FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP, PRESENTATIONS, AND OTHER NEWS
FACULTY FOCUS
Called for Public Service
ANNE TRAUM
NANCY BRUNE
FRANCINE LIPMAN
Boyd School of Law Professor NOMINATED TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF NEVADA
Boyd Senior Fellow APPOINTED TO PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR HISPANICS
William S. Boyd Professor of Law APPOINTED TO NEVADA TAX COMMISSION
In April, the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law saw a presidential nomination, presidential appointment, and gubernatorial appointment. President Barack Obama nominated Boyd School of Law Professor Anne Traum to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Professor Traum was one of eight nominations announced by the President. Upon Senate confirmation, she will fill a judicial vacancy created when District Judge Robert C. Jones took senior status. “She brings experience from both the civil
side and the criminal side of the legal system, and she brings experience from both the public defender’s side and the U.S. attorney’s side. So she really is a wonderful combination of lots of experiences that will help her on the federal bench,” said Boyd Dean Daniel Hamilton in an interview with KNPR’s State of Nevada. Also, President Obama appointed Boyd Senior Fellow Nancy Brune to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, which advises the President and the U.S. Secretary
of Education on matters pertaining to the educational attainment of the Hispanic community. Governor Brian Sandoval appointed William S. Boyd Professor of Law Francine Lipman to the Nevada Tax Commission, which is made up of eight citizens, appointed by the Governor, who are tasked with supervising the overall administration and operations of the Department of Taxation.
LAW FACULTY ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES Three members of the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law faculty have recently stepped into leadership roles for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and the University. Ngai Pindell, International Gaming Institute Professor of Law at the Boyd School of Law, has served as UNLV’s vice provost for faculty affairs since March 2016. In this role, he has oversight and leadership responsibility in the broad areas of 28
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institutional policies, faculty development and success, and faculty recognition related to UNLV’s Top Tier goals.
White Nancy Rapoport, the Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law at the Boyd School of Law, serves as special counsel to the
president of UNLV, a role she assumed in May 2016. In this position, she works to implement UNLV’s strategic plan (Top Tier). She also serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet and provides advice to the UNLV president. John Valery White, professor of law at Boyd, became the acting chancellor for the NSHE in June 2016. As NSHE’s chief executive officer, he works closely with the Board of Regents to develop NSHE strategies and implement Board policies.