Abstract
Each year, the UCLA School of Law presents the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching to an outstanding law professor. On Thursday, April 6, 2023, this honor was given to Professor Eileen A. Scallen. UCLA Law Review Discourse is proud to continue its tradition of publishing a modified version of the ceremony speech delivered by the award recipient.
About the Author
Eileen A. Scallen is Professor of Practice at UCLA School of Law. She also served as the Law School’s Associate Dean for Curriculum and Academic Affairs from 2013 to 2017. From 2017- 2023 she served as Director of Part-time Faculty. Before joining UCLA Law, Professor Scallen was Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) and Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota (formerly William Mitchell College of Law). She hopes her presence at UCLA Law does not cause it to change its name too. Professor Scallen teaches and writes about Evidence, Civil Procedure, and related subjects. She has her J.D. and M.A. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and received her B.A. from St. Olaf College.
