Wayne State University Law School has announced honorees for the 2015 Treasure of Detroit, which will pay tribute Wednesday, April 22, to alumni who have made a lasting contribution to the practice of law.
The honorees are:
Chokwe Lumumba, Wayne Law Class of 1975, being honored posthumously as a longtime civil rights activist who was mayor of Jackson, Miss., at the time of his death in 2014
The Miller family:
• Father — Bruce A. Miller of West Bloomfield, Wayne Law Class of 1954, general counsel for the Metro AFL-CIO in Detroit and founder of Miller Cohen PLC in Detroit
• Son — E. Powell Miller of Rochester Hills, Wayne Law Class of 1986, CEO of The Miller Law Firm PC in Rochester
• Daughter — Ann Lydia Miller of Waterford, Wayne Law Class of 1989, partner in The Miller Law Firm
• Daughter — Elizabeth Dot Miller of Royal Oak, Class of 1986, bachelor of fine arts, Wayne State College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, bookkeeper at Miller Cohen PLC
• Mother — Edna P. Miller, Class of 1958, master of social work, Wayne State School of Social Work, being honored posthumously. At the time of her death in 2006, she was an associate professor emeritus in the School of Social Work.
Also at the Treasure of Detroit event, Wayne Law Assistant Professor Kirsten Matoy Carlson of Grosse Pointe Park will receive the 2014 Donald H. Gordon Award for Excellence in Teaching.
The Treasure of Detroit has been Wayne Law’s premiere event to honor the brightest lights in the legal profession and to celebrate the growth and success of the law school.
This year, the awards ceremony will take on a new form, with free admission, a strolling buffet, live music and a cash bar.
The event is scheduled from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at in the Prentis Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave.
Additional information is available by calling 313.577.0300.
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