Issue: Spring/Summer 2023 | Section: Impact
7 results
![Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87 Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-07/elaine-johnston_0.jpg.webp?itok=zSb6bKvO)
![Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87 Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-07/elaine-johnston_0.jpg.webp?itok=cqIsZmUs)
Impact Spring/Summer 2023
Alumna Establishes International Scholarship for LLM Students
Elaine Johnston, LLM ’87, credits Michigan Law with helping to forge her career path—and intends to pay it forward through a new scholarship that will benefit international students.
![Spring 2023 Impact: Susan McKee Pavlica, ’81 Charles and Susan McKee Pavlica, ’81](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-06/s23_pavlica.jpg.webp?itok=RARumgVi)
![Spring 2023 Impact: Susan McKee Pavlica, ’81 Charles and Susan McKee Pavlica, ’81](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-06/s23_pavlica.jpg.webp?itok=KYTkPekT)
Impact Spring/Summer 2023
New Scholarship Supports First-Gen Students
Recognizing that first-generation students may face distinct challenges, Susan Pavlica has established the Wilfred and Roberta McKee Fund at Michigan Law. The scholarship is named for her parents, who supported her law school dreams.
![Spring 2023 Impact: Ginny and Peter Gustafson, ’70 Ginny and Peter Gustafson, ’70, began their journey together when they met as dance partners in a U-M Winter Weekend student event at Hill Auditorium.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-06/s23_gustafson.jpg.webp?itok=1r-2Hd80)
![Spring 2023 Impact: Ginny and Peter Gustafson, ’70 Ginny and Peter Gustafson, ’70, began their journey together when they met as dance partners in a U-M Winter Weekend student event at Hill Auditorium.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-06/s23_gustafson.jpg.webp?itok=Zt51FSzX)
Impact Spring/Summer 2023
A Match Made at Michigan: Couple Supports Scholarship Funds Across U-M
Ginny and Peter Gustafson, ’70, began their journey together when they met as dance partners in a U-M Winter Weekend student event at Hill Auditorium. Longtime supporters of their alma mater, the Gustafsons’s most recent gift is directed to the elements of U-M where they feel the most connection: scholarship funds at the Law School, Stamps School, and LSA.
![Ray and Sarah Kepner Ray and Sarah Kepner](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-07/ray-and-sarah-kepner.jpg.webp?itok=14EXNcbL)
![Ray and Sarah Kepner Ray and Sarah Kepner](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-07/ray-and-sarah-kepner.jpg.webp?itok=06Ij-Sof)
Impact Spring/Summer 2023
Like Father, Like Daughter: U-M Family Funds New Scholarship
One of the proudest moments for Ray Kepner, ’77, was watching his daughter Sarah Kepner Hamilton graduate from Michigan Law in 2005. In honor of this family legacy, Kepner and Hamilton have jointly established a new scholarship fund to benefit future generations at the Law School.
![Paul and Sylvia Bateman, ’80 Paul and Sylvia Bateman](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-07/paul-and-sylvia-bateman.jpg.webp?itok=zzPEhJaN)
![Paul and Sylvia Bateman, ’80 Paul and Sylvia Bateman](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-07/paul-and-sylvia-bateman.jpg.webp?itok=5Zagv6xj)
Impact Spring/Summer 2023
Fundraising Effort Connects Michigan Law’s Past and Future
For Paul and Sylvia Bateman, Michigan Law’s Black Alumni Reunion is a chance to gather with their classmates and meet other alumni—and an opportunity to support the next generation of Black students in the Quad.
![Lynda and Joe Zengerle, ’72 Lynda and Joe Zengerle](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-07/lynda-and-joe-zengerle.jpg.webp?itok=vLXE65D2)
![Lynda and Joe Zengerle, ’72 Lynda and Joe Zengerle](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2023-07/lynda-and-joe-zengerle.jpg.webp?itok=6PJzaAPM)
Impact Spring/Summer 2023
At Michigan Law, Good Times Never Seemed So Good
Even before their first 1L class, Lynda and Joe Zengerle were an anomaly among their classmates: they were married to each other. Now more than 50 years removed from those halcyon days in Ann Arbor, Lynda and Joe remain as steadfast a team as ever—and steadfast supporters of the institution they love.