Alumni

Return to Heritage of Leadership “Taking responsibility on the farm, in business and building UF Law” It was 1933 and the father of 8-year-old Warren Cason had just died from the flu at the family’s Hillsborough County farm. Warren’s mother, Bertha, gathered him and four siblings together after the funeral. “Each one of you is […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership (1921-2003) “Father of Valencia Community College” Raymer F. Maguire Jr. was a man devoted to his family, to his community and to his profession. A member of the pioneering Maguire family of Ocoee, Fla., Maguire Jr. was the son and namesake of Raymer F. Maguire (JD 15), a man influential […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership (1927-2000) “Always be aware of others, but compete only with yourself” James J. Freeland served the University of Florida College of Law as a professor for nearly 40 years. During that time, he co-founded the Graduate Tax Program at UF Law, now one of the top-ranked tax programs in the […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership (1913-2007) A Man for the Times Immediately following World War II America was a society in a state of evolution, forced by complex social and economic pressures to reinvent itself. Old institutions and political systems were pushed aside as servicemen returned from war, their youthful energy tempered by the hard […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership (1909-1995) “Tall Brother is watching you” At 6 inches shy of 7 feet tall, Henry A. Fenn was a man of measure. His unusual height and the watchful eye he kept on activities at the University of Florida College of Law led to the now infamous posters, pasted to walls […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership (1917-1988) “Founding father” of UF’s Graduate Tax Program For more than 30 years, the University of Florida Graduate Tax Program has helped prepare students for careers in tax law, and it is widely recognized by tax scholars, practitioners and tax employers nationwide as one of the nation’s leading programs for […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership (1915-1995) John Moore McCarty was a charismatic leader at the University of Florida long before his days as a law student. As a UF undergraduate, McCarty was selected by the UF administration as one of ten outstanding freshman in 1934, served on the Executive Committee of Student Government in 1935, […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership (1914-1999) The Honorable C. Clyde Atkins was known as a champion of civil rights and a defender for those who were less fortunate as well as a passionate supporter of the legal justice system. His achievements in this arena included advocating for the rights of the homeless, upholding the rights […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership When John “Johnnie” Wigginton enrolled in pre-engineering at the University of Florida he planned to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a civil engineer. However, two years in he found himself shifted to the study of law because it centered more on human relationships. While earning his law degree […]

Return to Heritage of Leadership   William “Bill” O.E. Henry, once listed as one of the best lawyers in America, called himself a true Central Floridian. Born in Ocala, he received both journalism and law degrees from the University of Florida, worked at a newspaper in Ocala, and eventually became a partner at a law […]