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Alabama Law BLSA Chapter Renamed in Honor of Professor Fair

May 7, 2024

It is an honor to officially announce the naming of our chapter as the Bryan K. Fair Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. Our chapter has thrived under the leadership of Professor Bryan K. Fair. This designation will ensure that Professor Fair’s past and present contributions of unparalleled sacrifice and service to achieve justice will shape the future of our chapter for generations of law students. Our President, Camdyn Neal, hopes that for those generations of law students not yet born, Professor Fair will always be their witness through the Bryan K. Fair BLSA Chapter. Thank you, Professor Fair, for who you are, what you have taught us, and what you continue to teach us.

During its annual spring banquet, the Executive Board of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at Alabama Law announced that it has unanimously voted to rename its chapter the Bryan K. Fair Black Law Students Association. Professor Fair, who is the Thomas E. Skinner Professor of Law at Alabama Law, has served (and continues to serve) as the BLSA chapter advisor more than 30 years.

BLSA President Camdyn Neal poses with Professor Bryan Fair at the 2024 BLSA Banquet

“It was important to me and the 2023-2024 Executive Board to not wait in honoring Professor Fair and his commitment to our chapter,” said Camdyn Neal, chapter president. “This designation will ensure that Professor Fair’s unparalleled sacrifice and service to achieve justice will shape the future of the Bryan K. Fair BLSA Chapter for generations of law students.”

Professor Fair’s early ties to BLSA trace back to his own experience as a law student at UCLA in the 1980s.

“BLSA was important in my life and success in law school forty years ago,” said Fair. “It has been a privilege and pleasure to serve as the chapter advisor at Alabama Law. I am grateful for and deeply touched by this honor.”

Throughout his career, Professor Fair has been recognized at Alabama for his devotion to students, his excellence in teaching and scholarship, and his contributions to the Law School environment.  Because of these attributes, Professor Fair has been honored multiple times by his students as the SBA Outstanding Faculty Member Award recipient. He has also been awarded The University of Alabama’s Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award by the UA National Alumni Association.

After making the announcement at the banquet, Neal expressed great appreciation on behalf of the newly named Bryan K. Fair Black Law Students Association, “Thank you, Professor Fair, for who you are, what you have taught us, and what you continue to teach us.”

 

View additional photos from the banquet on the Law School’s Flickr gallery.

Story written & edited by Callie Jackson and Josh Bird


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