Interim Dean Radwan Receives FL Bar Professionalism Award
With enthusiastic backing from Stetson Law faculty, Interim Dean Theresa J. Pulley Radwan has been given the Florida Bar Center for Professionalism’s 2023 Law Faculty/Administrator Professionalism Award.
The recognition follows Radwan’s 22 years of service at Stetson Law, where, in addition to being a top bankruptcy law expert, she has held several roles at the College of Law. Radwan has served as interim dean since summer of 2022, and has also held the roles of Associate Dean of Academics, Senior Associate Dean of Academics, Associate Dean for Administration and Business Affairs, and Transitional Business Administrator.
“In all these capacities she has acted with the highest level of integrity and professionalism,” states a nomination letter submitted on behalf of the Stetson Law faculty recommending Radwan for the award. “She exudes professionalism in everything she does, from how she writes an email, to how she introduces speakers, how she interacts with faculty, staff, and students, how she teaches classes, and how she performs her current role as interim dean of the law school.”
Starting in 1999, the award has been presented annually to a faculty member or administrator who “best supports or exemplifies the mission of the Standing Committee on Professionalism” through scholarship, teaching, and service to the profession. Past recipients of this award from Stetson Law include former Dean Bruce R. Jacob (2018), Professor Emeritus Robert Dean Bickel (2016), Law Professor Roberta K. Flowers (2005), and Law Professor Rebecca Morgan (2003). See all award recipients.
She will be presented with the award at the Florida Bar’s Annual Convention during the Judicial Luncheon.
Leading Stetson through unprecedented challenges
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Radwan took on the challenging role of leading the University’s team in overseeing the Pandemic response for all of Stetson’s campuses. She spent endless hours as the co-chair of the Safer Campus Task Force while also teaching classes and writing scholarly works. She received the “She Stepped Up Award: Recognizing Extraordinary Leadership During COVID-19,” presented by the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network – Florida.
She was one of six women in all of higher education in Florida selected as a winner of this award for her leadership in making a difference in the lives of students as well as employees on their campuses. Well before she began serving as interim dean, students, faculty, and other members of the Stetson Law community lauded her for her communication and listening skills, sense of fairness, and scholarly work.
Advocating for campus diversity
As dean, she has been a key advocate for campus diversity; not only in being present for events, but also in promoting the importance of community. Her support for Stetson Law’s commitment to diversity is evident in everything from her encouraging faculty to participate in community MLK Day events to her scholarship of elder law issues in bankruptcy. Her behind-the-scenes efforts as a faculty member who served on the Appointments Screening Committee is a key reason behind the current diversity of Stetson Law’s faculty.
She served as a president of the Ferguson-White Inn of Court, as a member of the Florida Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism, and, in 2007-08, as the chair of the Professional Award Subcommittee.
The list of activities that she has done behind the scenes to advocate and reward professionalism in the legal practice is long.
Post date: April 18, 2023
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