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PHOTO #1: Wayne State University Law School honored six individuals at the 2016 Treasure of Detroit on Thursday, April 21, at the Gem Theatre in Detroit.  This annual event recognizes those who have made a lasting contribution to the practice of law.  Those honored at the event were (left to right) Wayne Law Associate Professor Susan Cancelosi who receive the Donald H. Gordon Award for Excellence in Teaching; John R. Roth, Wayne Law Class of 1985 (J.D.), inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Patricia M. Nemeth, Wayne Law Class of 1984 (J.D.) and 1990 (LL.M.), founder of Nemeth Law PC in Detroit; Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian K. Zahra, Wayne State University Class of 1984 (B.A.); Barbara Klarman, Wayne Law Class of 1964 (J.D.), who received the Honorary Order of the Coif Award; and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Wayne Law Class of 1982 (J.D.) and 1996 (LL.M.), executive vice president and global chief human resources officer for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. in Deerfield, Ill.   (Photo by John Meiu)

PHOTO #2: The 13 inaugural inductees for the Miller Family Wayne Law Alumni Wall of Fame also were announced at Treasure of Detroit. Pictured are (left to right) inductee Eugene Driker; inductee Judge Nancy Edmunds; Dean Jocelyn Benson; Sheila Cockrel, whose husband, Kenneth Cockrel Sr., is being inducted posthumously; and inductee Associate Professor Janet Findlater.   (Photo courtesy of Wayne Law)

Wayne Law honors six, announces 13 wall of fame inductees at event

 Alumni, students, faculty, staff, supporters and community leaders helped to recognize six honorees Thursday, April 21, at Wayne State University Law School’s 18th Treasure of Detroit.

The event, which was hosted in the Gem Theatre in Detroit, honored some of the brightest lights in the legal profession and celebrated the growth and success of the law school.

This year’s Treasure of Detroit honorees were:

• Patricia M. Nemeth, J.D. class of 1984, LL.M. class of 1990, founder of Nemeth Law PC in Detroit.

• John R. Roth, J.D. class of 1985, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

• Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, J.D. class of 1982, LL.M. class of 1996, executive vice president and global chief human resources officer for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. in Deerfield, Ill.

• Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian K. Zahra, WSU B.A. class of 1984.

Barbara Klarman, J.D. class of 1964, who is retired from private practice, received the Honorary Order of the Coif Award. Associate Professor Susan Cancelosi received the Donald H. Gordon Award for Excellence in Teaching.

In addition, the inaugural members of the Miller Family Wayne Law Alumni Wall of Fame also were announced (and will be honored at an induction ceremony this fall). Inductees are:

• Georgia Clark, former director of the Wayne Law Library.

• Kenneth Cockrel Sr., class of 1967, defense attorney, being honored posthumously.

• Eugene Driker, class of 1961, founding member of Barris, Sott, Denn and Driker and who has served the law school and the university in numerous roles.

• U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds, Eastern District of Michigan, class of 1976.

• Paula Ettelbrick, class of 1984, LGBT rights attorney, being honored posthumously.

• Janet Findlater, Wayne Law associate professor.

• Dan Gilbert, class of 1987, chairman and founder of Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures and majority owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Judge Charles Joiner, former dean of Wayne Law and former judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

• U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Damon J. Keith, Sixth Circuit, LL.M. class of 1956.

• Edward Littlejohn, Wayne Law professor emeritus.

• Jon Muth, class of 1971, attorney, mediator and arbitrator.

• Stephen Ross, class of 1965, chairman and founder of Related Companies and owner of the Miami Dolphins.

• Stephen Schulman, Wayne Law professor, being honored posthumously.

Speaking at the event were Wayne Law Board of Visitors Chair Kathryn J. Humphrey, class of 1980; Wayne Law Dean Jocelyn Benson; Justice Marilyn Kelly, class of 1971, member of the WSU Board of Governors; and WSU President M. Roy Wilson.

 

 

 

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