Washburn Lawyer, Fall 2017

Features

• Law School Announcement: Thomas Romig to step down as Dean of the Law School in June (596 KB PDF)
  Romig will stay at Washburn Law as a member of the faculty following this year.
• Special Announcement: Washburn Trustee Issues $1 million Challenge (326 KB PDF)
  Cynthia Heath, BA ’71, issues matching challenge to build a premiere law school building at Washburn University.
• Honorary Degree Recipient: Rural Connection Runs Deep (1.6 MB PDF)
  Relationships with the community key to a successful rural practice, as Kerry McQueen, ’65, knows firsthand, and his career is testament to that.
• Alumni Spotlight: Lessons in Dedication (1.0 MB PDF)
  Linda Elrod, ’72, has devoted her career to giving children a voice in the legal system and passing that passion on to her students and colleagues.
• Alumni Spotlight: Setting the Bar (443 KB PDF)
  From practicing law to competing in the National Senior Games, Fred Thompson, ’66 has done it all.
• Alumni Event: Supreme Court Swearing-In (3.3 MB PDF)
  Twenty-five alumni sworn in to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Faculty Spotlight: Taking Care of Business (1.3 MB PDF)
  Washburn Law’s predominantly female faculty in Business and Transactional Law breaks the stereotype in this male-dominated field.
• Alumni Spotlight: Driven to Serve, Cecilia (Brown) Nuby, ’15 (429 KB PDF)
  Life-threatening moment shaped Nuby's career, passion for service.
• Donor Spotlight: Investing in Her Roots (255 KB PDF)
  Jenifer L. Lucas, ’75 makes scholarship gift to impact lives of future students.
• Donor Spotlight : Embracing Technology (406 KB PDF)
  Dynamic experiences lead Troy Stremming, BBA ’91 and JD ’94 to believe in importance of new building.
• Course Spotlight: Polsinelli Conducts Renewable Energy Course (428 KB PDF)
  Washburn Law students benefit from the experts’ on-the-job experience.
• Alumni Awards (276 KB PDF)
  Six distinguished alumni and friends were honored at the Alumni Awards during Alumni Weekend.

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