Letter from the President
Dear University Faculty
for Life Member:
I write to encourage you to renew your UFL membership for 2008. All the
pertinent information is on the attached form, or on the UFL website
here. Please also update your contact
information.
The highlight of 2007 was our annual conference. On June 1-3, 2007, we met
at Villanova University. The conference was funded in part by a generous
grant from Our Sunday Visitor Institute and by Ave Maria School of Law.
This conference was expertly organized by Jeanne Heffernan Schindler and
we are all grateful to Jeanne for her tremendous work on this conference.
The 2007 conference was marked by two fine plenary talks by Helen Alvare
and David L. Schindler. The Rupert and Timothy Smith Award for
Distinguished Contributions to Pro-Life Scholarship was presented to Dr.
Jack and Barbara Willke. The banquet featured an address by Serrin Foster
(President, Feminists for Life) and a benefit concert by the pianist
Valentin Radu.
The 2007 conference also featured an incredible variety of scholarly
presentations from a wide range of disciplines and the warm fellowship
that characterizes UFL gatherings.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Father Joe Koterski S. J.
(Fordham) for his work in editing our annual Life & Learning volumes.
These volumes are a tremendous resource and have earned much praise.
Father Richard John Neuhaus noted that a recent UFL volume "is packed with
some of the sharpest thinking about the theory, practice, and prospects of
the pro-life cause." I am grateful for Father Koterski's efforts in making
the scholarship of UFL members available to a wide audience.
Sincerely,
Richard S. Myers
President University Faculty for Life
Professor of Law, Ave Maria School of Law