Section: Impact
130 results
Impact Summer 2025
Roy Proffitt, Longtime Faculty Member and Administrator, Continues to Inspire Gifts to Michigan Law
The Law Quad has had no shortage of influential professors and administrators who have shaped generations of Michigan Law students. But even among that esteemed group, Roy Proffitt, JD ’46, LLM ’48, made an outsized contribution to the Law School community that continues to reverberate today.
Impact Summer 2025
Bruce K. Posey, ’77: Bridging Generations of Academic Achievement
Bruce Posey rose through the ranks as a general counsel and governance specialist at multiple companies throughout his career—and the springboard was Michigan Law.
Impact Summer 2025
Law Class of 1974 Celebrates 50th Reunion by Giving Back
Law Quadrangle spoke with members of the Class of 1974 to learn more about the inspiration for their gifts and why they remain connected with their classmates and the Michigan Law community.
Impact
Jonathan D. Lowe, ’76: A Lifetime of Community Enrichment
Jonathan Lowe, who spent his career fostering meaningful connections between individuals and institutions, knows the impact of philanthropy. He and his wife, Beth, recently gave a $100,000 endowed gift to the Law School, which will establish the Jonathan D. Lowe Scholarship Fund.
Impact
Ambassador W. Robert Kohorst, ’78: Maintaining Michigan Law’s Preeminence through Faculty Support
From a humble $10 donation upon his graduation to a monumental $1 million in cumulative gifts, Ambassador W. Robert Kohorst, ’78, has transformed an initial act of generosity into a legacy of support.
Impact
Stuart Feldstein, ’63: Innovating Communications, Inspiring Generosity
Stuart Feldstein began his career in the telecommunications industry with the Federal Communications Commission and later transitioned to private practice. He credits the Law School with preparing him for a successful career and has long felt impelled to give back.
Impact
R. Charles McLravy II, ’77: From Law to Literature
Navigating the twists and turns of murder trials was a challenge R. Charles McLravy never anticipated. And yet he finds himself surrounded by courtroom intrigue and entangled in case after case—through Burr Lafayette, the fictional protagonist in McLravy’s series of mystery novels.
Impact
New Endowed Fund Will Support Michigan Law’s Black Alumni Reunion in Perpetuity
Elizabeth Campbell, ’78, recently made a gift to establish an endowed fund at the Law School that will support the Black Alumni Reunion and related efforts in perpetuity. Campbell’s gift will be combined with surplus funds from previous Reunions—more than 50 alumni have made gifts over the years—to establish the Black Alumni Reunion Fund.
