Giving back: 10 different ways to support Utah Law
Looking for ways to serve during the holiday season, winter months, or any time of the year? Here are 10 different options for giving back to Utah Law.
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The power to change: Larry EchoHawk shares memories of a life of service
Larry EchoHawk (’73) was finishing his degree at Brigham Young University while also completing his fourth year as a starting free safety on the football team, a role that had landed him a scholarship. He’d received a job offer and had not considered further education. Then his older brother, John, made a suggestion that changed EchoHawk’s life.
Read MoreDream job: Alum Steve Bloch reflects on 25 years at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Steve Bloch (’97) started his career thrilled at the chance to work outside most of the time. He studied botany and political science in college and worked several seasons as a field technician for the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, doing biological surveys in Oregon, Washington and Louisiana.
Read MoreMLS program: See what’s new and how alums have achieved success
MLS alum Leigh Ann Bauman initially wanted to be an attorney but decided it wasn’t for her after working as a legal assistant. In fact, she left the law altogether. Bauman is now one of the program’s most recent graduates, joining 29 other students—10 fellow classmates in the in-person program and 19 in the online program—who completed their MLS degree.
Read MoreAchieving flow: Alumna Emily Lewis builds a satisfying career in water law
Though Emily Lewis has now been practicing water law for 15 years, her love of the outdoors originally spawned a different career.
Read MoreUtah Law establishes Wagner/Holbrook Presidential Chair in Negotiation
Thanks to a $5 million gift from the I.J. & Jeanné Wagner Foundation, the S.J. Quinney College of Law is establishing the Wagner/Holbrook Presidential Chair in Negotiation, which will support recruitment and retention of tenured or tenure-track faculty in the field of negotiation.
Read MoreResearch Professor John Ruple discusses CEQ appointment and Law and Policy program
Research Professor John Ruple, who also serves as director of the Wallace Stegner Center’s Law and Policy (LPP) program, recently returned from a two-year appointment as senior counsel in the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). He will discuss his time on the CEQ at a Stegner Center Green Bag on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Read MoreBook panel: Professor Leslie Francis’ “States of Health”
Professor Leslie Francis and a group of panelists will discuss her new book “States of Health: The Ethics and Consequences of Policy Variation in a Federal System,” written with Professor John Francis, on Sept. 27.
Read MoreAdmit one: Reyes Aguilar discusses his 32 years as associate dean of admissions
When Reyes Aguilar (’92), associate dean of admissions and financial aid, began classes at Utah Law in 1989, he had no idea he would build a career here, let alone in Utah. Originally from New Mexico, Aguilar planned to finish law school and return to his home state to work as an attorney. He committed two years to the law school—but then two years became four years. In July, Aguilar celebrated 32 years with Utah Law shortly after announcing his plans to retire.
Read MoreAlum Jeff Baldridge builds rewarding career as JAG in U.S. Air Force
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Before he finished his bachelor’s degree in history, Jeff Baldridge had a plan: His U.S. Army experience had led him to pursue a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and become a military chaplain. When he was deployed to Iraq with the Army from 2010-2011, however, he decided to change course.
Read MoreMaking waves: Utah Law professors and alum Brian Steed partner to save the Great Salt Lake
In early 2023, a widely publicized report predicted that the Great Salt Lake would disappear within five years if its loss rate continued. To highlight legal pathways to restoring the lake, the Wallace Stegner Center launched the Great Salt Lake Project—and a brand-new class called the Environmental Policy Accelerator to give students firsthand experience working with policymakers to address environmental challenges.
Read MoreNever too late to celebrate! F. Bryant McOmber Jr. walks with class of 2024
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McOmber successfully completed his law studies in January 1973, but further obligations prevented him from participating in the graduation ceremonies.
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