Congratulations to third-year students Benjamin S. "Ben" Causey, Starlyn M. Endres, Alexander J. "Alex" Hill and Tyerus R. Skala; second-year students Michael S. Reynolds and Julian M. Saviano; and first-year students Patricia Fors, Blaise V. Gargiulo and Michael J. Hines for receiving scholarships through the UGA Student Veterans Resource Center. More than 200 student veterans are currently pursuing undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees at UGA, and 65 were awarded scholarships.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on The Rooster regarding her research on rap lyrics used as evidence in trials. The article titled "Lawmakers Attempt To Ban Self-Snitching Rap Lyrics From Being Used As Evidence" was written by Evan Vitkovski and published 11/30/21.
Congratulations to third-year students Haley K. Kairab, Taylor N. Lear and Navroz N. Tharani for winning Region 13 of the National Moot Court Competition. Kairab was also named best oralist of the final round. The team will compete for the national title in January.
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has unveiled the 2022 Bulldog 100, a list of the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. Nine companies affiliated School of Law graduates were named to the list: Abernathy Ditzel Hendrick Bryce (Sean Ditzel (J.D.'06)), Agora Vintage (Russell Edwards (J.D.'10)), The Brogdon Firm (Gino Brogdon Jr. (J.D.'11)), Caplan Cobb (Mike Caplan (J.D.'06)), Edwards & Hawkins (Cameron Hawkins (J.D.'08)), Litner + Deganian (Arman Deganian (J.D.'03)), Murray Osorio (Benjamin Osorio (J.D.'11)), Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Services (Julie Wade (J.D.'00)) and The Spotted Trotter (Meagan Ouzts (J.D.'05)).
The University of Georgia held a dedication ceremony Nov. 16 to celebrate the recent naming of the Institute of Higher Education in tribute to the late Louise McBee, a revered university administrator and state legislator. Following the dedication, Joan T.A. Gabel, president of the University of Minnesota and a UGA School of Law 1993 alumna, delivered the 31st Louise McBee Lecture in Higher Education. Gabel spoke on “Fulfilling Higher Education’s Social Contract and Value Proposition,” first acknowledging McBee’s contributions to the field.