NOTE TO EDITORS: Bristol is the daughter-in-law of Mary and David Bristol, 3305 Glenn-Don, Anchorage, Alaska. She is the daughter of Rose Nehrkorn, formerly of Scheller, Ill., and the niece of Donna Harvey and of Karen and Jim Lamke, all of Scheller, Ill.

EUGENE, Ore.–Emmily N. Bristol is among nearly 900 candidates for degrees who are eligible to participate in the University of Oregon’s 1998 summer commencement at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Memorial Quadrangle on the west edge of the UO campus.

Bristol is a candidate for a bachelor of arts degree in English.

Rennard Strickland, dean of the UO School of Law, will deliver the commencement address, "To Live in a Time of Change."

A renowned Native American legal scholar, Strickland became dean of the UO School of Law in July 1997. Previously, he was dean of Oklahoma City University School of Law. He is considered a pioneer in introducing Indian law into the university curriculum, having taught one of the first credited courses in Native American law offered at a U.S. law school.

A legal historian of Osage and Cherokee heritage, Strickland is the author or editor of more than 35 books and is currently cited by courts and scholars for his work as editor-in-chief of the revision of "The Handbook of Federal Indian Law." His most recent book, "Tonto’s Revenge: Reflections on American Indian Policy and Culture," was published in late 1997 by the University of New Mexico Press.

Summer term’s 882 UO degree candidates include 632 slated to receive bachelor’s degrees, three certificate recipients, 202 master’s degree candidates and 40 graduate students completing doctoral degrees. Five law students also are slated to receive doctor of jurisprudence degrees.

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