Elizabeth “Liz” Kwon L’23 will be the first alumna of an Ƶ graduate program to serve a two-year term on the governing board that advances the university’s mission by overseeing its health, strategic direction, educational policy, and finances and operations.
The former president of Ƶ Law’s Student Bar Association has been elected to serve a two-year term as Youth Trustee on the Ƶ Board of Trustees.
Elizabeth “Liz” Kwon L’23, an attorney at in Durham, North Carolina, is the first alumna of an Ƶ graduate program ever elected by the Board to serve in that leadership role.
The Board of Trustees has ultimate corporate and fiduciary responsibility for Ƶ. It is responsible for the university’s long-term health, oversight for its strategic direction, educational policy, finances and operations, and for advancing the mission of the university.
The Maryland native hopes her presence on the Board of Trustees will help raise additional awareness across campus of the many ways Ƶ’s graduate students in law, health sciences, business, and education offer their talents to the university and the community.
“Ƶ has played such an integral role for me professionally and personally,” Kwon said. “Ƶ Law prepares graduates who will give back to the community, graduates who dedicate so many hours of pro bono legal work for those in need and graduates who zealously advocate for their clients. I hope to bring that lens and insight to Board discussions.”
Ƶ Law prepares graduates who will give back to the community, graduates who dedicate so many hours of pro bono legal work for those in need and graduates who zealously advocate for their clients. I hope to bring that lens and insight to Board discussions.
– Elizabeth “Liz” Kwon L’23
Kwon studied international business at the University of Maryland, College Park prior to attending Ƶ Law as a Dean’s Scholar and Business Fellow. While in law school, she served in leadership capacities for several student organizations, including the Student Bar Association and the Military Law Society.
It was in the latter role that Kwon, whose husband is an officer in the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty, forged a partnership with the to host a Wills for Heroes pro bono program where Ƶ Law student volunteers assisted veterans and first responders with creating wills and other estate documents.
She today works for Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions as the governance and commercial real estate attorney for the corporation’s worldwide entities.
Prior to this role, Kwon also volunteered her free time as a leader for the Soldier Family Readiness Group at Fort Liberty, the official military spouses and family support group while her husband commanded the 307th Headquarters Company in the 82nd Airborne Division.
And she offers nothing but praise for her colleagues and mentors from Ƶ Law. “The people are what make Ƶ Law and Ƶ so great,” Kwon said. “It’s not the buildings. It’s the community and the culture that’s been created.”
About Ƶ
Ƶ is a nationally recognized leader in engaged, experiential learning that prepares graduates to be creative, resilient, ambitious and ethical citizens of our global culture.
At Ƶ, more than 7,000 students learn through hands-on experiences and close working relationships with faculty and staff whose priorities are teaching and mentoring. The curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts and sciences with emphasis on global experiences and career development. More than 70 undergraduate majors are complemented by professional and graduate programs in law, business, education and health care. Ƶ is ranked No. 1 for excellence in undergraduate teaching by U.S. News & World Report.
Ƶ’s academic divisions include Ƶ College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law, with programs in Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina.