Ways to Give

Click here to make a gift online and join the Dean’s Leadership Circle.

The Dean’s Leadership Circle offers the law school dean resources to take advantage of exciting opportunities for faculty and students and to support innovative programs that will enhance the legal education provided by the OU College of Law. 

The funds raised through this giving society will be used to provide fellowships that allow students to work for public interest organizations, create innovative programs such as the International Human Rights Clinic and send student teams to annual competitions. These programs help strengthen the quality of legal education and allow our students to gain an upper hand as they enter the job market.  

Members of the Dean’s Leadership Circle receive regular updates from Dean Harroz about how the funds are being used, receive an invitation to an annual dinner event with student recipients and are recognized in the College’s digital donor display.

Join the Dean's Leadership Circle

We ask those interested in joining the Dean’s Leadership Circle to make a contribution of $5,000 and strongly consider a three-year commitment. 

Become a member of the Dean’s Leadership Circle today.

For more information on giving opportunities to the College of Law, please contact:

OU Law Development
(405) 325-9175
law.alumni@ou.edu

Click here to make a gift online and join the Amicus Society.

The Amicus Society supports a critical mission at OU Law. This yearly membership organization provides fellowship funding to those students who secure public interest positions over the summer. In addition, funds raised through this society allow the College of Law to secure distinguished guest lecturers and advance OU Law’s overall mission. 

Join the Amicus Society

We ask those interested in joining the Amicus Society to make an annual contribution of $500. 

Become a member of the Amicus Society today.

For more information on giving opportunities to the College of Law, please contact:

OU Law Development
(405) 325-9175
law.alumni@ou.edu

Click here to make a gift online and join the OU Law Society.

The OU Law Society provides resources for the OU College of Law’s general fund, allowing the College to host alumni receptions and events throughout the year. It also supports scholarships, academic resources, and other important law school initiatives. This Society exists to connect alumni and enable younger alumni to begin giving back to their alma mater.

Members of The OU Law Society play a vital role on campus as well. The Society’s active presence allows students the opportunity to connect with alumni, while demonstrating to students the importance of giving back. The Society provides students with snacks during finals and includes graduating third years in events, to assist in the transition from student to alumni. 

Join the OU Law Society

Annual membership is $150, or $50 for alumni who graduated three years ago or less. Membership for current OU Law students is $10 annually.

Become a member of the OU Law Society today.

For more information on other giving opportunities to the College of Law, please contact:

OU Law Development
(405) 325-9175
law.alumni@ou.edu

Click here to make a gift online and support the OU College of Law.

The Annual Fund, also known as the Julien C. Monnet Memorial Fund, ensures that alumni dollars go to OU Law’s most pressing needs and priorities. By supporting the Annual Fund, you help educate the next generation of lawyers and leaders in an intellectually rigorous learning environment that promotes diversity, service and collegiality. Gifts to the Fund provide essential support and enable OU Law to:

• Enhance student activities and support student organizations
• Fund colloquia and seminars for students, faculty and alumni
• Support moot court competition teams
• Enhance the state-of-the-art facilities at OU Law
• Provide support for faculty

OU Law is dedicated to providing a dynamic, intellectual community as its students incorporate their legal training in preparation for the practice of law, judicial service and other leadership positions in Oklahoma, the nation and the world. Your support to the Annual Fund is critical to attaining this goal. No gift is too small. Every dollar counts and every donor matters.

Make a gift to our Annual Fund today.

For more information on giving opportunities to the College of Law, please contact:

OU Law Development
(405) 325-9175
law.alumni@ou.edu

The OU College of Law provides a world-class legal education while being consistently recognized by National Jurist magazine as a Best Value Law School. With 88% of OU Law students currently receiving scholarships, the General Scholarship Fund is critical to achieving our goal of providing a high quality but affordable legal education. In 2016-2017, we awarded a record of more than $1.3 million in scholarships to our deserving students. Help continue this legacy by donating to the General Scholarship Fund. 

Click here to make a gift online and provide scholarship support.

For more information on giving opportunities to the College of Law, please contact:

OU Law Development
(405) 325-9175
law.alumni@ou.edu

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was a leading activist, attorney and educator who fought to become the first African American student admitted to OU Law in 1949. Her landmark case opened higher education to African American students in the state of Oklahoma and paved the way for national desegregation. In honor of the 70th anniversary of her law school admission, the College of Law wishes to honor her through an endowed award by establishing a fund in the Foundation to accept contributions from multiple donors. 

The fund will be used to elevate an existing or prospective faculty member to the highest academic award available to a professor through what is known as an endowed professorship or chair. The honor will be awarded to a professor who demonstrates an established interest and deep knowledge of civil rights law and who will teach and conduct research primarily in the areas of civil rights law, election law, race and the law, antidiscrimination law, or critical race theory. Should the fund not meet the funding requirements, donations shall be transferred to the existing, endowed scholarship fund established in honor of Ms. Fisher for OU Law students.

Click here to make a gift online and support the future Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Fund.

Click here to make a gift online and support the Center for International Business and Human Rights.

The University of Oklahoma College of Law has established the first International Business and Human Rights Center at a U.S. law school. U.S. businesses often find themselves in difficult operating environments abroad that have significant human rights problems. At the same time, the U.S. government expects companies to respect human rights in line with international standards. Many companies now have human rights policies and frequently expect their lawyers to implement such policies. These expectations require leadership by the legal community. The Center's mission is: 1) to provide students with training, networking, and practical experience in this emerging field to be leaders in this space, and 2) to provide academic think tank support on these issues, with a particular focus on the energy/extractive sector and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies.

The Center is grateful for those who believe in its mission and have helped make it possible.

Support the Center for International Business and Human Rights today.

For more information about the Center for International Business and Human Rights, click here.

Established by McAfee & Taft and other donors to honor the memory of J. Michael Nordin, 1957-2019. Nordin was a beloved partner of McAfee & Taft, joining the practice in 1982 after earning his Juris Doctor from the College. Through his 37-year career with the firm, he developed extensive expertise in a broad range of complex business transactions, including real estate and healthcare transactions, and served at various times as the firm’s leader of its Business Transactions and Finance Group, Real Estate Group, Healthcare Group, and Opinions Committee. He was a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys and was included in The Best Lawyers in America and Oklahoma Super Lawyers organizations. Recipients of the scholarship must express an interest in real estate and/or business/corporate transactional work.

Click here to make a gift online and support the J. Michael Nordin Scholarship Fund.

The fund may be used to support OU Law’s concentration in oil, gas, natural resources, and energy and related support for civil procedure in the College. Support may include, but is not limited to, student scholarships, recruiting scholarships for those with an interest in these areas, research, and travel for students and professors in relation to these areas. 

Click here to make a gift online and support the ONE and Complex Litigation Fund.

Bequests and other planned gifts have a lasting impact on teaching, research and scholarships at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. We have a number of alumni who are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. This type of gift allows you to make a gift now or after your lifetime while experiencing financial benefits for yourself and loved ones. Through planned giving, you can endow faculty chairs and scholarships, create and sustain innovative programing, or expand on library resources. You may choose to select an area of interest important to you, or allow your gift to fund key priorities determined by the College of Law leadership.

If you would like to know more about making a planned gift to the OU College of Law, please contact:

OU Law Development
(405) 325-9175
law.alumni@ou.edu

If you would like to contribute to another area not listed above, click here.