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First 12 Inductees
To permanently honor outstanding and notable alumni of the University of Florida Levin College of Law and their contributions to the state and University, the Law Center Association Board of Trustees established the Heritage of Leadership Recognition Society. The Selection Committee determined the initial classes of inductees, barring exceptional circumstances, would be honored posthumously.
First 12 Inductees
Alto L. AdamsAlto L. Adams
1899-1989
Biography
James C. Adkins Jr.
1915-1994
Biography
Sidney M. Aronovitz
1920-1997
Biography
E. Dixie Beggs Jr.
1908-2001
Biography
Lawton M. Chiles Jr.
1930-1998
Biography
Harold B. Crosby
1918-1996
Biography
Baya M. Harrison Jr.
1915-1994
Biography
Spessard L. Holland
1892-1971
Biography
Frank E. Maloney
1918-1980
Biography
Stephen C. O’Connell
1915-2001
Biography
Harold ‘Tom’ L. Sebring
1898-1968
Biography
B. Campbell Thornal
1908-1970
Biography
Herritage of Leadership selection committee
- Scott G. Hawkins, JD 83, Chair, West Palm Beach
- Michael D. Minton, JD 81, Vice-Chair, Fort Pierce
- E.L. “Roy” Hunt, Emeritus Faculty, Gainesville
- Kimberly Johnson, JD 81, Naples
- Brian O’Connell, JD 79, West Palm Beach
- Hon. Benjamin Overton, JD 52, Emeritus Faculty, Gainesville
- S. Austin Peele, JD 63, Lake City
- Eugene K. Pettis, JD 85, Fort Lauderdale
- Frank Upchurch III, JD 74, St. Augustine
