Greetings from Michigan Law
Dear friends and fellow members of Michigan Law’s Black community,
It is with great enthusiasm that we invite you to come home to Ann Arbor and join us for Michigan Law’s first in-person Black Alumni Reunion since 2017.
Registration is open, and the full schedule of events is now available. As you will see, our Reunion promises to be a meaningful celebration of Michigan Law’s Black community, replete with opportunities to gather together and to participate in substantive programming about critical issues facing society and the legal profession.
Our Black Alumni Reunions are the perfect opportunity to support, learn from, and celebrate one another, and they also play an important role in helping to promote the matriculation and success of Black students at Michigan Law. We hope you will join us in the Law Quad in March.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Campbell, ’78
Marty Dunn, ’84
Michele Coleman Mayes, ’74
Travis Townsend, ’03
Co-Executive Chairs, 2023 Black Alumni Reunion
Committee Members
Michigan Law’s Black Alumni Reunion would not be possible without dozens of alumni volunteers who have generously given their time to this event. Many of the volunteers were also deeply involved in the successful pivot to a virtual reunion in 2021 after the March 2020 event was canceled. We are grateful for their loyalty and commitment.
Fundraising Committee
- Paul Bateman, ’80, Co-chair
- Sylvia Bateman, ’80, Co-chair
- J. Danielle Carr, ’89
- Chandra Davis, ’02
- Marty Dunn, ’84
- Shanene Frederick, ’19
- Emerson Girardeau, ’14
- Christopher Porter, ’08
- Kevin B. Scott, ’83
- Barron Wallace, ’89
Participation Committee
- Aeran Baskin, ’08
- Elizabeth Campbell, ’78
- Rachel Chatman, ’98
- Eric Cox, ’17
- Chandra Davis, ’02
- Sherri Evans Harris, ’88
- Kya Henley, ’16
- Brian Jefferson, ’87
- Walter Lanier, ’95
- Aaron Lewis, ’05
- Charles Lowery, ’79
- Reuben Munday, ’76
- Monica Nuckolls, ’00
- Leslie Overton, ’94
- Gail Pabarue, ’85
- Tina Pompey, ’86
- Travis Townsend, ’03
- Ena Weathers, ’88
- Kendall Williams, ’77
- Anna Williford, ’20
Programming Committee
- Sam Edandison, ’17, Co-chair
- Ron Falls, ’05, Co-chair
- Kristin Johnson, ’03, Co-chair
- Osahon Okundaye, ’17, Co-chair
- Breezy Adams, 2L
- Jenelle Beavers, ’05
- Harold Kennedy, ’77
- Britney Littles, ’16
- Michele Coleman Mayes, ’74
- Rasheed Stewart, ’19
- Travis Townsend, ’03
- Brittany Warren, 2L
Honorary Chairs
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Sharon Barner, ’82
Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Interim Chief Human Resources
Officer and Corporate Secretary, Cummins Inc.
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Melody Barnes, ’89
Executive Director, Karsh Institute of Democracy, University of Virginia
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Mary Frances Berry, ’70
Geraldine Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
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David Cade, ’96
Vice President, The Boeing Company
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Susan Dunnings, ’83
Vice President, Lockheed
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The Hon. Harry T. Edwards, ’65
Senior Circuit Judge and Chief Judge Emeritus, US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
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Saul Green, ’72
Of Counsel, Miller Canfield PLC
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The Hon. Roger Gregory, ’78
Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Valerie Jarrett, ’81
Chief Executive Officer, Obama Foundation
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Broderick Johnson, ’83
Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Executive Vice President, Digital Equity, Comcast Corporation
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Charlotte Hawkins Johnson, ’88
Vice President for Student Affairs, University of San Diego
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David Baker Lewis, ’70
Of Counsel, Lewis & Munday PC
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Curtis Mack, ’73
Retired
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Frederick Nance, ’78
Executive Group Member and Global DEI Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs
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Ernest J. Newborn, ’84
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, USI Inc.
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Kevyn Orr, ’83
Partner, Jones Day
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Neal M. Suggs, ’93
Vice President Legal, Google Cloud, Google
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Dr. Walter Sutton, ’70
Principal, Sutton Consulting
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Larry Thompson, ’74
Of Counsel, Finch McCranie LLP
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Ellisen S. Turner, ’02
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Supporters
To those of you who have made gifts in support of the Michigan Law Black Alumni Reunion, thank you for your meaningful contributions—your generosity truly makes a difference. If you are interested in making a gift, please visit the giving section of this website for more information.
- Karen Sani Ali, ’81
In memory of Ruth Ali, Patrick Ali, and Ross Michael Jackson - Janet Anderson-Davis, ’78
- Sharon R. Barner, ’82
- Earl J. Barnes, ’89
- Sylvia L. Bateman, ’80, and Paul E. Bateman, ’80
- Otto I. Beatty III, ’93
- BP Foundation
- Bracewell LLP
- Christopher V. Burtley, ’15
- Elizabeth A. Campbell, ’78
- J. Danielle Carr, ’89
- Travis G. Clemens, ’79
- Doris D. Coles, ’86
- Sheryl R. Dobson, ’87
- Marty R. Dunn, ’84
- Exelon Foundation
- LaToya C. Felton, ’17
- Catherine M. Fleming, ’76
- Shanene M. Frederick, ’19
- Lisa D. Freeman, ’90
- Daniel Fryer, ’18
- Catherine H. Gardner, ’75
- John S. Gibson, ’86
- Emerson W. Girardeau III, ’14
- Kya M. Henley, ’16
- Honigman LLP
- Gregory P. Jenkins, ’82
- Charlotte H. Johnson, ’88
In memory of Dores McCree - Mark W. Johnson, ’01
- Jerome P. Jones, Jr., ’79
- Dwight B. King Jr., ’80
- Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
- Carmen J. Lawrence, ’81, and Deryck A. Palmer, ’82
- David Baker Lewis, ’70
In memory of Kathleen McCree Lewis, ’73 - Kecia B. Lewis, ’89
- Littler Mendelson
- Charles R. Lowery, ’79
- MASCO Corporation
- Michele Coleman Mayes, ’74
- McGregor Fund
- Meijer
- Microsoft Corporation
- Reuben A. Munday, ’76
- Erica A. Munzel, ’83
- Hwesu S. Murray, ’78
- Ernest J. Newborn, ’84
- Laurence C. Nolan, ’74
- Tina M. Pompey, ’86
- Christopher D. Porter, ’08
- Rhonda M. Powell, ’93
- Glenn M. Price, ’73
- Kevin B. Scott, ’83
- Myra C. Selby, ’80
- Theodore J. St. Antoine, ’54
- Strada Education Network
- Neal M. Suggs, ’93
- Larry D. Thompson, ’74
- Ellisen S. Turner, ’02
- Donica T. Varner, ’93
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Ena L. Weathers, ’88
- Sandra Williams, ’78
- Timothy L. Williams, ’93
- Andrea C. Wolfman, ’78
- Cheryl L. Ziegler, ’86
