University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Goodwin Retires After 31 Years Things might not run quite as smoothly at the Law School after the end of the 1991-92 school year. Alla Goodwin, Assistant to Dean Mark Yudof, will be retiring after working at the Law School for nearly 31 years. Goodwin “expects a few phone calls” after her departure because of the complexity of the rules and regulations that she has been navigating at the University. Alla Goodwin first began work at the Law School in 1963, “temporarily filling in for a friend. She wound up with a full-time job with a wide range of changing duties and responsibilities. Goodwin lias been with the University through five deans and numerous changes as the Law School has expanded with an increasing number of faculty and students. From her first job as Assistant to Associate Dean Byron Fullerton working with personnel and continuing legal education, Goodwin gained her first real hands-on experience with the complexities of running the Law School. Now responsible for the budget and paperwork for visiting professors, Goodwin has gained first-hand knowledge of the inside workings of the University’s bureaucratic system. In fact, in a 1988 report in the Townes Hall Notes, Dean Yudof remarked that “it could be said that for the last decade or two, Alla has been the real dean of the Law School.” Alla Goodwin has found the intellectual atmosphere of the I,aw School to always be interesting, never dull.” Part of the interesting nature of her experiences can be attributed to the fact that the Law School has changed so much since 1963. An extensive remodeling effort, along with growth in the number of students, faculty and staff have made the school a much different place than it was 30 years ago. Goodwin fondly recalled the closeness of the staff when the Law School was much smaller, speaking of how much she enjoyed chatting with friends over coffee in the old staff lounge. The staff was small enough then to play games during lunch hours and Quija board over coffee. Although the increase of staff size has made such activity less frequent now, Goodwin still enjoys being with other long-time staff members such as Anna Saldana and Gwen Anderson. Goodwin has enjoyed the people she worked with on the faculty and staff, citing them as the best part of her job. She said two of her favorite people were her first boss, Byron Fullerton, and Associate Dean of Students T.J. Gibson. Additionally, the deans have “all been wonderful, so friendly.” Goodwin handles the paperwork for visiting professors, and has met quite a few of them in this capacity. She noted, without exception, they were some of the more interesting people I’ve encountered while working for the Law-School and they were all very impressed with the school and with Austin in general.” Despite being pleased with the people she has met and the atmosphere she has encountered while working at the I .aw School, Goodwin confesses she looks forward to retiring. She plans on spending her time “traveling and enjoying my nine grandchildren.” Goodwin confided that her husband retired five years ago and was eager to have her home. So, while the Law School will surely be a less efficient place after her departure, it has definitely been the better for her skills at organization and she will be sorely missed by faculty and staff alike. — by I Aura Parehman 10 — Alb Goodwin

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Texas Federalist Society — 9

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Law School Faces Tuition Hike Tuition at the UT School of Law may increase next semester in order to fund minority scholarships and offset budget cuts, Dean Mark Yudof said Monday. At a Student Leadership Luncheon last Thursday, Yudof outlined a preliminary plan to law students that would increase in-state tuition by 23 percent and out-of-state tuition by 22 percent. Money from the increase will fund minority scholarships, faculty salary increases and the Tarlton Law Library. “There is nothing formally proposed right now. I wanted to tell the students informally. I didn’t just want to announce an increase without consulting them first,” he said. Michael Sharlot, associate dean in the School of Law, said the proposal would increase Texas-resident tuition from $97 per credit hour to the state-mandated maximum of $120, an increase of about $600 per year per student. Non-resident tuition will increase from $187 per hour to $240, a $ 1,500 per-year per-student increase. By Fran cine Bosco Daily Texan Staff Approximately half of the money from the increase will fund minority scholarships with the rest going to faculty salaries and the law library. Eddy Daniels, a third-year law student, said while he was not against a tuition increase, he opposed allocating extra money to non-need-based minority scholarships. The argument is: We’ve made a commitment to minority scholarships but generally need isn’t the index. People on financial aid and those on the fringe are going to have to borrow more money or work more to pay for someone with no financial need, he said. Currently, approximately $400,000 is allocated to minority scholarships and $300,000 is used for unreserved scholarships per year, said Daniels, who believes Yudof could cut the proposed increase in half. “Instead, of increasing tuition by $300 they’re increasing it even more. But they’re not giving the money back equally,” he said. “The last time tuition increased it doubled, and of that half went to minority scholarships. What they ended up doing, required students on financial aid to pay more and they redirected it back to non-need minorities,” Daniels added. But Sharlot said the law school needs to make substantial scholarships available in order to increase minority enrollment. It’s true, especially with black students, that competition for minority recruitment is very fierce. To compete in this national market we need to make these scholarships available,” he said. Sharlot also said the extra tuition is not earmarked solely for non need-based minority scholarships, but is pooled with other money received through donations and will be spent in several ways. n Tuition Hike —