Helmut Sohmen ’66 and his wife, Anna, hosted a dinner in Beijing to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sohmen Chinese Scholars program in October. Thirty-five former Sohmen Scholars and SMU’s Dedman School of Law Dean John Attanasio attended the event. Pictured with Sohmen (center) are (from left) Attanasio, current Sohmen Scholar Xinying Zhu; Justice Xiaojing Duan, a judge in the Chinese People’s Supreme Court in Beijing and a visiting scholar at the law school; and current Sohemn Scholars Jianhan Guo, Bo Yan and Yang Liu. Sohmen, who lives in Hong Kong, established the program at the law school through a $2 million gift, and he recently pledged an additional $1 million to the program. The Dedman Foundation matched both gifts. Each year the program funds four or five full-time scholarships for a one-year LL.M. in comparative and international law on the condition that the students return to China after graduation. The highly competitive scholarships and living stipend are awarded to outstanding graduates of China’s top law schools. The goal of the program is to train young Chinese leaders in U.S. law and international legal principles.