KU Law Blog
How Robin and Dara Miles created a lasting impact at KU Law
To Robin Miles, L’86, and Dara Miles, L’87, an education at the University of Kansas School of Law can be life changing. Both are KU Law alumni, and they even met on Dara’s first day of law school.They have given generously to the School of Law over the years, including…
Full circle: Kraig Kohring gives back to School of Law with scholarship
Kraig Kohring was the first person in his family to go to college. He attended the University of Kansas for both his undergraduate studies and law school, and since graduating from law school in 1992, he has forged a successful career. He is now the real estate and financial services…
Planning for the Future
Steve Novak’s Enduring Commitment to KU LawSteve Novak doesn’t spend his time considering his legacy, but he does think everyone should plan ahead.“I don’t want to be too cliché, but the old saying is true,” he explains with a laugh. “If you don’t…
Alumni Gift Turns Taxes Into Impact
How an IRA QCD Can Support KU Law StudentsAs both a tax attorney and the dean of the KU School of Law, Stephen Mazza knows something about taxable income and funding the school. “We don’t want to get into the business of giving out tax advice,” Mazza joked. “But the tax…
Dean Establishes Opportunity Fund to Assist Successors
When University of Kansas School of Law Dean Stephen Mazza was a boy in Huntsville, Alabama, the legacy of his family’s giving towered over him.“When my great uncle immigrated from Italy and settled in Alabama he helped build the Catholic church in town with a significant donation,…
Law Scholarship Honors Memory of Former Professor Barkley Clark
A new scholarship fund at the University of Kansas School of Law will support future students while honoring the memory of a former professor. The scholarship honors the late Barkley Clark who served as a chaired professor of law from 1969 to 1985.His wife Barbara established the Professor…
Fund Established Honoring Alum’s Dupport of the Project for Innocence
The Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence & Post-Conviction Remedies – previously known as The Defender Project - was founded at KU Law almost 60 years ago. Hundreds of students have participated in the program over the years and have won more than 70 direct appeals since its rebranding in…
Alumni Gift Creates Labor Law Fund in Honor of Professor Raymond Goetz
From the late Professor Raymond Goetz, William Bevan III learned that objectivity and understanding are essential to being a good labor lawyer.“If you’re going to be really successful at it, you have to understand what’s motivating the people on the other side of the bargaining…
Alumni Gift Establishes New Student Scholarship
A new scholarship fund at the University of Kansas School of Law will provide support to candidates who contribute to the diversity of the student body.Julia Gille Anderson and Jett Anderson, both L’82, established the Anderson Family Law Diversity Scholarship with a $75,000 gift commitment…
Alumni Gift Boosts Student Emergency Fund
Jeff Stowell, L’01, and Carol Stowell have seen first-hand the strain some students have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Carol Stowell finished her nursing degree in December, she saw her younger student peers struggle to stay in school as they faced job loss, a sudden increased…