1961
David S. Doty was selected to receive the 2020 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the 8th Circuit. John R. Tunheim ’80, chief judge for the District of Minnesota, nominated Doty for the award.
1962
Grant Merritt published Iron and Water: My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment, a memoir of family, mining pioneers, unscrupulous magnates, and the fight for Minnesota’s natural resources.
1963
Jonathan Rose and his wife, Wendy, are having an endowed professorship at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law named in their honor. Jonathan began teaching in 1968, the second year of the new College of Law, and taught contracts, legal ethics, and antitrust throughout his 47-year career. He is currently professor emeritus at ASU.
1967
James H. Stewart was named a Minnesota Super Lawyer. Stewart practices at Duluth-ased Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith, & Frederick in the areas of estate planning and probate, trusts, and business and tax law. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
1969
Joseph T. Dixon Jr. of Henson Efron by Best Lawyers as the 2021 Lawyer of the Year for mediation and recognized by Best Lawyers in America for bet-the-company litigation and commercial litigation. He is past president at Henson Efron.
1973
Alan C. Eidsness was recognized by Best Lawyers in Americafor family law and family law mediation. A shareholder and attorney with Henson Efron in Minneapolis, he is a leader of the firm’s family law group.
1977
Phillip Kunkel recently joined the St. Cloud, Minnesota, office of Alliance Management, where he will provide business structure and management advice to companies experiencing financial stress.
1978
George Hicks was named a winner of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the the Year 2020 Heartland Award. He is a co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Minneapolis based Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm.
1979
Tom McDonald was profiled in the May 2020 issue of Washington Lawyer in a feature story titled “An Ambassador for Humanitarian Work.” He is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Vorys, where he leads the firm’s administrative and regulatory law and governmental policy practices.
1980
Barbara Jean D’Aquila was named one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Minnesota by Super Lawyers for her work in employment litigation. She is a partner in the Minneapolis office of Norton Rose Fulbright, where she manages the litigation department, including commercial litigation, government investigations, and labor and employment matters.
Charles N. Nauen was recognized by Best Lawyers in America for environmental litigation and environmental law. He is a partner with Lockridge Grindal Nauen in Minneapolis and an adjunct instructor in Minnesota Law’s Environmental & Energy Law concentration.