Judge Mary Libby Payne of Pearl (r), a retired justice of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, was on campus Tuesday to receive the 2004 Distinguished Jurist Award of the student Pre-Law Society. Payne, who also is the founding dean of the Mississippi College School of Law, was presented the honor by Matthew Anderson, president of the organization for future legal professionals. Joining them at the ceremony was political science associate professor Diane Wall, adviser to the society.