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Support the Alexander Tallchief Skibine Indian Law Endowed Scholarship

Gifts to this fund will honor the legacy of the late Utah Law Professor Alexander Tallchief Skibine through an endowed scholarship to support students at the S.J. Quinney College of Law with an interest in Indian Law. Skibine was the S.J. Quinney Endowed Professor of Law at the time of his passing. He was appointed to the faculty at the University of Utah College of Law in 1989, and it was here that he spent his entire academic career.

Make a Gift

Or send a check made out to “Skibine Law Scholarship” and send to:
U of U Advancement Office
PO Box 58006
SLC, UT 84158

Please direct any questions to Lexie Kite, Sr. Director of Advancement, at lexie.kite@law.utah.edu.


Professor Skibine received a B.A. in political science and French literature from Tufts University and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. Before joining the faculty at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1989, Professor Skibine served as Deputy Counsel for Indian Affairs for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Professor Skibine published many articles in the area of federal Indian law and he was frequently invited to speak on federal Indian law issues at venues around the country. He was a member of the District of Columbia bar association.