University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

The urban public law school with a small liberal arts feel

Alumni Association Membership Application The UMKC Law Alumni Association is devoted to bridging the passage between student and professional life, encouraging the rewards of service, and illustrating a personal commitment to a society based on law and justice. The Law Alumni Association promotes, strengthens and extends the educational mission of the Law School. Revitalized in 1992 as a division of the university-wide Alumni Association, the Law Alumni Association promotes, strengthens and extends the educational mission of the Law School. Through its development, Alumni Association members have been mentors and career counselors; they have successfully plied their professional talents with student competition teams, raising the Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Negotiation and Client Counseling teams to positions of regional and national prominence. Their expertise and accessibility have become highly valued by the Law School faculty as an enhancement to classroom education. Finally, UMKC Law School alums are strong advocates for legal education in this community. The Law Alumni Association annually is involved with diverse activities in support of the School. Association members: Celebrates the connections between faculty, students and alumni at the annual Law Alumni Association Dinner; Gives public recognition to an alumni as Practitioner of the Year and a Professor as Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year; Establishes and presents awards, such as the Charles E. Whittaker Award for Academic Excellence and the Harry S. Truman Award for Leadership, recognizing an outstanding third-year graduate who has advanced the intellectual life of the school; Sponsors a celebratory Bar Pass Results reception for recent graduates; Supports student recruitment, including the sponsorship of reception and forums for both minority and academically-talented student prospects; Volunteers substantial hours to student organizations, including the legal service fraternities, the advocacy and negotiating competitions and various law school forums. The accomplishments of the Association are significant, but efforts continue to develop stronger bonds among alumni and friends, faculty and our student body. Two on-going initiatives are notable: 1) We must achieve a program which offers both meaningful involvement for alums and practical services to the school through such efforts as: creation of a program to direct professional resources to the needs of the Law School; reinstatement of class reunions as annual celebrations; utilization of school facilities for "real-life" legal exercises such as hearings, negotiations and trials. 2) We must continue efforts to increase membership. The Association’s goal is to have 25 percent of the total alumni pool signed-on as members by the year 2000. Membership today stands at 8 percent of the total pool, a modest gain over the previous year. The UMKC Law School Alumni Association celebrates the achievement of literally thousands of graduates whose influence is felt throughout the city, state, region and nation. It is our privilege to have such partners to promote and extend our educational mission. UMKC Law Alumni Association The UMKC Law Alumni Association is devoted to bridging the passage between student and professional life, encouraging the rewards of service, and illustrating a personal commitment to a society based on law and justice. The Law Alumni Association promotes, strengthens and extends the educational mission of the Law School. Officers and board members elected for the 2008-09 year are: President –Paul Campo Vice President – S. Margene Burnett Secretary/Treasurer – Julia Kitsmiller Past President – Betsy Ann Stewart Board Of Directors Scott Aripoli Mara Cohara Nancy Morales Gonzalez Tom Hankins Zachery J. Holden Mira Mdivani Ross C. Nigro, Jr. Meredith J. Rund Peggy Wilson