Alumni Weekend 2005
Kresge Auditorium, offered a fun time for all. A balloon man entertained children
with hats, animals, and other creations; members of the class of 1955 gathered
for lunch. Photo by Robert March
general counsel for Google, Inc., was the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Dean’s
Circle dinner. Brad ’55 (BA ’53) and Dorothy Jeffries (below) at the Dean’s
Circle dinner. Photo by Robert March
left) and Bill Abrell ’55 (top right) donned
a pair of the Stanford caps. Balloons
sporting the law school’s colors festooned
the corridors around Cooley Courtyard.
Photo by Steve Gladfelter
Canfield Courtyard, just across from the law school.
Photo by Robert March
opportunity for alumni, and potential future alumni, to get together. (Left to
right) Katrina McIntosh ’00 and her baby, Olivia; Shannon Eagan ’00; and
Maureen Lewis ’00
Photo by Robert March
Stanford University’s annual alumni celebration, held October 20 to 23, brought more than 650 law school alumni, family, and friends back to the campus for a weekend of fun, learning, and friendship. The festivities opened with the traditional Dean’s Circle dinner, held Thursday evening at the Bechtel Conference Center in Encina Hall. An event to recognize and honor the school’s top donors, it boasted a crowd of nearly 200. David C. Drummond ’89, vice president of corporate development and general counsel of Google, Inc., and one of the newest members of the Dean’s Circle, keynoted the evening.
The fall weather during reunion weekend couldn’t have been better—it enabled Friday’s alumni luncheon and Saturday’s tailgate party to be held outdoors. Adults and children alike enjoyed the barbecue, ice cream, and balloon-blowing clown at the tailgate party. Those who went on to the football game were awarded with a victory as Stanford beat Arizona State by a score of 45 to 35.
It wouldn’t be Alumni Weekend without the usual selection of stimulating panel discussions on important, controversial, and topical subjects (see next page). Friday led with the panel “National Security: At What Cost?” followed by an afternoon session, “Controlling the Bench: The Impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase Revisited.” Saturday afternoon’s panel, “From Despair to Hope? The Reconstruction of New Orleans and Its Effect on U.S. Poverty,” attracted a large crowd.
There were numerous opportunities during the gathering for alumni to get reacquainted. Besides the luncheons, there was a special reception for alumni and students of color held on Friday afternoon, followed by an evening reception for all alumni held in the law school’s Crocker Garden. For many attendees the highlight of the weekend was the Saturday reunion dinner, when each class got together in its own private tent for an evening of cocktails, dinner, and regaling.
Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina did more than wreck the Gulf Coast. It also exposed some of the deep social problems that ravage the country on a daily basis. Stanford Law School and Stanford Alumni Association brought together an esteemed panel to discuss these critical issues and to suggest ways that the federal government can help solve them
of Management and Budget, Executive Office
of the President of the United States (left) with
panelist Leon Panetta, former director of the Office
of Management and Budget and former White
House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton.
Photo by Robert March
of Management and Budget, Executive Office
of the President of the United States (left) with
panelist Leon Panetta, former director of the Office
of Management and Budget and former White
House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton.
Photo by Robert March
of the Commodity Trading Futures Commission
and former special assistant to the president. Photo by Robert March
Debating National Security
analyst.
Photo by Steve Gladfelter
fellow, Manhattan Institute, and contributing
editor at City Journal
Photo by Steve Gladfelter
of law.
Photo by Steve Gladfelter
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States changed the balance that exists in this country between upholding civil liberties and ensuring national security. Or did it? Stanford Law School and Stanford Alumni Association assembled a distinguished panel of experts to debate the impact that global terrorism is having on our nation and its laws
Impeaching Justice Samuel Chase
Justice Samuel Chase is the only member of the U.S. Supreme Court to be impeached. His trial, held in 1805, raised a number of important issues that are still debated today. What constitutes an impeachable offense? What relationship should the judiciary have with other branches of government? Stanford Law School staged a reenactment of the impeachment trial.
impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase.
Photo by Steve Gladfelter
impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase.
Photo by Steve Gladfelter
judge of the U.S. District Court, Northern District
of California.
Photo by Steve Gladfelter