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July 21, 2006 -- The University of Virginia School of
Law closed 2005-2006 with more than 51 percent of its alumni
contributing to annual giving, a record for the school
and almost certainly the highest participation rate in
the legal academy.
“The participation rate represents historic levels
of alumni loyalty,” said Luis Alvarez, Jr., chief
development officer of the Law School Foundation. “To
our knowledge, no other law school has ever hit 50 percent.
Clearly we are connecting with thousands of alumni in a
compelling way.”
“No other law school in America can claim such broad
alumni support,” said Dean John C. Jeffries, Jr. “Our
graduates play an essential role in our success. Today,
Virginia is financed much as a private law school. We rely
primarily on tuition and secondarily, but crucially, on
private giving. We think the devotion of our graduates
speaks volumes about the quality of their experience here.”
The $15.2 million in total gifts is the second highest
in the Law School’s history, behind only the 2001-2002
campaign, when the Law School received a bequest of $35
million from the late David A. Harrison III. That
money was used to create the David and Mary Harrison Distinguished
Professorships in Law.
The University of Virginia Law School Foundation is a non-profit
corporation that receives, administers and manages private
gifts from Law School graduates and friends. The school’s
strength and national standing are tributes to their support.
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