Largest Alumni Gift for Global Initiative

Largest Alumni Gift for Global Initiative
William A. Franke, LLB ’61 (BA ’59) with Dean M. ElizabEth Magill

Stanford Law School announced in October that it received the largest alumni gift in law school history aimed at expanding its global educational offerings. William A. Franke, LLB ’61 (BA ’59), a prominent businessman, lifelong philanthropist, and active alumnus, was inspired by SLS’s 125th anniversary to make the gift of $25 million. The gift will endow the law school’s Global Initiative, which will now be named the W. A. Franke Global Law Program.

“We are profoundly grateful for this extraordinary investment which will allow us to permanently transform the educational experience at Stanford Law School,” said Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Dean M. Elizabeth Magill. “I’m excited by the law school’s vision to make Stanford Law a true incubator for the next generation of global leaders,” said Franke. “My hope is that this gift will add a layer of global preparedness to the education offered at Stanford and will help continue the tradition of sending SLS graduates into the world able to tackle pressing issues and add value in the global arena.”