The Foundation strives to create and nurture relationships with FSU alumni, faculty, students, parents and friends. Without private support, we would not be able to attract and retain distinguished faculty who conduct ground-breaking research and who inspire students to achieve beyond their dreams. Also, we would not be able to provide students with scholarships, facilities and special programs that will help prepare them for their future careers. The following gifts are just a few ways donors support FSU. Please note: as of October 2010, gifts of $10,000 and above are listed in Recent Gifts to FSU.
Recent Gifts to the College of Law
March 2013
John W. Frost II and Terry P. Frost generously pledged $ 1 million to the College of Law, of which 60 percent is earmarked for the John W. Frost II Moot Court Endowment, and remaining 40 percent is earmarked for the John W. and Ashley Frost Endowed Professorship.
Kerrigan Estess Rankin McLeod & Thompson LLP made a generous gift to the Robert G. Kerrigan Endowment for the Advancement of Human Rights in the College of Law. The fund’s intent is to develop relationships with such organizations as the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, the United Nations and Amnesty International, and to focus on the education of human rights advocates.
JANUARY 2013
The Middle Road Foundation made a generous $35,000 gift to support the Dean’s Chair and the College of Law's General Development Fund.
Louis “Buck” Vocelle Jr. and Donna H. Vocelle pledged $15,000 to sponsor a Book Award in Torts in the College of Law.
DECEMBER 2012
R. Mark Williamson and Ruthelen W. Williamson pledged an additional $50,000 to supplement the Mark and Ruthelen Williamson Scholarship in the College of Law. The fund is used to attract top students to the college.
OCTOBER 2012
Steven C. Koegler and Blanche R. Koegler made a generous gift of $100,000 to establish the Steve and Blanche Koegler Scholarship in the College of Law. The gift will be used to award at least one scholarship each year to a law student who has financial need and who otherwise could not afford to attend law school.
Barbri Inc. made a generous gift of $17,500 to the College of Law General Development Fund.
JUNE 2012
Terence A. Gross pledged an additional $25,000 to support his initial gift of $25,000 to the Terence A. Gross Diversity Enhancement Scholarship in the College of Law. A faculty office in the College of Law’s Advocacy Center will be named for Gross as well.
APRIL 2012
David E. Ramba pledged $50,000 to establish the David E. Ramba Endowment for Excellence in the College of Law. Income from this fund will be used for student scholarships, faculty incentives, discretionary dollars and funding for extracurricular activities such as Law Review, Mock Trial and Moot Court. The Registrar’s Office in the College of Law Advocacy Center will bear Ramba’s name.
Stephen P. Preisser pledged $25,000 to establish the Edwin W. Walborsky Endowment for Excellence in the College of Law. Income from this fund will be used for student scholarships, faculty incentives, discretionary dollars and funding for extracurricular activities such as Law Review, Mock Trial and Moot Court. A faculty office in the College of Law Advocacy Center will bear Walborsky’s name.
MARCH 2012
The Ware Foundation, Inc. made a $10,000 gift to support the Ware Fund for Excellence for the Public Interest Law Center in the College of Law.
FEBRUARY 2012
The Middle Road Foundation $150,000 to establish the Middle Road Foundation Endowment for Excellence in the College of Law. Income from this fund will be used for financial aid for students, faculty incentives and funding for extracurricular activities such as Law Review, Mock Trial and Moot Court.
Victoria L. Weber and David Powell made a generous gift of $25,000 toward the Dean’s Chair in the College of Law.
Bruce I. and Wendy Wiener pledged $25,000 to support the Bruce and Wendy Wiener Endowed Scholarship in the College of Law. The fund will provide at least one scholarship each year to a law student who has demonstrated a commitment to practicing business and transactional law with a preference in real estate.
JANUARY 2012
Ronald L. Nelson pledged $15,000 to support the College of Law General Development Fund. He is sponsoring the Estate Planning Seminar Book Award.
An anonymous donor pledged $25,000 to establish the FSU Law School Awards Fund in the College of Law. The fund will support Professor Larry Krieger’s production and distribution of career advice booklets to second-year students and wellness booklets to first-year students. It also provides funding for the Open Door Teaching Award for a faculty member who goes above and beyond for students and the Wayne Logan Love of the Law Award, which will be presented to a student who demonstrates passion and understanding for a particular legal subject.
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