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Recent Gifts
GIFTS OF $100,000+
Dr. Phyllis L. Kahn made a pledge to establish the Phyllis Kahn Public Service Fellowship in Law & Science Fund. This fund will allow Minnesota Law students the opportunity to gain experience working at a nonprofit organization or government agency at the intersection of law and sciences. Vance Opperman ’69 made a generous contribution to the Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund as well as the Law School’s Annual Fund. These funds help to increase access and benefit students as they work to achieve their dreams of becoming a world-class lawyer-leader.
GIFTS OF $25,000–$99,999
Best & Flanagan LLP established the Best & Flanagan Diversity Scholarship in Law, a demand fund that supports high achieving, Minnesota Law students who enhance the diversity of the student body and the legal field at-large.
James ’89 and Julie Chosy ’90 made a gift in continued support of the James and Julianne Chosy Scholarship Fund. This scholarship benefits Minnesota Law students by making a world-class legal education more financially accessible.
Gary ’74 and Barbara Haugen made a gift in support of the Law School Class of 1974 Scholarship Fund, established by the class to honor their 35th reunion and to help students with academic promise gain access to a top-notch legal education.
Ronald ’54 and Joy Mankoff made a pledge to support the Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic and a program within the Tax Clinic that allows affiliated law students the opportunity to attend the ABA Tax Section Conferences.
Thomas ’83 and Victoria Mielke made a gift to the SMS Diversity Scholarship Fund. Tom and Victoria established this fund to honor Justice Sonia Sotomayor by supporting students who enhance the diversity of the Law School’s student body. The John W. Mooty Foundation made another generous contribution to the John W. Mooty Public Service Summer Fellowship Program at Minnesota Law. This fellowship supports students gaining summer experience in the nonprofit, public service sector in the Twin Cities.
The Next Edison made a gift to The Next Edison Public Interest Scholarship in Law Fund. This demand scholarship supports students who have demonstrated a strong interest in and commitment to a career in public service.
Robert J. Owens ’69 made another generous gift to the Law School Scholarship Matching Incentive Program. This program has influenced other Minnesota Law supporters to make generous gifts in support of the Law School scholarships that are important to them.
Wanda Young Wilson ’79 made a pledge to the Wanda Young Wilson Scholarship Fund, a scholarship she established to support students who took time off between their undergraduate studies and law school and who also enhance the diversity of the student body.
