Marquette University receives $51 million to build new law school

Published: 2007-05-23

MILWAUKEE (CNS) -- Marquette University is receiving $51 million from an alumni couple to help build a new law school facility. A university news release described it as "the largest gift ever made by individuals to a Wisconsin college or university" as well as one of the largest gifts ever given to any U.S. law school. Raymond A. and Kathryn A. Eckstein of Cassville, Wis., and Boca Raton, Fla., said they made the gift as an "expression of gratitude" to the university. Raymond Eckstein, a retired transportation entrepreneur, is a 1949 graduate of the law school. His wife received her bachelor's degree in speech from Marquette that year. "My wife and I have many fond memories at Marquette," he said in a statement. "It was the place of our meeting and courtship and the beginning of our wonderful life together. Catholic, Jesuit education has played an important role in our lives."

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