Overview
- The university will hold the tribute Monday, Nov. 24 at 10:00 in the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences in Morelia.
- Rector Yarabí Ávila González lauded her dedication, human qualities, passion for teaching, love for the university, and enduring example for women.
- Morales Ledesma died Sunday at age 76 after roughly 50 years training generations of lawyers at UMSNH’s law faculty.
- Her career included roles as alumna, professor, university counselor, head of the university human-rights office, director of the state pension institute, director general of SMRTV, federal deputy, and civil court magistrate who later served as substitute president of Michoacán’s judiciary.
- The Colegio de Abogadas de Michoacán created the ‘Lic. María Guadalupe Morales Ledesma’ medal this year, first awarded to Dr. Morelia Peña Belmonte.