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Moritz College of Law
Portrait of Ervin H. Pollack
Professor and Director of Research Services, 1947-1972
Artist: David Philip Wilson, 1975 (signed)
(Moritz Law Library 3rd floor Reading Room)
Ervin H. Pollack was Professor and Director of the Law Library from 1947 until his death on June 9, 1972. Pollack was instrumental in developing and greatly expanding the size and scope of the library's collection, increasing library staff and developing the legal research curriculum. He devised a unique system of classification for legal materials that was adopted by the library and subsequently used by other large, academic law libraries. During his tenure, the law library was established autonomously from the University Libraries, new faculty research and student services were offered, and the growing library collection was moved from Page Hall to the new Law Building on High Street, formally dedicated in the spring of 1960.
Pollack's portrait is displayed prominently at the center of the 3rd floor Reading Room book cases.
Portraits of Robert M. Duncan, '52, Distinguished College Alumnus (1992) and honorary Doctor of Laws recipient, and Grace Heck Faust, '30, Distinguished College Alumna (1990) and recipient of the 1971 University Distinguished Service Award on display in the library's 3rd floor Reading Room.
Portraits of Distinguished Alumni
on display in the
Moritz Law Library
Michael E. Moritz (1933-2002)
Class of 1961
Columbus attorney, major benefactor and namesake of the Moritz Law Library and the Moritz College of Law
Artist: Han Xin (signed)
Moritz Law Library 2nd floor (Main Entrance)
Moritz Law Library 2nd floor Reserve Room
Hon. William M. McCulloch (1901-1980)
Class of 1925
Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1972 & 2015 (posthumous)
Presented by James F. “Jim” Dicke II, chairman and CEO of Crown Equipment Corporation
Artist: John Boyd Martin (signed), 2014
John Deaver Drinko (1921-2008)
Class of 1944
University Distinguished Service Award, 1981
Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1991
Presented by Baker & Hostetler, LLP, Cleveland, Ohio
Artist: David Philip Wilson, 1985 (signed)
Moritz Law Library 3rd floor Hallway and Reading Room
Roger Hegler Smith
Class of 1940
Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1968
Presented by his partners in Eastman, Stichter, Smith & Bergman
Artist: Ruskin Kone, ‘80 (signed)
Donald Clinton Power
Class of 1926
University Distinguished Service Award, 1954
Distinguished Alumnus, 1970
Artist: David Philip Wilson (signed), undated
Charles Clifford Callahan
Class of 1934
Distinguished Alumnus, 1971
Presented to the College of Law by John D. Drinko
Artist: David Philip Wilson, 1972 (signed)
John W. Bricker
Class of 1920
Distinguished Alumnus, 1969
Presented to the College of Law by Isadore Topper, ‘27
Artist: David Philip Wilson, 1969? (signed)
C. William O’Neill
Class of 1942
Distinguished Alumnus, 1967
Presented to the College of Law by Thomas F. Patton, 1926
Artist: David Philip Wilson, 1960 (signed)
Clarence D. Laylin
Class of 1906
Distinguished Alumnus, 1965
Presented to the College of Law by David H. Shawan, 1960, Isadore Topper, 1927, Richard N. Larrimer, 1925 and Gavin R. Larrimer, 1961
Artist: David Philip Wilson, 1968 (signed)
Isadore Topper
Class of 1927
Distinguished Alumnus, 1964
Artist: David Philip Wilson, 1967 (signed)
Hon. Robert M. Duncan
Class of 1952
Distinguished Alumnus, 1992
Artist: Filipiak, 1995 (signed)
Grace Heck Faust
Class of 1930
University Distinguished Service Award, 1971
Distinguished Alumna, 1990
Artist: Korhumel, 1993
Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum
Class of 1941
United States Senate, 1974, 1977-1994
Artist: Dr. Bernard Widen (signed), undated
Deans' Portraits
Moritz Law Library
Portraits of the former deans of the College were originally displayed around the perimeter of the Moritz Law Library's 3rd floor Reading Room (pictured above). The portrait of Dean William F. Hunter, the College's first full-time dean (1893-1904), was painted posthumously decades later. No portrait exists for Marshall J. Williams, the Ohio Supreme Court justice who combined his duties on the court with voluntary, part-time service as the first dean of the law department from 1891-1893. There is also no portrait of Joseph P. Outhwaite, another early dean who served a brief tenure from 1905 until his death in 1907.
Portraits of recent, College of Law deans are currently on display in the library's Reserve Room on the 2nd floor, including Gregory H. Williams (1993-2001), Nancy Hardin Rogers (2001-2008), Alan C. Michaels (2008-2019) and Lincoln L. Davies (2019-2024).
Marshall J. Williams* (no portrait)
Dean, 1891-1893
William F. Hunter
Dean, 1893-1904
Joseph P. Outhwaite (no portrait)
Dean, 1905-1907
George W. Rightmire
Acting Dean, 1908-1909
John J. Adams
Dean, 1909-1926
Alonzo H. Tuttle**
Acting Dean, 1926-1928
Herschel W. Arant
Dean, 1928-1939
Arthur T. Martin
Dean, 1940-1946
Harry W. Vanneman
Acting Dean, 1946-1947
Jefferson B. Fordham
Dean, 1947-1952
Frank R. Strong
Dean, 1952-1965
Ivan C. Rutledge
Dean, 1965-1970
James C. Kirby
Dean, 1970-1974
L. Orin Slagle, Jr.
Dean, 1974-1978
James E. Meeks
Dean, 1978-1985
Francis X. Beytagh
Dean, 1985-1993
Gregory H. Williams
Dean, 1993-2001
Nancy Hardin Rogers
Dean, 2001-2008
Alan C. Michaels
Dean, 2008-2019
Lincoln L. Davies
Dean, 2019-2024
*No portrait is available for Supreme Court Justice Marshall J. Williams who served as the College's first dean on a part-time basis from 1891 until 1893.
**The portrait of Professor Alonzo H. Tuttle, who served as acting dean from 1926-1928, was commissioned and donated to the College in his honor by his students.