2/13/14 – Former Sawbill crew member (and our daughter), Clare Hansen, is featured in the University of Montana News article below. – Bill
UMSL ABA Negotiation Team Invited To National Competition

(pictured above, left to right: 1L, Nick VandenBos [Bozement, MT] 3L, Clare Hansen [Tofte, MN] and Prof. Klaus Sitte, Coach).
UPDATE February 10, 2014:
The UMSL ABA Negotiation Competition Team of Clare Hansen and Nick VandenBos competed at the National Negotiation Competition in Chicago this past week. Nick and Clare advanced to the semifinal round before succumbing to the University of Minnesota Law School team which eventually took 3rd place. The ABA does not officially ranked teams below the final 4.
Clare and Nick are remarkably gifted negotiators. Clare’s appearance in the Saturday morning round marked the end of her amazing 3-year competition career. She is one of only a handful of students who has competed in the Regional Final round twice in successive years, followed by a national competition appearance. I have had no other Neg Team member who has accomplished that feat in 22 years. Those of you who have had her in class are witnesses to her talent and competence. Nick, as a 1L, was notable just by his mere presence, let alone unique skills: not many 1Ls make it to national competition, of course. His ability to sense Clare’s next sentence is quite uncanny.
As you can tell, I am resoundingly proud of these 2 UM Law Students. Not only are they amazing ambassadors for UMSL, they are incredibly fun to work with. Please join me in congratulating their impressive achievement. – Prof. Klaus Sitte