Author E. Hughes Achievement Award
About the Award
Originated in 1995, the Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Awards are named in honor of President Emeritus Author E. Hughes. His outstanding achievements over his 24 years as president and his commitment to excellence mirror the extraordinary accomplishments of the fifty-plus honorees who proudly wear the medallion bearing his name. The award is presented annually to an alumnus/a from each of the five schools of the university.
Nominate a USD Law Alumnus/a for the Author E. Hughes Award for Career Achievement
Award Recipients
| YEAR | RECIPIENT |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Jack McGrory, '81 (JD) |
| 2018 | Vickie E. Turner, '82 (JD) |
| 2017 | Michael Kaplan, '72 (JD) |
| 2016 | Hon. David Camp, '78 (JD) |
| 2015 | Karen P. Hewitt, '89 |
| 2014 | Jeffrey T. Thomas, '82 (JD) |
| 2013 | Jan I. Goldsmith, '76 (JD) |
| 2012 | Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., '87 (JD) |
| 2011 | Virginia C. Nelson, '79 (JD) |
| 2010 | Gerald L. McMahon, '64 (JD) |
| 2009 | Richard M. Bartell, '75 (JD) |
| 2008 | Hon. Thomas J. Whelan, '61 (BBA), '65 (JD) |
| 2007 | Leonard Armato, '78 (JD) |
| 2006 | Susanne Stanford, '75 (JD) |
| 2005 | Hon. Napoleon Jones, Jr. '71 (JD) |
| 2004 | Steven R. Altman, '86 (JD) |
| 2003 | David S. Casey, Jr., '74 (JD) |
| 2002 | Hon. Lynn Schenk, '70 (JD) |
| 2001 | Hon. Nancy H. Ely-Raphel, '68 (JD) |
| 2000 | Patricia A. McQuater, '78 (JD) |
| 1999 | Michael T. Thorsnes, '68 (JD) |
| 1998 | Honorable Judith N. Keep, '70 (JD) |
| 1997 | Hon. Federico "Fred" Castro, '71 (JD) |
| 1996 | Sister Sally M. Furay, '72 (JD) |
| 1995 | The Law School did not participate the first year this award was created. |