Journal of law and policy dedicated to Mandelker

February 9, 2001

In recognition of his extraordinary contributions to land use law, the School of Law's Journal of Law and Policy's most recent volume is dedicated to Daniel R. Mandelker, LL.B., J.S.D., the Howard A. Stamper Professor of Law.

 

Mandelker: Honored law professor

The 888-page volume, "Evolving Voices in Land Use Law: A Festschrift in Honor of Daniel R. Mandelker," recognizes both his founding of the journal in 1965 and his more than 50 years of scholarship in land use and environmental regulation.

"Dan's contributions to national, state and local policy in these days of dramatically challenging land use relationships have been legionary," writes Robert H. Freilich, a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and a colleague of Mandelker's, in the Festschrift's epilogue. "Dan has been bold, creative and a font of knowledge of how to turn the vast lore of land use, which he has so mastered, into contemporary thought and practice at the highest level."

The Festschrift's 30 articles by former students and colleagues of Mandelker, and by Mandelker himself, provide a comprehensive analysis of land use and related issues by eminent scholars in the field. Last year, the journal's name and focus changed, making it symposium-based and featuring broader topics. At that time, the student editorial board and faculty adviser, Karen L. Tokarz, J.D., LL.M., professor of law and director of clinical education, decided to recognize Mandelker with a special, expanded edition of the journal.

"It easily has been our most successful volume," said law school alumna Heather Leawoods, who was editor in chief of the journal when work on the Festschrift began. "It has triple the number of authors, and already has been in high demand among city and county planning commissions, land use scholars and attorneys, and state and local courts."

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