Dean’s Message W


e had a great academic year and so many of you helped along the way. I wish to thank all of you who shared in the extraor- dinary 60 for 60 project, our most significant effort ever to cap-


ture the school’s impact on law in New Mexico and beyond since turning out its first graduates in 1950. The project included the publication of a lively and readable book as well as a remarkable evening at the law school that brought together more than 700 of our alumni, state and federal leadership and friends and sponsors. What a magnificent cele- bration it was of the wide-reaching contributions our school and these high-achieving lawyers and leaders have made!


In May, we were honored to have U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan here to share her wit, wisdom and encouragement with our community as our distinguished 2011 commencement speaker. Justice Kagan helped us make history that day as this was her first public ad- dress of any kind since becoming a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Our stu- dents and our community enjoyed a very special day.


The 60 for 60 celebration and the Kagan commencement were book ends to a very good year in which much was accomplished. To name just a few successes, we hired terrific new faculty members who will join us this fall. Dave Sidhu and Max Minzner will come to us with great potential and a keen interest in teaching and scholarship. Our tradition of quality and diversity continues.


We also jump-started our newly funded Innocence and Justice Project and hired a fantastic director, Gordon Rahn. We also successfully started our Domestic Violence and DWI Prosecution in Practice class, pioneered by Hope Eckert (`00), who also has taught in our clinic. We also continue to be blessed and, at times, amazed by the outstanding and noteworthy accomplishments of our existing faculty members. I am delighted to bring you the news of the unique faculty scholarship and endeavors you will find among these pages.


Rigor, leadership, engagement and service continue to be the most important values we wish to model for our students. Our faculty, staff and students continue to make this community special, as does our excellent rela- tionship with the bar and the judiciary.


2011 Distinguished Achievement


Awards Dinner


Join the UNM School of Law Alumni/ae Association and the UNM School of Law community at the 2011 Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner


Honoring


Peter C. Mallery (`68) • Catherine T. Goldberg (`75) Former Dean and Professor Leo M. Romero


November 4, 2011 6 p.m. Reception


7 p.m. Dinner and Awards Presentation UNM SUB Ballroom


For more information and to RSVP Please go to


lawschool.unm.edu/alumni/events/2011/daad.php


Kevin K. Washburn Dean and Professor of Law


In the pages that follow, you will find stories about some of the people who make the law school spe- cial. Our faculty, our students, our alumni and friends do very important work. I hope you will find some time to read and enjoy the stories and articles featured here, and to celebrate with us the many memories and achievements we have en- joyed together as a community in the past year. I wish you a wonderful summer.


Sincerely yours,


UNM Law


DEAN Kevin K. Washburn


ASSISTANT DEAN FOR ADVANCEMENT Hannah Farrington


EDITOR Nancy Harbert


LAYOUT AND DESIGN Kenesson Design, Inc.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNM SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI/AE ASSOCIATION


PRESIDENT Steven Scholl (`89)


VICE PRESIDENT Samantha Adams (`03)


SECRETARY David Stout (`82)


TREASURER David Martinez (`82)


Diane Albert (`07) Bidtah Becker (`00) Mary Behm (`99) Kay Bratton (`85) Roxanna Chacon (`01) Alfred Creecy (`02) Tiffany Dowell (`09) Joseph Gant (`68) Peter Johnstone (`74) Kerry Kiernan (`82) Randy Knudson (`80) Stephanie Landry (`85) Robert Lara (`07) Marte Lightstone (`86) Cindy Lovato-Farmer (`93) Brady Lovelady (`96) Cerianne Mullins (`95) Dylan O’Reilly (`99) Agnes Fuentevilla Padilla (`92) Andy Schultz (`84) Jennifer Stone (`91) Jerry Walz (`80) Gregory Williams (`95) Bradford Zeikus (`66)


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