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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:

Stanley N. Bergman, ’59, and Lillian Bergman, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, have made a gift of $100,000 to the building project in honor of his 50th class reunion. Stan is a senior partner with Withers Bergman, LLP, in New York City.


Terrance L. Carlson, ’78, of Minneapolis, who will retire November 1 from his position as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary of Medtronic Inc. in Minneapolis, has made a gift of $100,000 to the building project.


Mark E. Ferguson, ’83, and Elizabeth B. Yntema, ’84, of Winnetka, Illinois, have made a gift of $62,500 to the building project in honor of their 25th class reunions. Mark is a partner with Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott in Chicago.


Charles S. Ferrell, ’77, and Anne Ferrell, MBA ’77, of Minneapolis, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project. Charlie is a partner with Faegre & Benson in Minneapolis.


Samuel T. Field, BGS ’74, JD ’77, and Shon Field, BS ’73, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project. Sam is the owner of Field & Field in Kalamazoo.

 

Mark A. Filippell, ’79, and Buffy Filippell, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project. Mark is a managing director of Western Reserve Partners LLC in Cleveland.


Scott W. Fowkes, ’88, of Wilmette, Illinois, has made a gift of $50,000 to the building project and an additional gift of $12,500 to the Law School Fund for recognition at the Cavaedium Society level, both in honor of his 20th class reunion. He is a partner with Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.


David A. Heiner, ’85, and Barbara Todd Heiner, of Woodinville, Washington, have made a gift of $100,000 to the building project. Dave is a vice president and deputy general counsel at Microsoft Corporation.


Ronald A. Klein, BA ’80, JD ’83, and Stacy M. Klein, BA ’89, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, have made a gift to establish the Ronald and Stacy Klein Endowed Scholarship Fund, matched by additional funds from President Mary Sue Coleman’s Donor Challenge. The Kleins have also remembered the Law School in their estate plan with a gift to continue funding their scholarship. Ron is chief executive officer of Origen Financial Inc. in Southfield, Michigan.


Robert B. Knauss, ’79 (left), of San Marino, California, and Charles H. Knauss, ’81 (right), of Chevy Chase, Maryland, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project honoring their father, Robert L. Knauss, ‘57, of Burton, Texas, and their family legacy at Michigan Law. Rob is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson; Chuck is a partner in the Washington office of Bingham McCutchen; their father is a former member of the faculty.



S. Timothy Kochis
, ’73, of San Francisco, has made a gift of $100,000 to the building project. Tim is Chief Executive Officer and founder of Aspiriant in San Francisco.


Herbert Kohn, BA ’60, JD ’63, and Nancy Kohn, BA ’62, of Kansas City, Missouri, have made a planned gift of $100,000 for the ultimate benefit of the Law School. They are also supporters of the Law School Fund at the Cavaedium Society level. Herb is a partner in Bryan Cave’s Kansas City office. He served on the Law School’s campaign steering committee.


Frederick Mahan, ’57, of San Francisco, has made a gift of $100,000 to the building project. He is retired after a successful career with his own firm, which focused on insurance litigation, and is now pursuing his passion for writing.


William C. Marcoux, BA ’78, JD ’81, and Marina Marcoux, of London, have made a gift of $100,000 to the building project. Bill is a partner in Dewey & LeBoeuf’s London office.


Melvyn Mark, ’59, of Belvedere-Tiburon, California, has made a gift of $50,000 through the Herbst Foundation to the building project, in honor of his 50th class reunion. He is a member of Feuerzeig, Mark & Chavin, LLP.


Gail Odgers, BS ’59, and Dick Odgers, BA ’59, JD ’61, of Mill Valley, California, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project. Dick is a retired partner in the San Francisco office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He served on the Law School’s campaign steering committee.


David Patterson, ’74, and Carolyn Patterson, of Columbus, Ohio, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project and an additional gift of $12,500 to the Law School Fund for recognition at the Cavaedium Society level, both in honor of his 35th class reunion. David is the sole proprietor of Patterson Law Office in Columbus, specializing in alternative dispute resolution services.


Burt P. Rosen, ’79, and Adrienne Rosen, of Pleasantville, New York, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project in honor of Burt’s 30th class reunion. He is a partner in the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.


Dennis E. Ross, BA ’74, JD ’78, and Victoria Jennings Ross, BA ’79, MA ’84, of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project. Dennis is executive vice president of State Street Corporation in Boston. He is a former national chair of the Law School Fund.


Randee Seiger, BA ’67, and Joseph Seiger, ’67, of Los Altos Hills, California, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project. Joe is president of Vintage Properties in Palo Alto, California.


Rex L. Sessions, ’84, and Barbara Cary Sessions, BA ’83, of Chicago, have made a gift of $100,000 to the building project in honor of Rex’s 25th reunion. Both are partners in Winston & Strawn. Rex is a member of the firm’s executive committee and chairs the labor and employment relations department, and Barbara is the firm’s chief marketing officer.


Arn H. Tellem, ’79, and Nancy Tellem, of Los Angeles, have made a gift of $100,000 to the building project. Arn is president of WMG Manage-ment in Los Angeles.


Stefan F. Tucker, BBA ’60, JD ’63, and Marilyn M. Tucker, BA ’62, of Washington, D.C., have made a gift of $100,000 to the Stefan F. and Marilyn Tucker Endowed Scholarship Fund in honor of his 45th class reunion. Stef is a partner in the Washington office of Venable LLP and an adjunct professor at Michigan Law.


Sherrie Westin and David Westin, BA ’74, JD ’77, of Bronxville, New York, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project. David is president of ABC News in New York City.


Elizabeth Zott and David J. Zott, ’86, of Hinsdale, Illinois, have made a gift of $50,000 to the building project and an additional gift of $12,500 to the Law School Fund for recognition at the Cavaedium Society level. David is a partner with Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.


 

 
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