National Law Journal on Pritzker Family's Gift

Pritzker Family Donates $3.5 Million to Chicago Law

Karen Sloan
March 31, 2015 The National Law Journal

The University of Chicago Law School has received a $3.5 million donation from the family of alumnus Donald Pritzker, founder and former president of the Hyatt Corp. hotel chain.

The money will endow a Donald N. Pritzker Professorship in Law for a faculty member with expertise in business law, technology, entrepreneurship and intellectual property.

Pritzker graduated from the law school in 1959. He died in 1972.

“Donald Pritzker was the ultimate entrepreneur, and his professional and personal life was a testament to innovation, leadership and passion—values the law school holds dear,” dean Michael Schill said. “I am delighted and thrilled by the Pritzkers’ generosity and their commitment to these shared ideals.”