Stefanie A. Lindquist, a professor and dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, was inaugurated on Feb. 4 as the first Nickerson Dean.

Lindquist is a widely acknowledged authority on constitutional law and the U.S. Supreme Court. She began her tenure as dean of the institution last July. Her inaugural address was titled “Exploring New Horizons: WashU Law and Generative AI.”

The deanship is named after alumnus Steven “Cash” Nickerson and his spouse, Evie Nickerson. Cash holds the position of chairman and CEO of Nickerson Stoneleigh Inc., a private investment enterprise based in Dallas. As a member of the university’s Board of Trustees, Nickerson also serves as president of Cash Nickerson PC, a consulting firm specializing in law and negotiation.

“Stefanie Lindquist is steering our School of Law into the future, concentrating on generative artificial intelligence and its ramifications for legal education and practice,” stated Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. “Her guidance is instrumental in furthering WashU Law’s mission: preparing students to practice law effectively and ethically while seeking justice. I am thankful to Cash and Evie Nickerson for their generous contribution that aids us in reaching these objectives. Through their support, they guarantee that WashU School of Law will remain a significant force for positive transformation.”

Prior to her affiliation with WashU Law, Lindquist occupied several roles at Arizona State University, which included senior vice president for global academic initiatives and deputy provost and vice president for academic affairs. At ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, as well as in the School of Politics and Global Studies, she held the position of Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science.

Lindquist served as dean and Arch Professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs and held various faculty leadership roles at the University of Texas School of Law, including the Charles Alan Wright Chair in Law. Before her tenure at the University of Texas, Lindquist taught law and political science at Vanderbilt University and also acted as a visiting faculty member at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

Renowned for her proficiency in judicial behavior and constitutional law, Lindquist has written numerous impactful publications and is a well-respected figure in the legal community. She has co-authored three books and penned dozens of articles and book chapters. Her book “Measuring Judicial Activism” is the first work to quantitatively define the frequently employed term.

In addition to her scholarly contributions, Lindquist’s instruction is highly esteemed; she received the Robert Birkby Award for Excellence in Teaching Political Science during her time at Vanderbilt University, and while at the University of Georgia, she was recognized as professor of the year and received its universitywide teaching accolade.

As a law student at Temple University, Lindquist took on the role of editor-in-chief of the Temple Law Review. After graduating magna cum laude, she clerked for Anthony J. Scirica, senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, followed by practicing law at Latham and Watkins in Washington, D.C. Additionally, she worked as a research associate at the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, supporting committees of the Federal Judicial Conference on topics related to judicial administration.

About Cash Nickerson

Steven “Cash” Nickerson is the chairman and CEO of Nickerson Stoneleigh Inc., a private investment firm he established, headquartered in Dallas. He also serves as president of Cash Nickerson PC, a law and negotiation consulting firm. Before its acquisition by Adecco SA, based in Zurich, he was chairman of North America for AKKA Technologies, based in Brussels. Additionally, he served as president, chief financial officer, general counsel, and was the second-largest shareholder of PDS Tech Inc. before its acquisition by AKKA Technologies.

His previous positions include corporate attorney and marketing executive for Union Pacific Railroad, associate and later partner at prominent law firm Jenner & Block, and chairman and CEO of a technology firm.

Nickerson, author of eight books, is a passionate writer and speaker on negotiation, the workforce, employment, and the economy. Among his numerous public engagements, Nickerson lectured at Johns Hopkins University to NASA employees involved with the Hubble telescope, discussing listening skills, and most recently delivered a TEDx talk in Hartford on “The Seven Tensions of Negotiation.” He is the founder and president of the David H. Nickerson Foundation, which funds prostate cancer research.

In addition to his oversight on WashU’s Board of Trustees, Nickerson chairs the Law School National Council and is a member of the International Council of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute.

He chairs both the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin-San Antonio regional cabinets and previously led the north and central Texas regional campaign for Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University. Nickerson has been honored with the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Award (2009), the Global Philanthropy Award for the Harris Institute Crimes Against Humanity Initiative (2010), the Distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Law (2013), and the Founders Day Distinguished Alumni Award (2014).

Nickerson received a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College and holds a master’s in business administration and a juris doctorate from Washington University, where he served as editor of the Washington University Law Review. He is currently pursuing a juris scientiae doctoris degree and was recently appointed a distinguished teaching professor at WashU Law, focusing on business lawyering and negotiation.

Cash and his wife, Evie, have celebrated 43 years of marriage and are the parents of three children, all of whom attended WashU, with two marrying graduates of the university. They have six grandchildren.

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