Loyola Lawyer Law School Publications Fall 9-1-1990 Loyola Lawyer Loyola Law School - Los Angeles Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/loyola_lawyer Repository Citation Loyola Law School - Los Angeles, "Loyola Lawyer" (1990). Loyola Lawyer. 24. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/loyola_lawyer/24 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School Publications at Digital Commons @ Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. It has been accepted for inclusion in Loyola Lawyer by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ALUMNI DINNER SET FOR NOVEMBER 15 he Loyola Law School Alumni Friedlander; John]. Karmelich, Charles Dinner honoring distinguished H. Kent, ]ames H. Kindel, Harry V T alumnus Professor William Leppek, Stanley P. Makay. Angus D. Coskran '59 and The Class of 1940 will be McDonald, John R. Morris, Hon. Thomas held Thursday. November 15, 1990 at the c. Murphy. P.E Rau, George R. Stene, Sheraton Grande Hotel in downtown Steven Wixon and Jack E. Woods. Los Angeles. Tickets for the dinner are $75 each or The Distinguished Service Award will $750 for a table of ten. For reservations be presented to Coskran by the Loyola and ticket information, contact the Law School Alumni Association for de­ Loyola Alumni Office at (213) 736-1096. dicated and humanitarian service to his Cocktails will be served at 6:00p.m., and school, profession and community Past dinner at 7:30p.m., in the Sheraton's recipients ofthe Loyola Law School Grande Ballroom. Distinguished Service Award have been Loyola extends a special thanks to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs ]. Robert Vaughan '39, Hon. Otto M. Kaus Board ofGovernors members and Professor Daniel P. Selmi '49, Hon. Manual L. Real '51, Anthony alumni serving on this year's Alumni Uoyd Tevis 'SO-Dean ofLoyo/a Law School Murray '64, Rev. Donald P. Merrifield, S.]., Dinner Committee: 1966-1968 chancellor of Loyola Marymount Rod Berman '82, Mark Blackman '85, SELMINEW University. Uoyd levis '50, Charles R. Judith Bloom 75, Brian Brandmeyer '62, Redmond '74, Patricia Phillips '67 and Bonnie Dailey78, ]oe Dzida 79, Bill SERVICES HELD ASSOCIATE DEAN Roger M. Sullivan '52. Holbrook '85, Angela Hawekotte Quinn nvironmental law professor Daniel The Class of 1940 alumni celebrating '79, Thomas Kristovich 72, Alexandra FOR LLOYD TEVIS P. Selmi has become associate their 50th class reunion include Douglas Mells '83, Malcolm McNeil '83, Paul amily. friends and colleagues paid a Edean for academic affairs at Loyola L. Barnes, John EBurns, Franklin G. Newman '87, Judy Roberts '83 and.Ame final tribute to Uoyd Tevis, the July I. He was selected by Dean Gerald Campbell, Frank W Doherty. AlbertS. Vaughan '82. • Fseventh Dean ofthe Loyola Law McLaughlin to ser-ve in this position. School on September 20, 1990. The Selmi, who has taught Torts, Environ­ service was held at the St. Anastasia mental Law, Natural Resources and such a blur. Chavez got me there under Church in Playa del Rey where Energy Law, Administrative Law and totally false pretenses. I thought he had Monsignor Royale Vadakin offi.ciated. Torts Writing at Loyola since 1983, is now a problem we were going to Tevis, who was the Law School dean primarily responsible for scheduling discuss. The whole thing was unreal. from 1966-1968, also received his juris classes rather than teaching them, and I was totally surprised:' Despite an doctor degree from Loyola in 1950 and making sure the courses are staffed expected amount ofapprehension, and later served as a member ofthe Law properly He has also been entrusted to a fear of no one showing up, Coskran School faculty handle faculty concerns and participate looks forward to the Alumni Dinner. In hearing of his death, Rev. James N. in faculty committees that require a Coskran, who could be best described Loughran, S.]., president ofLoyola liaison with the administration. And he as everybody's best friend, primarily Marymount University said, 'The news will manage the Distinguished Visitor devotes his volunteer time to Bar groups ofUoyd Tevis' death has saddened the Program, a program in which invited including service as chairman ofthe Los entire Loyola community His dedication guests speak before the faculty and Angeles County Bar Real Property and commitment to Loyola Law School students; and, he will supervise and Section and its Professional Standards has helped to establish the School's handle all student disciplinary matters Committee. He has also served on the excellent reputation; our lives have been and other general problems as they County Bar's Continuing Legal made richer from having known Uoyd. arise. Education Committee and he was We will miss him:· "The more I learn about this job, the recently appointed to its Homeless Mrs. Grace Tevis has requested that more I realize how well my predecessor Committee, which formulates general any donations in her husband's memory Jan Costello did it;• says Selmi. "This is a policies and specific implementations be made to Loyola Law School's General job where a lot of what you do isn't seen to try and reduce the homeless problem Scholarship Fund, 1441 West Olympic by various segments ofthe community in Los Angeles County He is past vice­ Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90015. • But I am starting to see the range of chairman and advisor ofthe Real things she accomplished. There is a lot of Property Law Section for the California paperwork, especially at the beginning State Bar. The past three years, Coskran of the semesters:· His cluttered desk served as a consultant for the California ADVOCATES does not betray his words. The new Law Revision Commission. During this associate dean will also take on job time he prepared position papers on COMMITTEE tasks as assigned by Interim Dean Fred rofessor William Coskran '59 has issues ofcommercial lease law, and received various awards over the Lower; and as of]anuary. Dean Gerald testified at Commission hearings at sev­ SEEKS20% McLaughlin. But as Selmi foresees the Pyears, but the one that has meant eral locations in California and with INCREASE IN 1991 coming year; "It's always interesting the most to him is the plaque hanging legislative hearings in Sacramento. It reads: when administrations change. You get above his desk. Coskran and his wife Carol, a former UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT somebody in with a new perspective William G. Coskran. school teacher; first met at a college mix­ APRIORITY and new ideas, who views the place On the occasion ofthe tenth anniversary er and married in 1960. The couple, ncreasing the number of alumni differently and wants to put it in a ofourgraduationfrom Loyola LawSchool, along with their extra-large dog donors and total giving from alumni different direction. It's refreshing to have theClassofi972gratejully acknowl­ Shannon, reside in Huntington Beach, I by over 20 percent are the goals for that. It's going to be exciting to work edgesyour contributions to our education California, where they have lived for the the 1990 Advocates Campaign. Last year during this kind of period. I feel I'm and careers. You have touched each 30 years since Coskran left the Air Force. 715 alumni made gifts totalling $205,000. fortunate to work with a dean who's just of us in a very special way Their son Kelly. a writer and editor for a The Advocates Committee, chaired by starting out. I've also learned a lot The Distinguished Service Award to production company. lives in Garden David Rosner '62, will be recruiting the working with Fred Lower; the interim be presented to Coskran at the Loyola Grove, California with his wife Cindy parti~ipation and support ofalumni to dean, over the past few months:· Law School Alumni Dinner on A native of St. Paul, Coskran and his raise these figures to 1,000 donors and An associate professor of law at November 15, 1990 might be the only love of water sports moved from the $250,000 by June 30, 1991. Loyola since 1983, Selmi first came to recognition that can top his collection of lake shores of Minnesota to the beaches Throughout the year alumni will Loyola as an adjunct professor by honors, including this favorite, which he of California, twice. The first time receive correspondence from Interim happenstance in 1981. He was practicing claims he does not know why he Coskran went West was for his health; Dean Lower; Dean McLaughlin and the in Los Angeles when someone he received. "Having a class, ten years after he was in the fourth grade and had Advocates Committee which will it has graduated, come back and asthma. The second time, Coskran outline the specific needs Loyola Law Continued on page 6 remember you with something like that settled in the Golden State so he could School must meet to compete in the is special;' said Coskran. enjoy unfrozen water. "And to escape 1990s. These include scholarships and IN THIS ISSU£ As Coskran recollects his learning the mosquitoes;· he jokingly adds. special programs for students, faculty Advocates campaign-New Goals about his being named Distinguished Water skiing and surfing are the research grants or visiting lectureships, Alumnus at a luncheon meeting last water sports which obsess Coskran. A and building projects. Board Of Governors Election Results spring with Victor E. Chavez '59, Judi lover ofthe ocean, he kids that "Work is To ensure that the proper funds are Law School New Faculty Bloom '75, Keith Sharp '83, Roger the curse ofthe surfing class:· Carol, on available when they are needed, a Reynolds '78 and Director ofDevelop­ the other hand, prefers her water in a Selmi Named Associate Dean ment Laura Lollar; "The whole thing is Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 r ) •) ) } } ) ) ) ) ) 2 LOYOLA LAWYER t ~ the Law Revision Commission in ) A TRIBUTE TO formulating new Jaws in the field of I Attachment and the Enforcement of CASASSA BUILDING LLOYD TEVIS Judgements.