Holloran Center Annual Conference

We will update this page with information about the Second Annual Conference as it becomes available.

About the 2026 Conference

The Holloran Center celebrated its 20^th Anniversary with the launch of its first Annual Conference and Awards Dinner on April 25, 2026. This event was also structured as a St. Thomas Law Journal Symposium.

Throughout the day, our speakers included leading experts in professional identity formation who retired recently or who will be retiring soon.

The University of St. Thomas Law Journal will be publishing an issue about professional identity formation that includes articles written by our speakers. This is forthcoming as of August 2026.

You can find a link to the on-demand CLE from this event on the right side of the page. The Conference and Symposium was approved for 4.75 regular CLE credits.

We are pleased to open nominations for the below awards, which will be presented at the Summer 2027 Holloran Center Awards Dinner: 

1. The Holloran Center Professional Identity Formation Outstanding Blog Award
2. The Neil Hamilton Professional Identity Formation Emerging Scholar Award
3. The Neil Hamilton Professional Identity Formation Distinguished Scholar Award
4. The Holloran Center Professional Identity Formation Excellence in Teaching Award
5. The Holloran Center Professional Identity Formation Signature Program Award

You can nominate another person or nominate yourself for any or all of these awards. Nominations should include a description of the program/article/blog/teaching innovation and include relevant links and documents. We will accept nominations through January 31, 2027.

The Holloran Center will pay for award winners’ travel expenses (hotel and flight) to attend the Awards Dinner.

Please write Felicia Bennett, Holloran Center Coordinator (hami3258@stthomas.edu) and copy David Grenardo, Holloran Center Co-Director (gren2380@stthomas.edu) to nominate yourself or a colleague.

Read about previous award winners below.