Dean Lee Fisher and the faculty and staff of
Cleveland State University College of Law
Friday, November 3, 2023
CSU|LAW Atrium and Moot Court Room
1801 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, Ohio
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

2023 HONOREES
Ann Aber, Class of 2003
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, JOANN Stores
Tony Asher, Class of 1963
Founder, Weston, Inc.
Steve Auvil, Class of 1993
Office Managing Partner, Cleveland, Squire Patton Boggs
Kay E. Benjamin
Former CSU|LAW Staff Member
Terry Billups, Class of 2005
Chief General Counsel, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
David P. Burke, Class of 1980
Shareholder, Carlton Fields, P.A.; General Counsel, Amalie Oil Company
Hon. Patrick Carroll, Class of 1977
Retired Judge, Lakewood Municipal Court
John S. Cipolla, Class of 1989
Firm Vice Chair, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Hon. John J. Donnelly, Class of 1969
Former Judge, Cuyahoga County Probate Court
Arthur Elk, Class of 1973
Elk + Elk, Managing Partner
Prof. Joel Jay Finer
Former CSU|LAW Faculty Member (Deceased)
Gus Frangos, Class of 1982
President and General Counsel, Cuyahoga Land Bank
Tom Green, Class of 2002
Shareholder, Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC.
Lindsay Jenkins, Class of 2002
United States District Judge, Northern District of Illinois
Hon. Diane J. Karpinski, Class of 1980
Former Judge, 8th District Court of Appeals of Ohio (Deceased)
Erica Lazzaro, Class of 2004
Executive Vice President of Publisher Services & General Counsel, OverDrive, Inc.
Jennifer Mountcastle, Class of 2000
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Corporate Insurance Director,
The Huntington National Bank
Hon. Clifton Newman, Class of 1976
Judge, South Carolina Circuit Court
Susan Petersen, Class of 1997
Partner, Petersen & Petersen
William T. Plesec, Class of 1971
Partner (retired), Jones Day
Renee Tramble Richard, Class of 1988
President, Corporate College; Vice President, Legal Services & Risk Management;
General Counsel, Cuyahoga Community College
Hon. Michael J. Ryan, Class of 1996
Judge, 8th District Court of Appeals of Ohio
James Sammon, Class of 1994
Corporate Counsel, Jenne, Inc.
Michael Schwartz
Former President, Cleveland State University and Kent State University
Maria Spangler, Class of 2006
Director, Community Engagement, The Sherwin-Williams Company;
Director, The Sherwin-Williams Foundation
Leader on the Rise
Delante Spencer Thomas, Class of 2016
Chief Ethics Officer, City of Cleveland
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