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In 1985, the cost of a year of legal education at the University of Oregon was $2,704 for in-state residents and $3,952 for out-of-state students. This fall, in-state Oregon Law students will pay a whopping $24,114 for the 2010-2011 school year. Out-of-state students will pay $30,113.  These figures do not include the cost of living, books, bar exam study materials or other expenses.

Added to this is the fact that only 8.5% of the University of Oregon's budget is provided by the State of Oregon. The law school is essentially operating as a private institution with a public mandate and mission. Thus, the law school and its students need your support more than ever.

Class of 1985 Scholarship

The Class of 1985 is one of a handful of classes that has combined the efforts of its members to assist students with the rising cost of education.  In 2005, the Class of 1985 established the "Class of 1985 Memorial Endowed Scholarship."  Its purpose is to "honor the memory of any and all deceased members of the law school class of '85, to benefit law school students."  To date, this honors Sam Adams, James Britton, James Gentile and Yeshia Gelrod. To date, seventeen members of the class have contributed or pledged to contribute at least $49,840 to the fund.  Since the fall of 2008, the Class of 1985 Scholarship has been award awarded to a law student.  Below are profiles of the first two recipients.  The profile of the 2010-2011 recipient, Timothy Cedar, will be up soon.  Timothy will join the Class of 1985 at its reunion dinner on Oct. 1-3, 2010.

2008-2009	2009-2010
Colin Love-Geiger	Megan Yarnall
Hometown   Yarmouth, Maine High School North Yarmouth Academy Undergraduate Institution Reed College (Portland) Academic Achievements Regional Champion of National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Academy Choice for Excellence Tutor, Walter A. Mintz Economic Scholarship, Leslie Harris Scholarship Law School Activities Child Advocacy Fellow, Moot Court Board Member Volunteer Activities Court Appointed Special Advocate Career Goals Would like to practice commercial litigation and be involved in pro bono work in child advocacy. Current Position Federal Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Garr M. King in U.S. District Court in Portland	Hometown Eureka, CA High School Eureka High School Undergrad Institutions Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA Academic Achievements UO Law Academic Scholarship, Hugh Biggs Memorial Scholarship (`08-`09), Harvey Mudd College – with distinction Law School Activities Land Air Water, Oregon Law Review (Staff Editor), Career Services Advisory Board Member, UO Club swim team member Volunteer Activities Lane County Legal Aid (Spring 2008) Career Goals I am interested in practicing intellectual property law and hope to build my career in Portland or Northern California Current Position 3rd Year Law Student

Please continue to build the endowment of the Class of 1985 Scholarship.  We are asking that you consider multi-year donations.  Below are classmates who have contributed to this effort.

Christopher Kent		Mary Rice-Kent		Jeffrey Beaver
Matthew Mosner		Denise Wike		Meryann Yelnosky-Smith
Steven Bender		Robert Goodman		Jill Gelineau
Gail Wahrenberger		Kahlil Day		Elaine Thomas
Ann Lyons		Douglas Fair		Ronald Cook