2014-2015
We prepare great lawyers. We seek and support a diverse and distinguished group of students. We immerse our students in the legal knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to solve real-world problems. We develop leaders who make a difference for their clients and their communities.
Contents Leadership Investment Spotlight: Jim Degel ’80 and Jeannie Berwick..............
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Community Partner Spotlight: Quil Ceda Village...............................................
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Alumni Investor Highlight: Elisa Ungerman ’90...........................................
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Firm Investor Highlight: Seed Law Group.................................................
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Alumni Investor Highlight: Amy Lewis ’92.....................................................
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Your Investments................................................
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message from the dean
annette e. clark ’89 Of particular note is the impressive growth in our American Indian/Alaska Native student population in this year’s entering class, which is the result of focused recruiting efforts on behalf of our Admission Office, the Center for Indian Law & Policy, and the Alaska Programs.
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e have been busy this past year crafting a renewed sense of purpose, pride, and confidence in the value of the legal education we’re providing, our world-class faculty, and the outstanding graduates we produce. It is with utmost gratitude that I present this year’s Report of Giving to you and share a few stories of how you and your investments are helping us to nurture students and produce graduates who are qualitatively different from those of our competitor institutions. Our graduates don’t approach their careers with a sense of entitlement; instead, they are public-service minded and othercentered, and they bring a maturity, earnestness, and thoughtful and reflective approach to their studies and to the legal profession. Because of your support, we have real opportunities in front of us, and now is exactly the right time to seize them. The admissions market appears to be stabilizing, and we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of the nationwide decline in law school applications. Nationally, applications were down only 4% for the 2015 entering class, the Northwest decline in applications was only .9%, and registrations for the October LSAT are up 6.6% over last year. We are very pleased to report that we were one of approximately 50 schools to see an increase in applications this year (6%), and our entering class was right on target at 201 students. We are very proud that we remain the most diverse law school in the region, with students of color making up 38 percent of this year’s entering class.
While our faculty continue to excel in teaching, and our students exhibit a strong level of satisfaction with the quality of education they’re receiving and the level of faculty engagement they experience, we have several exciting opportunities before us. We sit in Seattle, one of the most desirable cities in the country in which to live and work, as well a region with one of the highest levels of college-educated citizens. We are creating programs that are attractive to entering and continuing students and ensuring that we market them effectively. This region is known for innovation and we are aggressively developing new degree programs in the areas of business, technology, Indian law, and elder law, with ABA acquiescence anticipated before the end of this academic year. We’ve also strengthened our academic support program through a curricular plan of support for our at-risk students and we’re working to better prepare all of our students to pass the bar exam. While it has been an exciting year full of changes, we know there will be many more ahead. Thank you for being partners in our vibrant and diverse learning community and for joining us as we prepare our graduates to be at the forefront of social and technological innovation.
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leadership investment spotlight
Social justice champions make transformative $1 million gift to the Korematsu Center A thank-you note to Jim Degel ’80 and Jeannie Berwick By Robert S. Chang Professor of Law and Executive Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality
A gift transformed my life when I was in the 4th grade. I learned to play violin through music classes at my elementary school but my family couldn’t afford private lessons, and as summer approached, my days of learning violin were coming to an end, at least until the next school year. Shortly before the last day of class, I received a note in the mail. It said to go to a certain place at a certain time for private violin lessons and it was signed, “Your fairy godmother.” The woman who sent it had heard me play at a school recital and wanted to give me an opportunity that she knew my family couldn’t provide. She continued to support my lessons until I graduated from high school. Though I no longer play violin, the effects of that gift still ripple through my life, whether it be the love of music that I am able to impart to my kids or the appreciation for the way that gifts can open new worlds. Jim Degel and Jeannie Berwick, you have given the Korematsu Center such a gift. You are our benevolent godparents. By pledging $1 million to the Korematsu Center, you allow us to keep working for marginalized students in Arizona, for racial equity in the criminal justice system, for the rights of the visibly poor. Like the benefactor of my youth, you saw potential, and you are making it possible for us to accomplish even more.
When I was young, there were times when I struggled with the demands of rigorous violin practice. But during those times, I was able to draw inspiration from my fairy godmother’s gift. In a similar way, the Korematsu Center understands the responsibility that comes from accepting your gift. We will work hard to be worthy of your generosity. On behalf of the Korematsu Center at Seattle University School of Law, I thank you for your leadership and your faith in us. Pictured above: Fred T. Korematsu, honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton.
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Learn more at law.seattleu.edu/korematsu
community partner spotlight
Quil Ceda Village impact on CILP
Since 2005, the Center for Indian Law & Policy at Seattle University School of Law has been a treasured resource for Seattle U Law students, alumni, faculty, and for Indian law and tribal communities of the Pacific Northwest. The success of the Center – its curriculum, programs, advocacy, and initiatives – is made possible through the generous support of several key partners. Quil Ceda Village, as part of The Tulalip Tribes, is one of those partners who have generously helped fund the Center’s strategic operations since 2013. “Through annual investments by Quil Ceda Village, we are able to sponsor programs for our students, increase recruitment of tribal members to law school, support those students while they are in law school, and increase the number of attorneys practicing Indian law in the Northwest,” said Erica Wolf ’05, Executive Director of the Center. “We are committed to increasing the number of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native students who attend law school, and this fall, we welcomed 12 self-identified Native American and Alaskan Native students to Seattle U Law.” Quil Ceda Village’s support has also made it possible for the Center to hire its first ever research fellow, Jocelyn McCurtain ’15. Jocelyn is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a recipient of the Douglas R. Nash Native American Scholarship, a former Native American Law Student Association President, and former editor-inchief of the American Indian Law Journal. This past spring, she and a teammate took third place in the National Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition. Jocelyn is working on special research and advocacy projects and will serve concurrently as a judicial clerk with the Tulalip Tribal Court, prior to beginning her position next year as an attorney with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Learn more at law.seattleu.edu/indianlaw
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current students identified as native american/alaska native
38%
students of color (spring 2015)
Pictured above: Jocelyn McCurtain ’15, first research fellow for the Center for Indian Law & Policy
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alumni investor highlight
elisa ungerman ’90 Elisa Ungerman has never set foot on the Seattle University campus, yet she’s a proud graduate of the law school. In 1990 when she graduated, the law school was a part of the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. In the years since then, she’s built a successful employment law practice in Sacramento, California. The situation was not always so rosy for the former jazz and tap dancing teacher. After moving across the country from Washington, D.C. to the Seattle area with her husband, Ungerman found herself divorced and looking for a way to make ends meet. Law school was an obvious decision for her. The question was, which one? She investigated other schools, but the faculty and staff at UPS, many of whom are still with the law school, drew her in. “They were so warm, nice, and friendly,” she said. After attending an open house reception and meeting with faculty and other prospective students, she knew she had found her new home. She was accepted and received a generous scholarship. “It made a huge difference for me. Law school gave me a career.” After a recent series of successful cases, Ungerman was reminded of the impact law school had on her, particularly the scholarship she received. “As a student, you think the scholarship is from the institution and you earned it,” she said. “But somewhere along the line, it dawned on me - some alums paid to a fund so that I could receive that scholarship. People are paying it forward so that students can benefit from it.” Ungerman decided to give to the Annual Fund and designated her gift for scholarships. “It made me feel good. It was sort of cathartic in a way,” she said. She even received a thank you phone call from Dean Annette Clark, who graduated from law school just a year ahead of Ungerman. As it turns out, the two took a Real Estate course together. “I really feel like I repaid a debt – a debt to the people who gave before me,” Ungerman said. “I feel gratified that I was able to pay it back. Not everyone is able to do that.”
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Jeff Bowers ’15 had a master’s degree in computer science and a doctorate in physics from MIT before arriving at Seattle University School of Law. A law degree was the final missing piece he needed to pursue his passion for patent law. “I enjoy working with inventors to turn their inventions into patents, because I get to bring all of my skills to bear in my work – my skills as a scientist and my skills as a lawyer,” he said. While in law school, Bowers received the Seed IP Law Group Founders Scholarship, an honor meant to help and encourage students interested in intellectual property. In 1962, Richard W. Seed and Benjamin F. Berry founded a Seattle law firm to serve at the intersection of science and the law. Their dedication to the field of intellectual property has, in the decades since, protected the work of countless inventors, scientists, and engineers.
firm investor highlight
Honoring the spirit of those two founders, Seed Intellectual Property Law Group started a scholarship program in 2003. The firm has provided over $75,000 in scholarships since then, supporting 23 Seattle U Law students over the years.
Seed Law Group supports innovation with IP scholarship
“We think it’s very important to train the next generation of intellectual property attorneys,” said Kevin S. Costanza ’95, Seed IP’s managing partner. “Only through strong support of higher education and innovation will our country continue to be a leader in the world.” Recipients are selected based on a well-developed interest in intellectual property and active participation in activities such as the Intellectual Property Law Society. Preference is given to 2Ls and students with strong technical or scientific backgrounds. Applications are accepted each spring and reviewed by a faculty committee. “This longstanding and generous commitment by Seed IP has resulted in awards to many of our most deserving students,” said IP scholar Margaret Chon, Donald and Lynda Horowitz Professor for the Pursuit of Justice. “It is a true testament to the investment in our law school by the local legal community.”
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Seattle U Law Students have received over $75,000 in SEED IP scholarships
Bowers said the Seed IP scholarship did more than just help pay for his legal education. “Being recognized as a Seed IP Law Group Founders Scholar is a great honor that I will be proud to display in my future endeavors as an IP lawyer, given Seed IP’s well-deserved reputation as a premier boutique IP law firm in Seattle,” he said. Pictured left: Kevin S. Costanza ’95, Seed IP’s managing partner Seattle University School of Law Report of Giving
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alumni investor highlight
amy lewis ’92
Amy Lewis is an active member of the community, works with several non-profit organizations, and is an experienced estate and tax planning attorney. Although her practice has long included charitable gift planning for her clients, she had not yet done her own legacy gift planning. When Annette Clark was selected to be the dean of the school of law in 2013, that changed. “I was in Dean Clark’s first civil procedure course,” Lewis said. “I have seen a lot of clients leave gifts to their colleges. I was a scholarship recipient. Thinking about my experience and what I gained from it was the catalyst for me.” She also took courses from Professors Bond, Holdych, Oltman, and Reutlinger. She valued the strong legal writing program and the quality of education she received at the law school. Lewis graduated summa cum laude in 1992. Immediately after graduating, Lewis served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert F. Brachtenbach of the Washington Supreme Court. She started taking on trusts and estates work and developed a specialized practice. She even taught trusts and estates as an adjunct professor at the law school. “It was really fun. We ended up hiring a student in my class as an associate,” she said. Although the law school’s move to Seattle was a loss for Tacoma, “it quickly became apparent that Seattle U was a better partner and clear that Seattle U really valued the law school,” she said. “But we still have strong connections to Tacoma.” As a member of Eisenhower Carlson PLLC in Tacoma, she has hired several graduates of the law school - most recently Michael Royse, a 2014 cum laude graduate who specializes in commercial transactions. Lewis serves on the Seattle University School of Law Legacy Society Committee and is now a member of the Legacy Society. “I highly recommend a legacy gift to the law school, in addition to an annual gift,” she said.
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Seattle University School of Law Report of Giving
64%
of the 633 law school Investors last fiscal year were our alumni
fiscal year 2015 by the numbers
5.5%
program gifts/ grants
2.4%
endowment income
0.9% 91.2%
operating revenue and income
Tuition/fees
Total contributions of $2,451,734 (including cash, pledges, and planned gifts) consisted of the following:
8%
35%
endowment gifts
program gifts, grants, and restricted scholarships
annual fund gifts
13% Gifts to Annual Fund
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Cash gifts to the Annual Fund for Excellence and annual scholarships, as of June 30, 2015, totaled $300,056 from 422 investors, designated to:
69%
($205,620)
unrestricted
18%
($55,853)
Student Scholarships
10%
total investors
($29,053)
PILF Summer Grants
44%
planned gifts
3%
($8,550)
Academic, faculty, and student programs
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Dean’s Club Investors
The Dean’s Club recognizes Seattle University School of Law’s most generous alumni and friends, both individuals and organizations, whose leadership gifts of $1,000 or more in fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015) provide an irreplaceable source of stability and strength for our law school.
individuals Anonymous (3) R. Miller Adams ’87 Janet E. Ainsworth and Michael L. Reed Tamara and Jason Amala ’05 Tami and Carl Amala Lorraine K. Bannai John ’85 and Deborah Bender Dolf A. Berle Beatrice Berle Meyerson Judith A. ’87 and Donald Billings Richard C. Bird, Jr. and Laurie A. Prince Richard J. Birmingham ’78 Don ’95 and Mindy Black Alfred I. Blue ’03 Dave and Barbara J. Boerner Joanna Plichta Boisen ’06 and Matthew P. Boisen ’06 Deborah and Jeffrey A. Brennan ’11 The Honorable Bobbe J. and Jonathan J. Bridge Lisa E. Brodoff and Lynn Grotsky Josh Brower ’95 Shelly Brown Reiss ’85 and Michael Reiss J. Kevin Cahill ’80 Hozaifa Y. Cassubhai ’07 Robert S. Chang and Catheryne N. Nguyen Michael J. and Marilyn Cherry ’11 Melissa Anne Chin ’08 Margaret Chon Annette E. Clark ’89 Ronald H. Clark Carol T. Cochran Alexandra Cock ’81 Ted J. and Patricia S. Collins John J. and Mary Jo Costello Leo B. and Carol A. Costello William ’81 and Debra Cotter Bob ’91 and Grace A. Cumbow Jackie Cyphers Greiner ’76 and Kirk Greiner ’77 James A. Degel ’80 and Jeanne E. Berwick Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic Sidney W. DeLong and L. Jeanne Matthews Steve ’76 and Shirley B. DiJulio Robin DuBrin ’85 and Douglas Howe Joan Duffy Watt and John Watt Anne M. and Steve T. Enquist
Irene ’78 and Albert Fisher Terri and Joseph M. Gaffney Thomas C. Galligan, Jr. ’81 Chip ’92 and Amanda ’92 Goss Charles M. Granoski ’74 Scott Greenburg ’80 and Shannon Harkins Greenburg Holly Greenspoon ’98 The Honorable Willie J. Gregory, II ’89 and Alice Gregory Mark and Mary Griffin Paul M. Holland Lynda M. and The Honorable Donald J Horowitz Jeffrey A. James ’88 and Lori Claudon James The Honorable Charles W. Johnson ’76 Cynthia B. Jones ’06 Lily Kahng David S. Keenan ’08 Won Kidane Colleen Kinerk and Daniel W. Kilpatric Dale L. Kingman ’76 W. H. “Joe” Knight, Jr. and Susan L. Mask Gail and William Knowles ’87 Daniel R. Kyler ’82 David R. Lance ’07 Amy C. Lewis ’92 Julie Lim ’84 and Lloyd J. Herman ’85 Donald W. Luby Paula Lustbader ’88 Susan M.e Machler ’93 Tayyab Mahmud Dick Manning Kara R. ’93 and Ken W. Masters ’92 Mary E. McClymont Patricia McCowan Celeste A. McDonell ’81 Hank W. McGee, Jr. and Victoria L. Kill Michael ’76 and Peggy McKasy Mark D. McLaughlin ’94 Joseph P. McMonigle ’75 Scott W. Mentink ’05 Anne and Justin Moon ’05 Mike A. Nesteroff ’82 Brian O’Kelley Charles T. O’Kelley Laurel C. Oates ’78
5 or more consecutive fiscal years of giving at any level
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The Honorable Patrick Oishi ’96 and Janet Oishi Sim ’84 and Monica Osborn Antonio M. Padilla ’02 Benjamin Page ’96 and Bryan Adamson Marlys S. ’82 and Ralph H. Palumbo Ellen Pansky John Payseno ’02 Joan and Stan Perkins ’85 Laird ’79 and Julie Pisto Yacoub R. Rabie ’07 Michele Radosevich ’94 and The Honorable Dean Morgan The Honorable Judith Ramseyer ’87 Tony B. ’07 and Mitra L. Ravani Bryant ’74 and Nonie Reber Mark and Analee Reutlinger Tom Richardson Chris Rideout Nathan P. Roberts ’08 Charles Robinson ’85 Stuart T. Rolfe ’78 Catherine Romero ’96 Sharon A. Sakamoto ’84 and Ron Takemura Jeffrey M. Sayre ’89 Peter Schalestock ’96 Paula L. Selis ’82 and Jonathan Fine Richard L. Settle Julie Shapiro and Shelly F. Cohen Jennifer Shaw ’87 Craig A. ’97 and Kara Sims David M. Skover Linda B. ’79 and David Strout ’79 Timothy W. Surdyk ’14 Pete A. Talevich ’09 Bryan T. Terry ’07 Kip and Claudia Toner Darcia ’81 and Gary ’81 Tudor Elisa W. Ungerman ’90 Catherine L. Walker ’80 Arthur C. Wang ’84 and Nancy J. Norton ’84 Virginia S. ’77 and John W. Weaver Christine V. Williams John W. Wolfe ’77 The Honorable Mary Yu
legacy society members organizations American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Bennett Bigelow & Leedom P.S. Christensen O’Connor Johnson & Kindness, P.L.L.C. Christina, Inc. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Dean Standish Perkins and Associates Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Fred H. and Mary S. Dore Charitable Foundation Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton King County Bar Foundation Latina Latino Bar Association of Washington Legal Foundation of Washington Lotus Law Group, PLLC McKinley Irvin PLLC Microsoft Corporation Norlien Foundation Oak Foundation Osborn Machler PLLC
Pfau, Cochran, Vertetis, Amala PLLC Quil Ceda Village Robert’s Fund Sayre Law Offices PLLC Seattle Plastic Surgeons, Inc. Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC State Farm Companies Foundation The Berwick Degel Family Foundation The Boeing Company The Pride Foundation The Public Welfare Foundation The Society of the Friends of St. Patrick Townsend Law Ungerman Law Offices U.S. District Court – Western District of Washington United Way of Snohomish County Verizon Communications Inc. Washington Fellows ACTL Washington State Bar Association
emerging leaders Emerging Leaders are law alumni from the nine most recent classes - in fiscal year 2015, class years of 2006 through 2015 qualified - who demonstrate their commitment to the law school’s future success by giving $100 for each year since their graduation. Emerging Leaders are considered full members of the Dean’s Club. Debra Akhbari ’13 Michael Althauser ’15 Christopher Bhang ’13 Jamie Corning ’12 Michelle T. Dellino ’09 Glory Francke ’15 Ryan J. Groshong ’11 Daniel Hsieh ’15 Nathan Nanfelt ’12 Alexis L. Oliver ’08
Shawn Peterson ’13 George Ptasinski ’15 David Savage ’13 Naomi Simila-Dickinson ’15 Hannah Steinweg McDonald ’13 Tyler Stewart ’15 Samuel Van Fleet ’15 Mathine Walter ’15 William Witherspoon ’12
The Legacy Society honors alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who have included the School of Law in their wills or other gift planning arrangements. Philanthropic, creative gift planning can maximize financial advantages for the investors, their families, and the law school. Anonymous (3) John ’85 and Deborah Bender James and Georgana Bond The Honorable Laura T. Bradley ’96 and Lawrence P. H. Bradley Lisa E. Brodoff and Lynn Grotsky Shelly Brown Reiss ’85 and Michael Reiss Nancy Cahill ’84 and David Given Robert S. Chang and Catheryne N. Nguyen Annette E. Clark ’89 Donald F. ’80 and Suzanne Cofer Theodore and Patricia Collins Steven B. Crandall ’87 and Brian Hawksford Joan Duffy Watt and John Watt Tom ’81 and Susan Galligan Charles M. Granoski ’74 James F. Henriot The Honorable Donald and Lynda Horowitz Alan T. ’78 and Sigrid D. Horwedel Jeffrey A. James ’88 and Lori Claudon James The Honorable Charles ’76 and Dana Johnson W.H. “Joe” Knight, Jr. and Susan L. Mask Daniel R. Kyler ’82 John Q. and Evelyn La Fond Sally B. Leighton ’79 Amy C. ’92 and F. David Lewis Rev. Ann Lukens and The Honorable Terry Lukens Paula Lustbader ’88 Judd ’77 and Marishka Marten John and Eva Mitchell Jane Noland ’75 Laurel C. Oates ’78 A. Colby Parks ’92 Laird ’79 and Julie Pisto Evelyn ’94 and Bruce Rick The Honorable Eric B. Schmidt ’85 Professor David M. Skover John A. Strait and Barbara A. Isenhour Linda ’79 and David ’79 Strout Fred and Marilyn Tausend Tracey A. Thompson ’94 and Kellye Y. Testy Joan Tierney ’01 and David Chawes ’04 Sheila A. Umlauf ’88 Catherine L. Walker ’80 Amy C. Worrell-Kneller ’07 and Byron Kneller
2015-2016 Law Alumni Board
The Law Alumni Board (LAB) serves as an advisory body to the dean and the Office of Advancement. Comprised of leading members of the alumni body who have made a commitment to advancing 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 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 Joanna Boisen ’06 President-elect Jason Amala ’05 Development Chair Justin Farmer ’09 and John Payseno ’02 Strategic Planning Co-Chairs
Alexis Oliver ’08 and Kripa Upadhyay ’07 Outreach Co-Chairs Heidi Borson ’97 and Yair Inspektor ’11 Regional & South Sound Co-Chairs Justin Walsh ’08 Mentoring and Professional Development Chair
Annette E. Clark ’89 Dean and Professor of Law Steven Bender Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Richard Bird Associate Dean for Finance and Administration Carol Cochran Assistant Dean for Admission Donna Deming Associate Dean for Student Affairs John Eason Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Kathleen Koch Assistant Dean for Student Financial Services Patricia McCowan Chief Advancement Officer
Members Michael Cherry ’11 Leslie Clark ’04 Jamie Corning ’12 Tina Marie Dixon ’01 Rick Hansen ’00 Angie Jones ’06 The Hon. Gretchen Leanderson ’87
School of Law Leadership Team
Celeste McDonell ’81 Megan McNally ’13 The Hon. Judith Ramseyer ’87 Nathan Roberts ’08 Catherine Romero ’96 Angela Rye ’05
We also wish to recognize those members of the Law Alumni Board whose terms of service ended on June 30, at the end of the 2015 fiscal year: John A. Bender ’85, Hozaifa Cassubhai ’07, Melissa Chin ’08, The Hon. Willie Gregory II ’89, Cynthia Jones ’06, David Keenan ’08, The Hon. Patrick Oishi ’96, Michele G. Radosevich ’94, and Craig Sims ’97.
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Andrew Siegel Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives
Our Advancement team is here for you. Please contact us if we can be of assistance. Pat McCowan, Chief Advancement Officer mccowanp@seattleu.edu (206) 398-4290 Seattle University School of Law 901 12th Avenue, Sullivan Hall Seattle, WA 98122-1090 lawalumni@seattleu.edu (206) 398-4600