Former New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly (center) received the St. Thomas More Award from St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association at its annual luncheon held Friday at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in Manhattan. The award is presented to a person in recognition of moral leadership.

Honoring Kelly, a 1971 alumnus of St. John’s, is Law School Dean Michael Simons (left) and Alumni Association president Nicholas Cannella (right).