Class of 2011 Class Gift
Alumni support and participation is an integral part of any educational institution. In 2004, the 3L class launched the Class Gift Program to promote awareness of the importance of alumni giving and to leave a lasting legacy at the school. Each year the 3L class comes together, led by the Class Gift Committee, to promote and develop their class gift.
Honor a great professor and leader
Miller was admired and loved by many of his students and colleagues;
with his wit and humor he made even the most unbearable classes seem fun. He
leaves a legacy as an internationally renowned expert in the area of disability
and employment discrimination law and will be remembered as someone who embodies
the principles of justice and service.
The Professor Paul Miller Diversity Scholarship fund will provide financial
assistance to deserving UW law students from all types of underrepresented
backgrounds.
Improve diversity
Diversity comes in all forms. A diversity of perspectives enhances the Law
School's classroom conversation and adds to our community outside of class. A
diverse student body is as important as the diversity sensitivity we aspire to.
We can take this opportunity to leave the law school better than we found it. By
making a gift of any size to the Paul Miller Diversity Scholarship fund you will
be joining your classmates in honoring one of our most inspiring professors and
assuring that classes that follow us are part of a diverse student body that
will inspire critical thought and shared ideas.
"Diversity is part of excellence. Today, the best legal education must
include an integration of theory, doctrine, and practice and must be delivered
by a diverse faculty to a diverse student body. Especially for a global law
school such as ours, graduates must be culturally competent and prepared for an
increasingly complex and connected world. Law is a powerful tool for social
change, and all of us who are part of the legal profession have a duty to seek
to make real the promise of "equal justice." Justice cannot be a commodity that
is available only to those who can afford it; that not only harms the persons
who are denied access to justice, but it undermines respect for the rule of law
and lawyers as well." – Dean Kellye Y. Testy
The creating of the Professor Paul Miller Diversity Scholarship fund by the 2011
3L class is one more way that the UW School of Law can offer a great educational
experience that is available to everyone.
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Law School |
| Number of Students: |
169 |
| Students Giving: |
37 |
The Funds
The 2011 3L class has established the
Professor Paul Miller Diversity
Scholarship Fund to honor the memory of Professor Miller. The fund’s
purpose is: to provides financial assistance to law students from
underrepresented backgrounds seeking a Juris Doctorate degree at the University
of Washington School of Law.” The Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) is also an option that helps pay off loans for law graduates who go into public service. PILA has pledged to match our
class gift (up to $5,000). Of course, you can designate your funds anywhere you choose.
Amber Leaders and Patrick Lavin, the 3L Leaders will make a formal presentation
of the class gift at commencement.
Past Class Gifts
- Class of 2009: 97 participants out of 168 (57.7%)
- Class of 2008: 103 participants out of 173 (59.5%)
- Class of 2007: 92 participants out of 181 (50.8%)
- Class of 2006: 85 participants out of 187 (45%)
- Class of 2005: 54 participants out of 166 (33%)
- Class of 2004: 75 participants out of 161 (47%)