Law School Fund LaMr Has Moved Quadrangle We are now "at home" in a new suite of offices-largely reclaimed during construction from the old hall- Notes way and entrance area-at the east end of the basement corridor of the Law School Library. Of course our Vol. 25, No. 4 Summer 1981 most important function is to provide logistical support for the annual cam- paigns, but we also: 1) Keep an up-to-date address list of Law School alumni. If we can help you locate a classmate or friend, ask us. (If you move, tell us!); 2) Provide address lists and labels to the Michigan Alumni Association and to class officers in connection with contents law class reunions; 3) Prepared and up-dated the data base for the new Law School Direc- Reading Between 1 tory. We expect to publish alumni directories at frequent intervals the Sheets (perhaps each three years) in the by Roy F. Proffitt years ahead; 4) Furnish labels and mailing ser- Letter of Transmittal 8 vices to announce Michigan Law School functions in connection with Letter of Acceptance 9 state and local bar association meetings; Regional Summaries 10 5) Provide (at cost) address labels to our alumni who wish to tell their 1979-1980 Comparisons 14 classmates about becoming a partner by Regions in the firm, a corporate promotion, etc. (University regulations prohibit Thousand Dollar Cities 15 us from supplying address lists for commercial or political purposes.) Class Summary of Gifts 16 If we can help you, drop us a note or call (313-764-0518) or, best of all, come Tops in Percentage 18 Law Quadrangle Notes (USPS 893- in and see us in our new offices. 460), issued quarterly by the Univer- of Participation sity of Michigan Law School. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Law School 19 Michigan. Office of publication, 109 Fund Contributors East Madison, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. Annual Growth Chart 34 POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to: On the Cover In Memoriam 3 6 Law Quadrangle Notes, Law School, This beautiful spring scene looking The University of Michigan, Ann up from the small Hutchins Hall court- Special Donor Groups 37 Arbor. MI 48109. yard to the towers at the west end of Legal Research was taken by John W. Corporate Matching 4 0 This issue of the Law Quadrangle Elam, J.D. '81. If you would like a copy Gift Program Notes is the twentieth annual report of of the picture for your wall, or the Law School Fund. The Fund is perhaps as a gift, Chip can provide it Alumni News Notes 4 2 under the direction of Professor Roy to you. An 8" x 10" print, in silk finish F. Proffitt; Mrs. Lois A. Richards is if you prefer, will be $20. If you have a Deceased 46 supervisor of the Fund and is respon- need for some other size, I am sure sible for gathering the data used in Chip can have it printed. Checks Michigan Special 48 this report. Editorial and design should be made payable to John W. Donor Groups responsibilities handled by the Elam. You may write to him at Vorys, University of Michigan Publications Sater, Seymour and Pease, Post Office Office; typesetting and printing by Box 1008, Columbus, Ohio 43216. His the University of Michigan Printing telephone number is (614) 464-5648 if Services. you wish to call. Reading. Total gifts-6,236 (up 5.9%) As the first order of business we . Total alumni donors-5,360 salute the ten alumni who have served Between the Sheets (up 2.5%) as Chairman of the National Commit- Per cent of alumni participation- tee during these first twenty years. 40.8% [down 0.67r)* Each served a two-year term as *Discussed a bit later. chairman, and most served in other capacities as well. To each of you who participated as a member of the "team" that conducted Herbert E. Wilson 1961, 1962 the drive-na tional commit tee, re- Thomas V. Koykka 1963, 1964 gional, state, and local chairpersons, Emmett E. Eagan 1965, 1966 solicitors-we extend our deep Benjamin M. Quigg. Jr. 1967. 1968 appreciation. And our sincere thanks John S. Tennant 1969, 1970 to everyone who contributed to these Thomas E. Sunderland 1971, 1972 record totals. Malcolm L. Denise 1973, 1974 Samuel Krugliak 1975, 1976 David R. Macdonald 1977, 1978 William A. Groening, Jr. 1979. 1980 Building Blocks As important as their leadership has been there is more to the story. The With these new records to enjoy it is Law School had, of course, received easy to forget the growing pains that gifts from appreciative alumni and the Fund experienced in its earlier friends long before 1961. There is no Nutshell years. In addition, more than half of better example than the beautiful Law our present alumni have graduated Quadrangle, still the University's It is very exciting to report to you since the first Law School Fund cam- "crown jewel," the gift of William W. the results of the 1980 Law School paign in 1961. Thus, it seems ap- Cook, LL.B. 1882. And prior to 1961 a Fund campaign. Many more details propriate, at the end of the Fund's first number of scholarship and loan funds are printed elsewhere in this report, two decades, to look back and to re- and several prize awards for aca- but in a nutshell 1980 was the Fund's mind ourselves of some of the demic excellence had been es- best year yet: problems that had to be resolved and tablished by gifts. Some of these, such Total dollars-$833,719.33 (up 21.3%) the people who helped to do it. as the Frederick L. Leckie Scholar- Eapan Tennant 'fi5-'66 '69-'70 Sunderland Denise Kruglia k Groening '71 -'TZ 73-74 '75-'76 '79-'80 ship and Loan Fund, came through be- hazard. The Alumni Association of better school. The law schools told us quests. Several others were estab- The University of Michigan enjoyed a that with increased financial aid they lished by earlier graduating classes, large membership, but fund raising, could attract more of the best stu- usually on the occasion of their 25th except for a few specific projects such dents, salary supplements and money anniversary reunions. The prize as Alumni Memorial Hall, the Michi- to support research helped to obtain awards were usually funded by gan Union, and the Michigan League, and keep superior faculties, physical memorial gifts honoring a deceased was not a principal or continuing improvements were possible, and member of the family or perhaps a activity. their library collections had been ex- former law partner. The gifts were In the years immediately following panded. Through their separate welcome and important, but only the World War I1 different things were programs they were reaching many of class gifts permitted participation by happening at many of the leading their graduates who had not re- more than one or perhaps a handful of private universities. In addition to sponded to appeals from the central alumni, and more often than not the building and strengthening central development offices. class gift was a "one-shot" affair with development offices programs were The value of these programs to the little continuing activity. There was no being established in individual schools was readily apparent, but we way that numerous small gifts easily schools, particularly the professional found the programs important to the could be accumulated. schools, with those universities. alumni as well. Pride was a part, of the Until the University Development Answers to our inquiries suggested answer-these people were graduates Council and the Michigan Alumni several reasons for these separate and of Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia Fund (MAF) were formed in the early successful programs. Without excep- etc. and they wanted "their" school to 1950's solicitation of gifts by the tion each school felt that with some be one of the best. They were aware, University itself was nearly as hap- additional resources it had become a of course, that the fact they were from From left in foreground, Bob Stuart, George Caspar, George Vinyard; from left in background. Roy Christiansen, Walter Kijnig Alan Claypool From left in foreg.round. Gene Hansen, Chris Cohen, Elden Butzbaugh; from left in back- ground, Al Claypool, Sherwood Ake, John Quinn one of the best frequently brought compete with and weaken the U-M hundred alumni. financial rewards as well as pride. Alumni Club structure, an important Dean Allan F. Smith, who had suc- There were other practical reasons. part of the Alumni Association's ceeded Dean Stason, and Associate These schools often were the sources program. Dean Charles Joiner continued to of' new associates in their firms, or the Many discussions but little action press for permission to start a new judicial clerks. Many alumni followed. However, in the late 1950's separate Law School program, and in hoped their children would attend two events occurred that clearly 1960 the University hesitantly gave its "their" law schools, and, in turn, demonstrated that the Law School blessing. As soon as possible a group receive a superior legal education. alumni would respond to a Law of 25 or 30 alumni who previously had Finally there was a feeling of excite- School program if its needs were shown their interest in such a program ment and satisfaction for many alumni known. Through the mid-'50's the G. I. were invited to Ann Arbor to plan for to know that with even modest partici- Bill met a substantial part of the finan- the initial campaign.