Announcing Our 2007 DSA Recipients
For their extraordinary dedication to service of society and community, Indiana Law congratulates
three outstanding alumni as recipients of the 2007 Distinguished Service Award. Join us in recognizing these
outstanding alumni during a special Alumni Weekend ceremony Friday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.
Lowell E. Baier, JD'64, serves as current president of Baier Properties, Inc., and executive vice president and president-elect of the Boone and Crockett Club—the nation's oldest wildlife conservation organization. An accomplished attorney, builder, and conservationist, Baier is also a scholar. His work has been instrumental in jurisprudence related to international trade.
Jane E. Raley, JD'82, is senior staff attorney at Northwestern University's Center for Wrongful Convictions and a former assistant Illinois appellate defender. She represented hundreds of indigent felony defendants as an assistant Illinois appellate defender from 1982 until 1997, winning reversals in appellate courts throughout the state and in the Illinois Supreme Court.
Kenneth R. Yahne, JD'68, retired as senior counsel with Lincoln Financial Group after 35 years. Yahne is responsible for the development of the Lincoln Life Pro-Bono Legal Services Program that facilitates the delivery of legal services to those who cannot afford an attorney. He is also co-founder of the Indiana Equal Justice Fund, which has raised hundreds of thousands to support state legal assistance programs.
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