Scott Turow Class of 1966

Scott Turow Class of 1966

H O N O R E E Scott Turow Class of 1966 Scott Turow is a writer and attorney. He is the author of nine best-selling works of fiction, in- cluding his first novel,Presumed Innocent (1987) and the sequel, Innocent, published by Grand Cen- tral Publishing in May, 2010. His newest novel will be published by Grand Central Publishing in Octo- ber 2013. His works of non-fiction includeOne L (1977) about his experi- ence as a law student, and Ultimate Punishment (2003), a reflection on the death penalty. He frequently contributes essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Play- boy and The Atlantic. Turow’s books have won a number of literary awards, including the Heartland Prize in 2003 for Reversible Errors, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award in 2004 for Ultimate Punishment and Time Maga- zine’s Best Work of Fiction, 1999 for Personal Injuries. His books have been translated into more than 25 languages, sold more than 30 million copies world-wide and have been adapted into a full length film and two television miniseries. Turow has been a partner in the Chicago office ofSNR Denton, an in- ternational law firm, since 1986, concentrating on white collar criminal de- fense, while also devoting a substantial part of his time to pro bono matters. He has served on a number of public bodies, including the Illinois Com- mission on Capital Punishment to recommend reforms to Illinois’ death penalty system, and was the first Chair of Illinois’ Executive Ethics Com- mission, which was created in 2004 to regulate executive branch employees in the Illinois State government. He is also President of the Authors Guild, the nation’s largest member- ship organization of professional writers, and is currently a Trustee of Amherst College. At New Trier, Turow’s principal extracurricular activity was the New Trier News, of which he became editor in his senior year. 15.

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