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Distinguished Alum Award

Previous Distinguished Alum Award Recipients:
2009  Howard J. Vogel ‘78
2008  Peg A. Chemberlin ’82
2008  Herbert Zimmerman ’46
2007  Paul Olm-Stoelting ’46 ’74
2006  Christie Cozad Neuger ’80
2005  Gene E. Miller ’83
2004  Robert H. Tucker ’81
2003  Gary Reierson ’78 ’86
2002  Kathi Austin Mahle ’78, Ernest Strandberg ’67
2001  Sheila C. Gustafson ’77, Helen Wells O’Brien ’90
2000  Obid Hofland ’68 ’88
1999  John Heinl ’61
1998  Thomas Townsend ’60
1997  Eugene Grau ’44
1996  Marva Jean Hutchens ’80, Gary Miller ’68
1995  Carla Bailey ’81 ’92, Hobart (Fid) Saylor ’69
1994  Martha Ann Baumer ’73, Nelda Lockwood ’51, Alma Stepanek ’51
1993  Vernon Jaberg ’47, Fred Schneider ’43
1992  Theodore Bader ’51, Ralph Ley ’39
1991  John Krueger ’63

Howard J. Vogel: Distinguished Alum 2009

At United’s annual Alum Dinner during Convocation, Howard J. Vogel was presented with the Distinguished Alum Award for 2009. He was selected for this honor by members of the Alum Council for his many accomplishments and commitment to law, religion, and ethics.

The United community congratulates Howard on this distinguished recognition of his outstanding work.

Howard J. Vogel ’78

“Trained in both law and theology, Professor Vogel’s teaching and research is located at the intersection of law, religion, and ethics and focuses on the possibilities of law to serve the common good in a diverse social and cultural context.”

Prior to attending United, Howard received his law degree from the University of Minnesota and was a public interest attorney in environmental ethics. While earning the Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies (MARS) at United, he worked closely with Wilson Yates and Jim Nelson and was considered “… a wonderful, creative, and engaging student…” by Mary Farrell Bednarowski. He enrolled at seminary to increase his knowledge of religion and theology to enhance his work in social justice and his teaching as professor of law and religion at Hamline Law School.

Howard was co-founder of the Journal of Law and Religion with Wilson Yates and is involved in projects related to restorative justice that include indigenous people’s land rights, Native American Sacred Sites, and issues related to racial injustice. He has written significant works in law on behalf of the Indian community and Christian ethics.

For more than 25 years, Howard has been an active member of the Society of Christian Ethics and is co-founder of the Restorative Justice Interest Group of the Society. He is a practicing Quaker, a member of St. Paul Meeting House, and a strong voice in interpreting United to the wider religious and legal community.

In 2003, he received the highest award given by the Hamline University Board of Trustees, the ‘John Wesley Trustee Award for Faculty,’ for outstanding commitment to leadership and service.

Howard was nominated for the Distinguished Alum Award by Mentor ‘Duke’ Addicks ’79.