The Transformative Years of the University of Alabama Law School, 1966-1970 - Hardcover

by Daniel John Meador (Author), Truman Hobbs (Foreword by)

Transformative Years is Daniel Meador's account of his four years as dean of the School of Law at the University of Alabama from 1966 to 1970. Those were indeed transformative years, bridging the Law School of the past to the Law School of the future. Working on the premise that this institution was a crucial training ground for the state's future legal and political leadership, the author, with the backing of university president Frank Rose, moved rapidly to build the school up in every respect--alumni involvement in fundraising, faculty, curriculum, library, and student life. All of these steps are described, along with the challenges presented by entrenched and limited expectations. The book describes the problems the author faced, in the context of their time and place, the steps taken to overcome them, and his dashed hopes in the ultimate denouement. The book concludes with a summary of what turned out to be lasting changes in the school as a result of those four years.

Author Biography

DANIEL JOHN MEADOR is the James Monroe Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia. An Alabama native, he attended The Citadel and holds degrees from Auburn University, the University of Alabama Law School, and Harvard University. He also served as dean of the University of Alabama Law School for four years, an experience he details in his book The Transformative Years, 1966-1970. Meador is the author of numerous legal texts and articles and three novels. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.