Distinguished Teaching Award
Past Recipients
2011
Clay Tanaka
2010
Amagda Perez
2009
Jennifer Chacon
2008
Floyd F. Feeney
2007
Donna Shestowsky
2005
Millard A. Murphy
2004
John W. Poulos
2003
James E. Hogan
2002
Debra Lyn Bassett
2001
James F. Smith
2000
Diane Marie Amann
1999
John D. Ayer
1998
Florian Bartosic
1997
Martha S. West
1996
Harrison C. Dunning
1995
Alan E. Brownstein
1994
Joel C. Dobris
1993
Kevin R. Johnson
1992
Rex R. Perschbacher
1991
Margaret Z. Johns
1990
Edward H. Rabin
1988
Robert W. Hillman
1987
Bruce A. Wolk
1986
Floyd F. Feeney
1985
Friedrich K. Juenger
1984
Jean C. Love
1983
Richard C. Wydick
1982
Daniel W. Fessler
1981
Daniel J. Dykstra
1980
James E. Hogan
2012 Recipient
Professor Evelyn Lewis is the recipient of the 33rd Annual William and Sally Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award.
Professor Lewis, formerly a Partner in the San Francisco law firm of Steinhart & Falconer, practiced law for almost 15 years, specializing in business transactions, before becoming a law professor at UC Davis in 1989. Since entering teaching Professor Lewis has taught a broad range of basic and upper-level law classes, including Property, Business Associations, Business Planning and Drafting, Nonprofit Organizations, Land Use Planning, Elder Law, and Trusts, Wills and Estates. Her special focuses in law include a desire to provide law students exposure to transactional drafting opportunities, drawing on her lengthy experience in this area from her years of practice.
“There are few right answers in a profession governed by judicial opinions. Law school is a study in change, and confidence comes from coping with uncertainty,” said Evelyn Lewis.
“You're not simply trained to understand the substance of the rules, but also, and more importantly, to understand how those rules evolved and how changing circumstances can cause them to evolve further,” she said.
Professor Lewis will be presented with the award at the 33rd Annual Distinguished Teaching Award and Scholarship Recognition Celebration Dinner on March 7, 2012 in the ballroom of the new UC Davis Conference Center.
Kindly RSVP by February 28, 2012 using the following links:
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