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1970s
Faye Nelson ’75, ’80 was named to the Michigan Women’s Commission by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
1980s
Project Worldwide, a network of creative agencies, has named Judy Skiles Lavers ’87 executive vice president and chief financial officer to the company’s board of directors.
1990s
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed M. Scott Bowen ’90 to director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Christian Fabian ’94 has been named partner in the Chicago office of Honigman LLP.
The American Academy of Periodontology installed Stephen Meraw ’95 as its president at its 109th annual meeting in November, 2023.
2000s
Danielle Hagaman-Clark ’01 has been appointed the new chief of the Criminal Justice Bureau by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Zenna Faraj Elhasan ’04 was named to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission by the state’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She is the general counsel at The Kresge Foundation and serves as secretary for the foundation’s board.
Latoya (Johnson) Willis ’02 was named chairperson of Michigan’s Attorney Discipline Board and Attorney Grievance Commission. She has served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for more than 20 years.
2010s
Detroit-based Butzel law firm recently named Steven R. Eatherly ’13, ’16 a partner. He focuses his practice on business anc commercial litigation.
Jared Henry ’15 was appointed judge of the Manistee County Probate Court. He has served as a public defender in Manistee and Benzie counties since 2019.
2020s
Reine H. Hamdar ’23 has joined the Southfield-based law firm Collins Einhorn Farrell. Hamdar focuses on defense of professionals across a spectrum of industries.
Sonam Sapra ’22 has joined the Toronto-based McLeish Orlando LLP as an associate where she will focus on personal injury law.