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Recent Giving

Here are a few of the most recent gifts from the many alumni and friends who are supporting all facets of the Law School’s work:

Liz and Richard Burns, BA ’68, JD ’71, of Carefree, Arizona, major supporters of the building project, have made a gift of $100,000 to the Law School Fund in celebration of the Class of 1971’s 40-year reunion. Richard is vice president of business development and general counsel for a family-owned media company and of counsel to Hanft Fride in Duluth, Minnesota. He serves on both the Dean’s Advisory Council and the Development and Alumni Relations Committee.




Stacey and Christopher Caywood
, BA ’82, MA ’83, JD ’86, of Kenilworth, Illinois, have made a gift for the building project in honor of the 25-year reunion of the Class of 1986. Chris is president of online services for DeVry Inc.

 



Lynda
, BA ’61, and Murray Feiwell, BA ’60, JD ’63, of Carmel, Indiana, have made an additional gift of $50,000 to the Feiwell Family Scholarship Fund, which they established in 2007. Murray was a founding partner of Feiwell & Hannoy in Indianapolis and now is retired from practice.

 

Geoffrey Gifford, ’71, of Chicago, has made a gift of $50,000 for the building project in honor of the 40-year reunion of the Class of 1971.  Geoff is a partner and founder of Pavalon & Gifford in Chicago.

 



Ellen and Irv Hockaday
, ’61, of Mission Hills, Kansas, have made a gift of $50,000 for the building project in celebration of the 50-year reunion of the Class of 1961. Irv is the retired president and CEO of Hallmark Cards Inc., and currently is a director of Ford Motor Company and Estee Lauder Companies.

 


Cyril Moscow
, ’57, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, has made a gift of $50,000 for the building project.  He is a partner in the Detroit office of Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP and an adjunct professor at the Law School.

 


Ruth and Brian O’Neill
, ’74, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, have made a gift of $25,000 for the building project, bringing their total commitment to the project to $50,000. Brian is a partner in Faegre & Benson’s Minneapolis office and formerly headed the firm’s litigation practice.





Irving Stenn Jr.,
BA ’52, JD ’55, of Chicago, has made a gift of $100,000 to endow a new scholarship at the Law School. Irv is in private practice in Chicago.

 
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