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As (he largest room in the College, the auditorium is the focal point of the College's most significant scholarly events. Here members of the College community gather for the annual David C. Baum Memorial Lecture series and for presentations by visiting scholars and distinguished guests. In recent years the College has hosted such prominent public figures as U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, U.S. Representative Thomas Ewing of Illinois, Democratic National Committee Chair David Wilhclm. and the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Distinguished legal scholars have included Cass K. Sunstein, the Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School; and Daniel A. Farber, the Henry J. Fletcher Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty at the University of Minnesota Law School. As part of the renovation the auditorium received a complete facelift. Tables were included in the new seating arrangement) allowing the room to serve additional purposes for classes and College meetings and functions. At the 1994 open house, for example, the auditorium was filled with prospective students who had come to learn more about the College of Law; and it is used for the annual alumni job-search conference, where alumni return to the College to advise students on career strategies and job possibilities.

MAX L. ROWE AUDITORIUM

Max L. Rowe obtained his law degreefromthe College ofLaw in 1946 and went on to build a successful career as a business executive, private law practitioner, and management consultant

Throughout his career, Mr. Rowe has distinguished himselfin the area of public service. He was a member ofthe national advisory council ofthe Small Business Administration, the Illinois Compensation Review Board, and President Reagan's National Commission for Empbyment Policy; and served as chair ofthe advisory board to the Illinois Department ofPersonnel. In 1980, serving as an Illinois delegate to the Republican National Convention, he gave the speech seconding the nomination offormerGovernor Reagan as the Republican candidateforpresident. Mr. Rowe is a member ofthe Colleges Board of Visitors, which advises the College administration. In 1982 he was recognized as the Colleges Alumnus ofthe Month. Mr. Rowe retired in 1987 as a member ofthe Chicago lawfirmofKirkland & Ellis. Since then he has been engaged in the private practice oflaw and management consulting.

In addition to his generous contribution to the building project, Mr. Rowe has endowed the Max I.. Rowe professorship, which recognizes and supports a distinguished member ofthe teaching faculty, and supports an annual scholarship for student athletes. Mrs. Maxine Rowe is also a University ofIllinois graduate, earning an A.B. in Englishfromthe College ofLiberal Arts and Sciences. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe have four children andfourgrandchildren.