Since many librarians teach legal writing, I am posting this to this list:
Colleagues:
I write to you as Chair of the Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award
Committee. The Boards of the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) and the
Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) jointly created this Award
to honor the life of our colleague, Tom Blackwell. Award Committee members
include myself (University of Dayton); Lisa Blackwell (Appalachian); Mary
Lawrence (University of Oregon); Jo Anne Durako ( Georgetown); Amy Sloan
(University of Baltimore); Steve Johansen (Lewis & Clark); Pam Lysaght
(Detroit-Mercy).
In our inaugural year, the Award went to Richard K. Neumann of Hofstra
University, and last year Pam Lysaght of Detroit-Mercy received it. This
year we will be creating a plaque, listing the Award winners, to reside
at Appalachian.
We are presently seeking nominations for the 2004 Award and ask that you
send them, in confidence to me, the Chair of the Committee, by close of
business [5:00 pm EST] on Friday, May 7, 2004. The Committee requests
that the nomination materials support as fully as possible the listed
criteria as well as any other information the nominating person believes
would help the Committee in its selection process.
If you are seeking to re-nominate a candidate you previously nominated,
please note that the Committee does not retain nominations from earlier
years. Therefore, we ask that you submit a new nomination with supporting
materials.
NOTE: Submit nominations in confidence to me at
Rebecca.Cochran@notes.udayton.edu or in paper by fax or U.S. mail.
Do NOT simply hit the reply button to submit a nomination. It
will reach me, but quite a few others as well.
As soon as possible after close of nominations and Committee discussion, we
will announce the Award winner.
Reprinted below are the Award's Criteria and Process and the Joint
Resolution creating the Award. Members of the LWI and ALWD governing
boards and Award Committee members are not eligible. I have listed those
Board members based on information currently posted on the organization
websites.
I am honored to continue serving as Chair of this Committee and look
forward to receiving your nominations.
Rebecca A. Cochran
University of Dayton School of Law
300 College Park
Dayton OH 45469-2772
937.229.2332
FAX 937.229.2469
Rebecca.Cochran@notes.udayton.edu
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THOMAS F. BLACKWELL MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD
OF LEGAL WRITING: CRITERIA AND PROCESS
Critera:
Honoring the life of Thomas F. Blackwell for his personal and
professional qualities as a Legal Writing educator, the Legal Writing
Institute and the Association of Legal Writing Directors give this award to
recognize a person who has made an outstanding contribution to improve the
field of Legal Writing by demonstrating:
an ability to nurture and motivate students to excellence;
a willingness to help other Legal Writing educators improve their
teaching skills or their Legal Writing Programs;
an ability to create and integrate new ideas for teaching and
motivating Legal Writing educators and students
Process:
1. The Award shall be presented at the annual January meeting of the
American Association of Law Schools (AALS).
2. By May 31st of the year preceding the January presentation, the Award
Committee shall have solicited nominees for the Award from the members of
the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) and the Association of Legal Writing
Directors (ALWD). The Committee shall request that nominations for the
Award be sent privately to the Award Committee Chair.
3. The Award Committee, consisting of seven experienced legal writing
professionals, shall be jointly appointed by the LWI and ALWD governing
boards.
4. The Award Committee may consider a variety of factors related to the
Criteria to select an Award recipient. These factors may include, among
others, efforts to improve the status and security of Legal Writing
educators; scholarship that is published or is presented at professional
meetings; and efforts made to support and encourage other Legal Writing
educators.
5. By July 31st of the year preceding the January meeting, the Award
Committee will recommend a recipient to LWI and ALWD governing boards for
their approval. The governing boards will vote to accept or reject the
nomination and instruct the Committee as to the Award's presentation. No
person serving as a member of the governing boards or as a member of the
Award Committee may be a recipient of the Award.
6. The Award shall be in the amount of $1,000.00.
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JOINT RESOLUTION
PREAMBLE:
Whereas, Thomas F. Blackwell established himself as one of the most
respected Legal Writing teachers and administrators in the country; and
Whereas, Thomas F. Blackwell continuously exhibited the traits that make
members of the Legal Writing profession so unique in legal education
- namely, the ability to nurture and motivate students to achieve
excellence; the willingness to help others legal writing professionals
improve their teaching methods or their legal writing programs; the
creativity to hone and integrate new ideas for teaching and motivating
students and teachers; and
Whereas, Thomas F. Blackwell's life tragically ended far too soon, and
deprived future students and the legal writing profession of his enormous
talents, energy, and ideas,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
(1) The Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing
Institute establishes The Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award For
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing.
(2) The Award shall be given annually to an individual who has made an
outstanding contribution to the improvement of the field of Legal Writing.
(3) The Award shall be in the amount of $1,000.00.
(4) The governing boards of the Association of Legal Writing Directors
and the Legal Writing Institute shall appoint a joint committee of 7
experienced legal writing professionals to solicit nominations for the
Award from the membership of both organizations.
(5) The committee may consider a variety of factors in choosing the
recipient of the Award, including: leadership activities on behalf of the
field of legal writing; actions seeking to improve the status and security
of legal writing professionals or to improve the quality of legal writing
programs; publication of significant scholarship, including articles, books
or presentations at professional meetings; and support or encouragement
given to other legal writing professionals.
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CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS:
LWI: Colleen Barger; Mary Beth Beazley; Joan Blum; Davalene Cooper; Linda
Edwards; Anne Enquist; Elizabeth Fajans; Jane Kent Gionfriddo; Steven
Johansen, Maureen Straub Kordesh; James Levy; Sue Liemer; Kathryn Mercer;
Judy Rosenbaum; Terry Seligmann
ALWD: Amy Sloan; Jo Anne Durako; Craig Smith; Diane Edelman; Kristin
Gerdy; Suzanne Rowe; Brad Clary; Darby Dickerson; Jan Levine; Amy Gajda;
Suzanne Ehrenberg; Michael Smith; Debra Green; Terry Pollman
Lisa Blackwell
Bibliographic Services Librarian
Appalachian School of Law Library
Route 5, Box 450
Grundy, VA 24614
276-935-6688x1301
lblackwell@asl.edu
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