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Table of Contents
WINTER 2004 • Vol. 38, No. 1
INTERIM DEAN
Rebecca Hanner White
Getting to Know
Interim Dean Rebecca H. White
ASSOCIATE DEANS
Paul M. Kurtz, Gabriel M. Wilner
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Giles W. Kennedy
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY
Kellie R. Casey
Homecoming/Reunion
Weekend 2003
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI PROGRAMS
Jill Coveny Birch
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
& PUBLIC RELATIONS
Heidi M. Murphy
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Ron D. Hill
5
Approximately 900 Law Dawgs returned to campus for a
few days in late October. Pictures of the festivities are
included.
DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING
Phyllis R. Cooke
DIRECTOR OF BUDGET & PERSONNEL
Elaine K. Mitchell
2
In this interview, you will learn more about the first
female to lead Georgia Law in its distinguished history.
Memories of a Time
When Young Men
and Women Were Asked
to Serve Their Country
8
Alumnus Murphey Rogers
(LL.B.’43) recalls his days at
Georgia Law during the WWII era.
DIRECTOR OF THE LAW LIBRARY
E. Ann Puckett
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL CAREER SERVICES
Beth Shackleford Kirch
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT
AFFAIRS & REGISTRAR
Marc A. Galvin
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Gregory L. Roseboro
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL
CAREER SERVICES
Anthony E. Waller
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Flying the
Freedom Bird
10
Alumnus Gary Chapman (J.D.’82), who flew soldiers to and back from
the Middle East, shares some spectacular photographs.
Headlines
12
Top news from Georgia Law.
A Night to Celebrate
for the Law Library
14
In early October, the Alexander Campbell King
Law Library was rededicated. Photographs of the
event are included.
Lyman Ray Patterson:
Scholar and Gentle Man
15
Brock Professor of Professional Responsibility L. Ray Patterson passed away in
early November. In this article, we remember the professor that touched us all.
Hirsch Hall
Highlights
2003-04 BOARD OF VISITORS
Jerry B. Blackstock, Chair; Brenda J.
Bernstein; George H. Carley; Richard B.
Chandler Jr.; John B. Copenhaver; Sara A.
Evans; James L. Ford Sr.; Charles A.
Hunnicutt; S. Lark Ingram; Clay D. Land;
Paul W. Painter Jr.; Nicole C. Pierre; J.D.
Smith and Patrick N. Millsaps
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Key events and institutional briefs.
Faculty
Accomplishments
21
The latest on faculty achievements
and scholarship.
Discovery Abuse
in the State of Georgia
22
Cleveland Distinguished
Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism
C. Ronald Ellington shares a portion of his
discovery abuse survey.
A Tribute to
Dean David Shipley
24
Former Dean David E. Shipley is honored
for his commitment to Georgia Law.
International Insights
25
Rusk Center updates and articles with a global focus.
Student Briefs
26
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Alumni news and messages from alumni leaders.
McDonnell and Mobley
Honored by the LSA
30
This past summer, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award
was presented to Sibley Professor of Corporate and Business
Law Julian B. McDonnell and attorney John H. Mobley II
(J.D.’53).
Class Notes
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Reports from your classmates and
alumni profiles.
ABOUT THE COVER: Interim Dean
Rebecca Hanner White became the first
female to lead Georgia Law in its 145year history on July 1, 2003. Photo by
Terry Allen.
Heidi Murphy, Writer and Editor; Kudzu
Graphics, Design; Georgia Correctional
Industries, Printing; Jill Birch and Lisa
Mathis, Class Notes.
Student activities, accomplishments and profiles.
Alumni Activities
2003-04 LAW SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
Julia W. Lumpkin, President; James B.
Ellington, President-Elect; Robert O.
Freeman, Treasurer; Eleanor Banister,
Secretary; Paul W. Painter Jr., Immediate
Past President; Verner F. Chaffin, Secretary
Emeritus; Kathleen Horne, District 1;
Gregory C. Sowell, District 2; Paul V.
Kilpatrick Jr., District 3; J. Thomas Morgan
III, District 4; Santhia L. Curtis, District 5;
Michael E. Sumner, District 6; W. Heath
Garrett, District 7; Robert W. Chasteen Jr.,
District 8; Steven P. Gilliam, District 9;
James W. Purcell, District 10; Charles A.
Thomas Jr., At-Large State Representative;
Henry C. Tharpe Jr., At-Large State
Representative; Lisa Godbey Wood, AtLarge State Representative; Frank L. Butler
III, At-Large State Representative; Shelley
D. Rucker, At-Large Out-of-State
Representative; John L. Carr Jr., At-Large
Out-of-State Representative and Douglas
R. Kertscher, Younger Law Alumni
Committee Chair
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