Comments on: Appreciating Our Professors: Chuck Clausen http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2008/12/03/appreciating-our-professors-chuck-clausen/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:44:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judge Maxine White http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2008/12/03/appreciating-our-professors-chuck-clausen/comment-page-1/#comment-3787 Judge Maxine White Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:50:16 +0000 http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/?p=2367#comment-3787 Professor Clausen's "ministry" continued beyond Marquette. He was one of my favorite law professors. He served as the executive director at the House of Peace during a very critical phase. His brand of leadership served as a renewal - a kind of catalyst for the transformative ministry that the House of Peace continues to provide to our community. As the newly installed president of the House of Peace Advisory Board I was truly blessed to have Professor Clausen's friendship and guidance. As he frequently reminded us - the people we served deserved nothing less than our very best. Thank you Professor Geske for reminding us of this very very special person on the dawn of a new year. Professor Clausen’s “ministry” continued beyond Marquette. He was one of my favorite law professors. He served as the executive director at the House of Peace during a very critical phase. His brand of leadership served as a renewal – a kind of catalyst for the transformative ministry that the House of Peace continues to provide to our community. As the newly installed president of the House of Peace Advisory Board I was truly blessed to have Professor Clausen’s friendship and guidance. As he frequently reminded us – the people we served deserved nothing less than our very best. Thank you Professor Geske for reminding us of this very very special person on the dawn of a new year.

]]> By: Gordon Hylton http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2008/12/03/appreciating-our-professors-chuck-clausen/comment-page-1/#comment-2260 Gordon Hylton Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:55:13 +0000 http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/?p=2367#comment-2260 I only knew Chuck near the end of his academic career but I have never had a colleague that I more admired and respected. Teaching the ill-fated Lawyer in American Society course with him ranks as one of my best Marquette experiences. Chuck is a profound thinker, the possessor of a wonderful sense of humor, and, as Janine mentioned above, a real renaissance man of the law. I thought his presentation at the centennial symposis was the best of the lot. I regret that our current students have not had the benefit of having him as a teacher. I only knew Chuck near the end of his academic career but I have never had a colleague that I more admired and respected. Teaching the ill-fated Lawyer in American Society course with him ranks as one of my best Marquette experiences. Chuck is a profound thinker, the possessor of a wonderful sense of humor, and, as Janine mentioned above, a real renaissance man of the law. I thought his presentation at the centennial symposis was the best of the lot. I regret that our current students have not had the benefit of having him as a teacher.

]]> By: Mike McChrystal http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2008/12/03/appreciating-our-professors-chuck-clausen/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Mike McChrystal Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:33:05 +0000 http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/?p=2367#comment-1957 Amen. Chuck Clausen's influence on my career and life has also been profound. As a mentor, teacher, and friend, Chuck's impulse to share his magnificent talents, knowledge, insight, time, and even his physical labor showed the altruism which runs deep within him. Chuck Clausen was quite new to law teaching when Janine and I were his students, and his teaching load was awesome by current standards. In a given semester, he might have 160 first year students in a four credit property course and 140 second year students in a four credit commercial transactions course. He was also an assistant University legal counsel and the father of two young children. But Chuck always had time for students, in his office or his home or over beers in a Marquette tavern. Chuck's powerful intellect and warm heart have helped many Marquette lawyers to discover their better selves. Amen. Chuck Clausen’s influence on my career and life has also been profound. As a mentor, teacher, and friend, Chuck’s impulse to share his magnificent talents, knowledge, insight, time, and even his physical labor showed the altruism which runs deep within him.

Chuck Clausen was quite new to law teaching when Janine and I were his students, and his teaching load was awesome by current standards. In a given semester, he might have 160 first year students in a four credit property course and 140 second year students in a four credit commercial transactions course. He was also an assistant University legal counsel and the father of two young children. But Chuck always had time for students, in his office or his home or over beers in a Marquette tavern.

Chuck’s powerful intellect and warm heart have helped many Marquette lawyers to discover their better selves.

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