Author: Adam Messner

THIS FRIDAY we will be having an event on the requirement that birth control be provided free-of-charge through employee health coverage.  Guest speakers will be Prof. Huhn, speaking on the constitutional issues surrounding this provision, and his wife, Dr. Nancy L. Wollam-Huhn, a practicing OBGYN, who will speak on women’s health.

This symposium is open to all members of the law school and the public.  Lunch will be provided for the attendees.  We will be serving chicken, jo-jos, potato salad, and vegetarian lasagna.  Please join us at 12:15 in room L-151.

Nominations for 2012-2013 SBA officers are being accepted now through Saturday, March 31 at 11:59 pm. An email with a link to the nomination form was sent to all law students enrolled for at least one class for fall 2012 a few minutes ago. If you are or plan to be enrolled this fall and did not receive the email, please contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu.

REMINDER: FED. SOC. TO HOST JOHN ALLISON TODAY AT 12:30PM (RED LOBSTER FOR LUNCH)

• Event Title: “The Long Term Consequences of the Financial Crisis”
• Keynote Speaker: John Allison, Former Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation
• Event Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
• Event Location: C. Blake McDowell Law Center, L-151
• John Allison Bio:
  •  John Allison is Retired Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, the 10^th largest financial services holding company headquartered in the U. S.  Mr. Allison began his service with BB&T in 1971 and managed a wide variety of responsibilities throughout the bank.  He became president of BB&T in 1987 and was elected Chairman and CEO in July 1989.  During Mr. Allison’s tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets. In March 2009, he joined the faculty of Wake Forest University School of Business as Distinguished Professor of Practice.

Allison is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He received his master’s degree in management from Duke University (1974).  He is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and has received 6 Honorary Doctorate Degrees.  Allison has received the Corning Award for Distinguished Leadership, been inducted into the NC Business Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Banker.  He was recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 most successful CEO’s in the world over the last decade.

He serves on the Board of Visitors at the business schools at Wake Forest, Duke, and UNC-Chapel Hill, and the Board of Directors of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

A native of Charlotte, N.C., Allison is married to the former Elizabeth McDonald of Elkin, N.C.  They have two sons and one daughter.

Panel Discussion-Sponsored by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the Jewish Law Students Association.

“How has your faith informed your decisions as a lawyer?”

Tuesday, April 3 at 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. in room L-151. Lunch will be provided.

Panelists:

Professor Richard C. Cohen

Associate Professor of Law and Director, Legal Research & Writing Program. Faith Perspective: Judaism.

(http://www.uakron.edu/law/faculty/profile.dot?identity=708439)

Joel Dayton

Local bankruptcy lawyer for Black McCuskey. Faith Perspective: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).

(http://bmsa.com/attorneys_individual/joel_k_dayton/)

Professor Sarah M.R. Cravens

Associate Professor of Professional Responsibility at Akron Law School. Faith Perspective: Protestant (Episcopalian).

(http://www.uakron.edu/law/faculty/profile.dot?identity=691615)

Larry Vuillemin

Local attorney in private practice in Akron, Ohio and co-founder of Heart to Heart Communications (http://www.h2hc.info/). Faith Perspective: Catholic.

(http://www3.uakron.edu/sociology/flameweb/research/vuillemin.html)

Faith Panel Flyer

Akron Law Federalist Society Spring Fling: A Week of Intellectual Engagement

Thursday, March 29th, 12:30 pm, L-151

Event Title: “Separation of Church and State: Is the Original Intent at Odds with Modern Law?”

Keynote Speaker: David Barton, Founder and President of WallBuilders

Lunch Provider: Spaghetti Warehouse

David Barton’s Bio:

David Barton is the Founder and President of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious and constitutional heritage.

WallBuilders is a name taken from the Old Testament writings of Nehemiah, who led a grassroots movement to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and restore its strength and honor. In the same way, WallBuilders seeks to energize the grassroots today to become involved in strengthening their communities, states, and nation.

David is the author of numerous best-selling books, with the subjects being drawn largely from his massive library of tens of thousands of original writings from the Founding Era. He also addresses well over 400 groups each year.

His exhaustive research has rendered him an expert in historical and constitutional issues and he serves as a consultant to state and federal legislators, has participated in several cases at the Supreme Court, was involved in the development of the History/Social Studies standards for states such as Texas and California, and has helped produce history textbooks now used in schools across the nation.

A national news organization has described him as “America’s historian,” and Time Magazine called him “a hero to millions – including some powerful politicians. In fact, Time Magazine named him as one of America’s 25 most influential evangelicals.

David has received numerous national and international awards, including Who’s Who in Education, DAR’s Medal of Honor, and the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. His work in media has merited several Angel Awards, Telly Awards, and the Dove Foundation Seal of Approval.

David and his wife Cheryl have three grown children, Damaris, Timothy, and Stephen, and a grandchild, and they reside in Aledo, TX.