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Law School Honors Former Dean Andrew Klein
11/11/2021
Professor Andrew R. Klein, the Paul E. Beam Professor and former dean of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, was honored Wednesday evening, November 10, 2021, for his contributions to the law school, the campus and the university while serving as the school’s 12th dean from 2013-2020.
Nearly 250 people, including university dignitaries, members of the judiciary and IU McKinney faculty, staff and alumni, attended the event celebrating Professor Klein, which took place in the Clowes Ballroom at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis. Following a welcome from IU McKinney Law Dean Karen Bravo, featured speakers included Indiana University President Pamela Whitten and IUPUI Chancellor Nasser Paydar. Chancellor Paydar presented Professor Klein with the IUPUI Chancellor’s Medallion, a distinction awarded by the chancellor to people of vision, character, high achievement, and distinguished service.
The Honorable Susan Brooks, ’85, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador at Large at IU McKinney Law and former U.S. Representative, shared a tribute to Professor Klein on behalf of U.S. Senator Todd Young, ‘06 that was read into the U.S. Congressional Record on November 4, 2021.
Cynthia Carrasco, ’06, Deputy General Counsel for the State of Indiana, presented Professor Klein with the designation of Sagamore of the Wabash on behalf of Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, and Judith Thomas, Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood Engagement of the City of Indianapolis read a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Joe Hogsett, declaring November 10, 2021, as “Andrew R. Klein Day” in the city.
The presentations were followed by Professor Florence Wagman Roisman, the William F. Harvey Professor of Law and Chancellor’s Professor, who made remarks on behalf of the IU McKinney faculty, and Assistant Dean Chasity Thompson, ’02, who made remarks representing the IU McKinney staff.
Adam Arceneaux, ’93, Chair of IU McKinney Law Board of Visitors, offered congratulations and praise from the board, and Danica Hostettler, ’03, President of IU McKinney Law Alumni Association, rounded out the program by presenting Professor Klein with an IU McKinney Honorary Alumnus award.
Klein joined the McKinney Law faculty in 2000 and served as associate dean for academic affairs from 2004 to 2007. In 2007, Klein was a visiting fellow at Clare College and a visiting scholar on the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. From 2010 to 2013, Klein served as chief of staff in the Office of the Chancellor and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at IUPUI.
A dedicated classroom instructor, Klein’s teaching and research focus on tort and environmental law have garnered numerous awards, including five teaching awards, three faculty leadership awards, two outstanding administrator awards, and the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award. He is a past recipient of the Black Cane Award presented by the McKinney student body for outstanding professor, and in 2019, he was honored with an IU Bicentennial Medal in recognition of his distinguished service as dean.
An active scholar, Klein has published articles in a number of leading law journals and has co-author of two casebooks and a student-oriented textbook. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has served as reporter for the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals Civil Jury Instructions Committee. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Foundations.
Prior to joining IU, Klein was on the faculty of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law from 1992 to 2000. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin and his Juris Doctor with Distinction from Emory University School of Law where he studied as a Robert W. Woodruff Fellow in Law and was editor-in-chief of the Emory Law Journal. Following law school, Professor Klein served for one year as a law clerk to Judge Joseph W. Hatchett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
In the photo from left are Board of Visitors Chair Adam Arceneaux, the Honorable Susan Brooks, Assistant Dean Chasity Thompson, Professor Andy Klein, Professor Florence Wagman Roisman, Dean Karen Bravo, Deputy General Counsel for the State of Indiana Cynthia Carrasco, and Alumni Association President Danica Hostettler.
