As a Former Faculty Member, It Is an Honor to Return to the College of Law As Dean. It Is a Par- Ticular Honor to Return During the Year We Celebrate Our Centennial
Law Transcript FROM THE DEAN As a former faculty member, it is an honor to return to the College of Law as dean. It is a par- ticular honor to return during the year we celebrate our centennial. By now, all alumni should have received invitations to our September 16 celebration and I hope you will be able to join us. We have much to celebrate. We celebrate, first, the accomplishments of our alumni who serve society in the judiciary, in law prac- tice, in government, in business and in public service. Your success opens doors of opportunity for those who follow you. We celebrate, too, our strong and committed faculty. Members of our faculty are gaining national and international reputations with their scholarship and public service while maintaining their commitment to teaching and serving students. Members of the UT Law faculty have published 31 books and their articles and books are changing the law and guiding the profes- sion. Our students continue to excel, whether writing for the law journal, participating in national moot court or trial competitions, or representing society and the less fortunate in our excellent clinics, public service externships and volunteer programs. I hope you will enjoy this issue of the Transcript. It provides a good reminder of where we have been, including highlights in our history, such as the year 1984, when the law school was awarded a chapter in the Order of the Coif, the prestigious national honorary society, after a thorough examination of our scholarship, library and teaching. At the time, only 65 law schools had been so honored and, at that time, UT was only the second law school with an evening division to be given this honor.
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