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Spring 2025 issue

Welcome to the newest issue of Res Gestae, Utah Law's alumni magazine!

In this issue, we talk with Denise Dragoo (JD '76), who helped draft the Utah Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and is a trailblazer in mining law.

We also feature Tomu Johnson (JD '11) and discuss his career in privacy law and his passion for mentoring law students.

Finally, we spotlight Michelle Oldroyd (JD ’00), the director of professional education at the Utah State Bar, and highlight the ways she coaches students and alumni and teaches the community about law.

Check out photos of our Alumni Awards and Golden Gavel Society celebrations, and read more about a new scholarship endowment in honor of Professor Jensie Anderson.

LETTERS & CLASS NOTES

See photos from the 2025 Alumni Awards and Golden Gavel Society celebrations

 May 15, 2025
Letters

Utah Law honored alumni at its annual Alumni Awards on Friday, April 11, and recognized those who graduated at least 50 years ago at the Golden Gavel Society celebration on April 12.

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From our senior director of development and alumni relations: Spring 2025

 May 18, 2025
Letters

I look forward to the spring semester each year because we welcome old friends to our Alumni Awards (which double as our class reunions) and our Golden Gavel Society celebration, and we also celebrate our new graduates at convocation! It’s rewarding to meet so many of you and catch up on your accomplishments.

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ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Explore how to get involved and give back to the S.J. Quinney College of Law.

SUBMIT<br />CLASS NOTES
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CLASS NOTES
Share your personal and professional milestones with other alumni.
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GET INVOLVED<br />AS ALUMNI
GET INVOLVED
AS ALUMNI
Explore the many ways you can engage with the college and our students.
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CONNECT WITH<br />ALUMNI ON LINKEDIN
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ALUMNI ON LINKEDIN
Join our alumni LinkedIn group to network and share resources.
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GIVE TO THE<br />COLLEGE
GIVE TO THE
COLLEGE
Support our students by contributing to the initiatives and programs you care about.
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ABOUT RES GESTAE

Res Gestae is the quarterly alumni magazine of the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law—a place to celebrate the alumni, students and faculty who define the Utah Law community. You can learn more about the magazine, see our list of contributors, and explore previous issues here.

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