Regents & Fellows

Regents & Fellows

The Board of Regents is the governing body of the National College for DUI Defense. Regents are selected to the Board and serve a term that often times lasts over a decade. The Regents below appear in their chronological order of appointment to the Board of Regents for the National College for DUI Defense®. The executive offices of the College are filled in this same chronological order. The Executive Board consists of the Dean, Assistant Dean, Secretary, Treasurer and Dean Emeritus.

The designation “Fellow of the National College for DUI Defense” is a singular honor bestowed by the Board of Regents of the College upon those who have fulfilled many years of service on the Board of Regents and has served as Dean of the College.


REGENTS

FELLOWS

IN MEMORIAM

Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor

1942 – 2023

Victor J. Pellegrino

Victor J. Pellegrino

1948 – 2009

Reese I. Joye

Reese I. Joye

1938 – 2008

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