Faculty Accomplishments
Mary Morris Professor Morris joined the board of directors of the Community Legal Center, which provides civil legal services to those of limited financial means and people at risk, including those not served by other legal aid agencies. Additionally, she joined the board of directors at the Memphis Bar Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the Memphis Bar Association. Professor Morris also joined the executive committee of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court.
Steven Mulroy Professor Mulroy was elected as a member of the American Law Institute, the leading independent organization in the U.S. producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
Nicole Tuchinda Professor Tuchinda’s article, “Ending School Brutality,” was published in the William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender & Social Justice this spring.
2021-22 FACULTY AWARDS
D.R. Jones Recipient of the Patricia and Dan Murrell Ethics and Professionalism Teaching Award
Professor Mulroy recently published “Baby And Bathwater: Standing In Election Cases After 2020,” in the Dickinson Law Review. His book chapter, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, was accepted for publication in the Oxford Handbook of Election Law for 2022.
David Romantz Professor Romantz was recently elected to the faculty senate of the University of Memphis. Additionally, he was named to the advisory board of the Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis.
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Ronnie Gipson Recipient of the Farris Bobango Faculty Scholarship Award
Danny Schaffzin Recipient of the MLK50 Faculty Service Award
