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Washburn Lawyer, v. 48, no. 1 - Washburn University School of Law

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Pr<strong>of</strong>essor James B. Wadley Remembered<br />

Faculty News<br />

<strong>Washburn</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> mourned the death <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor James B.<br />

Wadley who died Jan. 1, 2010, at the age <strong>of</strong> 64.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Wadley joined the <strong>Washburn</strong> <strong>Law</strong> faculty in 1979 and subsequently taught<br />

courses in many subjects, including Agricultural <strong>Law</strong>, Water Rights, Entertainment<br />

<strong>Law</strong>, Creative Thinking for <strong><strong>Law</strong>yer</strong>s, Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, and Native<br />

American <strong>Law</strong>. He was selected as the 2000-01 William O. Douglas Outstanding<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> the Year. He served as director <strong>of</strong> the Rural <strong>Law</strong> Center and authored a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> books and law review articles.<br />

Wadley earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Utah State <strong>University</strong>. He<br />

lived for two years in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina as a missionary for The<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ <strong>of</strong> Latter-day Saints. He obtained his juris doctor from<br />

Tulane <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in New Orleans in 1972.<br />

Prior to joining the <strong>Washburn</strong> <strong>Law</strong> faculty, Wadley taught at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Florida<br />

Holland <strong>Law</strong> Center. He also studied law in Mexico and performed legal research in<br />

Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. While at <strong>Washburn</strong> he accepted invitations to teach<br />

law courses in England and Poland. He was a Distinguished Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />

Agricultural <strong>Law</strong> at Southern Illi<strong>no</strong>is <strong>University</strong> in 2007.<br />

Wadley volunteered his talents outside the law school, serving as circuit court<br />

judge for the Iowa Tribe <strong>of</strong> Kansas and Nebraska, and as district court judge for<br />

the Prairie Band <strong>of</strong> Potawatomi Nation. He organized and led the College Hill<br />

Association Band for its annual 4th <strong>of</strong> July parade and served for several years as<br />

bishop <strong>of</strong> the Sherwood Ward <strong>of</strong> The Church <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ <strong>of</strong> Latter-day Saints.<br />

Wadley’s many talents included painting, and during his 30-plus years at <strong>Washburn</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong>, his depictions <strong>of</strong> the law school and other Kansas scenes were presented to<br />

retiring law school faculty and staff.<br />

During Dean Thomas Romig’s remarks at the law school’s commencement in May,<br />

he led the audience in a moment <strong>of</strong> silence in Wadley’s memory. The <strong>Washburn</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Journal (vol. 49, <strong>no</strong>. 3) contains a tribute prepared by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lyn Goering, ’87.<br />

There is also a link to the tribute on Wadley’s faculty page at www.washburnlaw.edu/<br />

faculty/. <strong>Washburn</strong> <strong>Law</strong> faculty, staff, students, and alumni extend their deepest<br />

sympathies to his wife Frances and other family members.<br />

At the family’s request, a memorial fund was established to support the law school.<br />

Contributions can be made to <strong>Washburn</strong> <strong>University</strong> Foundation, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor James<br />

Wadley Memorial Fund, 1729 SW MacVicar Ave., Topeka, KS 66604.<br />

Myrl L. Duncan Linda Henry Elrod John J. Francis Alex Glashausser J. Lyn Entrikin Goering Ronald C. Griffi n<br />

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