TORONTO, May 24, 2005 -- Eight Osgoode Hall Law School alumni took home awards for distinguished contribution at Osgoode Dean Patrick Monahan’s Annual Alumni Reception on May 17 at historic Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto.   

Marlys Edwardh (LLB’74), partner with Ruby & Edwardh in Toronto, received the inaugural Dianne Martin Medal for Social Justice through Law, honouring the late Dianne Martin, an Osgoode professor and champion of justice in Canada, who died in December 2004 at the age of 59.  Martin will also be awarded posthumously on May 31 a “Toronto YWCA Woman of Distinction 2005, Special Award” for a life lived in defence of justice.

Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant, who graduated from Osgoode in 1992, was the keynote speaker at the alumni tribute, which included presentation of the Osgoode Alumni Association’s 2005 Gold Key Awards to:

 

Robert Gemmell (LLB/MBA’83), President and Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc.;

 

Harvey M. Haber (LLB’60), senior partner at Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP;

 

Gary P. Mooney (LLB’80), President and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity National Financial and Chief Title Agent for Chicago Title Insurance Company;

 

Catherine Beagan Flood (LLB’97) of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP;

 

Ernie Eves (LLB’70), former Ontario Premier and Member of Provincial Parliament for nearly 24 years;

 

The Honourable Madam Justice Sandra Chapnik (LLB’76) of the Superior Court of Justice; and

 

Stephen McClyment (LLB’74), Senior Investigation Counsel at the Law Society of Upper Canada.

 

Osgoode Hall Law School of York University is committed to setting the standard for excellence in legal education and scholarship.  The Law School offers rigorous academic programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional development levels, and has about 15,000 alumni who are working in the legal profession and a variety of other careers around the world.

 

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Virginia Corner

Communications Manager

Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

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vcorner@osgoode.yorku.ca