 David E. Shipley papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteDavid E. Shipley joined the faculty of the University of Georgia School of Law in July 1998 as dean and professor of law. He led the school through the completion of a strategic planning process, a renovation of several classrooms and the law library's Carl E. Sanders Reading Room, a school-wide technology upgrade, the creation of the director of advocacy position, the establishment of a new clinic, and the successful passage of an American Bar Association site inspection. He resigned as dean in June 2003 to resume full-time teaching. In 2012, he was named to the Georgia Athletic Association Professorship in Law. Shipley teaches courses on civil procedure, copyright, administrative law and remedies. He also helped establish the law school's semester abroad program at England's historic Oxford University. This program was in operation from 2006 to 2016, and Shipley served as the program's professor in residence at Oxford in 2007. Shipley has been UGA's Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference since 2010, serving as secretary to the Athletic Association's board of directors. In addition, he was chair of the University Council's executive committee and served on the boards of the University of Georgia Foundation and the University of Georgia Alumni Association from 2014 to 2016 and again from 2019 to 2021. In 2015, he was elected to the Oberlin College Board of Trustees. Shipley was appointed to the NCAA's seven-member Infractions Appeals Committee in 2018, and a year later he was named to the NCAA's five-member Infractions Referral Committee. He has been an active member of the Clarke-Carley Inn of Court since 1998. Prior to coming to Georgia, Shipley was dean and professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law from 1993 to 1998; dean, director of the Law Center and professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law from 1990 to 1993; and associate dean for administrative affairs and professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law from 1989 to 1990. He joined the faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1977 as a visiting assistant professor after practicing law with Tillinghast, Collins and Graham for two years in Providence, Rhode Island. During his time on the faculty at South Carolina, he served as a visiting professor at the College of William and Mary from 1983 to 1984 and The Ohio State University from 1986 to 1987. Shipley earned his undergraduate degree in history with highest honors from Oberlin College and his law degree from the University of Chicago, where he was executive editor of The University of Chicago Law Review. Scope and ContentThis collection represents the duties of David E. Shipley during his tenure as Dean of the University of Georgia School of Law. These include correspondence with university administrators and law school faculty, donor outreach, meeting minutes, planning papers, and files pertaining to his work with various law organizations, law journals, and UGA's mock trial and moot court teams. Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Item, box, folder], David E. Shipley papers, UA03-026, University Archives, University of Georgia Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||