JoAnne A. Epps explained

JoAnne A. Epps
Order:13th President of Temple University
Term Start:April 11, 2023
Term End:September 19, 2023
Predecessor:Jason Wingard
Successor:Richard M. Englert (acting)
Birth Date:28 May 1951
Birth Place:Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse:L. Harrison Jay

JoAnne Adrienne Epps (May 28, 1951 – September 19, 2023) was an American legal scholar and academic. After serving as the executive vice president and provost of Temple University, she was the university's 13th president. She was the first Black woman to be permanently appointed and serve as President of the University.[1]

Early life and education

Joanne Adrienne Epps' father was a machinist, and her mother was an administrator at Temple’s Tyler School of Art (then in Elkins Park). She was born on May 28, 1951, and grew up in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, graduating from Cheltenham High School in 1969.[2] [3] She was recruited as a promising African-American student to enroll in Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she became a member of the first class of women at that school.

Epps received a B.A. in 1973 from Trinity and a J.D. in 1976 from Yale Law School.[4]

Career

Epps began her legal career in 1976, as a deputy city attorney in Los Angeles. She moved back to Philadelphia in 1980, and became an assistant United States attorney.[2] She joined Temple Law School as a faculty member in 1985, and then served as associate dean for academic affairs from 1989 to 2008. In 2009, she was named as a potential Barack Obama Supreme Court candidate.[5] She served as dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law from 2008 to 2016 before becoming provost.[6] She became acting president in 2023,[7] following the resignation of Jason Wingard.[8]

Epps' primary areas of teaching included criminal procedure, evidence, and trial advocacy.[9] She taught Litigation Basics, a course for first-year law students at Temple. National Jurist named Epps one of the 25 most influential leaders in legal education,[10] and her work on curricula and experiential learning in legal education served as inspiration for a new center at Temple Law School for training on accessing civil justice (the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice). Epps trained Sudanese lawyers who represented victims of the war in Darfur, as well as prosecutors for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

After her death, Temple's Board of Trustees posthumously named Epps university president, removing "acting" from her title.[11]

Personal life and death

Epps was married to L. Harrison Jay, a longtime employee in Temple's community affairs office.[11] They lived in Shamong Township, New Jersey.[2]

On September 19, 2023, Epps was onstage at a memorial service for Charles L. Blockson at Temple's Performing Arts Center, when she abruptly fell ill and lost consciousness in her seat.[12] She was taken to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at age 72.[13] [14] A colleague announcing her death described her illness as a "sudden episode".[15] [16]

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mentor, educator, friend: honoring JoAnne Epps - The Temple News. September 26, 2023. temple-news.com.
  2. News: From Cheltenham to Temple and all stops in between, JoAnne A. Epps made people feel 'special, important, and seen'. The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 2023. September 22, 2023. Miles. Gary. limited.
  3. News: Mondics . Chris . JoAnne A. Epps: Stepping into new roles is nothing new to her . September 20, 2023 . . November 11, 2016.
  4. Web site: JoAnne A. Epps – Temple Law. Temple University Beasley School of Law.
  5. Web site: Totenberg . Nina . Nina Totenberg . Supreme Court Choices You Haven't Heard Of . . . May 17, 2009.
  6. Web site: Temple trustees approve appointments of JoAnne Epps and Cindy Leavitt . Temple Now. July 13, 2016 . July 26, 2016.
  7. Web site: April 11, 2023 . Temple University announces JoAnne Epps as acting president . April 11, 2023 . Temple Now.
  8. News: JoAnne A Epps, acting president of Temple University, dies aged 72 . September 20, 2023 . . . September 19, 2023.
  9. News: From prosecutor to provost, Temple's JoAnne Epps leaves a mark in law . September 20, 2023 . . October 31, 2016 . en.
  10. News: Romero . Dennis . Temple University acting president dies suddenly after collapsing onstage at memorial service . NBC News . September 19, 2023 . September 19, 2023.
  11. News: Hundreds gather to remember Temple's JoAnne A. Epps during Temple vigil: 'We are her legacy'. The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 2023. September 20, 2023. Snyder. Susan. limited.
  12. Web site: Russ . Valerie . Snyder . Susan . September 19, 2023 . Temple's acting president, JoAnne A. Epps, has died after falling ill on stage at university event . September 19, 2023 . . en.
  13. Web site: Temple University President JoAnne Epps dies suddenly after falling ill during event. Paget. Sharif. Christina. Maxouris. September 19, 2023. CNN.
  14. Tragic news to share . September 19, 2023 . Temple University . en . Morgan . Mitchell . Kaiser . Ken . Mandel . Gregory . September 25, 2023.
  15. Web site: JoAnne Epps, Temple University's acting president, dies. September 19, 2023. CBS News.
  16. Web site: Temple University acting president dies suddenly during memorial service. ABC News.
  17. Classical Rhetoric and the Modern Trial Lawyer . 29760765 . September 20, 2023 . Sandler . Paul Mark . Epps . Joanne A. . Waicukauski . Ronald J. . Litigation . September 24, 2023 . 36 . 2 . 16–20 .
  18. Book: The 12 Secrets of Persuasive Argument . 978-1-60442-594-9 . September 20, 2023 . Waicukauski . Ronald J. . Sandler . Paul Mark . Epps . Joanne A. . September 24, 2023 . American Bar Association .
  19. Book: 101 Vignettes for Improving Trial Evidence Skills . March 22, 2023 . Aspen . 978-1-60156-968-4 . September 20, 2023.
  20. Book: Trial Evidence . September 24, 1990 . National Institute for Trial Advocacy . 978-1-55681-235-4 . September 20, 2023.
  21. Book: The Winning Argument . 978-1-57073-938-5 . September 20, 2023 . Waicukauski . Ronald J. . Sandler . Paul Mark . Epps . Joanne A. . September 24, 2023 . American Bar Association .
  22. Book: The Art of Argument . September 24, 1999 . September 20, 2023 . Epps . Joanne A. .
  23. Clarifying the Meaning of Federal Rule of Evidence 703 . . December 1994 . 36 . 1 . September 20, 2023 . Epps . Joanne A. .
  24. Passing the Confrontation Clause Stop Sign: Is All Hearsay Constitutionally Admissible? . . January 1988 . 77 . 1 . September 20, 2023 . Epps . Joanne .

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