Gifts at any level are welcome for this campaign to relocate the law school downtown.  Pledges can be paid over a three to five year period and naming opportunities within the building begin at the $10,000 level. To explore the new law school building and to view various naming opportunities, please visit the links to the right.

Additionally, there are numerous program enhancements which are listed below with their minimum endowment amounts:

Distinguished university chair  $2,500,000
Technology enhancement  $2,000,000
Instructional areas – each  $1,000,000
Library improvement  $1,000,000
General academic program enhancement  $1,000,000
Professorship   $250,000
Dean’s fund  $250,000
Faculty research award  $150,000
Scholarship  $30,000

For more information on making a gift or a pledge to the campaign, please contact Shawna G. Engel at 901-678-2425 or choose from the links below.

• Gifts of Cash
• Matching Gifts
• Appreciated Securities
• Planned Giving

Law Enrichment Fund

The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law needs private support in the form of unrestricted gifts to the Law Enrichment Fund, Law Review, and the Law Library.  The Law Enrichment Fund supports:

• Student organizations specifically travel needs for competitions. 
• Faculty research and travel which allows our faculty to represent the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at law organizational events across the country thereby enhancing the name and peer assessment of the law school,  a critical factor in the rankings for U.S. News & World Report.  
• Seminars and speakers
• Alumni events in cities across the country
• Senior Luncheon, Externship Advisor Luncheon and the Legacy Luncheon
• Any additional budgetary needs that arise during the academic year
• All graduation related activities

Alumni participation in fundraising is greatly needed and appreciated as many foundations will view alumni participation as an indication of connectivity and community presence.  Private philanthropy to the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law will take us to an entirely new level.  Please make your gift today.

Send your gift by mail by downloading the gift form and mailing it to:

       The University of Memphis Foundation
       Department 238
       P.O. Box 1000
       Memphis, TN 38148-0001

Please call 901-678-2425 to make your gift over the phone.

If you or your spouse work for a matching gift company, your gift to the law school can be matched and further help the law school’s fundraising efforts. Simply obtain the matching gifts form from your company and submit it with your gift and we take care of the rest.

Your gift of securities can be transferred to the law school by providing the following transfer instructions to your broker:

Morgan Keegan
University of Memphis Foundation Account Number 52075090
DTC # 780
Attention: Daniel Thompson, (901) 531-3448

To help us track your transfer in a timely manner, please inform us at (901) 678-2425 of the name and number of the stock you intend to transfer or the approximate value of your gift, as well as your broker's name and phone number. The value of your stock gift is based on the average of the high and low price of the stock on the day it was transferred.

There are numerous opportunities for planned gifts including property, estate and gifts through wills.  For more information on these and other planned giving opportunities for the law school, please contact Shawna G. Engel at 901-678-2425.