<p>Widener University Delaware Law School congratulates <a href="ipl://20//WyIxMjAiXQ==">Associate Professor Kenneth T. Kristl</a>, who recently received the 2015 Environmentalist Award from the Inland Bays Foundation.<br /><br />It was the second time the foundation gave the award. The inaugural winner was Gov. Jack Markell, honored for his work introducing a clean water initiative.<br /><br />Doug Parham, president of the foundation, presented the award during the foundation&rsquo;s second-annual Love the Inland Bays dinner at Irish Eyes Restaurant in Lewes, Del. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Delaware House of Representatives Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf was the event keynote speaker, introduced by David Small, cabinet secretary for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Delaware Sen. Bryan Townsend, also spoke about the Delaware Clean Water Task Force.<br /><br />&ldquo;The reason we picked Ken was because of his advocacy,&rdquo; Parham said. The foundation&rsquo;s 15-member board discussed the award, made nominations and voted Kristl the recipient.<br /><br />&nbsp;&ldquo;He has helped many organizations, in addition to ours, who are concerned for the environment. He has spent a lot of time with us, helping us to set our goals for getting pollution out of the water,&rdquo; Parham said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been very impressed with his ability to listen to us and come back with good advice. It was a pleasure to recognize his efforts.&rdquo;<br /><br />Kristl directs the <a href="ipl://127//W10=">Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Delaware Law School.</a> He has worked closely with the <a href="http://inlandbaysfoundation.org/">Inland Bays Foundation</a> in that capacity. The clinic has done legal analysis and research work for the foundation for many years. It also represented the foundation in a Superior Court case that challenged a soil and water monitoring plan for a proposed poultry processing plant near Millsboro, Del.<br /><br />&ldquo;I am very honored by this award,&rdquo; Kristl said. &ldquo;The foundation is a client of the clinic that has been a joy to work for, as the group is very focused on finding ways to improve water quality in the inland bays. I admire the way they look at environmental challenges and seek solutions from multiple angles. The fact that they would choose to recognize me makes this award very special.&rdquo;<br /><br />In addition to his clinic work, Kristl teaches property and environmental law classes at the law school and is a master in the Delaware Valley Environmental Inn of Court, the first Inn of Court to focus exclusively on environmental law. He is a member of the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, and a member of the Delaware State Bar Association Section on Environmental Law. He has written extensively on environmental law issues.<br /><br />He was valedictorian of his class at Illinois/Chicago-Kent College of Law, and served as editor-in-chief of the Chicago-Kent Law Review.<br /><br />Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp; Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy. Widener University is proud to be tobacco free. Visit delawarelaw.widener.edu for more information.</p>
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