AALS Section on Environmental Law and AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research honored for service to law faculty and legal education
The AALS Committee on Sections has named the Section on Environmental Law and the Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research as winners of the third annual AALS Section of the Year Award.
The annual award recognizes excellence in legal education through members activities and support that promote the association’s core values. Such activities include community/pro bono service, expanding membership and member engagement, supporting faculty scholarship, providing mentorship and teaching support, and developing impactful programming.
“The Section on Environmental Law is honored to accept this award,” said Sharmila L. Murthy, Associate Professor of Law at Suffolk University and Chair of the Section on Environmental Law. “We have a vibrant and dedicated leadership team. Our current activities build on the great foundation laid in prior years and the establishment of traditions like having a field trip at the AALS Annual Meeting.”
“The Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research is elated to be a recipient of the AALS Section of the Year Award. This honor reinforces the importance of legal research and writing in legal education and validates the extraordinary work of the section leadership,” said Wendy-Adele Humphrey, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Assessment & Strategic Initiatives at Texas Tech University School of Law, and Chair of the Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research. “From stellar programming at the AALS Annual Meeting to innovative outreach events and diversity initiatives, the section has demonstrated remarkable engagement in AALS and the legal research and writing community. We sincerely thank AALS for recognizing the activities of the section.”
The Section of the Year award will be honored at the Section Leadership 101 session during the annual meeting in January. AALS will begin seeking nominations for the next Section of the Year award in Spring 2020.
