Elizabeth Pugh Honored with CSUâs Distinguished Alumnus Award Cleveland State University recognized Cleveland-Marshall College of Law graduate Elizabeth Pugh â78, general counsel of the Library of Congress, as the Collegeâs 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Pugh was selected to receive the honor based on her distinguished record of service, leadership and professional achievements.
CSU Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient Elizabeth Pugh â78 with CSU Alumni Association President-Elect Howard Thompson, CSU President Ronald M. Berkman and Dean Craig M. Boise at the Distinguished Alumni Awards reception.
Pugh has enjoyed an illustrious 36-year career in government service since graduating from Cleveland-Marshall. The past 16 of those years have been spent as general counsel for the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world and the nationâs oldest federal cultural institution. Pugh, a member of Cleveland-Marshallâs National Advisory Council, began her legal career as an attorney with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Education. She continued with the executive branch as a litigator and manager with the Department of Justice, and later served as general counsel to the National Archives and Records Administration. With the National Archives and Records Administration, she played a significant role in resolution of the case that resulted in the opening of tape recordings made by former President Richard Nixon. In 2008, Pugh received an honorary doctorate from Cleveland State University. Pugh received her award at CSUâs Distinguished Alumni Awards reception held as part of the Universityâs 50th Anniversary Homecoming celebration.
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