Holly Nielsen Elizabeth A. Schartz David G. Seely & Debra Short Seely Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Christopher Smith & Diana P. Smith Sonnenschein Scholars Foundation United States District Court Bar Registration
DEANS CLUB PATRONS ($3,000 to $4,999)
Professor Emeritus Robert C. Casad & Sarah McKeighan Casad Chevron Matching Gift Program Bruce A. Finzen Foulston Siefkin LLP Donald W. Giffin & Esther Brown Giffin Cathy Havener Greer Hite, Fanning & Honeyman LLP Calvin J. Karlin Judge Janice Miller Karlin Larry E. Keenan & Patricia L. Degner-Keenan KU Public Interest Law Society Audrey B. Magaña & Sue Anne Magaña Brian K. McLeod David R. Morris John R. Morse & Kay Stine Morse Professor John C. Peck & Pamela C. Peck Cathy A. Reinhardt & Norman A. St. Laurent Joel M. Shields Snell & Wilmer LLP Omer G.Voss & Annabelle K.Voss Stanley N. Woodworth & Nancy G. Woodworth
DEANS CLUB ($1,000 to $2,999)
Constance M. Achterberg Donald D. Adams & Ann Wees Adams Larry D. Armel & JoAnne Armel J. Eugene Balloun Barber Emerson LC Barristerbooks Inc. Brian L. Becker Belin Foundation J. Rod Betts Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP John W. Brand Jr. & Barbara Sample Brand Anne E. Burke Robert B. Castor & Gloria Nelson Castor Bruce E. Cavitt J. Shawn Chalmers & Leslie Chalmers John D. Conderman & Patricia R. Conderman
Class of 2007 nurtures culture of philanthropy at KU Law
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hirty members of the KU Law Class of 2007 have taken the first steps toward building a culture of philanthropy at their legal alma mater. We want to say thank you. These newly minted alumni – who can still see Green Hall in their rearview mirror – have begun to fulfill the first generation of the Class Pledge. This giving initiative, created by the Class of 2007, asks alumni to donate at least $25 one year out of school, $50 two years out and $100 three years out. The amount of the gift is not the most important factor. The creators of the Class Pledge wanted to establish a habit of giving, a sense of pride that their law school continues to produce excellent lawyers because of their support – now and in the future. We extend special thanks to 2007 graduates Dan Calderon and Katie Gates who, as president and vice president respectively of the Student Bar Association, led the charge to establish the pledge and encourage their classmates to invest. Thirty members of the class have accepted the challenge so far, contributing a total of $1,840. That’s a giving rate of about 20 percent, which exceeds the overall KU Law giving average by approximately 6 percent. Already, a handful of alumni from the Class of 2008 have started fulfilling their pledges. Some of them wrote checks as soon as they graduated, and we thank them for leading by example. At right are the members of each class who had made a contribution through Oct. 31, 2008:
Class of 2007 Misti D. Brumback Jana R. Budde P. Dan Calderon Crissa Seymour Cook Richard A. Cook II Rachel S. Dean Oscar P. Espinoza Mary K. Gates Rusty E. Glenn Amy Pettit Gnau Eric R. Gray Elizabeth M. Hafoka Tina M. Hardin Kathryn L. Harpstrite Ryan J. Huschka Megan Barr Jennings James R. McCullough Emily A. McProud Laura Dakhil Monahan Michael J. Nichols Leena D. Phadke Tucker L. Poling Sarah E. Preston John P. Smolen Natalie M. Stoker Adrienne E. Strecker Carrie B. Temm Heather O’Hara Tombs David P. Trevino Jamie L. Weese Class of 2008 Justin D. Elkouri Blythe Bradley Glemming Zachary A. Lerner Jeremy G. Mai Stephanie L. Sowers Jonathon A. Szumny Thu T. Vo
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