Mark Hagemeier, JD 2010 Dean’s Award Recipient Mark Hagemeier, associate general counsel with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of General Counsel, was honored with the Dean’s Award on May 14, 2010, at the College’s Recognition Ceremony.
The award is presented each year to recognize individuals who have contributed to the growth and success of the College of Nursing. Dean Claudia Barone, EdD, RN, and others described Hagemeier as thoughtful, insightful, realistic, practical, reasonable and prudent. “When complex situations arise, we are extremely grateful that he always makes himself available, that we always have his full attention and that he is carefully listening to hear all sides of whatever situation has arisen before providing us with counsel,” Barone said. “There is no doubt that he loves his position, and we don’t think he has ever met a stranger — he is one of the friendliest people we know.” Growing up in Russellville, Hagemeier graduated from Baylor University in 1986 and received a law degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1994. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he served as a Russian linguist in the U.S. Army, taught English in Japan and worked 46
as an Outward Bound instructor in Florida, Maine and New Hampshire. At Outward Bound, he supervised and coordinated 28-day wilderness expeditions for youthful offenders. Prior to joining UAMS, Hagemeier was a senior assistant attorney general in the Civil Litigation Division of the Arkansas attorney general’s office, where his primary litigation focus was in employment
discrimination, education and civil rights. From 1994 to 1999, he served as a law clerk for Chief Judge Stephen M. Reasoner of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. In addition to his responsibilities for the Office of General Counsel, Hagemeier is an adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law.
“There is no doubt that he loves his position, and we don’t think he has ever met a stranger— he is one of the friendliest people I know.”