Award Winners Announced
UConn's Alumni Association has announced that Chris Murphy '02 is the 2011 recipient of the Graduate of the Last Decade Award (G.O.L.D.). The G.O.L.D. award is given to a UConn graduate from the last decade who has demonstrated outstanding service and accomplishment. Congressman Murphy is serving his third term representing Connecticut's 5th District. Prior to being elected to Congress, Murphy served for eight years in the Connecticut General Assembly. He serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and its Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee. He also serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and its Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform and Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives Subcommittees.
Phillip I. Blumberg, dean and professor of law and business, emeritus, will receive the Association's Honorary Alumni Award. Blumberg served as dean at the Law School from 1974 through 1984 and has been a member of the faculty since his arrival in 1974. In addition to his service as dean, Blumberg has been the author of several books including his most recent, Repressive Jurisprudence in the Early American Republic: The First Amendment and the Legacy of English Law (Cambridge University Press, 2010). Blumberg has been a generous donor to and advocate for the university. He has endowed two scholarships for students and two professorships, one of which bears his name and the other that of his wife, Chief Justice (ret.) Ellen Ash Peters.
Recent Homepage Highlights
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On February 15, Professor Dalié Jiménez will present "Exploring the Emergence of Finance Companies" at the Bankruptcy Success Modeling Conference at the UCLA School of Law.
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On February 9, Professor Hillary Greene will present 'The Role of the Competition Community in Promoting Innovation" at an international conference at Nagoya University entitled International Issues Relating to a Pro-Innovation Patent System and Competition Policy.
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Members of the Law School community are invited to a Lunar New Year Celebration on Wednesday, February 13. RSVP is required.
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On February 11, Professor Alexandra Lahav will be a featured speaker at "The New Class Action Landscape," a continuing legal education course being offered by the Boston Bar Association.
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The Law School will return to normal operations on Tuesday, February 12. Classes will resume as scheduled.
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On February 9, Richard Wilson will deliver a keynote address at a conference on "Disasters, Displacement and Human Rights: Framing the Field" at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville.
