IU LAW INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW-BLOOMINGTON Volume 3 Number 1 Spring 1993 It Was a Year-long Celebration The Sesquicentennial celebration of the oldest public law school west of the Alleghenies started in September and continued until May 1993. It was a very special year in the history of the Indiana University School of Law, and faculty and students worked hard to be sure that it would be remembered as such. Conferences, lectures, and parties commemorated the Law School's 150th Birthday The first event to incorporate the Sesquicentennial theme was the Annual Law Conference in September. The Continuing Legal Education topic for alumni who attended the all-day seminar was "Professionalism and the Law," chaired by Professor Pat Baude. The seminar also included Law School faculty members Harry Pratter, J. William Hicks, Roger Dworkin, Aviva Orenstein, and Dean Alfred C. Arnan, Jr. Evaluation sheets completed by those who attended the conference indicated that this program was one of the most popular conference programs sponsored by the Law School. Guests at the Law Conference Reception and Dinner knew that it was a notable evening when they saw the huge rotating lighted ice carving that read "150th Birthday." At the dinner in Alumni Hall, a multi-media slide presentation showed a 14-minute history of the Law School. The presentation began with pictures of the Chapel at Seminary Square where Judge David McDonald gave the first law lecture to five law students, and moved through the school's many campus homes to the dedication of the new law library in 1986. Many dinner guests were also delighted by pictures of their younger selves and their friends and classmates as law students. After dinner, Dean Aman spoke about Judge McDonald's first lecture in 1842. Aman read portions of McDonald's speech to illustrate how his words, spoken 150 years ago, are still relevant today. Near the end of the first semester, another distinguished judge brought the Law School words of wisdom. In December, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson gave the Sesquicentennial Lecture in the Moot Court Room on "The Justice Who Never Graduates: Law Schools and the Judicial Endeavor." Justice Abrahamson, who is being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court by the Clinton Administration, received her J.D. with high distinction from the IU School of Law in 1956. She talked about what it would have been like to live in Indiana and the village of Bloomington when the IU Department of Law was created 150 years ago. "Lawyers were practicing law and judges were deciding cases, all without the benefit of a law school education," she said. "Indiana was a very litigious state, despite the lack of a law school." The dinner following Abrahamson's lecture was indeed an elegant and special occasion. The furniture in the law library reading room was replaced with tables and chairs to seat 250 guests. On the next floor, Professor David Baker's jazz band provided music. Outside, floodlights illuminated the trees in the woods, giving them an almost unreal beauty through the huge two-story windows of the library The evening's theme was "The Law and The Arts." Dean Aman mentioned several of the school's distinguished graduates, from politicians to practitioners and from judges to Hoagy Carmichael, a 1926 graduate of the Law School. The dean also introduced Rudy Pozzatti, a nationally known artist and IU professor who was commissioned to do a color lithograph, which was unveiled at the dinner, for the Sesquicentennial. David Baker and his jazz band completed the program, entertaining the audience with an original piece of music that Baker composed for the Sesquicentennial, "Celebration in Three Movements." Baker is chairman of the School of Music's jazz department and has performed with some of the great jazz artists of our time. Chancellor Herman B Wells, who attended the December Sesquicentennial Dinner, wrote in a letter to Dean Aman, "Everything was superior: I enjoyed the lecture in the afternoon, and the dinner was something I'd never seen before on this campus." Final examinations and the holidays brought the first semester to an end, but shortly after the students returned for the second semester, the special activities resumed with the Environmental Law Society Conference. This national conference, sponsored by the law students, welcomed nationally recognized speakers from all over the country to discuss important environmental issues. In February the Law School, for the first time, hosted the nationals for the (Continued on page 3) Professor Sarah Jane Hughes, this year's recipient of the Leon Wallace Teaching Award, Professor Sarah Jane Hughes, described by her students as, "a total teacher-mentor-professor," is the recipient of the 1992-1993 Leon Wallace Teaching Award. Professor Hughes has taught commercial law and bank regulation at IU since January 1989- Students note her thorough understanding of her field, her ability to communicate her knowledge, and her emphasis on the practice of law in the "real world." According to Dean Alfred C. Aman, the elusive qualities that make a superb teacher are present in Hughes' work. "When you are in (Continued on page 5) Michael S. Maurer Endows Scholarship Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, '67 has endowed the IU Law School with a unique scholarship award. From left: Mickey Maurer, Maria Clark, the first scholarship recipient, and Dean Aman. | ichael S. "Mickey" Maurer '67, an Indianapolis lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, was honored at the Law School last fall. Maurer and his wife, Janie, gave the school an endowed scholarship that will enable it to provide an $8,000 annual award for a student, the largest single award it has ever offered. The scholarship, which emphasizes the importance of public service as well as academic excellence, is the first of its kind for the Law School and perhaps a first in the country. "This scholarship will help bring the (Continued on page 4) PAGE 2 IU LAW UPDATE First Redding Scholarship Awarded Patrick S. Cross, this year's Editor-in-Chief of the Indiana Law Journal, received the first Gerald R. Redding Scholarship on March 11th. Mr. Redding was a senior partner in the Indianapolis law firm of Baker & Daniels for almost 40 years. The scholarship bearing Mr. Redding's name was established by his will after his death in 1991- He had a distinguished academic record and was an editor of the Indiana Law Journal during his second and third years of law school. Mr. Redding maintained a close association with the university for most of his adult life. He served on the Law School's Board of Visitors from 1971 to 1977. He was also a member of the Indiana University Foundation Board of Directors for more than two decades. In 1985, when his health would no longer permit him to attend Foundation meetings, he was appointed a lifetime honorary member of the board. In 1971 he received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from the IU Alumni Association, the highest award given to alumni by the Association. Patrick Cross, a third-year law student has achieved a distinguished academic record as an undergraduate and as a law student. He graduated with honors with dual majors in economics and political science. He was president of the IU Student Association and the student body as an undergraduate and was a member of the presidential search committee that chose Indiana University President Thomas Ehrlich. Mr. Cross graduated from Delta High School in Muncie, Indiana. "I am honored to be the first recipient of the Gerald R. Redding Scholarship," says Mr. Cross. "I not only appreciate the help this scholarship has given me, but I am delighted to know that it will help to ease the financial burdens of many future law students." Mr. Cross financially supported himself through undergraduate and law schools. Dean Aman awards first Gerald R. Redding Scholarship to third year student, Patrick S. Cross. Distinguished alumnus Gerald R. Redding established a scholarship which bears his name. Students Place High in National Moot Court Competition David Cabrere and Eleanor Parker, both graduating seniors, won the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Regional Competition in Cleveland last February. Thirty teams representing twenty-two different law schools in the midwest were competing. Their regional victory allowed them to move to the Finals in Houston in March at the National Black Law Student Association meeting. Against eleven other teams, they finished third. Their brief was judged to be the best brief in the competition. David who is from Altadena, California, will join the firm of Clausen Miller Gorman Caffrey & Witous in Chicago.Eleanor, who is from OIympia Fields, Illinois, is also seeking employment in the Chicago area. May of 1993 was a big month for Eleanor and David. Not only did they graduate from law school, but they also got married. IU LAW update Volume 3 Number 1 The lU law Update is a publication of the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, Third Street and Indiana Avenue, Bioomington, Indiana 47405 (phone 812-855-9700; FAX 812-855-0555). Director of Alumni and Development and Executive Editor: ...............................................Arthur M. Lotz Contributing Writers:... Roberta Neiger Sylvia M. Payne Copyright 1993 by the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington. Address correspondence and requests for permission to reprint to the Alumni/Development Office. Gavel Award to Associate Dean Robel Associate Dean Lauren K. Robel is this year's recipient of the Gavel Award. Chosen by the third-year class, the Gavel Award winner is the person who has made the greatest contribution to the success and progress of that class. Presenting the award, third-year law student Dennis Mondero from Forest Park, Illinois, talked about Dean Robel's many academic accomplishments. "It is the things she does for us that few others notice that impressed my classmates and me the most," he said. Mondero praised Dean Robel for her involvement in the Latino Law Student Association, the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and the Protective Order Project for battered women, which she founded. "Dean Robel is an inspiration to us all, both in and out of the classroom," concluded Mondero. Dean Robel says she was genuinely surprised when she found out she was this year's winner. "It is a great honor to know that some of the things I have enjoyed doing meant something to all of you," she said. Dean Aman presents the Gavel Award to Associate Dean Lauren Robel. PAGE It Was a Year-long Celebration (Continued from page 1) Jessup International Moot Court Competition. Law students handled all of the administrative duties of the event, and one IU team took third place overall in the competition. A landmark conference, the fruit of Dean Aman's several years of planning, took place at the Law School in March. It was called: "The Globalization of Law, Politics, and Markets: Implications for Domestic Law Reform." This four-day conference brought together some of the best scholars in their respective areas to discuss ideas and exchange academic papers on globalization and how it affects trade, the environment, and domestic law. The agenda-setting conference also launched the Law School's new Global Journal. Unlike most legal journals, this journal will have separate editorial boards for faculty and student contributions. For faculty it will be a faculty, peer-reviewed journal. For student notes, it will be a student journal. Also in March the Law, Ethics, and Arts Society hosted a lecture by James Fitzpatrick, a partner in the Washington law firm of Arnold and Porter and a 1959 graduate of the Law School. Fitzpatrick, who specializes in constitutional law and public policy issues, served six years as president of the Washington Project for the Arts, which accepted the controversial Robert Map-plethorpe retrospective in 1989 after it was canceled by the Corcoran Gallery. The second semester was more than half completed, and it was time for the students to catch their collective breath. The best method of relaxation seemed to be a party. The All-School Sesquicentennial Party, for students, faculty, staff and guests, was organized by students. It began on Friday, March 26, at noon with a cookout on the school's back patio. Later in the afternoon was family time, with programs designed especially for children. In the evening things got serious when all doors were locked and guards were posted at each entrance, to assure that there were no gate crashers at this party. A rock band and a disc jockey entertained guests on the lower level of the building, and a Monte Carlo-style casino (all profits for scholarships) did a brisk business in the law library. Just three days after the party, it was back to more serious Sesquicentennial business. On March 29, the Addison C. Harris Lecture was given by The Honorable Richard A. Posner, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh District. His topic was "The Material Basis of Jurisprudence." Dean Aman and the Law School faculty hosted a small dinner party in the Hoagy Carmichael Room in Morrison Hall for Judge Posner and his wife the evening before his lecture. April was another month of special programs. First The Honorable Jesse Eschbach addressed the students on "The Role of the Federal Courts." Judge Eschbach serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He is a graduate of the IU Law School. Next, Sir David G.T. Williams gave the first Professor Ralph Fuchs Lecture. Sir David Williams is the vice chancellor of Cambridge University and a highly respected teacher, scholar, and administrator. Like Professor Fuchs, Sir David Williams has made significant, extensive, and humane contributions to public service. His book, Not in the Public Interest: The Problem of Secrecy in Democracy, is a classic text in English public law. The final event, as the academic year drew to a close, was the Conference on Emerging Paradigms in Bioethics, jointly sponsored by the Law School and the Poynter Center and organized by Professor Roger Dworkin. The conference brought law professors, philosophers, and faculty in public health areas to debate the decision-making process in medicine and the medical sciences and how the law applies to those decisions. They also discussed the issue of what laws are needed as technology advances medicine faster than laws can keep up. Finally, on May 8,1993, graduation marked an end of legal education for approximately 200 of the 600 students who participated in the year-long celebration. For them, as for the other two classes, this had been a year to remember. They can now tell their children and grandchildren, "I was a student at the Indiana University School of Law when it celebrated its 150th Birthday for an entire year." Special Events During A Special Year First Visiting Practitioner in Residence—-January-April 1993. Jack Kimberling '50, who recently retired from the Dewey Ballantine Los Angeles office, became the Law School's first Visiting Practitioner in Residence. He taught two sections of trial process during the second semester. A distinguished litigator, Kimberling brings to students his extraordinary trial experience. National Association of Environmental Law Society Conference—January 29-30,1993. The student Environmental1 Law Society (ELS), sponsored and hosted a two-day national conference covering many of the critical issues that face environmentalists today. Speakers included Law School faculty members, representatives from Congress, the EPA, the Council on Competitiveness, and the Wilderness Society Special recognition went to law student Fred Tlirner, conference organizer; Jeff Goldenberg, ELS president; and all the ELS students who helped organize the conference. Midwest Regional Jessup International Moot Court Competition—February 4-7,1993. Eight schools competed in the Jessup competition at the IU Law School. lU's team placed third in the overall competition. Representing IU were Randy Head, Pat Rasche, Keeto Sabarwall, Steve Fardy and Michelle LaRock. Head was named overall best oralist. The competition involved a hypothetical case before the International Court of Justice. Visiting Scholar in Residence —February 21-26,1993. Linda Green, a member of the University of Wisconsin Law School, visited the IU School of Law for one week as the first Law School Visiting Scholar in Residence. Professor Green delivered lectures on "The Politics of Equality" and "War Powers and Judicial Review." She also taught with several faculty in their regular classes. Green's research interests include racial issues and separations of powers. The Globalization of Law, Politics and Markets: Implications for Domestic Law Reform—March 4-7,1993. This agenda-setting conference brought national and internationally recognized scholars in several disciplines to the Law School to discuss the impact of globalization on domestic law reform. The papers given at the conference will be published in the new Law School Global Journal, which will publish its first issue this year. Addison C. Harris Lecture— March 29,1993. The Honorable Richard Posner, judge of the United States Court of Appeals, 7th District, gave the annual Harris Lecture in the Moot Court Room to a standing-room-only audience. His lecture was titled, "The Material Basis of Jurisprudence." The Addison Harris lecture fund was established by the will of India Crago Harris in memory of her husband. The Honorable Jesse Eschbach Addresses Students— April 12,1993. Judge Eschbach, who serves on the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, spoke to law students in the Moot Court Room. His speech was titled "The Role of the Federal Courts." He was first appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana by President John Kennedy Later he was appointed to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by President Ronald Reagan. First Ralph Fuchs Lecture Given by Sir David Williams— April 15,1993. Sir David G.T. Williams gave the first Ralph Fuchs Lecture on "Law and Administrative Discretion." Sir David Williams is the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University. He is a distinguished teacher, scholar, and administrator. He received his B.A. from Cambridge in 1953, an LL.B.inl954,andanM.A.inl958. He then came to the United States, where he studied at Harvard and the University of California. He received an LL.M. from California in 1958. Conference on Emerging Paradigms in Bioethics—April 23,1993. This conference, jointly sponsored by the Law School and the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, brought together law professors, philosophers, and experts in the public health field to debate how medical decisions are made. The original papers will be published in the Indiana Law Journal. The conference was organized by Law School Professor Roger Dworkin. Graduation—May 8,1993. Approximately 200 third-year students participated in the all-day graduation ceremony on campus. Following the all-University graduation held outside in Memorial Stadium at 10:00 a.m., students, families, friends and faculty adjourned to a Law School luncheon for the graduating seniors at the Bloomington Convention Center. At 3:00 p.m., a private Law School ceremony took place at the IU Auditorium. The Honorable Edward R. Becker, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, gave the graduating address. The title of his talk was: "The Law and Its Practice: Silver and Tarnish, Promise and Challenge." PAGE 4 IU LAW UPDATE Michael S. Maurer Endows Scholarship (Continuedfrom page 1) very best Indiana students to the Law School," said Maurer, "and I believe that it is vital to have the future leaders of the law profession committed to the best traditions of public service." Alfred C. Aman, dean of the School of Law, added, "We are delighted to have this scholarship. The award will be linked to a public service commitment that too often gets neglected in the competitive legal world." The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. The recipient will be required to maintain a excellent academic record. In addition, to help sustain the scholarship fund, the recipient will be expected to repay it when he or she is financially able to do so. What began as a career in law for Maurer quickly expanded in several directions. He is president and CEO of both IBJ Corp. and MyStar Communications Corp. IBJ publishes the Indianapolis Business Journal, the Indiana Lawyer, and the Indianapolis Commercial, while MyStar owns and operates WTPI-FM in Indianapolis. Maurer made his big jump into the media world during the early 70s as a pioneer in the development and operation of cable TV systems which eventually served more than 30,000 subscribers in Indiana and Michigan. He was the first private cable operator to finance new cable systems using industrial revenue bonds. In the mid '80s, Maurer formed a movie production company, which produced the movie Diving In for Paramount Pictures. Maurer's initial exposure to the media came while he was an editor of the Indiana Law Journal in law . school. Before coming to Indiana, he received a degree in accounting from the University of Colorado. Maurer is a regular contributor to the New York Times daily crossword puzzle and provides puzzles for the Indianapolis Business Journal. He is an accomplished scuba diver and an excellent underwater photographer. His underwater photographs are on permanent display in the Waters Building at the Indianapolis Zoo. (One of his prize photos hangs in the Law School dean's research office.) In addition to his many businesses, Maurer serves on the boards of other corporations and charitable organizations such as Goodwill Industries, The Children's Museum, the United Way, the Community Service Council, and the Greater Indianapolis Progress Council. Maurer was himself the recipient of a small merit scholarship as a law student. "I felt that since I received help, I had a moral obligation to make funds available to the students who are attending law school now and to future generations of law students," he says. His high law school grade point average was earned with relatively little effort, according to classmate and friend Bruce Polizotto. "Mickey made the high grades while enjoying the finer things in life. And while the rest of us were totally immersed in the study of law, Mickey had diverse interests." Despite his numerous achievements, Maurer does not lead the life of a workaholic. He frequently takes time out to ski, play racquetball, make furniture, or travel in his own Lear jet. "Don't sacrifice the quality of your life to get ahead in your career," he says. "Mickey has never lost his perspective," says Polizotto. "He has a keen sense of community and a willingness to share his gifts, money, and talents." Maria K. Clark, the first recipient of the Michael S. Maurer Scholarship, just finished her first year of law school. Had it not been for the Maurer Scholarship, the IU School of Law might have lost the Greenwood, Indiana, native to one of several excellent law schools that were offering her financial assistance. "I had several good choices, and the Maurer Scholarship definitely caused me to choose IU," says Clark, who had been seriously considering attending the University of Southern California, which had offered her a sizeable award. Clark graduated summa cum laude from the University of Houston in May 1992. She was on the Dean's List, a National Merit Scholar, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Lambda Phi, and Eta Sigma. Clark found the IU Law School to be a friendly place. "There's a lot of camaraderie here," she says. "If someone falters while being questioned vigorously by a professor, for example, others will jump into the debate to relieve the pressure." She also finds her instructors surprisingly approachable. "Most professors are willing to answer any question in or out of class. They urge students to come talk to them during office hours." Clark, who describes literacy as one of her personal concerns, fulfilled the public service requirement of her scholarship by volunteering at the Monroe County Public Library. "In a community like this, there is a great concern about education and literacy," she says. As an undergraduate, Clark worked with the Khmer community in Houston, organizing food and clothing drives on its behalf. "The day I found out I had been chosen to receive the Maurer Scholarship was the happiest day in my life," says Clark, who is not usually given to superlatives. "When I opened the letter from the IU School of Law, I started screaming and jumping up and down. This has really and truly been an honor—especially when I see the quality of the other students here," she continues. "I am very fortunate that I won't have to graduate with large loans to repay immediately like many of my friends," she says. "That means I will have more options in choosing my career. I can choose a small firm if I wish, or even go into public interest law as Mr. Maurer may have hoped that I would do." Sigmund J. Beck Award Established Friends and colleagues of the late Sigmund J. Beck, one of Indianapolis's most respected bankruptcy attorneys, have created a memorial fund in his name at the School of Law. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Beck served as an adjunct professor with the IU Law School from 1982 to 1989 and taught advanced bankruptcy law with Professor Douglass Boshkoff. He also practiced with the Indianapolis firm of Bamberger & Feibleman for nearly 40 years before his death in 1991. The Sigmundj. Beck Memorial Fund will provide an annual award to the student who writes the best paper on bankruptcy law or a related commercial law topic. The initial prize will be $500. Several Indianapolis attorneys formed a committee to establish the fund as a tribute to their former colleague and to acknowledge his relationship with the Law School. "We were all aware of how much he enjoyed teaching at IU and the rapport he felt with the students," said committee member Steven H. Ancel '60. "Mr. Beck was considered, by both his contemporaries and younger attorneys, as 'the dean' of bankruptcy lawyers. He was our mentor, setting the standard of practice for all of us." Other committee members include John R. Carr, Jr. 74; Edward B. Hopper; David H. Kleiman; Alan I. Klineman; and Elliott D. Levin '66. The name of the award winner will be announced at the annual Sigmund J. Beck Bankruptcy Roundtable, which is sponsored by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. PAGE 5 Milliken Reveals Staged NBC News Event The IU Law School prepared Lloyd H. Milliken, Jr. '60 to be a lawyer, not a sleuth. With basic detective work, however, Milliken uncovered evidence that led to a defamation suit by General Motors Corp. against the National Broadcasting Company, and to the network's prime-time apology. The drama began in Milliken's Indianapolis law office on January 15 with a call from his client, General Motors. The automaker had suspicions that crash tests shown on the NBC news program "Dateline" were rigged. The Institute for Safety Analysis in Indiana had conducted the tests. For the next 72 hours, Milliken and his partner, Thomas W Farlow, combed every local junkyard and salvage operation in search of trucks used in the tests. On January 18, the vehicles turned up in a Danville, Indiana salvage lot, where Milliken purchased them with a personal check for $400. Subsequent examinations revealed that tampering with the trucks—and not the impact of collision —had caused ignition during the tests. Three weeks later, in an almost unprecedented admission, "Dateline" announced that it was improper to use simulated crash tests as the program had done in an attempt to prove its contention that GM pickups exploded when hit from the side. Despite this incident, Milliken, a senior partner with Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell, says he is committed to First Amendment rights. But while "freedom of the press should absolutely not be curtailed," he says, "it is not an absolute, unfettered right." "The media must take great responsibility in exercising these rights," Milliken continued. "They have an obligation to print and broadcast the truth or to be judged by society and suffer the consequences." Similar incidents can be prevented, according to Milliken, if editors and corporate officials insist that journalists comply with accepted standards and "at least attempt to be objective." By speaking out, the public can also play a regulatory role. Milliken holds that pressure to maintain high ratings drives some journalists to take dangerous—and unethical—risks. Again, he stresses the public's role. "The public is the ultimate arbitrator," he says. "If it approves by watching and supporting sensational shows, there will probably be more of these kinds of incidents." Now that the recent whirlwind of events has passed, Milliken has resumed his usual work routine in civil litigation and product liability. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis lawyer Lloyd Milliken, '60 uncovered evidence showing that DATELINE NBC rigged televised tests. Defense Research Institute and as president-elect of the Defense Lawyers Association. Milliken says he looks back fondly on his law school days. "IU was a special place for me. The times I spent there were among the happiest in my life," he says. "The three years I spent in Law School were not only intellectually meaningful, they were enjoyable. Those years laid the foundation for whatever success I have had in my working life." Professor Hughes Receives 1993 Leon Wallace Award (Continuedfrom page 1) a class with a great teacher, you learn a great deal about organization, structure, clarity, precision and analytic ability. You also—though often indirectly—learn a great deal about scholarship," Aman said at a reception honoring Hughes. But he added that teaching is not restricted to the classroom. "It involves caring, nurturing, and most fundamentally, believing in the talent and abilities of the students involved." Second-year law student Bridgette Faulkner from Indianapolis proclaims herself Hughes' biggest fan. "My respect for Professor Hughes as a woman, a teacher, and an authority on commercial law is immeasurable," Faulkner said. "As a teacher, she is effective, organized, and, most importantly, she cares for each and every one of her students." Faulkner's sentiments are widely shared. According to law student Sharon Mollman, general celebration among students broke out when the news of Professor Hughes' award spread. "Professor Hughes is one of the best faculty members we have. She should definitely have received the award," said Mollman. Mollman is from Dayton, Ohio. Commenting on her own field and teaching style, Professor Hughes notes that commercial law courses are unique in that they are organized around statutory materials, particularly the Uniform Commercial Code and federal banking laws. She asks her students first to read these statutes and then use them to plan the life of a transaction, from beginning a negotiation and writing documents to preparing to litigate or deciding to settle. This way, she said, "students are able to formulate analytical approaches to the many statutes and regulations they will encounter throughout their careers. They also learn to read closely and to polish advocacy skills." Outside the classroom, Professor Hughes is known for her accessibility; students call her "user friendly." Students say she is always available to answer questions relating to courses, commercial law, or career matters. "Law students want to talk about being lawyers, finding jobs, and managing their professions with their lives. They often initiate discussions with me about all of those things," she said. Before joining the School of Law faculty in 1989, Professor Hughes served for 14 years as an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, in Washington, D.C. For much of that period, she worked for the Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, where she helped formulate pro-consumer standards of creditor behavior. Professor Hughes has always been attracted by public service. She studied law at the University of Washington during the 1970s, when, she says, public law was considered an especially high calling. "Most law students, particularly the women, wanted to learn about law to improve the system. I was lucky enough to begin at the FTC during its renaissance, when new people were hired to change long-held views on implementation of antitrust laws and to formulate consumer protection laws," she says. "I harbor a hope that some of lU's students will apply their knowledge to some form of significant public service." Professor Hughes is the sixth recipient of the Leon Wallace Award, given annually to a member of the Law School faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching. The teaching award is named after Leon Wallace, dean of the School of Law from 1952 to 1966. Angela Broughton from Shelbyville, Indiana receives the first Richard Edwards Fellowship from Professor Patrick L. Baude. The Edwards memorial was established by the family and friends of Richard A. Edwards. The fellowship is given to a needy person who has demonstrated excellence in the area of constitutional law. PAGE 6 IU LAW UPDATE Memories of some of the sesquicentennial events that took place in the Indiana University School of Law during the 1992-93 academic year: The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson, Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, delivered the Sesquicentennial Address. The Honorable Richard A. Posner, Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, gave the annual Addison Harris Lecture. The Sesquicentennial Dinner was held in the reading room of the law library. Linda Greene, Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin, was the first Visiting Scholar in Residence. Jost Delbruck, Professor of Law at Kiel University, Germany and Indiana University, spoke at the conference on The Globalization of Law, Politics, and Markets. B James Fitzpatrick, partner in the Washington D.C. law firm of Arnold and Porter, spoke on "The Politics of Art and Censorship." The Honorable Jesse E. Eschbach, who sits on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, spoke on "The Role of the Federal Courts." Sir David G.T. Williams, Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University, delivered the inaugural Ralph Fuchs Lecture. Tom L. Beauchamp, Senior Research Fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, was one of the speakers at the Conference on Emerging Paradigms in Bioethics. Gene Shreve, Professor of Law at Indiana University, was one of the casino dealers at the All School Sesquicentennial Party. PAGE 7 Angela Lieurance Joins Development Team Angela Lieurance is a woman with a high energy level. This fortunate for the Law School, because as the new director of the Capital Campaign, she will be responsible for the planning and execution of the school's four-year fund-raising effort. In addition to her energy, Lieurance brings to the Law School the solid experience she gained as campaign coordinator and assistant director of development for the University of Wisconsin Foundation. There, for the last six years, she sharpened her skills as a fund raiser at a Big Ten university. "In this business, you have to be a people person," says Lieurance. "You also must be well organized, like to travel, and possess good judgement. This type of work is great fun and a wonderful way to get out and meet people. I would hate a 9 to 5 job. I enjoy the diversity of development work—there are no typical days in a capital campaign." The Law School's capital campaign is expected to run for four years, and it is already beginning to take shape. "This will be people oriented and not a bricks and mortar campaign," says Lieurance. "The funds generated will improve the quality of the legal education for future students. The money also will benefit the reputation of the school by creating endowments for student scholarships, professorships and chairs, just to mention a few of our goals." Having entered educational development work at an early age, Lieurance says she was fortunate to be nurtured by wonderful mentors. On her desk, beside photographs of her family, are photos of some of her mentors, one of whom is Donna Shalala, formerly chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, now President Clinton's Secretary of Health and Human Services. "Donna has been a major influence in my life," says Lieurance. Now Lieurance is anxious to apply her skills at the IU School of Law. "When I arrived in Bloomington, I was well aware of Indiana University's reputation as a great university," she says. She also is impressed by many of the alumni she has met. "I think there is a tremendous commitment here to education and a passionate dedication on behalf of the alumni to see IU and the Law School remain great. IU has wonderful visionary leadership, shared not only by its staff and faculty, but by alumni as well." In her new position, which she assumed in January 1993, Lieurance will be part of the Law School's development staff and will report directly to Assistant Dean Arthur Lotz, director of development, who has additional responsibilities for overseeing the capital campaign. Lieurance and Lotz are currently doing internal planning before the campaign is announced. "Things are progressing on schedule, but I always wish that everything could speed up," Lieurance says. "I am anxious to hit the road and begin to meet alumni." First Oexmann Recipient Second-year student Michael B. Langford is the first recipient of the J. Richard Oexmann Criminal Law Award. Michael earned the top grade in the criminal process course and was part of the team that won this year's annual Sherman Minton Moot Court competition. A1991 graduate of Wabash College, Michael is from New Castle, Indiana. His success in criminal law courses is not accidental; he finds legal study in this area fascinating and plans to become a lawyer who specializes in criminal law. The award was established by J. Richard Oexmann, an attorney from Lexington, KY, to recognize students who demonstrate great promise in the area of criminal law. The award will be given annually. ALUMNI NEWS 1940-1949 Earl A. Snyder, '47, was honored at a dinner at Cambridge University on April 25,1993- He is the founder of the Snyder Visiting Scholar Program, which every year enables an IU law student to study at the Research Centre for International Law at Cambridge. John Leslie Duvall, '49, has been named "outstanding volunteer" by Justice Fellowship, a subsidiary of Prison Fellowship, an organization dealing with reform of the criminal justice system. 1950-59 Joel Yonover, '57, member of the law firm Dann Pecar Newman Talesnick & Kleiman, has been named chair of the public relations committee of the Indiana State Bar Association. 1960-69 Gary Ray Hildreth, '63, has been elected as general counsel of the specialty steel producer, Armco, of Parsippany, New Jersey. He has worked for the firm since 1971. George P Smith, '64, a professor of law at Catholic University Law School, Washington, D.C., presented a reproduction of England's Domesday Book as a gift to the IU School of Law on its 150th anniversary and as an honor to his former teacher, Professor Emeritus Harry Pratter. Terrill D. Albright, '65, was honored as a new Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation at the 40th Annual Meeting of The Fellows. Daniel A. Roby, '66, has been elected president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. 1970-79 A. David Meyer, 70, vice president and general counsel of the Indianapolis chemical company, 0 & C Corporation, spent much of the past year in Albania. There, he helped reshape the country's economic policy as part of an American Bar Association project to assist Central and Eastern Europe. James D. Kemper, 71, has been elected to the position of co-managing partner of the Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan, where he has worked since 1972. He specializes in employee benefits in the firm's business section. Elizabeth A. Frederick, 77, has been elected vice president and associate general counsel of Lincoln National Corporation, a Fort Wayne company that operates multiple insurance businesses. Frederick manages the tax section of the corporation's law division and provides legal services for the company's benefit plans. 1980-89 Robert T. Miller,'80, has been elected by the National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to serve on the Association's Board of Regents. He is the chief prosecuting attorney for the State of Indiana's Tenth Judicial Circuit in Bloomington. Linda Weaver Valentine, '82, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis. She is a partner at the Indianapolis law firm, Bose McKinney & Evans, where she works in the Public Affairs and Real Estate Departments. Karl R. Sturbaum, '86, has been named partner of the Indianapolis law firm, Bose McKinney & Evans, where he has worked since 1986 in the area of public finance. Jennifer J. Burns Abrell, '87, has been named partner in the Muncie, Indiana law firm, DeFur Voran Hanley Radcliff & Reed. Joseph R. Heerens, '87, has been named associate counsel for Marsh Supermarkets, Inc., an Indiana-based corporation with 84 supermarkets and 174 Village Pantry convenience stores located throughout Indiana and Ohio. James L. Koewler, '87, has joined the Environmental Department at Calfee Halter & Griswold in Cleveland, Ohio. Robert J. Howell, '88, was elected judge of the Martin County Circuit Court. Daniel Harrison Fogel, '89, is now working as an associate in insurance company litigation at the Chicago law firm, Altheimer & Grey. 1990-93 Angela M. Marotto, '90, practices employment law with Seyfarth Shaw Fairweather & Geraldson, a Chicago-based firm with a 37-attor-ney office in Los Angeles. John Fernandez, '93, former member of the Bloomington City Council, has accepted a position as judicial clerk for Justice Roger DeBrueler of the Indiana Supreme Court. PAGE 8 IU LAW UPDATE Law Alumnus Heads Multi-million Dollar Research Company A cent merger has placed Wyman Bravard '80 at the helm of the world's largest market research firm. In January, Market Intelligence Research Corporation (MIRC), the company Bravard founded in 1982, acquired Frost and Sullivan Market International. Now with offices in New York, California, Brussels, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo, the new company is predicting annual revenues of $25 million. "We were a small independent company, just 10 years old, which bought a much larger company. It was the opportunity of a lifetime," says Bravard. It's a long way from the Cambridge City, Indiana, farm where Wyman Bravard grew up to the California office of the world's largest market research company, which he now directs. Bravard, whose IU credentials include a B.S. in biology, an M.B.A., and a J.D., says he was never convinced that law was the right path for him. "I am not temperamentally suited to be a lawyer," says Bravard, who says he has always been motivated by the idea of starting his own business. MIRC was first conceived by Bravard and his friend David Frigstad, an IU School of Business graduate. Bravard and Frigstad worked at the same market research firm in California after graduating from IU. Both liked the research business, and both saw a possible niche in that market if they could apply some of their new ideas in that field. They also wanted to go into business for themselves. The two friends opened their own high-tech market research company in 1982 in a vacant school building in Mountain View, California. Within 10 years, the company had become a corporation with a $5 million annual gross income and more than 100 employees located in the U.S., Belgium, and Japan. Even at the height of the recession in the late 1980s, MIRC had an annual growth rate of 10 to 15 percent. The company's success in an already competitive market was due to its new marketing approaches. MIRC tailored its research to give customers exactly what they wanted, instead of the "one-size-fits-all" services offered by larger research companies. The idea seemed simple, but it worked. A large market research company, for example, might produce one report on semiconductors, pharmaceutical, or telecommunications. But MIRC would package each of these areas of research separately for three or four markets and publish separate reports for each. Bravard proudly notes that his company outworks and outdelivers everyone else in the business. Frost and Sullivan will operate with the same philosophy that MIRC did, he says assuredly. Bravard's company will do market research for any high-tech concept. He gives an example of a medical imaging company that invented a new machine which used the latest medical technology available. The problem, however, was that hospitals were rejecting it. Bravard's company surveyed more than 1,000 radiologists to discover why they were reluctant to purchase the machine. Using surveys and analysis, MIRC helped redirect the company's marketing strategy Sales are now up more than 400 percent. But Frost and Sullivan is not limited to medical technology. They have done reports for clients in fields as varied as industrial automation, environmental technology, biotechnology, telecommunications, computers, and semiconductors. Although MIRC had a staff of 100, the new company has twice that number of permanent employees, and including the freelancers and others who are under contract, the employees number approximately 300. How do you keep 300 people busy? "It's easy We have people working in production, research, editing, marketing, personnel, and sales," says Bravard, who has moved from Brussels to Manhattan to expand Frost and Sullivan's New York branch. Frost and Sullivan will also provide management training seminars for European executives. While there isn't a direct parallel between the legal profession and market research, Bravard says his legal education taught him discipline and focused thinking. "Whenever I am faced with a complex problem, I segment it into sub-issues and solve it on an issue-by-issue basis," he says. "The fundamentals of thinking and analysis that I learned in law school, I apply daily to my business and my personal life." He says that Professor of Law Douglass Boshkoff made a strong impression on him as a student. "Professor Boshkoff made a very positive impact on my legal training," he says. "He always used to say that if you can identify the issues and understand them, you can solve the problem." Bravard also vividly remembers the lectures of Professor Patrick Baude. "Professor Baude is a brilliant person who can speak eloquently on almost any subject," he says. Law School not only focused Bravard's thinking, it also sharpened his legal awareness. "Now, when I am dealing with attorneys I am confident that I can tell if they are well informed about the subject we are discussing, or if they are just bluffing." The time that Bravard has spent in California, Europe, and New York has not altered the easygoing Midwestern politeness of his Hoosier background. In 1980, just after graduating from Law School, he ran for the IU Board of Trustees and came in fourth out of eight candidates. "If I am ever lucky enough to move back to Indiana, I think I will run again. I would like to be of service to IU because I truly loved the time I spent there," Bravard says. Indiana Legal scholarship recipients Graduating seniors Clay Miller, Susan Lynch, and Kiersten Warning recently received scholarships from Indiana Legal organizations. Miller and Lynch received $1,000 scholarships from the Indiana Bar Foundation. Warning received a $400 scholarship from the Indiana Lawyers Auxiliary. Clay Miller, from Muncie, was the editor-in-chief of the Federal Communications Law Journal and the chair of the Law School's Student Government. He will clerk for Indiana Supreme Court Justice Randall T. Shepard. Susan Lynch, from Fall River, Massachusetts, was the editor-in-chief of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies and an active leader in several other organizations. She has joined the law firm of Rivkin, Radler, Bayh, Hart & Kremer in Washington, D.C. Kiersten Warning, who was president of the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF), initiated many new programs in that organization this year. She will work for the National Association of Public Interest Law in Washington, D.C. The scholarship awards were based on excellent citizenship through service to the school, significant promise to the profession, and financial need. From left-right: Joseph O'Connor, Clay Miller, Kiersten Warning, Susan Lynch, Dean Aman. IU Law Grad Heads Indiana State Bar Association Lt. Col. Thomas A. Pyrz (pronounced "Peerz") '80 accepted the position of executive director of the Indiana State Bar Association in January He replaces Colonel Jack Lyle, who held that post for 24 years. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Pyrz held various command and staff positions through the mid-1970s. Then he asked the Army for permission to go to law school under a special program available to a small number of qualified officers. When permission was granted, he applied and was accepted to the IU School of Law in 1977 as an Army officer on active duty. He received his law degree in 1980 with distinction and then immediately entered the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he graduated with honors the same year. Lt. Col. Pyrz retired in 1991 after serving 20 years in the Army, 11 of those years as a lawyer. Some of his assignments included duty in the office of the judge advocate general in Washington, D.C., and another assignment as the personal legal adviser to the commanding general at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Pyrz has ties to Indiana University other than his law degree. He is the nephew of the late Ted Kluszewski, a legendary IU football and baseball player of the 1940s. Kluszewski achieved national fame as a power hitter and a first base-man for the Cincinnati Reds and later for the Chicago White Sox. Pyrz himself played basketball on the freshman team at West Point while Bobby Knight was Army's head coach. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, have two sons who are excellent high school baseball and football players. Mrs. Pyrz teachers high school mathematics at Fishers, Indiana. PAGE 9 Former Commissioner of INS Seeks New Challenges When Gene McNary, '60, was appointed Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service by President Bush in 1989, he lacked experience in Washington politics. But during his tenure he quickly silenced critics who said the post was not the place for on-the-job training. The former St. Louis county executive, who was asked to resign when President Clinton took office in January earned praise from unexpected sources. "McNary was a positive voice on behalf of the Haitian boat people during that particular controversy," said Arthur C. Helton, director of the Refugee Project of the Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights. "He had a really progressive attitude toward family unification," added Warren Leiden, who heads the American Immigration Lawyers Association. "He was compassionate and expansive in his views of legal immigration," concluded Stephen Legomsky a Washington University law professor and immigration expert. "I'm a liberal Democrat. I approached immigration matters with an ideology very different from Gene's. In fairness, he did an excellent job." When he talks about his time as commissioner, McNary says he is particularly proud of the new asylum program initiated during his term, which established a corps of official asylum adjudicators. "Research shows that this program was highly regarded by most immigration-rights and ethnic organizations," says McNary. He also views the reorganization of the INS—a vast enterprise of 18,000 employees with a $1.5 billion annual budget—as a major accomplishment. The program and the reorganization had immediate effect, McNary said. "They laid the groundwork that will allow the organization to operate efficiently for the next decade or more," he said. He is confident that the new administration will continue these programs. McNary also established a "think tank," a diverse group of experts representing various immigration concerns. They met monthly for free-wheeling discussions of immigration issues. This activity reflected the commissioner's more open approach and was praised by its participants. Refugee Project director Helton, a persistent critic of the nation's immigration policies, found McNary's accessibility refreshing. "Before, INS commissioners were simply largely unavailable to persons like myself and the points of view we would take," he said. "I think the agency suffered for that and lost a good deal of credibility." He added, "The agency is very seductive in terms of drawing appointees into its hard-nosed, anti-immigrant approach. By reaching out early Gene McNary was able to balance that." Immigration attorney Leiden also noted a change in INS from confrontation to cooperation. "When Mr. McNary was commissioner, there was more of an attitude that the INS was a servant of the public, that it had a law enforcement mission but also provided benefits to all sides of the public, not just the pro-enforcement side." Leiden, who was part of McNary's think tank, admits that the INS didn't accomplish all he might have wished. "I have a lot of admiration for Mr. McNary personally but there were some deep problems there," Leiden said. "I don't want to give the impression that I'm a completely happy customer." Jose Valdez, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, concedes that his organization might have misjudged McNary in its initial opposition to his appointment. But he maintains that the INS under McNary's leadership, had problems giving immigrants the rights and respect they deserve. Despite such criticism, McNary believes that he succeeded in improving the agency's public, minority and ethnic relations. He feels confident that new opportunities are waiting for him now that he has put himself on the job market again. His job search will no doubt be bolstered by his previous successes. McNary graduated from Law School in I960 and started his legal career in St. Louis as a public defender. He worked his way to the elected office of prosecuting attorney and was finally elected to the position of St. Louis county executive, which he held for 16 years. In that capacity, McNary managed a $185 million budget and 4,000 employees in a county of 500 square miles and one million people. During his tenure, McNary submitted 14 balanced budgets and restructured county offices for greater efficiency He established the Spirit of St. Louis Airport as a public-owned operation on a par with the Midwest's most modern facilities, and created the Department of Human Resources, which provided, among other things, employment training, a Drug Abuse Prevention Center, and efficient delivery of health care services to indigent patients. Judge Hugo Songer, who presides over the DuBois Circuit Courthouse in Jasper, Indiana, remembers McNary, his former classmate, as "an affable individual." "He never discussed his political ambitions as a student," Songer said, "but given the talent he displayed, his direction does not surprise me." Judge Songer and McNary served as Little League umpires together while they were law students. And what kind of an umpire did McNary make? "Very good," answered Songer. "He displayed very good judgement." Faculty Suffer 77-24 Loss in Basketball Debacle The faculty suffered a 77-24 loss to the students in this year's faculty-student basketball challenge. Upsetting oddsmakers, the student margin of victory exceeded 40 points for the first time in law school memory. The faculty suffered from a lack of Heidt, (Professor Robert Heidt) as well as having no real Stake (Professor Jeff Stake) in the game. Students readily admitted the use of ringers. Highlights of the game included law student John Kefner's missed slam dunk and subsequent technical for hanging on the rim of the basket. Students congratulated Dean Alfred Aman on scoring once despite hitting the floor three times. The biggest controversy of the game was when tutorial instructor Mike Barron decided to play for the students. Faculty consoled themselves, however, by noting that even if all of Barron's 3-pointers had been added to the faculty score, they still would have lost. Chris Reynolds who was a member of this year's lU's men's championship basketball team has applied for admission to law school this fall. If he is accepted, things will undoubtedly be even worse for the faculty next year. Dean Aman (back to the camera) appears to be administering "last rites" as his team suffers record loss. School goes Smoke-free May 25 The Law School joined several other campus buildings May 25 to go entirely smoke-free. Last semester, the issue of a smoke-free building was discussed in meetings with faculty, staff and students. In addition, the administration considered the report of the University's Smoking Policy Committee, issued in April, which recommended that the entire campus go smoke-free on July 1, 1993 and the EPA's report on Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking, issued in December. Benches and ashtrays for smokers were installed outside in the overed areas of the patio off the first floor and in the covered area outside of the student lounge. WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Please send us current news about yourself. Photos and clippings are always welcome. Material we receive will be used in our "Alumni News" column. NAME CLASS OF HOME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP BUSINESS ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP HOME PHONE BUSINESS PHONE Please check here if address is new: NEWS AND COMMENTS: _______ Mail this coupon, along with any attachments, to: Alumni/Development Office, Indiana University School of Law, Third Street and Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405. PAGE 10 IU LAW UPDATE August 5-11 American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New York City, New York (IU Law Alumni Reception at New York Hilton Hotel, Monday, August 9,1993) September 9 Law Alumni Association Executive Council and Past Presidents Meetings Reception and Dinner, Bloomington September 10 1993 Law Conference, Bloomington September 11 Class reunions for the classes with years ending in -3 and -8, Bloomington October 21 Annual ID Law Alumni Reception at University Club, Chicago October 28-30 Indiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Indianapolis (IU Law Alumni Reception at Radisson Hotel, Thursday, October 28,1993) November 5-6 Board of Visitors Fall Meeting, Bloomington December 2 Law Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting, Indianapolis (Annual Law Alumni Reception at Columbia Club, Indianapolis) Boshkoff "Humor Awards" Off This Year: Substitute Submitted There were no Professor Boshkoff Contracts Humor Awards this year. But third-year law student Michael Sanchez from Albuquerque, New Mexico submitted instead the following exam tips for students who had given up hope for any Contract Humor Awards: Top ten fun things to do in a final that does not matter (because you couldn't possibly learn the material anyway): 1. From the moment the exam begins, hum the theme to "Jeopardy." Ignore the professor's requests for you to stop. When they finally get you to leave one way or another, begin whistling the theme to the Bridge on the River Kwai. 2. About five minutes into the exam, loudly say to the professor, "I don't understand ANY of this. I've been to every lecture all semester long! What's the deal? And who the hell are you? Where's the regular guy?" 3. Talk during the entire exam. Read questions aloud, debate your answer with yourself out loud, if asked to stop, yell out, "I'm SOOO sure you can hear me thinking." Then start talking about what a jerk the professor is. 4. Bring pets. 5. As soon as the professor hands you the exam, eat it. 6. Walk into the exam with an entourage. Claim you are going to be taping your next video during the exam. Try to get the professor to let them stay. Be persuasive. Tell the professor to expect a percentage of the profits if they are allowed to stay. 7. Try to get people in the room to do the wave. 8. Bring some large, cumbersome, ugly idol. Put it right next to you. Pray to it often. Consider a small sacrifice. 9. Bring a musical instrument with you; play various tunes. If you are asked to stop, say "it helps me think." Bring a copy of the Academic Regulations with you, challenging the professor to find the section on musical instruments during finals. Don't forget to use the phrase "Told you so." 10. On the blue book, find a new, interesting way to refuse to answer every question. For example: "I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it conflicts with my religious beliefs." Be creative.