The University of New Mexico School of Law honored three alumni with the school’s 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award recently. U.S. Senator Tom Udall, a 1977 graduate of the UNM School of Law, was among recipients.
Udall joined Paula Tackett, also a member of the Class of 1977; and William MacPherson, a 1966 UNM law graduate, as recipients of the award, which honors members of the New Mexico legal community for contributions to the state and the legal profession.
Tackett has been director of Legislative Council Service for 21 years, during which she led two major renovations of the Roundhouse while leading a staff of researchers and bill drafters.
MacPherson retired from the UNM law faculty in 2002 after 32 years. He established the school's clinical law program, consistently ranked in the top five nationwide, and helped set up the Guanajuato Summer Law Institute.
Media Contact: Benson Hendrix, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: bhendrix@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at October 20, 2009 04:14 PM