Visionary Looks Ahead - Thomas M. Cooley Law School

feature“I’m not even sure I realized that weweren’t part of the Big Ten,” said Dietz.Dietz dominated at the college level andstill remains the school’s all-time leadingscorer with 2,076 points. She earned all-statefirst team honors in 1979, 1980 and 1981.Just as she graduated from the Universityof Michigan, the NCAA started hostingorganized women’s events, effectivelyending the AIAW.FAMILY COMES FIRSTWhen not at the Big Ten Conference officesor on a Big Ten campus, Dietz can likelybe found rollerblading around Chicago’slakeshore district or traveling to metro-Detroitto spend time with her extended family.A devoted member of her extended family,Dietz has taken spending time with her brothers,sisters, nieces and nephews to anotherlevel. When she decided to take a break fromthe corporate world before joining the BigTen, she filled her time by serving as a playgroundsupervisor for the school that someof her nephews and nieces attended.Photos © 2008 Michigan State University Board of TrusteesDIETZ IS GOVERNED BY A SIMPLE MANTRA –ONE THAT SHE SAYS HAS SERVED HER WELL–“WORK HARD. BE NICE.”DiAne DieTz (MOReLL CLASS, 1985)“You see a whole different side of them whenthey are in their element,” explained Dietz. “Itis times like those that I cherish the most.”WORDS TO LIVE BYDietz is governed by a simple mantra – onethat she says has served her well – “Workhard. Be nice.”“If you do those two things, you’ll havemostly successful days. You might not alwaysget everything right and it may not be rosesall the time, but you’ll know that you didyour best.”BENCHMARK FALL 2010 COOLEY.EDU9