Stan Chesley Endows Law Professorship at His Alma Mater

Few lawyers in Cincinnati history have produced the sustained national impact on their profession that Stanley M. Chesley has. Now Chesley’s name will forever be associated with a professorship of law at his alma mater, the University of Cincinnati.

Chesley has made a substantial gift to the UC College of Law to endow the Stanley M. Chesley Professorship of Law. The goal of the endowment is to bring visiting professors of national and international prominence in all areas of law to the UC College of Law.

"I am very pleased that my family and I can continue to play an important role at the university and the law school", said Chesley, who earned his undergraduate degree in economics from UC in 1958 and then graduated from the UC College of Law as a member of the Class of 1960. Chesley also served as a member of the UC Board of Trustees from 1984-93, including five years as the board’s chairman.

"Stan’s gift makes a powerful statement of support for the college and its future," said UC College of Law Dean Louis D. Bilionis. "Rather than just focusing on his area of expertise, the Chesley Professorship will reach out to a variety of top scholars in all fields of law, allowing UC to continue to enhance its outstanding teaching and research."

The Chesley Professorship is the tenth professorship established at the UC College of Law. Other local attorneys and alumni who have established professorships in the last several years include James B. Helmer, Jr., James A. Katsanis, Donald P. Klekamp, and Wilbert L. Ziegler.

Chesley’s support for UC has been exhibited not just by his service on the Board of Trustees, but by his continued participation as a board member for the University of Cincinnati Foundation. He has also been active in a long list of charitable and community efforts while continuing to serve as Senior Attorney for the Cincinnati firm of Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley.