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2014–2015 Annual Report 2014–2015 Law School Boards
The Marshall-Wythe School of Law William & Mary Law School Foundation Association
Offcers Offcers Barbara L. Johnson ’84 Melissa A. Conner ’02 President President Stephen J. Horvath III ’84 Fernand A. Lavallee ’88 Vice President Past President Douglas E. Brown ’74 Courtney Malveaux ’02 Secretary/Treasurer President-Elect Trustees W. Leslie Boswell ’07 and J.P. Fulton ’85 Betsy C. Anderson Co-Vice Presidents for Student Activities Michael E. Baumann ’79 Nora Garcia Nickel ’07 and Earl G. Pinto ’00 Craig D. Bell ’86 Co-Vice Presidents for Alumni Activities Rick L. Burdick ’76 Marshall B. Barton ’94 Elizabeth B. Carder-Thompson ’78 Secretary/Treasurer Garen E. Dodge ’82 Lauren A. Ferrari ’83 Alvaro Garcia-Tunon ’79 Directors Paul A. Ainsworth ’03 Daniel A. Gecker ’82 Anne Hampton Andrews ’11 Terry E. Hall ’86 Coburn R. Beck ’98 Sarah C. Honenberger ’78 Anne E. Bomar ’91 Kindra L. Kirkeby ’00 Blake R. Christopher ’15, SBA President (ex ofcio) Joyce A. Kuhns ’83 Nicholas C. Conte ’87 Scott G. Lindvall ’86 Christopher R.M. DeLacy ’99 Jefrey A. Lowe ’89 Jacqueline R. Denning ’76 Jon M. Mahan ’96 Michael E. Dick ’06 Catherine M. Marriott ’86 L. Allison Garde ’86 J. Thomas Morina ’83 Lawrence H. Glanzer ’76 James D. Penny ’83 Megan Tumi Jackson ’08 Catherine J. Rotolo ’08 Matthew C. Kemelek ’16, BLSA President (ex ofcio) Marc A. Taylor ’89 John M. Levy (ex ofcio) Thomas G. Martinchek ’94 Jefrey S. Palmore ’09 Gerald C. Wells ’94
ON THE COVER: George Wythe, at right, was William & Mary’s, and the nation’s, frst professor of law. John Marshall, at left, was among Wythe’s frst students at the College. Marshall went on to serve as the nation’s fourth chief justice and is generally considered the greatest jurist to fll that role. Message from the Dean and the Chair
Dear Graduates, Parents, and Friends: We are delighted to report that the year ended June 30, 2015, was a truly outstanding one for the nation’s oldest law school. Once again, we set new records in private giving. We celebrate in these pages the alumni and friends whose support and friendship have enabled the Law School to thrive. With your generous financial support, we continue to enroll extraordinary students with a commitment to use their legal talents for the greater good. And we continue to attract and retain faculty who excel both as teachers and as scholars. This year, we are expanding the Law School by constructing the new James A. and Robin L. Hixon Center for Experiential Learning and Leadership. This two-story, 12,000-square-foot building will house all of the Law School’s legal clinics, Legal Practice Program, and leadership activities. The Hixon Center will open during the fall of 2016. In October, the College of William & Mary announced a university-wide, $1 billion dollar campaign. As part of this historic effort, we have set a Law School goal of $75 million in gifts and commitments by December 31, 2020. News of the Largest Gift in Our History The campaign announcement included news that two anonymous donors have generously contributed $22 million to the Law School, the largest gift in the Law School’s history. This gift will support student scholarships, a faculty teaching prize, and an annual leadership conference. William & Mary law students will benefit from this extraordinary gift for generations to come! Thank you for the many ways that you support this generation of William & Mary law students. Our best days lie ahead of us! Sincerely,
Davison M. Douglas, Dean James D. Penny ’83 Arthur B. Hanson Professor of Law Law School Campaign Chair
1 By the Numbers
A new record for participation in a class gift 92% set by the Class of 2015
Years in a row you’ve helped us set new Annual Giving records Endowed scholarships made — THANK YOU! possible by the generosity of 18 95+ alumni & friends
First-year student is a Students assisted former Major League 131101 organizations in 23 states, D.C., Baseball player and 13 countries thanks to 2015 William (“Bill”) Summer Public Service Fellowships, Bray ’15, J.D. ’18, made possible in part through the played 6 seasons generosity of alumni & friends with the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds as a relief pitcher Courtesy of The Cincinnati Reds
Pages of scholarship published from Oct. to Ma in our fve 1student-edited law journals Cost to veterans 5,980 $0for advice and counsel during the “Military Mondays” pilot program sponsored by Starbucks and the Puller eterans Benefts Clinic
2 Marshall-Wythe ranked in National Jurist’s 2015 assessment of the best law #19 schools for practical training
Students and recent graduates received Number24 of countries judicial clerkships on in which Professor U.S. Courts of Appeals Paul Marcus has given 8 invited lectures or made conference presentations