MSP EVENING GALA: Marcia Anderson (Class of ’84), the first African-American woman two-star general in the U.S. Army, left, Judge Thomas W. Sumners (Class of ’84), center, and Yvonne Smith Segars (Class of ’84), the former New Jersey Public Defender, right, were among the guests at the evening gala held April 14 at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rutgers Law School’s Minority Student Program.
Nearly 700 Rutgers Law School alumni, students, faculty and staff returned to Newark on April 14 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the school’s pioneering Minority Student Program.
MSP PROCLAMATION: N.J. State Sen. Nia Gill (Class of ’75) (D-Essex), left, and N.J. Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (Class of ’91) (D-Union), right, celebrate after reading a proclamation from the state Assembly recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Rutgers Law School Minority Student Program.
Created in 1968, the program is a recognized model for educating and preparing students of color and disadvantaged students of all races for a legal career, and diversifying the legal profession.
MSP SYMPOSIUM: Newark Council President Mildred Crump, far left, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (Class of ’79), center, and Rutgers University-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor, right, attended the daytime symposium at 15 Washington Street, the site of the former Rutgers Law School, during the 50th celebration of the Minority Student Program.
