Roger McEowen has been named the Leonard Dolezal Professor in Agricultural
Law at Iowa State University.
McEowen, an associate professor of agricultural law and policy
in ISU's Department of Agricultural Education and Studies, is a nationally
recognized leader in agricultural law. He joined the Iowa State faculty
in 2004.
" Dr. McEowen's reputation as an educator, legal
scholar and attorney is carrying forward Iowa State's tradition of excellence
in agricultural law that began in the 1960s under the leadership of Neil
Harl, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and emeritus
economics professor," said Wendy Wintersteen, dean of the College of Agriculture.
Leonard Dolezal of Cedar Rapids established the endowed professorship
to enhance research, teaching and extension in agricultural law at Iowa
State. Dolezal, a retired farmer, gave a gift of 80 acres of Linn County
farmland to the Iowa State University Foundation.
"This professorship will provide Dr. McEowen with
additional resources to support agricultural law programs that serve
our students, Iowans and communities and address important issues to
agriculture and rural areas," Wintersteen said. "This is why endowed faculty positions are so important to the university and
why we are indebted to Leonard Dolezal for creating this one."
McEowen teaches an agricultural law class for seniors and
graduate students. His extension work includes conducting the statewide
Iowa Farm Income Tax Schools, a program that has helped tax practitioners
better understand rules and regulations for more than 30 years. He often
is an invited speaker at law seminars, conferences and workshops around
the nation and is a frequent contributor of scholarly articles to law
reviews and agricultural law and tax professional publications.
Before coming to Iowa State, McEowen was a faculty member
and extension specialist in agricultural law and policy at Kansas State
University for 11 years. He practiced law for two years in Nebraska before
joining Kansas State. He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association and
the Nebraska State Bar Association and an honorary member of the Iowa
State Bar Association. He has been honored twice by the American Agricultural
Law Association with its Excellence for Professional Scholarship Award
and Distinguished Service Award. McEowen and Harl are co-authors of "Principles of Agricultural Law," a widely used textbook at universities and law schools.
McEowen earned his bachelor's degree in management at Purdue
University, his master's degree in agricultural economics at Iowa State
and his doctor of jurisprudence degree from Drake University Law School.
