Michigan State University College of Law has announced a commitment by The Ravitz Foundation to match one-to-one up to $50,000 in gifts made to the George T. Roumell Jr. Fund.
The fund honors the college’s longest-serving adjunct faculty member and recognizes Roumell’s career teaching labor and arbitration law as an adjunct at the Law College since 1957.
School officials noted Roumell’s contributions to the legal community, to legal education and to the more than 3,500 students who have passed through his classroom.
Roumell — now in his mid-80s — continues to practice and teach.
Many alumni recall Roumell as one of their favorite faculty members, and even quote him in their own teaching and daily practice.
“I have long felt the difference between the legal education I received and that offered by most other law schools was the presence of faculty members who actually practice law, as opposed to simply teaching it,” said Leon Bess, a 1963 graduate.
“There is no better example than that of Professor George Roumell,” saod Bess. “who brought — and continues to bring — his practical experience into the classroom. Roumell’s students not only learn the law, they learn how to practice it as well.”
Roumell has owned his own law firm and served as president of the State Bar of Michigan and Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. He regularly travels the country to lecture at conferences and arbitrate
contract negotiations and disputes.
“I am passionate about the law and about training tomorrow’s lawyers,” Roumell said. “I enjoy meeting new students and staying in touch with former students.”
Roumell, a Michigan native, earned his law degree at Harvard Law School in 1954.
Funds raised will be used to support students and faculty in the area of labor law and arbitration.
Donors may make a one-time gift of cash or a pledge payable over up to five years.
Planned gifts also are welcome.
To make a donation, visit www.law.msu.edu/donate or contact the Office of Advancement at 517-432-6840.
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