The Honorable Byron R. White, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court gave the principal address. “I am impressed with what I have seen here at Washburn,” the Justice said. “Only energy and vision could have produced this building and those same qualities, I am sure, will be powerful support for sustaining a relevant and vital educational enterprise in this beautiful structure.” (History of Washburn Law School 1903-2003, p. 227-228)