Richard W. Hemingway, Esq.

Law Educator

A Timeline of Professional Milestones

1927

Born to William Oswald Hemingway and Iva Catherine (Wildfang) Hemingway.

1945

Serves in the U.S. Army Air Force until 1947.

1947

Marries Vera Cecilia Eck on September 12.

1950

Earns a Bachelor of Business Administration in business from the University of Colorado.

1955

Earns a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University.

1955

Is an associate with Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Jaworski in Houston, TX until 1960.

1955

Is admitted to practice law by the State Bar of Texas.

1960

Is a lecturer within the Bates School of Law at the University of Houston.

1960

Teaches as an associate professor of law at Baylor University Law School until 1965.

1965

Teaches as a visiting associate professor at Southern Methodist University Law School until 1968.

1968

Teaches as a professor of law at Texas Tech University Law School until 1971.

1968

Is named a William S. Cook Fellow.

1969

Earns a Master of Laws from the University of Michigan.

1972

Is named a Horn Professor by Texas Tech University and teaches as such until 1981.

1974

Is acting dean at Texas Tech University Law School until 1975.

1980

Is dean ad interim at Texas Tech University Law School until 1981.

1981

Is admitted to practice law by the Oklahoma Bar Association.

1981

Teaches as a professor of law at the University of Oklahoma until retiring in 1983.

1992

Is named as an Outstanding Professor at the University of Oklahoma by the students.

1992

Is named Eugene Kuntz Professor Emeritus (Law Educator) by the University of Oklahoma.

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