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Professor Mary Harter
Mitchell Honored
On Sunday, May 16, friends, family,
colleagues and students of Professor
Mary Mitchell gathered at the law school
to honor her memory. Professor Mitchell
passed away in November, 2009, following a
short illness.
Speakers included Professor Mitchell’s
daughters, Sally Hope Mitchell and
Clara Hope Mitchell, along with Dean
Gary R. Roberts, Professor Susanah
Mead, Mary Margaret Giannini, Mark
Nicholson, and the Honorable Frank
Sullivan of the Indiana Supreme Court.
The committee who planned the memorial
gathering included Kyle Galster, along
with Professors Susanah Mead, Florence
Roisman, Joan Ruhtenberg, Fran Watson,
Tom Wilson and George Wright. A reception
followed the formal memorial program.
1– The Honorable Frank Sullivan, Professor Mitchell’s daughter,
Clara Mitchell, and Mark Nicholson spoke at the service.
2– Professor Susanah Mead visits with Professor Emeritus
Debra Falender prior to the memorial service.
3– Professor Mitchell’s daughter, Sally Mitchell, read the poem
“Carnation,” as part of the memorial program.
4– Professor Susanah Mead spoke on “What Professor Mitchell
Meant to the Law School.”
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