Twin Cities Alumni and Legal Community Welcome New Dean Garry Jenkins

On September 28, 2016, more than 300 alumni and other members of the Twin Cities legal community gathered at the Commons Hotel on the University campus for a reception welcoming new Law School Dean Garry Jenkins. In addition to mingling and meeting each other and Dean Jenkins, attendees heard remarks from Provost Karen Hanson; David Potter (’80), immediate past chair of the Law School Board of Advisors and a member of the dean search committee; and Donald Tobin, dean of the Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland and a longtime friend and former colleague of Jenkins at Ohio State. Dean Jenkins also addressed the crowd, praising the Law School’s “long tradition of producing great leaders who get things done” and pledging to “work hard to make sure that the Law School moves forward as a national leader in legal education, preserving the legacy of our distinguished past and poised for continued greatness.”

Following the introductory reception, members of the Lockhart Club, the Law School’s leadership annual giving society, gathered for their annual donor appreciation dinner. The club heard remarks from Board of Advisors Chair Jay Kim (’88), Dean Jenkins, and Law Council President Andrew Leiendecker (’17).

Click here for a photo slideshow of both events. View a brief highlights video or a full-length video of the dean’s welcome reception.