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2009 Distinguished Service Award Winners

Goldner

Lisa McKinney Goldner, JD'92, has been tireless in her service to the Indiana University Maurer School of Law since she graduated in 1992. Her colleagues have noted that she “does well by doing good,” and she has done enormous good for the Law School. As president of the Alumni Board, Goldner re-energized the board by inspiring her fellow members to become even more active. Under her leadership, committees were organized to increase alumni involvement in recruiting top students and to mentor students looking for employment. Goldner has been a particularly great advisor to female students and students seeking careers in environmental law. She is now a member of the School’s Board of Visitors. Goldner also contributes generously in her community through her work with the American Cancer Society and as a member of the McKinney Family Foundation, which promotes sustainability in Indianapolis. Goldner is a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans in Indianapolis, where she is chair of the Environmental and Administrative Law Practice Group.  

King

Edward C. King, JD'64, has dedicated his varied legal career to access to justice and use of the law for those with little power or wealth. After graduating from the Law School in 1964, King practiced corporate law in Detroit for six years, and then was director of the Center for Urban Law and Housing at the University of Detroit Law School until 1972. He and his family moved to Micronesia, where he became chief of litigation for Micronesian Legal Services. Returning to the United States, he became director of the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), which advocates for and promotes independence and well-being of low-income elderly and disabled Americans. In 1980, he was asked to return to Micronesia to become the first chief justice of the now self-governing Federated States of Micronesia, a position he held until 1992. King eventually returned to the NSCLC in 2002, after serving as a justice in two other Pacific Island jurisdictions and as a Federal Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for Hawaii. Retired from the NSCLC, King continues to seek ways to serve.

Logan

Fred J. Logan Jr., JD'77, has been lauded for his seemingly unlimited civic commitment, his integrity, and his selfless work for the betterment of his community. Logan has lived and practiced in Johnson County, Kan., since his graduation from the Law School in 1977. He started a law firm there with his brother, Scott, and became involved in state and local politics. In 1987, Logan became state chairman of the Kansas Republican Party, making him – at that time – the youngest state leader of either major party in the United States. In his home county, Logan has filled leadership roles in a number of service organizations including St. Luke’s South Hospital, the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, and United Community Services. His true passion is education, and in 2008, Logan chaired the Committee for the Johnson County Education and Research Triangle. He has actively championed causes for students from kindergarten through college and has received numerous awards recognizing his efforts. In 2008, Logan was named the Johnson Countian of the Year for his distinguished civic leadership.

Lopez

Arthur A. Lopez, JD'83, has not only an impressive career in federal government but also a true passion for giving back. A 1983 graduate of the Law School, Lopez began his federal service in 1992 with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). From there he went on to serve as special counsel to President Bill Clinton and later as the FTA director of civil rights. He currently serves as the special assistant to the deputy director, Office of Agency Programs, in the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. In 2004, an excitement for swimming and a noticeable need in the community drove him to found Nadar Por Vida, Inc (“swimming for life”), a nonprofit corporation committed to providing at-risk, minority, and low-income children an introduction to the world of competitive swimming. A certified USA swim coach, he has been the director of a developmental stroke school and serves on the diversity committee for USA Swimming. As a passionate motivational speaker, he shares his experiences as a first-generation Mexican-American born in Chicago who has maintained strong ethnic and community roots. Lopez also finds time to give back to students at his alma mater, serving as a founding member and chair of the Latino Alumni Advisory Board at the Law School.