The Campaign for Washington and Lee
“For more than 40 years, I have seen how the generosity of our alumni has transformed the lives of students at W&L Law. It has been a privilege to be a part of what makes their experience here so unique.” BRIAN MURCHISON Charles S. Rowe Professor of Law
A tradition of excellence Alumni and friends know what makes W&L Law so special. A rigorous legal education that immerses students in legal doctrine and hones their writing skills. A supportive community where classmates form lifelong friendships with peers and faculty mentors. A relentless focus on developing the lawyering skills and an ethical foundation that leads to legal careers defined by professional excellence. Leading Lives of Consequence, the Campaign for Washington and Lee, will bolster the W&L Law experience in the years ahead by providing resources for those who would benefit from our inspiring community and become loyal members of our unmatched alumni network. From increased scholarship funds to additional support for professional development, your support will expand access to our unique environment and ensure current and future students thrive during their journey to becoming legal professionals. W&L Law has fostered a tradition of excellence for more than 175 years. Alumni, faculty, staff, family members, and friends of the university have supported the law school for generations because they believe in this exceptional legal education. This moment is no different. Just as W&L Law shaped an unforgettable learning experience for past students, the priorities supported by this campaign will ensure our ability to provide an exemplary education for tomorrow’s lawyers.
SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTRACT EXCEPTIONAL LAW STUDENTS $35,000,000
Law school scholarships help us
more students of exceptional
attract top-caliber students, expand
academic promise to benefit from
access to the full W&L experience,
a W&L Law education, and ensure
and enable graduates to avoid
W&L continues to rank among the
unmanageable debt. Additional
nation’s best value law schools.
scholarship resources will enable
LAW TEACHING AND LEARNING $4,250,000
A hallmark of W&L’s legal education
to recruit and retain superb teachers,
is the individual mentorship students
strengthening a faculty body that
receive from professors, both in and
is consistently rated among the
outside of the classroom. Expanding
country’s best.
endowed positions allows W&L Law
THE FULL W&L LAW EXPERIENCE $3,500,000
Students and alumni cite the
extracurricular initiatives, from our
school’s unparalleled opportunities
community-building pre-orientation
as a defining part of their W&L
programs to eye-opening clinical
Law experience. Contributions
opportunities under the guiding hand
to the campaign will bolster our
of a full-time faculty member.
LEWIS HALL NAMING OPPORTUNITIES $1,000,000
Campaign gifts will allow for
(LSFL), the Brick Lobby, which
significant spaces to be named in
welcomes guests to Lewis Hall, and
Sydney Lewis Hall. These naming
the Brief Stop, the law cafe where
opportunities include the field in
students, faculty, and staff meet to
front of the law school, which is home
get a bite to eat or talk over coffee.
to the Law School Football League
GROWTH OF THE W&L LAW FUND $10,500,000
Underwriting everything
a strong and growing W&L Law Fund
from academic and curricular
is critical to the Law School’s success
opportunities for law students to the
— now and in the future.
maintenance of Lewis Hall,
LEADERSHIP THROUGH GIVING
Lizanne Thomas ‘82L holds
an inaugural member of the Lettie
legendary status at Washington
Pate Evans Society, W&L’s new
and Lee University — not only due
donor recognition group celebrating
to her successful career and civic
women’s financial contributions to
engagement, but also because of
the university. She and her husband,
her devoted service in nearly every
David Black ‘82L, were recognized
volunteer capacity at W&L. She
as Honored Benefactors for their
established three endowments
philanthropic support of W&L in
benefiting the Law School and is
February 2022.
“Because I benefited from the generosity of people who went before me, I was pretty passionate from day one about making sure that I would be giving to help other students like me in future years.” LIZANNE THOMAS ’82L
Make an impact Alumni, faculty, staff, family members, and friends of the university have supported W&L Law for generations because they believe in this exceptional legal education — an academic tradition steeped in curricular innovation, rigorous courses, and practice-based learning. Leading Lives of Consequence calls on our community to once again invest in critical needs for the law school, which represent $55 million of the overall $650 million goal. With your help, we will preserve — and enhance — our unique educational experience for generations to come.
Contact the Office of Law School Advancement at 540-458-8587 or lawcampaign@wlu.edu.
Campaign Leadership EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
CAMPAIGN COUNCIL
Billy Webster ’79, Chair
T. Blair ’99
Caroline Boone Mitchell ’89
Ward Davenport ’01
Dana Bolden ’89
Jessine Monaghan ’79L
Baker Gentry ’88
Cynthia Cheatham ’07
Reuben Munger ’95
William Hill ’74, ’77L
Mary Choksi P’11
Phil Norwood ’69
Annie Estrada Postma ’04
Josephine Schaeffer
Betsy Berkheimer Pakenas ’94
Ellen Rogowski P’17 Lizanne Thomas ’82L
Covington ’96
Charlie Prioleau ’82
Amy McCauley Farnsworth ’97
Helen Sanders ’04
Hank Ingram ’13
Jamie Small ’81
Clay Jackson ’76
Mai Spurlock Sykes ’94
Geordy Johnson ’05
Andrew Tate ’98
Philip Kensinger ’20
William Toles ’92, ’95L
Ken Lang ’82
Charlie Tomm ’68, ’75L
Sam McLemore ’02
Tom Wall ’80