Dean Frohnmayer looking forward to second year
By Martin Fisher
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Preparing to begin his second full year
as dean of the University School of Law.
Dave Frohnmayer is optimistic about the
school's current situation and its future.
"Putting aside the wreckage Measure
5 is doing to the state's public services in
general, we've had n very good year."
Frohnmayer said.
Frohnmayer credits ''strong and engaged
students" and "a wonderful year of new
faculty recruitment" as two indicators that
the school is moving forward in spite of
the state's fiscal troubled waters.
"Our star is definitely continuing to
rise." he said.
Frohnmayer became dean of the law
school in January 1992. after having served
as Oregon's attorney general for 11 years
He said the joh is different than what he
thought it would be.
"I was warned about the piles of paper
that deans have to process." he said, "out
I didn't have any real sense for just how
much paper from every conceivable source
crosses your desk."
Frohnmayer said he was also unpre
pared for how much time he would have
to spend on the road attending conferences
and fund-raising, as well as being active
in ( ivic and public service organizations,
including the state bar association.
Another surprise awaiting Frohnmayer
w-as Ballot Measure f>. the property tax lim
itation measure passed by Oregon voters
in 1990.
"We have taken some budget cuts over
the last three years," Frohwnayer said,
"but we \ e also found other smm es of rv\
emie, and our students pay a higher pro
portion of their edia ation than do other
students in graduate programs in the state
system of higher education."
Frohnmayer said the perception of dam
age done by Measure 5 is greater than the
actual damage, but "there's no question
that it is scaring off Oregon students "
However. Krohnmayer claims the law
si hool is one of two premiere law schools
in the Northwest, the other being at the
University of Washington. There aw six
law si bools in Oregon and Washington
"We end up being one of the major
schools of < hoi< t> for the wgion, and. in
some cases, the nation." he said.
As a public school, one of the law
school's most important functions is to
provide access to a professional education
that students otherwise could not afford.
Krohnmayer said
Another important role the si hixil plays
is public service. Krohnmayer said. Kai ■
uity and students at the law school work
in clinics, such ns the environmental law
clinic, and aw active in legal wform in the
State.
Environmental law is one of the school's
strongest programs, vet Krohnmayer
expressed surprise on his part and that
of the faculty upon learning that U S News
and World Report listed l.ewis and (Mark
Northwestern School of l aw in Portland
us one of the top five environmental law
programs in the country, while giving no
mention to the University program
"I don't know what it's based on." he
said of the wjxirt "We have a broader i ur
riculum and the largest grass roots i on
ference in the United States, maybe the
world, and have had for maybe a dozen
years
"1 don't want to make our case by bash
mg a sister law school, ' Krohnmaver said,
"but we don't take set ond fiddle to em -
body
Krohnmayer said although environ
mental law is one of the law s< bool's
stronger programs, it is not the only strong
Dave Frohnmayer
program
" l'o nave a s. luh)l of broad public. ser
vic e capabilities, you need to have mul
tiple strengths." he said "In addition to
natural resources, one of our traditional
strengths has been In public law. public
service."
Frohnmnver said he also believes the
se hool "has a role- to plav in the- emerging
entrepreneurial economy of the Jtst cen
tury."
"That’s the high wage*, family wage is on
omv that we want to both import here and
strengthen that that is already here. he
said
"We have an obligation to serve the
small businesses that are the core of the
Northwest is onomv," he said, adding that
"the interesting thing is that there is hard
ly a law si hool in the t imntrv that has that
as a focus."
"A lot of law schools are in this sort of
10th-century, or early 20th-century, Har
vard law school model, and they don’t
necessarily see that they have a mission
to !m' part of the society," he said
Frohnmaver is positive in his outlook
for the si hool's future
"I think it's very bright." he said "I see
us being the school of i hon e for (he
region. I see us play ing a major role in
public decisions of all kinds that have
ii*gal 1IIiptit alums, with a real sen u e and
outreat h component
Frohnmaver also wants to develop
more of a connection between the liny
si hool and the resl of the l 'niversitv
Frohnmaver said tie yvns pleased by the
interest shown last wintor in an experi
mental law course designed for under
graduate students lays 41(1. Perspectives
in layv. yvas very well rei eived. he said
Itii ause of its success, the i lass yvill lie
offered this y ear during fall and winter
terms
As for his own future, Frohnitiayer is
vague After having spent 11 years as
attorney general and losing a gubernator
ial race to Barbara Rolierts, does Frohn
maver ever i onsuler someday returning
to the public arena'
"My i rvstal ball is very opaque." he
said "I don't have a master calendar and
a master game plan
Right noyv I think I n doing some
thing that is y aluahle. and I'm Irving to do
It well." tie s lid of tieiug tleall "III the
stiort 1H months that I've been here. I've
got a lot of help, but I've got a lot to look
Ian k on and to tie real proud of
' A on tend to do those things that you
get positive reinforcement for having
done, and so tar the reltlfori emeu! lias
lieeu positive ' he said
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