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Dean's Message
Dear Alumni and Friends:
I hope you will join us for one of the excellent speakers or CLE events we have planned for the remainder of this semester. I would also like to update you on the search for a permanent dean for the law school. The search committee, appointed by IUPUI's Chancellor Charles Bantz in April, is currently in the process of screening applications and will begin their confidential interviews soon. We hope to be able to announce the appointment of a new dean for the law school in early 2007. Read more about the dean's search.
I know we are all looking forward to the law school's next exciting chapter and are eager to find out who will lead us in the future.
Best Regards,
Susanah M. Mead
Interim Dean, IU School of Law - Indianapolis |
Noteworthy
BLSA Unveils New Portrait of Henry J. Richardson, Jr., '28
On September 8, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) held an event to honor one of the law school's most prominent African American alumni, Henry J. Richardson, Jr., '28. BLSA president Elisabeth Cheatham and BLSA board member Shelley Jackson were hosts for the long-awaited unveiling of Mr. Richardson's portrait, which now hangs in the law school. (Photo: Rodney C. Richardson, Marya Jones Overby, '86, and Alan K. Mills, '82 with the new portrait.) Read more...
Jane Magnus-Stinson,'83 Named U.S. District Court Magistrate
Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney announced that Marion County criminal court judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, '83 will replace Judge V. Sue Shields as U.S. Magistrate when she retires in January of 2007. Magnus-Stinson will serve as Magistrate for an eight-year period and will be eligible for reappointment. Read more... 
Nate Feltman,'94 Named Secretary of Commerce and President of the Indiana Economic Development Corp
Nathan Feltman, '94, Vice President of the IU School of Law-Indianapolis Alumni Association, will take over for Michael "Mickey" Maurer, becoming the Secretary of Commerce and President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) at the end of this year. Feltman was named Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the IEDC in 2005. He will also be the recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Read more...
Governor Daniels Appoints Chancellor Emeritus Bepko to Commission for Higher Education
On August 1, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced four appointments and one reappointment to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, including Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis professor and IUPUI Chancellor Emeritus, Gerald L. Bepko. Read more...
Alumnus Renames Professorships to Honor Former Law School Dean and Favorite Professor
In 2001, Michael D. McCormick, '80 made a substantial gift to the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis to create two endowed professorships. This summer, McCormick, the former executive vice president and general counsel of Bindley Western Industries, chose to recognize former Dean of the Law School, William F. Harvey and Professor Lawrence A. Jegen, III, by re-naming the two endowed professorships in their honor.
Read more... 
PIHRL Students and Director Submit Reports to the United Nations
Students from the Program on International Human Rights Law (PIHRL) at Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis worked with PIHRL Director, Professor George Edwards, to prepare and present two reports before the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) in Geneva, Switzerland in July.
Professor Edwards supervised a team of students and alumni, as well as one undergraduate IUPUI student, in the preparation of a report on U.S. government violations of rights of sexual minorities (gay, lesbian, and transgendered people). Read more...
 Jean Monnet Grant Underwrites New Summer Course on EU and U.S. Biotechnology Regulation
The IU School of Law - Indianapolis received a three-year grant from the European Commission to develop a module of courses designed to educate students and attorneys on a variety of legal aspects of the European Union. Thanks to this prestigious grant, Professors Frank Emmert, Eleanor Kinney, and Kenneth Crews have collaborated in creating a new two-week intensive summer course that was taught for the first time in Indianapolis in June of this year. The course focuses primarily on pharmaceutical and medical technology regulation in both the EU and the U.S. The law school already offers basic courses on EU law, as well as EU moot court
opportunities, and more specialized courses about the EU and some of its member countries, mostly offered on the European Law Summer Program which is based in Strasbourg, France. See the web site for complete details. |
Upcoming Events
October 10, 2006
Indiana Supreme Court Lecture
"'Of a Judiciary Nature': Some Observations on Chief Justice Roberts's First Term"
Hon. Diane Sykes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Lecture: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Reception: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wynne Courtroom
For more information please contact Shaun Ingram at slingram@iupui.edu or (317) 278-4789.
October 12, 2006
Continuing Legal Education Program
"The Law of Beer: Updates from the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission"
1 hour of CLE credit, followed by a beer tasting
CLE: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Tasting: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
The Rathskeller at The Atheneum
Co-sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Alumni Association
Register on line:
https://alumni.indiana.edu/reserve/index.php?r=83
October 17, 2006
Annual Continuing Legal Education Program
"Challenges for the Healthcare Industry: Law, Technology, and Ethics"
8:45 am - 4:30 pm
Wynne Courtroom
6.0 hours CLE credit (including 2.0 hours of Ethics credit)
There is a fee to attend this event. See the web site for details. 
November 4, 2006
Equal Justice Works' Third Annual Jog for Justice
Canalwalk
For more information, please contact Renée Congdon, Vice President of Equal Justice Works at rcongdon@iupui.edu or 317-850-5826
To register go to www.active.com and search for "jog for justice"
November 10, 2006
Guest Speaker
Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking
Lecture 3:30 pm, Wynne Courtroom
Reception and Book Signing: 5:00 pm, Conour Atrium
Contact Kyle Galster for more information: (317) 274-1916 or kgalster@iupui.edu 
November 14, 2006
Jordan H. and Joan R. Leibman Annual Forum
"It's not a pretty sight! Art Forgery, Fraud and Theft"
Special Agent Robert Wittman, Senior Investigator, FBI Art Crime Team and Martin Radecki, Chief Conservator, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Immediately following the lecture, the Herron School of Art and Design will host a reception and exhibition entitled "Forgery! Art in the Age of Fraudulent Reproduction"
Lecture: 5:30 pm, Wynne Courtroom (Inlow Hall)
Reception and Gallery Show: 7:00 pm, Marsh Gallery (Eskenazi Hall)
For more information contact slingram@iupui.edu or (317) 278-4789
More upcoming events |
Class Notes
John Render, Class of 1971
R. Thomas Bodkin, Class of 1973
Robert Hebert, Class of 1973
John L. Krauss, Class of 1976
Phil Ripani, Class of 1976
Sally H. Gray, Class of 1979
Patricia Polis McCrory, Class of 1979
William J. Hughes, Class of 1980
John K. Smeltzer, Class of 1980
Steven R. Valentine, Class of 1982
Donna H. Fisher, Class of 1983
Mary K. Reeder, Class of 1983
David G. Blachly, Class of 1986
Don Kite, Class of 1986
Kenneth M. Massaroni, Class of 1986
Thomas Schultz, Class of 1987
Ellen Engleman Conners, Class of 1988
Jeffrey McKean, Class of 1989
Janet Halline Nelson, Class of 1992
Dan L. O'Korn, Class of 1993
Nathan Feltman, Class of 1994
David Temple, Class of 1994
Keith J. Swedo, Class of 1995
Kelley Bertoux Creveling, Class of 1996
James R.A. Dawson, Class of 1997
Tony Filomena, Class of 1997
Sean P. O'Brien, Class of 1997
Robert S. Schein, Class of 1997
Cynthia Springer, Class of 1997
Angela Tempel, Class of 1998
Thomas J. DeRue, Jr., Class of 2000
Joel Duthie, Class of 2000
Patrick L. Jones, Class of 2001
Melissa Tomaszewski Pierce, Class of 2002
Peter A. Siddiqui, Class of 2002
C.W. Raines, Class of 2003
Jenny Sarabia, Class of 2003
Landoll Sorrell, Class of 2003
Jennifer L. Hatchett, Class of 2004
Elizabeth "Beth" Herriman, Class of 2004
Andrew J. Klinger, Class of 2004
Rosa Neal, Class of 2004
Bradley Bingham, Class of 2005
Adil Daudi, Class of 2005
Lauren V. (Cohen) Edmundson, Class of 2005
J. Curtis Greene, Class of 2005
Jeffrey S. Jackson, Class of 2005
Chad M. Pulley, Class of 2005
Nathaniel G. Saylor, Class of 2005
In Memoriam
Virginia Dill McCarty, '50
Virginia Dill McCarty, '50, passed away on May 26, 2006. McCarty was the inaugural recipient of the law school's Outstanding Alumna of the Year award in 2000 in recognition of her trail blazing role for women in the legal profession. She was a member of the law school's Board of Visitors for many years and also served on the Alumnae Network Steering Committee. Read more about
Ms. McCarty...
Earl Finbar Murphy, '52
Earl Finbar Murphy, '52 passed away on July 23, 2006. Professor Murphy received his A.B. and M.A. degrees at Butler University, and finished first in his class at Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis. He was a prominent member of the faculty of Ohio State Law School from 1969 until his retirement in 2005. He was also a member of the Board of Visitors at Indiana Unviersity School of Law - Indianapolis for over 20 years.
Read more about Prof. Murphy... |
Faculty Update
Three Faculty Appointed to Named Professorships
Three law school faculty members have been appointed to named professorships as of July 1 of this year.
Professor George Edwards, the director of the school's Program in International Human Rights Law is now the Carl M. Gray Professor of Law
. Professor Edwards teaches in the areas of international human rights law, public international law, international legal transactions, international criminal law and criminal procedure. He also oversees the international human rights law track of the school's LL.M. program.
Professor Nicholas Georgakopoulos is the inaugural Harold R. Woodard Professor of Law. He teaches in the areas of business associations, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy law, and securities regulation. Professor Georgakopoulos will deliver the inaugural Woodard Professorship Lecture on February 27, 2007 at the law school.
Professor Linda Kelly Hill
has been named the M. Dale Palmer Professor of Law. Professor Kelly Hill teaches in the areas of family law, immigration law, trusts and estates, and conflict of laws.
Other Faculty News:
Thomas B. Allington
Karen Bravo
Frank Emmert
Jeffrey W. Grove
Robert Katz
Robert Lancaster
María Pabón López
Gerard N. Magliocca
Antony Y. Page
Florence Wagman Roisman
Joel M. Schumm
Lloyd T. (Tom) Wilson
R. George Wright |
Your Support
The Pension Protection Act of 2006: A Short Guide to Charitable IRA Rollovers
On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006, a new law that includes a long-awaited provision that will permit taxpayers to make direct charitable transfers from their Individual Retirement Accounts. This new law may provide a new opportunity for you or your clients to make a gift to the IU School of Law - Indianapolis or other favorite charity with assets held in traditional or Roth IRAs.
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 provides an exclusion from gross income for otherwise taxable IRA distributions of up to $100,000 per year from traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs for "qualified charitable distributions" made during 2006 and 2007 by plan owners who have attained at least age 70½ on the date of distribution to charity.
Qualified charitable distributions are defined as any distribution from a traditional IRA or Roth IRA which are made directly by the IRA administrator to an organization that has qualified as a charity under the Internal Revenue Code and that would have been taxable if distributed to the plan participant. The definition specifically excludes distributions to donor advised funds or supporting organizations, even if maintained by an otherwise qualified organization.
A qualified charitable distribution made under this Act will satisfy a plan owner's minimum required distribution for the year, up to $100,000. IRA owners are deemed to elect out of income tax withholdings for the amounts distributed to charity. No additional income tax charitable deductions will be allowed.
For further reference, you may refer to the text of the charitable provisions of H.R. 4 at: http://www.pgdc.com/pdf/HR4_Text_Charitable_Provisions.pdf and the Joint Committee on Taxations Explanation at: http://www.pgdc.com/pdf/JCX-38-06.pdf
(both available in PDF format). If you, or a client, are interested in making a gift to IU via IRA Charitable Rollover and would like more information, please contact Estacia Brandenburg, J.D. at the Indiana University Foundation at 317 278-5653 or esmbrand@iupui.edu. |
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