Recent Gifts

GIFTS OF $100,000+

William Cumming ’86 made a generous pledge to

establish and endow the William A. Cumming Scholarship at the law school. Bill has a longstanding commitment to education and an understanding of its significant cost. He has endowed this scholarship to provide future law students with the same opportunities he had.

The Fredrikson & Byron Foundation established the

Fredrikson & Byron Summer Public Interest Fellowship

at Minnesota Law. The fund will support a ten-week summer fellowship at a nonprofit organization, government agency, or judges’ chambers for five students each year for five years. These fellowships will serve the local Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota communities. Robert Guzy ’58 made a generous gift to strengthen

the Joseph E. Wargo Anoka County Bar Association Professorship in Law currently held by longtime Professor Judith Younger. Mr. Guzy gave in memory of his friend and former colleague, Joseph E. Wargo, a leader in family law advocacy.

Martha ’78 and David Kadue ’78 made gifts to the Law School Scholarship Fund and the Section B Scholarship, a fund they established to support Minnesota Law students who were similarly assigned to the Section B study group in their 1L years.

GIFTS OF $25,000–$99,999

Justice Paul H. ’68 and Janice Anderson made a pledge to establish and endow the Justice Paul H. and Janice M. Anderson Scholarship to support the next generation of outstanding Minnesota Law lawyer-leaders.

Kristine S. ’72 and Ronald A. ’60 Erickson pledged in support of The Ronald and Kristine Erickson Fund at the Law School. The Erickson Fund is used to support the Legal History Fellows Program each summer.

Ronald ’78 and Renee Hunter made a generous commitment to establish the Ronald E. Hunter Third World Caucus Fund, a scholarship fund to honor a former collective of Law School students that served as a voice for underrepresented students, offered a supportive academic and social environment for its members, and provided opportunities for its members to work closely with practicing attorneys and other legal professionals.

Allen ’56 and Linda Saeks pledged in support of the Allen and Linda Saeks Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program. The program has made it possible for public interest-focused students to gain credit while working for local non-profit organizations.

Ruth Sorenson made an outright gift in support of the Mary S. Ranum Scholarship established by Ruth and her late husband and Law School alumnus, Arne Sorenson ’83, in honor of Arne’s sister, Mary Ranum ’83. Mary is a partner at Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis.

Joseph P. ’67 and Carol Sullivan made an outright gift in support of the new Joseph P. and Carol Z. Sullivan Health Law Moot Court Team at Minnesota Law. The team of health law-focused students competed in their first competition in the spring of 2022.

John ’82 and Veronica Lang pledged in support of the

William ’68 and Carol Tempest made a gift to benefit the William and Carol Tempest Scholarship. In

Law School Scholarship Fund in honor of John’s 40th class reunion for which he is a reunion committee member. This gift also leveraged the Law School Scholarship Match. appreciation for the opportunities Bill’s Law School education provided them, Bill and Carol established this scholarship fund in 2018 to make such opportunities available to current and future students.

Bruce ’80 and Tracy Mooty continue to generously support the Bruce and Tracy Mooty Scholarship Fund. Created in 2008, their scholarship has benefited 13 different law students as they train to become exemplary lawyer-leaders.