It is with great sadness that Wayne State University Law School announces the death of Professor Emeritus Kenneth Roy Callahan on August 10, 2000.Callahan was born in 1926 in a log cabin in Ohio, the youngest of 10 children. After high school, he enrolled in the Army. As a sergeant, he served in Europe during World War II, and received the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, the Good Conduct medal, the Victory Medal and the Army Occupation Medal of Germany. Following his military service, he continued his formal education. He graduated from Wittenburg University with a bachelor's degree in 1952, and he received a law degree from Ohio State University in 1955 where he served as a law review editor. He also obtained an LL.M. degree from Columbia University. He began teaching law at Texas Southern University in 1955, becoming the fourth black law professor in the nation. Callahan began his distinguished teaching career at Wayne State University Law School in 1964, where he was the second African American professor on the faculty. He became a full professor in 1967. A pioneer in minority recruitment, Callahan started the Minority Law Student program at the law school in 1969. He recruited, selected and advised all minority students at the law school for several years and frequently served as chair of the law school's Admissions Committee. Callahan taught a variety of courses at the law school, most notably Trusts and Professional Responsibility. In 1992, he retired and took emeritus status. Professor Callahan was a quiet unassuming man who enjoyed the respect and affection of his students and law school colleagues. Behind the quiet demeanor was a man passionately committed to social justice. During his years at Wayne State University Law School, Callahan played a pivotal role in developing affirmative action programs that combine outreach for racial minorities with a commitment to academic excellence This commitment to social justice is his enduring legacy to the law school.