LSU Law News
May 2010
Chancellor Awards LSU Law Center’s Distinguished Service Award to Class of 2010
May 31, 2010Scott Sternberg, President of the LSU Law Student Bar Association (SBA), accepted the Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the Class of 2010 from Chancellor Jack M. Weiss at the LSU Law Center's Commencement exercises. “Your class has had an enduring, positive impact on the school,” said Chancellor Jack M. Weiss as he presented the LSU Law Center’s Distinguished Service Award to the Class of 2010 during Commencement exercises held on May 28. “You made a difference.” The Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor that is bestowed by the Law Center. The award was made in recognition of the…
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LSU Law Center Awards Degrees at 2010 Commencement Ceremonies; James Carville Inspires Students with Keynote Address
May 28, 2010Top left: C. James Carville, Jr. provides emphasis to remarks made during his Commencement address at the LSU Law Center graduation ceremony held on May 28, 2010. Carville is a 1973 graduate of the LSU Law Center. Top right: Joining Chancellor Jack M. Weiss as platform guests for the LSU Law Center Commencement exercises were: L to R: Dr. John Lombardi, President of the LSU System; Anthony Falterman, LSU Board of Supervisors member; Chancellor Weiss; C. James Carville, Jr. (’73), Commencement speaker; James Moore, Jr., Chairman-Elect, LSU Board of Supervisors; and, Justice John L. Weimer, Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court.…
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James Carville to Deliver Keynote Address at May 28 Commencement Ceremonies
May 17, 2010James “The Ragin’ Cajun” Carville, America’s best-known political consultant and a 1973 graduate of the LSU Law Center, will deliver the keynote address at the LSU Law Center Commencement ceremonies scheduled for Friday, May 28, 2010. Ceremonies will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU Campus. Carville’s long list of electoral successes evidences a knack for steering overlooked campaigns to unexpected landslide victories. He is known for re-making political underdogs into upset winners. His winning streak began in 1986, when he managed the gubernatorial victory of Robert Casey in Pennsylvania. In 1987, Carville helped…
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