Stetson University College of Law’s Elder Consumer Protection Program presents a series of consumer fraud seminars for the elderly this month throughout Florida at the following events:

 The Florida Bar honored Stetson University College of Law with two professionalism awards at its annual meeting June 23 in Orlando.

 Stetson University College of Law recently honored the commitment and dedication of several alumni and friends at its annual Stetson Lawyers Association Alumni Reception.

 A Stetson University College of Law moot court team won the Best Brief Award, the top award for a written submission, at the Florida Bar’s Robert Orseck Moot Court Competition last week in Orlando at the Bar’s annual conference.

 Stetson University College of Law recently honored the contributions of administrators and professors.

 Stetson University College of Law Professor Dorothea Beane has received the 2005 Excellence in Teaching Award, the highest teaching honor the University bestows on faculty.

 Stetson University College of Law will present a free workshop on living wills and other advance directives Wednesday, June 8, from 12-3 p.m. in the Great Hall of its Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S.

Stetson University College of Law Vice Dean Royal C. Gardner will lead two environmental organizations as chair of the U.S. National Ramsar Committee and director of Stetson’s new Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy.

Stetson University College of Law announces the winners of the 2005 William Reece Smith Jr. Public Service Award: Tampa criminal defense attorney Rochelle Reback and Carlton Fields attorney Sylvia Walbolt. The awards were presented at the law school’s spring graduation Honors and Awards ceremony May 13.

Stetson University will offer several fun educational summer programs for High Achieving Talented Students in grades four through nine at the Tampa Law Center starting June 20. The deadline for registration is June 1.

Stetson University will honor late Ybor City leader Dr. Cesar Gonzmart with a 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award during Stetson’s Trustee Dinner Thursday, May 19, at the historic Columbia Restaurant, owned and operated by Gonzmart’s children and grandchildren. The original Columbia is located at 2117 East 7th Avenue in Tampa.

The Burton Foundation, in association with the Law Library of Congress, has selected Stetson University College of Law Dean Darby Dickerson and recent Stetson alumna Carrie Ann Wozniak for national recognition for excellence in legal writing. Dickerson will receive the 2005 Burton Award for Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education, and Wozniak will be one of 15 students honored nationally with a 2005 Burton Award for Legal Achievement.