Alumni
-
23 graduates honored with academic and citizenship awards at Commencement
Robin Frazer of Lexington, Kentucky, is the 2015 VLS Founders Medalist. Read MoreMay. 11, 2015
-
Gif Thornton ’90 (BS’84) named managing partner of Adams and Reese
A well-known government relations attorney, Thornton has previously served as chair of the 300-member firm’s executive committee and held numerous management roles. Read MoreApr. 23, 2015
-
1L Hailey Verano member of winning team in TechVenture Challenge
Led by biomaterial science Ph.D. student Kelsey Beavers, the interdisciplinary team included molecular physiology student Elizabeth Conrad, structural biology postdoctoral fellow Michael Feldkamp, biomedical engineering graduate student Samantha Sarett and Verano. The team developed a strategy for commercializing a new test for colon cancer. Read MoreApr. 20, 2015
-
Charles W. (Chet) Gerdts III ’78 and Victor S. (Torry) Johnson III ’74 honored with 2015 VLS Distinguished Alumni awards
Gerdts honored posthumously as 2015 Distinguished Alumnus; Johnson receives the 2015 Distinguished Service Award. Read MoreApr. 15, 2015
-
Henry A. Callaway III ’83 appointed to 14-year term on U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Callaway will serve on the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama in Mobile. Read MoreApr. 13, 2015
-
Larry Crane-Moscowitz and Alex Vey win 2015 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition
Travis Gray ’16 and Andrew Struckmeyer ’16 are 2015 finalists. Read MoreFeb. 19, 2015
-
Stephen Sanders ’78: 2014-15 Social Justice Fellow
Advocating for justice for both miners and mountains. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2015
-
Waverly Crenshaw ’81 (BA’78) nominated to seat on U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
If confirmed, Crenshaw will fill the seat vacated by Judge William J. Haynes Jr. ’73. Read MoreFeb. 5, 2015
-
New social justice scholarship endowed by Amy and Frank Garrison available to first-year law students
Garrison Social Justice Scholars will receive supplemental scholarships and summer stipends to support preparation for careers in social justice and public interest law. Read MoreJan. 29, 2015
-
Carlton Tarkington ’63 (BA’59) dies at 78
Tarkington endowed the Tarkington Chair of Teaching Excellence and the law school's Tarkington Suite and was honored as the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus. Read MoreJan. 21, 2015