Women Lawyers Ass'n of MI--Mid-MI Region: Stell Reception

Thursday, November 29, 2018
06:00 PM
Location: Kellogg Center, East Lansing

WLAM Mid-Michigan is hosting its 2018 Stell Reception on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing.  If you are not familiar with this event, the Stell Reception is an annual dinner that brings together judges, lawyers and other legal professionals to honor a member of our local legal community and to support a worthy cause!

At this year’s Reception, the Stell Committee is proud to present the 2018 Carolyn A. Stell Award to Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk.  The Award is named after the first female judge to serve on the Ingham County Circuit Court bench.  It is given in recognition of Judge Draganchuk’s contributions to our legal community and to the advancement of women in the legal profession. 

Past recipients of the Carolyn A. Stell Award include, but are not limited to, the following:  Judge Laura Baird (2005); Judge Tom Boyd; retired Judge Paula Manderfield (2009); Gretchen Whitmer (2010); Lori Pourzan (2011); retired Judge David Jordon (2012); Judge Amy Krause (2013); Judge Jan Cunningham (2014); Judge Michelle Rick (2015); Judge Andrea Larkin (2016); and Janet Welch (2017).  (If you know of any other past recipients who should be included on this list, please pass that information along to wlam.mid.michigan@gmail.com.)

As in years past, funds raised through this year’s Stell Reception will be used to support the Carolyn A. Stell Scholarship fund.  This year, the fund will provide financial assistance to a deserving female law school graduate to enable her to sit for the Michigan Bar Examination in 2019 – and to be admitted to the State Bar of Michigan.  Criteria for this year’s Scholarship recipient are outlined on the Scholarship Application, which is attached.  If you know of anyone who might qualify for this year’s Scholarship, please pass along the Application.  Completed applications are due by no later than Friday, November 2, 2018.

Tickets for the 2018 Stell Reception are now available online through the Eventbrite website at the following address:  www.eventbrite.com/e/wlam-mid-michigans-2018-stell-reception-tickets-51123659241?aff=ebdssbdestsearchTickets are $60/person if purchased on or before November 25, 2018.  Ticket prices rise to $75/person if purchased on or after November 26, 2018.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2018 Stell Reception.  If you or your firm or organization are interested in supporting the Carolyn A. Stell Scholarship fund, while also promoting your business, please review the sponsorship letter, which is attached.  Also attached are a document entitled “Sponsorship Benefit Levels,” which details the various benefits at each sponsorship level, and a “Sponsorship Form.”   To sponsor this year’s Reception, please complete and return the Sponsorship Form, along with a check made payable to “WLAM”, to me by no later than November 15, 2018.



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