King Hall Concludes Outstanding Fundraising Year

The King Hall community rallied in support of UC Davis School of Law during the 2008-09 fiscal year, making it the second-most successful fundraising year in the Law School's history.  Despite one of the most challenging economic climates in decades, King Hall alumni, faculty, students, staff, and friends contributed more than $2 million to support the Law School.

Some highlights of the 2008-09 fundraising year include:

• More donors: the number of individuals and organizations giving to King Hall increased by 10 percent over 2007-08, achieving the highest total ever.
• More gifts:  the number of gifts received during the past 12 months represented an increase of 25 percent over the previous fiscal year and the greatest number of gifts ever received by the Law School in a given year.
• 100 percent support from UC Davis School of Law faculty for the fourth consecutive year.
• 100 percent support from King Hall Alumni Board members.

Over the course of the past year, private support helped to fund the construction of King Hall's new east wing, 26 scholarships that aided 35 students, the UC Davis Law Review Symposium on U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens that was broadcast to a national audience on the C-SPAN network,  the trip by the UC Davis School of Law Humanitarian Aid Legal Organization (HALO) to provide legal aid to the poor and homeless in East St. Louis, and other activities and programs that helped King Hall to continue to offer the best in legal education to today's students.

"It is exceptionally gratifying to realize that even during a time of great economic uncertainty, our alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends supported UC Davis School of Law in greater numbers than ever before," said Dean Kevin R. Johnson.  "We are profoundly grateful, and we look forward to another outstanding year at King Hall."