Distinguished Achievement Aw


Alumni and friends of the UNM School of Law filled the ballroom at the university’s Student Union Building to


honor three members of the legal community for their con- tributions to the law school and the legal profession at the 12th Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner in late October. Recipients of the 2005 awards were Richard Gerding


(`64), who maintains a practice in Farmington, Tommy Jewell (`79), a recently retired judge in the Second Judicial District, and Ruth Kovnat, emerita professor at the UNM law school. The evening began with a reception and included in-


troductions and good humor from emcee Bill Lang (`82), chief judge of the Second Judicial District. Videotaped pre- sentations also celebrated each recipient’s contributions to the profession. The annual banquet is presented by the UNM law


school’s Alunmi/ae Association and proceeds support the alumni scholarship fund.


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