Section: Impact
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.