Professor Katrina Lee has been selected to receive The Ohio State University’s 2024 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. The selection was announced in a surprise visit to Lee’s classroom on March 25. 

“I’m feeling happy, grateful, and deeply honored to receive this award,” said Lee. “I have often said that I have the best job. My students inspire and energize me every day.” 

Lee’s nominators for the award praised her “top-level teaching with remarkable skill and dedication across a range of modalities and contexts.” She not only invests significant time, energy and dedication to teaching, but also demonstrates an unwavering commitment to inspiring students to make a real impact in law and beyond. 

Lee is the John C. Elam/Vorys Sater Professor in Law and the Director of the College’s Program on Dispute Resolution. She joined the College of Law in 2011 after a career in complex litigation spanning more than 12 years. An accomplished scholar, Professor Lee is the author of the first-of-its-kind business of law coursebook, The Legal Career: Knowing the Business, Thriving in Practice and co-author of the third edition of the legal writing coursebook, The U.S. Guide to Legal Analysis and Writing. For the past two years, Lee served as a co-chair of PPCW’s Pay Equity Task Force. To learn more about the award and Lee’s recognition, read this announcement from the Office of Academic Affairs.