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 next Black Alumni Reunion, March 20–22, 2026. We encourage you to book your travel arrangements and make plans to join us in the Law Quad.

This event is an opportunity to come together in fellowship with our community and in service to the next generation of Black lawyers at Michigan Law. The Reunion will coincide with the annual Butch Carpenter Scholarship Gala and Preview Weekend for admitted students. Having these events on the same weekend provides a unique opportunity for Black alumni to support the Black Law Students Association, while also helping with the recruitment and matriculation of Black students at the Law School.

Our Reunions celebrate the legacy, history, and contributions of Black alumni at the Law School; fittingly, they are serious and substantive, but they are also joyful. We will complement programming about critical issues facing society and the legal profession with ample time to socialize and strengthen the bonds within our community. We will support, learn from, and celebrate one another, and help promote the success of Black students at Michigan Law. 

We hope you will join us in the Law Quad in March. 

Sincerely,

Marty Dunn, ’84
Charles Lowery, ’79
Leslie Overton, ’94
Travis Townsend, ’03
Ena Weathers, ’88
Co-Executive Chairs, 2026 Black Alumni Reunion

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A group of Michigan Law alumni jumping on the Michigan Stadium field.
Mackenzie Phillips and fellow alumni jumping on the Michigan Stadium field.
Chioma Nwachukwu and Leticia Kimble jumping on the Michigan Stadium field.
Mackenzie Phillips, Michael Coppock, and fellow alumni pose for a portrait inside the Michigan Stadium.
Charles Lowery at the Michigan Stadium.
Curtis and Sharyn Mack at Michigan Stadium.
Michigan Law alumni reminisce during a reception in the Aikens Commons.
Attendees of the Michigan Law Black Alumni Reunion 2023 pose for a group portrait on the field of Michigan Stadium.
Michigan Law African American Alumni Reunion 2017 group portrait in Hutchins Hall room 100
Michigan Law African American Alumni Reunion 2014 group portrait in front of the Michigan Law Reading Room.

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 these volunteers have served through multiple Reunion cycles, and we are grateful for their loyalty and commitment. 

Programming Committee

  • Sam Edandison, ’17, Co-chair
  • Ron Falls, ’05, Co-chair
  • Kristin Johnson, ’03, Co-chair
  • Osahon Okundaye, ’17, Co-chair
  • Tara Abdullah-Nri, 2L
  • Michael Caine, ’01
  • Kya Henley, ’16
  • Harold Kennedy, ’77
  • Britney Littles, ’16
  • Kyla Moore, ’15
  • Tina Pompey, ’86
  • Travis Townsend, ’03

Fundraising Committee

  • Danielle Carr, ’89, Co-chair
  • Barron Wallace, ’89, Co-chair
  • Casey Cousineau, ’24
  • Marty Dunn, ’84
  • Kevin B. Scott, ’83

Participation Committee

  • Chandra Davis, ’02, Co-chair
  • Walter Lanier, ’95, Co-chair
  • Britney Littles, ’16, Co-chair
  • Lyzzette Bullock, ’08
  • Elizabeth Campbell, ’78
  • Kya Henley, ’16
  • Brian Jefferson, ’87
  • Charles Lowery, ’79
  • Kyla Moore, ’15
  • Monika Nuckolls, ’00
  • Dani Short, 1L
  • Ena Weathers, ’88
  • Anna Williford, ’20 

Honorary Chairs

  • Sharon Barner, ’82
    Director 
    Howmet Aerospace Inc.
    (Retired Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Cummins Inc.)
     
  • Melody Barnes, ’89
    Executive Director
    Karsh Institute of Democracy, University of Virginia
     
  • Mary Frances Berry, ’70
    Geraldine Segal Professor Emerita of American Social Thought and Professor of History and Africana History
    University of Pennsylvania
     
  • David Cade, ’96
    Vice President
    The Boeing Company
     
  • Elizabeth Campbell, ’78
    Director, Organizational Culture and Innovation
    Beebe Healthcare
     
  • Michele Coleman Mayes, ’74
    Former General Counsel and Secretary
    New York Public Library
     
  • Susan Dunnings, ’83
    Vice President, Chief Employment Counsel
    Lockheed Martin Corporation
     
  • The Hon. Harry T. Edwards, ’65
    Senior Circuit Judge and Chief Judge Emeritus
    US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
     
  • Saul Green, ’72
    Of Counsel
    Miller Canfield PLC
     
  • The Hon. Roger Gregory, ’78
    Judge
    US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
     
  • Valerie Jarrett, ’81
    Chief Executive Officer
    The Obama Foundation
     
  • Broderick Johnson, ’83
    Retired
    (Former Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Executive Vice President, Digital Equity at Comcast Corporation)
  • Charlotte Hawkins Johnson, ’88
    Vice President for Student Affairs
    University of San Diego
     
  • David Baker Lewis, ’70
    Of Counsel
    Lewis & Munday PC
     
  • Curtis Mack, ’73
    Retired
    (Former Partner, McGuireWoods)
     
  • Frederick R. Nance, ’78
    Executive Group and Former Global Managing Partner
    Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
     
  • Ernest J. Newborn, ’84
    Chairman of the Board 
    Strada Education Foundation
    (Retired Senior Vice President and General Counsel, USI Insurance Services LLC)
     
  • Kevyn Orr, ’83
    Partner-in-Charge, United States Offices
    Jones Day
     
  • Neal M. Suggs, ’93 
    Vice President Legal, Google Cloud
    Google
     
  • Walter Sutton, ’70
    Principal
    Sutton Consulting
     
  • Larry D. Thompson, ’74
    Of Counsel
    Finch McCranie LLP
     
  • Ellisen S. Turner, ’02
    Partner
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
     
  • Sandra Williams, ’78
    Retired
    (Former Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at CBS Television)

Supporters

To those of you who have made gifts in support of the 2026 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.

  • Stacey Anthony, ’90
  • Sharon Barner, ’82
  • Earl J. Barnes, ’89
  • Paul E. Bateman, ’80
  • Sylvia L. Bateman, ’80
  • Otto Beatty, ’93
  • Barbara Bruno, ’78
  • Harold Bulger, ’81
  • Sandra Bulger, ’84
  • Elizabeth A. Campbell, ’78
  • J. Danielle Carr, ’89
  • Michele Coleman Mayes, ’74
  • Marty R. Dunn, ’84
  • Exelon Foundation
  • Latoya Felton, ’17
  • Catherine Fleming, ’76

  • Diane Green, BA ’71, MA ’76

  • Saul Green, ’72

  • Timothy Hefferon, ’78

  • George Kimball, ’78

  • Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • Claire V. Madill, ’15
  • Eric Martin, ’78
  • Ernest Newborn, ’84
  • Leslie Overton, ’94
  • Maurice Portley, ’78
  • Kevin Scott, ’83
  • Sylvia Stein, ’92
  • Strada Education Foundation
  • Neal M. Suggs, ’93
  • Travis T. Townsend, ’03
  • Ellisen S. Turner, ’02
  • Donica Varner, ’93
  • Barron Wallace, ’89
  • Lamont Walton, ’75
  • El Weathers, in honor of Ena Weathers, ’88
  • Lavada K. Weathers, in honor of Ena Weathers, ’88
  • Ena L. Weathers, ’88
  • Cheryl L. Ziegler, ’86