrates commitment to the underserved above and beyond his/her position or job and consistently demonstrates professional integrity.
William J. Bingle
Patricia Kurt
Richard R. Malone
William Meyer
The Hon. Nancy Miller and Michael Mikkonen
Michael DiLauro
Rabbi Alan Sokobin
The Kirbys (Michael Kirby, Scott Schwab & Neil Light—posthumously)
Patricia Intagliata
Henry Herschel
Robert Sterling
Patricia Wise
Outstanding Faculty Award
Presented to a faculty member in honor of excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship as well as service to the College, University, and legal profession.
| Geoffrey Rapp Rebecca Zietlow William Richman Robin Kennedy Benjamin Davis Douglas Chapman Phillip Closius Daniel Steinbock Lee Pizzimenti Beth Eisler |
Robert Hopperton Ronald Raitt David Harris James Klein Steve Ripps Henry Bourguignon Susan Martyn Roger Anderson Howard Friedman |
UToledo Alumni Association Awards
The UToledo Alumni Association has selected College of Law alumni for University alumni awards. Alumni are honored at the University's annual Homecoming Gala.
Gold T AWARD
Awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to his or her field of endeavor and has been of service to the University, community or nation
The Hon. Betty Montgomery (2018)
Blue T Award
Presented to a University of Toledo graduate in recognition of the individual's outstanding service to the UToledo Alumni Association and the University through committee and community involvement.
The Hon. Nancy Miller (2017)
James K. Larson Distinguished Achievement Award
Presented to a Jesup Scott Honors College graduate in recognition of outstanding achievement.
The Hon. Gene Zmuda (2017)