Donna was my colleague at Syracuse Law School for all her time here. I write just to accentuate to readers how Donna's passion for truth and justice permeated all her work, not just that most public work which Stephen Whitfield's fine remembrance highlighted. Donna brought her deep-seated concern for students and their learning to all aspects of the work she and we do as educators at this University. Sometimes in the face of considerable reluctance on the part of most of her law colleagues, Donna pushed continuously and forcefully for what she understood to be in the best interests of the thousands of students who came through the law school while she was a professor and Director of the Global Law and Practice Center, which she was primarily responsible for founding here.
Amazingly, along with that passion and in the face of many frustrations here, Donna also brought as much laughter to this institution as anyone who has ever served here. She understood keenly the absurdity inherent in many situations -- even in some of the situations which were difficult for her personally -- and had a rare ability to laugh arm in arm with colleagues whom she had excoriated about a particular issue the week before.
This is a very good law school. However, it is a lesser place because Donna is no longer with us in person. We can hope and work to keep her with us in spirit.
Donna was my colleague at Syracuse Law School for all her time here. I write just to accentuate to readers how Donna's passion for truth and justice permeated all her work, not just that most public work which Stephen Whitfield's fine remembrance highlighted. Donna brought her deep-seated concern for students and their learning to all aspects of the work she and we do as educators at this University. Sometimes in the face of considerable reluctance on the part of most of her law colleagues, Donna pushed continuously and forcefully for what she understood to be in the best interests of the thousands of students who came through the law school while she was a professor and Director of the Global Law and Practice Center, which she was primarily responsible for founding here.
Amazingly, along with that passion and in the face of many frustrations here, Donna also brought as much laughter to this institution as anyone who has ever served here. She understood keenly the absurdity inherent in many situations -- even in some of the situations which were difficult for her personally -- and had a rare ability to laugh arm in arm with colleagues whom she had excoriated about a particular issue the week before.
This is a very good law school. However, it is a lesser place because Donna is no longer with us in person. We can hope and work to keep her with us in spirit.