WALLACE STEGNER CENTER FOR LAND, RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
SPRING 2026 NEWSLETTER
Utah Law by the Numbers
Environmental law program ranked #8 overall and #3 among public schools | S.J. Quinney College of Law ranked #16 overall and #5 among public law schools for first-time, in-state bar passage rate | Ranked #8 overall and #6 among public law schools for best return on investment
News of Note
Faculty in Action
Programs, Projects, and Clinic Update
Spotlight on Student Activities
College of Law 2026-2027 Moot Court teams excel in national competitions
Congratulations to all Utah Law students and coaches who participated in competitions.
International Law Clinic connects students with opportunities to help impacted communities throughout the world
Utah Law’s International Law Clinic, launched in January 2025. It is designed the clinic to give students hands-on experience and bridge international law classes with practical skills-building.
Students working with the Center’s Great Salt Lake project write editorials with Professors Brigham Daniels and Beth Parker
3Ls Ben Kunz and Kyle Lowe, co-authored editorials about what it will take to save the Great Salt Lake.
Not one for the sidelines: Meet 3L Andie Madsen
“S.J. Quinney has some of the most accomplished faculty and environmental scholars that are giants in this field. It’s an amazing environmental program, and I wanted to be a part of it,” Madsen says.
Alumni Updates
Donors
The Wallace Stegner Center is deeply grateful to our key donors for the endowment funding which has supported the Center and enabled new growth. The S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation, provided initial endowment funding for a named professorship and support for the Center and, more recently, The ESRR Endowment Fund for the Wallace Stegner Center has established an endowment fund which provides annual support and has enabled the Stegner Center to grow through the creation of a Law & Policy Program, the Great Salt Lake Project, and the Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program, in addition to providing support for other initiatives and areas of growth. The Stegner Center also appreciates the support of the Cultural Vision 30 Year Endowment Fund and the R. Harold Burton Foundation, which provide support for the annual symposium and other programs. Finally, the Stegner Center depends upon the support of individuals, to help fund our student moot court teams, student scholarships, and annual programming. Please consider supporting the work of the Stegner Center with an online donation.
S.J. Quinney and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation 
