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Journal of Land Use
BOSSELMAN TRIBUTE ISSUE, Volume 17.1
In recognition of the achievements and contributions of Professor Fred Bosselman to environmental and land use law throughout his career and in honor of his retirement, the Journal, will host a symposium tribute edition dedicated to his work this fall. The issue will include tributes written by Dan Tarlock, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent University; Daniel Mandelker, Professor of Law, Washington University; Craig Peterson, Professor of Law, John Marshall Law School; and David Callies, Professor of Law, University of Hawaii.2001 DISTINGUISHED LECTURER
The 2001 Distinguished Lecturer will be Professor Fred Bosselman, Chicago-Kent University. The lecture will take place in the College of Law's D'Alemberte Rotunda on October 18th from 6-8 p.m. His lecture is entitled "What Lawmakers Can Learn from Large Scale Ecology." We hope that all Journal Alumni will be in attendance for this esteemed lecturer. The accompanying article will appear in Volume 17.2.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
The University of Florida hosted its 7th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference: All Eyes on Florida: Revitalizing, Restoring & Revisiting. Sponsored by the UF College of Law's Environmental and Land Use Society, in cooperation with The Florida Bar, this student-run conference featured discussions on a variety of environmental issues. The conference was held March 22-24 at the Reitz Union, on UF's campus. The event was a success, with conference participants including students, professors, attorneys, advocates and environmentalists from across Florida.
Conference activities included plenary sessions, specialized presentations and games. Topics ranged from government regulation to energy and technology to development. The highlight of the conference, the Evening Banquet, gave participants a chance to mingle, meet and also learn. Guest speaker Mary Doyle, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water & Science at the U.S. Dept. of the Interior and current University of Miami professor addressed Everglades's restoration. Keynote speaker Herb Miller, long-time travel writer, talked about Everglades's restoration and Florida tourism.
Look for the conference proceedings, which will be published in the up-coming Journal edition, Volume 17.1. The section will include the speeches given by Mary Doyle; Brian Blackwelder; Nicole Kimbert; Joel Mintz; Mary Jane Angelo, Charles Lobdell, and Tara Boonstra; as well as several others.
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
This year the Journal will begin awarding two scholarships in memory of two of its members who recently passed away. Patsy Ford (1955-1999) was the Journal Office Manager from its inception through 1999. Brian Bloodworth was Editor-In-Chief for Volume 10 and Executive Editor for Volume 9. Both made significant contributions to the Journal over the years.
Two current Journal members will receive a $500 Scholarship in their memory. The Manuscript Review Committee and the Executive Board will choose the recipients through student paper submissions. The winning papers will appear in a special section of Volume 17.2
Special thanks to Ronald Christaldi and his firm de la Parte & Gilbert, Richard Bradford, Heather Lindsay, John Bevis, Wendy Jensen, Robert Bass and Wes Wheeler for making these gifts possible.
If you would like to contribute to the on-going support of these scholarships, please contact Cathy Butler, Office Manager, at (850) 644-7781 or cbutler@law.fsu.edu.
NEW CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Beginning with the 2001-2002 academic year, the College of Law will offer a certificate in Environmental, Natural Resources and Land Use Law. Students enrolled in the program choose between two tracts, Environmental Law or Land Use Law, and are required to take 18 credit hours of prescribed and elective courses. Upon graduation, they receive a certificate along with their J.D. degree, indicating that they have achieved special competency in the fields of environmental or land use law. The program requires students to take only three academic credits in addition to those required for the J.D. degree.
For more information on the new certificate program, check out the COL website:
http://www.law.fsu.edu/academic_programs/environmental/index.html
FUNDRAISING
This past spring the College of Law held a fundraising drive to raise money in support of the FSU College of Law Annual Fund. The Fund is used to support extra curricular activities at the law school. Several Journal Alumni made significant pledges specifically to the Journal. We would like to extend our gratitude for your support.
If you would like to contribute to the Journal, please contact Cathy Butler, Office Manager, at (850) 644-7781 or email cbutler@law.fsu.edu.
SPRING ISSUE, Volume 17.2
Beyond the Bosselman article, this Spring's issue is tentatively set to include articles on Spanish Land Grants, by Sid Ansbascher and Keith Williams; Environmental Borders by Buzz Thompson, our latest Web Site Review and Recent Developments installments and the two winning student pieces.
The Journal is currently accepting articles, comments, casenotes, and book reviews for possible publication. To be eligible for publication, the submissions must be well written, must conform to the 17th Edition of the Bluebook, and must focus on a land use or environmental law issue. If you are interested please send a copy of your piece to:
Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law
ATTN: Office Manager
The Florida State University, College of Law
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1601