Sue Sikkema, ’82, and Gary Sikkema, ’75, made a $250,000 gift to the Sue A. and Gary D. Sikkema Endowed Scholarship Fund. Before their retirement, Sue was a partner at Sikkema & Gray in Toledo, Ohio, where she practiced mass tort litigation, and Gary was a partner at Spengler Nathanson in Toledo, practicing corporate law. They reside in Ann Arbor.
David K. Callahan, ’91, and his wife, Terri A. Abruzzo, have given $100,000 to create the David K. Callahan Law School Fund. Before retiring, David was a partner at Latham & Watkins in Chicago, where he also served as the global chair of the intellectual property litigation group. He is a member of the Law School’s Development and Alumni Relations Committee and the University’s Look to Michigan Campaign Council in Chicago.
Kent E. Whittaker, ’60, documented a $3.7 million bequest that will be divided between the Kent E. and Judith C. Whittaker Fund for Student Support and the Kent E. and Judith C. Whittaker Dean’s Discretionary Fund. Kent spent 45 years in private practice in Kansas City.
Adrian L. Steel Jr., ’75, and his wife, Karen, made a $50,000 gift in honor of his 50th Reunion to the Law Class of 1975 Scholarship Fund.
T. Christopher “Chris” Donnelly, ’80, and his wife, Carolyn M. Bitetti, made a $50,000 gift in honor of his 45th Reunion and the Law School Class of 1980. The gift establishes the Class of 1980 Law Scholarship Fund. He is a partner at Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar LLP in Boston.
The Park Foundation Inc. made a $1 million gift to establish the Jerome B. Libin Scholarship Fund in honor of Jerome “Jerry” Libin, ’59, who passed away in 2024. The gift honors his half-century of service to the Park Foundation and celebrates his significant contributions to the field of tax law. The fund will support need-based scholarships at the Law School.
