Introduction
John T. Wendt earned his BA summa cum laude in Humanities, his MA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, and JD from William Mitchell College of Law.
Wendt taught graduate and undergraduate courses in law at the University of Wisconsin, the Minnesota State College and University System, and the University of Minnesota. At Hamline University School of Law and the University of Minnesota he taught Sports Law. At St. Thomas he taught in both undergraduate and graduate courses in law, environmental management, and in sports law and management. Throughout his career he has developed and taught over twenty different courses and mentored over forty independent studies.
A recognized scholar-teacher, Wendt has authored and co-authored over forty peer reviewed articles as well as numerous book chapters. He has served on the editorial boards of ten different journals in law and sports. As an internationally recognized sports law practitioner, he has been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), often referred to as the Supreme Court of Sport. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland the CAS currently has only about 300 members from throughout the world who are recognized for their experience and expertise in sports law and international arbitration.
Wendt has earned an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubble, the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. An AV ®Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating means that a lawyer has earned the highest rating available for their legal ability and professional ethics. He was also named as a one of Minnesota's top-rated attorneys in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution and in the field of Entertainment Law.
He has been inducted into the University of Minnesota Aquatics Hall of Fame. And he was been received the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts Alumni of Notable Achievement Award. Of the college's 160,000 living graduates, approximately only 1% have been selected as recipients to honor their significant achievements and contributions.
At St. Thomas, Wendt was the Inaugural Recipient of the Business Excellence Award for Innovation in Teaching and received the Accounting MBA Faculty Award. Three times he was an Opus College of Business Julie Hays Outstanding Teacher Award Nominee. He was a finalist for the University Professor of the Year Award and was named as a St. Thomas Exemplar.
He is now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ethics and Business Law at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business.