University of Virginia Law School - Barrister Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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ee ee Dean Ribble graduated from William and Marty College in 1916. He then entered the University of Virginia where he earned M.A. and LL.B. degrees, inte rrupted by a term in the Field Artillery during World War I. In 1921 Mr. Ribble joined the University faculty and was appointed a full professor a short six years later. Then, in 1937, he was appointed acting dean which culminated in permanent status two years later. Once again in World War II, the Dean served in the conduct of the war, this time with the State Department. After the hostilities ended, he was appointed a U. S. delegate to UNESCO. Further honors have been bestowed upon the Dean with his election as President of both the Association of American Law Schools and the Virginia Bar Association. He was also selected for membership on the council of the American Law Institute. Washington and Lee and William and Mary have both honored him with Doctor of Law degrees. FREDERICK DEANE GOODWIN RIBBLE James Madison Professor of Law Dean of the Law School

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Photo by Thompson EDGAR FINLEY SHANNON, JR. President of the University of Virginia Dr. Edgar Finley Shannon, Jr., an associate professor in the department of English for the past three years, was last fall inaugurated as the fourth and youngest President in the history of the University of Virginia. Dr. Shannon holds degrees from Washington and Lee, Duke, Harvard and Oxford University. During World War I, Dr. Shannon served with distinction in the U. S. Navy. He participated in many of the major Pacific campaigns and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was awarded the Bronze Star in September, 1945, for his “meritorious services.’ After his Oxford studies as a Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Shannon became a member of the Harvard faculty and subsequently joined the University community in 1956.

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THOMAS MUNFORD BOYD Professor of Law Professor Boyd has a rather varied background in legal and associated fields. After receiving both his B.S. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Virginia, Mr. Boyd actively practiced law in both Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. Between 1925 and 1930, Mr. Boyd took time out from his law practice to serve as Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Albemarle County. During the 1930's and World War II, Mr. Boyd served on a wide number of agency legal staffs including the Office of Production Man- agement, the National Defense Advisory Commission, the W.P.B., culminating in his appointment as Chair- man of the N.P.A. Appeals Board. In 1953 Mr. Boyd was appointed a member of the Advisory Council to the Virginia Code Commission. Here at the Law School Mr. Boyd is known for his courses in Virginia Procedure, Corporate Reorganiza- tion, Professional Ethics, and Creditors Rights. NEILL HERBERT ALFORD Professor of Law Professor Alford was graduated from the Citadel in 1940 and received his LL.B. in 1947 from the Univer- sity of Virginia. He has been connected with the law school ever since, except for 1950-51 which he spent at Yale Law School as a Sterling Fellow. Mr. Alford served in the Army from 1941 thru 1946 and holds the rank of Lt. Colonel. In 1955 Mr. Alford’s casebook on Decedent's Estates and Trusts was published. In addition to lecturing in the latter course and Legal History and conducting seminars in Fiduciary Administration and Charitable Dispositions, Mr. Alford is also currently serving as counsel for the Virginia Code Commission. MORTIMER M. CAPLIN Professor of Law Professor Caplin holds B.S. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Virginia. He served as law clerk to U. S. Circuit Judge A. M. Dobie in 1940 and 1941, followed by nine years practice in New York City. Mr. Caplin returned to the Law School in 1950 and has also been serving as counsel to the Charlottesville firm of Perkins, Battle and Minor since 1952. In 1953 he took time out to get his J.S.D. at the New York University Law School. Mr. Caplin is a member of the Tax Advisory Group of the American Law Institute, Director of the Virginia Conference on Federal Taxation, and Chairman of the ABA’s Committee on Legal Research of the Section of Taxation. During the past year, he also served as President of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Mr. Caplin teaches the three tax courses and one of the tax semi- nars at the Law School.