Texas A&M University Law Professor Honored with Distinguished Achievement Award
Posted by William Byrnes on May 24, 2024
Professor William Byrnes of Texas A&M University School of Law received the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Professional Development, which includes a monetary gift and an engraved gold Texas A&M watch. Texas A&M President Mark Welch stated in his letter to Professor Byrnes:
“The Distinguished Achievement Award, generously funded by The Association of Former Students, is among the most prestigious awards presented to Texas A&M faculty and staff. The review process is rigorous and recipients are selected by a campuswide committee, a true testament to the esteem in which you are held by your colleagues.”
Professor Byrnes was recognized for an academic career pioneering online legal education while authoring a dozen legal treatises, 50 book chapters, and over 1,500 financial media articles. Since joining Texas A&M Law a decade ago, Professor Byrnes initiated and helped grow the online graduate programs that now enroll more than 1,500 professionals.
“Congratulations again on this honor and thank you for your outstanding contributions to our university!”, President Welch wrote in closing.
Professor Byrnes responded, “I am humbled that my Dean Bobby Ahdieh, faculty colleagues, and several Deans from other law schools, wrote letters of nomination to the committee in support of my publication record and my impact on legal education.”
“This award and research grant allows me to focus my summer on the research and writing of two new academic journal articles for the fall submission cycle”, added Professor Byrnes. “One of the articles will be a policy analysis of Congress and the IRS’ definition of charitable activities. The other is in the formative stage but will analyze the practicability of leveraging a Shapley approach for intangible intensive groups – a topic my Texas A&M colleague Dr. Lorraine Eden is the prominent academic expert on and supporter of.
Beginning in 1955, via a rigorous review by a university-wide committee composed of faculty, staff, students and former students, the Distinguished Achievement Awards have been granted to those who exhibit the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M. Donors to The Association of Former Students provide funding for this award program.
Find out more about Texas A&M’s online graduate wealth management program: https://law.tamu.edu/distance-education/wealth-management
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