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Tampa Attorney To Receive 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award
ATTORNEY WARREN DAWSON
The staff at Western Michi- gan University, Cooley Law School, Tampa Campus, will present its 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award to a promi- nent attorney. The presentation will take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 7 p.m.
The award presentation to
Attorney Warren Hope Dawson by the Black Law Stu- dents Association will be during a Black Tie Ball, “Mardi Gras Masquerade,” at the Univer- sity Club of Tampa, 201 North Franklin Street, Suite, 3800.
Attorney Dawson is being recognized for his many years of work in ensuring that all stu- dents in the School District of Hillsborough County have ac- cess to a high quality education.
A native of Mulberry, At- torney Dawson graduated from Union Academy High School, in Bartow. He was only the third Black graduate of a public high school in Polk County to become an attorney.
He continued his education at Florida A & M University, and two years of active duty in the U. S. Army.
After completing his stint in the military, Attorney Daw- son resumed his quest to be- come an attorney. He earned his law degree from Howard University, in 1966.
In 1974, Attorney Daw- son served as the lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the now fa- mous lawsuit known as Man- ning vs. the School Board of Hillsborough County. The class action suit repre- sented all minor African Amer- ican children and their parents residing in Hillsborough County.
Attorney Dawson has been the recipient of numerous awards, commendations, and other forms of recognition. On April 28, 2018, a newly opened elementary school was named in his honor.
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