Law School Mourns the Passing of Benefactor Sally Mooty

Sally Rae Mooty, who with her husband Melvin R. Mooty ’51 generously supported the Law School and its students, died peacefully at her home in Edina, Minnesota, on May 7. She was 87.

A former teacher, Sally Mooty was devoted to her family and to the causes she believed in. In 2010, she and Melvin—along with their son, Paul Mooty ’85, and daughter, Mary Mooty Kileen—founded the Melvin R. Mooty Scholarship at Minnesota Law. The fund benefits Law School students with academic promise, leadership skills, and a passion for community service.

In 1987, Sally and Melvin also endowed the Mooty Scholarship for People with Disabilities at Minneapolis-based Courage Center (now the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute at Allina Health).