Professor Ben Trachtenberg received the 2018 Provost Award for University Citizenship in Leadership. The Provost’s Faculty Leadership Award recognizes faculty who have provided exemplary leadership for the university. Examples of areas of leadership include, but are not limited to, faculty/shared governance, major curricular reform or program development, chairing a department or academic program, and fostering collaboration between or among departments, divisions…
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Professor Newman Receives Transactional Law Teaching Award
Emory University School of Law announced Professor Carol D. Newman as the inaugural winner of the Tina L. Stark Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Transactional Law and Skills. The award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of transactional law and skills education. An independent committee selected Professor Newman from a national field of…
Professor Dessem Selected for MU Gold Chalk Award
The MU Graduate Professional Council selected Professor Larry Dessem for the 2018 Gold Chalk Award, that recognizes university faculty members “who have made significant contributions to the education and training of graduate and professional students,” according to the award’s website. George Brand, 2L nominated Dessem, with supporting letters from two Mizzou Law alumnae. The award is one of four presented by…
Professor Lande Presented Chair’s Award at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Annual Conference
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution presented a Section’s Chair Award to Professor John Lande at the Section’s annual conference in Washington, DC, on April 5. In this 25th anniversary year and as part of the 20th anniversary Spring Conference, the Chair’s award for the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution was given to three individuals including Lande, Alyson Carrel, ’04,…
Professor Lietzan Named Best Lawyer in FDA Law and Biotechnology Law
Professor Lietzan has again been named a “Best Lawyer in America” in both FDA Law and Biotechnology Law. This marks the fifth year in a row for FDA Law and the eleventh year in a row for Biotechnology Law. The Best Lawyers honor is meant to identify the top 5 percent of practicing attorneys in the United States, and it…
Outstanding Teaching Award Presented to Professor Alexander
Professor Anne Alexander received the Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award from the MU Office of the Provost. The award aims to “recognize junior faculty for superior teaching and advising on the MU campus,” according to the provost’s website, and recognizes up to three junior faculty members each year with a $1,000 prize. A main qualification for the award is “teaching…
National Academy of Arbitrators Presents Professor Gely with David Petersen Award
The National Academy of Arbitrators recently presented the David Petersen Award to Professor Rafael Gely at its annual meeting in Chicago. The award recognizes and honors individuals who have given invaluable service to the academy. Professor Gely was recognized for his instrumental role in the startup and continual maintenance of arbitrationinfo.com, a neutral website that is a joint venture of…
Mizzou Law Faculty Selected for Faculty-Alumni Awards
Two members of the law school faculty – Interim Dean Ken Dean, ’76, and Professor R. Wilson Freyermuth – were selected to receive 50th Faculty-Alumni Awards from the Mizzou Alumni Association. According to the alumni association, the Faculty-Alumni Awards “began in 1968 to recognize the achievements of faculty and alumni” with “attention not only on these outstanding persons and their…
Professor Bowman Selected for University Teaching Award
Professor Frank O. Bowman III was selected as one of this year’s winners of the Gold Chalk Award, which recognizes university faculty members “who have made significant contributions to the education and training of graduate and professional students,” according to the award’s website. The award is one of four presented by the MU Graduate Professional Council, and one faculty member…
UM System Economic Development Award Presented to Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Director
Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic Director Jim Niemann, ’93, was recently presented a University of Missouri System President’s Award for Economic Development. The award, given to only 10 faculty in 2017 to recognize contributions to the economic development of the state of Missouri, was presented to Professor Niemann during a law school faculty meeting. Professor Niemann joined the law school in 2015…