Alum’s $5 million gift will support Institute for Health Law
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Kathleen and Bernard Beazley (LL.B. ’50) |
Beazley recently made a $5 million gift that will significantly expand the School of Law’s nationally ranked Institute for Health Law. The institute will be renamed the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy.
The gift will enhance the institute’s ability to attract the best and brightest faculty and students by establishing an endowed faculty chair, funding student fellowships and expanding program offerings.
“The Beazley Institute will now be able to significantly expand its work in this important field,” says Larry Singer, institute director. “This truly is a transformative gift that will allow us to better serve our students and our community.”
Beazley’s long career in the dental community culminated in his role as general counsel and senior vice president of Dentsply International, one of the largest professional dental products companies in the world.
“I’ve enjoyed a very rewarding career in health law, and I thought that this area is where I’d like to focus my support for Loyola,” Beazley says. “We’ll continue to need lawyers, hospital administrators and healthcare professionals who are very well educated regarding the corporate, regulatory and legal issues that face healthcare providers today—and who are preparing to address issues of the future. Loyola’s Institute for Health Law is one of the best programs in the country, and I’d like to continue to build and grow it.”
Beazley and his wife, Kathleen, are among the School of Law’s largest donors. The couple has supported many law school programs over the years, including establishing the Beazley Distinguished Professorships.