Gifts to the Law School Foundation

Throughout the year, the Foundation receives generous contributions to support the Law School's programs and scholarships that may be designated to a variety of funds.
The following individuals and corporations made gifts to the designated funds from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.

Alabama AI Initiative Support Fund
Founders Pledge
Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Alabama Annual Tax Clinic Scholarship
The University of Alabama Federal Tax Clinic

Alabama Law Summer Scholars Program Fund

Richard Brock & Heather Brock
Penny A. Davis
Derrick Mills & Tamesha Mills

Albritton Fund
William A. Albritton
Hon. William H. Albritton III

Douglas Arant Professor of Law
Stanley E. Blackmon
Russell K. Burnette
Frank M. Caprio
Bruce P. Ely
James W. Gewin
Courtney D. Gipson
Jake M. Gipson
Chris Glenos
William S. Gregory
Judd A. Harwood
Jonathan C. Hill
Matthew A. Hinshaw
James E. Long Jr.
Stephen A. Opler
George R. Parker
Virginia C. Patterson
Thomas A. Roberts Jr.
Ryan P. Robichaux
Frederic L. Smith Jr.
H. Harold Stephens
James W. Wright

Walker Percy Badham III Scholarship
Patti Badham
Thomas Bowron & Cynthia Bowron
Laura L. Crum
Lauren Friedman Miller
Elizabeth R. Jones
John McMahon & Carrie McMahon
Robert G. Methvin Jr.
Bruce Rogers & Kimberly Rogers
Robert H. Rutherford Jr.

Balch & Bingham Roundtable in Law and Business Endowed Fund
Thomas Amason III
M. Stan Blanton
Ian C. Burt
James A. Byram Jr.
Thomas G. DeLawrence
Philip S. Gidiere III
Connor W. Herfurth
Janice J. Hughey
Robert L. Humphrey
Adam K. Israel
D. Paul Jones
Cavender Kimble
Robin G. Laurie
Emily K. McKee
James H. Miller III
Mary Forman Samuels
Timothy J. Segers
S. Christopher Still
John C. Tate
Martha L. Thompson
Christopher L. Yeilding

Judge Travis Jesse Bedsole Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Travis M. Bedsole Jr.

Charlotte Pool Bennett Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Joseph D. Pool & Jean Pool

William Verbon Black Scholarship
Alabama Law Foundation

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Endowed Scholarship
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP

Dean Mark E. Brandon Endowed Support Fund in Constitutional Studies
Eleanor I. Brooks
Frank S. James III
Frances King Quick
Candice R. Robbins

Doreen S. Brogden Endowed Support Fund
Gregg Brogden & Lyric Brogden

Ben & Julie Bucy Public Interest Law Fund
Jonathan R. Eagerton

Class of 1979 In Memoriam Endowed Scholarship
James A. Byram Jr.
Hon. Bradley E. Byrne Sr.
Kathleen A. Collier
H. Thomas Heflin Jr.
Susan Blair Molen
Robert P. Reynolds
Jack W. Selden
Robert V. Wooldridge

Class of 1982 Endowed Scholarship
Crum Family Charitable Foundation
Laura L. Crum
E. Dale Nellums

Class of 1989 Memorial Fund
Belinda A. Barnett
Richard R. Whidden Jr.

Harwell E. Coale Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Harwell E. Coale Jr.

Camille Wright Cook Endowed Scholarship
Clare Nichols Long

George P. Crews Jr. Scholarship Fund
George P. Crews Jr.

Crum Family Endowed Lecture for Law & Business
Crum Family Charitable Foundation
Laura L. Crum

Gregory S. Cusimano Scholarship Fund
Dr. Alice N. Cusimano & Gregory S. Cusimano

Frank J. Daily Endowed Public Interest Support Fund
Frank J. Daily
Julianna Ebert

Cricket Davis Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Lea Bone

Leigh Davis Family Endowed Scholarship
Alabama Power Foundation
J. Leigh Davis

Dominic DeSimone Memorial Endowed Book Scholarship
Chevron
Brig. Gen. James W. Hart

Louis B. Feld Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Lorraine Feld
Gregory D. Hyde

James Timothy Francis Endowed Scholarship
J. Timothy Francis

Ralph D. Gaines Jr. Scholarship
Priscilla G. McMillan

Charles W. Gamble Endowed Scholarship
Dean Charles W. Gamble

Walter P. Gewin Endowed Scholarship
James W. Gewin

Anna & Steven Grizzle Endowed Law Scholarship
Anna Grizzle & Steven Grizzle

Nathaniel Hansford & Frances Fincher Hansford Scholarship
Athens Area Community Foundation for Frances F. Hansford
Elizabeth Shaw & Robert Shaw Jr.

Thomas H. Henderson Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Robert L. McCurley Jr.

Paula W. Hinton (1979) & James F. Hinton (1948) Scholarship Fund
Winston & Strawn

Robert W. Hodgkins Endowed Chair in Law
The Estate of Robert & Joanne Hodgkins

Mike & Gina House DC Externship Student Support Fund
Belinda A. Barnett
Candice R. Robbins
J. Michael Taylor & Jennifer Taylor
Megan H. Walsh

Huffaker Family Endowed Support Fund
Ann Huffaker
Katherine N. Huffaker
Matthew Huffaker Jr.
Hon. R. Austin Huffaker Jr.
Suzanne L. Huffaker
Caroline V. McLaughlin
Tamara Jenkins Quick

William P. Jackson Jr. & Barbara Seignious Jackson Endowed Scholarship
William P. Jackson Jr. & Barbara Seignious Jackson

Richard S. Jaffe Endowed Law Scholarship
Richard S. Jaffe

Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. Memorial Endowed Lecture on Constitutional Rights & Liberties
Eric J. Artrip
Thomas H. Christopher
David Moody

Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. & Ruth Jenkins Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Thomas H. Christopher
Michael F. Finn
Robert L. Vogel

Thomas L. Jones Endowed Professorship in Law
The Estate of Shelley E. Jones

Stephen Douglas Kane Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Former Dean Kenneth C. Randall
Stephen D. Kane

Judge Hardie B. Kimbrough Endowed Scholarship
Hon. Hardie B. Kimbrough Sr.

Lanier Dean's Discretionary Fund
Hon. Roman A. Shaul
Clifton E. Slaten
John A. Smyth III
Bruce C. Webster

Law School Building Fund
Randy Kraft & Susan Kraft
Sherrie L. Phillips

Law School Unrestricted Fund
Bryan O. Babcock
Donald H. Bevill
Camille Wright Brannon & Wade Brannon Jr.
Patrick B. Collins
Kate G. Courtney
Bryan K. Fair
Billy G. Hall
William G. Hooks Jr.
Huie, Fernambucq, Stewart, LLP
Elizabeth M. Joynes
Benjamin N. Kearns
Jonathan R. Kolodziej
Joe L. Leak
Douglas E. Mains
E. Dale Nellums
Felicia J. Nickerson
Daniel P. Ogle
Vader A. Pennington
Jeffrey T. Powell
Jerry W. Powell
Jennifer W. Pyle
Richard J.R. Raleigh Jr.
Shannon M. Shelley-Tremblay
Todd Smith
John A. Smyth III
Gregory M. Zarzaur
Bruce Zucker

Law Week Awards
Alabama State Bar
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Balch & Bingham
Bryan K. Fair Chapter of the Black Law Students Association
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Anna C. Gualano
Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton
Charles James II
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC
Maynard Nexsen
Serious Injury Law Group, PC
Stone Crosby, PC
Women's Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association

Leadership & Professional Identity Initiatives
Claude Reeves Arrington
Hon. Sonja Bivins
Hon. John H. England Jr.
Rosland T. Hurley
Justin H. Nolen
M. Wesley Smithart

Curtis O. Liles III Endowed Scholarship in Tax Law
Curtis O. Liles III
James Pool & Rev. Jayne Pool

Justice Alva Hugh Maddox Fund
Keith B. Norman

Manley Servicemen & Veterans Program Endowed Support Fund
Alyce Manley Spruell & Bruce E. Spruell

M. Dale Marsh Endowed Law Scholarship
Alabama Power Foundation
C. Dalbert Marsh
Dale Marsh

Ben May Endowed Scholarship
Ben May Charitable Trust

Path Makers Legacy Plaza
Alabama Power Foundation
Beasley Allen Law Firm
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
Camille Wright Brannon & Wade H. Brannon Jr.
Dean Bill Brewbaker & Becky Brewbaker
Burr & Forman, LLP
The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Rachel B. Cash
Edward R. Christian
Hon. Sue Bell Cobb & William Cobb
Ann S. Crosby & Samuel N. Crosby
Fournier J. "Boots" Gale III
Larry A. Golston
Elizabeth H. Huntley
Frank S. James III
Jini H. Koh
Wesley L. Laird
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC
April Mason
Maynard Nexsen
Terrence W. McCarthy
Joel Nichols & Jenni Nichols
Dawn L. Oliver
J. Cole Portis & Joy Portis
Robert D. Segall
Navan Ward Jr.
David G. Wanhatalo
James F. Watkins & Elissa E. Watkins
Stephen W. Williams



Jerry & Suzanne Perkins Endowed Scholarship Fund
Jerry Perkins & Suzanne Perkins
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation

Caroline & Glenn Powell Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Benjamin C. Powell
Daniel C. Powell

Jerry W. Powell & Carolyn W. Powell Professor of Practice for Law & Business
Jerry Powell & Carolyn Powell

Robert Franklin Prince Endowed Law Scholarship
Jonathan B. Ford
Hoagy Kearns & Terry Kearns
Prince, Glover & Hayes, PC

Program in Constitutional Studies Support Fund
Hon. Ali B. Paksoy Jr.

Program for Law & Business Support Fund
Stephen D. Kane

Public Interest Law Fellowships
Cassandra Washington Adams
Margie Ayers
Erin L. Berry
Danielle Blevins
Amber L. Brackett
Bryant Bank
Betty J. Burroughs
Jonathan L. Butler
Larry G. Canada
Rochelle A. Conley
Laura L. Crum
Michelle L. Crunk
Sonia G. Cummins
Alexandra Darby
Christopher T. Dawson
Hazina C. Dorius
L. Susan Doss
Jonathan R. Eagerton
Mary Lane Falkner
Theresa M. Forbes
Michael L. Forton
Kelly B. Freeman
J. Kirkman Garrett
Carey P. Gilbert III
Walter T. Gilmer Jr.
Isabella R. Harris
Nicholas I. Hebebrand
H. Thomas Heflin Jr.
Roland J. Henry
Dean Julie A. Hill
Nicole S. Hughes
Brittney H. Jones
Kacey L. Keeton
Gloria B. King
Jini H. Koh
Hon. Gay M. Lake Jr.
Lucas L. Lopez
Walter F. McArdle
Colleen E. McCollough
Noah H. Mery
Laura Pearson & Ward Pearson
Pamela Bucy Pierson
Caleb T. Profitt
Jennifer W. Pyle
Adriane Reedy
James H. Richardson
Candice R. Robbins
Claudia L. Roseman
Yvonne A. Saxon
James R. Shaw
Ginger L. Shofner
Henry G. & Henry U. Sims Foundation
Paul M. Sloderbeck
Chenelle M. Smith
Tyler N. Smoot
Catherine D. Stone
Gary Sullivan
John B. Tally Jr.
Gregory M. Taube
Megan H. Walsh
Jackie Wuska Wear
Jason Wear

Patrick W. Richardson Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Hon. Schuyler H. Richardson III

Maurice Rogers Endowed Scholarship
C. Adrian Bewley & Judy Bewley
BGR Foundation
Thomas A. Broughton III & Elizabeth J. Broughton
Kevin Buehler
Lloyd Green
Laura Grills & Mickey Grills
Lynn Horne
Leah B. Junkins
Theresa Locke & Tom Locke
Shelia T. Mickler
Chelsea Mincheff
Heather N. Norby
Dr. Andrew Parasiliti
Bruce Rogers & Kimberly Rogers
Philip Stephenson

Dr. Norman J. Singer Endowed Public Interest Law Fund
Joanna G. Jacobs
Grace S. Lee
Anna J. Singer

Judge Irene Feagin Scott Tax Library Collection Fund
George A. Smith II
Thomas J. Scott Jr.

Attorney General Luther Strange Public Service Endowed Lecture Series
Hon. Luther J. Strange III

William L. Utsey, William D. Melton & Tedford E. Taylor Endowed Scholarship
George L. Beck Jr.
Thomas A. Broughton III & Elizabeth J. Broughton
Borden H. Burr II & Lucy W. Burr
Ernest J. Cory
Hon. Joel F. Dubina & Margaret G. Dubina
Edward L. Hardin Jr. & Lila M. Hardin
Hon. Ernest C. Hornsby
Robert G. Methvin Jr.
Morris, Haynes, Wheeles, Knowles & Hornsby, LLP
Dr. Joseph W. Perkins Jr. & Amy T. Perkins
Toni S. Robertson
James R. Shaw & Martha J. Shaw
Lewis A. Standeffer & Teia Standeffer
The Locker Room
The University of Alabama System
Dr. Allan S. Willensky & Ilene K. Willensky

A. Brand Walton Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Allan J. Chappelle

Judge Robert J. Wheeler Scholarship
M. Wayne Wheeler

Reuben H. Wright Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Camille Wright Brannon & Wade Brannon Jr.

Judge George Searcy Wright Memorial Endowed Law Scholarship
Camille Wright Brannon & Wade Brannon Jr.