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Paul Mandell, who earned his B.A. from the Department of Government &
Politics in 1995, has been named the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences'
Outstanding Alumnus of the Year for 2003.
While on campus, Paul was an honors student, he led the champion
mock trial team, was student government president, served as chair of the
University of Maryland System Student Council, was named ODK Leader of the
Year, earned the Spirit of Maryland award, and was selected to be the student
speaker at commencement.
Paul went on to Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief
of the Yale Law & Policy Review and senior editor of the Yale Law Journal
during his third year. He also coached the Yale Mock Trial Association and
became involved in a project to help abused women obtain temporary restraining
orders against their oppressors.
After graduation from Yale, Paul served as a clerk for a U.S.
District judge in Miami and in a prestigious New York City law firm before
moving closer to home. While in New York, he coached a high school mock trial
team. Now an associate with Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., Paul
continues to make a difference in his community.
Paul volunteers with SOME (So Others Might Eat) and In2Books,
corresponding with 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders about books they have read. And,
after building an alumni group for the university's Department of Government
& Politics, he serves as that group's president. He has been called the
"energizer bunny" of government and politics alums.
Paul will accept his award at the Alumni Association's Awards
Gala on April 12th .
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences presents its Outstanding
Alumnus of the Year award to an alumnus/a who has distinguished himself/herself
both personally and professionally in a profession with or related to society
or to the behavioral and social sciences profession, as well as provided service
and promoted the welfare of the university, the alumni association or critical
social issues over a period of years.
He or she will have distinguished himself/herself in or related
to issues relevant to the behavioral and social sciences profession; contributed
to the public understanding of contemporary social issues or problems at local,
state or national levels; provided services and promoted the welfare of the
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the alumni association over
a period of years; provided special services or guidance to students through
mentoring or student access; or be a distinguished faculty member who has
given unselfishly of his/her time, service and knowledge to help foster a
greater understanding and promote great change to societal issues and issues
related to the behavioral and social sciences.
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