Berch Receives Distinguished Service Award

03/19/2007

Berch Receives Distinguished Service Award
 Michael Berch
Michael Berch
     Michael Berch, a law professor at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently received the Council of 100 Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service in support of the College of Law.
     "He's the Energizer Bunny of the law school," said Paul Eckstein, co-founder of the Council of 100, which supports the College of Law. "He's the College of Law's biggest booster, and is out there selling the law school every minute.
     "He has been a professor for 35 years, and is by everyone's account, an invigorating and exciting teacher, one of the top two or three professors over that time. The vast majority of ASU College of Law graduates have taken classes from Michael."
     Berch also has been generous in his own contributions to the law school and in his efforts to increase support from others, Eckstein said.
     "I would say that about 20 percent of the members of the Council of 100 were personally recruited by Michael," he said.
     And he works at recruiting quality law students, Eckstein said.
    "I don't know how he finds the time, but he's always talking with the top prospects, persuading them to come to ASU."
     Berch said he was honored by the award, and gratified that Eckstein spoke so highly of his teaching.
     "That's the most important thing," Berch said.
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