In November 1990, the USD School of Law proudly announced the establishment of its first endowed faculty chair: the Price Chair in Public Interest Law. Almost $2 million in funding for the chair was contributed by San Diego philanthropists Sol and Helen Price. The holder of the chair is to teach public interest law and direct the Center for Public Interest Law. The first holder of the Price Chair in Public Interest Law is CPIL Director and Professor Robert C. Fellmeth.