{"id":3762,"date":"2024-09-03T20:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/?p=3762"},"modified":"2024-09-04T22:09:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:09:41","slug":"2024-distinguished-alumni-award-winners-feted-at-april-11-law-school-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/2024-distinguished-alumni-award-winners-feted-at-april-11-law-school-event\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners Feted at April 11 Law School Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3762\" class=\"elementor elementor-3762\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fd7f8f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fd7f8f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30ee1642\" data-id=\"30ee1642\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a574cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a574cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards were held the evening of April 11, 2024. Alumni and esteemed guests celebrated the deserving honorees and thanked Dean Ronald Weich for his 12 years of leadership at UBalt Law.<\/p><p>Award winners were chosen by the UBalt Law Alumni Association based on nominations submitted by alumni and the public. Congratulations to the 2024 honorees!<\/p><p>The winners were:<\/p><p>Byron L. Warnken Memorial Alumni Award:\u00a0<strong>Sen. Jill P. Carter, J.D. \u201992<\/strong><\/p><p>Dean\u2019s Award:\u00a0<strong>Sayra Wells Meyerhoff, J.D. \u201978<\/strong><\/p><p>Distinguished Judicial Award:\u00a0<strong>Hon. Alex Allman, J.D. \u201900<\/strong><\/p><p>Judge Robert Bell Award:\u00a0<strong>Vicki Schultz, J.D. \u201989<\/strong><\/p><p>Rising Star Award:\u00a0<strong>Dionne Hopkins, J.D. \u201919<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaf5f46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaf5f46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fd20eb\" data-id=\"8fd20eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f50817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"8f50817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3762 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8f50817\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Carter.Allman.Schultz\" href='https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/Carter.Allman.Schultz-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/Carter.Allman.Schultz-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4219\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4219'>\n\t\t\t\tSen. Jill P. Carter, left, Hon. Alex Allman, Vicki Schultz\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8f50817\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"curtin.ausby.pastore\" href='https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/curtin.ausby_.pastore-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/curtin.ausby_.pastore-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4220\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4220'>\n\t\t\t\tHon. Yoland Curtin, left, Hon. Kendra Ausby, Hon. Nicole Pastore\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8f50817\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mack.greenberg.boardman\" href='https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/mack.greenberg.boardman-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/mack.greenberg.boardman-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4221\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4221'>\n\t\t\t\tJulian Mack, left, Lawrence Greenberg, Tiana Boardman\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8f50817\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pope.allman\" href='https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/pope.allman-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/pope.allman-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4222\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4222'>\n\t\t\t\tJasmine Pope, left, Hon. Alex Allman\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8f50817\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ruff.young\" href='https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/ruff.young_-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/08\/ruff.young_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4223\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4223'>\n\t\t\t\tDel. Malcolm Ruff, left, Del. 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Alumni and esteemed guests celebrated the deserving honorees and thanked Dean Ronald Weich for his 12 years of leadership at UBalt Law. Award winners were chosen by the UBalt Law Alumni Association based on nominations submitted by alumni and the public. 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