University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

The urban public law school with a small liberal arts feel

The UMKC Law Foundation The Law Foundation operates through its Board of Trustees as a fiscally autonomous organization with the inherent goals of meeting the long and short-term fiscal needs of the UMKC School of Law. Established in 1959 by alumni and friends of the School, the Foundation works to sustain those unique and important aspects of the educational process considered essential in support a superior legal institution. Through providing auxiliary financial resources, the Law Foundation helps support certain fundamental elements that might otherwise be unattainable. The stated purposes of the Law Foundation are: To promote and advance legal education To assist in the enhancement of leading technology critical in today's learning environment To aid the Law School in the acquisition of library and research materials To provide scholarships for law students To obtain lectureships and chairs for law faculty To promote the advancement of continuing legal education Additional annual achievements include: Sustaining growth of the Law Foundation corpus Allocating scholarship money totaling over $200,000 annually Providing financial support for student services and programs, alumni and friends cultivation efforts, and the school’s public communications program Providing critical support for faculty research Continuing the long-standing tradition of Black Tie, a special annual event that celebrates the generosity of top Law Foundation contributors. UMKC Law Foundation Board of Trustees 2007-2008 Executive Committee Gene E. Voigts, President William B. Prugh, Vice President J.R. Hobbs, Secretary James Tippin, Treasurer Lajuana Counts, Member-at-large Leanne DeShong, Member-at-large Martha E. Schach, Past President Fundraising Co-Chairs Kirk R. Presley R. Lawrence Ward Board of Trustees Jack T. Bangert Steven Becker Steve R. Bough Steve Burmeister Steven F. Coronado Stephen J. Cosentino Robert W. Cotter Lajuana M. Counts Leanne DeShong John M. Edgar Julie Frickleton Nancy Morales Gonzalez Chris S. Heller Elizabeth Hill Therese M. LeBlanc Timothy K. McNamara Terry J. Satterlee Lisa A. Weixelman Emeritus Trustees James Bartimus John C. Dods III Hon. Fernando J. Gaitan Carl A. Hummel Hon. Gene R. Martin Robert H. Martin Hon. Ann Mesle Richard W. Miller Larry A. Schaffer Arthur H. Stoup Charlotte P. Thayer Hon. Robert G. Ulrich R. Lawrence Ward Lantz Welch Robert C. Welch To contact the Law Foundation, e-mail Diane Pike