In January, the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, the field of administrative law, and the legal profession more generally lost an amazing leader, mentor, and colleague with the passing of University of Nebraska Law Professor Anna Shavers. I first got to know Anna well when I joined the governing council of the […]
When I heard that Professor Anna Shavers had passed, I was stunned. Anna was truly one of the kindest people I have ever met. She had an unmatched generosity of spirit and kindness. I first met Anna at the ABA Administrative Law Section’s fall meeting many years ago. She was interim dean of Nebraska College […]
Anna was a pioneer. A scholar of administrative and immigration law and associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion, Anna has a presence that was thoughtful, wise, and inclusive. I first met Anna while serving with the ABA Commission on Immigration. I was fortunate to watch her lead and spread her knowledge. Even from afar, […]
I wish I had known Anna Shavers better. In my limited interactions with her, she was always the epitome of kindness and consideration for others. Not long after I joined the University of Minnesota law faculty as a very junior scholar, I attended the American Bar Association’s fall administrative law conference. Anna sought me out […]
The members and staff of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) mourn the recent passing of Anna Williams Shavers, the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Professor Shavers was affiliated with ACUS for nearly nine years—first as a […]
This January we lost one of our former Section Chairs, Professor Anna Shavers. Anna embodied the spirit of the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. Her death leaves a hole in the heart of the Section as well as a vacancy on the Council where her leadership always embraced the representation of diverse voices […]
On Saturday, February 12, 2022, the governing council of the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice approved the following resolution: WHEREAS our friend and colleague Anna Williams Shavers, Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, died on […]
The American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice is honored to organize this collection of tributes to Anna Shavers. Unfortunately, our community lost Anna in January 2022. In remembrance and with great respect, I will begin this celebration of Anna’s influence and contributions by explaining her influence on my career. Talking about […]