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Alumnus of the Month Program
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Departments
Features
Judge Carol Fuller ’54 Mentoring Maven
Judge Plummer Lott ’74
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R e m e m b er w h en…
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Fac u lt y & F i r m
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From Court to Court
Judge Wm. Fremming Nielsen ’63
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Trains, Planes & Plaintiffs
Judge Marco Hernandez ’86
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On the Road Again
B o o k s & B e yo n d
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i n t h e S p ot l i g h t
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a L aw D e g r ee i n Ac t i o n Fac u lt y n e w s
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c l a s s n ot e s
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in memoriam
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C a l en da r
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The Alumnus/Alumna of the Month program showcases 12 outstanding alumni each year. Through this program, we honor the extraordinary careers and achievements of our graduates who use their passions, skills
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and voices to advance law and justice and who have become Leaders for the Global Common Good. N o minati o ns
The Law School Alumni Association welcomes nominations. In order to achieve a diverse representation of our outstanding alumni, we look for nominees in the following categories: Fi r ms • Gove r nment • Business • Pu b lic Se r vice Pu b lic P o licy • Academia • A lte r native C a r ee r
To nominate an alumnus, please email Elizabeth Coplan at ecoplan@uw.edu with the following information:
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1 Name and class of alumnus/a 2 The professional category nominated 3 A brief paragraph describing the nominee’s contribution
UW LAW Volume 65 Spring 2012
Editorial Board Helen Anderson ’84, Stephanie Cox,
Dean Kellye Y. Testy Editor Elizabeth Coplan
Kimberly Ellwanger ’85, Penny Hazelton, Roland L. Hjorth, Eugene Lee ’66, LL.M. ’68, Jerry McNaul ’68, Signe Naeve ’00
Copyright 2012 University of Washington School of Law. All rights reserved. UWLAW is published twice a year by the University of Washington School of Law and is made possible by a gift from the Washington Law School Foundation. Contributing writers Daron Anderson, Theresa Chemnick,
Elizabeth Coplan, Mary Whisner Contributing photographers Elizabeth Coplan,
Patrice Gilbert, Matt Hagen, Alicia Hernandez, Tiffany Sevareid, Jack Storms, and Chad Tucker. Design Jo-Ann Sire and John Linse
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4 Contact information of the nominee (if known)