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</div>Widener Law celebrated the successes of its graduates and one of its most prominent leaders recently with back-to-back events in the Harrisburg capitol building Wednesday, Nov. 13.<br><br>First, 24 recent Harrisburg-campus graduates who passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam gathered in the Supreme Court courtroom to take their oath and officially become members of the bar.<br><br>“You are the emblems of hard work, perseverance, diligence and patience,” Law Dean <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx">Linda L. Ammons</a> said at the outset of the 4 p.m. ceremony. “We celebrate with you.”<br><br>Supreme Court Justice Thomas G. Saylor presided over the swearing-in, joined by alumnus and Judge Paul P. Panepinto ’76, of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Trial Division.<br><br>Panepinto urged the new attorneys to seek ways to assist those in need.<br><br>“The law is a wonderful profession and when you decide to add the desire to help others, the rewards will exceed your expectations,” he said.<br><br>Shortly after the bar induction, the school kicked off its third-annual “Evening at the Capitol,” held in the capitol’s main rotunda. The event celebrates the presence and leadership of Widener Law alumni in the commonwealth. <br><br>This year’s program shined a spotlight on Professor Emeritus <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/GedidJohnL.aspx">John L. Gedid</a>, founding vice dean of the Harrisburg campus who retired this summer. He had served as director of the campus’ signature program, the <a href="/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>. <br><br>Speakers at that event included state Sen. Robert Teplitz, a former Widener Law adjunct professor who presented Gedid with a citation; alumnus state Sen. Richard Alloway ‘02, who presented a citation; and alumnus and First Executive Deputy General Counsel Jarad Handelman ‘98, who presented Gedid with a proclamation from Gov. Tom Corbett. Ammons also presented Gedid with a plaque.<br><br>In remarks that veered from sentimental to humorous, Alloway told Gedid the experience of learning in his classroom had a profound effect on his life. “I absolutely credit my career from that point on to you and the school,” he said.<br><br>Ammons told Gedid it was a joy to serve with him.<br><br>“Words are just inadequate to express what you’ve meant to Widener,” she said, adding the school will create an endowed John L. Gedid Fellowship in his honor.<br><br>Gedid called support from his wife Carol the secret to his success and said Widener has a unique breed of students and alumni.<br><br>“It has been 25 years of unalloyed pleasure to work with you,” he told the crowd of roughly 150. “We have built a law school to be proud of.”