Committees & Committee Chairs for 2006-2007
Adjunct-taught Programs Committee
Explores ways to assist members who work in adjunct-taught programs.
Co-Chairs
Christy DeSanctis
cdesanctis@law.gwu.edu
Alice Perlin
aperlin@luc.edu
ALWD Citation Manual Adoptions Committee
Advises and supports ALWD members and law schools that have adopted or wish to adopt the ALWD Citation Manual.
Co-Chairs
Eric B. Easton
eeaston@ubalt.edu
2007 Conference Committee
Planning the Sixth ALWD Biennial Conference, to be held in Denver June 14–16, 2007.
Chair
Mary Garvey Algero
algero@loyno.edu
Coordinating Committee
Coordinates interest in and the composition of committees.
Chair
needs to be filled
Editorial Committee
Publishes the Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors.
Chair
Linda Berger
linda.berger@law.mercer.edu
Elections Committee
Conducts the annual election of ALWD officers and members of the Board of Directors in compliance with the bylaws.
Chair
Jean Whitney
jean.whitney@unlv.edu
Fellowship Programs Committee
Explores ways to assist ALWD members at schools with fellowship programs and identifies or develops projects that support the professional efforts of these members.
Chair
Jan Levine
jan.levine@temple.edu
Listserv Committee
Works to ensure the smooth operation of DIRCON.
Co-Chairs
Sonia Green
7green@jmls.edu
Lyn Goering
lyn.goering@washburn.edu
Moot Court Committee
Works on developing model rules and guidelines that ALWD can present to schools and organizations that sponsor moot court competitions.
Chair
needs to be filled
Outreach Committee
description goes here.
Chair
Diane Penneys Edelman
edelman@law.villanova.edu
Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award Committee ~ (joint ALWD/LWI cmtee)
Selects a recipient for the Blackwell Award and helps plan a reception.
Chair
Ruth C. Vance
ruth.vance@valpo.edu
Scholarship Committee
Encourages scholarship by legal writing professors and directors, particularly about legal writing.
Chair
Sarah Ricks
sricks@camden.rutgers.edu
Survey Committee ~ (joint ALWD/LWI Committee)
Manages the annual survey.
Co-Chairs
Ken Chestek
Philip Frost
pmfrost@umich.edu
Nancy Soonpaa
nancy.soonpaaAttu.edu
Tenured & Tenure-track Teachers Committee
Supports LRW professionals who are on or who hope to be on the tenure track.
Chair
Lou Sirico
sirico@law.villanova.edu
Web Site Committee
Seeks to revive ALWD’s web site.
Chair
Hether C. Macfarlane
hmacfarlane@pacific.edu
board Liaison
Nancy Lawler Dickhute
dickhute@creighton.edu