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Don D. Jordan — energy executive, civic leader, and highly respected family man — served South Texas College of Law Houston and its board of directors with unfailing devotion and leadership for more than three decades — serving from December 1991 to December 2023.

South Texas College of Law Houston recently received notification that the “Prelude to the Centennial” video produced by the Office and Marketing and Communications and Limelight Films in fall 2022 was selected as one of four Best of CASE District IV winners in the category of Videos: Promotional (Long).

“We stay pretty busy most of the time, and that’s good!” said Ron McLeroy, the owner/operator of the Candyman Deli. Part entrepreneur, part caterer, part therapist, he listens intently when you talk to him.

Tables are selling quickly for the 2023 Centennial Gala, presented by Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz and Stogner. STCL Houston’s largest scholarship fundraiser, the event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Corinthian in downtown Houston.

South Texas College of Law Houston, which is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year, recently appointed three distinguished individuals to its board of directors. These new board members bring a wealth of experience, expertise, and a shared commitment to the advancement of legal education and the pursuit of justice.

STCL Houston Assistant Professor Ryan H. Nelson was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association. He is the only tenure-track law professor nationwide serving on this prestigious board.

“It’s a privilege to serve the LGBTQ+ community at this crucial time when we are fighting for our basic human dignity here in Texas and beyond,” Prof. Nelson said. “Pride began not as a celebration, but as a political and cultural uprising where queer people and their allies demanded equality. Pride Month is an annual reminder of that sustained call to action.” The National LGBTQ+ Bar is an association of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender legal organizations. It promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBTQ+ community in all its diversity. Read more about Prof. Nelson’s leadership rolehere.

Since its inception in Galveston on June 19, 1866 — one year after enslaved African Americans in the state learned they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation — Juneteenth has been celebrated in Texas.