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

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The Law School ' s first reunion of the new century, April 14-15, featured class parties, CLE programs, and a gala dinner honoring the Law Alumni Association ' s award winners. Reu TON wif Q Weekend April 14-15, 2000 16 — Reunion Weekend

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Prof. Smith Honored j , as TETA Recipient A ii-hingAwaid a (KY) iward provided inuilK h the E Cluhl 111 oIhi.r Law Week I - Law Week Faculty k Adminislration Honoree — La« Week Slall Honoree. Il.l RtLipiLiils aiL selei-ted b studtnl eommitlees organized h ihc arious student touneih and coordi n ited through the Cabinet ot College Councils Professor Smith widely loved and universally respected by all his students, teaches first-year Property and specializes in oil and gas. He served a brief term as Dean of the law school, but reportedly retired from ilic piisiiioii because he missed teach- ii ' j SCI iiuilIi Smith ' s method of ih.illen ' jiiii! .iiul probing, is also ■jfiiik ' .11.1111) 111 the law school set- iiiiij , .111 iii.liMdual. he comes aeiDss as cMicmcly intelligent, distin- guished, and sensitive. This year he truly went above and beyond the call of duty, as he was the only professor who nlunk-ercd lo administer a mock cvjiii Ini Ills lirst-ycai ' class at mid- sciiK ' sici so ih.il the students would li.ixe .111 iiikliii;j of what a law school L- .iiii w.is like C.r.tding law school ex.iiiis IS ,1 iioioiiously tedious task that often lakes some professors months to complete, particularly in a class of 120; Smith did so gladly, quickly, and thoroughly, even including comments on each individ- ual test. Because of his demonstrated dedication to his students that has gone so long unrecognized, the committee felt that he should be this year ' s recipient of the Texas Excellence Teaching Award. JOVE: SBA President Clint Harbour welcomes studenti :ulty and staff to the Dean Keeton Awards Luncheon. GHT: SBA Vice President and Luncheon Chair, Wendy ng, and attorney Morgan Matson (UT ' 99) representint Ibright Jaworski, LLP, enjoy the BBQ lunch. Law Week— 15

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Keeton Dedication Wing LEPT: Brad McClellan, grandson of Dean Keeton, speaks about the importance of U.T. ' s law school to his late grandfather. McClellan, a lawyer in Austin, was the key speak- er at the dedication of the Dean W. Page Keeton wing on Friday. April 14. BELOW: Professor Bill Powers jokes with Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson at the dedication of the Dean Keeton Wing. Hutchinson and Powers were among several Austin citizens and UT alumni that turned out for the ceremony. The weekend formally opened with the Welcome Reception beginning at 5 p.m. Friday at the Law School Atrium. Early arrivals participated in one of two CLE programs: Using the Internet in Your Practice or a round table discussion on ethics and professional responsibility. Both sessions began at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Reunion participants had a choice of three professional programs to attend on Saturday. 1 . Discussion of the revival of states ' rights, including three important cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, led by Professor Lynn A. Baker, Thomas Watt Gregory Professor of Law. 2. Privacy and the Media, exploring the liability of news organizations for aggressive reporting methods (such as clandes- tine videotaping), presented by Professor David Anderson, Thoinpson Knight Centennial Professor in Law. 3. Panel discussion on the history and status of the Hopwood litigation. The panel included members of the litigation team, Greg Coleinan, Solicitor General: Betty Owens. 1988, Vinson Elkins; and Harry Reasoner, 1962, Managing Partner of Vinson Elkins and President of the Board of Trustees of the Law School Foundation. The panel also featured three faculty. Professor Douglas Laycock, Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law; Professor Stanley Johanson, Fannie Coplin Regents Chair; and Gerald Torres, H.O. Head Centennial Professor in Real Property Law and University Vice Provost; as well as Asst. Dean Shelli Soto, 1994. Reunion Weekend — 1 7