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February 13, 2017
黑人探花 to Honor Prominent Alumni and Friends
On Thursday, March 9, the Southwestern Alumni Association will honor distinguished members of the 黑人探花 community at the 28th Annual Alumni Awards Gala. This year鈥檚 reception will be held at the California Science Center鈥檚 Samuel Oschin Pavilion featuring Endeavour and recognize seven individuals, as well as a law firm, for making a difference at Southwestern and within the legal community
This year鈥檚 honorees include:
George 鈥75 & Katrina 鈥02 Woolverton, Stockwell, Harris, Woolverton & Helphrey as 鈥淎lumni of the Year鈥
Hon. Socrates P. Manoukian 鈥77, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, as 鈥淥utstanding Judicial Officer鈥
Sharon Petrosino 鈥84, Orange County Public Defender 鈥淥utstanding Government/Public Interest Lawyer鈥
Julie Xanders, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, tronc, Inc., as 鈥淥utstanding Friend鈥
Robert Morgenstern 鈥80, Maranga-Morgenstern, as 鈥淥utstanding Litigator鈥
Benjamin Tragish 鈥13, Foley & Mansfield, as 鈥淥utstanding Nickel Alumnus鈥
Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers (MOLM), as 鈥淥utstanding Law Firm鈥
鈥淥ur honorees are truly exceptional,鈥 said Cindy Johnson 鈥00, President of the Southwestern Alumni Association. 鈥淭hey are leaders, innovators, and role models who reflect the very best of Southwestern. We are proud and privileged to honor them.鈥
Proceeds from the 28th 黑人探花 Annual Alumni Awards Gala will support the Domestic Violence Advocacy Initiative. Created in 2016, the Initiative was established to provide Fellowships to recently licensed Southwestern alumni to work at nonprofit legal organizations that provide legal services to domestic violence victims and their families.
The Alumni Awards Gala will begin at 7 p.m. and dinner will start at 7:45 p.m. at the California Science Center, Samuel Oschin Pavilion Featuring Endeavour, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles. Tickets are $150. Reservations are required and can be made online at .