Distinguished Service Award Recipients
The Distinguished Service Award is bestowed on those alumni of the School of Law who have particularly distinguished themselves and brought recognition to the School through public service and through their service to Washburn Law, the legal profession, or their community.
2008 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Duke Dupre received his BA in Accounting from Kansas State University in 1967. After graduation he entered the US Army, served in Vietnam, and was discharged in 1970 as a Captain. He earned his JD degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1973.
Duke began his career as law clerk to Chief Justice Harold Fatzer of the Kansas Supreme Court. His career at Southwestern Bell Telephone as Vice President and Associate General Counsel heavily involved changes in the restructuring of the telecommunication industry. In 1979, he represented SWB in the AT&T antitrust case. As General Counsel in three states, he tried several regulatory dockets involving the breakup of the Bell System.
Dupre served as Counsel for SBC in Washington D.C. for the hearings on the Telecommunications Act in 1996 and was responsible for federal proceedings for SBC and its operations telephone subsidiaries, SWBT and Pacific Bell Telephone Company. Dupre retired in 1999 as Vice President and General Counsel-External Affairs for SBC Communications Inc.
Duke later served as Chairman of the Board for a software technology company developing encryption algorithms for military and commercial use. Four years ago he retired from that position. During his retirement, Duke has provided pro bono legal services to those in need of legal assistance. He is a member of the Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas State Bar Associations and the American Bar Association.
Over the years Dupre has served in a variety of ways for his alma mater including his role as a current member of the board of trustees for the Washburn Endowment Association; past president, vice president and board member of the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association board; current member of the Board of Advisors, Business & Transactional Law Center, Washburn University School of Law, and current president of the Washburn Law School Foundation. He was recognized as the 1999 Alumni Fellow by Washburn University School of Law.
(D indicates Deceased)
- 2008 — D. Duke Dupre '73
- 2007 — Bernard Bianchino '74
- 2006 — H. Allan Caldwell '73
- 2005 — James R. Roth '66
- 2004 — David L. Ryan '65
- 2003 — Delano E. Lewis '63
- 2002 — The Hon. Christel Marquardt '74
- 2001 — Lynn R. Johnson '70
- 2000 — The Hon. Sam A. Crow '52
- 1999 — William Kurtis '66
- 1998 — W. Terrence Kilroy '77
- 1997 — The Hon. E. Newton Vickers (D) '50; Gerald L. Michaud (D) '51
- 1996 — Wayne T. Stratton '58
- 1995 — Harold Herd (D) '42
- 1994 — Richard Hite '53
- 1993 — Glenn Archer (D) '46
- 1992 — Ronald K. Richey '51
- 1991 — Herbert A. Marshall (D) '43; Patrick F. Kelly (D) '53
- 1990 — No award given
- 1989 — Richard Hrdlicka '55
- 1988 — Bob Abbott '60
- 1987 — Raymond L. Spring (D) '59; Dale E. Saffels (D) '49
- 1986 — Linda Elrod '71
- 1985 — Jim Barnett '59
- 1984 — Mike Barbara '53
- 1983 — Joe Morris '47
- 1982 — Gerald L. Goodell '58
- 1981 — Robert Dole '52
- 1980 — Warren Shaw (D) '31
- 1979 — Perry Owsley (D) '38
- 1978 — Howard Harper (D) '40
- 1977 — Jerome Harman (D) '35
- 1976 — Meyer Ueoka '49
- 1975 — Alex Fromme (D) '39
- 1974 — J.C. Tillotson (D) '32
- 1973 — Jack Wertz (D) '47
- 1972 — Jay Kyle (D) '38
- 1971 — Roy Bartlett (D) '49
- 1970 — D.A. Hindman (D) '27; John Shamberg '49
- 1969 — Donald Moyers (D) '34; Stanley Garrity (D) '27
- 1968 — Earl Hatcher (D) '23
- 1967 — Alex Hotchkiss (D) '27; George Templar (D) '27; Harold Fatzer (D) '33
- 1966 — Phil Lewis (D) '35
- 1965 — Lester Goodell (D) '25
- 1964 — Delmas Hill (D) '29; Howard Jones (D) '28
- 1963 — Marie Russell (D) '25
D. Duke Dupre (second from left) with Dr. Jerry Farley,
Dean Thomas Romig and Steven Cooper.
