Park Ballroom I
Renaissance Parc Fifty-Five Hotel
Ballroom Level

Section on Institutional Advancement
Thomas De Vita, University of Virginia School of Law, Section Chair
Linda Goodridge Steckley, Duke University School of Law, Program Chair

Collaboration in Fund-Raising: Sharing Ideas for Success

Thursday, January 4

9:00 a.m.
Welcome

Thomas DeVita, Associate Executive Director, University of Virginia Law School Foundation & Alumni Association
Linda Goodridge Steckley, Associate Dean for External Relations, Duke University School of Law

9:15 a.m.
Opening Session

The New Realities of Law School Campaigns

Scott G. Nichols, Associate Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs, Harvard Law School

10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

The Dean and Development Officer: Relationships New and Old

Moderator:

Thomas DeVita, Associate Executive Director, University of Virginia Law School Foundation & Alumni Association

Francis J. Conte, Dean, University of Dayton School of Law
Martin William Shell, Senior Associate Dean for External Relations & Chief Operating Officer, Stanford Law School Matthew L. Spitzer, Dean, University of Southern California Law School

Reunions or Affinity Groups?

Moderator:

Monica A. Rohner, Director of Alumni Relations, The Catholic University of America, School of Law

Anita Brown, Associate Director of Development, Duke University School of Law
Patricia Roth, Director of Law Alumni Affairs, Georgetown University Law Center

12:00 Noon
Luncheon
(Ticket purchase in advance of the Annual Meeting is required.)

Law Schools and the Future of Philanthropy

Harvey P. Dale, Professor and Director, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, New York University School of Law

1:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

Transfer of Wealth in the 21st Century: Intergenerational Wealth, Family and Community Foundations

Moderator:

David C. Johnson, Director of Development, Harvard Law School

Harry B. Ash, Associate Dean of External Relations, Cornell Law School
David Condliffe, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark

Law School Partnerships: Admissions, Career Services, Etc.

Moderator:

Debra LaMorte, Associate Dean for External Affairs, New York University School of Law

Dennis J. Shields, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, Duke University School of Law
Abbie Willard, Assistant Dean for Career Services, Georgetown University Law Center

2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

Getting to Yes: Closing a Major Gift

Moderator:

Linda B. Nelson, Associate Dean for Development & Alumni/ae Relations, Columbia University School of Law

Alfred Blum Jr., Director of Institutional Advancement, Boston College Law School
Johanna E. Kelly, Assistant Dean for Development and External Affairs, University of Denver School of Law
Jonathan Stern, Assistant Dean for Development, Northwestern University School of Law

Recent Grads: Keeping Them Involved

Moderator:

Richard P. Ingles, Associate Dean for External Relations, Syracuse University College of Law

Jill Coveny Birch, Director, Alumni Programs, University of Georgia School of Law
James Richardson, Director of Development & Alumni Affairs, Capital University Law School
Bruce Schulte, Vice President for Academic Consulting, Performance Communications Group, Chicago, Illinois

4:30–6:30 p.m.
Reception and California Wine Tasting

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Friday, January 5

8:00 a.m.
Coffee, Tea and Breakfast Pastries

9:00 a.m.
Media Relations: How to Attract Ink and Air

Moderator:

Terri Mische, Director of Alumni Relations and Communications, University of Minnesota Law School

Dennis O. Lynch, Dean, University of Miami School of Law
Roshini Rajkumar, News Reporter, WTVF, Nashville, Tennessee

10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

International Fund-Raising and Alumni Relations

Moderator:

Scott G. Nichols, Associate Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs, Harvard Law School

Kevin T. Conry, Associate Vice President of Development & External Affairs, Georgetown University Law Center

Faculty: The Next Wave of Volunteers

Moderator:

Kathy A. Okun, Assistant Dean of Development and Alumni Relations, University of Michigan Law School

Suellyn Scarnecchia, University of Michigan

12:00 Noon
Luncheon (Ticket purchase in advance of the Annual Meeting is required.)

U.S.News & World Report Law School Rankings – Past, Present, and Future

Speaker:

Robert J. Morse, Director of Data Research, U.S. News & World Report, Washington, D.C.

1:30 p.m.
Section Business Meeting
(At the conclusion of the luncheon)

Thomas DeVita, Associate Executive Director, University of Virginia Law School Foundation & Alumni Association

2:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

Marketing the Regional Law School

Moderator:

Malcolm D. McNair Jr., Director of Development & Alumni Relations, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center

John Baldwin, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Santa Clara University Law School
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Alleen Deutsch, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Georgia State University College of Law
Joseph D. Harbaugh, Dean, Nova Southeastern University Law Center

The University and the Law School: Utilizing a Major Resource

Moderator:

Brian S. Thomas, Dean for Alumni Development, Vanderbilt University Law School

Amelia Hodges, Law Development Officer, Wake Forest University School of Law
Joan Wargo, Director of Annual and Special Gifts, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Mark V. Wunder, Director of Development, University of Iowa College of Law, University of Iowa Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa

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