Thomas Griffith, John B. Milliken Professor of Taxation at USC has been awarded the  William A. Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award.  (Prof. Griffith is pictured holding the award next to Mr. Rutter.) From the USC press release:

"He's been the prime mover in our academic support program. In his criminal law class, he teaches an extra hour each week for which he receives no extra teaching credit, no extra compensation, but rather he does it because he recognizes that all USC Law students can be successful attorneys," [Dean] Rasmussen said.

"Tax, by all accounts, is one of the most complex statutory courses that we teach at the law school … [Griffith] has that rare and important ability of great professors to be clear without inordinately simplifying the material; he's able to ensure that everyone in the classroom understands precisely what is being said and learns the basic structure and argument of our tax code."