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Feature
Magazine
Spring / Summer 2006
Outgoing Dean Matthew L. Spitzer ’77 reflects on the
partnerships he helped create over the past six years
Building bridges
By Rizza Barnes
IN THE YEAR 2000, THE OLDEST LAW SCHOOL IN THE
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST NOT ONLY CELEBRATED ITS 100 th
ANNIVERSARY, IT ALSO WELCOMED A NEW DEAN. OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, MATTHEW L. SPITZER — HIMSELF A
PRODUCT OF USC LAW — WOULD GUIDE THE SCHOOL TO
GREATER HEIGHTS OF EXCELLENCE, BUILDING UPON A LONG-
STANDING TRADITION FOUNDED BY HIS PREDECESSORS. ON
JULY 1, 2006, HE WILL RETIRE AS DEAN AND RETURN TO HIS
PROFESSORIAL ROOTS. HERE, COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS
RECALL SOME OF HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.