David C. Drummond '89 (right), vice president of ... - Stanford Lawyer

Alumni
Weekend
Emeritus professor John
Henry Merryman led
a tour of the outdoor
sculptures that adorn
Stanford’s campus,
including Dimitri Hadzi’s
Pillars of Hercules III,
a bronze from 1982.
PHOTO: STEVE GLADFELTER
Saturday’s tailgate party (below), held on the lawn outside the law school’s
Kresge Auditorium, offered a fun time for all. A balloon man entertained children
with hats, animals, and other creations; members of the class of 1955 gathered
for lunch.
PHOTOS: ROBERT MARCH
2005
David C. Drummond ’89 (right), vice president of corporate development and
general counsel for Google, Inc., was the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Dean’s
Circle dinner. Brad ’55 (BA ’53) and Dorothy Jeffries (below) at the Dean’s
Circle dinner.
PHOTOS: ROBERT MARCH

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WINTER
2006
ALUMNI WEEKEND
Hon. Robert Worth ’55 (BA ’53) (top
left) and Bill Abrell ’55 (top right) donned
a pair of the Stanford caps. Balloons
sporting the law school’s colors festooned
the corridors around Cooley Courtyard.
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Saturday evening’s reunion dinners were held in festive tent pavilions on
Canfield Courtyard, just across from the law school. The dinner provided an
opportunity for alumni, and potential future alumni, to get together. (Left to
right) Katrina McIntosh ’00 and her baby, Olivia; Shannon Eagan ’00; and
Maureen Lewis ’00.
PHOTOS: ROBERT MARCH
Stanford University’s annual alumni celebration, held October 20 to 23, brought more than 650 law school alumni,
family, and friends back to the campus for a weekend of fun, learning, and friendship.
The festivities opened with the traditional Dean’s Circle dinner, held Thursday evening at the Bechtel Conference
Center in Encina Hall. An event to recognize and honor the school’s top donors, it boasted a crowd of nearly 200. David C.
Drummond ’89, vice president of corporate development and general counsel of Google, Inc., and one of the newest members
of the Dean’s Circle, keynoted the evening.
The fall weather during reunion weekend couldn’t have been better—it enabled Friday’s alumni luncheon and Saturday’s
tailgate party to be held outdoors. Adults and children alike enjoyed the barbecue, ice cream, and balloon-blowing clown at
the tailgate party. Those who went on to the football game were awarded with a victory as Stanford beat Arizona State by a
score of 45 to 35.
It wouldn’t be Alumni Weekend without the usual selection of stimulating panel discussions on important, controversial,
and topical subjects (see next page). Friday led with the panel “National Security: At What Cost?” followed by an afternoon
session, “Controlling the Bench: The Impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase Revisited.” Saturday afternoon’s panel, “From
Despair to Hope? The Reconstruction of New Orleans and Its Effect on U.S. Poverty,” attracted a large crowd.
There were numerous opportunities during the gathering for alumni to get reacquainted. Besides the luncheons, there
was a special reception for alumni and students of color held on Friday afternoon, followed by an evening reception for all
alumni held in the law school’s Crocker Garden. For many attendees the highlight of the weekend was the Saturday reunion
dinner, when each class got together in its own private tent for an evening of cocktails, dinner, and regaling.

ALUMNI WEEKEND
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STANFORD
LAWYER
REBUILDING THE GULF COAST
Hurricane Katrina did more than wreck the Gulf
Coast. It also exposed some of the deep social
problems that ravage the country on a daily
basis. Stanford Law School and Stanford Alumni
Association brought together an esteemed panel
to discuss these critical issues and to suggest
ways that the federal government can help solve
them.
DEBATING NATIONAL SECURITY
IMPEACHING JUSTICE SAMUEL CHASE
Justice Samuel Chase is the only member of the
U.S. Supreme Court to be impeached. His trial,
held in 1805, raised a number of important issues
that are still debated today. What constitutes
an impeachable offense? What relationship
should the judiciary have with other branches
of government? Stanford Law School staged a
reenactment of the impeachment trial.
Moderator Carlos Watson ’95, CNN political
analyst
Panelist Reuben Jeffery III, JD/MBA ’80, chairman
of the Commodity Trading Futures Commission
and former special assistant to the president
Stanford 3L Mike Kass arguing for the
impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase
Panelist Heather MacDonald ’85, John M. Olin
fellow, Manhattan Institute, and contributing
editor at City Journal
Panelist Josh B. Bolten ’80, director of the Office
of Management and Budget, Executive Office
of the President of the United States (left) with
panelist Leon Panetta, former director of the Office
of Management and Budget and former White
House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton
Stanford 3L Lauren Kofke arguing against the
impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase
Panelist Jenny S. Martinez, assistant professor
of law
Moderator Hon. Richard L. Morningstar ’70,
former U.S. ambassador to the European Union
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the
United States changed the balance that exists
in this country between upholding civil liberties
and ensuring national security. Or did it? Stanford
Law School and Stanford Alumni Association
assembled a distinguished panel of experts to
debate the impact that global terrorism is having
on our nation and its laws.
Jury member Hon. Fern Smith ’75 (BA ’72), retired
judge of the U.S. District Court, Northern District
of California
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