Kate Stoneman Award Winners
The Kate Stoneman Awards are given to individuals in the legal profession who have demonstrated a commitment to actively seeking change and expanding opportunities for women.
The following 54 women and men have been recognized by Albany Law School from 1994 - 2010 for their outstanding contributions to ensuring equity and fairness in the legal profession for women of all races, ages and religions. All of the people recognized have been role models and mentors for women attorneys and aspiring attorneys, and have served as an inspiration to others.
1994
Bernard E. Harvith*
Helen M. Pratt '28*
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Judith S. Kaye
1995
Kathryn D. Katz '70
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Jeanine F. Pirro '75
1996
Donna J. Morse*
Miriam M. Netter ’72
Keynote Honoree: M. Catherine Richardson
1997
Gloria Herron Arthur ’85
Charlotte S. Buchanan ’80
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Constance Baker Motley*
1998
Kate Stoneman Graduation Centennial
Rachel Kretser
Lillian M. Moy
Margrethe Powers ’63*
Marjorie Semerad*
Sandra M. Stevenson ’71
Hon. Beverly C. Tobin ’62
Keynote Honoree: Judy Clarke
Keynote Honoree: Karen J. Mathis
1999
Hon. Victoria A. Graffeo ’77
Kathryn Grant Madigan ’78
Mary Helen Moses
Keynote Honoree: Martha W. Barnett
2000
Martha Davis
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Mary O. Donohue '83
2002
Penelope Andrews
Gail Brown Bensen
Georgia Nucci ’96
Patricia Youngblood Reyhan
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Mary Jo White
2003
Hon. Carmen Ciparick
Hon. Yvonne Mokgoro
Lorraine Power Tharp*
Winifred R. Widmer ’54
Keynote Honoree: Carol E. Dinkins
2004
Nancy K. Ota
Dianne Otto
Dianne R. Phillips ’88
Donna E. Wardlaw ’77
Keynote Honoree: Herma Hill Kay
2006
Betty Lugo ’84
Hon. Karen K. Peters
Ann Shalleck
Keynote Honoree: Margaret Montoya
2007
Marina Angel
Hon. Leslie E. Stein ’81
Sharon P. Stiller ’75
Keynote Honoree: Cheryl D. Mills
2008
Mae A. D’Agostino
Melissa Mourges ’80
Keynote Honoree: Arlinda F. Locklear
2009
Catherine Cerulli
Anne Reynolds Copps '81
Keynote Honoree: Nell Minow
2010
Barbara Cottrell '87
Dale Skivington '79
Keynote Honoree: Annette Gordon-Reed
*deceased
