From Dean Dan - May 18, 2017
In our last issue of Boyd Briefs for the academic year, I want to recognize some outstanding faculty members who have recently received national awards.
Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law and Special Counsel to the President of UNLV Nancy Rapoport was recently awarded the Lawrence P. King Award by the Commercial Law League of America’s Bankruptcy Section. The King Award is presented annually to a lawyer, judge, teacher or legislator who exemplifies the best in scholarship, advocacy, judicial administration or legislative activities in the field of bankruptcy. The award is designed to recognize the lifetime achievements of Professor King, which include contributing to the practice of bankruptcy law through teaching, by working to elevate the profession and through bankruptcy-related legislative activities. Professor Rapoport will receive the award at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in October 2017.
Professor Linda Edwards, the E.L. Cord Foundation Professor of Law, received the Burton Award for Outstanding Legal Writing for Education Award. The Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing and Education Committee presents this award the finest law school teacher who has promoted and advanced legal writing. This unique national awards program was established in 1999 to reward great achievements in law. The nonprofit Burton Awards program is run in association with the Library of Congress. Professor Edwards will receive the award on May 22nd at the Coolidge Auditorium in the Library of Congress.
Incoming faculty member, Mary Beth Beazley, was awarded the Rombauer Award. This award salutes a person who has contributed significantly to the field of legal writing. Starting in the 1960's, Marjorie Rombauer initiated the transformation of the teaching of legal writing into a professional discipline. Her foundation textbook was the first to integrate legal thinking, research, and reasoning and to advocate teaching them together, as a coherent whole.
Professor Jeffrey Stempel, the Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professor of Law, was awarded the Robert B. McKay Law Professor Award. The Robert B. McKay Law Professor Award was created to honor those attorneys who have demonstrated commitment to the advancement of justice, scholarship and the legal profession through their outstanding contributions to the fields of tort and insurance law. The award will be presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in New York City.
For anyone looking for an excellent professional development opportunity this summer, the Saltman Center is hosting its Summer Institute in Dispute Resolution beginning in May. Taught by experts in the field, these short, intensive courses are open to law or graduate students, attorneys, and professionals. This summer's course offerings include Mediation Representation, Negotiation, and Mediation Essentials. Please click here to learn more and register.
Finally, several Boyd School of Law alumni and current students were honored at the Las Vegas Business Academy Annual Anniversary Dinner. Las Vegas Business Academy, is a nonprofit founded by entrepreneur Rino Armeni that gives scholarship recipients access to an unparalleled mentorship program that provides students the opportunity to work alongside Las Vegas’ top executives spanning industries all over the city. LVBA’s mission is to shape and influence the next generation of Las Vegas leaders by pairing students with professionals who provide support, encouragement and guidance to aid in their professional and personal development
I want to thank the Boyd community for a great year. This is our last issue of Boyd Briefs until the start of the academic year in August. On behalf of the faculty and staff, I wish you a wonderful summer.
Dan
Dean & Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law
daniel.hamilton@unlv.edu
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