A HIGHLIGHT OFTHE CLASS OF 200 I'S FULL DAY OF COMMENCEMENTACTIVITIES ON MAY 18WAS THE NOW-TRADITIONAL MARCH OF GRADUATES,LED BYTHE DEAN, FROMTHE LAW SCHOOL TOTHE KOHL CENTER FORTHE

GRADUATION OF THE UNIVERSITY'SSEVERALPROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS.

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STUDENT AWARDS 200 I

Gwynette Smalley AwardFor scholarship and service to theL1W School community

Jerry DeMaioEmily FeinsteinGabriel GrossDanielle RandMargaret Utterback

James Hanks Memorial AwardFor excellence in the study ofCorporate Law

Jake BlavatSonnett Schmidt Edmonds PrizeFor excellence in the study ofEnergy Law

Reed CorniaKatherine Held PrizeFor outstanding contributions tothe Wisconsin Women's Law Journal

Stacey SangerErica See

Phillip Owen Memorial AwardFor scholarship and communityservice

Tina DahleYerVang

Vicki and Brent OrricoScholarshipFor leadership, character, initiativeand service to the Law School andgreater community

SophiaY KilBrown v. Board ofEducation AwardFor student with outstandingcommitment to equal educationalopportunity and social justice

Beatriz DiazAbe Sigman AwardFor scholarship, character, andcontribution to the Law SchoolSolon Phillips and greater community

Ed BakerJulie Strasser ScholarshipFor scholarship, character, andcontribution to the Law Schooland greater community

Barbara Zabawa-LodholzMary Kelly QuackenbushMemorial AwardFor outstanding student articlesin the Wisconsin InternationalLaw Journal

Randy AmariAlvin H.ChuLora GreenMakoto NishigaiRama John RuppenthalJessica Zhou

Andre Saltoun PrizeFor academic excellence

Chad BartellJake BlavatJames ConleyMeredith EarleyWilliam FranksSarah LeClollXDaniel MohanAnn Roedel •

Wisconsin Law SchoolDistinguished Service AwardFor outstanding support ofand service to the Law Schoolcommunity

Daynel HookerSalmon Dalberg AwardTo an outstanding member of thegraduating class

H. Michael KubickiMelvin Friedman AwardFor outstanding academicachievement

Michael AshtonDon A. Olson Memorial AwardFor an outstanding Native Americanstudent

Millie KennedyGeorge Young Memorial AwardFor service to the Law Schoolcommunity

Farrah WilderWisconsin Law AlumniAssociation AwardFor outstanding contributionto life in the Law School andservice to the greater community

Christian GossettAmerican Indian Alumni AwardFor academic achievement

Owen HerneWendi HulingJeremy PattersonMatthew Scott

Ruth B. Doyle AwardFor student contribution to theLaw School community

Amy KasperMathys Memorial Awardfor Appellate AdvocacyTo outstanding oralists in MootCourt Competition

Hassan AllenChoua Ly

Robert Habush MootCourt AwardFor outstanding service to theMoot Court Program

Chris ShawConstitutional Law PrizeFor the student excelling inConstitutional Law

Jeffrey MonksGeorge Laikin AwardFor outstanding contributionto the Wisconsin Law Reviewin special fields

Choua LyWilliam Herbert Page AwardFor outstanding contributionto the Wisconsin Law Review

Jeffrey Monks

American Bar Association!Bureau of ational Affairs AwardFor outstanding scholarship in Laborand Employment Law

Jennifer KitchakUniversity League AwardFor student service and scholarship

Roosevelt Allen illDavid AnstaettAmanda AntholtKristela CerveraJane HongMelissa KiniyaJocts

Wisconsin Lawyers MutualInsurance CompanyFor the top ranking student inProfessional Responsibilities

Christopher MeulerWisconsin Public Interest LawFoundation AwardFor demonstrating exceptionalcommitment to Public Interest Law

Erica eeMelvin Friedman LegalDefense Program AwardFor outstanding contribution to theLegal Defense Program

Roosevelt Allen IIILena Arcber

Joseph E. Davies AwardTo an outstanding member of thesecond year class

Tracy HayesCatherine ManningMemorial AwardFor outstanding contributionto the Legal Assistance toInstitutionalized Persons Program

Samantha HumesRay and Ethel Brown AwardFor character, leadership andservices of second year students

IngridAltRichard HollandAdnan LatifManee Moua

Larkin AwardFor excellence in the studyof Patent Law

Scott BaumWendy Seffrood

Joseph Bercovici PrizeFor the best students inJurisprudence and Legal Philosophy

Aaron PattonMarcelo Virgili

Awards were presented to these outstandingstudents at the Law School's annual Honors

Brunch preceding Commencement Ceremoniesat Monona Terrace in May

National Association for PublicInterest Law Fellowship

Traci McClellanSkadden Fellowship

Barbara Zabawa-LodholzState Bar of Wisconsin Awardfor Outstanding Public InterestLaw Student

Melissa KiniyaioctsWISCOnsin Black Law AlumniScholarships

Khadine DePaivajenigh Garrett

Outstanding Third Year Students:Asian Pacific American LawStudents Association

YerVangBlack Law Students Association

Solon M. PhillipsTonya Sloans

Indian Law Students AssociationMillie Kennedy

Latino Law Students AssociationBeatriz Diaz

Access Legal Services AwardFor outstanding commitment toequal access to legal representation

Syovata EdariAbner Brodie AwardFor outstanding contribution to lifeat-the Law School

Melanie RyanDaniel B. Grady AwardTo the top ranking student in thegraduating class

David AnstaettBruce F. BeilfussMemorial AwardFor outstanding service to theLaw School

Ali AbtahiWilliam GoldbergAaron GreenKatherine HoustonPatrick JacksonTeri SchmiederCory TennisonTed Wisnefski

Leon Feingold Memorial AwardFor outstanding commitment to theLaw School and greater community

Susanne GeraghtyBarbara B. Crabb AwardFor promoting the ideals of honesty,fairness and equality under the law

Andrea Juarez

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THE FIRST BIENNIAL]. Willard Hurst Sum-mer Institute in Legal History convened inMadison from June 11-22, 2001. Co-spon-

sored by the Institute for Legal Studies at the UWLaw School and the American Society for LegalHistory, the Hurst Institute brought together twelveearly-career legal history scholars selected as HurstFellows to work intensively with senior scholars fora two-week period. Lawrence Friedman, the MarionRice Kirkwood Professor of Law at Stanford LawSchool, chaired the Institute. He is pictured at rightwith Willard Hurst's wife Frances, this year's Fel-lows, and other Hurst Institute participants.

The success of the Hurst Institute is reflected inthe comments of the Fellows. One described thepresentation and discussion sessions as "an extraor-dinarily valuable and intellectually rich experi-ence .... It was a unique opportunity to think criti-cally about a variety of theories and methodologiesof legal history, and learn about a number of newsubjects within the field."

Another Hurst Fellow stressed the importance ofbuilding a community of scholars: "The discussionswe had were some of the best I've had since begin-ning my graduate education. Our common passionfor legal history-and especially legal history in theHurstian tradition-brought me new-found energyand enthusiasm for my current work and my futurecareer. To practice legal history is a more interest-ing prospect now that I know that I undertake thejourney with these people as my colleagues."

Still another fellow commented, "Seldom in anacademic career does one have the opportunity forsustained engagement with a shared set of textswith a group of similarly interested scholars. TheHurst Summer Institute for Legal History at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin provided exactly such an op-portunity, in a delightful setting, with a remarkableand generous group of people. I will rememberfondly my two weeks in Madison, and will long begrateful for the reminder about the importance ofinformed talk and discussion in the growth of anacademic community."

The next Hurst Summer Institute is scheduledfor june 2003. For information about the 2003Institute, consult the H-Lawwebsite at http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/-Iaw/ .•

FIRST HURSTSUMMER INSTITUTE

LINKS LEGAL HISTORY SCHOLARS

Participants in the first J.Willard Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History.Front row: Andrea McDowell, Pam Hollenhorst, Lee Thompson,Marc Rodriguez, Lawrence Friedman, Frances Hurst, Gwen McNamee,Dalia Tsuk, Ajay Mehrotra,and Adam Winkler. Back row: Richard Ross,Joseph Slater, Douglas Harris, Edward Balleisen, Stephen Robertson,Thomas Hilbink, Ina Yom Feld, and Avi Soifer.

"OUR COMMON PASSIONFOR LEGALHISTORY-AND ESPECIALLYLEGALHISTORY IN THE HURSTIAN TRADITION-BROUGHT ME NEW-FOUND ENERGYAND ENTHUSIASM FOR MY CURRENTWORK AND MY FUTURECAREER."

-Participant in Hurst Summer Institute

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THE LAW SCHOOL recently honored twolong-time teachers for their many years ofservice: Professor Stewart Macaulay and

Lecturer Warren Stolper. Between them, these twoindividuals have accumulated more than 80 yearsof classroom teaching and have set at least one lon-gevity record.

Professor Stewart Macaulay arrived on campusin 1957 and, with the exception of a few semestersaway,has been in residence ever since. His 44 yearsof teaching have just surpassed the records of suchluminaries asWillard Hurst, Frank Remington, OliverRundell and Herbie Page. Macaulay, a graduate ofStanford Law School, holds both the Malcolm Pit-man Sharp and the Theodore W Brazeau Professor-ships. For the past 30 years, law students have bene-fitted from the Contracts book that Macaulay co-authored, and from his many other articles focusingon contracts and dispute resolution.

Warren Stolper began teaching at the LawSchool in 1961. Over the next 40 years, he regular-ly taught trusts and estates, taxation of trust andestates, and estate planning, along with a stint as co-director of the General Practice Course.While main-

MACAULAY AND STOLPER HONOREDFOR 40+ YEARS

OF SERVICE

In honor of Professor Stewart Macaulay's record-breaking 44 years atthe Law School, a well-attended gathering of faculty and staff witnessed

a tongue-in-cheek "post-40 years evaluation" of Macaulay's work.Above, Macaulay and Professor Howard Erlanger share the happy moment.

taining an active private practice in Madison, Stol-per taught a course virtually every semester.

The Law School and the many hundreds of stu-dents who studied with Macaulay and Stolper overthe years salute these educators' invaluable contri-butions to this School and to legal education. •

A cake featuring a caricature of Macaulay is displayed byProfessor Macaulay and Professor Gordon Baldwin (who himself

taught for 40 years before taking emeritus status in 1999). Dean Ken Davis with longtime Lecturer Warren Stolper

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STUDENTS PRAISEINNOVATIVECOURSE ON REPARATIONS

THE LEGALPERSPECTIVEon the difficultissue of reparations for historical injusticeswas the focus of an innovative team-taught

course this Spring at the Law School.Professor Jane Larson, who originated and devel-

oped the course Reparations in Theory and Practice,says the idea came from her years of teaching theRemedies course, in which she includes a section ongroup-based legislated remedies like compensationprograms for communities affected by atomic test-ing. This started her thinking about the issue of reme-diation of historical injustices.

"This issue has become more and more debatedin the public policy realm;' Larson says,"and an inter-esting legal question was embedded in the issue:how the law can repair wrongs, small and large."

Since the range of topics she wanted to coverwas very broad, she called on her Law School col-leagues to teach chapters on their own areas ofexpertise. Responding to her invitation were nineother UW law professors, as well as specialists frombeyond the Law School:RICHARD BILDER

Apology and International LawLINDA GREENE

Enslavement of Africans in AmericaLEONARD KAPLAN

Other Sources of MoralAuthority forReconciliation of Injustice

HEINZ KLUGSouth African Land Restoration

THOMAS MITCHELLBlack Land Loss in the American South

RICHARD MONETTENative American Dispossession

DAVID SCHWARTZ(Traditional Restitutionary Remedies Appliedto the Reparations Context)

BERNARD TRUJILLOMexican and Mexican-American Land LossAfter the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

FRANK TUERKHEIMERNazi Persecution of Jews and Others

POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LEIGH PAYNEReconciliation with Torture

by Dianne Sattinger

Professor Jane Larson (middle row, third from right) and studentsin the team-taught class she originated to examine whether thelaw can provide remedies for historical injustices.

TINKER FELLOW FELIPE GONZALEZAmnesty Laws,The Pinochet Case

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOLPROFESSOR NATSU SAITO

U.S.Internment of Japanese- Americansduring World War II

They were volunteers "out of the goodness oftheir heart," Larson says. In addition, she adds, "Wewere very lucky to have the generosity of [Profes-sor) John Kidwell, who donated funds to fly in Nat-su Saito, a nationally prominent expert on Japanese-American internment."

Larson sought to bring these professors into theclassroom not only to broaden the subject matter."I also wanted students to have the experience ofwatching a group of disparate scholars talk amongthemselves about an issue. There is something im-portant about watching experts talk among them-selves. You watch the kinds of evidence they de-ploy, how they acknowledge differences, and howthey find common ground."

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Larson says,and many read all the materials; clearly,their colleagues' subject matter was of interest tothem. Larson comments, "There was something val-uable in hearing Frank Tuerkheimer talk not onlyon the Holocaust, but also on Mexican-Americanclaims to Colorado land arising out of the Treaty ofGuadalupe Hidalgo."

"This was also a lesson in how broadly variedour faculty is," Larson adds. "In the end, I was im-pressed with how much of this we could do withour own resources."

Students, too, were impressed. Their evaluationswere highly favorable, and several of them also vol-unteered comments for this article.

"They really liked it," Professor Larson concurs."There were authority figures with a wide range ofracial and ethnic backgrounds, which broadenedthe kind of debates that we were able to have."

For example, she recalls, students learned that"among minority groups, no one has the single his-tory of oppression. Students were exposed to his-tories that many of them did not know."

Larson says that she was careful to keep thefocus of the class on the legal aspect of their subjectmatter. "I was very clear in my own contributionand in instructions I gave, and in the way I framedquestions, that these were legal questions-dis-cussing ways in which legal remedies could orcould not capture instances of wrong. And if not,what tools are available for this? Our premise was,'if there was a wrong, the legal system should find away to find a remedy.' Is the law able to answerthese claims?"

"I want students to bring to their future clients abroad and flexible understanding of the wayslawyers can make claims for remedy, " Larson says."I also want students to bring to their lawyering apassion for justice and a determination to make lawwork to that end."

ERIC BRITTAIN, in his second year at the timethe class was given, comments, "Professor Larsonhas a way of creating forums which attract a diversegroup of students. Then she allows us to learn fromeach other and share our own views."

Brittain continues, "This course reminded me ofwhat is most important to me about being a lawyer.In one particular lecture Professor Monette spokeabout the atrocities inflicted upon Native American

peoples. He asked us how you could make repara-tions for that, because you cannot bring back a life,or a culture, or a way of being that has been de-stroyed forever. Like many of the lectures, it re-minded me that we must be forever vigilant aboutmaking sure that these things never happen again.As attorneys we are taught to fight to repair pastinjustices, but maybe the best thing we can do is tofight to make sure the we don't need to make repa-rations in the future."

Classmate KIM WALDMANsays, "I signed up forthis course mainly to learn more about how repara-tions work in practice. I was particularly curious tosee if reparations had ever improved social relationsbetween former oppressors and victims, andbrought some sort of closure to the parties involved.... As with most law school courses, I am left withmore questions than answers, but that is in no waya criticism. The professors were all excellent andpointed out the many complex issues that exist inthese types of claims. Additionally, the historicalbackground was extremely interesting."

KENlA SEOANE felt that conducting the classby the team-teaching system was "probably themost important aspect of the class because for themost part the profs were members of the commu-nity seeking reparations and brought a personalperspective and experiences to the class."

DAVID S. DeHORSE writes, "Professor Larsonhas broken the mold on law school teaching. Thisteam concept enlivened the class, demonstrated themulti-disciplinary element of the law, and exposedthe group to the thoughts and attitudes of many tal-ented professors."

HECTOR GONZALEZ concluded, "Studying theclaims asserted by minority groups other than minewas an enriching cultural and learning experience."

And, turning again to ERIC BRITTAIN, we mayhave a definitive summary of the class's effect on itsstudents with his thoughtful conclusion: "I appreci-ated this class because it was brave and respectful.It was brave because it is not politically popular totalk about reparations and respectful because theprofessors treated us as fellow thinkers .... I think itis a testament to what can come out of cooperation.It allowed us all to be exposed to divergent ideaswhich will make us better able to address problemsas lawyers." •

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Above, justice Scalia shares a laugh with Professor Ann Althouse,Regent Gerard Randall (standing) and alumnus Fred Mohs '64.Below, the justice is flanked by Dean Ken Davis and alumnus Fred Mohs.

A summary of justice Scalia's talk can be found in the archived newson the Law School's Web page.

U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia spoke to a group ofapproximately 400 people at the Law School on March IS, byinvitation of students in the Law School's chapter of the FederalistSociety. After the lecture, a luncheon in the justice's honor tookplace in the Library's Old Reading Room.

SUPREME COURTJUSTICE SCALIA SPEAKS

AT LAW SCHOOL

FINDLEY AND PRAYWIN'LAWYER

OFTHEYEAR'AWARD

Members of the defense team that worked forChristopher Ochoa's exoneration pause for a photoafter the Austin hearing at which Ochoa was declaredinnocent and released from prison. Front row, from left:UW law student Wendy Seffrood, Chris Ochoa, NewYork attorney Barry Scheck, Wisconsin InnocenceProject co-director Keith Findley; back row, from left,Austin attorney Bill Allison, Innocence Project co-director john Pray, and UW law student Cory Tennison.

UwLAWSCHOOLProfessors John Pray andKeith Findley have together been named"Lawyer of the Year" by the Milwaukee

County Bar Association, in recognition of the suc-cess of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, which theyco-direct. A program of the Frank ]. RemingtonCenter, the Innocence Project was established in1998 to investigate claims of "actual innocence,"usu-ally involving scientific (DNA) evidence.The Projectgained nationwide notice this Spring when a 34-year-old Texas man, Christopher Ochoa, was freedfrom prison after being incarcerated for 12 years fora crime committed by another man.Three UW Lawstudents, under the supervision of Findley and Pray,worked for more than a year on the case, which wasbrought to court when DNA evidence pointed toOchoa's innocence. The district court judge whogranted Ochoa his freedom ruled that Ochoa had"suffered a fundamental miscarriage of justice." •

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CENTER FOR PATIENT PARTNERSHIPSTO TEACH SELF-ADVOCACY

Professor Martha E. (Meg) Gaines

THELAWSCHOOL'Snewest clinical programis the team-developed Center for PatientPartnerships, which trains students from

the schools of Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacyand Social Work to provide advocacy to patientswith cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Director of the Center, Martha E.(Meg) Gaines, isa UW Law graduate (J.D. '83, LL.M.'93 ) and hasbeen on the staff of clinical professors at the FrankJ. Remington Center since 1987, in addition to serv-

ing as Dean of Students from 1998-2000. She found-ed the Center based on her personal experiencewith the health care system: In 1994, she was diag-nosed with ovarian cancer, and in 1995 her physi-cian advised her to "go home and think about thequality and not the quantity of her remaining days."Her children were then 1 and 3 years old. She didnot follow this doctor's prescription, but insteadexplored all possible alternatives-and ended upsaving her own life.

Realizing that her ability to advocate for herselfhad literally saved her life, she made a commitmentto work to help others struggling for their survivalin a health care system that does not always deliverthe care patients need. In September 2000, she andseveral colleagues founded the Center for PatientPartnerships, which was begun with generous pilotgrants from alumna Linda B. Stern, '61 and TheWallis Foundation. Gaines teaches a Patient Advo-cacy course which groups students in interdiscipli-nary teams that (1) help cancer patients understandtheir diagnoses, (2) get the information necessaryto make critical treatment decisions, and (3) sup-port patients' efforts to get the treatment they need.

For more information, see http://www.law.wisc.edu/patientadvocacy/ .•

RALPH NADERPAYS INFORMAL VISIT

Consumer law advocate and 2000presidential candidate Ralph Nader

visited the Law School in April,prior to delivering the UW-

Madison Distinguished Lecturethat evening. Nader met with

Consumer Law Professor GeraldThain (right) and

a group of law students.

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STUDENTS FIND TIME TO"MAKE A DIFFERENCE" BYVOLUNTEERING

As IF LAWSCHOOLweren't time-consum-ing enough, increasing numbers of lawstudents every year are finding time to

give a helping hand to people in the local commu-nity. The complete list would overflow our pages,but here is a selection of activities conducted byUW law students in the 2000-2001 academic year:

NEW ACTIVITIES~ Student Bar Association's Community Ser-vice Activities.This past year, the Student BarAsso-ciation (SBA)outdid itself with its many communi-ty service projects.- In October, the SBAcollected and donated hun-dreds of personal care products and towels toTransitional Housing, Inc. (THI),which provides serv-ice to homeless adults and families in Dane County.-In November, SBAvolunteers assisted the EarlyChildhood Learning Center (ECLC) in providingThanksgiving Dinner to more than 100 childrenwho attend the day care center and their families.- In December, the SBAcollected hundreds of toysand cash donations for the Christmas party at theECLC as well as serving dinner at the Christmasparty and serving as Santa's helpers. About two hun-dred children, up to the age of 12, received gifts andphoto with Santa Claus because of the SBAproject.-At the end of second semester, Dean Robartsasked students leaving town to donate non-perish-able foods and furniture to the poor in Madison.Transitional housing reported that the [spring]drive was the first event since the Christmas holi-days to fill the emptying pantry.~ Thomas Tang Regional Moot Court Compe-tition. The Asian PacificAmerican Law Students As-sociation (APALSA)hosted the first Thomas Tangregional Moot Court competition in October 2001.The competition honors Judge Thomas Tang, anAsian-American attorney who served as a judge onthe United States Court ofAppeals for the Ninth Cir-cuit, a champion of civil rights and a proponent ofmaking the American legal profession more repre-sentative of the diversity of the country.

CONTINUING ACTIVITIES~ A Day at the Law School. For the second year,the Black Law Students Association and Latino LawStudents Association invited high school students ofcolor and low-income students from all of the Mad-ison Metropolitan School District, including the al-ternative high school, for a day to learn about lawschool as a possible future direction.~ Mentoring Program-Oak Hill Correction-al Institute. The Black Law Students Association of-fered ongoing mentoring support to several groupsof young men and young women who were incar-cerated at Oak Hill Correctional facility and com-pleting an educational and counseling program.~ Coming Together of the Peoples Confer-ence. The Indian Law Students Association contin-ues to organize and host a conference every year atthe Madison campus for NativeAmerican/Indian lawstudents, Indian attorneys, UW students and practic-ing attorneys seeking further legal education.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING REPORTEDTHATTHE [SPRING] DRIVEWAS THE FIRSTEVENT SINCETHE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYSTO FILLTHE EMPTYING PANTRY

~ Legal Education Opportunities Banquet.The Black Law Students Association hosted the 33dannual LEO Banquet to celebrate and publicize theLEOprogram, which supports students of color andlow-income students at the Law School. The speak-er was David Dinkins, former mayor of New YorkCity. (See related article on LEOin this issue.)~ Community Service Day. In August 2001, forthe third consecutive year, all incoming studentsparticipated in a day of community service activi-ties during their orientation program. Studentscleaned and painted facilities for non-profit organi-zations, built a playground, collected donated gro-ceries, and otherwise contributed their service tothe community as an appropriate beginning for acareer in the service profession of law. •

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