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						<span class="Caption">Distinguished Professors James R. May, John G. Culhane, Alicia B. Kelly, and Jean M. Eggen.</span>
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		</div>Widener University School of Law Interim Dean <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/DalyErin.aspx">Erin Daly</a> has appointed four Delaware faculty members with the title “distinguished professor of law.”<br><br>The honor was given to Professors <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx">John G. Culhane</a>, <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/EggenJeanMacchiaroli.aspx">Jean M. Eggen</a>, <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KellyAliciaBrokars.aspx">Alicia B. Kelly</a> and <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/MayJamesR.aspx">James R. May</a>. They were among a pool recommended for the distinction by their faculty peers. Daly made the final selections.<br><br>“These four professors truly merit the accolade of distinguished professor, our highest academic title. They are accomplished scholars and teachers, and they are all widely recognized as leaders in their fields. Their presence on our campus truly enriches the education we provide at Widener Law Delaware,” Daly said.<br><br>The title comes with a three-year term. To be selected, the recipients had to have achieved national or international recognition for scholarly research, been clearly identified by students or peers as outstanding teachers and contributed significant public or professional service in accordance with their academic disciplines.<br><br>Culhane has edited one book, co-authored another and has a third in the works. He is a regular contributor to <a href="http://www.slate.com/search.html#search=john%20culhane">Slate</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/search.php/?q=john+culhane&amp;s_it=header_form_v1">The Huffington Post</a>. He has participated in more than 30 conferences in the last four years, from the law governing same-sex relationships, to gun control to public health. He has taken on leadership roles at the school and in the community, including the position of co-director of the Family Health Law &amp; Policy Institute at Widener Law Delaware. <br><br>Eggen has explored difficult and pressing questions in law and examined them in creative, intellectually rigorous ways. She envisioned the field of toxic torts more than 20 years ago and is author of “<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/toxic-torts-in-a-nutshell-jean-macchiaroli-eggen/1119359639?ean=9780314065421">Toxic Torts in a Nutshell</a>,” soon to be in its fifth edition. In addition, she is emerging as a leading force at the intersection of neuroscience and torts. She is a member of the Special Committee on Congressional Relations of the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy and Resources. She has chaired Widener Law Delaware’s Promotion, Retention and Tenure Committee since 2010. Eggen was also among the 2011 faculty named to three-year distinguished professor appointments.<br><br>Kelly has been at the cutting edge of an emerging field that she has largely defined, examining within-family economic and care relationships. At the same time, she is co-authoring a forthcoming casebook on property law. She has participated in more than 20 conferences in the last four years and provided energetic leadership and wisdom on a range of important law school committees, as well as in academic organizations. She co-directs Widener Law Delaware’s <a href="/Academics/Institutes/HealthLawInstitute.aspx">Family Health Law &amp; Policy Institute</a>. <br><br>May has edited one book, co-authored another, is co-editing two more on environmental and constitutional topics. In addition, he has contributed numerous chapters to other edited volumes and is regularly involved in writing amicus briefs in federal environmental cases. He envisioned the field at the intersection of environmental and constitutional law, which is now <a href="http://widenerlawreview.org/files/2009/01/Global-Environmental-Constitutionalism-e-card-2014.pdf">at the heart of environmental governance discourse happening throughout the world</a>. He has participated in more than 40 conferences over the last four years and in 2014 alone has been invited to speak in Africa, Asia, Europe and throughout the United States. He is a member of the Environmental Law Institute and a lecturer at the National Judicial College. At the law school, he initiated a shift toward transparency with the creation of Faculty Governance and Budget Committees. He co-founded and co-directs Widener’s Environmental Law Center. He also currently co-chairs the Dean Search Committee for Widener Law Delaware.<br><br><a href="/About/standarddisclaimer.aspx">Standard Disclaimer for External Links</a><br>