Stetson University College of Law Veterans Law Institute director and Professor of Law, Michael P. Allen, J.D., was tapped for a federal judgeship in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, according to hundreds of media sources on June 7 and June 8, including The Washington Times, The Washington Post, Tampa Bay Times, Yahoo!News, States News Service, the White House, PublicNow and Newsroom America.
College Choice included Stetson University in a list of the 35 Best Online Master’s in Accounting Degrees for 2017, posted by PR Newswire – Online, Spoke, Profit Quotes, Crossroads Today and several other outlets June 6.
Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Stetson University, wrote the article “Should We Panic About Teens’ Social Media Use?” for the Houston Chronicle, focusing on claims regarding the effects of social media on youth, posted June 2.
News of a new direct admission program between USF Sarasota-Manatee and Stetson University College of Law has run in media outlets Bay News 9, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Bradenton Herald, Gulf Coast Business Review, and the Business Observer June 8.
Matt Wilson, Ed.D., associate professor of sport business, appeared on the ESPN Radio’s The Scott Hamilton Show to discuss the University of North Carolina’s response to its 3rd NCAA Notice of Allegations regarding the University’s “Paper Class Scandal,” posted May 25.
Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., psychology professor, was featured in the article, “Are Video Games like Drugs & Gambling?” arguing that video games are not like drugs because any pleasurable activity causes changes in the brain and video games affect the brain significantly less than drugs do, posted by Military June 1.
Other News:
Stetson University alumnus Vincent Citro, J.D., was quoted in the U.S. News & World Report article, “Leak, Spies and, Just Maybe, Crimes.” Citro also wrote an article for the Federal Lawyer magazine.
Libba Galloway, J.D., visiting professor, and Matt Wilson, Ed.D., associate professor of sport business, had the following invited article titled, “Carter vs. FAU and Kiffin: What Can We Learn about the College Coaching Hiring Process?” published in the latest issue (Volume 14, Issue 10) of the Sports Litigation Alert, posted May 26.
The May 31 Targeted News Service announced that Ashley Krenelka Chase, associate director of Stetson University College of Law’s Dolly & Homer Hand Law Library, coordinator of legal practice technology, and an adjunct law professor, has been named American Association of Law Libraries 2017 Emerging Leader.
Stetson University was mentioned in the MyHeadlinez article, “Stetson Approves $1.5M for Energy-Saving Projects.” According to the article, the dupont-Ball Library at the DeLand campus will soon be retrofitted with energy-efficient LED lighting, posted June 2.
Alumni News:
Donald H. Wilson Jr., Stetson University College of Law alumnus, was inducted into the district’s Hall of Fame on Friday, June 2, according to the May 31 Polk County Democrat.
The June 1 State Capital News Feed announced that Stetson University College of Law alumna Elle Rudisill, an assistant state attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit in Pinellas/Pasco county since the fall of 2014, announced Thursday that she will run for the House District 37 seat.
Shawn Moore, graduate of Stetson University, wrote the blog article, “The Cloud: From Crossing the Chasm to Reaching the Tipping Point.” Moore addressed the issue of how to reach mass-market adoption, a major problem that all businesses and products face, posted by Solodev June 2.
A profile of Sumner J. Waring, graduate of Stetson University and Senior Vice President of Service Corporation International, was posted by Plus Company Updates (PCU) June 3.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Stetson University College of Law alumna Mariela I. Tassone has joined Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin as an associate in the firm’s Tampa office, posted June 4.
Tonia Marin, graduate of Stetson University, joined the Medway office of Charles River Bank as assistant vice president and market manager, according to the article, “Charles River Bank Announces Addition,” posted by Wicked Local – Norfolk June 5.
According to Tampa Bay Times and SaintPetersBlog, Stetson University College of Law alumnus Gregory Groger has been appointed judge in the Pinellas-Pasco Judicial Circuit, posted June 7.
