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VOLUME XXII, NUMBER 4
SOUTH TEXAS
FEBRUARY 1994
COLLEGE OF LAW
STCL
FEB 8 1994
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ANNOTATIONS
Law school family mourns
Alumni Association exec
By RUTH PILLER
Annotations Editor
More than a month after a
gun-toting parolee shot Lizabeth
Matthews in a southwest Houston
restaurant, STCL faculty, staff,
students and alumni continue to
talk about all she had to give ~
and all that was taken from her.
Lizabeth Parham
Matthews, 37, died Dec. 30,
shortly after she was shot during a
holdup in the Bennigan's restau-
rant at 6501 Southwest Freeway.
Her husband, Kenneth, also shot
during the lunch-time robbery, is
recovering from his wounds.
At press time, Charles
Harold Hughes, the man accused
of killing Matthews, remained in
jail, held without bond. A grand
jury was expected to get the case
in the near future.
And the
winners
are...
South Texas had a
winning week: Moot
Court advocates cap-
tured first place in an
elusive New York
competition, and a
Princeton publication
named STCL as
having one of the
nation's 10 best law
school faculties!
See Dean Wilks'
column, page 2.
Lizabeth Matthews had a
long and celebrated history with
South Texas College of Law. A
1985 STCL graduate, she was
elected president of the college's
alumni association
in October.
She also be-
came a trustee
of the school,
the first person
to serve in such
a dual capacity.
Members of the STCL
community remembered Matthews
as a troubleshooter, a peacemaker
and a selfless individual.
"She was the ultimate
conciliator," said Harriet Zivley,
director of alumni affairs. "When
tempers started to flair in the
(alumni) officers meeting, she was
the peacemaker.
"I never heard her say a
harsh word about anyone," Zivley
added. "She could tease you to
death. She could also put you in
your place without raising her
voice or being ugly. She was an
incredible person."
After earning her J.D.,
Matthews served as general coun-
sel, executive vice president and
secretary of First South Savings
Association. She later became
general counsel for First Heights
Bank. Since 1992, she had been a
solo practitioner. During the past
three years, she also was general
counsel for The Matthews Group,
a family-owned capital equipment
continued on page 8
Lights! Camera! Action!
Another prof
shares his law
movie favorites
By TIMOTHY ZINNECKER
(Editor's note: Professor
Zinnecker, a visiting assistant
professor at STCL, wrote this in
reply to last semester's professo-
rial guide to the movies, written
by Professor Terrell.)
As one who has amassed
a video collection of over 450
titles, I thought I'd accept
Professor Terrell's invitation to
add to the list. I, too, will issue
the caveat that in some in-
stances, the legal themes in my
selections are rather tenuous.
Also, in an effort to generate
more discussion, I'll not dupli-
cate any of Professor Terrell's
selections (but for the record, let
me affirm his choices of
continued on page 10
Studying in South Texas style
Fundraising has begun for South Texas' new $25 million, four-story law library, above. When the new library is
completed in 1997, it will contain about 500 study carrels, 200,000 volumes and about 140,000 additional volumes on
film. The library is designed to have a feeling of openess, with natural light for study areas, pleasant views and high
ceilings. The library is expected to be one of the most technically advanced in the nation.
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