2012 Inductees

Lucius Durham Battle (1918-2008)

Class of 1946

Served as Naval Officer during World War II in the Pacific; reorganized the State Department as top assistant to Secretaries of State Dean Acheson and Dean Rusk. Served as Ambassador to Egypt (1964 – 1967) and twice as Assistant Secretary of State; founding Chairman of the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (1980) and Chairman of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (1995-2008).

Rebecca Bowles Hawkins (1910-2000)

Class of 1935

Became first female Assistant Attorney General in Florida in 1948 and headed office’s opinions division (1969-1976); full-time Research Assistant for Florida Supreme Court Justice B.K. Roberts; served as President of Florida (1954-1955) and National Association of Women Lawyers (1960-1961); named 1997 UF Alumnae of Outstanding Achievement.

Gerald A. Williams (1950-2010)

Class of 1975

Served as president of the UF Law Black Law Student Association and was among the first African-American graduates of UF Law; Served as Staff Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board before establishing Haygood & Williams, P.A. in West Palm Beach (1981); served as Counsel to numerous public schools in South Florida, including the Palm Beach County School Board until 2010.

Heritage of Leadership Selection Committee

• Eugene K. Pettis, JD 85, chair, Fort Lauderdale
• Barry Davidson, JD 67, vice chair, Miami
• Scott G. Hawkins, JD 83, West Palm Beach
• Kimberly L. Johnson, JD 81, Naples
• Michael D. Minton, JD 81, LLMT 82, chair, Fort Pierce
• Brian M. O’Connell, JD 79, LLMT 80, West Palm Beach
• Hon. Benjamin F. Overton, JD 52, emeritus faculty, Gainesville
• Gary Printy, JD 82, Tallahassee
• W. Crit Smith, JD 78, Tallahassee