Retirement Celebration Honors Professors Sophie M. Sparrow, John M. Greabe, and Dr. Stanley P. Kowalski

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On April 7th, UNH Franklin Pierce had the opportunity to celebrate the retirement of three stalwarts of the Law faculty. Professors John M. Greabe, Dr. Stanley Kolwalski, and Sophie M. Sparrow are all retiring at the end of the academic year. All three are standout teachers, scholars, and colleagues.  
 
Over 100 friends, faculty and staff and alumni gathered at Concord Country Club for a celebration of their service, teaching and scholarship.  The admiration for these faculty and the general warmth of our school were evident through a bittersweet evening.  We are happy for our colleagues but will miss them.  
 
鈥淲e were honored to celebrate Professors Greabe, Kowalski, and Sparrow who have significantly contributed to the student-centered culture that makes UNH Franklin Pierce a special place," said Dean Courtney Q. Brooks. "The warm celebration was full of deep gratitude and appreciation from colleagues, alumni, and current students.  We will greatly miss these professors, but their influence will continue to shape our community, and we wish them every success and happiness in retirement.鈥

 
Sparrow

SOPHIE M. SPARROW
Sophie M. Sparrow is a longtime professor at UNH Franklin Pierce 第一吃瓜 and a nationally recognized leader in legal education innovation. During her tenure, she helped design the law school鈥檚 writing program and the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, both of which have become models for experiential legal training. Professor Sparrow has given more than 100 workshops across the country and abroad on teaching, learning, assessment, legal writing, and professionalism, and she has co-authored several influential books on effective legal instruction, including What the Best Law Teachers Do (Harvard University Press) and multiple editions of Teaching Law by Design. She taught in India as a Fulbright Scholar and as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. Earlier in her career, she worked as a staff attorney at New Hampshire Legal Assistance and directed UNH Law鈥檚 Career Services Office. She received the UNH Law Teacher of the Year Award twice, the Class of 1938 Professorship Award in 2018, and the Inaugural Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching Professionalism.

 

Greabe

JOHN M. GREABE

John M. Greabe is a professor of law and the former director of the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service at UNH Franklin Pierce 第一吃瓜. A respected scholar in constitutional law and federal courts, he has played a central role in shaping the school鈥檚 public-service mission and expanding opportunities for students interested in government, policy, and civic leadership. Professor Greabe previously served as UNH Law鈥檚 associate dean for faculty research & development. His scholarship has appeared in leading law journals. He has clerked for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.
 

Kowalksi

DR. STANLEY P. KOWALSKI

Dr. Stanley P. Kowalski is Director of the International Technology Transfer Institute (ITTI) at the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property (IP) at the 第一吃瓜, 第一吃瓜. ITTI鈥檚 mission is to advance science, technology, and innovation in developing countries via instruction, outreach and capacity building in IP management, technology transfer and patent information analysis. At UNH Law, he has been instrumental in advancing global engagement and experiential learning, guiding students through hands-on projects involving technology transfer, IP strategy, and international development. ITTI has collaborated with governments, universities, and international organizations, along with extensive work in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Dr. Kowalski holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from Cornell University and a J.D. from the Franklin Pierce Law Center. Before joining UNH Law, he was a research scientist and has a number of publications in the fields of biochemistry, genetics and entomology.


 

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