IN BRIEF
GROOME RECEIVES FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD Professor of Law Dermot Groome was honored with the Dickinson
“Students shared personal stories demonstrating Professor
Law Faculty Excellence Award, for which nominations were
Groome’s compassion, support, and commitment to Dickinson
solicited from faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The award
Law’s ‘Practice Greatness’ motto,” said Sarah Williams, chair of the
recognizes demonstrated excellence in teaching, counseling, and/
faculty development committee and assistant professor of law.
or academic advising; scholarly accomplishments; and service to
“Students expressed deep appreciation for Professor Groome’s
the institution, the profession, and the community.
open-door policy, willingness to help students, and his emphasis
One nominator shared that Professor Groome truly embodies all the characteristics of the award, including his teaching and scholarship as well as his service to the institution, profession, and community. Many of the nominations highlighted Groome’s work in organizing the “Race and the Equal Protection of the Laws” program for first-year law students. Nominators also described Groome’s consistent use of current events in his teaching, scholarship in various fields of legal study, and communities in and outside of Pennsylvania that have benefited from his efforts.
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on preparing them for practice after law school.”
