2011 Pillars of Excellence

Leo Bearman, Jr.



Robert L. Green

David E. Caywood



John Paul "Jack" Jones

W.J. Michael Cody



Hon. Russell B. Sugarmon

Friend of the Law School

Charles T. Tuggle
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View photos from the evening: Gallery 1 (Photos by Chip Chockley), Gallery 2

For more information, contact
Alumni Coordinator Wendy Sumner-Winter at
wsumner1@memphis.edu or 901/678-1562.
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The Pillars of Excellence Award was created in 2007 by the
Law Chapter of the University of Memphis Alumni Association
to recognize attorneys in the Memphis-area legal community who have made significant contributions to the practice of law in their civic and professional lives.
Each of these recipients exemplify and exceed this standard.
We are pleased to honor them.

Previous Pillars

Walter Bailey
Irvin Bogatin
James D. Causey
Hon. W. Frank Crawford
Charles M. Crump
Lewis R. Donelson, III
Hal A. Gerber
Frank J. Glankler, Jr.
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks
Hon. H.T. Lockard

Frances Grant Loring
James M. Manire
W. Emmet Marston
Thomas R. Prewitt, Sr.
S. Shepherd Tate
John Thomason
William M. Walsh
Roane Waring, Jr.
Hon. Harry W. Wellford
Lee Winchester

To be named a Pillar of Excellence, a person must exemplify all of these characteristics:

• Living at the time of selection;

• Admitted to the practice of law for more than forty-five years;

• Significant service to the legal profession including membership in bar associations and participation in bar association activities;

• Significant service to the community including involvement in civic and charitable organizations;

• Leadership roles in both the legal and civic communities;

• Other significant contributions to the practice of law; and

• General recognition among the Memphis Bar that the honoree possesses the highest legal skills and ethical standards.