This message is posted on behalf of the LWI and ALWD folk.
Mary
Colleagues:
We are presently seeking nominations for the 2006 Thomas F. Blackwell
Memorial Award that will be bestowed at the 2007 AALS conference. 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. Criteria for the award are posted at the
end of this message.
We ask that you send your confidential nominations to Ruth Vance, the
Chair of the Committee, by close of business (5:00 p.m. Central Daylight
Savings Time) on *Friday, October 27, 2006**.* Submit nominations to
Ruth Vance at ruth.vance@valpo.edu <mailto:ruth.vance@valpo.edu> or in
paper by fax (219.465.7872) or U.S. mail. *Do not simply hit the reply
button.*
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.
Members of the LWI and ALWD governing boards and Award Committee members
are not eligible. I have listed those Board members below.
In our inaugural year, the Award went to Richard K. Neumann of Hofstra
University; in 2003 Pam Lysaght of Detroit Mercy was the recipient; in
2004 Ralph Brill of Chicago-Kent took the honors. Most recently, Mary
Beth Beazley of Ohio State received the Blackwell Award. A plaque,
listing the winners, is on display at Appalachian Law School.
Award Committee members, who will be choosing this year’s recipient,
include Ruth Vance (Valparaiso); Lisa Blackwell; Richard Neumann
(Hofstra); Pam Lysaght (Detroit Mercy); Ralph Brill (Chicago-Kent); Mary
Beth Beazley (Ohio State); Susan Kosse (Louisville); and Craig Smith
(Vanderbilt).
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. You will note that nominations are being
held later this year than the Criteria and Process details. We intend to
get back on schedule next year.
We look forward to receiving your nominations.
Sincerely,
The Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award Committee
Ruth C. Vance, Chair; Lisa Blackwell; Richard Neumann; Pam Lysaght;
Ralph Brill; Mary Beth Beazley; Susan Kosse; and Craig Smith.
The following people are NOT eligible to receive the Award:
*CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS:*
*LWI: Susan Kosse, Ruth Anne Robbins, Brad Clary, Kristin Gerdy, Ken
Chestek, Steve Johansen, Terry Jean Seligmann, Dan Barnett, Linda
Edwards, Anne Enquist, Tracy L. McGaugh, Carol McCrehan Parker, Judy
Rosenbaum, Suzanne Rowe, Michael Smith, Cliff Zimmerman*
*ALWD: Craig Smith, Terry Pollman, Kristin Gerdy, Grace Wigal, Hether
Macfarlane, David Romantz, Diane Edelman, Eric Easton, Jessica Elliott,
Judy Rosenbaum, Judy Stinson, Lisa McElroy, Mary Barnard Ray, Nancy
Dickhute*
* *
*AWARD COMMITTEE:*
* *
*Ruth Vance, Lisa Blackwell, Richard Neumann, Pam Lysaght, Ralph Brill,
Mary Beth Beazley, Susan Kosse, Craig Smith*
* *
*THOMAS F. BLACKWELL MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE
FIELD OF LEGAL WRITING: CRITERIA AND PROCESS*
*_Criteria:_*
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 31^st 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 31^st 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.
*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 other 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.*
-- Mary G. Persyn 219-465-7830 Associate Dean for Library Services School of Law Library Valparaiso University 656 S. Greenwich St. Valparaiso, IN 46383 Mary.Persyn@valpo.edu Fax: 219-465-7917
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