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Moritz College of Law
The Alumni Directory was first published by the College in 1932 and issued at various intervals over the years. Print copies of the Alumni Directory are available in the Moritz Law Library Reserve Room for the following years:
The Moritz College of Law Distinguished Alumna/us Awards (established in 1964) and the University Distinguished Service Awards (established in 1952) were published in the College Alumni Directories through 2006. Currently, alumni awards in all categories are made available through the College's Alumni web page. Alumni recognized for excellence by the College's Distinguished Alumna/us award and the University Distinguished Service award as well as recipients of the honorary Doctor of Law are listed below for convenience.
Sources:
Clarence D. Laylin, The Ohio State University College of Law, 1890-1970 (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University, 1970), 26-27.
The Ohio State University College of Law, Centennial Edition 1891-1991, Alumni Directory 1990 (White Plains, New York: Harris Publishing, 1990), xv.
The Ohio State University College of Law, Alumni Directory 1995 (White Plains, New York: Harris Publishing, 1995), xvi-xvii.
The Ohio State University College of Law, Alumni Directory 2001 (Dallas, Texas: Publishing Concepts), xv-xvi.
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Alumni Directory 2006 (Dallas, Texas: PCI, 2006), xvi.
Moritz College of Law Distinguished Alumna/us Awards
(established in 1964 by the College and its Alumni Society)
1964 Isadore Topper, ’27
1965 Clarence D. Laylin, ‘06
1966 Thomas F. Patton, ‘26
1967 C. William O’Neill, ‘42
1968 Roger H. Smith, ‘40
1969 John W. Bricker, ‘20
1970 Donald Clinton Power, ‘26
1971 Charles Clifford Callahan, ‘34
1972 William M. McCulloch, ‘25
J. Paul McNamara, ‘32
J. Gilbert Reese, ‘52
Thomas E. Cavendish, ‘53
William K. Thomas, ‘35
1990 Grace Heck Faust, ‘30
1991 John D. Drinko, ‘44
Robert J. Lynn, ‘49
1992 Robert M. Duncan, ‘52
1996 Ronald K. Bennington, ‘61
1997 Joanne Wharton Murphy, ‘58
1998 Carter C. Kissell, ‘27
1999 Jack Grant Day, ’38
1999 William B. Saxbe, ‘48
2000 Michael E. Flowers, ‘79
2001 John W. Garland, ‘74
2002 Thomas J. Fiscus, ‘75
2003 John W. Creighton, ‘57
2004 Dan D. Sandman, ‘73
2005 W. Ray Persons, ‘78
2006 Frank A. Ray, ‘73
2008 Sally Ward Bloomfield, ’69 (awarded for 2007/2008)
2010 Carl D. Smallwood, ‘80
2011 Alec Wightman, ‘75
2012 Erin Moriarty, ‘77
2013 William Isaac, ‘69
2014 Ed Cooperman, ‘67
2015 Rep. William M. McCulloch, ’25 (posthumous)
See: Moritz College of Law Alumni Awards web page for recent Distinguished Alumna/us awards and for Alumni Awards in other categories.
University Distinguished Service Awards
(established in 1952 by the Board of Trustees)
1954 Warner M. Pomerene, ‘17
1954 Donald C. Power, ‘26
1967 Kenyon S. Campbell, ‘22
1971 Grace Heck Faust, ‘30
1978 Edwin L. Mitchell, ‘37
1979 J. Paul McNamara, ‘32
1981 John D. Drinko, ‘44
1988 Ruth M. Kessler, ‘39
1989 Noel F. George, ‘32
1989 Stuart A. Summit, ‘59
1989 James E. Chapman, ‘54
1991 Robert J. Watkins, ‘53
1992 Thomas E. Cavendish, ‘53
1996 Arthur I. Vorys, ‘49
1997 J. Gilbert Reese, ‘52
1998 John J. Barone, ‘36
1998 Joanne Wharton Murphy, ’58 (posthumous)
2004 Frank E. Bazler, ‘53
2006 W. Ray Persons, ’78
2008 Edwin M. Cooperman, ‘67
2009 Erin Moriarty, ‘77
2009 John W. Creighton, Jr., ‘57
2010 Carl D. Smallwood, ‘80
2011 Elizabeth J. Watters, ‘90
2012 Alec Wightman, ‘75
2013 William P. Blair III, ‘70
2014 Dan D. Sandman, ‘73
See: University Awards & Recognitions page for complete listings of University Awards and previous winners.
See also: Moritz College of Law Alumni Awards web page for recent University Distinguished Service awards to Moritz alumni and for Alumni Awards in other categories.
Doctor of Laws
Honorary Degree Recipients
John W. Bricker, '20
Thomas F. Patton, '26
John D. Drinko, '44
Robert M. Duncan, '52
Howard M. Metzenbaum, '41
Thomas J. Moyer, '64