Santa Clara Law - Achievement Award

Alumni

Law Alumni Special Achievement Award

Sponsored by the Law Alumni Association Board

The Law Alumni Special Achievement Award was established by the Santa Clara University School of Law Alumni Association in the Year 2000 for the purpose of publicly recognizing outstanding achievements of Law School alumni. Recipients are those who have distinguished themselves in their profession, community, and in service to humanity.

Each spring, the selected honorees are honored at the Special Achievement Award dinner. You may nominate an alumnus of Santa Clara University School of Law at any time throughout the year. A committee of Law Alumni Board members and deans meets in the fall to discuss nominees and make a recommendation to the Law Alumni Board.

For more detail regarding the nomination criteria, please see below. If would like to nominate a Santa Clara Law alumnus, please download the official Nomination Form (pdf). If you need a form faxed to you, please contact the Santa Clara Law Alumni Office at lawalumni@scu.edu, or (408) 551-1748.

PAST HONOREES

2007
Theodore J. Biagini '64
William T. Loris '72
Carrie Konecky Dwyer '76

2006
Honorable James A. Wright '49
Naomi Young '74
John C. Cruden '74

2005
Professor Kyong-Whan "Kenny" Ahn '85
Honorable Eileen A. Kato '80
Honorable Eugene M. Premo '62
Richard C. Watters '73

2004
Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton '76
Honorable Eugene M. Hyman '77
Major General Thomas J. Romig '80
Gordon T. Yamate '80

2003
Honorable Robert D. "Skip" Durham '72
Mary E. Alexander '82
F. Thomas Dunlap, Jr. '79
Albert J. Ruffo '36 (posthumously)

2001
Honorable Edward A. Panelli ’55
Honorable Zoe Lofgren ’75
Arthur L. Jaramillo ’75
Honorable B.T. Collins ’73 (posthumously)

2002
Leon E. Panetta '63
Ronald H. Malone '71
Charles "Skip" Paul '75
Rolanda Pierre-Dixon '80

AWARD DESCRIPTION AND NOMINATION CRITERIA

Number of awards: No more than four (4) in any year.

Recognition: Awards will be presented by the Dean of the Law School and the President of the Santa Clara University School of Law Alumni Association.

Criteria: Individual accomplishment should reflect favorably on the University and the Law School. The recipient need not be a practicing lawyer. Service to humanity and his/her community is a major factor in the award decision.

Suggested factors:
Community service (charitable)
Community educational involvement (boards, committees, etc.)
Youth activities (youth associations, sports)Career achievements
Professional honors and awards
Community honors
Business/professional leadership (associations, etc.)
Special recognition
Educational honors (honor a degree, etc.)
Santa Clara involvement

Nominations: Nominations will be reviewed by the President of the Law Alumni Association and recipients to be determined by the selection committee.

Form of award: Individual plaque and recognition on a perpetual plaque to be placed in a prominent location in the Law School.

Publication: The basis of the award and articles detailing the background of the recipients will be published in University/Law School publications and releases to the press.

Nomination Form (pdf)

If you have further questions, please contact:
Stacey Rishel

Director, Alumni Relations & Annual Giving

Phone: (408) 554-5496
Fax: (408) 554-5201
SRishel@scu.edu