Law School Faculty Member Receives Regents Award for Public Service
April 19, 2004
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Jane C. Murphy, professor in the University of Baltimore School of Law, received a University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence at its meeting on April 16. The regents recognized 11 faculty members from across the USM for their outstanding contributions in one of five categories: research/scholarship/creative activity; teaching; public service; collaboration; and mentoring.
"This is the highest honor bestowed by the regents to honor exemplary faculty achievement," said Clifford Kendall, chair of the USM board. Each honoree will receive $1,000.
Murphy, who was recognized for her public service, developed the School of Law's Family Law Clinic, in which faculty supervise law students in their representation of indigent clients and engage in efforts to reform the family law system. She has devoted much of her time to building the school's clinical program, which operates seven clinics serving a wide range of low-income clients, court systems, and neighborhoods facing family, consumer, housing, and other legal issues. Murphy also regularly accepts pro bono cases and participates in a variety of statewide and national task forces to improve access to justice for low income families.
The University of Baltimore is an upper-division, graduate and professional university. UB--the state's career-minded university--is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Robert G. Merrick School of Business.