In the final weeks of the spring semester, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law held it’s second annual Scholarship & Merit Luncheon to honor scholarship award recipients and allow them to meet the generous donors of their respective awards. The 2013-2014 luncheon was held in Kennedy Hall on April 25, 2014.

Anna Evans (JD ‘15) and Kevin Vandenbroeke (JD ‘15) received the 2013-2014 Bechtel Tax Law Honors Scholarship.
“This is the longest, oldest privately endowed scholarship at the law school,” said Frank Doti, Professor and William P. Foley II Chair in Corporate Law and Taxation at the Fowler School of Law. Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bechtel, each year the law school presents the Bechtel Tax Law Honors Scholarship award. This cash grant is awarded to Tax Law Emphasis students who demonstrate academic excellence and who have made significant contributions to the tax law program at Fowler School of Law.

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Bechtel Tax Law Honors Scholarship recipients Anna Evans (JD ‘15) and Kevin Vandenbroeke (JD ‘15)


Melissa Frisco (JD ‘16), Lorin Herzfeldt (JD ‘16), Kyle Hindin (JD ‘16), Andrew Still (JD ‘16) and Lindsey Wyatt (JD ‘16) received the Bergener & Associates Scholarships.
Managing attorney and founding principal of Bergener & Associates, James M. Bergener said, “Dean Campbell wants students to come out of law school ready to practice and we wanted to be a part of that. We wanted to reward students who worked prior to coming to Chapman.” The Bergener & Associates Scholarships are awarded annually to as many as five Fowler School of Law incoming first year students. Recipients of this scholarship must have worked full-time for at least one year (preferably in a legal setting) prior to entering law school. The students will have demonstrated that they have acquired work skills and obtained compentencies through real-world experiences.
Bergener & Associates
is a California personal injury law firm. They actively seek lawyers who possess their brand of dedication to the law and client service.

Lien Nguyen (JD ‘14) received the M. Katherine Baird Darmer Memorial Scholarship.
The
M. Katherine Baird Darmer Memorial Scholarship fund
provides financial support to Fowler students who plan to use their degree to promote human rights and public interest law in addition to showing commitment to gender equality issues. The scholarship honors the life and work of Professor M. Katherine Baird Darmer, a beloved teacher and colleague at the Chapman University School of Law. Professor Darmer passed away on February 17, 2012.

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M. Katherine Baird Darmer Memorial Scholarship recipient Lien Nguyen (JD ‘14)


The Marjorie W. Day Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Jonathan Cayton (JD ‘14).
Leslie Day-Ebert, daughter of Marjorie Day presented this award. She congratulated Cayton and said, “It is never too late to follow your dreams. Congratulations for sticking through a very tough regimen.”

Ali Bushra (JD ‘14) and Jaryn Saritzky (JD ‘14) received the Lee Memorial Scholarship.
The Albert and May Lee Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate a financial need in order to pursue the study of law. It is based on need, academic standing and interest in working in areas of Public Interest law.

Rutan & Tucker, LLP supports the Fowler School of Law Legal Research and Writing Program which includes the Golden Gavel and the Golden Quill awards.
The 2013 Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel was awarded to Benjamin Bertch (JD ‘15). The 2014 Rutan & Tucker Golden Gavel award recipients were Charles Henninger (JD ‘16) and Jeremy Talcott (JD ’16).
The Golden Gavel award is given annually to students who are selected as the “Best Oralists” for the plaintiff and the defendant in the first year students’ Oral Argument Competition.
The 2014 Rutan & Tucker Golden Quill award recipients were Jared Berman (JD ‘15) and Benjamin Bertch (JD ‘15).
The Golden Quill Award is presented annually to students whose briefs are selected as the “Top Briefs” for the plaintiff and the defendant in the first year students’ Legal Research and Writing Competition. Rutan & Tucker Partner, Steven A. Nichols said,” We are proud to continue to support the Golden Gavel and Golden Quill winners.”
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
has sponsored these awards since 2006.

Andrew Cummings (JD ‘15), John-Christopher Hughes (JD ‘15) and Alexandra Iorfino (JD ‘15) received the William Stallworth Endowed Scholarship.
 Dr. William Stallworth was a founding faculty member of the Chapman University School of Law. As a contracts professor, he relished working with students who excelled in these important courses. When he retired, Dr. Stallworth gave $50,000 for this endowment. The purpose of the fund is to award scholarships to Fowler School of Law students who excel in Contracts.

Minhquan Nguyen (JD ’14) received the Parham H. Williams Endowed Scholarship for Public Interest Law.
This scholarship is awarded to graduating law students with a strong academic background, demonstrated commitment to public interest endeavors and plan to become public interest practitioners.

 

The Fowler School of Law is proud to offer many scholarship opportunities to our students including Tuition Merit and Academic Achievement Scholarships. View the entire list of
Fowler School of Law Scholarships
.