NSU Horizons Fall 2011

25 horizons newspaper and there are legal issues. It’s an exciting field that’s woven into everything we do in life,” he said. Rogow considers a legal education to be a three- to four-year growth period for students. “A legal education enlarges you as a person, and then, once you know where you are headed, the education and credentials help take you there,” he said. “One is a better lawyer for having a broad range of knowledge of both the law and society. If you go to law school thinking that way, then you come out a better lawyer and person.” Law Center colleagues also acknowledge Rogow’s professionalism. “He is an inspiring instructor who brings legal theory to life for his students by injecting aspects of a lifetime of professional accomplish- ments into the classroom discussion,” said Joseph D. Harbaugh, professor of law and dean emeritus at NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center. “He also emphasizes that the breadth of legal education will prepare them for careers in government, business, and public service organizations, as well as traditional legal practice.” Thirty-seven years ago, Rogow was a professor at the University of Miami’s School of Law when he saw a newspaper article announcing the creation of NSU’s new law school. He called Peter Thornton, who was to be the first dean. “We chatted, we liked each other, and the rest was history,” he recalled. History indeed. Today, Rogow is the only professor remaining from the first Law Center faculty, having also served as acting dean and co-dean. His wife, Jacquelyn, was a member of the inaugural Law Center graduating class, so the couple shares a special affinity for the school. Their three children—Bryce, Brooks, and Alyna— attended University School, furthering the family’s ties to NSU. “Bruce Rogow was a key person in the formation and success of the Law Center. His commitment to the Law Center’s mission of ensuring that our students develop the knowledge, skills, and values that are at the heart of becoming trusted, highly adept, professional lawyers is as evident today as it was when the Law Center began,” said Athornia Steele, J.D., Law Center dean. As ever, Rogow remains unshakable in his belief in the power of the law. “Law has been one of the principal driving forces bringing our society to where it is today. The legal field will continue as the impetus for the social and societal changes in our country that can make the promises of freedom and equality into realities.” n Bruce and Jacquelyn Rogow have filled their home with artwork from their travels around the world.