The University of San Diego School of Law Tax Law Society is hosting a Spring Mixer today in honor of Lester B. Snyder for his contributions USD and its tax program. Karen C. Burke, M. Carr Ferguson, and Richard C. Pugh will deliver remarks.  From Les's faculty web page:

A specialist in tax law, Professor Lester B. Snyder came from the University of Connecticut to USD where he served as director of the Graduate Tax Program from 1983 to 1989. He has also been a visiting professor at New York University and Boston University. For nearly 20 years, he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Real Estate Taxation. He was the first professor-in-residence in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. …  Snyder was a recipient of the 2003 Bernard E. Witkin Award for excellence in teaching from the San Diego Law Library Justice Foundation.

Update: Webcast here.