University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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CORWIN W. JOHNSON Professor Of Law Mr. Johnson received his A.B. from the University of Iowa in 1939 and his J.D. from Iowa in 1941. In 1942 he became a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He joined the Faculty of the University of Iowa in 1946 as an Instructor. In 1941 and 1947, he was a Sterling Fellow at Yale University. Mr. Johnson came to the Texas Faculty-in 1947, and has been a Professor of Law since 1954. Mr. Johnson is a co-author of Cases and Materials on Property, written in collaboration with Messrs. Cribbett and Fritz. He teaches Property, Water Law, Texas Land Titles, and Land Use Planning. JOHN F. SUTTON Professor Of Law Mr. Sutton was in private practice in San Antonio from 1941-1957. He received his LL.B. with honors from the University of Texas in 1941. From 1941-1945, he was with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the International Association of Insurance Counsel and the Legal Committee of the Interstate Oil Compact Committee. Mr. Sutton is presently rewriting the Canons of Ethics as Reporter for the Special Committee on Evaluation of Ethical Standards of the American Bar Association. He came to the University to teach in 1957 and lectures in Torts, Legal Profession, Oil and Gas, and Evidence. KEITH E. MORRISON Professor Of Law Mr. Morrison attended the University of Kansas and received his B.A. in 1931. He received his M.S. from the University of Wyoming in 1939. From 1939 to 1941, he was an economist for the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Wyoming. He completed his legal training in 1948 at Yale, coming to the University as an Associate Professor of Law. He has been a Professor since 1951. Mr. Morrison teaches Constitutional Law, Federal Taxation, and Estate and Gift Taxation. 17

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MILLARD H. RUUD Associate Dean Professor Of Law Mr. Ruud received his B. S. I. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Minnesota, in 1942 and 1947, respectively. He came to the University of Texas in 1948, as an Associate Professor of Law, after having served in that capacity at the University of Kansas in 1947 and 1948. He was made a Professor of Law in 1950. Mr. Ruud served as Assistant Executive Director of the Texas Legislative Council from 1950 to 1952. He is General Editor and co-author of the Texas Study of the Uniform Commercial Code. Mr. Ruud teaches Legislation, Commercial Law and Local Government. MARION K. WOODWARD Professor Of Law Mr. Woodward received his B.A. degree from the University of Texas in 1933 and his M.A. from West Texas State College in 1940. He returned to the University for his LL.B. which was conferred in 1943. After World War II, he was in private practice in Amarillo. He joined the law faculty in 1946. Mr. Woodward was made a Professor of Law in 1950. In that same year, he was honored as a Sterling Fellow at Yale University. Mr. Woodward has also served in the capacities of acting Dean, Assistant and Associate Dean of the University of Texas School of Law. He lectures in Mortgages, Texas Land Titles, Fiduciary Administration, and Oil and Gas. Mr. Woodward is a coauthor of the Oil and Gas casebook. CARL H. FULDA Professor Of Law Hugh Lamar Stone Chair Mr. Fulda was awarded a J.V.D. in 1931 from the University of Freiburg and an LL.B. from Yale University in 1938. From 1946 to 1954, Mr. Fulda was a Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law. In 1954, he joined the faculty of Ohio State University College of Law. He came to the University in 1964. Mr. Fulda is the author of many articles in legal periodicals. He is on the Board of Editors of the American Journal of Comparative Law and the Journal of International Law and Commerce. During 1959-1960, he was a Ford Foundation Fellow. Mr. Fulda lectures in Government Regulation, Administrative Law, and International Transactions and Transportation and teaches a seminar in World Trade. 16

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ALBERT P. JONES Professor Of Law Mr. Jones received his B.A., M.A., and LL.B. from the University of Texas with highest honors. He engaged in civil practice in Houston from 1930 to 1962, and is past-President of the Houston and Texas Bar Associations, and a member of the Supreme Court of Texas Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure. He is also a member of the American Bar Association. He is co-author of Texas Trial and Appellate Procedure with Messrs. Frank Elliott and Gus Hodges. Mr. Jones lectures in Procedure III, Procedure II, Federal Courts, and Legal Profession. JOSEPH P. WITHERSPOON Professor Of Law Mr. Witherspoon received his A.B. degree from the University of Chicago in 1936, and his LL.B. in 1948, from the University of Texas. The degree of S.J.D. was conferred upon Mr. Witherspoon by Harvard University in 1961. He joined the Texas Law Faculty in 1948 as Assistant Professor, becoming Professor of Law in 1955. Mr. Witherspoon was Consultant to the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 1964. He is the author of Cases and Materials in Antitrust Law. Mr. Witherspoon lectures on Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and Legal Process. PARKER C. FIELDER Professor Of Law W. H. Francis Professorship Mr. Fielder received his B.S. degree at Northwestern University in 1941. He received his LL.B. at the University of Texas in 1948, and began teaching immediately upon graduating. Mr. Fielder served as an Associate Professor from 1948 to 1953, when he moved to Midland, to go into private practice. Mr. Fielder returned to the Law School in 1961, and became the William H. Francis, Jr., Professor of Law. He lectures in Business Associations I and II, Oil and Gas Taxation, Federal Taxation and Estate and Gift Taxation. During 1964-1965 Mr. Fielder was a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. 18