May 9, 2006

Friend of the court

The April 24 Crain's Detroit Business story about developer/philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman's $3 million gift to Wayne State University was reprinted in the Michigan Chronicle's business section. The gift, estimated to be the largest single amount ever given to the Law School, will help fund construction of a new classroom building and a civil rights center named for Judge Damon J. Keith. Crain's Detroit Business writer Sherri Begin focuses on the longtime friendship between Taubman and Keith and notes that the planned new building will house classrooms, offices, meeting areas and an auditorium in addition to the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights. "I believe in the idea of recognizing civil rights," Taubman said. "This is recognition of what (Judge Keith) is doing for his community and for his country." The gift comes in the midst of Wayne State's $500 million capital campaign, which has raised more than $300 million to date, according to Susan Burns, vice president for development and alumni affairs. A photo of Taubman and Keith and a sidebar highlighting details about the gift accompanies the story.

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