The 2008 Class Gift Program provides an opportunity for graduating students to join Columbia Law School alumni and begin their lifelong connection by pledging to support the Law School after graduation. The program’s success is based on participation rates and not the actual dollar amount of pledges. Last year, 75% of the graduating class pledged and we are confident that the Class of 2008 will surpass this record!
There are numerous reasons to pledge, but a few highlights include: you will help make Columbia Law School better for future students because new alumni participation rates help to leverage support from corporations and foundations, and it is an important measure in law school ranking determinations; your pledge will be publicly recognized at your graduation ceremony and in the Columbia Law School Annual Report; and possibly most important, you will be able to drink and eat on the Alumni Relations and Development Office’s tab at the GRADUATION GIFT KICK-OFF PARTY on MARCH 27, 2008 at Casa Italiana! At the party the Graduation Keynote Speaker, the elected JD & LLM Class Speakers and the recipient of the Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching will be announced! Additionally, you will have the opportunity to make your pledge and receive a Columbia Law School business card holder in recognition of your support!
WAYS TO PLEDGE:
- To Pledge: http://www.law.columbia.edu/alumni/classgift?#rtregion:main.
- To Make a Gift: https://giving.columbia.edu/giveonline/?schoolstyle=200%20
* please be sure to stop by the Alumni Relations and Development Office reception desk on the 7th Floor of W&J Warren once you make your pledge or gift online to receive your token Columbia Law School business card holder!
2008 CLASS GIFT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Class Gift Co-chairs
Simrin Parmar (J.D.)
skp2107@columbia.edu
Francesco Pezone (LL.M)
fp2170@columbia.edu
JD Committee Members
Aden Allen
Joya Banerjee
John Bennett
Aby Castro
Ariana Cooper
Kaitlin Cordes
Amy P. Dieterich
Delyan M. Dimitrov
Daeyna M. Grant
John Johnson
Shawndra Jones
Leah Laporte
Jonathan Lieberman
Stuart C. McPhail
Emily Meeker
Heather Mitchell
Patrick Murphy
Susana Sabogal
Sumeet Sinha
Aaron J. Spiwak
Girish K. Srinivasan
Amanda Steele
Becca Von Behren
Devora Whitman
Margaret K. Winterkorn-Meikle
Tope K. Yusuf
LL.M Committee Members
Yaara Alon
Shellka Arora
Juan Jose Berdullas-Pomares
Angela Berti
Giovanni Battista Bruno
Ann Sofie Christine Cloots
Mauricio Costa du Rels Flores
Jacques Deege
Rocio Gonzalez Alcantara L.
Guoliang Hang
Shira Hertzanu
Eliza Hess
Eelco Keij
Alexey Olegovich Kharitontsev
Thomas Krawitz
Nanae McIlroy
Mariya Mihaleva
Melanie Muñoz
Kirstin Nijburg
Jun Nishida
Tamara Brandt Perlman
Dimosthenis Papanikolaou
Milica Popovic
Delphine Pujos
Marco Scalera
Arora Shellka
Ke Zhu
CLS Alumni Relations & Development Representative
Melody Bitkoff
Director of Annual Giving
mbitko@law.columbia.edu
