Dawn Clark Netsch Estate Donates $5 Million to Northwestern Law School

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Northwestern University School of Law has received a $5 million bequest from the Estate of Dawn Clark Netsch to endow the Walter and Dawn Clark Netsch Scholarship Fund, which will provide financial aid for law students who are interested in pursuing careers in public interest law. The gift also will fund loan repayment assistance to graduates working in the public interest law field.

Netsch, who died in 2013, was a beloved Northwestern alumna and long-serving professor who had a storied career in Illinois politics. The gift in Netsch’s honor will fittingly provide support for the next generation of public servants.

The iconic Illinois politician was the law school’s first female faculty member, and she focused her unique skills on the study of state and local government law.

“Dawn was a mentor to many generations of Northwestern Law students,” said Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez. “It was very important to her that students with a passion for public service be able to pursue those types of careers.”

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