The Office of the Provost has announced the promotion of two UConn School of Law faculty members and three law librarians. Diane Covello has been promoted to clinical professor and Richard Luedeman to associate clinical professor. Anne Rajotte and Elisabeth Umpleby have been promoted to librarian 4 and Maryanne Daly-Doran to librarian 2.

Covello and Luedeman are among 96 UConn faculty members recently granted a promotion, tenure or both at the recommendation of the Office of the Provost and by vote of the University’s Board of Trustees.

“We are extremely proud of these five outstanding colleagues,” Dean Eboni S. Nelson said. “Diane Covello and Richard Luedeman are excellent teachers who help prepare students for meaningful careers. Anne Rajotte, Elisabeth Umpleby and Maryanne Daly-Doran are skilled librarians who provide invaluable assistance to our faculty, students and patrons. We could not be more pleased to see their many contributions recognized.”

Covello, who joined the UConn Law faculty in 2018, is co-director of the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic. She is also a  patent attorney with the law firm of Alix, Yale & Ristas LLP and holds two U.S. patents related to intellectual property insurance. Covello holds a BS from the University of Kansas and a JD from the Duke University School of Law.

Luedeman, who joined the UConn Law faculty in 2020, teaches Legal Practice and Advanced Civil Procedure. He also chairs the Clerkships Committee. He has written amicus briefs in support of transgender rights and has a forthcoming paper on health plan coverage for gender-affirming care. Luedeman holds an AB from Harvard University and a JD from Yale Law School.

Rajotte is the head of research and instruction at the Thomas J. Meskill Law Library, overseeing research services and providing general and in-depth reference services in all areas of the law as well as teaching Advanced Legal Research. She holds a JD from Boston College Law School and an MLS from Southern Connecticut State University.

Umpleby is the law library’s head of technical services and manages the day-to-day operations of acquisitions, serials, cataloging and electronic resources, as well as assisting in providing research educational services to the law school community. She holds a BA from UConn and an MLS from Syracuse University.

Daly-Doran is the digital services reference librarian responsible for coordinating the reference department’s digital presence. She provides reference services, research assistance and instruction to all library patrons. She holds a BA from Rutgers University, a JD from the University of New Hampshire School of Law and an MLIS from San Jose State University.