November 2004

Dean Heidi M. Hurd
David C. Baum Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy
Co-Director of the Program in Law and Philosophy
Telephone (217) 333-9857
hhurd@law.uiuc.edu

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Campus Administrators, and Friends,

•Homecoming 2004 and Seven Alumni honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards
•Intellectual Property Law Society Activities
•Women's Law Society Initiatives
•Our Visiting Scholar of the Month, Ms. Nyamosor Tuya, from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
•Facilities Developments (and Frustrations!)
•Our New Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs, Shon Herrick


Homecoming 2004 and Honors to Seven Distinguished Alumni

This past weekend represented a marvelous walk down memory lane as alumni from all over the country converged upon Champaign to celebrate Homecoming 2004. The College launched its festivities with a very compelling lecture by General Joseph Ralston, the former four star Commander of the United States European Command and former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, NATO, who spoke eloquently and answered lively questions about the challenges that beset a commander charged with keeping peace from the Northern tip of Norway throughout Europe and parts of the Middle East and down to the Cape of South Africa. The lecture--the third of the prestigious Piper-Rudnick Vacketta series on the Role of Government and Law--was followed by a wonderfully warm and jovial reception and dinner in the Pedersen Pavilion, at which members of reunion classes stood to reminisce about their favorite law school professors and most memorable law school experiences. Alumni, students, staff, and faculty attending the event enjoyed an annually-shown short movie of Dean Cribbet telling his hallmark "Big Picture Story" and "Moose Turd Pie Tale"; fond yarns were recounted about law school icons like "Charlie-the-Cop Bowman," "Jeffrey-Crash O'Connell," and "The Wedge;" and warm toasts were made to burn the ears of current professors who are still delighting students today as they delighted alumni who returned to reminisce of their enduring influence. We hope that all of you--alumni, students, staff, and faculty--will join us again next year for what has become one of the shining events of the year at the College of Law.

During Homecoming we also bestowed Distinguished Alumni Awards on seven alumni whose career successes have brought great credit to the College and its many graduates. Recipients included:

Mr. Ramiro De Valdivia Cano, from Arequipa, Peru. Mr. Cano earned an M.C.L from the College of Law in 1981 and is currently the Principal Professor at the College of Law of Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria at Arequipa, Peru, where he teaches international law, public law and constitutional law. He was the founder and coordinator of the Legal Clinic at UCSM, and currently serves as chief for the Academic Department for Legal Sciences. In addition to writing a weekly newspaper column, Mr. Cano is also Director of the monthly publication Gaceta Electoral, published since 1999. As Mr. Cano could not attend Friday's dinner, his award was accepted by his friend, Chancellor Emeritus Morton Weir, whose long service to the University community included very prestigious administrative roles such as Head of the Department of Psychology, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and finally Chancellor (1988 to 1993).

The Honorable Lee Smalley Edmon, from Pasadena, California. Judge Edmon is a 1981 graduate of the College of Law and was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court in California in 2000, where she is currently assigned to the General Civil Department. Prior to her judicial appointment, Judge Edmon was a partner with Dewey Ballantine in the firm's litigation group. Within the Los Angeles community, Judge Edmon has served on the Boards of Directors for the Alliance for Children's Rights, the Inner City Law Center, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation. She is also currently a member of the College's Board of Visitors.

Dr. Yukio Fujita, from Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Fujita earned his M.C.L. in 1970 from the College of Law and was named a Professor of Law at the Department of Law of Teikyo University in Tokyo in 2003. As a professor he teaches international business law, international private law, torts, English legal materials and English reading. Prior to entering the legal academy, Dr. Fujita built a formidable reputation in the business world, serving with the Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan's major sogo shosha general trading firms.

Mr. Bernard Goldstein, from Moline, Illinois. Mr. Goldstein is a 1951 graduate of the College of Law. A lifelong entrepreneur, Mr. Goldstein is currently the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., which operates casinos in Mississippi, Louisiana, Colorado, Iowa and Missouri, the Bahamas, and the U.K., as well as a harness race track in Pompano Beach, Florida. Often referred to as the Father of Riverboat Gaming, Mr. Goldstein has been a pioneer in the development of riverboat gaming in a number of states and was instrumental in lobbying for the original legislation for riverboat gaming in Iowa. In 1991, Mr. Goldstein became Chairman of the Board of the Steamboat Companies. He also served as Chairman of the Board and President of Casino Cruises, which managed the gaming operations of Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino in Peoria, Illinois, until March 1993. He was recently inducted into the National Rivers Hall of Fame, and honored with the Louisiana Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Mr. Arnold Havens, from McLean, Virginia. Mr. Havens earned his law degree from Illinois in 1973 and has served as the General Counsel of the United States Department of the Treasury since his appointment by President Bush in October 2003. In this position, he serves as the chief legal advisor and a senior policy advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury. A public policy veteran with nearly 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Havens previously served as Vice President of Government Affairs for CSX Corporation, where he was responsible for providing advice and counsel on transportation-related issues and representing the company's interests before public officials.

Mr. Walter Jones, Jr., from River Forest, Illinois. Mr. Jones earned his law degree at Illinois in 1972 and is the Vice President and a founding shareholder of the Chicago law firm of Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt and a member of the College of Law's Board of Visitors. During his 30 years of practice, he has tried over 100 jury trials and has argued more than 30 civil and criminal appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the Illinois Appellate Court, and the Illinois Supreme Court. Prior to founding his current firm, Mr. Jones served as an assistant U.S. Attorney, eventually becoming Chief of the Criminal Division and Special Litigation Counsel in charge of all litigation for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Roland Porter, from Hinsdale, Illinois. Mr. Porter graduated from the College of Law in 1967. He recently retired as Of Counsel to the Chicago law firm of Lindenbaum, Coffman, Kurlander, Brisky & Grippo. Immediately following law school, Mr. Porter began a career in bank trust work with the First National Bank of Chicago. He then entered legal practice in 1978 as a sole practitioner specializing in matrimonial law. Mr. Porter is currently serving his second term as President of the College's Board of Visitors, and is one of the College's most enthusiastic and effective advocates of academic excellence.

Intellectual Property Law Society Activities

This Fall the Intellectual Property Law Society went on its sixth annual firm visit to Chicago, visiting five law firms that specialize in IP law or have strong IP practice groups. The 35 1L's that participated in the visit received an excellent introduction to IP law and an early opportunity to network with practicing IP attorneys. After the inaugural firm visit, IPLS welcomed to the College a pair of alumni, Patrick Patras and Paul Margolis, from Jenner & Block, to speak about their experiences practicing IP law in one of Chicago's largest law firms. This month (on November 3rd) IPLS will welcome Jim Barnes to the College to share his experiences as an in-house IP attorney for Caterpillar, Inc. IPLS has numerous activities planned for the spring semester, including a lecture discussing trademark issues associated with Chief Illiniwek; student forums covering current topics such as electronic voting machines and importing prescription drugs; a panel discussing the highly anticipated Federal Circuit's en banc rehearing in Phillips v. AWH Corp., which will resolve issues regarding the construction of patent claims; an alumni-student mentor program to connect present students with College of Law graduates practicing IP law from coast to coast; and a golf tournament to benefit the Michael A. Massing Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Women's Law Society Initiatives

The Women's Law Society kicked off the new school year with its annual welcoming picnic for the 1L's. It also implemented a mentoring program that matched 1L women with upper classmates. During October, WLS hosted the 3rd Ambulance Chase Race, in which the proceeds from participation by students, faculty, and members of the larger Champaign-Urbana community went to benefit A Woman's Fund. WLS is hosting a series of faculty-student dinners throughout the year, and their dinners this past month with guests Professors Nina Tarr and Lee Fennell were met with much acclaim. October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and along with selling candy-grams this week, WLS will be sponsoring a drive for A Woman's Fund shelters, taking donations of money, clothing, and/or toiletries. The money WLS raises through fundraisers like this and its popular Annual Chili Cook-Off (held recently and won by the tongue-scorching contribution of Scott Golden!) will go towards Adopting-A-Room, at A Woman's Place. WLS's upcoming events include: the ECIWAA-WLS mentoring program kick-off at Peer's Pub on November 4th; Poker Night at Professor Nina Tarr's residence on November 7th; an intra-community Mentor-Mentee night, where all student organizations with mentor programs will enjoy a night out together; and the 9th Annual Women's Law Spring Symposium, devoted this year to the topic of "Women, the Law, and Religion."

Visiting Scholar of the Month: Ms. Nyamosor Tuya, from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

The College of Law is proud to host five visiting scholars from around the globe this year. Over the coming months I will profile each of them so that all can appreciate how fortunate the College is to have lawyers of such distinguished stature and international expertise in our midst.

This month I want to tell you about Ms. Nyamosor Tuya, who has won great respect in Mongolia's policy community for her expertise in international relations, Mongolian foreign policy, East Asian politics, democratization in the East, political party development, and human rights. Fluent in Russian, French, and English, Ms. Tuya received her B.A. in International Relations from the Moscow Institute of International Relations in 1980. She holds Master's Degrees in Democratic Studies (1994, University of Leeds, UK) and in International Relations (2002, The School of Advanced International Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University). In 1984-85, she studied French culture and civilization at the University of Sorbonne in Paris. From 1980 to 1990, Nyamosor Tuya worked at the State Committee for Information and Broadcasting in Ulaanbaatar, her last years of which coincided with the processes of political and economic liberalization in Mongolia. In 1990, Ms. Tuya left the government to participate in the pro-democracy movement. Between 1990 and 1996, she devoted her time to party building and research on democracy and post-Cold War international relations. She founded the independent Center for Strategic Studies, which hosted conferences and seminars on such topics as an independent judiciary, post-Cold War international relations, human rights and democratic government. As a member of the joint working group of the Mongolian Parliamentary Union and the Center for Strategic Studies, Ms. Tuya was involved in discussions on the draft text of Mongolia's first democratic Constitution. Subsequently, Ms. Tuya represented her party in discussions on Mongolia's National Security and Foreign Policy Concepts.

From 1996 to 2000, Ms. Tuya served in Mongolia's first non-communist government, initially as Director of Policy Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and later as the first woman Foreign Minister. In foreign policy, Ms. Tuya focused on Mongolia's bilateral relations, its ties with the East Asian region, support for its new democracy, and human security. As Director of Policy Planning, she led Mongolia's effort to join the ASEAN Regional Forum and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. Under her leadership, the Foreign Affairs-Defense task force produced Mongolia's Regional Security Strategy and a compilation of the ASEAN Regional Forum documents in the Mongolian language. Another working group of her design produced Mongolia's voluntary economic liberalization plan, which was modeled after the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) voluntary liberalization guidelines.

One of Ms. Tuya's priorities was to prepare Mongolia for participation in UN peace-keeping missions. In 1997, at a conference in Bucharest of the UN-sponsored initiative of New or Restored Democracies, Ms. Tuya was able to secure the support of the group for hosting one of its meetings in Mongolia. Ms. Tuya led Mongolia's delegation to the Conference of the Community of Democracies in Warsaw. While in the foreign service, she oversaw the first ever edition of Mongolia's Foreign Policy Blue Book, an annual overview of significant events in Mongolia's foreign policy. After leaving office, she was elected Chair of the Mongolian National Committee for the Council on Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP-Mongolia), a non-governmental organization dealing with the issues of Asia-Pacific security.

Ms. Tuya is spending her time in residence at the College of Law working on a compilation of readings on democracy to be translated into the Mongolian language and published in the form of a Reader on Democracy. Ms. Tuya is married with three children: a daughter, 26, and two sons, 21 and 16. Her youngest son, Ayush Dulguun, is with her at Illinois this year and is attending Urbana High School.

Facilities Developments (and Frustrations!)

Progress continues (at a pace true to the nature of a large public bureaucracy that has a labyrinth of rules and a shortage of contractors) to remodel and refurbish areas of the College so as to convert unfinished spaces for faculty offices and student services, and so as to remove as much evidence as possible of the 12 years of wear since the transformative remodeling of the early 90's. As I will be anxious to remind everyone, these improvements will not substitute for the substantial addition and internal renovation that the College will need to do in several years in order to remain competitive with other leading law schools. But I hope that they will buy us time in the present footprint as we lay plans for the substantial changes of the future. So, over the course of this year, we expect to bring new paint, new paneling and chair rails, new carpeting, new desktop surfaces and wiring, improved lighting, and new furniture to the College's public areas, which include: the classrooms, the library, the moot courtroom, the auditorium, the cafeteria, and the high-traffic administrative offices (Admissions, Career Services, the International Office, and the Dean's Suite). As soon as we can, we will also give a modest facelift to the cavernous basement areas in which our students are forced to spend all too much time, carpeting hallways and offices now covered in cracked linoleum and painting stark walls and 50-year-old lockers. And as the budget permits, we will then turn to refurbishments in the less worn and/or less public areas of the College--faculty hallways and offices, clinic and journal offices, staff and faculty lounges, etc. Faculty can rest assured that the choice to re-carpet and repaint their offices will be left to them and lies well in the future.

The biggest and, I hope, the best news for our students is that in the coming weeks we will be remodeling the area currently occupied by Career Services so as to create a one-stop, comprehensive Student Services Suite. Assistant Dean Virginia Vermillion and her assistant, Diana Marshall, will relocate to new offices in this Suite, and plans are being discussed to move the Registrar's Office to this area as well. By combining all student services in a single suite located in a very central, first-floor location, we hope students and administrators alike will be able to enjoy a host of new synergies. Students will no longer have to wander through and wait within the maze that is the Dean's Suite in order to seek the counsel of the Assistant Dean for Students; the Admissions and Financial Aid Office can be designed so as to provide private meeting space for students seeking confidential financial counseling and assistance; and the records employed by our three student services offices can be combined to enhance efficiency and timeliness of retrieval. Never fear, we plan to retain an nice public space for students working on job searches.

Finally, after considerable, very frustrating delay, a new and very much improved Huizenga Commons Cafe will re-open on Monday, November 8. Unexpected plumbing and equipment delays over which we had no control pushed the opening back by months. But barring any new surprises (against which I have been fervently knocking on wood!), our troubles are now behind us. The cafe will have its final health department inspection this week and will open next Monday. In addition to sporting completely remodeled facilities, the cafe will be under new management. After two years of service by Hendrick House, Happy Wanderer will take over cafe operations. Happy Wanderer is well known for its popular international food restaurant in campustown. It will now bring its wide-ranging, expertly prepared international menu to the Law Building. Cafe offerings will include a variety of salads, sandwiches, soups, and hot entrees. We look forward to Happy Wanderer re-opening the cafe and providing a much-missed service to students, faculty, and staff.

New Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs

I am also very pleased to announce that Mr. Shon Herrick has accepted the position of Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs at the College of Law. Shon achieved distinction on this campus as the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Development for Student Affairs from 1999-2004. He comes to us most recently from his alma mater, Clemson University, where he had returned for a time to fill the role of Director of Development for Student Affairs. Prior to arriving at Illinois in 1998, Shon had been the Director of Special Gifts at Furman University. Shon received his M.A. in Education from Clemson University in 1995, and his B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Toledo in 1993.

Shon brings his years of experience and expertise to our already very successful team of development professionals--Jeff Coates, Marianne Downey, and Barb Suderman--and I am confident that students, faculty, staff, and alumni will soon come to appreciate the energy, intelligence, and dedication to the University of Illinois that he brings to our alumni outreach efforts. Please join me in welcoming Shon to our community, and please take some time to share with him your hopes and aspirations for the future of the College.

You will find below the calendar of events for November, capturing the various lectures and events to which everyone in the community is invited. I urge you to attend, in particular, the prestigious David C. Baum Memorial Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, given on November 10 by Professor Orlando Patterson, the John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. If you are in Chicago, please join me and fellow alumni for the New Bar Admittees Reception on November 5 (see below). And if you are in Washington, D.C., please join me and local alumni there for a brunch on November 7 (see below).

Let me close this month's message by wishing all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! May the holiday be a time of rest, renewal, and reunion with friends and loved ones.

Sincerely,

Heidi M. Hurd
Dean, College of Law
David C. Baum Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy
Co-Director of the Program in Law and Philosophy

Calendar of College of Law Events

November 2004

November 3, 12:00-1:00 pm, Room B: "A Day in the Life of an In-House Patent Attorney." Presentation by Jim Barnes, Caterpillar, Inc. Sponsored by the Intellectual Property Legal Society.

November 5, 5:30-7:30 pm, BIN 36 Restaurant (339 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago): New Bar Admittees Event. Sponsored by the College of Law Alumni Association. For more information contact Catherine Steigmann at csteigmann@atproperties.com.

November 7, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Mayfair Courtroom (Westin Grand Hotel, 2350 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C.): Washington, D.C. area Law Alumni Brunch. Contact the College of Law Alumni Office at 217-333-2628 for details.

November 10, 4:00-5:00 pm, Max L. Rowe Auditorium: David C. Baum Memorial Lecture Series on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights with Orlando Patterson (John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University): "Ordinary Liberties: What Do Americans Really Mean By Freedom?"

November 12, 12:30-1:30 pm, Room 200: Lunch with the Dean. Students are welcome to stop by Room 202E to sign up for lunch with Dean Hurd.

November 12, 3:50-5:00 pm, Room D: Environmental Law Lecture. For more information contact Professor Freyfogle at efreyfog@law.uiuc.edu.

November 16, 6:00-8:00 pm, Room E: "Advanced Body Language Workshop." Sponsored by Professor Gunsalus and Michelle Stephens. For more information contact Professor Gunsalus at gunsalus@law.uiuc.edu.

November 17, 3:00-4:00 pm, Room K: Deans' Open Forum. Students are invited to join Dean Hurd and Assistant Dean Vermillion for an open discussion of College matters.

November 29, 12:30-2:00 pm, Room B: Illinois Bar Association Question and Answers Workshop for 1L's. For more information contact Assistant Dean Vermillion at vvermill@law.uiuc.edu.

November 29, 12:30-2:00 pm, Room C: Illinois Bar Association Question and Answers Workshop for 3L's. For more information contact Assistant Dean Vermillion at vvermill@law.uiuc.edu.

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