Ew Quadkmae Notes THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL VOLUME 27, NUMBER 4, SUMMER 1983 1982 LAW SCHOOL FUND Twenty-second Annual Report Alumni News Notes Feature law Quadrangle Notes THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL VOLUME 27, NUMBER 4, SUMMER 1983 CONTENTS Reading . Between the Sheets Annual Growth Chart Roy F. Proffitt Law School Fund Contributors Letter of Transmittal Special Donor Groups Letter of Acceptance Matching Gift Program Regional Summaries In Memoriam 1981-82 Comparisons by Region Alumni News Notes Class Summary of Gifts Deceased Tops Among Classes Michigan Special Donor Groups Thousand Dollar Cities Tops in Percentage of Participation Lniu Quadra~~gleNotes (USPS 893-460), is issued quarterly by the University of Michigan Law School. Second-class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Office of publication, Laze Qz~ndrai~gleNotes, Law School, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Miclugan 48109. POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to: Editor, Lazu Quadrai~gleNotes, Law School, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. This issue of the Lazo Quadrnl~gleNotes is the twenty-second annual report of the Law School Fund. The Fund is under the direction of Professor Roy F. Proffitt; Mrs. Lois A. Richards is supervisor of the Fund and is responsible for gathering the data used in this report. Editorial and design responsibilities handled by the University of Michigan Publications Office, [ypesetting by Acraforms Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, and printing by the University of Michigan Printing Services. On the cover: View of the Cloisters of the Lawyers Club. Photograph by Ralph E. Maten, U-M Copy Center, 156 Legal Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109. Prints may be ordered from Mr. Maten at the address indicated. 8" x 10" prints are $25.00, 10" x 14" prints $30.00. friend, an opponent and sometimes Reading . Between the Sheets partner at bridge and golf, and from - time to time we have shared coffee or something stronger. But my strongest by Roy F. Proffitf and lasting impression of him comes from my student days-what a won- derful teacher he was, and how genuinely proud I was because "we" had him on our faculty. He was even then recognized as a "real comer," particularly in the area of taxation. Our closer association in later years only confirmed my original opinions. This is not intended nor is it an appropriate place for a eulogy of Pro- fessor Wright. But I hope that you will think, as I think, that in the career of Professor Wright we can see an out- standing example of the importance of the Law School Fund. Besides having I11 a moment we shall, as usual, There are, of course, many reasons taught at least half, and probably two- highlight a few of the facts, figures, for such success-the active participa- thirds of us one or more courses in law and accomplishments of the 1982 Law 'tion by the several deans of the Law school. Hart affected all of our lives School Fund campaign. But before that School during the Fund's twenty-two- far more than most of us know. Just I would like to make three short and year history, ind their continuing briefly, at the national level he was a rather personal statements I hope that recognition of the need for strong staff consultant and adviser to every Com- many of you will share my feelings. support; a succession of intelligent, missioner of Internal Revenue- hard-working, and enthusiastic staff regardless of the political party in Celebration members in the Fund office in Ann power-for more than twenty-five The 1982 campaign marked my nine- Arbor; the strong leadership of the years; he conceived and conducted teenth year as director of the Law eleven National Chairmen and the ded- training programs for all new IRS School Fund activities in Ann Arbor. icated work of the hundreds, probably agents, and eventually wrote the train- thousands, of men and women who During these years I have served in inc" manuals for their "on-the-lob" other administrative capacities as volunteered in response to our "people training; and he frequently testified well-assistant dean, associate dean, power appeal" each year to constitute before Congress on tax-related matters. associate director of the Institute for the "teams" that did the work at the He organized international symposia Continuing Legal Education, director grass roots level-but the bottom line to make comparative studies of tax of Law School relations-and always as has been the wonderful, generous laws. His advice and counsel was fre- a member of the faculty. This combina- alumni ~~110have recognized the quently sought at the state offices in tion of experiences has given me a imvortance of the school to their Lansing. He was a vigorous participant unique opportunity to observe and to careers, who have understood the need in community activities outside of the appreciate the outstanding success to keep Michigan at the top of the law tax arena. And, although he carefully of the Law School Fund. school world, and who have given refrained, at great financial sacrifice, Although the Fund has never had a generously to insure that their school- from becoming a "hired gun," his staff of professional fund raisers, your school-does just that. advice was sought by hundreds of YOUR SCHOOL (1) became the first It has not been a closely guarded practicing lawyers on matters they publicly supported law school to estab- secret that one goal I hoped to reach were handling. lish an annual giving program; (2) is during my tenure as director was a What does all this have to do with the first, and to my knowledge, the million dollar year. You have made the Fund? It was not just because the only publicly supported law school it happen! Won't you join me in cele- Fund, of course, that Professor Wright with an annual fund that vear after brating this outstanding achievement? was attracted to and remained at Mich- year has participation by more than It may come to pass that million dollar igan. But he became and continued to 40% of its current alumni; (3) in years, like the four-minute mile, hap- be a dynamic participant in the life marked contrast to most law schools, pen with some regularity, but for now and affairs of the Law School because publicly or privately supported, this is NUMBER ONE. I lift my glass he felt that Michigan's position as INCREASED the support for the in a quiet but happy toast to each and one of the world's leading centers for annual Law School Fund EVERY pear every one of you. legal education was the best place of the six years the School's highly for him to do what he wanted to do. successful capital campaign was in Professor L. Hart Wright He could teach and work with an progress; (4) is the acknowledged and Although Hart was but eight months exceptional group of students, who, much copied leader among a growing older than I, my first association with because the School has substantial number of publicly supported law him, ns is trlre of Illore t1ifl1172,000 of our funds for scholarships and loans, could scl~oolswith annual giving programs; 14,000 Iroi~ignlur~l~ri. was with him as be admitted on the basis of their abil- (5) in 1982 for the FIRST TIME had professol- and me as student. Since then ity with little attention to their total contributions of MORE THAN I was fortunate until Avril 12. 1983 to financial situation. He had resources ONE MILLION DOLLARS. have Hart as a colleague and close such as an outstanding library and money for released time, if necessary, for travel and for research assistance to permit meaningful research projects. And he had a "platform" from which to speak that invited the attention of the audience that he wished to reach. Michigan can maintain its position as one of the world's leaders and can continue to attract and keep teachers with talents and goals similar to those of Professor Wright only if our Doni~ldRlnck, Cl~~istopl~erCol~cn, alumni-you-continue to support the Richard Rollr Law School Fund. It is the Fund that provides the "extras of excellence" that marks the Michigan Law School, its students, its teachers, and its alumni as something special. I hope that you agree, and that you will remember this when you are asked to contribute to subsequent campaigns. Matching Gift Programs for Law Firms For many years a growing number of commercial companies have recognized the importance of charitable giving and have supported a wide variety of worthy causes, and, at the same time, have encouraged their employees and ]antes Van Dyke Rnlp11 Pal11 Fichtner and guest officers to contribute to their own favorite charities by instituting pro- grams through which the company matched the individual's charitable gifts. For reasons that to me are not entirely clear law firms have been slow to follow suit. But the practice has started and the number of firms with matching programs is growing slowly but steadily. In my opinion this idea should take off like a rocket. In addition to all of the reasons that have persuaded hundreds of commercial organizations to adopt matching gift programs, there is an additional and special reason why these programs should be attractive to law firms. All of the "raw material" for the legal profession-your new associ- ates and partners, the judges, many future legislators, and all the new members of the bar-will come from the law schools.