Press Release
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Washington, D.C. (December 7, 2015) – The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) announced the winners of its 2016 awards for excellence in legal education. The awards are hosted by sections of the association which are primarily organized by academic discipline. The winners will be honored at section programs during the 2016 AALS Annual Meeting, January 6-10 in New York City.
“The AALS section award winners include some of the leading law teachers and scholars in the country,” said Blake D. Morant, AALS President and Dean at The George Washington University Law School. “These individuals represent our continuing commitment to excellence in legal education and we are thrilled to acknowledge their significant contributions with these section awards.”
The 2016 AALS section award winners are:
Section on Animal Law Award
Pamela D. Frasch, Lewis and Clark Law School
Section on Clinical Legal Education William Pincus Award
Bryan L. Adamson, Seattle University School of Law
Section on Criminal Justice Junior Scholar Award
Andrew Manuel Crespo, Harvard Law School
Section on Federal Courts Best Article Award
Samuel L. Bray, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information Award
Blair Kauffman, Yale Law School
Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care Award
John V. Jacobi, Seton Hall University School of Law
Section on Law and Sports Award
Paul C. Weiler, Harvard Law School
Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research Award
Suzanne E. Rowe, University of Oregon School of Law
Section on Minority Groups Clyde Ferguson Award
Catherine E. Smith, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Section on Minority Groups Derrick A. Bell Jr. Award
Sahar F. Aziz, Texas A&M University School of Law
Section on Minority Groups Trailblazer Award
Lisa M. Fairfax, The George Washington University Law School
Section on Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities Deborah L. Rhode Award
James H. Rosenblatt, Mississippi College School of Law
Section on Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities Father Robert Drinan Award
Janet Weinstein, California Western School of Law
Section on Professional Responsibility Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, University of Georgia School of Law
Morris A. Ratner, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Section on Student Services Peter N. Kutulakis Student Services Award
Lawrence S. Krieger, Florida State University College of Law
Section on Torts and Compensation Systems William L. Prosser Award
Aaron Twerski, Brooklyn Law School
Section on Women in Legal Education Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award
Marina Angel, Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
