2025-2026 Scholarship Recipient Piper Cotton

2025-2026 Scholarship Recipient Piper Cotton

Piper Cotton Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center Piper Cotton is in her third year at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and a recipient of the EMLF General Fund Scholarship. She says she grew up interested in the environment and climate change and began...
2025-2026 Scholarship Recipient Jesse Davis

2025-2026 Scholarship Recipient Jesse Davis

Jesse Davis Appalachian School of Law Jesse Davis is in his third year at Appalachian School of Law and is a recipient of the EMLF General Fund Scholarship. He says living in an area where natural resources and community needs often intersect – and how important...

46th Annual Institute a Smashing Success

Nearly 200 registrants gathered Sunday, June 8 through Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at The Westin Nashville for the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation’s 46th Annual Institute. The attendees included a record 22 law students who attended using Schetroma Travel Grants, as...

Spotlight on Professor Mark ‘Buzz’ Belleville

Mark 'Buzz' Belleville Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Natural Resources Law Center, Appalachian School of Law LinkedIn Current association: Appalachian School of LawPast associations: Woods & Rogers PLC (Blacksburg, Va.) and Calfee, Halter...

Sandra Fraley Receives the 2025 John L. McClaugherty Award

The Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) is proud to announce it has presented its 2025 John L. McClaugherty Award to Sandra K. Fraley. The McClaugherty Award is the Foundation’s highest honor and recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of energy and...