REPORT of Giving 2013-2014
Our Mission We prepare great lawyers. • We seek and support a diverse and distinguished group of students.
Contents Marisa Ordonia ’14 helps youth find success after incarceration
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The country’s top Legal Writing Program prepares students for practice
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Alia Ahmed ’06 helps nurture students before graduation
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Stan Perkins ’85 helps new lawyers incubate their practice
• We develop leaders who make a difference for their clients and their communities.
School of Law Leadership Team Annette E. Clark ’89 Dean and Professor of Law
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Paul Holland Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Donna Deming Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Joan and John Watt include the law school they love in their estate plans
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Dean’s Club Investors and Organizations
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Financials
• We immerse our students in the legal knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to solve real-world problems.
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Richard Bird Associate Dean for Finance and Administration Steve Bender Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Andrew Siegel Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives Carol Cochran Assistant Dean for Admission Kathleen Koch Assistant Dean for Student Financial Services
Cover Image: Wanderer, Male by John Sisko. Installed on the court level of Sullivan Hall.
Patricia McCowan Chief Advancement Officer
Message from the Dean Leverage. Transform. Impact.
Three powerful words that describe our last fiscal year and the influence of your investment on our school.
Leverage… This past year, we identified and committed to leveraging the incredible strengths of our school, such as: • The nation’s No. 1 ranked Legal Writing Program, for the sixth straight year in a row, that is renowned for its innovative and practice-oriented curriculum and that produces graduates whose writing is recognized by employers as being second to none. • Our longstanding commitment to diversity, with 38% of our most recent entering class (and the one before that) being students of color. • Access to legal education, as exemplified by our flex (part-time) program, enabling working professionals and parents to achieve their dreams of becoming lawyers, and our Access Admissions Program, a model for academic support programs nationwide. • Our highly accomplished and award-winning faculty, with their commitment to rigorous teaching, high quality scholarship, and a focus on accessibility to students.
Transform… Legal education in this country is at a pivotal point in its history, as we respond to a disrupted employment market for legal services and a continuing decline in law school applications. Seattle University is no exception to this nationwide phenomenon. Where there are challenges, there are opportunities to drive transformation and innovation at SU Law. We are implementing sound fiscal and budgetary management practices; proactively reducing the size of the student body to better match employment opportunities; placing a premium on curricular innovations and capitalizing on opportunities to expand our resources and impact; and focusing on preparing our students for post-graduate employment through enhanced experiential education, intensive career services support, and increased alumni involvement at every stage. Transformation only occurs when it is mission driven. This past year we re-examined and retooled our mission statement to highlight our dedication to preparing great lawyers and educating powerful advocates for justice.
Impact… What is today’s realized impact from leveraging our strengths and responding to a markedly different environment for legal education? And, what can we expect in the near future? First, we have returned to the Top 100 US Law Schools according to the US News & World Report rankings. Second, we are increasingly known as a law school that produces leaders, within government, business, and the legal community, and whose faculty are leading public intellectuals. Third, we are becoming more nimble and entrepreneurial, with a satellite campus in Anchorage, Alaska coming next fall as just one example. And fourth, our law school, students, and graduates are engaged in public service at record levels, through such initiatives as Scholars for Justice, Pro Bono Pledge, the Leadership for Justice Fellowship, and our Low Bono Incubator program. Let me close with another powerful word, gratitude. Without your investment in our law school, we could not leverage our strengths to develop leaders who practice law at the highest levels and make a difference for their clients and their communities. It is with great pride that I share this report with you, our partners, so you can understand the impact your investment has on our students and our community. With utmost gratitude,
Annette E. Clark ’89 Dean and Professor of Law
Marisa Ordonia ’14 helps youth find success after incarceration One of Marisa Ordonia’s first clients was a youth in prison who was about to become a parent. She was able to advise him on legal questions such as custody options, public benefits, record sealing, and access to education, but what stuck with her most was his attitude and motivation to change. “Totally unsolicited by me, the client said something like, ‘I have some ideas on how to keep kids from getting in trouble again once they’re released. Do you know people I can talk to about that?’” “That client has been released, is doing well, and is enjoying being a parent,” she said. “We plan to be in touch in the future about ways for his great ideas to be heard.”
That is just the kind of result Ordonia hoped for when she started her fellowship with the ReConnect Project at TeamChild. “My goal is to help my clients re-enter their communities with the resources and information they need to be successful,” she said. “I also plan to work with youth to identify policy changes that would keep kids out of confinement in the first place, and to keep kids from going back in.” Ordonia has long been committed to working for underserved communities. She was one of the law school’s Scholars for Justice and was selected for the competitive two-year Leadership for Justice fellowship to work on The ReConnect Project. She represents youth who are currently confined in, or were recently released from, Juvenile Justice and Rehabilitation Administration institutions or community facilities. Most of these youth have a range of legal issues; many of those issues will affect or have affected their post-release placement. “My experiences have shown me that there is more to a person than his or her past actions, and I believe that every child can succeed if given the opportunity to do so,” Ordonia said. “I do not want to minimize the fact that some of the youth have committed very serious crimes, but as a society we are beginning to embrace the notion that people, especially kids, deserve second chances and should not suffer lifelong consequences of criminal convictions and long periods of incarceration.” Seattle University School of Law is the only law school in the state to offer a post-graduate social justice fellowship. This fellowship was made possible through a gift from social justice champions Jim Degel ’80 and his wife, Jeanne Berwick. They hope others will follow in their footsteps to ensure the fellowship continues. “I feel incredibly blessed to have received such great support from SU Law and the amazing donors who make the Scholars for Justice Award and the Leadership for Justice Fellowship possible,” Ordonia said. “I want the donors to know that they truly are investing in justice and ensuring that marginalized people can access legal assistance and have their voices heard.”
“I feel incredibly blessed to have received such great support from SU Law and the amazing donors who make the Scholars for Justice Award and the Leadership for Justice Fellowship possible.” Marisa Ordonia, Class of 2014
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The country’s top Legal Writing Program prepares students for practice
Professors Laurel Oates ’78 and Anne Enquist have been the cornerstones of the No. 1 ranked Legal Writing Program at Seattle University School of Law for decades. Employers rave that the SU Law graduates they hire are better writers than many of their experienced lawyers, and alumni cite the program as their most valuable experience in law school. “When I go out into the legal community, I regularly hear from employers that our students and graduates stand out due to their excellent research and writing abilities,” Dean Annette E. Clark ’89 said. “Our graduates’ lawyering success is a testament both to their hard work and to the highly skilled Legal Writing faculty who taught them.” Anne Enquist joined the faculty in 1980 and Laurel Oates a year later. Oates was director of the program for 28 years before stepping down in 2012. Enquist took
over the directorship, and Oates continues to teach in the program. They have co-authored widely used textbooks, some of which are now in their fourth and sixth editions. Both have been recognized for their outstanding teaching and contributions with the prestigious Burton Award for Legal Writing. Oates received the award in 2007 and Enquist was honored last summer. They celebrated together with Dean Clark at an elegant ceremony at the Library of Congress. They even met comedian Jay Leno, who provided entertainment. Though she was the honoree, Enquist put the spotlight back on the Legal Writing Program, which has been ranked No. 1 for six straight years. “There really is something special going on at Seattle U,” Enquist said. When she invited students to be in a picture with a banner touting this year’s repeat ranking, so many showed up that they barely fit in the frame. Oates and Enquist, who both are founding members of the law school’s Dean’s Club, are helped by a talented group of Legal Writing faculty members who are always looking for new ways to challenge and support students. The highly regarded program is now available to lawyers who didn’t attend Seattle University School of Law. Oates teaches an intensive summer program for local attorneys and an online legal writing course available to people in the United States and around the world. Enquist offers one-on-one critiques as a consultant year-round to practicing attorneys who want to improve their writing.
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Alia Ahmed ’06 helps nurture students before graduation Alia Ahmed loved her junior high debate class – the thrill of building a cohesive argument, of learning to think critically and communicate effectively. At one point she turned to her debate partner and told her she enjoyed it so much she wanted to become a lawyer someday. Today, she is a partner at the Bellevue law firm of Wong Fleming, concentrating on complex litigation and family law. She’s handled all kinds of cases, including international relocation and an Islamic dowry contract. And just recently she got back in touch with that childhood debate partner, who wasn’t surprised at all to see her living her dream. But it wasn’t always easy. Ahmed’s parents were supportive but weren’t lawyers, and they didn’t know how to guide her. “While I was in law school, I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t have anyone I could talk to about my experience, and how to focus my career,” she said. “I didn’t have a mentor until after law school, when I connected with an experienced attorney at my firm. It really helps to have someone who can give you good advice, and help keep you going.” Thanks to Ahmed’s leadership, current 3L and 4L students at Seattle University School of Law now have mentors – alumni who work with students one-on-one in a formal, structured way to serve as guides to the working world as well as friendly faces who’ve been there, done that.
“I had a strong feeling of community when I went to law school and I wanted to extend that to alumni. I felt the need to keep that feeling going,” Alia Ahmed, Class of 2006
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Alia Ahmed ’06 with Julie Oakes ’14. Photo by Jennifer Richard.
She, along with Jeff Liang ’07, initially developed the mentorship program as part of the Washington Leadership Institute, an effort by the Washington State Bar Association to recruit and support minority and underrepresented attorneys. Together with members of the Office of Alumni Relations and the Law Alumni Board’s Mentorship and Professional Development Committee, she tailored it for SU Law in 2013. “Alia and her Washington Leadership Institute colleagues took a great program from Illinois, adapted it for use in Washington, and then graciously helped refine and implement the program to bring structured mentoring to our students and alumni to help them develop the skills and ties they need to transition to practice,” said Committee Chair David Keenan ’08. Ahmed’s firm, composed largely of SU Law graduates, fully supports their attorneys who serve as mentors. Ahmed said that support makes it possible for her to give generously of her time and expertise to help the law school. “I had a strong feeling of community when I went to law school and I wanted to extend that to alumni. I felt the need to keep that feeling going,” she said. “I want to pay it forward, what I have been able to gain from law school and my career.”
Bret Sachter ’12 with Stan Perkins ’85. Photo by Marcus Donner.
Stan Perkins ’85 helps new lawyers incubate their practice As Kate Rich ’13 tried to get her own immigration law practice off the ground after graduating, she often met her clients at a Denny’s restaurant. Just a year later, she has her own office, a staff, and a thriving practice. She credits much of her success to the support she received from the law school’s Low Bono Incubator Program and Stan Perkins ’85, of the firm Dean Standish Perkins and Associates. “The Incubator program and Stan Perkins were invaluable to me,” Rich said. “I never would have had the nerve to expand as quickly as I did if it weren’t for the support I received through the program.” The program provides selected new attorneys financial assistance and guidance as they “incubate” a law practice for 12 months. A low bono practice is built around serving clients of moderate means by offering reduced-fee legal services. Perkins, a successful personal injury attorney, provided funding and mentorship for the four recent alumni selected for the inaugural program, including offering the use of his Seattle office and even staff time.
“I was able to meet prospective clients in a nice, downtown office and it helped my image and my confidence,” Rich said. “Kate basically moved in,” Perkins said. “It was a great place for her to be. She fully availed herself of all the benefits of the program.” Most of her practice is helping undocumented Spanish-speaking clients. She has about 15 clients in removal proceedings and about 60 active clients. She even was able to bring on two SU law students to work for her part-time. Perkins said it’s gratifying to see how far Rich and her fellow incubator attorneys Eleanor Doermann ’12, Olga Owens ’13, and Bret Sachter ’12 have come. “It’s been quite a year,” he said. “Every single incubatee has had a good year in terms of new clients and income all going in the right direction.” The law school will soon announce its next round of incubator attorneys, and Perkins already has ideas of ways to improve the program in the second year. Diana Singleton ’98, the director of the Access to Justice Institute, which oversees the Incubator Program, applauds his dedication. “Stan has been an incredible partner in launching, running and sustaining the Low Bono Incubator Program,” she said. “I have been inspired by how Stan walks the talk of giving back and I am grateful to his commitment to helping our new alumni launch successful law firms.” Perkins is happy to be involved in helping alumni start their own practices. “I saw a gap between the law school education, which was excellent, and the opening of a solo practice right after passing the bar.” The Incubator provides a bridge. Perkins and Singleton organized monthly brown bag workshops at his office on topics such as entrepreneurship principles, client generation, and marketing. The series was open to any alumni or member of the WSBA Low Bono Section so others could benefit from the trainings. Perkins recruited many of the workshop speakers and plans to recruit other alumni to help the attorneys in their specific practice areas. “I’m glad to be a part of this program” he said “I know I could have benefited from a program like this when I hung my shingle.”
“The Incubator program and Stan Perkins were invaluable to me. I never would have had the nerve to expand as quickly as I did if it weren’t for the support I received through the program.” Kate Rich, Class of 2013 Seattle University School of Law Report of Giving
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Joan and John Watt include the law school they love in their estate plans
“When I consider the impact of a UPS/ Seattle U legal education, I think about far more than the outstanding students it attracts and the accomplished graduates it educates for practice. I also think about the concerned, committed citizens it nurtures whose commitment to their communities improves the quality of life for all of us.” Joan Duffy Watt
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Joan Duffy Watt was a neophyte staff member in the PR office at the University of Puget Sound when she was assigned to write a press release about a major university decision. She still remembers the first lines of that spring 1970 release: “Washington will have a new law school. The Board of Trustees of the University of Puget Sound today announced plans to establish what will become the third law school in the state.” Watt went on to have a long and distinguished career at the law school. As an assistant, then associate, dean for 23 years under the leadership of five deans (Cohen, Tausend, Bond, Carmichael, and Hasl), she was responsible for recruiting students, producing publications, orchestrating events, building alumni involvement, counseling students on job search strategies, and inspiring donors. She was with the law school through its modest beginning at a business park on South Tacoma Way and remains committed to its future today, more than 40 years later, both as a consultant to the alumni and advancement offices and as an ambassador. Her current work priority is helping to build a planned giving program through the growing Law School Legacy Society. She and her husband, John, have already done what they ask alumni to consider: leave an enduring gift to the law school through their estate plan. “What a privilege to be part of the growth and development of this wonderful law school, as it became the largest, most diverse, most vibrant law school in the Pacific Northwest,” she said. One of the most memorable moments in the law school’s history was the day in November 1993, when it was announced publicly that Seattle University would assume sponsorship of the School of Law.
About The Legacy Society
“That evening, Fr. Bill Sullivan came to Tacoma to meet with members of the law school community. A packed house in our largest classroom awaited him, and hordes of students lined the halls of the Norton Clapp Law Center. As the president entered Room 501, he was greeted with a spontaneous standing ovation and a thunderous round of applause,” Watt recalls. “Witnessing this remarkable show of affection and enthusiasm and hope is surely one of my fondest recollections of my time with the law school.” Most meaningful to her has been seeing how a quality legal education transforms students’ lives. “When I consider the impact of a UPS/Seattle U legal education, I think about far more than the outstanding students it attracts and the accomplished graduates it educates for practice,” she said. “I also think about the concerned, committed citizens it nurtures whose commitment to their communities improves the quality of life for all of us.” Joan’s husband of nearly 40 years, John, counsels clients on charitable giving as an investment advisor in the Gig Harbor office of Northwest Asset Management. He has seen many people who have saved wisely and invested well (but would never consider themselves exceptionally wealthy) go on to make a major philanthropic impact on the organizations they care about through planned gifts. “For those alumni and friends whose lives have been touched by this university and its law school, making a testamentary gift represents an ideal way to say thank you, and to safeguard for future generations the ideals for which the school stands,” John said. “I ask others to join us.”
The Legacy Society is a group of alumni, faculty, and friends who recognize the impact of philanthropic planning and have included the School of Law in their wills or other gift planning arrangements. Creative gift planning can maximize financial advantages for the investor, his or her family, and the law school. Please contact us if you have already provided for Seattle University School of Law in your will or trust so we may recognize your generosity or if you want to learn more about the Legacy Society.
Legacy Society Members Anonymous (2) John ’85 and Deborah Bender
James and Georgana Bond Shelly Brown Reiss ’85 and Michael Reiss Nancy Cahill ’84 and David Given Robert S. Chang and Catheryne N. Nguyen Donald F. ’80 and Suzanne Cofer Theodore and Patricia Collins Joan Duffy Watt and John Watt James F. Henriot The Honorable Donald and Lynda Horowitz Alan T. and Sigrid D. Horwedel The Honorable Charles ’76 and Dana Johnson W. H. “Joe” Knight, Jr. and Susan L. Mask John Q. and Evelyn La Fond Amy C. ’92 and F. David Lewis Rev. Ann Lukens and The Honorable Terry Lukens Judd ’77 and Marishka Marten John and Eva Mitchell A. Colby Parks ’92 Laird ’79 and Julie Pisto Mark Reutlinger Evelyn ’94 and Bruce Rick David M. Skover John A. Strait and Barbara Isenhour Linda ’79 and David ’79 Strout Fred and Marilyn Tausend Joan Tierney ’01 and David Chawes ’04 Sheila A. Umlauf ’88 Catherine L. Walker ’80 Amy C. Worrell-Kneller ’07 and Byron Kneller
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Dean’s Club Investors
An individual or organization who makes a gift of $1,000 or more to any law fund in fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014)
Individuals Cabrelle Abel ’01 R. Miller Adams ’87 Janet E. Ainsworth and Michael L. Reed z Tami and Carl Amala Tamara and Jason Amala ’05 Joel I. Beerman ’74 z Craig ’89 and Vicki Beetham z John ’85 and Deborah Bender z Judith A. ’87 and Donald Billings z Richard C. Bird, Jr. and Laurie A. Prince z Don ’95 and Mindy Black z Alfred I. Blue ’03 z Brian G. Bodine ’91 In Memory of Jane Williams Dave and Barbara J. Boerner z Joanna Plichta Boisen ’06 and Matthew P. Boisen ’06 z Mary and David Bowman Deborah and Jeffrey A. Brennan ’11 The Honorable Bobbe J. and Jonathan J. Bridge Lisa E. Brodoff and Lynn Grotsky z Josh Brower ’95 Shelly Brown Reiss ’85 and Michael Reiss Dorothy Bullitt J. Kevin Cahill ’80 z Robert S. Chang and Catheryne N. Nguyen z Kristin A. Cheney ’84 z Marilyn and Michael J. Cherry ’11 z Melissa Anne Chin ’08 z and Patrick McKelvey ’13 u Mark A. Chinen and Ruby Y. Takushi Margaret Chon z Annette E. Clark ’89 z Ronald H. Clark Thomas P. Clerkin ’77 z Carol T. Cochran z Ted J. and Patricia S. Collins z Jamie Corning ’12 u John J. and Mary Jo Costello z Leo B. and Carol A. Costello z Patrick F. and Paula M. Costello z William ’81 and Debra Cotter The Honorable Anita Crawford-Willis ’86 Bob ’91 and Grace A. Cumbow z Jackie A. Cyphers Greiner ’76 and Kirk Greiner ’77 z James A. Degel ’80 and Jeanne E. Berwick z Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic z
Sidney W. DeLong and L. Jeanne Matthews Steve ’76 and Shirley B. DiJulio z Robin Dubrin ’85 and Douglas Howe Joan Duffy Watt Anne M. and Steve T. Enquist z The Honorable Mary E. Fairhurst Irene ’78 and Albert Fisher Michael Galletch ’99 Thomas C. Galligan, Jr. ’81 Peter R. Goldman ’84 and Martha J. Kongsgaard ’84 Michael Gordie ’03 Chip ’92 and Amanda ’92 Goss Charles M. Granoski ’74 Scott Greenburg ’80 and Shannon Harkins Greenburg The Honorable Willie J. Gregory, II ’89 and Alice Gregory z Ryan Groshong ’11 u Rick E. Hansen ’00 Elizabeth Hendren ’12 u Paul M. Holland z Lynda M. and The Honorable Donald J. Horowitz z Jeffrey A. James ’88 and Lori Claudon James The Honorable Charles W. Johnson ’76 z Cynthia B. Jones ’06 z Lily Kahng z David S. Keenan ’08 z Won Kidane Colleen Kinerk and Daniel W. Kilpatric Dale L. Kingman ’76 W. H. “Joe” Knight, Jr. and Susan L. Mask z Gail and William Knowles ’87 Constance Krontz ’89 Daniel R. Kyler ’82 David R. Lance ’07 z Paul ’89 and Jodi A. Larsen z Samuel Leonard ’13 u Amy C. Lewis ’92 Julie Lim ’84 and Lloyd Herman ’85 z Donald W. Luby z Paula Lustbader ’88 z Susan M. Machler ’93 Dick Manning z Kara R. ’93 and Ken W. Masters ’92 z Mary E. McClymont Sandy D. ’79 and Tina McDade
Hank McGee and Victoria Kill Michael ’76 and Peggy McKasy Joseph P. McMonigle ’75 z Leslie M. Meserole ’02 z John and Eva Mitchell z Anne and Justin Moon ’05 Mike A. Nesteroff ’82 Stephanie Nichols ’06 u Catherine A. O’Neill z Laurel C. Oates ’78 z The Honorable Patrick Oishi ’96 and Janet Oishi Sim ’84 and Monica Osborn Antonio M. Padilla ’02 z Marlys S. ’82 and Ralph H. Palumbo z Ellen Pansky Joan and Stan Perkins ’85 Michele G. Radosevich ’94 and The Honorable J. Dean Morgan z The Honorable Judith Ramseyer ’87 Tony B. ’07 and Mitra L. Ravani Bryant ’74 and Nonie Reber Chris Rideout Jim ’79 and Doreen Rigos Nathan P. Roberts ’08 Charles Robinson ’85 R. G. Rodgers ’83 z Stuart T. Rolfe ’78 Catherine Romero ’96 Sharon A. Sakamoto ’84 and Ron Takemura z Jeffrey M. Sayre ’89 z Karen E. Scherrer Purpur ’87 and Harry V. Purpur z Paula L. Selis ’82 and Jonathan Fine z Richard L. Settle Julie Shapiro and Shelly F. Cohen z Jennifer Shaw ’87 z Craig A. ’97 and Kara Sims z David M. Skover Denis W. Stearns Hannah Steinweg McDonald ’13 u Linda ’79 and David ’79 Strout z Timothy W. Surdyk ’14 z Kip and Claudia Toner z Darcia ’81 and Gary ’81 Tudor Catherine L. Walker ’80 z Arthur C. Wang ’84 and Nancy J. Norton ’84 z Virginia S. ’77 and John W. Weaver z Carla ’95 and Andrew Wigen William Witherspoon ’12 u The Honorable Mary Yu z
u Emerging leaders are alumni from the nine most recent classes who have given $100 for each year since their graduation.
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Fiscal Year 2014 – By The Numbers Organizations American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers z Arctic Slope Regional Corp. The Berwick Degel Family Foundation z The Boeing Company z Chevron Matching Gift Program Dorsey & Whitney Foundation z Dorsey & Whitney LLP Fairweather, LLC Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund z Foss Maritime Company Fred H. and Mary S. Dore Charitable Foundation Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. The Kass Family Foundation King County Bar Foundation Lynden, Inc. McKinley Irvin PLLC Microsoft Corporation z Morgan Stanley Puget Sound Business & Litigation, PLLC. Quil Ceda Village Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Rigos Professional Education Programs Robert’s Fund Sayre Law Offices PLLC z Schwab Charitable Fund Seattle Foundation Seattle Plastic Surgeons, Inc. z Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC Shell Exploration & Production Company The Society of the Friends of St. Patrick z State Farm Companies Foundation Stearns-Shaw Family Foundation The Pride Foundation z The Public Welfare Foundation Trident Seafoods Corporation The Tulalip Tribes of Washington U.S. District Court - Western District of Washington United Way of King County z Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Vigor Industrial, LLC Washington Law School Foundation Washington State Association for Justice Washington State Bar Association z Washington State Department of Financial Institutions Washington State Housing & Finance Commission Wells Fargo Foundation
Operating Revenue and Income
3.2%
92.6%
program gifts/ grants
Tuition/fees
2.2%
endowment income
1.2%
misc. income
0.8%
annual fund gifts
783 investors, of which 74% were alumni, gave $1,970,551.83 (includes cash and planned gifts, and also pledges) and directed their gifts in the following ways:
45%
program gifts, grants and restricted scholarships
2%
Endowment gifts
29% planned gifts
24% annual fund*
*Supports students, including PILF
Grantees, the faculty and the institution.
Cash gifts to the Annual Fund for Excellence and annual scholarship, totaling $274,071 from 520 investors, were designated:
68%
26%
unrestricted
Student Scholarships
3%
3%
PILF Summer Grants
Academic, faculty, and student programs
z 5 or more consecutive years of giving at any level
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2014-2015 Law Alumni Board
The Law Alumni Board (LAB), serves as an advisory body to the dean and the Office of Advancement. As leading members of the alumni body who have made a commitment to advance the mission of the law school, LAB works to engage alumni in support of Seattle University School of Law’s mission to educate powerful advocates for justice. LAB advises the dean and the Office of Advancement on initiatives and activities designed to strengthen relationships in building an inclusive law school community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends. Executive Committee Jennifer Shaw ’87 President
Cynthia Jones ’06 Outreach Chair
Jason Amala ’05 Development Chair
David Keenan ’08 Mentoring and Professional Development Chair
John A. Bender ’85 Strategic Planning Chair Members Joanna Boisen ’06 Heidi Borson ’97 Hozaifa Cassubhai ’07 Melissa Chin ’08 Jamie Corning ’12 Justin Farmer ’09 The Hon. Willie Gregory II ’89 Yair Inspektor ’11 The Hon. Gretchen Leanderson ’87
The Hon. Patrick Oishi ’96 Alexis Oliver ’08 John Payseno ’02 Michele G. Radosevich ’94 The Hon. Judith Ramseyer ’87 Angela Rye ’05 Craig Sims ’97 Kripa Upadhyay ’07 Justin Walsh ’08
We wish to also recognize those members of the Law Alumni Board whose term of service ended on June 30th, at the end of the 2014 Fiscal Year: Craig Beetham ’89, Don Black ’95, Tom Clerkin ’77, The Hon. Anita Crawford-Willis ’86, Mark O’Halloran ’02, Shahzad Qadri ’99, Art Wang ’84, and John Worden ’89. Learn how you can make a difference at www.law.seattleu.edu/giving