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A MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE OF LAW

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A MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE OF LAW FALL 2014 PRESIDENT Chuck Staben DEAN Mark L. Adams ASSOCIATE DEANS Lee Dillion Jeffrey A. Dodge Richard Seamon EDITORS Terri L. Muse Eric M. White MAGAZINE DESIGN Beth A. Case WRITERS AND CONTRIBUTORS Cynthia Hollenbeck Stacie Jones Terri L. Muse PHOTOGRAPHS Brian Brown Preservation Idaho Doug Clark Melissa Hartley Joe Pallen WEBSITE www.uidaho.edu/law

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IDAHOLAW TABLE OF CONTENTS DEAN’S MESSAGE.................................................................................................2 On the Cover: COLLEGE OF LAW DEAN

MEET MARK L. ADAMS...................................................................................................4 Longtime educator. World traveler. Academic leader. Basketball coach.

Cyclist. Father.

MARK L. ADAMS MEETING WITH LAW STUDENTS.

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Pocatello Firm Honors Founder with $100,000 in Gifts

IDAHO LAW AND JUSTICE LEARNING CENTER NEARS COMPLETION.........................................................................................10 WELCOME NEW FACULTY.................................................................................13 COMMENCEMENT..............................................................................................14 HONORS AND RECOGNITION.......................................................................16 LAW ADVISORY COUNCIL................................................................................18 DONOR ROLL..................................................................................................... 20 50 YEARS OF THE IDAHO LAW REVIEW.......................................................... 28 IDAHO LAW: News & Notes..................................................................................30

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Dean’s Message

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magazine. I joined the College of Law in

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proud to follow in the legacy of previous law deans who have served this law school so well. I encourage you to check out the list of our past deans on page 7 of the magazine. Because of the dedication and hard work of these deans, I am pleased to report that the College of Law is in excellent shape. We have an accomplished group of faculty members and a dedicated staff. We have a strong legal education program where we train our students to begin successful legal careers, and we offer many opportunities for students to pursue focused areas of study, such as our business law and entrepreneurship, natural resources and environmental law, Native

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The College of Law has a proud 105-year history.

One piece of this history is our signature student publication, the Idaho Law Review.

The Idaho Law Review celebrates its 50th year in 2014. A history of the Idaho Law Review is included in this magazine. The first editor, Gary Randall ’64, and our current editor, KC Harding, are interviewed in the article and talk about the changes the Idaho Law Review has seen since its first issue.

dispute resolution emphases programs. Our clinics,

Our alumni are another important part of our

externship opportunities, and our Pro Bono Program

history. I have learned that we have an amazing

are among the best of any law school in the country

group of loyal and generous alumni, as our donor

and offer our students real-world legal experience.

roll that appears later in the magazine shows. There

I am humbled to follow our previous deans and

are also stories and updates about some of our

Year History alumni throughout the magazine. For example, we

electrical systems and other building modernizations.

have included a story about the Pocatello law firm,

The College of Law has been active to secure private

Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey. The firm will

funds to complete the tenant-specific improvements

celebrate their 75 anniversary this year. Over the

to make the building ready to house the College

years, the firm has included many College of Law

of Law, the Idaho Supreme Court Law Library, the

graduates among their partners and associates. We

Idaho Supreme Court judicial education office, and

thank the firm for their generosity to the College of

to provide space for civic education and outreach

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programs. As the work on the building completes,

The firm recently reached $100,000 in cumulative

we will continue to seek private contributions

giving to the College of Law.

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In addition to our rich history, the College of Law

for the building.

is also poised for a very bright future. We continue

Thank you for the very warm welcome I have

to conduct improvements to the Menard Law

received since arriving in June. I am looking forward

Building in Moscow. In the past year we installed a

to many years at the College of Law as your dean.

new elevator and made upgrades to technology in

Please feel free to contact me with your questions or

the building. The Idaho Law and Justice Learning

comments about the law school. Thank you to all

Center project in Boise is scheduled to be completed

who have chosen to make the College of Law a part

in time for 2015 fall classes. Back in 2010, then

of your philanthropy this past year.

Dean Don Burnett began the process of securing the historic Ada County Courthouse as the location for years, the state of Idaho has conducted infrastructure

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upgrades to the building – updating HVAC systems,

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“I’m thrilled to have the chance to serve as dean at such an outstanding law school and university,” he said.

“With its strong sense of community and dedication to teaching, service and students, it’s a natural fit. I felt at home as soon as I set foot on campus.”

Adams comes to the University of Idaho from Indiana’s Valparaiso University Law School, where he most recently served as vice dean. At the University of Idaho, he succeeds interim dean Michael Satz, who was appointed after former dean, Don Burnett, was named interim president of the University of Idaho in May 2013.

“Mark Adams brings considerable administrative experience to the University of Idaho and is well prepared to lead the College of Law as it adds the second-year

program in Boise and continues to provide outstanding legal education opportunities on the Moscow campus,” said Katherine Aiken, interim provost and executive vice president.

The Road West An Illinois native and son of a retired labor law lawyer, Adams had a natural interest in the law. But it wasn’t his first career choice. After earning an undergraduate degree in 1983 at Williams College in Massachusetts – where he was a member of the basketball team and a percussionist in the school marching band – Adams began a professional life in secondary education teaching history and coaching basketball. But he soon shifted gears.

“Growing up, I always had an interest in law, although I never really thought about pursuing it as a career,” he said. “But after teaching high school for a couple of years, I finally decided it was the right time to go to law school.”

He received a J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1988. Adams was hired as an associate at the Seattle law firm of Davis Wright Treamaine, where he practiced labor and employment law. He enjoyed the challenging work, but the classroom beckoned.

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n June 22, Mark Adams stepped through the double glass doors of the Menard Law Building to begin his appointment as the 20th dean of the University of Idaho College of Law. Equipped with more than 25 years of experience in law school administration, legal education and professional practice, Adams, a first-time dean, is excited about this new leg of his distinguished career, and he’s enthusiastic about the direction in which he hopes to steer the college, its faculty and staff, and its students.

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“I missed teaching and wanted to pursue scholarship,” he said.

Adams taught legal writing at Indiana University School of Law. In 1994, he landed at Valparaiso University Law School where, over a span of two decades, he held roles as professor, director of international programs, associate dean for academic affairs, and vice dean. During his tenure, Adams led the creation and development of programmatic initiatives, including a revised curriculum, joint J.D./master’s programs and a master’s program for foreign lawyers.

“I’ve enjoyed the opportunities over the course of my career to have a broader influence in legal education and to interact with others domestically and abroad,” he said.

Adams has lived most of his life in the Midwest, but his short stint in Seattle directly out of law school – along with trips to Montana and Wyoming as a wilderness guide in college – gave him a taste of what this part of the country has to offer.

“I’ve always been drawn to the Northwest,” said Adams, a hiker, kayaker and cyclist. “So when I began looking for dean opportunities, Idaho seemed to be the perfect fit geographically.”

After accepting the position last spring, Adams moved to the Palouse with his wife, Melissa, and the youngest of his three children, Rosemary, now an eighth grader at Moscow Middle School. His two oldest children, daughter Ingrid, who is a senior at Notre Dame, and son Kelly, who is a freshman at George Washington University, made their first visit to Moscow in August.

An International Interest Adams is clearly attracted to adventure, not only as an avid outdoorsman, but also as an academic and world traveler to destinations such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Korea, Japan, Thailand, China, and several South American countries.

“One of the great joys in my professional career has been the opportunity to travel all over the world and establish lasting friendships,” he said.

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While at Valparaiso, Adams developed the school’s first Master of Laws or LL.M., program in American law, a program designed for foreign-educated lawyers who want to learn about the American legal system.

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The project took him to countries around the world, and he formed global relationships. Adams later leveraged these contacts to establish agreements with law schools in Latin America and Europe for student and faculty exchange. He also developed a study-abroad program in South America, where he and a group of students spent four weeks each summer in Chile and Argentina studying human rights issues and examining each country’s history during the military regimes.

Adams plans to draw on his expansive international experiences and network – especially in South America – to enhance international relations within the University of Idaho College of Law. “This summer was the first in nine years that I haven’t traveled to South America,” he said. “I’d like to reestablish those connections in Chile and Argentina and explore study-abroad and exchange opportunities for University of Idaho law students and faculty.”

A Map for the Future Beyond Idaho’s mountainous terrain and worldclass outdoor recreation, Adams’ decision to join the University of Idaho College of Law was largely influenced by the university’s and the college’s commitment to public service.

“I was drawn to the idea of working at a land-grant institution and serving people of the state,” he said.

In addition to building on the college’s already strong pro bono program (like University of Idaho, his former university had a pro bono requirement for graduation), Adams plans to work closely with faculty and

public and engage in a professional way with a variety of constituencies as legal needs and technologies change,” he continued.

Student learning is a hallmark of Adams’ career and will be central to his approach as dean.

“I may be an administrator now, but at heart I’m a teacher,” he said. “I see my role as acting as a teacher, now just in a bigger and more beautiful classroom: the state of Idaho.”

community partners to maximize the college’s growing presence in Boise, and to create new avenues for public service, faculty scholarship and collaboration, student learning and career opportunities.

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“A big part of our goal as a college is to solidify our position as we prepare to add a second-year program in Boise and for the opening of the new Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center,” Adams said. “We are not only looking at how to deliver education there, but we are also working to connect the two locations [Moscow and Boise] in a very planned and productive manner, and linking them together to serve the needs of faculty, students, alumni and the people of the state in a meaningful way.”

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Adams said one of his primary areas of focus is exploring teaching methods that not only teach students how to think like lawyers, but also integrate the practical skills – like writing and research – that can improve the student experience, learning outcomes and success in a rapidly changing profession.

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“We must identify the body of knowledge and skills that we want all graduates to have so that they are not only prepared for a career in an increasingly globalized and diverse workplace, but also prepared to serve the

John F. MacLane (1909-1911) George D. Ayers (1913-1917) James J. Gill (acting dean 1917-1919) Orville P. Cockerill (1919-1923) Robert McNair Davis (1923-1929) William E. Masterson (1929-1934) E. Pendleton Howard (1934-1945) William J. Brockelbank (acting dean 1945-1947) Philip E. Peterson (1962-1966) George M. Bell (acting dean 1966-1967) Albert R. Menard, Jr. (1967-1978) Clifford F. Thompson (1978-1983) Sheldon A. Vincenti (1983-1995) John A. Miller (1995-2002) Neil Franklin (acting dean 1999-2000) Donald L. Burnett (2002-2013) Michael A. Satz (interim dean 2013-2014) Mark L. Adams (2014-current)

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“Legal education is in transition,” he said. “Traditionally, lawyers have been educated through the Socratic method, but we need to find a way to connect the different areas of the law program so there is writing and research across the curriculum.”

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Legacy

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Pocatello Firm Honors Founder with in

$100,000

Gifts Louis F. Racine, Jr. ’40

The firm’s reach is great. And, thanks to its generous contributions of more than $100,000 to the University of Idaho College of Law and scholarship programs, the firm’s impact is even greater.

“Idaho has many fine and prosperous law practices throughout the state, but no firm has given more generously to the University of Idaho – especially in scholarship aid for our students – than this remarkable, public-spirited firm in Pocatello,” said Don Burnett, College of Law faculty member and former dean.

Founded in Pocatello, Idaho, by well-known Idaho trial lawyer, Louis F. Racine, Jr. ’40, the firm will celebrate its 75th anniversary next year. Racine was the first in the firm’s long line of University of Idaho College of Law alumni. Mark Nye ’74, managing partner, said the gifts to the college honor not only the legacy of the firm’s founder, but also the significant role the college has played in the firm’s longevity and success.

“All of us in the firm greatly value the education we received at the U of I College of Law,” Nye said. “We wish to give back and hope that the training and experience will go on for a long, long time – or as they say in Idaho, esto perpetua.”

This spirit of “helping others” was a guiding principle for Racine as he and his partners built the small Pocatello practice into the preeminent statewide firm that it is today. Racine is remembered by many for his

work representing members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, often on a pro bono or reduced-fee basis. Notably, in the early ’70s, he took a case through the Idaho Supreme Court to establish the tribes’ right to fish on aboriginal lands pursuant to the 1868 Fort Bridger Treaty. In gratitude, the tribes granted Racine (along with only one other person in history) lifetime fishing rights on tribal lands. They also paid tribute to Racine with ceremonial honor drums at his funeral in 2005.

“Lou was a role model for young lawyers when I was a solo practitioner in Pocatello,” said Burnett, a Pocatello native. “He was open and unpretentious. Judges respected him, and jurors warmed to his authenticity. He was guided by an inner gyroscope of justice.

His clients ranged from corporations and insurance companies to individuals in need.”

Today, the attorneys at Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey continue to provide comprehensive legal services to a broad range of clients, from individuals and family-owned businesses, to government agencies and large corporations, such as General Motors, General Electric and U.S. Bank.

Nye said the firm’s support of College of Law students directly benefits the firm’s clients, as well as the broader Idaho law community.

“We want to help Idaho law students study in Idaho – and stay in Idaho,” Nye said. “The collegiality of lawyers throughout the state helps clients to no end.

The trust level is so much higher in people who are from Idaho and who went to the University of Idaho College of Law.”

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ith more than 30 attorneys in three Idaho cities – and a service area that extends into Utah, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington – Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey is one of the largest law firms in Idaho.

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Nears Completion IF

you pass by the historic Ada County Courthouse in downtown Boise, it may appear as though not much has changed.

But don’t judge a book by its cover.

“There has been a great deal of progress,” said Lee Dillion, College of Law associate dean of Boise programs.

“From the outside of the building, it looks like there’s not much happening, but there has been a tremendous amount of work completed inside the facility.”

The project to transform the landmark building – situated between the domed state capitol, the State Bar Association, and the Idaho Supreme Court – into the new Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center has just entered its final phase of construction. The entire renovation is expected to be completed by June 2015.

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The Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center is a collaborative effort between the College of Law and the Idaho Supreme Court. In addition to housing the University of Idaho second- and third-year law option in Boise, the Center will become home to the Idaho Supreme Court Law Library, offices for the Idaho Supreme Court, and a center for civic education in Idaho.

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“A lot of people are really excited about having the state law library back on the capitol mall,” Dillion said. “We feel it’s our mission as a state law school to

make sure we have a state law library that’s a public resource. We’ll be doing a lot of civic education and outreach programs that focus on educating K-12 students and the general public about the rule of law and their rights and obligations as citizens.”

With completion of the upgrades to plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning and other infrastructure improvements – managed by the Idaho State Division of Public Works – the groundwork is now in place for the College of Law to complete the final steps of construction.

“We are ready to proceed with the tenant improvements that will allow the facility to function as a law school,” Dillion said. “Work will continue through the winter and spring.”

The tenant improvements for which the College of Law is responsible include interior walls, lighting, technology, furniture, fixtures and other finishes to classrooms, offices study areas and law clinics.

The college expects to move from its current location in the Idaho Water Center to its new home next summer.

“We are hopeful that the Center will be ready and open for classes the fall of 2015,” Dillion said.

Dillion noted that the renovated building – originally

College of Law students (l-r) Jeremy Tamsen, Katy Jippen, Ammon Judy

Architectural rendering of the Idaho State Supreme Court Law Library

Historic Ada County Courthouse (2007).

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Associate Dean for Boise Programs, Lee Dillion conducing tour of ILJLC (May 2014).

College of Law Advisory Council tour of ILJLC (May 2014).

Architectural rendering of main reception area.

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Architectural rendering of a large classroom at the ILJLC.

constructed in 1938-39 as part of the Depression-era Public Works Administration – will maintain its original Art Deco style and historic architectural elements, such as the marble staircases and flooring, brass railings and interior wall murals.

of a vision shared by state government and Idaho’s statewide law school. It will ensure the University of Idaho’s continued leadership in legal and civic education, both on the capitol mall in Boise and on our land-grant campus in Moscow.”

“The central core of the building will be returned back to its original look and the historical murals will be preserved as appropriate,” Dillion said.

Terri Muse, the college’s assistant dean for external relations, said fundraising efforts continue as construction costs have increased beyond the original estimate of $1.2 million. The increase is a result of normal cost increases and unanticipated expenses associated with large-scale renovations.

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The college received a number of major gift contributions to support the tenant improvements and development of the college’s second-year program.

Donors include the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, which contributed $1.1 million, the Jeker Family Foundation, which gave a $100,000 grant, and University of Idaho benefactor Frank Shrontz. Donald Burnett, College of Law faculty member and former dean, also supported the project with a personal gift of $100,000.

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“I’ve been privileged to invest time and money in the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center because – just as the University of Idaho is known as a ‘beacon for mountain and plain’ – the Center is destined to become a beacon of Idaho’s commitment to the rule of law,” Burnett said. “The Center is a testament to the power of public/private collaboration in support

“Since 2010, we have received financial support for the project from many of our alumni and friends,” she said. “Our fundraising efforts continue as the tenantspecific improvements to the building begin. We plan to start taking small groups on tours through the building later this fall, and I am certain that seeing the building firsthand will generate even more interest and enthusiasm for the project.”

If you are interested in supporting the final construction phase of the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center with a gift and would like a personal tour of the facility, please contact Terri Muse at (208) 364-4044, tmuse@uidaho.edu.

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WELCOME

NEW AND VISITING FACULTY

Aliza Plener Cover Associate Professor B.A. Yale College (magna cum laude) J.D. Yale Law School Professor Cover’s teaching and scholarly interests focus on criminal law and procedure, capital punishment, evidence, and constitutional law. Before moving to Idaho, she was a Westerfield Fellow at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where she taught legal research and writing, moot court, and a course on the death penalty. She teaches criminal procedure, criminal law, and evidence.

Benjamin Plener Cover Visiting Associate Professor B.Sc. University of Toronto M.Sc. London School of Economics J.D. Yale Law School Professor Cover joined the public defender’s office in New Orleans after graduation from law school, where he handled misdemeanor and felony cases in municipal and state court, developed a client services division, and worked on special litigation. He then served as the legislative director for New Orleans City Councilmember LaToya Cantrell. He teaches property, remedies, land-use planning, and statutory reading and interpretation.

Helane Davis Associate Professor and Director of the Law Library B.A. Northwestern University J.D. University of Iowa M.L.I.S. University of Washington Professor Davis has worked in public libraries, academic libraries, and academic law libraries for over a decade. Prior to joining the College of Law, she served as the associate dean, associate professor of law, and the library director of the Schaffer Law Library at Albany Law School.

Professor Davis’ research and teaching interests primarily revolve around legal research, the intersection of legal information and technology, and library management and leadership.

Christina Pollard Visiting Associate Professor B.A. Indiana University J.D. Seattle University School of Law (cum laude) LL.M. Georgetown University Law Center (with distinction)

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Prior to joining the College of Law, Professor Pollard was a clinical professor of law at Oklahoma City University School of Law where she designed and developed their immigration law clinic and taught courses on immigration law. At the College of Law she directs the Immigration Law Clinic and teaches immigration law and policy course.

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COMMEN “A Life in the Law: Something Complete and Great”

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pring 2014 College of Law Commencement was held in Moscow on May 17th. Graduates along with their family, friends, and College of Law faculty and staff celebrated this momentous occasion.

The Commencement address was delivered by former law dean and interim University of Idaho President, Donald L. Burnett, Jr. The address, entitled “A Life in the Law: Something Complete and Great,” told graduates that they shared three connections to something complete and great: their law degree from the College of Law, their entry into a noble profession, and their responsibilities as stewards of this “constitutionally framed democratic republic safeguarded by an independent, impartial judiciary.”

“The novelist Willa Cather,” said Don Burnett, “wrote that the source of true and enduring happiness is to be part of something complete and great.” Burnett urged graduates to see Commencement as the start “of something bigger than ourselves – something complete and great” and of their entry into the legal profession as an opportunity to “be dedicated to something greater than themselves.”

He challenged graduates to make a commitment every year to ask: “Am I truly happy? Am I using my personal endowment of abilities for a higher purpose?” and not: “Am I successful?” He urged that they “make service an essential part of a broad, vigorous life” and to “never stop giving.”

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Interim Dean Mike Satz welcomed the graduates and audience, and University of Idaho President Chuck Staben provided the opening remarks. Student Bar Association President Ivar Gunderson gave the class remarks and introduced Don Burnett.

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Honors and Recognition Alumni Awards UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME Hon. Linda Copple-Trout ’77 Linda Copple Trout was honored with the 2014 University of Idaho Alumni Hall of Fame award at the May University Commencement ceremony.

Justice Trout was appointed the first woman justice on the Idaho Supreme Court in 1992 and served as chief justice from February 1997 to September 2004. Prior to her service on the Idaho Supreme Court, she practiced law in Lewiston for six years, and in 1983 was appointed magistrate judge. She also served as the acting trial court administrator for the Second Judicial District. In 1990, she was elected a district judge, and handled cases in Nez Perce and Clearwater counties.

Justice Trout has received several professional awards including the Sheldon A. Vincenti Award for Exemplary Service to the University of Idaho College of Law, the Distinguished Service Award from the National Center for State Courts, the Award of Distinction for the Family Law Section of the Idaho State Bar Association, the Girl Scouts Women of Today and Tomorrow Award in 2000, and the Boise High School Hall of Fame in 1997. This past summer she received the Idaho State Bar Distinguished Lawyer of the Year award, the highest honor bestowed by the Idaho State Bar. Justice Trout retired from the Idaho Supreme Court in 2007, and is currently serving as a senior judge for the court, handling administrative matters on assignment from the administrative director of the courts.

FACULTY AWARD OF LEGAL MERIT Georgia Yuan ’85 Georgia Yuan received her law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1985. She earned her undergraduate degree in geology from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in Applied Earth Science from Stanford University.

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Ms. Yuan served as the general counsel for the University of Idaho for thirteen years where she was part of the administrative team that led the University through major expansion of its infrastructure and research agenda. She left the University of Idaho to become the general counsel and secretary of the corporation of Smith College.

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From 2010 to 2013, she served in the Obama Administration as deputy general counsel and later as deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Education.

Currently, Ms. Yuan is a search consultant with ABG Search, LLC, a firm specializing in higher education, and is a leadership coach working with executives and leaders in education, government and nonprofit organizations. She is serving as a member of the National Commission on University and College Governance. The Commission is examining the preparedness of the governing bodies of higher education institutions to address the challenges confronting higher education.

The Faculty Award of Legal Merit recognizes the outstanding contribution of an Idaho law graduate whose career exemplifies the best in the legal profession.

SHELDON A. VINCENTI AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE Hon. John Stegner ’82 John Stegner received his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1982 and his undergraduate degree from Whitman College.

While in law school, he served as the managing editor of the Idaho Law Review and as an extern for U. S. Court of Appeals Judge J. Blaine Anderson.

Judge Stegner is a district judge in Idaho’s Second Judicial District with chambers in Moscow, Idaho. He was appointed to the bench in 1996 and was elected to the position in 1998 and re-elected in 2002, 2006, and 2010. From 2002 to 2005 and again in 2012, he served as the administrative district judge for the Second District.

He is a member of Idaho’s Criminal Justice Commission and he chairs the Commission’s subcommittee on mental health, and he serves on the statewide Drug Court and Mental Health Court Coordinating Committee. In 2002, he started Latah County’s Drug Court and Latah County’s Mental Health Court in 2012.

Judge Stegner has served the College as a member of the Tenure and Promotions Committee, taught courses as an adjunct professor, and has coached and judged for the College moot court teams. He is an emeritus member of the Advisory Council of the University of Idaho College of Law and is a past president of the Idaho District Judges Association and the Ray McNichols Inn of Court. In 2012, he received the George G. Granata, Jr., award, the highest award given by the judiciary to an Idaho trial judge.

The Sheldon Vincenti Award for Exemplary Service to the University of Idaho College of Law was created by the faculty in honor of Dean Vincenti who served as professor and dean at the College of Law. The award recognizes individuals who have given exceptional service to the College of Law.

Faculty and Student Awards PETER E. HEISER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING Professor Wendy Couture

PRO BONO SERVICE RECOGNITION

Professor Couture was selected by students from the 2014 graduating class to receive the Peter E. Heiser Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes outstanding dedication to students at the University of Idaho College of Law. Professor Couture joined the College of Law faculty in 2010.

Pro Bono Service with Distinction (120+ hours) Levi M. Allred Robert J. Anderson Romeo Kade Beorchia Margret A. Bergerud Alexander J. Bray Tracey R. Calderon Peter Elias Cook Tricia J’nean Daigle Preston B. Day Joseph Allen Dragon Rodger Fisher Taylor H. Fouser Caitlin D. Fuller David Aaron Hallinan Adam Esquire Harper Justin Travis Jeppesen Anne M. Kelleher Jason Scott Lloyd Rebecca A. Mares

The College of Law recognizes students who exceed the pro bono graduation requirement of 40 hours of service with special recognition at Commencement.

Brianne McCoy Andrew J. Phillips Priscilla Portillo D. Andrew Rawlings Bradley J. Rudley Jennifer M. Shafer Anthony Shallat Joseph F. Southers William Young Jeremy C. Younggren

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Extraordinary Pro Bono Service (80+ hours) Zachary A. Battles Austin Beaumont Danielle Davidson Daniel E. Jenkins Matthew L. Jessup Stratton Paul Laggis Ashley Ray Richard C. Sommer, Jr. Elizabeth DeLayne Sonnichsen

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Thanks for a Great Year!

Our Inspiring Futures campaign will conclude in December as the University of Idaho enters its 125th year in 2015. It has been a great campaign with extraordinary giving and support from our alumni and friends. The College of Law has seen some of the largest gifts in its history during the campaign, including $1.1 million from the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, and $350,000 from the American Legacy Foundation, given in honor of Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.

Major gifts, however, are only part of the story. The support from our annual giving donors has grown, and gifts to the College of Law Excellence Fund – the fund that provides the greatest flexibility in use to meet College of Law current needs – have shown excellent growth. And, our College of Law Advisory Council collectively contributed nearly $50,000 this year to fund an endowed scholarship in honor of former Dean Don Burnett.

Terri L. Muse Assistant Dean for External Relations (208) 364-4044 tmuse@uidaho.edu

These are exciting times for the College of Law with our new second year of study option in Boise, construction and technology upgrades to the Menard Law Building, and the anticipated opening of the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center in 2015. We simply would not be able to have the faculty, programs, students, and facilities without these gifts.

On behalf of our faculty, staff and students, thank you very much for your continued support.

Terri L. Muse Assistant Dean for External Relations

LAW ADVISORY COUNCIL The Law Advisory Council, which was established in 1996, consists of members who are graduates and friends of the University of Idaho College of Law. Council members assist and advise the dean regarding programs, student recruitment and career placement, and they play an important role in our development and outreach efforts.

COUNCIL MEMBERS • Promote the college to various constituency groups; • Identify and acquire additional financial support and resources; • Serve as advocates for the College, both within the university and in the outside community; • Provide advice on college programs; and • Assist with student recruitment and career placement.

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Dwight Baker ’71 of Baker & Harris, Blackfoot Tore Beal Gwartney ’93 of Cosho Humphrey LLP, Boise Hon. Larry Boyle ’72 of the U.S. District Court, Boise John Bush ’86 of Comstock & Bush, Boise Meghan Sullivan Conrad ’04 of Elam & Burke PA, Boise Theodore O. “Ted” Creason ’73 of Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl PLLC, Lewiston Dennis Davis ’77 of Witherspoon Kelley, Coeur d’Alene Margaret “Peg” Dougherty ’99 with the Office of the Idaho Attorney General, Boise Hon. Daniel T. Eismann ’76 of the Idaho Supreme Court, Boise Thomas High ’79 of Benoit, Alexander, Harwood and High LLP, Twin Falls

Charles Allen Homer ’74 of Holden, Kidwell, Hahn and Crapo PLLC, Idaho Falls Danielle J. Hunsaker ’04 of Larkins Vacura LLP, Portland, Oregon Hon. Juneal Kerrick ’81 of the District Court Third Judicial District, Caldwell Reed Larsen ’85 of Cooper Larsen, Pocatello David Leroy ’71 of Leroy Law Offices, Boise Lamont Loo ’95 of Davies Pearson LLC, Tacoma, Washington Representative Lynn Luker ’80 of the Idaho House of Representatives, Boise Kenneth McClure ’80 of Givens Pursley LLP, Boise Hon. Dayo Onanubosi ’93 of Idaho’s Third District Magistrate Court, Caldwell Pele Peacock ’07 of the Arizona State Legislature, Phoenix, Arizona Anthony “Tony” Riposta ’79 of Riposta Law LLC, North Arlington, New Jersey J. Walter Sinclair ’78 of Stoel Rives LLP, Boise John Stellmon ’84 of Athlos Academies, Boise; Stellmon ADR and Consulting Services LLC, Eagle Hon. Lawrence Wasden ’85 with the Office of the Idaho Attorney General, Boise William “Bud” Yost III ’69 of Yost & Metcalf PLLC, Nampa

NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS In 2014, six new members joined the Council; please join us in welcoming them.

JOHN A. BUSH

LAMONT C. LOO

Partner, Comstock and Bush – Boise, Idaho B.A., University of Idaho, ’84; J.D., University of Idaho, ’88

Davies Pearson, P.C. – Tacoma, Washington

PELE PEACOCK FISCHER Policy Advisor and Staff Attorney, Arizona House of Representatives – Phoenix, Arizona B.A., Southern Methodist University, ’04 J.D., University of Idaho, ’07 Pele Peacock Fischer is a policy adviser and staff attorney for the Arizona House of Representatives. While in law school, Ms. Fischer served as president of the Student Bar Association and received the Outstanding Student Service Award and a Faculty Resolution Recognizing Extraordinary Service for her commitment to the law school community in 2007. She is a third-generation University of Idaho law graduate. Ms. Fischer is involved with the Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, the Junior League of Phoenix, and Emerging Leaders for Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

REED W. LARSEN Partner, Cooper Larsen – Pocatello, Idaho B.A., Brigham Young University, ’82 J.D., University of Idaho, ’85 Reed Larsen is a partner in the Pocatello firm Cooper & Larsen, where his practice focuses on civil litigation. He frequently represents clients in mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. He has served as the president of the 6th District Bar Association and as an Idaho State Bar commissioner and president. Mr. Larsen grew up on a ranch in Burley and continues to enjoy horseback riding and team roping.

B.Ed., University of Lethbridge, ’92 J.D. University of Idaho, ’95 LL.M., University of Florida, ’96 Lamont Loo is president of the Tacoma-based law firm Davies Pearson, PC, where his practice focuses on business planning and transactions, estate planning and wealth preservation. While in law school, he was managing editor of Idaho Law Review. Mr. Loo currently serves on the board of directors for the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation and previously served on the boards of directors of the Broadway Center for Performing Arts, FISH (a nonprofit organization of food banks), the Franciscan Foundation, and the Point Defiance Zoo Society.

HONORABLE DAYO O. ONANUBOSI Third Judicial District Administrative Magistrate Judge – Caldwell, Idaho B.S., University of Idaho, ’90 J.D., University of Idaho, ’93 Judge Dayo Onanubosi was appointed as a Canyon County magistrate judge in 2009. After graduating from law school in 1993, he worked for Idaho Legal Aid in Twin Falls. He also previously worked as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Canyon County and as a Canyon County public defender. During his time as a public defender, Judge Onanubosi also maintained a civil and family law practice with Wiebe and Fouser law office in Caldwell.

In 2008 Judge Onanubosi served as vice president of the Idaho Legal Aid board of directors. He also previously served on the board of directors of the Idaho Black History Museum in Boise.

ANTHONY J. RIPOSTA Riposta Lawyers LLC – Arlington, New Jersey B.A., Economics, Princeton University, ’74 J.D., College of Law, ’79 Anthony J. “Tony” Riposta is in private practice with Riposta, Lawyers LLC in New Jersey where his practice focuses on plaintiff’s personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, criminal defense, and real estate law. During law school he clerked for the Honorable Roy E. Mosman in Idaho’s Second Judicial District. Mr. Riposta has been certified as a civil trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey since 1983.

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John Bush is a partner at Comstock Bush where his practice focuses on insurance claims and insurance bad faith; personal injury and accident claims, including wrongful death, significant brain injury, and government tort claims. After law school he clerked for the Hon. Mikel H. Williams, U.S. Magistrate, District of Idaho. Mr. Bush served two consecutive terms as the president for the Idaho Law Foundation. He is a native Idahoan and attended the University of Idaho for both undergraduate and law school.

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE OF LAW LIFETIME DONORS The College of Law expresses our continued gratitude to the following individuals and organizations for their exceptional generosity of lifetime gifts of $50,000 or more to the College of Law in support of the students, faculty and programs of the College.

LIFETIME GIFTS OF $50,000 OR MORE

LIFETIME GIFTS OF $1,000,000 OR MORE

Donald J. ’70 ’73 and Geridee Farley

Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Inc.

J. Dennis ’60 ’62 and Michael Beglan ’60 Faucher

Burton F. † ’29 ’33 and Dee H. † Ellis

Anna N. Graham

L. Weldon Schimke † ’31

Richard E. ’66 and Tonya A. ’68 Hall

Walter H. ’65 ’68 and Sherry B. ’65 Bithell Randall C. ’76 and Rebecca Budge Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation James M. ’66 ’73 and Gail D. ’66 English

Clarence J. Hamilton † ’48

LIFETIME GIFTS OF $100,000-$999,999

Holland and Hart, LLP

Ahrens De Angeli Law Group

Holden Kidwell Hahn and Crapo PLLC

Edward D. ’68 ’71 and Teri L. Ahrens

Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence

Bernice Bacharach †

Idaho Law Foundation, Inc.

John Albert Jr. ’80 and Christine B. Bailey

State of Idaho Supreme Court

Sherman J. Bellwood † ’38

J. Bruce Kennedy

Hamer H. † ’36 and Jeanne K. Budge

Michael E. ’60 ’63 and Kathryn M. McNichols

Donald L. Jr. and Karen Trujillo ’09 Burnett

Diane K. Manweiler ’56

John A. ’66 and Cyndee C. Church

Hon. Kathryn A. Mautz ’52

Fred† and Dorothy Dyott † Clagett John Ford ’78 and Jean M. ’78 Elsaesser William E. Folz † Jeker Family Trust Muriel H. Kirk † William H. † ’21 HON ’79 and Gladys † Langroise Marcus W. ’74 and Eva Nye Estate of Kathryn Daly Ramseyer Trust † ’38 Racine Olson Nye Budge and Bailey Chtd James E. † HON ’04 and Beverly B. Rogers

Nancy Marie Morris ’83 William D. Olson Myron Schreck / The Schreck Family Foundation June V. Simmons † Jody and Eugene C. † HON ’86 Thomas Hon. Linda J. Copple Trout ’73 ’77 Lucinda Weiss ’73 Dennis E. ’66 ’67 and Jacqueline R. Wheeler Gordon Lee Williamson † ’02 and Helen H. Copple-Williamson

John A. ’59 ’64 and Karen R. ’64 Rosholt Harriet A. † ’54 and Frank A. ’54 HON ’92 Shrontz Jean A. Sullivan † Bonita R. Wallis † ’34

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J. A. Wedum Foundation / Gary D. Slette ’84

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James E. ’70 ’73 and Kathryn A. ’73 Whistler †

indicates deceased

COLLEGE OF LAW ANNUAL GIVING We are grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts to the College of Law from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.

DISTINGUISHED PARTNERS Individuals ($20,000 and more) and Organizations ($50,000 and more) Edward D. ’68 ’71 and Teri L. Ahrens Karen Trujillo ’09 and Donald L., Jr. Burnett Tore Ann Beal-Gwartney ’93 and J. Mike Gwartney ’63 Jeker Family Trust Kathryn Daly Ramseyer † ’38 Frank A. Shrontz ’54 HON ’92 Hon. Linda J. Copple Trout ’73 ’77 James E. ’70 ’73 and Kathryn A. ’73 Whistler

Individuals ($10,000-$19,999) and Organizations ($20,000-$49,999) John Albert, Jr. ’80 and Christine B. Bailey

Holden Kidwell Hahn & Crapo, PLLC

Holland & Hart, LLP Charles A. ’74 and Marci S. ’74 Homer Michael E. ’60 ’63 and Kathryn M. McNichols Angela Rose Morgan ’97 ’01 William H. and Donna H. Parks Shan B. Perry ’93 Racine Olson Nye Budge & Bailey, Chtd.

Jennifer May ’00 ’03 and Thomas Michael Schindele Krista Dawn Thiry ’97 ’00 Marie T. ’87 and Robert B. Jr. Tyler J. A. Wedum Foundation / Gary D. Slette ’84

Dwight E. ’71 and Ali T. Baker

DEAN’S COUNSELORS ($2,500-$4,999)

Walter H. ’65 ’68 and Sherry B. ’65 Bithell

Paul T. Clark ’70

Robert P. ’62 ’64 and Marjorie C. ’63 Brown

Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Randall C. ’76 and Rebecca Budge

Meghan Sullivan ’04 and Gregg Thomas Conrad

John Ford ’78 and Jean M. ’78 Elsaesser

Gary L. Cooper ’72 ’75

State of Idaho Supreme Court

James Christopher ’82 and Hon. Candy W. ’82 Dale

Marcus W. ’74 and Eva Nye

M. Francine Dingel ’60

William D. Olson

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

John A. ’59 ’64 and Karen R. ’64 Rosholt

Jack S. Gjording ’61 ’66 and Trudy Hanson Fouser ’81

Individuals ($5,000-$9,999) and Organizations ($5,000-$19,999)

Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. Idaho State Bar Real Property Section

American International Group, Inc.

Reed W. Larsen ’85

Bevis, Thiry & Schindele, PA

Diane K. Manweiler ’56

James A. ’74 and Dianne Bevis

Morsel Charity Fund

Clark & Feeney, LLP

Hon. Jim D. ’77 and Julie J. Pappas

Cooper & Larsen, Chartered

Kimberly S. ’10 and Michael Augustus Satz

Robert E. ’66 ’69 and Annette D. Farnam

James Walter Sinclair ’78 and Kristin M Hoff Sinclair

David D. ’69 ’72 and Anne Moree ’69 Goss

Matthew Kerry Wilde ’94 and Amanda K. Brailsford ’89 ’93

You may view this list at any time online at www.uidaho.edu/law/alumniandfriends/donorroll

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SENIOR LAW FELLOWS ($1,000-$2,499)

LAW FELLOWS ($500-$999)

Ada County Board of Commissioners J. Kelley ’61 and Diane J. Arnold Laura MacGregor Bettis ’03 and Ben Rydalch Boise State University Foundation, Inc. Patricia Ann Cervenka ’83 Merlyn W. ’64 and Sandy Clark Curtis Brent Coulter ’87 Theodore O. Jr. ’70 ’73 and Marsha C. ’73 Creason Dennis M. Davis ’73 ’77 and Kathryn Marie Canfield-Davis ’87 Scott Paul Ennis Mary Rita Giannini ’84 and Arthur A. Harlow Pamela Leslie Jacklin ’78 and Leonard Girard Raymond C. Givens ’68 ’74 Gjording & Fouser, PLLC Jerry J. ’72 ’76 and Judithe K. Goicoechea Karen Elaine ’81 ’84 and Kimbal L. ’81 ’84 Gowland Matthew Jonathan ’87 and Elizabeth C. Hedlund Clinton J. ’55 ’72 and Joann H. ’71 ’73 Henderson Hon. Jim C. ’63 ’66 and Tommye Herndon Idaho Association of Defense Counsel Idaho State Bar Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Dennis Lane ’79 and Kathryn A. ’81 Johnson J. Frederick ’69 ’72 and Mona Lynn ’83 Mack James Chris ’76 ’79 and Cherie W. Meservy James Alan ’78 and Margaret A. Miller Briane Nelson Mitchell ’78 CJ Montgomery ’03 Barbara J. Mosman Gary Lance Nalder ’85 Philip A. Peterson ’69 ’79 Jessica Elizabeth Pollack ’07 ’07 ’11 Jesse Carl Trentadue ’75 and Rita Therese Reusch ’75 Anthony J. Riposta Esq. ’79 Riposta, Lawyers, LLC The Schwab Charitable Fund Hon. N. Randy and La Dean E. Smith Robert W. ’73 and Myrna Anne ’74 Stahman John Robert ’82 and Laurie Kirsten Elgee ’91 Stegner John Michael ’81 ’84 and Donna L. Stellmon Bradley Jay ’80 ’83 and Catrin Elizabeth ’93 Stoddard Stoel Rives, LLP Hon. Lonny R. ’68 and Marcia A. Suko Blaine Thomas ’90 and Kellie L. Connaughton Thomsen Holman Wheiler, PLLC United Heritage Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation Paul Larry ’66 ’68 and Mary C. Westberg David E. ’72 ’76 and Susan B. ’72 Wishney Yost Law, PLLC William F. Yost III, ’66 ’69

Eugene and Joan Agee Gregory Allen ’94 and Cindi J. Byron John R. ’57 and Marjory † Coleman Michael Douglas Currin ’84 and Mardi L. Salisbury Currin Duchess Emerson Donald J. ’70 ’73 and Geridee Farley Patrick Dennis Furey ’76 ’79 Goicoechea Law Offices John J. Hasko Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP Connie Louise Henderson ’93 Henderson Law Firm, PLLC Thomas Bernard ’79 and Patty High Jeffrey G. ’74 and Susan L. Howe Kenneth Charles Howell ’85 Jeremiah Matthew Hudson Danielle Jo ’01 ’04 and Morgan Lee ’00 ’04 Hunsaker Idaho State Bar Young Lawyers Section Ron ’72 ’75 and Kathy ’71 Kerl Franklin George Lee ’94 ’99 John Thomas Schroeder ’81 and Mary Margaret Lezamiz ’82 Lynn Michael ’80 and Helen D. Luker Albert ’80 ’85 and Susan ’80 ’80 ’80 Matsuura William V., Jr. ’66 ’69 and Lori Ann ’01 McCann Joseph D., Jr. ’67 and Carolyn M. McCollum John C. ’84 ’87 and Julie McCreedy Hon. Peter D. ’68 and Sandra R. McDermott Richard L. McFadden ’51 Louise F. Miller ’83 The Miller Foundation, Inc. Katherine Lucile ’91 and Thomas P. Moriarty Don Floyd Pickett ’85 Brad Preston ’83 ’83 ’86 and Sharon Louise ’83 ’86 Miller Herbert W. Rettig ’57 Stephen C. ’75 and Julie Roberts Rice Rita LuCean Ricks ’85 Lee Philip Ritzau ’95 Ann Ryan Sheila Rae ’91 ’94 and Paul Lawrence ’90 Schwager Richard Glenn ’74 ’75 and Tonia A. Smith Dale Thomas Wagner ’89 Law Office of Dale Wagner, PS Lucinda Weiss ’73 Craig Marvin Young ’96

PARTNERS OF MENARD ($250-$499) Leon ’93 and Suzanne M. ’93 ’94 Aberasturi Terry Lynn Anderson ’81 ’84 Richard John Armstrong ’96 Belodoff Law Office Howard Aye Belodoff ’78

SENIOR ASSOCIATES ($100-$249) Stephen Carr ’68 and Linda Dale Anderson Anthony Christopher ’82 and Mary Kay Anegon Robert and Cynthia Anson Christopher Steven ’00 ’04 and Kristen A. ’05 Atwood

Dave Keith Bagley, II ’05 Hon. Robert E. ’54 ’56 and Lurlene Bakes Katherine Cecilia ’02 and James Keith, Jr. ’96 Ball Michael L. ’73 ’76 and Christine M. Bayless Caryn Lee Beck-Dudley ’83 and Lynn M. Dudley Mark A. ’74 and Laurie L. Beebe Kevin Curtis Belew ’00 John H. ’54 and Marilyn Pond ’66 Bengtson Joel Don Berrett ’80 The Boeing Company Hon. Henry R. ’72 ’75 and Debbie Boomer Thomas H. ’72 ’75 and Patricia M. Borresen Joseph Walden ’96 and Sharon Elizabeth ’94 ’10 Borton Christy Lynne Brandon ’98 Brandon Law Firm, PLLC Laura Burri Brown ’86 Ross Andrew Brown ’08 Barry Ben Butler, Sr. ’90 Blaine S. ’57 and Barbara Butler David R. and Linda K. Calhoon George David and Jean Carey Eric Robert Clark ’92 David A. ’97 and Michele G. Coleman Hon. Linda Jean Cook ’73 Charles Henry ’75 ’78 and Lori L. Creason John Dearing Dennis M. McLaughlin & Associates, P.S. James Kenneth ’77 ’81 and Tammy Hall Dickinson Linda J. ’80 and Terry Dunn David E. ’74 and Kay E. Duskin Anna Elizabeth ’07 and Donald R., Jr. ’08 ’13 Eberlin Frank Alwin Edgar, Jr. ’92 and Ann D. Darden Edgar Robert Norman ’78 and Becky Edwards Christine Pelky Ellis ’81 Harold W. Felsted ’66 Gregory Niel Ferbrache ’04 Susan Fisher Stevens ’82 Bradly Scott ’79 and Margene K. Ford James A. ’85 and Chandra Zenner ’88 ’95 Ford Martha L. Frost Lance Ludwig Fuisting ’07 Michael S. Gilmore ’74 Larry L. Goins ’74 ’78 Alan C. ’81 and Peggy Goodman Bill T. ’80 and Cathy A. Graham Val D. ’74 and Margaret T. Greenwood Mark James Guerry ’90 and Lisa Marie Achurra-Guerry Henry Carroll Hannah ’96 Quentin F. ’67 ’72 and Katheryn A. Harden Roseanne Rene Hardin ’69 ’84 Ronald Merlin ’76 and Kathleen J. Hart H. Craig ’87 and Anita Kay Haukaas Emmanuel Paul Heriard Wendell A. ’55 and Avonne Higgins Michael Howard ’76 and Margaret B. ’86 Hinman Ricky L. ’74 ’79 and Cindy Olin ’77 Hoffman Hon. Joel David Horton ’85 and Hon. Carolyn Marie Minder ’85 Daniel Everett ’90 and Linda O. Huffman Billy Brian Isley ’75 Joseph H. ’00 and Deanna Jardine Lance Eric ’04 and Jennifer ’04 Joanis Thomas Joseph Jones, IV

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Blaser & Oleson, Chartered Elizabeth B. and Thomas Raymond ’14 Brandt Cathrynn Novich ’85 and Michael R. Brown Cecilia Marie Clynch ’83 and James David Albert Barbara Anne Cosens Hon.Barbara Ann Buchanan ’80 ’83 and Richard S. Dalessio ’06 ’79 ’93 Richard F. DeJean ’63 Lee B. Dillion Eberharter-Maki & Tappen, PA Robin Margaret ’86 and Martin Andrew ’91 ’98 Eckmann Darrel R. ’72 and G. Charlene Ellis Bill F. Gigray, III ’69 ’72 William C. ’73 and Peggy Lee ’00 ’01 Hamlett James T. Hopkins ’74 Idaho Womens Charitable Foundation Idaho State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Intermountain Machine & Fab, Inc. Earnest Dale Johnson ’79 Rory Rolland ’79 ’82 and Lisa Jane ’79 ’83 Jones Mary Gin Kennedy ’71 ’01 Maureen E. Laflin Karen L. Lansing ’72 Law Office of Ian Wheeles Nancy Connell Luebbert ’98 and James G. Wallis A. Kent ’75 and Tyana ’75 Lyons Tim ’84 ’87 and Charlotte ’89 Malarchick Lori Mann ’85 Mark Howard Manweiler ’83 Deborah ’80 ’91 and Daniel Brodie ’80 McIntosh Michael R. McMahon ’74 Albert R., III and Anne D. Menard Jeffrey Joseph Messerich ’88 Patrick Eugene ’75 and Renee B. Miller Beth D. W. ’03 and Abilio Barbosa ’03 ’08 Monteiro Stephen Floyd Noel ’97 Justin Blaser Oleson ’97 ’01 ’01 Terri R. Pickens ’98 Sasser Law Office, PLLC Michael Anthony Sasser ’99 Roy and Debbie A. Schumacher Hon. John R. ’68 and Sherilyn Sellman Marilyn T. Shuler HON ’00 C. Diane Shults David Earl Spurling ’84 and Margaret R. Frole-Spurling Clive J. Strong ’74 ’78 Jordan Eriksen Taylor ’09 Mark Patrick ’94 ’97 and Kari Michelle ’93 ’93 ’97 ’97 Thomas Charles Melvin Watkins ’90 Ian Wheeles ’07 Law Office of Ian Wheeles

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Hon. William Michael Killen ’76 Barton L. ’73 and Linda J. Kline Frank Paul Kotyk ’80 Jack D. ’71 ’78 and Diane R. Leaverton Lamont C. Loo ’95 Keith David Luther ’84 Christopher F. MacKenzie ’93 Patrick Eugene ’95 and Jennifer Susan ’95 Mahoney James Len Martin ’90 Diane Lynn ’89 and Robert H. McDaniel Pat R. ’79 ’85 and Cathleen Diane ’86 McFadden Ben Patrick McGreevy ’11 Scott Duncan McGregor ’82 William Richard ’82 and Joanne Smith McKey Brenda McKinney Michael David ’88 ’91 and Lisa G. McKinney Dennis M. ’67 and Pamela J. McLaughlin John Tappan ’82 and Lois A. Menard Nelson Alberto Mendez ’95 Law Offices of Nelson Mendez Manderson L. Miles ’72 Elizabeth Miller ’67 ’72 Peggi Moxley ’89 Leslie Glenn ’68 ’84 and Joyce M. Murray Hon. Robert Calvin ’90 and Rhonda Jean ’91 Naftz M. Neal Newhouse ’61 Gayne Sumotsu ’02 and Tanya Thanaporn Nitta Barbara Lynn Olsen ’95 Owen H. Orndorff Tony Park ’58 ’63 Zurlinden L., Jr. ’57 and Elizabeth A. ’57 Pearson Judy Peavey-Derr J. Clinton ’51 and Patricia ’51 Peterson Steven Dean ’86 and Jo Ann ’86 ’96 Peterson Pickens Law, PA Seth Craig Platts ’93 ’96 and Heather Marie States-Platts ’96 Charles H. ’59 ’62 and Connie L. Powers John Burdette ’76 and Kathy Pratt Bradley Roberts ’01 ’02 ’06 and Jena N. ’02 Rice Ray W. Rigby ’48 ’50 Maxine L. Rowett ’59 Ruchti & Beck Law Offices Brian Keith ’93 and Melanie Elizabeth ’93 Sanderson Frank Scott Scheibner ’75 Martin Robert ’83 and Beth Ann Schwarz Seth Platts Law Offices, Chtd.

Bradley S. Shannon Nels Don ’85 and Andrea Marie ’85 Solberg Scott Dwight ’90 and Laure L. Spears Larry J. ’65 ’75 and Rita T. ’68 Strom H. Roger ’53 ’56 and Yvonne C. Swanstrom Kathryn Toffenetti ’85 Anthony and Lucretia Jane Trevino Keith Melvin ’77 and Jan Bean Walker Hon. Jesse R. ’61 ’63 and Harriet Walters Matthew Lloyd ’02 and Maria Angelyne ’01 Walters Ellwood V. Werry ’51 ’62 Dorothy L. Wiley ’80 W. Allen Willis ’62 ’64 Peter T. and Suzanne Wyckoff Patricia Gay Young ’78 Hon. Robert L. Zagelow ’71

ASSOCIATES (up to $100) Albert A. Anderson, III ’64 Gerald, Jr. and Rosemary Ash Richard Hadden Bend ’76 Brent Michael ’84 and Rebecca Sue ’85 Bloom Paul Bottari F. Michael, Jr. ’80 and Sharon Lynne Burkett Susan Elizabeth Buxton ’89 and Grant R. Walden Joan Elizabeth Callahan ’13 P. Kent ’58 ’60 and Patricia H. Church Jennifer Elizabeth Currin ’08 Eva Lou ’86 and E. Boyd Diebel Jeff Dodge Shelley J. Eisele ’80 Andrew Ellis ’01 Donald L. ’74 and Diane English First Data Corporation Donna J. Fitzgerald ’52 ’56 Patrick J. Geile ’04 and Teresa Kay Jones ’03 Hon. Hilmer Reynold George † ’51 John F. Greenfield ’73 Kevin Alan Griffiths ’09 Michele Ann Grimmett ’90 ’93 Jenny Crane ’00 and James William Grunke Brady James Hall ’00 ’00 ’00 ’04 and Julianne Elizabeth Slayton Hall ’04 Andrew M. Harrington ’59 Kelvin Patrick Hartwell-Beal ’96 ’98 Mandy Marie ’99 ’03 and Kirk Bradley ’99 Hessing Don, II ’85 and Eileen Howell Moira Adair Ingle ’10 ’10 James Elliott Johnson ’01 Jill L. Johnson Brett Best ’06 ’09 and Erika Lynn ’05 ’05 ’09 Judd James F. Kile ’73 S. A. ’63 and Donna A. Kolman Monte Max ’82 and Dawna Kramer Timothy Charles Krsul ’94 and Shannon M. Zetah Michael W. Lojek ’97 Iver J. Longeteig, III ’62 ’65 Kim Bayly Loveland ’81 Tanya Marie Madison Cunningham ’92 ’93 ’96 and Chris Cunningham Henry Darrell Madsen ’87 ’91 Derek H. ’01 and Michelle Maughan Thomas James McCabe ’80 and Susan Kay Chaloupka ’78 Kristopher Dean ’06 and Donalee Meek Dean M. Mortimer Jeff ’90 and Mary ’02 ’02 Neumeyer Boyd I. ’75 and Leta Nisson William Lawrence ’60 and June Nungester Vernon Edward Peltz ’91 Hon. Michael John ’85 and Jill M. Reardon Larry M. Rebich and Josephine Totorica-Rebich Richard Alex Repp ’01 Lynne Mary Sabatiuk ’86 Katherine Ann Smith ’97 Joan E. Sullivan ’65 James W. Sweeney ’60 William E. Thoms The Travelers Foundation Vernon E. Peltz Law Office Wayne Leonard Weseman ’73 ’01 David C. ’79 and Karen Beth ’78 ’81 Wiggum Hon. Eric Jay ’94 and Rebecca Wildman

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2013 ALUMNI GIVING BY CLASS YEAR

Class of 1951: Hon. Hilmer Reynold George † ’51 Richard L. McFadden ’51 J. Clinton Peterson ’51 Class of 1954: John H. Bengtson ’54 Frank A. Shrontz ’54 HON ’92 Class of 1956: Hon. Robert E. Bakes ’54 ’56 H. Roger Swanstrom ’53 ’56 Class of 1957: Blaine S. Butler ’57 John R. Coleman ’57 Zurlinden L., Pearson Jr. ’57 Herbert W. Rettig ’57 Class of 1959: Andrew M. Harrington ’59

Class of 1966: Harold W. Felsted ’66 Jack S. Gjording ’61 ’66 Hon. Jim C. Herndon ’63 ’66 Class of 1967: Dennis M. McLaughlin ’67 Class of 1968: Stephen Carr Anderson ’68 Walter H. Bithell ’65 ’68 Hon. Peter D. McDermott ’68 Hon. John R. Sellman ’68 Hon. Lonny R. Suko ’68 Paul Larry Westberg ’66 ’68 Class of 1969: Robert E. Farnam ’66 ’69 William V. McCann, Jr. ’66 ’69 William F. Yost III, ’66 ’69 Class of 1970 Paul T. Clark ’70

Class of 1960: P. Kent Church ’58 ’60 William Lawrence Nungester ’60 James W. Sweeney ’60

Class of 1971: Edward D. Ahrens ’68 ’71 Dwight E. Baker ’71 Hon. Robert L. Zagelow ’71

Class of 1961: J. Kelley Arnold ’61 M. Neal Newhouse ’61

Class of 1972: Darrel R. Ellis ’72 Bill F. Gigray, III ’69 ’72 David D. Goss ’69 ’72 Quentin F. Harden ’67 ’72 Clinton J. Henderson ’55 ’72 J. Frederick Mack ’69 ’72 Manderson L. Miles ’72 Elizabeth Miller ’67 ’72

Class of 1962 Charles H. Powers ’59 ’62 Class of 1963: Richard F. DeJean ’63 S. A. Kolman ’63 Michael E. McNichols ’60 ’63 Tony Park ’58 ’63 Hon. Jesse R. Walters ’61 ’63 Class of 1964: Robert P. Brown ’62 ’64 Merlyn W. Clark ’64 John A. Rosholt ’59 ’64 W. Allen Willis ’62 ’64 Class of 1965: Iver J. Longeteig, III ’62 ’65

Class of 1973: Hon. Linda Jean Cook ’73 Theodore O. Jr. Creason ’70 ’73 Donald J. Farley ’70 ’73 John F. Greenfield ’73 William C. Hamlett ’73 Joann H. Henderson ’71 ’73 James F. Kile ’73 Barton L. Kline ’73 Robert W. Stahman ’73 Lucinda Weiss ’73 James E. Whistler ’70 ’73

Can’t find your name?

The Donor Roll recognizes gifts made between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. If you made a gift after the end of the 2014 fiscal year, it will be listed in the 2015 Donor Roll. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If your or your spouse’s name is not listed or has been listed incorrectly, please contact Terri Muse, Assistant Dean for External Relations (208) 364-4044, (tmuse@uidaho.edu) so that we may make the correction.

Class of 1974: Mark A. Beebe ’74 James A. Bevis ’74 David E. Duskin ’74 Donald L. English ’74 Michael S. Gilmore ’74 Raymond C. Givens ’68 ’74 Val D. Greenwood ’74 Charles A. Homer ’74 James T. Hopkins ’74 Jeffrey G. Howe ’74 Michael R. McMahon ’74 Marcus W. Nye ’74 Myrna Anne Stahman ’74 Class of 1975: Hon. Henry R. Boomer ’72 ’75 Thomas H. Borresen ’72 ’75 Gary L. Cooper ’72 ’75 Billy Brian Isley ’75 Ron Kerl ’72 ’75 Patrick Eugene Miller ’75 Boyd I. Nisson ’75 Rita Therese Reusch ’75 Stephen C. Rice ’75 Frank Scott Scheibner ’75 Larry J. Strom ’65 ’75 Jesse Carl Trentadue ’75 Class of 1976: Michael L. Bayless ’73 ’76 Richard Hadden Bend ’76 Randall C. Budge ’76 Jerry J. Goicoechea ’72 ’76 Ronald Merlin Hart ’76 Michael Howard Hinman ’76 Hon. William Michael Killen ’76 John Burdette Pratt ’76 David E. Wishney ’72 ’76 Class of 1977: Hon. Linda J. Copple Trout ’73 ’77 Dennis M. Davis ’73 ’77 Hon. Jim D. Pappas ’77 Keith Melvin Walker ’77 Class of 1978: Howard Aye Belodoff ’78 Susan Kay Chaloupka ’78 Charles Henry Creason ’75 ’78 Robert Norman Edwards ’78 John Ford Elsaesser ’78 Larry L. Goins ’74 ’78 Pamela Leslie Jacklin ’78 Jack D. Leaverton ’71 ’78 James Alan Miller ’78 Briane Nelson Mitchell ’78 James Walter Sinclair ’78 Clive J. Strong ’74 ’78 Patricia Gay Young ’78

Class of 1979: Bradly Scott Ford ’79 Patrick Dennis Furey ’76 ’79 Thomas Bernard High ’79 Ricky L. Hoffman ’74 ’79 Dennis Lane Johnson ’79 James Chris Meservy ’76 ’79 Philip A. Peterson ’69 ’79 Anthony J. Riposta ’79 Class of 1980: John Albert Bailey, Jr. ’80 Joel Don Berrett ’80 F. Michael Burkett, Jr. ’8o Linda J. Dunn ’80 Bill T. Graham ’80 Frank Paul Kotyk ’80 Lynn Michael Luker ’80 Thomas James McCabe ’80 Dorothy L. Wiley ’80 Class of 1981: James Kenneth Dickinson ’77 ’81 Christine Pelky Ellis ’81 Trudy Hanson Fouser ’81 Alan C. Goodman ’81 Kim Bayly Loveland ’81 John Thomas Schroeder ’81 Karen Beth Wiggum ’78 ’81 Class of 1982: Anthony Christopher Anegon ’82 Hon. Candy W. Dale ’82 James Christopher Dale ’82 Rory Rolland Jones ’79 ’82 Monte Max Kramer ’82 Mary Margaret Lezamiz ’82 Scott Duncan McGregor ’82 William Richard McKey ’82 John Tappan Menard ’82 Hon. John Robert Stegner ’82 Susan Fisher Stevens ’82 Class of 1983: Caryn Lee Beck-Dudley ’83 Barbara Buchanan ’80 ’83 Patricia Ann Cervenka ’83 Cecilia Marie Clynch ’83 Mona Lynn Mack ’83 Mark Howard Manweiler ’83 Louise F. Miller ’83 Martin Robert Schwarz ’83 Bradley Jay Stoddard ’80 ’83

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Class of 1950: Ray W. Rigby ’48 ’50

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DONOR ROLL Class of 1984: Terry Lynn Anderson ’81 ’84 Brent Michael Bloom ’84 Michael Douglas Currin ’84 Mary Rita Giannini ’84 Karen Elaine Gowland ’81 ’84 Kimbal L. Gowland ’81 ’84 Roseanne Rene Hardin ’69 ’84 Keith David Luther ’84 Leslie Glenn Murray ’68 ’84 David Earl Spurling ’84 John Michael Stellmon ’81 ’84 Class of 1985: Cathrynn Novich Brown ’85 James A. Ford ’85 Hon. Joel David Horton ’85 Don, II Howell ’85 Kenneth Charles Howell ’85 Reed W. Larsen ’85 Lori Mann ’85 Albert Matsuura ’80 ’85 Pat R. McFadden ’79 ’85 Hon. Carolyn Marie Minder ’85 Gary Lance Nalder ’85 Don Floyd Pickett ’85 Hon. Michael John Reardon ’85 Rita LuCean Ricks ’85 Class of 1986: Laura Burri Brown ’86 Robin Margaret Eckmann ’86 Margaret B. Hinman ’86 Cathleen Diane McFadden ’86 Brad Preston Miller ’83 ’83 ’86 Steven Dean Peterson ’86 Lynne Mary Sabatiuk ’86 Class of 1987: Curtis Brent Coulter ’87 H. Craig Haukaas ’87 Matthew Jonathan Hedlund ’87 Tim Malarchick ’84 ’87 John C. McCreedy ’84 ’87 Marie T. Tyler ’87 Class of 1988: Jeffrey Joseph Messerich ’88 Class of 1989: Susan Elizabeth Buxton ’89 Diane Lynn McDaniel ’89 Peggi Moxley ’89 Dale Thomas Wagner ’89

Class of 1990: Barry Ben Butler, Sr. ’90 Blaine Thomas Connaughton ’90 Mark James Guerry ’90 Daniel Everett Huffman ’90 James Len Martin ’90 Hon. Robert Calvin Naftz ’90 Jeff Neumeyer ’90 Scott Dwight Spears ’90 Charles Melvin Watkins ’90 Class of 1991: Henry Darrell Madsen ’87 ’91 Deborah McIntosh ’80 ’91 Michael David McKinney ’88 ’91 Katherine Lucile Moriarty ’91 Vernon Edward Peltz ’91 Class of 1992: Eric Robert Clark ’92 Frank Alwin Edgar, Jr. ’92 Class of 1993: Leon Aberasturi ’93 Tore Ann Beal-Gwartney ’93 Amanda K. Brailsford ’89 ’93 Michele Ann Grimmett ’90 ’93 Connie Louise Henderson ’93 Christopher F. MacKenzie ’93 Brian Keith Sanderson ’93 Class of 1994: Gregory Allen Byron ’94 Timothy Charles Krsul ’94 Sheila Rae Schwager ’91 ’94 Matthew Kerry Wilde ’94 Hon. Eric Jay Wildman ’94 Class of 1995: Lamont C. Loo ’95 Jennifer Susan Mahoney ’95 Patrick Eugene Mahoney ’95 Nelson Alberto Mendez ’95 Lee Philip Ritzau ’95 Class of 1996: Richard John Armstrong ’96 James Keith Ball, Jr. ’96 Joseph Walden Borton ’96 Henry Carroll Hannah ’96 Tanya Marie Madison Cunningham ’92 ’93 ’96 Seth Craig Platts ’93 ’96 Craig Marvin Young ’96

Class of 1997: David A. Coleman ’97 Michael W. Lojek ’97 Stephen Floyd Noel ’97 Katherine Ann Smith ’97 Mark Patrick Thomas ’94 ’97 Class of 1998: Christy Lynne Brandon ’98 Kelvin Patrick Hartwell-Beal ’96 ’98 Nancy Connell Luebbert ’98 Terri R. Pickens ’98 Class of 1999: Franklin George Lee ’94 ’99 Michael Anthony Sasser ’99 Class of 2000: Kevin Curtis Belew ’00 Jenny Crane Grunke ’00 Joseph H. Jardine ’00 Krista Dawn Thiry ’97 ’00 Class of 2001: Andrew Ellis ’01 James Elliott Johnson ’01 Mary Gin Kennedy ’71 ’01 Derek H. Maughan ’01 Angela Rose Morgan ’97 ’01 Justin Blaser Oleson ’97 ’01 ’01 Richard Alex Repp ’01 Wayne Leonard Weseman ’73 ’01 Class of 2002: Katherine Cecilia Ball ’02 Gayne Sumotsu Nitta ’02 Matthew Lloyd Walters ’02 Class of 2003 Laura MacGregor Bettis ’03 Mandy Marie Hessing ’99 ’03 Teresa Kay Jones ’03 Beth D. W. Monteiro ’03 CJ Montgomery ’03 Jennifer May ’00 ’03 Class of 2004: Christopher Steven Atwood ’00 ’04 Meghan Sullivan Conrad ’04 Gregory Niel Ferbrache ’04 Patrick J. Geile ’04 Brady James Hall ’00 ’00 ’00 ’04 Julianne Elizabeth Slayton Hall ’04 Danielle Jo Hunsaker ’01 ’04 Jennifer Joanis ’04 Lance Eric Joanis ’04

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Class of 2005: Kristen A. Atwood ’05 Dave Keith Bagley, II ’05 Class of 2006 Kristopher Dean Meek ’06 Bradley Roberts Rice ’01 ’02 ’06 Class of 2007: Anna Elizabeth Eberlin ’07 Lance Ludwig Fuisting ’07 Ian Wheeles ’07 Class of 2008: Ross Andrew Brown ’08 Jennifer Elizabeth Currin ’08 Class of 2009: Kevin Alan Griffiths ’09 Brett Best Judd ’06 ’09 Erika Lynn Judd ’05 ’05 ’09 Jordan Eriksen Taylor ’09 Class of 2010: Moira Adair Ingle ’10 ’10 Kimberly S. Satz ’10 Class of 2011: Ben Patrick McGreevy ’11 Jessica Elizabeth Pollack ’07 ’07 ’11 Class of 2013: Joan Elizabeth Callahan ’13

E N D O W M E N T S Endowments provide a consistent source of income for the College of Law upon which we rely for things such as scholarships, faculty support, and programs such as the annual Bellwood Lecture Series. The College of Law thanks the creators of these endowments and those they honor for their gifts of perpetual support to the College of Law. If you are interested in establishing an endowment to support the College of Law, please contact Terri Muse, Assistant Dean for External Relations, at tmuse@uidaho.edu or (208) 364-4044.

PROGRAM AND FACULTY ENDOWMENTS

Sherman J. Bellwood Lectures Endowment Judge J. Blaine Anderson Memorial Scholarship Endowment Laurence S. Bogert Memorial Lecture in Law and Business Bernice Bacharach College of Law Scholarship Justice Alfred Budge Visiting Jurist Endowment Leland D. Beckman Foundation Law Scholarship Endowment William H. Clagett Memorial Endowment Herbert A. Berman Memorial Scholarship Endowment College of Law Centennial Endowment Robert H. Copple Memorial Scholarship Endowment Hopwood College of Law Endowment John S. Cushman Scholarship Endowment Idaho Law Review Endowment Charles H. Darling Endowment Judge Ray McNichols Memorial Fund Endowment John H. Daly & Kathryn Daly Ramseyer Scholarship Endowment John and Karen Rosholt Law Endowment M. Allyn Dingel Memorial Law Scholarship Allan G. Shepard Distinguished Professorship Endowment Paul B. Ennis Memorial Scholarship Endowment Lucinda Weiss College of Law Student Opportunities Endowment Felton Family Law Scholarship Endowment Whittenberger Foundation/Dean E. Miller Memorial Endowment William and Carolyn Folz Scholarship Endowment James E. Wilson Memorial Endowment Fund Chester and Blanche Graham Scholarship Endowment C.J. and Janice O. Hamilton Law Scholarship Endowment Peter E. Heiser, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment Judge Faye C. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Endowment Langroise Law Scholarship Endowment Judge Hardy C. Lyons Memorial Scholarship Endowment MacLane Law Scholarship Howard I. Manweiler Scholarship Endowment Anton F, Katherine, and Kathyrn Ann Mautz Law Scholarship Endowment Albert R. Menard, Jr. Law Scholarship Endowment L. Edward Miller College of Law Scholarship Endowment Richard A. Minas Law Scholarship Endowment Anthony A. Nelson Scholarship Endowment William J. and Eva Jane Nixon College of Law Scholarship Endowment Philip and Jeanne Peterson Law Scholarship Endowment Edward “Ted� A. Pike Memorial Scholarship Endowment A.J.G. Priest Law Scholarship Endowment Larry. D. Ripley College of Law Scholarship Endowment John and Karen Rosholt Endowment Judge Harold L. Ryan Law Scholarship Endowment Judge Charles and Audrey Scoggin Memorial Scholarship Endowment Frank A. Shrontz College of Law Scholarship Endowment J. Lael Simmons Law School Endowment Gary D. Slette College of Law Scholarship Endowment Nick Speropulos Memorial Scholarship Endowment Willis E. Sullivan, Sr. Memorial College of Law Scholarship Endowment Judge William Stellmon Memorial Law Scholarship Endowment Randall Wallis Law Scholarship Endowment George T. Warren Law Scholarship Endowment

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FEATURE

50 Years of Idaho Law Review

Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going:

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help celebrate 50 years of the Idaho Law Review it feels appropriate to reflect, to look at where we have been and see how far we have come. In 1964, the first year of the Idaho Law Review, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty,” eighty-six percent of black students boycotted Cleveland schools, and Queen Elizabeth ordered the Beatles to attend her birthday party. Our editor in chief was Gary C. Randall.

Randall was raised in Wallace, Idaho. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Idaho. In 1961, he had moved to California to seek a law degree at the University of California Berkeley. “Cal Berkeley had a ‘Law Review,’” Randall says. “But, being a native of Wallace, Idaho, [for me] living in Cal Berkeley in 1961 was not fun.”

Perhaps the TV programs of the day, shows like “Mr. Ed” and the “Dick Van Dyke Show,” were an escape from the troubling events going on globally: President Kennedy telling the nation to build fallout shelters, the U.S. Constellation crash at Richmond, Virginia, killing 74, and the United States and Soviet Union taking turns testing nuclear bombs.

Randall transferred back to the University of Idaho in the spring of 1962. “I had worked as an Argonaut editor in chief while I was an undergrad,” he says, “so I pitched the idea of an Idaho Law Review to the president of the Idaho State Bar, Alden Hull, who happened to be from Wallace.”

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Thirty years earlier, Randall says, when William Edward Masterson was dean of the College of Law, there had been an attempt at an Idaho Law Journal. It lasted

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only a year or two. Perhaps it was just not the right time.

At Randall’s prompting, the Idaho Bar agreed to underwrite an annual issue. Beginning in the fall of 1963, with what Randall calls a “bloodless coup,” he became the first editor in chief of the Idaho Law Review, securing a very small office to share with the rest of the staff – all five of them.

“Professor George Bell was our adviser,” he says, “a great guy. He referred to our class as ‘the most cavalier bunch’ he had ever seen during bar-prep time.”

Randall laughs. “I thought he meant something about horses and cavalry.” Philip Everett Peterson was dean at the time.

After graduating with his Juris Doctor, Randall went on to teach tax and community property classes at Gonzaga University School of Law for more than 30 years. Since 1997, he has been at Workland and Witherspoon in Spokane. At interview time, he was preparing for his 50-year reunion. He says that there are 13 alumnae left from his class.

By 1981, the dean of the College of Law was Clifford F. Thompson, and the new editor in chief of the Idaho Law Review is Candy (Wagahoff) Dale, the third woman in six years to hold the position. There was a changing of the guard at University of Idaho that paralleled the changes happening nationwide.

According to a 1981 press release from the University of Idaho News Bureau, after Dale graduated from the College of Law she aspired to work as an attorney in government in a human rights capacity and then become a judge. At this time, one fifth of the students

Although progress was being made across the nation and at the University of Idaho College of Law, change often occurs slowly and with growing pains. Dale admitted that some of the men weren’t able to approach her academically or socially, because they felt threatened by her success or afraid she might make them look bad. Some told her she worked too hard.

When Dale applied for the editor in chief position, she was warned that her chances were slim because she was running against three men. She forged ahead and got the job. Dale had a staff of nine and worked on making the journal one of the best of its kind in the region.

In 1982, Candy Dale received her Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law. She became an associate and shareholder at the Boise law firm of Moffatt Thomas Barrett and Blanton, then a commercial and business lawyer in the Boise law firm of Hall, Farley, Oberrecht and Blanton where she practiced law until 2008 and served as president of the firm.

In November 2007, she was the first woman to be selected for appointment as a federal judge in the District of Idaho. Whether she worked too hard or not, Candy Dale accomplished her goals.

The College of Law benefits from Judge Candy Dale’s service as a mentor in the 1L professionalism program and as a member emerita of the Law Advisory Council. Most recently, Judge Dale ruled that Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.

It’s now 2014: the United States has seen its first African American president, Barack Obama, the National Football League has openly gay players, and Rome has a pope some might call liberal. The current dean of the College of Law is Mark A. Adams. The last three editors in chief of the Idaho Law Review have been women: KC Harding, Kendra Lotstein, and Jenn Jensen.

Of the 52 editors in chief, 13 have been women. Current editor in chief, KC Harding is impressed by the Idaho Law Review’s prestigious history: “It’s exciting to be part of such a long-running, distinguished journal,” she says. “And it’s a great honor to follow in the footsteps of such successful attorneys.” When asked about the future of the journal, Harding remarks that the Idaho Law Review continues to innovate and adapt.

“This year we started a new tradition of publishing a fall issue dedicated to peer-reviewed papers on natural resources and environmental law.”

Professor of law Barb Cosens, faculty member in the Natural Resources and Environmental Law, or NREL, emphasis says: “Each year’s NREL edition will include peer-reviewed papers and essays. Interdisciplinary submissions are encouraged. The NREL edition will be on the leading edge of a move toward peer-reviewed legal scholarship.”

Harding adds: “This new edition will only raise the profile of our already successful journal. We are also working on improvements in digital publishing.”

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enrolled in the College of Law were women. Four of the top ten students were women, and for three years in a row, the top performing student was a woman.

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News & Notes

College of Law Offering SecondYear Option in Boise

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he College of Law opened a second-year of study option for students in Boise this fall and welcomed 53 current University of Idaho students, along with 56 second-year transfer students from other institutions who joined in Moscow and Boise. The total enrollment at the Boise campus this fall is just over 100 students. The American Bar Association gave the final necessary approval for the program last spring. The Idaho State Board of Education previously approved the plan, and the Idaho Legislature and Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter allocated funding in the last legislative session.

The second-year option will build upon the opportunities of Boise’s metropolitan setting by offering increased skills training, professional engagement opportunities, and the advanced doctrinal courses required in legal education today. In addition to the standard curriculum, students in Boise will be able to continue to pursue studies in our emphases areas.

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The second- and third-year option in Boise will continue to operate from the Idaho Water Center until renovations are completed in fall 2015 on the Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center.

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Interim Dean Helped College of Law Through Time of Transition

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ike Satz took over as interim dean for the College of Law on June 3, 2013, succeeding Don Burnett who had served as dean of the College since 2002. Professor Satz had joined the law faculty at the University of Idaho as an associate professor in 2006, serving as the associate dean for faculty affairs in 2012. He was recently appointed as the Executive Officer for Southwestern Idaho, running the University of Idaho campus in Boise. He will also remain a member of the faculty at the College of Law. While serving as interim dean, he helped the College through a time of transition, which included securing approval from the State Board of Education to begin a second-year study option in Boise and to facilitate the authorization process of the American Bar Association and American Association of Law Schools. In addition, he helped secure an appropriation from the Idaho state legislature and governor for $400,000 to fund the second-year option. Satz led the “Focus for the Future” planning process for the College of Law as part of the university-wide initiative. He saw the College of Law jump 16 spots in the U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings – the seventh highest gain out of 200 ranked law schools.

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President Chuck Staben and Dr. Mary Beth Staben, members of the Idaho Supreme Court, Tribal leaders, representatives from the Snake River Basin Ajudication Court and Attorney General staff, and many regional and national water rights policy makers.

The signing of the final judicial decree was conducted

by Judge Eric Wildman. Judge Wildman was joined on stage for the signing by the former Snake River Basin Adjudication Court judges Barry Wood, John Melanson and Chief Justice Roger Burdick.

Presented Keynote at Snake River Basin Adjudication Celebration

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day-long conference and celebratory dinner were held in Boise on August 25 and 26 to commemorate the conclusion of the Snake River Basin Water Adjudication. The College of Law, along with the Idaho Supreme Court and the Kempthorne Institute, were the planners and organizers of the event. United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was the keynote speaker at the Monday evening dinner event.

Over 200 people attended the conference during the day at the Boise Centre where various topics related to the adjudication process were discussed by judges, lawyers and policy makers who were involved over the course of the adjudication.

Justice Scalia visited the Idaho Water Center and spoke to students in person in Boise and via videoconference in Moscow. This was an extraordinary opportunity for our students to hear a U.S. Supreme Court Justice in person and to ask him questions directly.

Over 400 people attended the celebratory dinner at the Boise Centre where guests of honor included Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter, former Governor Dirk Kempthorne, Senator James Risch, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Lieutenant Governor Brad Little,

College of Law Leaps Ahead in U.S. News & World Report Ranking In March of this year, The University of Idaho College of Law jumped 16 spots in the newest U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings. The report analyzed more than 200 law programs, and the University of Idaho climbed to 118 – the seventh highest gain out of all law schools.

This noteworthy jump in the ranks caps a year’s worth of significant achievements for the College of Law. While most law schools saw substantial decreases in applications for this year, Idaho Law experienced an 11.9 percent increase, from 580 completed applications in 2012 to 658 in 2013. Overall, Idaho Law showed increases in enrollment, diversity and total applications.

According to the Law School Admission Council’s summary report, only three other schools nationwide saw increased applications of 10 percent or more in 2013. Nationally, applications were down 17.9 percent and 20 percent in the Mountain West region.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

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College of Law Establishes Lawrence G. Wasden Scholars Program With American Legacy Foundation Gift

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he University of Idaho College of Law received $350,000 from the American Legacy Foundation to create the Lawrence G. Wasden Scholars Program. This endowed student scholarship fund was established by the Foundation in recognition of Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and his national leadership on public health issues and his service and leadership as board chair, treasurer and member of the Legacy board of directors.

The Lawrence G. Wasden Scholars will provide scholarship support to students interested in the legal and policy dimensions of public health issues arising from tobacco and substance abuse and who express this interest by participating in related externships, pro bono work, and through their course of study and research.

The first scholarship will be awarded in fall 2015.

College of Law to Participate in Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program

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he College of Law has been selected to participate in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, Law School Pilot Clinic Certification Program for trademark law. The College of Law was one of ten schools chosen for the trademark portion of the program. Nineteen total schools were added to the joint patent and trademark, patent only or trademark only programs. Schools were chosen based on the quality of their intellectual property curricula, their pro bono program, and their community networking and outreach.

Law students will be able to practice trademark law before the USPTO under the supervision of an approved faculty clinic supervisor. College of Law clinic students will provide pro bono trademark legal services to inventors and small businesses in the drafting and filing of applications to the USPTO and in responding to office actions. More information on the College of Law Intellectual Property Clinic can be directed to Professor Annemarie Bridy at abridy@uidaho.edu.

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In Memoriam

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The following members of our alumni and law school community passed away in the last year. We extend our condolences to their family and friends.

David Leonard Ashbaugh ’67 Robert Claude Brower ’74 James E. Bruce ’49 Patrick Brendan Cole ’78 Charles Arthur Daw ’79

David Samuel Eismann ’64 Hilmer Reynold George ’51 Kirk Barthold Hadley ’85 Helen Dee Hokom ’80 John Charles Kubasch ’99

*We regret any omission to this list.

M. Jay Meyers ’74 Thomas Allen Miller ’56 William Harvey Mulberry ’71 William M. Smith ’51 Diane Marie Tappen ’84

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“With Justice for All in a Changing America” – 2013 Bellwood Lecture

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ollege of Law alumnus, Clive Strong ’78 received the American Bar Association 2014 Environment, Energy, and Resources Government Attorney of the Year Award on August 10th at the American Bar Association annual meeting in Boston. The award recognizes exceptional achievements by federal, state, tribal or local government attorneys who have worked, or are working in, the field of environment, energy or natural resources and are viewed as having consistently achieved exemplary distinction.

Mr. Strong is one of the nation’s leading experts in water rights, state endowment lands, the Endangered Species Act and nuclear waste storage issues.

He has resolved numerous seemingly intractable environmental and natural resources disputes affecting Idaho, other states and the federal government.

He has previously been recognized with awards, including the National Association of Attorneys General Marvin Award, the Western Conference of Attorneys General Jim Jones Public Service award and the National Association of Attorneys General Best Brief Award for his work before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Idaho State Bar awarded Strong with its Professionalism Award in 2010. He has also been recognized with the Idaho Water Users Distinguished Service Award and the Idaho Statesman’s Distinguished Citizen recognition.

Judge Juan Guzman to be 2015 Bellwood Speaker on April 6 - 8, 2015 Retired Chilean Judge Juan Guzman will be the 2015 Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Law Lecturer. Judge Guzman was the first to prosecute former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on human rights violations committed during his presidency. Judge Guzman received the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights award in 2005 for his work. This award is given out by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies, to commemorate Orlando Letelier and Ronni Miller who were killed in 1976 by agents of the Chilean secret service. A documentary entitled “The Judge and the General,” released in 2008, tells the story of Judge Guzman’s attempts to bring Pinochet to justice.

Judge Guzman will be in Boise on Monday, April 6, and in Moscow on April 8, 2015.

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Clive Strong ’78 Recognized as ABA 2014 Environment, Energy, and Resources Government Attorney of the Year

National civil rights law leader Morris Dees, was welcomed as the College of Law’s 2013 Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture speaker. Mr. Dees, cofounder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center, spoke in Boise on October 7 and in Moscow on October 8, 2013. Mr. Dee’s center was instrumental in the legal actions taken to remove the Aryan Nations from Northern Idaho in the year 2000. His group led the civil lawsuit that resulted in a $6.3 million dollar verdict against the Aryan Nations. Mr. Dees also founded the Intelligence Project, an organization which monitors hate groups and develops legal strategies against such groups.

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Upcoming Events April 3, 2015 Boise – Idaho Law Review Symposium “Privacy in the Age of Pervasive Surveillance” with keynote speaker David Medine, Chairman of the White House Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

April 6 - 8, 2015 Boise /Moscow – Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture will feature Judge Juan Guzman

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from Chile. Judge Guzman gained international recognition for being the first to prosecute former Chilian dictator Pinochet on human rights charges.

Events in Boise on April 6 and in Moscow on April 8.

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