Section: Impact
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Impact Spring 2017
James Phillipp, ’66: Supporting Legal History and Scholarly Research
With the James G. Phillipp Law Professorship Fund, James Phillipp, ’66, supports a subject that is of personal interest and shares his gratitude to Michigan Law for setting him on his path to a fulfilling career. “I have always been interested in history of all kinds. Even more so now that I have retired to a spot where Ponce de León was quite possibly trooping through my yard some 500 years ago.”
Impact Fall 2017
Quaife, ’78: Providing Disadvantaged Students with Access to a Michigan Law Education
“My parents instilled in me the value of a good education,” she says. “My father, Donald Quaife, ’36, paved the way for me.” With a significant bequest that she documented recently, Nancy Quaife, ’78, follows in her father’s footsteps by paving the way for the next generation of law students.
Impact Spring 2017
Recent Gifts: Spring 2017
Giving to Michigan Law is an investment in the future of legal education, and private support ensures that the excellence that has distinguished Michigan-trained lawyers continues for generations to come.
Impact Fall 2016
Recent Gifts: Fall 2016
Giving to Michigan Law is an investment in the future of legal education, and private support ensures that the excellence that has distinguished Michigan-trained lawyers continues for generations to come.
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Stan Stroup, ’69: Supporting Michigan Law's Most Prestigious Scholarship
Smart students who dream of graduating from Michigan Law should have the opportunity to do so without worrying about how to pay for it, Stan Stroup, ’69, believes. Through their bequest gift to establish a Darrow Scholarship, Stroup and his wife, Sylvia, will help make some of those dreams come true.
Impact Fall 2016
Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
"During my second year, my family had some financial difficulties. I went to Dean Roy Proffitt, JD ’48, LLM ’56, to inquire if any financial aid was available. Without fanfare or embarrassment, he provided some needed assistance. I vowed that, when I was able, I would try to give others help similar to that which I had received."
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Cause and Effect: Donors and Their Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
Anita Jenkins, ’74, and Jim Jenkins, ’73, of Midland, Michigan, got their start at U-M, both as lawyers and as a couple (they met in the course registration line as undergrads). Ashley Davis, a 1L from Jacksonville, Florida, is the 2015-2016 Jenkins Scholar and a graduate of Florida Atlantic University.
Impact Fall 2016
Tsiang, ’23, and Chiang: A Grandfather’s Legacy; A Grandson’s Gratitude
William Yat San Chiang never met his grandfather, Pao Li Tsiang, ’23. Chiang didn’t attend the University of Michigan, and he has only visited campus once, so that he could see the place that helped shape his grandfather.
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Stu Finkelstein, ’85: Supporting a Loan Repayment Program that Offers Career Flexibility
Stu Finkelstein, ’85, loves going to work every day. Through his family’s bequest to create the Finkelstein Family Debt Management Fund, he will help to ensure that future Michigan Law graduates have the opportunity to feel the same way.
Impact Fall 2016
Fiske, ’55: 15 Years of Launching Government Service Careers
In 2001, Bob Fiske, ’55, HLLD ’97, created the Robert B. Fiske Jr. Fellowship Program for Government Service to encourage recent Michigan Law graduates to pursue positions as government lawyers. The fellowship pays both college and law school debt for three years plus a stipend; it has supported 49 fellows to date.