- Posted September 06, 2013
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Robinson scholarship dinner set for tonight
The legacy of Jim Robinson, former dean of Wayne State University Law School, will be celebrated at a special dinner tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the home of Joe and Linda Papelian in Bloomfield Hills.
The dinner will serve as a fund-raiser for a scholarship fund established in Robinson's name. Donations will be earmarked for the presentation of an annual $28,000 scholarship to a deserving Wayne Law student. Wayne Law Dean Jocelyn Benson is expected to be in attendance at the event.
Robinson, who died of gastrointestinal cancer in August 2010 at age 66, enjoyed a brilliant legal career that included stays with major firms in Detroit and Washington, D.C. Those career stops were sandwiched around public service appointments as U.S. attorney in Detroit and assistant attorney general with the Department of Justice. In 1977 at the age of 34, he was appointed U.S. attorney by President Jimmy Carter. From 1993-98, he served as dean of Wayne Law, his legal alma mater. A native of Grand Rapids, Robinson and his wife, Marti, created an endowed scholarship at Wayne State as a way to "give back" to the school that was dear to their hearts.
Those interested in supporting the Robinson Scholarship Fund can contact Kristy Pagan at KPagan@wayne.edu.
Published: Fri, Sep 6, 2013
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