City of Waco Honors Baylor Law School Professors Elizabeth Miller and Tom Featherston

The City of Waco has recognized two longtime Baylor Law School professors for their exceptional service, scholarship, and impact on both the community and the legal profession. During a ceremony at City Hall, Waco Mayor Jim Holmes proclaimed October 7, 2025, as Elizabeth Miller Day and Tom Featherston Day, honoring the professors for their distinguished careers and ongoing contributions.

Professor Elizabeth Miller, the M. Stephen and Alyce A. Beard Chair in Business and Transactional Law, is one of the nation’s leading experts on business organizations and Texas business entities. Her scholarship and leadership have helped shape legal education and practice nationwide. At Baylor Law School, she created the Business Law Boot Camp, The Closer National Transactional Law Competition, and helped launch the Entrepreneurship Clinic, which supports small business owners in Central Texas. 

Professor Tom Featherston, the Mills Cox Chair of Law, joined the Baylor Law School faculty in 1982 and is recognized statewide for his expertise in estate planning, trusts, and marital property. His leadership in revising Texas’s guardianship statutes and probate code has had a lasting effect on Texas law. Through Baylor Law’s Estate Planning Clinic, he has guided students in drafting more than 590 wills for veterans and first responders in Central Texas. 

Both professors have been widely recognized for their teaching, scholarship, and service. The City’s proclamations celebrate their decades of achievement and their ongoing influence on Baylor Law School, the legal profession, and the Waco community.