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 women and men have been recognized by Albany Law School from 1994 through 2013 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.
2013
Keynote Honoree: Patricia Williams
Elizabeth Loewy '84
Theresa Higgins Snyder '64
Special Recognition: Lisa Frisch
2012
Keynote Honoree: Jennifer J. Raab
Lisa Codispoti '95* (posthumously)
Hon. Elizabeth Garry '90
Hon. Joan Kohout '74
2011
Keynote Honoree: Patricia McGowan Wald
Margaret Clemens '84
Maria Melendez '92
2010
Keynote Honoree: Annette Gordon-Reed
Barbara Cottrell '87
Dale Skivington '79
2009
Keynote Honoree: Nell Minow
Catherine Cerulli
Anne Reynolds Copps '81
2008
Keynote Honoree: Arlinda F. Locklear
Mae A. D'Agostino
Melissa Mourges '80
2007
Keynote Honoree: Cheryl D. Mills
Marina Angel
Hon. Leslie E. Stein '81
Sharon P. Stiller '75
2006
Keynote Honoree: Margaret Montoya
Betty Lugo '84
Hon. Karen K. Peters
Ann Shalleck
2004
Keynote Honoree: Herma Hill Kay
Nancy K. Ota
Dianne Otto
Dianne R. Phillips '88
Donna E. Wardlaw '77
2003
Keynote Honoree: Carol E. Dinkins
Hon. Carmen Ciparick
Hon. Yvonne Mokgoro
Lorraine Power Tharp*
Winifred R. Widmer '54
2002
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Mary Jo White
Penelope Andrews
Gail Brown Bensen
Georgia Nucci '96
Patricia Youngblood Reyhan
2000
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Mary O. Donohue '83
Martha Davis
1999
Keynote Honoree: Martha W. Barnett
Hon. Victoria A. Graffeo '77
Kathryn Grant Madigan '78
Mary Helen Moses
1998
Kate Stoneman Graduation Centennial
Keynote Honoree: Judy Clarke
Keynote Honoree: Karen J. Mathis
Rachel Kretser
Lillian M. Moy
Margrethe Powers '63*
Marjorie Semerad*
Sandra M. Stevenson '71
Hon. Beverly C. Tobin '62
1997
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Constance Baker Motley*
Gloria Herron Arthur '85
Charlotte S. Buchanan '80
1996
Keynote Honoree: M. Catherine Richardson
Donna J. Morse*
Miriam M. Netter '72*
1995
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Jeanine F. Pirro '75
Katheryn D. Katz '70*
1994
Keynote Honoree: Hon. Judith S. Kaye
Bernard E. Harvith*
Helen M. Pratt '28*
(*deceased)