Section: Impact
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Impact Winter 2022
Bob Fiske, ’55, Inspires Gift to Eponymous Government Fellowship
Inspired by the example of Robert Fiske, ’55, a group of donors has made a $90,000 contribution to the Fiske Fellowship Program at Michigan Law, which encourages young lawyers to enter government service by providing recipients with cash stipends and loan repayment assistance.
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Longtime U-M Supporter Endows Law School Professorship
When Thomas Lacchia, ’69, made a gift to establish an endowed professorship at the Law School, it was the culmination of more than 40 years of philanthropy at the University of Michigan.
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Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
“This scholarship has provided me the ability to participate in law school more fully as it has alleviated a part of the significant financial burden required to attend. I feel supported in my studies, and I am able to envision a future that isn’t shaped by significant student debt.”
Impact Winter 2022
Darrow Recipient Sees Giving As a Way to Pay It Back, and Forward
For Charlotta Chung, ’11, receiving Michigan Law’s Darrow Scholarship was not just a financial boon—it also instilled in her a desire to live up to the expectations of those who had invested in her future. Now a transactional attorney in New York City, Chung makes a monthly gift to the Law School Fund as a way to repay the “life changing” investment that others made in her education and career.
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Patricia Carnese, ’82: Private Practice in Paris is a Dream Come True
A lover of museums, music, and delicious food, Patricia Carnese, ’82, dreamed of living and working in Europe. She is a loyal donor to the Law School Fund because Michigan Law was her ticket there.
Impact Winter 2022
A New Garden in the Law Quad
The Jardin St. Antoine-Fetter, which was made possible by a $1 million gift from Steven M. Fetter, ’79, and his wife, Bonnie K. Kellogg celebrates Fetter’s cherished friendship with Ted St. Antoine, ’54, the James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor Emeritus of Law.
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Alumnus Establishes New Prize to Bolster Scholarship at the Law School
Interpreting the Constitution and applying it to contemporary legal issues has been at the heart of all that Paul Dimond, ’69, has done in his career as a civil rights litigator, scholar, and private practitioner.
Impact Winter 2022
Longtime Legal History Professor Establishes Fund for LGBTQ Students
Bruce Frier, the John and Teresa D’Arms Distinguished University Professor of Classics and Roman Law, has established a scholarship fund that will support LGBTQ students at Michigan Law. Frier has long been an engaged member of the University community and has previously supported many inclusivity initiatives at the Law School.
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From Green and Gold to Maize and Blue, New Fund Connects Central Texas and Ann Arbor
One couple’s split loyalties and international ambitions have led to the creation of a new scholarship fund that will support students at the Law School.
Impact Spring 2021
For One Alumna, It’s All About Her Peers in Life, Work, and Giving Back
Trisha Rich has remained involved with Michigan Law as a dedicated volunteer since she graduated in 2005, even serving as co-chair of her alumni reunion committee for her five-, 10-, and 15-year milestones. “I love the education I received and the doors that Michigan Law has opened for me,” says Rich. “But the most important things I take from Ann Arbor are the dozens of important, tangible, real relationships with people I very much care about.”