The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this month by inducting 50 alumni, as well as 16 alumni on the bench, into its inaugural Hall of Fame and announcing it had collected more than $20 million through a fundraising campaign aimed at increasing support to scholarships.

Hofstra Law established the Hall of Fame to honor alumni “whose exemplary careers, extraordinary service to the betterment of society or outstanding contributions to the Law School have significantly impacted the Hofstra Law community and beyond,” the school said. The Hall of Fame inductees were nominated by their peers and selected by a committee of Hofstra Law alumni, faculty and administrators, according to the school’s announcement.