Law School Welcomes Incoming Class of 2004

August 18, 2004

Capital University Law School will welcome its new incoming class on Thursday, August 19, 2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Mees Hall on Capital University’s main campus in Bexley with an Opening Convocation and Gavel Ceremony. The Gavel Ceremony reinforces the Law School’s ideals of professionalism and ethics in entering students by presenting each of them with a gavel from a university dignitary.

The featured speaker at this year’s Opening Convocation is the Honorable Peggy L. Bryant, Judge from the 10th district court of appeals. Heather Sowald, a 1979 graduate of the Law School and president of the Ohio State Bar Association also will speak. In addition, this will be the first Law School Orientation Dean Jack A. Guttenberg will preside over.

“I am honored and excited to be here,” Dean Guttenberg said. “I feel proud to join this new class as we build on Capital’s tradition of excellence in legal education.”

This year’s class will include 188 full-time day students, 90 part-time evening students and 2 part-time day students. The class was selected from a pool of over 1,400 applicants. Nearly one-half of the new students are women and 12 percent represent minority ethnic groups.

“Selected from one of the most competitive applicant pools in the history of the law school, we are extremely pleased about its academic strength,” said Linda Mihely, Assistant Dean of Admission and Financial Aid. “This year’s class also brings a variety of experience and backgrounds to our student body.”

The new students represent 12 different states and 9 foreign countries. They range in age from 21 to 52 and 23 of the students already have graduate degrees. The class includes physicians, engineers, chemists, pharmacists, teachers and accountants.