AALS is proud to announce the winners of its 2022 section awards for excellence in legal education.
The awards are hosted by several sections of the association organized around various academic disciplines and topics of interest. This year’s winners will be honored during an online awards ceremony at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting on January 5.
“AALS Sections have helped connect faculty to each other, provide mentorship, and celebrate excellence in law and legal education,” said AALS President Vincent D. Rougeau. “Over the last two years, these connections have never been more important. AALS joins our sections in recognizing these outstanding individuals, programs, and organizations.”
The 2022 AALS section award winners are:
Deborah L. Rhode Award from Sections on Leadership, Pro Bono & Service Opportunities, Professional Responsibility, and Women in Legal Education
Stacy Butler, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Wendy Greene, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Section on Academic Support Trailblazer Award
Sarah Schendel, Suffolk University Law School
Section on Administrative Law Emerging Scholar Award
Benjamin Eidelson, Harvard Law School
Blake Emerson, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution Best Article of the Year
David Horton, University of California, Davis, School of Law
Section on Animal Law Excellence in Animal Law Scholarship Teaching Service
Mariann Sullivan, Cornell Law School
Section on Balance in Legal Education Annual Award of the Section on Balance & Well-Being in Legal Education
Shailini George, Suffolk University Law School
Section on Clinical Legal Education M. Shanara Gilbert Award
Anita Sinha, American University, Washington College of Law
Section on Clinical Legal Education Ellmann Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award
Deborah Archer, New York University School of Law
Richard J. Wilson, American University, Washington College of Law
Section on Comparative Law 2022 Mark Tushnet Prize
Mark Jia, Harvard Law School
Honorable Mention:
Paul Figueroa, University of New Mexico School of Law
Section on Criminal Justice Junior Scholars Paper Competition
Aaron Littman, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Renagh O’Leary, University of Wisconsin Law School
Section on East Asian Law and Society Lifetime Achievement Award
Jerome Cohen, New York University School of Law
Section on Election Law Distinguished Scholarship Award
Joshua S. Sellers, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Roger Michalski, University of Oklahoma College of Law
Section on Evidence John Henry Wigmore Award for Lifetime Achievement
Eleanor Swift, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Section on Family and Juvenile Law Achievement Award
Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Emory University School of Law
Section on Federal Courts Best Article on Federal Jurisdiction by an Untenured Faculty Member
Rachel Bayefsky, University of Virginia School of Law
Section on Global Engagement Outstanding Achievement Award
Mark Wojcik, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Section on Jurisprudence Hart-Dworkin Award in Legal Philosophy
Frederick Schauer, University of Virginia School of Law
Section on Law and Sports Award
Gabriel Feldman, Tulane University Law School
Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information Outstanding Service & Contributions to the Profession
Carol Watson, University of Georgia School of Law
Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care Community Service Award
Katy Ramsey Mason, The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies Chai Feldblum Award
Chai Feldblum, EEO and DEI Advocate
Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Award
Karen Mika, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University
Section on Minority Groups Clyde Ferguson Award
Dean Leonard Baynes, University of Houston Law Center
Laura W. Gómez, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Section on Minority Groups Derrick A. Bell, Jr. Award
Monica C. Bell, Yale Law School
Section on Part-Time Division Programs Part-Time Program Excellence
Kirk Walter, Loyola University Chicago College of Law
Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School Excellence in Pre-Law Advising Award
Glenn D. Magpantay, Hunter College, The City University of New York
Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School Organizational Change-Maker Award
AccessLex Institute
Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School Programmatic Change-Maker Award
FIU Law Path to the Legal Profession
Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School Unsung Hero Award
Madelyn Farrens, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Public and Global Affairs
Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School Up-and-Comer Award
Jean Pierre Bonnet-Laboy, Saint Louis University School of Law
Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities Access to Justice Award
Ryan Sullivan, University of Nebraska College of Law
Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities Emerging Leader Award
Allison Constance, University of North Carolina School of Law
Section on Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities Lifetime Achievement Award
Marjorie McDiarmid, West Virginia University College of Law
Section on Professional Responsibility Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize
Anthony V. Alfieri, University of Miami School of Law
Bradley Wendel, Cornell Law School
Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Boston University School of Law
Section on Student Services Peter N. Kutulakis Award
Janet Stearns, University of Miami School of Law
Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education 2022 Section Award
Alyson Carrel, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Section on Torts and Compensation Systems William L. Prosser Award
Martha Chamallas, Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Section on Women and Legal Education Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award
Camille deJorna, Law School Admission Council
