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Funding: Achievements and Successes
from 2022 Annual Report
by CLS WebComm
Leadership Councils
Leaders, liaisons, visionaries, donors, mentors, and advisers: Our thanks to the following individuals, on whom we rely for counsel and support. Our success is bolstered by your stewardship and your position as ambassadors for Columbia Law School.
July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022
DEAN’S COUNCIL
Co-Chairs Gary S. Davis, 1980 Alison S. Ressler, 1983 Members The Hon. Rolando T.
Acosta, 1982 Edward A. K. Adler, 1972 Timothy J. Alvino, 1981 Mark L. Amsterdam, 1969 Raymond J. Baer, 1986, LL.M. Richard A. Barasch, 1979 Max W. Berger, 1971 Roland W. Betts, 1978 Vineet Bhatia, 1990 Katherine M. Bristor, 1980 Stephen H. Case, 1968 Albert E. Cinelli, 1955 Anne E. Cohen, 1985 Bruce L. Davis, 1979 Steven B. Epstein, 1968 Paul J. Evanson, 1966 Charles Fabrikant, 1968 Stephen Friedman, 1962 Elizabeth Glazer, 1986 Gary F. Goldring, 1982 Ira A. Greenstein, 1985 David J. Greenwald, 1983 Evelyn Langlieb Greer, 1973 Rex S. Heinke, 1975 Mel M. Immergut, 1971 Cathy M. Kaplan, 1977 James P. Kreindler, 1980 Andrew J. Levander, 1977 Robert L. Lieff, 1961 Stephen S. Madsen, 1980 Ira M. Millstein, 1949 George M. Newcombe, 1975 Jay H. Newman, 1976 Harold S. Novikoff, 1975 Michael E. Patterson, 1967 David A. Preiser, 1982 Clyde E. Rankin III, 1975 Richard Paul Richman, 1972 Thomas S. Rogers, 1979 Ronald S. Rolfe, 1969 Robert J. Rosen, 1972 Steven M. Schatz, 1972 Jonathan D. Schiller, 1973 Joseph C. Shenker, 1980 Edward Soto, 1978 Esta Eiger Stecher, 1982 Howard Todd Stitzer, 1978 Kathryn Surace-Smith, 1984 Alia Tutor, 2000 Uday Krishna
Veeraraghavan, 2002 Paul Vizcarrondo, Jr., 1973 Susan C. Waltman, 1977 Timothy Tingkang Xia, 1997 R. Paul Yetter, 1983
BOARD OF VISITORS
Chair Cathy M. Kaplan, 1977 Members L. Howard Adams, 1979 Marlene Alva, 1974 Bruce D. Angiolillo, 1977 Carol Baldwin Moody, 1982 David A. Barrett, 1974 Mark A. Belnick, 1971 J. Frederick Berg, Jr., 1969 Daniel L. Berger, 1979 Steven E. Bizar, 1988 Stephanie R. Breslow, 1984 Lanny A. Breuer, 1985 Laura W. Brill, 1994 Douglas D. Broadwater, 1969 The Hon. Anita
Blumstein Brody, 1958 Robert E. Buckholz, 1979 Kenneth A. Caruso, 1977 Geoffrey J. Colvin, 1977 Robert G. DeLaMater, 1984 Richard K. Elbaum, 1993 Leslie G. Fagen, 1974 Robert C. Fleder, 1973 Allen R. Friedman, 1983 Eduardo Gallardo, 1999 Jonathan D. Gifford, 2005 Bruce H. Goldfarb, 1990 Paul M. Goldschmid, 2005 Michael R. Griffinger, 1964 Peter C. Hein, 1975 Gregory P. Ho, 1977 Adriene L. Holder, 1991 Matthew H. Hurlock, 1993 The Hon. Roderick L.
Ireland, 1969 Nobuhisa Ishizuka, 1986 Young-Cheol Jeong, 1986 Gregory L. Johnson, 1972 Robert J. Jossen, 1972 Jason Jurgens, 1999 Mark N. Kaplan, 1953 Robert N. Kaplan, 1964 John J. Kerr, Jr., 1976 Jeffrey L. Kessler, 1977 Mojdeh L. Khaghan, 1991 Mahmood Khimji, 1984 Jeffrey B. Korn, 2000 David A. Kurzweil, 1997 Harvey Kurzweil, 1969 Jay P. Lefkowitz, 1987 Raymond Y. Lin, 1984 Susan B. Lindenauer, 1964 Rohit Manocha, 1983 Annette L. Nazareth, 1981 Daniel A. Neff, 1977 Joseph E. Neuhaus, 1982 Daniel A. Ottensoser, 1996 Ravi Purohit, 2003 Abrielle Rosenthal, 1999 The Hon. Robert D. Sack, 1963 Susan L. Saltzstein, 1991 Patricia Perez Santonocito, 1979 Joshua Irwin Schiller, 2008 Kathryn E. Schneider, 1991 Minna Schrag, 1975 James Schreiber, 1968 Beesham A. Seecharan, 1998 Samuel Whitney Seymour, 1982 Emily C. Sharko, 2000 Max Rees Shulman, 1970 Rebecca J. Simmons, 1991 Po Y. Sit, 1988 Mozelle W. Thompson, 1981 Judith Reinhardt Thoyer, 1965 Michael H. Ullmann, 1983 Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., 1983 Alan B. Vickery, 1983 Jonathan L. Walcoff, 1986 Thomas W. White, 1978 Laura M. Yacovone Toma, 1987 Scott R. Yagoda, 1992 Shuji Yanase, 1972, LL.M. Eric M. Zachs, 1985 The Hon. Kathryn
E. Zenoff, 1971
HARLAN FISKE STONE SOCIETY COUNCIL
Co-Chairs Josh I. Schiller, 2008 Susan C. Waltman, 1977 Members Geraldine B. Acuna, 1999 Edward A. K. Adler, 1972 Mark L. Amsterdam, 1969 Matthew L. Amsterdam, 2013 Steven E. Bizar, 1988 Paul M. Goldschmid, 2005 Evelyn Langlieb Greer, 1973 Michael R. Griffinger, 1964 Jeffrey A. Hovden, 1993 Matthew H. Hurlock, 1993 Nobuhisa Ishizuka, 1986 John J. Kerr, Jr., 1976 Jeffrey B. Korn, 2000 James P. Kreindler, 1980 Susan B. Lindenauer, 1964 Stephen S. Madsen, 1980 Laurie Magid, 1985 Douglas J. McClintock, 1975 Frank L. Politano, 1974 Clyde E. Rankin III, 1975 Connie A. Rodriguez, 1985 Kathrin Schwesinger, 2009 Laura Yacovone Toma, 1987 Michael H. Ullmann, 1983 Alan Borden Vickery, 1983 Jonathan L. Walcoff, 1986
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
President Rudy Carmenaty, 1990 First Vice President G. Wade Leak, 1989 Secretary Yen D. Chu, 1997 Treasurer Laurel S. Fensterstock, 2012 Vice Presidents Frank D. Aronson, 1972 Francisco Javier Blavi, 2015, LL.M. Adam Jeffrey Brunk, 2013 Iris S. Chen, 2001 Karl A. Cole-Frieman, 1997 Ronald D. Holman II, 1986 Elise Slosberg Holtzman, 1990 Nandini Khaitan, 2011, LL.M. Randall A. Mackey, 1975 Jessica A. Morton, 2007 Asha I. Muldro, 2002 Andrea Lee Negroni, 1982 LaRue L. Robinson, 2009 Jason P. Wiesenfeld, 1998 Directors Steven M. Abramowitz, 1990 Sheila Ruby Adams, 2011 Matthew Lemle Amsterdam, 2013 Lawrence S. Blumberg, 1973 Marian L. Brancaccio, 1992 Courtney Browne, 2009 Susanne Vikoren Clark, 1996 Wesley C. Dias, 1977 Rodman K. Forter, Jr., 2006 Michael Garrett, 1969 Fatimah A. Gilliam, 2001 Bruce H. Goldfarb, 1990 Elizabeth Ruth Gonzalez-
Sussman, 2004 Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr., 1985 Leonard H. Hersh, 1987 Patrice P. Jean, 2002 Kathy M. Jordan, 1990 Jason Jurgens, 1999 Michael B. Kaplan, 1998 Victoria J. Kehoe, 2013, LL.M. Barbara C. North, 1977 Delphine Park O’Rourke, 2001 The Hon. Kimberly E.
Parker, 1997 Adam R. Pulver, 2008 Ancris Munoz Ramdhanie, 2004 Anne Elizabeth Robinson, 1994 Connie A. Rodriguez, 1985 Zoe Elizabeth Shea, 2011 Seth B. Weinberg, 1998 Philip R. Weingold, 1985 Alice F. Yurke, 1987
Advisers Timothy J. Alvino, 1981 Michael P. Beys, 1999 Frances E. Bivens, 1992 Barbara Klein Eisenberg, 1970 Philip Allen Lacovara, 1966 Susan B. Lindenauer, 1964 Laurie Magid, 1985 Christian Moretti, 2001, LL.M. John M. Olivieri, 1994 Nicholas R. Williams, 1988
ANNUAL FUND
J.D. Annual Fund Co-Chairs Mark L. Amsterdam, 1969 Geoffrey J. Colvin, 1977 Kathryn Surace-Smith, 1984 Recent J.D. Annual Fund Co-Chairs Michael Bogner, 2005 John Saroff, 2004 LL.M. Annual Fund Co-Chairs Alexandra Lauvaux, 2000, LL.M Christian Moretti, 2001, LL.M
Leadership Donors
Columbia Law School enjoyed yet another successful year of support, with 3,720 donors committing $55.5 million in Fiscal Year 2021–2022, including a record-breaking $7.2 million for our Annual Fund. You continue to make so much possible, including student scholarships and fellowships, support for faculty, and a broad array of courses and clinics, as well as enhancements to our campus and learning environment. Thank you.
This section recognizes new commitments to the Law School from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.
$1 MILLION AND UP
1 Anonymous Donor Carnegie Corporation Albert E. Cinelli, 1955 ♣ Estate of Marie L. Garibaldi Estate of William S. Beinecke Adam B. Fisher, 1998 ♣ Reuben Mark ♣★ Microsoft Corporation Ira M. Millstein, 1949 ♣ David Nierenberg ♣★ Peter and Carmen Lucia
Buck Foundation Alison S. Ressler, 1983 &
Richard S. Ressler, 1983 ♣★ River Star Foundation ★ Thomas E. Rothman, 1980 ♣ S. K. Yee Foundation Alia Tutor, 2000 Weil, Gotshal &
Manges Foundation
$500,000–$999,999
1 Anonymous Donor Peter C. Canellos, 1967 ♣★ Estate of Mordecai Rochlin Paul J. Evanson, 1966 ♣★ Eduardo Gallardo, 1999 ♣★ Douglas J. McClintock, 1975 ♣★ James E. Millstein, 1982 ♣★ Open Society Foundations The Ford Foundation Timothy Tingkang Xia, 1997 ♣★
$250,000–$499,999
4 Anonymous Donors Al Salam Bank Bahrain BSC Booth Ferris Foundation John Buoymaster ♣ Thomas J. Edelman ♣ Estate of Lucy G. Moses Douglas W. Jaffe, 2005 ♣★ George A. Kellner, 1967 ♣ Jeffrey L. Kessler, 1977 ♣★ Andrew J. Levander, 1977 ♣ Stephen Mandel, Jr. ♣ New Jersey
Conservation Foundation Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Kenneth L. Stein, 1962 ♣ Michael H. Ullmann, 1983 ★ Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
$100,000–$249,999
4 Anonymous Donors Edward A. K. Adler, 1972 ♣★ Judith Aranow ♣ Michael H. Barnett, 1972 ♣★ Stephen K. Bone, 1972 ♣ David E. Boundy, 1997 ★ Charina Endowment Fund, Inc. EcoLog, Ltd. EinStrong Foundation Environmental Defense Fund Michael T. Esquivel, 2000 ♣ Estate of Louis Hering Vicki Aranow Feiner ♣ Alix Jill Goldschmidt Lisa G. Goldschmidt Lawrence Eliot Goldschmidt, 1967 & Maya D.
Goldschmidt, 1971 ♣★ High Tide Foundation Gregory P. Ho, 1977 ♣★ William L. Hudson, 1977 ♣★ Miriam K. Hunt ♣ Cathy M. Kaplan, 1977 ♣★ Frances E. Bivens, 1992 & The
Hon. Kenneth M. Karas, 1991 ♣★ Galina Krasilovsky Kirman, 1996 & Igor Kirman, 1996 ♣★ Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology David A. Kurzweil, 1997 ♣★ Rashida K. La Lande, 1998 ♣ Marguerite Lenfest ♣ Moez M. Kaba, 2005 &
Bjorn R. Lundberg, 2005, LL.M. ♣ J. Mark McWatters, 2002, LL.M. Milton and Miriam
Handler Foundation Jerold B. Neuman, 1987 Ocean Visions Inc. Susan L. Saltzstein, 1991 ♣★ William D. Savitt, 1997 ♣★ Steven M. Schatz, 1972 ♣★ Alfred Shapiro ♣ Dianne B. Stern ♣ David E. Stiepleman, 1997 ♣ Sy Syms Foundation Teachers College,
Columbia University The Libra Foundation The New York Community Trust Mozelle W. Thompson, 1981 ♣★ Susan C. Waltman, 1977 ♣★ Erica Goldschmidt
Weinberger, 1999 Thomas W. White, 1978 ♣★ Michael W. Wolitzer, 1989 ♣★ Scott R. Yagoda, 1992 ♣★ Wai Man Patrick Yip, 2021, LL.M. ♣
$50,000–$99,999
Vineet Bhatia, 1990 ♣★ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake, 1977 &
Francis S. Blake, 1976 ♣ Margery S. Bronster, 1982 Alexandra B. Carter, 2003 ♣★ Richard B. Covey, 1955 ♣★ James H. De Meules, 1970 ♣★ Duke University Ingrid Gould Ellen ♣ Estate of Jean S. Harper Bruce W. Greer, 1973 &
Evelyn Langlieb Greer, 1973 ♣★ Michael R. Griffinger, 1964 ♣★ Eve A. Konstan, 1992 ♣★ Harvey Kurzweil, 1969 ♣★ Richard N. Matties, 1966 ♣★ Elizabeth Glazer, 1986 & William
G. Montgomery, 1986 ♣ Nagashima Ohno &
Tsunematsu Natural Resources
Defense Council Andrew J. Nussbaum Thomas S. Rogers, 1979 ♣ Ted Ruthizer, 1972 ♣★ Kevin S. Schwartz ♣ The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Yan Wang, 2004 ♣ Michael S. Weiss, 1991 ♣ Laura M. Yacovone Toma, 1987 ♣★ Anthony A. Yoseloff, 1998 ♣★ Jack Yoskowitz, 1992 ♣★
The Harlan Fiske Stone Society
To the following alumni and friends who contributed to Columbia Law School at the level of the Harlan Fiske Stone Society during the 2021–2022 Fiscal Year, thank you. You are leaders in the Law School community, and your generous support underscores your commitment to the future excellence of our institution.
This section recognizes gifts received from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.
DEAN’S LEADER
$100,000 AND UP
8 Anonymous Donors Judith Aranow Richard A. Barasch, 1979 Scott A. Barshay, 1991 ★ Max W. Berger, 1971 ★ Stephanie R. Breslow, 1984 ★ Jon Leonard Christianson, 1988 & Wei Sun Christianson, 1989 Albert E. Cinelli, 1955 Gary S. Davis, 1980 ★ Thomas J. Edelman Paul J. Evanson, 1966 ★ Vicki Aranow Feiner Adam B. Fisher, 1998 Stephen Friedman, 1962 Jane Harriet Goldman Paul M. Goldschmid, 2005 ★ David J. Greenwald, 1983 ★ Miriam K. Hunt Douglas W. Jaffe, 2005 ★ Moez M. Kaba, 2005 & Bjorn R.
Lundberg, 2005, LL.M. Jorge Paulo Lemann Marguerite Lenfest Andrew J. Levander, 1977 Li Lu, 1995 ★ Stephen Mandel, Jr. Reuben Mark ★ Yuto Matsumura, 2002, LL.M. Christina McInerney ★ Ira M. Millstein, 1949 James E. Millstein, 1982 ★ David Nierenberg ★ Alison S. Ressler, 1983 &
Richard S. Ressler, 1983 ★ Thomas E. Rothman, 1980 Joseph Ryan, 1967 Pam H. Schneider, 1976 &
Milton Schneider Alfred Shapiro Po Y. Sit, 1988 ★ Bradford L. Smith, 1984 &
Kathryn Surace-Smith, 1984 ★ Esta Eiger Stecher, 1982 Timothy A. Steinert, 1989 Dianne B. Stern Marcy Syms Mozelle W. Thompson, 1981 ★ Timothy Tingkang Xia, 1997 ★
DEAN’S CABINET
$50,000–$99,999
1 Anonymous Donor Vineet Bhatia, 1990 ★ Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake, 1977 & Francis S. Blake, 1976 Jay R. Bloom, 1981 John Buoymaster Alexandra B. Carter, 2003 ★ Richard B. Covey, 1955 ★ Barrie B. Covit, 1998 Ingrid Gould Ellen Michael T. Esquivel, 2000 Elizabeth Glazer, 1986 &
William G. Montgomery, 1986 Lawrence Eliot Goldschmidt, 1967 & Maya D. Goldschmidt, 1971 ★ Bruce W. Greer, 1973 &
Evelyn L. Greer, 1973 ★ Paul C. Hilal, 1991 The Hon. Eric H. Holder, Jr., 1976 George A. Kellner, 1967 Jeffrey L. Kessler, 1977 ★ Melanie Klein, 1999 Raymond Y. Lin, 1984 ★ Susan B. Lindenauer, 1964 ★ Thomas S. Rogers, 1979 Bruce E. Rosenblum, 1980 ★ Kenneth L. Stein, 1962 Marc I. Stern, 1969 & Eva Stern ★ Paul Vizcarrondo, Jr., 1973 ★ Lisa Klein Wager, 1983 Yan Wang, 2004 Alan G. Weiler, 1958 ★ Michael S. Weiss, 1991 Harvey J. Wolkoff, 1975 Anthony A. Yoseloff, 1998 ★
DEAN’S CIRCLE
$25,000–$49,999
1 Anonymous Donor Edward A. K. Adler, 1972 ★ Timothy J. Alvino, 1981 ★ John J. Armstrong III, 1987 &
Sara George Armstrong, 1988 ★ Reed D. Auerbach, 1985 &
Adrienne Petite Auerbach ★ Edward J. Balleisen Michael H. Barnett, 1972 ★ Deborah E. Beckmann
Kotzubei, 1994 & Jacob
Tadgh Kotzubei, 1994 Steven E. Bizar, 1988 &
Lisa E. Brody, 1988 ★ Peter H. Blessing, 1977 Richard W. Breithaupt, 1965 Stephen L. Buchman, 1962 ★ William R. Bush, 1971 ★ Charles C. Cahn, Jr. ★ Stephen H. Case, 1968 ★ Frances S. Cohen, 1980 Sara M. Darehshori, 1993 & Ronald S. Rolfe, 1969 ★ Carol Turobiner Finley, 1986 ★ David H. Schmidt, 1979 &
Margaret M. Foran Andrew J. Frackman, 1981 ★ William S. Friedman, 1970 ★ Bruce H. Goldfarb, 1990 ★ Gerry H. Goldsholle, 1964 ★