Beginning in 2008, the Hendricks Lecture in Law and History series is endowed by Pete Hendricks ('66A, '69L), who has a private law practice in Atlanta involving land use zoning and government permitting. A history major himself, Hendricks also endowed the Ollie Crenshaw Prize in History at the College in honor of his favorite professor.

"It's important to have a sense of history to put what you are studying into context," Hendricks stated. "I know W&L's philosophy is to produce a well-rounded lawyer," he explained, "and I hope this lecture series will serve as an interface between the two disciplines."