Stetson Law professors Lake, Torres-Spelliscy, Allen and Podgor are quoted in this week’s news stories. Political Science Professor Bailey was awarded a community service award, and Education Professor Coggins was guest speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. event in St. Augustine. The top stories for the week of Jan. 16-22, 2015, follow:

• Peter Lake, professor of law, spoke with The Harvard Crimson for the Jan. 14 article, Analysis: Law School Probe’s End May Mean Closer Scrutiny for College, about Title IX issue.

• Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, professor of law, is quoted in the com article, Most campaign cash to N.J. House members came from out-of-state donors, on Jan. 17.

• Hometown News quotes Michael Allen, associate law dean and professor of law, in the article, DeLand native marries after ban lift, on Jan. 16.

• According to the Jan. 16 Jewish Press article, 6 professors to offer lectures at Sunday Morning University in St. Pete, Ellen Podgor, professor of law, will offer a lecture on Over-Criminalization: Justice Gone Awry.

• Wayne Bailey, Ph.D., professor of political science, was awarded the J. Saxton Lloyd Community Service Award by the Civic League of the Halifax Area for his extensive community service in Volusia County, as reported in the Jan. 17 article on The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

• Patrick C. Coggins, Ph.D., professor of education, was keynote speaker at St. Augustine’s 30^th Annual Commemorative Breakfast in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, as reported in the Jan. 17 article of the Augustine Record. This year’s theme was Realizing the Dream: Jobs, Justice and Freedom.

Other Stories in the news

• The mother of a Stetson student was quoted in the article, One shot at DeLand convenience store, about her fears of the recent shootings in DeLand, according to the West Volusia Beacon on Jan. 20.

• Stetson University was mentioned in the article, Brewery 2: Persimmon Hollow Brewing, DeLand FL, on Beer Living 19.

• PR Newswire mentioned the Stetson College of Law Moot Court program in the article, Nation’s 16 best moot court programs vie for Andrews Kurth National Championship trophy, on Jan. 13.

• PRWeb distributed an article nationwide naming Stetson as a military friendly school.

• The Jan. 16 Pensacola News Journal mentioned the fourth annual UWF Argo Invitational Mock Trial Tournament that was sponsored by Stetson College of Law during Jan. 17 and 18 in the UWF Mock Trial Courtroom.

Alumni in the news

• The Jan. 20 Florida Bar News, names law alumni Blane McCarthy, Andrew Boyer and Steven Messner in the article, 21 Florida Lawyers Will Receive Pro Bono Awards in Supreme Court Ceremony Jan. 29.

• Inweekly published the article, Watson Lives His Dream” about Aaron Watson, on Jan 20.

• The Naples News reported that William F. McDonough will be co-hosting an event about Open Source Code.

• Ravii Givens was interviewed for an article for the Albany Herald about his successful business and remaining passion for basketball, on Jan. 18.

• Mike Spetsios, head golf professional, was interview by News-Press.com in regards to the area’s oldest golf course, San Carlos Golf Club, on Jan. 19.

• Jeremy Reidenberg has joined Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors as a real estate agent on Jan. 17, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

• Luis Pedraja, a religious studies graduate, is among the four finalists in the national search for Evergreen State College’s president, according the Jan. 15 article by The Olympian and The Bellingham Herald.