Written by: Katie Linder

As the academic year closes, the College of Law is recognizing its faculty and staff who received awards during the 2025-2026 academic year from the University of Iowa or the College of Law.  

University Honors  

Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching
Stella Burch Elias, Bouma Family Fellow in Law

Mental Health Champion
Bram Elias, Clinical Professor

President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
Alison K. Guernsey, Herschel G. Langdon Clinical Professor of Trial Advocacy

Staff Appreciation Awards  
Melissa Norman, Assistant Dean of Career and Student Services  

A ceremony took place on May 5, 2026, at Hancher Auditorium for university awards.  

Collegiate Faculty Awards  

College of Law Collegiate Teaching Award  
Mary Ksobiech, Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research  

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching the First-year Curriculum  
Katherine Baker, Aliber Family Chair in Law

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching the Upper-Level Curriculum 
Diane Lourdes Dick, Charles E. Floete Distinguished Professor of Law

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical, Experiential, or limited-Enrollment Teaching  
June Tai, Clinical Professor  

Jack and Dee Wilome Award for an Outstanding Legal Analysis, Writing and Research Professor 
Dawn Barker Anderson, Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

Fostering a Welcoming and Respectful Community Awards 

Selected by the College Community Committee

• Sam Ramsey, Embedded Therapist  
• Shannon Roesler, Charlotte and Frederick Hubbell Professor of Environmental and Natural Resources Law
• Adrien Wing, Associate Dean and Bessie Dutton Murray Professor of Law

Nominations are currently being solicited for College of Law Staff Awards. Three recipients will be recognized during a staff retreat in July.