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Greetings,
Campus is buzzing with excitement as our #14
ranked Wildcats prepare to take on #10 UCLA Saturday
afternoon in Tucson. The pre-game will be hosted by ESPN's "Game Day" crew, and the athletic
department is requesting that all UA fans wear red for
the "Red Out."
If you would like to see the team
in action, you can still buy tickets for the October 25th Homecoming
game in the Arizona Law block.
We are buzzing here at the college, too,
as our fall semester kicks into high gear. Last week, we
hosted almost 300 alumni, friends, and employers at our
Career Development Mixer. Connecting our great
legal community with our great law students was bound to
go well -- and it did!
And on Monday
of this week, we held our annual Constitution Day
Supreme Court Review, hosted by the Rehnquist Center and moderated in his
typical highly engaging and informative fashion by
Professor Dave Marcus.
On Friday
of this week, we offer the Indigenous Peoples Law and
Policy Visiting Scholars Roundtable with
Elisa Marchi (Italy), Magdalena Butrymowicz
(Poland), Melanie Clerc (Switzerland - UN) (find out
more here). We also will hold our second
Law.Change presentation, by alumnus Alex Lane ('98) on
Friday (register here).
We welcome alumni and friends at our
events. Please take a look at the list of events at the
bottom of the newsletter and join in as your schedule
allows.
This week, I'm proud to introduce you to
3L student Dami Oguntade and alumna Irma Gonzalez
('73).
Until
the footnotes,
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 Dami
Oguntade is one of our many international students. An
attorney in her home country of Nigeria, Dami chose to
come to Arizona Law for its innovative two-year JD
admissions program, small class sizes, and collegial
environment.
For those of you not familiar with our
international program, students who are already trained
as attorneys in their home countries can earn a JD in
two years. The students begin their education as 1L
students, taking the same foundational 1L courses and
training as our traditional JD students. After the first
year, the students have the option to essentially skip
the second year and move into their 3L
year.
When I asked Dami what she enjoyed
most about law school, she spoke of Arizona Law's many
skills training programs.
"I enjoy being
able to take practical classes that will enable me to
hit the ground running after graduation. I am
particularly enjoying the classes I am enrolled in this
semester: Transactional Law Skills; Law, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship; and the IP and Entrepreneurship
clinic; as well as the new Law.Change
program."
After graduation, Dami hopes to work in corporate
law or compliance, preferably at a top-tier firm in
Phoenix or Dallas. Dami is married with an adorable
two-year-old girl. She loves to cook, watch classic
movies, and has recently discovered a love of hiking.
Dami is also passionate about community service and
always finds reasons -- and ways -- to
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Centennial
Snapshot -- Irma Elsa Gonzalez
('73)
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This week, we begin a series on alumni who will be
presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the
College of Law this fall as part of our Centennial
Celebration. The text of the award reads:
Irma Elsa Gonzalez
('73), nominated by President George H. W. Bush and
confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1992, became the first
Mexican-American woman in the nation to be appointed as
a United States District Judge.
Judge Gonzalez's parents
grew up on opposite sides of the Arizona-Mexico border,
her father a citizen of the United States and her mother
a citizen of Mexico. She moved to Arizona with her
family when she was 12 and attended public schools in
Tucson, accumulating multiple academic honors in high
school. She earned a BA degree from Stanford University
in 1970.
In an era when few women
were pursuing careers in law, Gonzalez came back to
Tucson to attend the University of Arizona College of
Law. She earned her JD in 1973.
After a federal
court clerkship, Gonzalez devoted herself to public
service. She was Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal
Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District
of Arizona and later held the same position in the
Central District of California. She also served as a
trial attorney with the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice. Gonzalez was appointed U.S.
Magistrate for the Southern District of California in
1984.
After serving with
distinction in this judicial position for seven years,
she was named to the California Superior Court by
Governor George Deukmejian and shortly afterward was
confirmed as United States District Judge for the
Southern District of California in 1992. From 2005 to
2012, Judge Gonzalez served as the Chief Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District
of California. After more than two decades of service,
Judge Gonzalez retired on October 25, 2013.
A pioneer in the
judiciary with many firsts to her name, Judge Gonzalez
is known for her integrity, her absolute fairness, and
her humanity on and off the bench.
Judge Gonzalez will be honored at the College of
Law on October 22, 2014, at the Lifetime Achievement
Award Ceremony. Register here.
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Recognizing
Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria Chávez
('94) |
On Tuesday, we joined alumnus Anna Maria Chávez and
the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona at their staff and
board meeting to recognize her leadership in federal and
state government and as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA.
We are both honored and thankful to have been seated at
the table with this inspiring group of community
leaders. Read more about Anna Maria's accomplishments
here.
Pictured here are 3L student Gabi Corrales, Anna Maria Chávez, and
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona CEO Debbie Rich.
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 Daisy Jenkins ('96)
Named Chair of Local United
Way
Congratulations to Arizona Law alumna Daisy Jenkins, who has been named Chair
of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Tucson
and Southern Arizona. Daisy is a former executive vice
president and chief administrative office for Carondelet
Health Network and was vice president of human
resources at Raytheon. Read more
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Professor
Williams to Deliver Lecture at the University of
Oregon
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Professor
Robertson Quoted in LA Times
Article
Professor Chris Robertson's recent
article in the New England Journal of Medicine
on direct to consumer drug advertising (DTCA), New DTCA--Enough to Empower
Consumers?, was quoted in a September 18, 2015,
article in the LA Times. Chris' article
commented on the FDA's recent proposed changes to rules
on DTCA, suggesting that the rules don't go far enough.
Read the LA Times article,
Direct-to-consumer drug marketing is a scandal. Can
the FDA fix it?, here. |
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Homecoming-Centennial
Week, October 18-25
Make plans to return to Tucson and connect
with other alumni during this year's special Homecoming-Centennial Week! Highlights
will include:
- McCormick
Society Lecture, United States Supreme
Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan,
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m.
- Gutter Bowl - Homecoming
Edition, hosted by Tucson Recent Grad Committee,
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m.
- Arizona
Law Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremony and
Reception, Thursday, Oct. 22, 4 p.m.
- IPLP
guest speaker, Carywn Jones, Victoria
University of Wellington, New Zealand-Aoteoroa, "Maori
Rights and the Treaty of Waitangi" on Friday, Oct.
23, at noon in the Faculty Lounge
- UA Alumnus of the Year
Ceremony, presentation to UA alum Chuck Jeannes ('83), UA Student Union,
Grand Ballroom South, Friday, Oct. 23, 3
p.m.
- All-alumni
Centennial Reception on the patio, Friday, Oct. 23,
6:30 p.m.
- All-alumni Red and
Blue Barbecue, prior to football game, Saturday, Oct.
24
- Arizona Law seating
at Arizona v. Washington State, Saturday, Oct.
24
- All-alumni Brunch
with former deans, hosted by Dean Miller, Sunday, Oct.
25, 10 a.m.
- Reunion-year events
(Classes of 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995,
2000, 2005, and 2010) -- See
below!
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Reunion
Rundown
Class
of 1965 (50-Year Reunion)
Friday Oct. 23, 11:30
a.m. - 1 p.m.,
Reunion luncheon hosted at the
Arizona Inn.
$45 per person. RSVP here.
Class
of 1970 (45-Year Reunion)
Friday, Oct. 23,
12:30 - 2 p.m., Reunion luncheon hosted at
the Arizona Inn. $45 per person. RSVP here.
Class
of 1975 (40-Year Reunion)
Friday, Oct. 23,
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Reunion luncheon hosted
at the Arizona Inn. $45 per person. RSVP here.
Class
of 1980 (35-Year Reunion)
Friday, Oct. 23,
6:30 - 8 p.m., Reunion reception hosted at
the College of Law. RSVP here.
Class
of 1985 (30-Year Reunion)
Friday Oct. 23,
5:30 p.m., Reunion reception at the home of Art
& Jean Gage . $25 per person. RSVP here.
Class
of 1990 (25-Year Reunion)
Friday Oct. 23,
5:30 p.m., Reunion reception at the Dusty
Monk Pub within La Cocina Restaurant. $15 per
person. RSVP here.
Class
of 1995 (20-Year Reunion)
Thursday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.,
"Bar Review" at The Shanty (no host). RSVP here. AND
Friday Oct. 23,
7 p.m., Reunion dinner and dancing at
the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort. $75 per
person. RSVP here.
Class
of 2000 (15-Year Reunion)
Friday Oct. 23,
6:30 - 8 p.m., Reunion reception hosted at
the College of Law. RSVP here.
Class
of 2005 (10-Year Reunion)
Friday Oct. 23,
7:30 p.m., Reunion dinner at The Shanty.
$35 per person. RSVP here.
AND
Saturday, Oct. 24, 9:30 a.m.,
Family Fun
at the Park, Catalina Park on 4th Ave.
RSVP using
the same link as for the Friday evening
event.
Class
of 2010 (5-Year Reunion)
Friday Oct. 23,
7:30 p.m., Reunion reception at Bob Dobbs.
$10 per person. RSVP here.
And, don't
forget to swing by the All-alumni Reception at the College of
Law patio on the evening of Friday, October 23, 6:30 - 8
p.m., either before or after your other plans, to catch
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Alumni
Directory
Our alumni directory is fully up and running, and
all class years have now been invited to join. This tool
is meant to be a resource for all Arizona Law alumni. If
you run into classmates or colleagues who do not know
about the directory, please help us spread the word. Let us know if you have questions or
need assistance.
TIP
To add practice areas to your profile, go to
"My Account", and then to "Employment." When you click
on "Edit," you will see the Practice Area
field. Using the drop-down menu to the right
of "Practice Area" select all areas that
apply. If you don't see your area of practice, feel free
to choose "Other," and enter it in
the text box that appears below the drop-down menu.
Once you are done, click "Submit" or
"Save."
To search for
alumni who practice in a specific area of law, go to
"People," then to "Directory." You will see "Practice
Area" as a search field on the left-hand side of the
screen. Click the arrow next to
"Select" to view the drop-down menu, select
the area(s) you are interested in
and click "Search." You may also
add other criteria to your search to
narrow the results.
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Introducing an extraordinary alumna -- Anna
Maria Chávez -- to an extraordinary student -- Gabi
Corrales -- was a special moment of personal and
institutional pride and community building. So is
celebrating the career of alumna Irma Gonzalez -- a
great public servant and jurist -- and recognizing
the continuing impact in our greater community of alumna
Daisy Jenkins.
For 100 years the College of Law has produced
generations of great leaders in the profession, and in
society. With Gabi and Dami, and their many classmates
-- from Arizona, from around the country, and from
around the world -- we will continue to do so for many
years to come.
Warmly,
Dean
& Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law
Shaping
the next century of legal
education
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