2025 Law School Award Recipients

Event Details:

Law School Awards Conferral
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Reception: 5:00 p.m. | Conferral: 6:00 p.m.

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Alumnus of the Year Award
Mark A. Cameli, Arts ’82, Law ’85
Brookfield, Wis.

When he’s not representing people and companies “facing some of their most difficult challenges ever,” Mark values assisting others with finding a path for success in the practice of law, as people have done for him. He believes he has received far more from the young professionals he has known during his nearly forty-year career than he has ever given to them, and he is grateful for their presence in his life.

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Lifetime Achievement Award
Joseph E. Tierney III, Bus Ad ’64, Law ’66
Wauwatosa, Wis.

Joseph Tierney shares two Tierney family traditions: practicing law and attending Marquette to do so. His grandfather graduated from the Law School in 1911 and his father in 1941. Joe has combined his tax law expertise with, most recently, the family’s affinity for Marquette’s sports law program.

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Howard B. Eisenberg Service Award
Mary L. Ferwerda, Grad ’11, Law ’11
Milwaukee, Wis.

As a law student, Mary Ferwerda worked with the Marquette Volunteer Law Clinics and remembers saying, “I just want this to be my full-time job.” So it was fitting when she became the first program coordinator for the Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC) Mobile Legal Clinic and, just two years later, the MJC executive director. Today, she serves as chief deputy clerk of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

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Charles W. Mentkowski Sports Law Award
Christian L. Bray, Law ’14
Framingham, Mass.

Christian Bray, senior associate director of athletics at Harvard University, describes her personal formula for success as “work hard, work smart, and exercise empathy.” She finds the greatest fulfillment in helping individuals overcome challenges and succeed, whether by supporting student-athletes directly or by working with coaches to maximize available resources.

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