At the recent National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) meeting, Dean Podgor received an award for exemplary service on the Technology Planning Team; she also was awarded a President's Commendation for "outstanding service in fighting for the rights of all persons, however humble, to stand before the Bar of Justice with a capable defense lawyer at their side and due process as their shield."

. . . who spoke at SEALS on the panel titled “Not a Moot Point: The Nuts and Bolts of Moot Court Programs.”

. . . who organized and moderated the SEALS panel titled “Emerging and Persistent Issues in Legal Research and Writing Education and Scholarship.”

. . . who moderated the SEALS panel titled “The Constitutionality and Wisdom of Teaching Intelligent Design in Public Schools.”

. . . who moderated the SEALS panel titled “Empirical Analysis of Law School Rankings.”

. . . who served as a mentor to “SEALS New Scholar” Alistair Newbern of the University of North Carolina School of Law. Professor Allen also spoke at SEALS on the panel titled “Alternative Visions of the Judicial Role” and introduced and organized a full-day workshop on civil procedure.

. . . who served as a mentor to “SEALS New Scholar” Samuel Jones of John Marshall Law School (Chicago).

. . . who spoke at SEALS on the panel titled “The Constitutionality and Wisdom of Teaching Intelligent Design in Public Schools.”

. . . who, on August 10, moderated the ABA panel "Do Worlds Collide? When Operational Systems Meet the Law," which featured a discussion of emerging technologies in e-closings, e-notes, and remote deposit capture.

. . . who spoke at SEALS on the panel titled “Available Technologies For Electronic Education.” Professor Trammel also served as a mentor to “SEALS New Scholar” Jasmine Abdel-Khalik of University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law.

. . . who spoke at SEALS on the panels titled “Teaching an Electronic Education Class” and “Mexican Curricular Reform Project: Overview of Criminal Law/Criminal Procedure Pedagogy.” Dean Podgor also served as a mentor to “SEALS New Scholar” LaJuana Davis of Cumberland School of Law.

. . . who spoke at SEALS on the panel titled “Internationalization of Legal Education: Best Practices For International Programs.”