We’re interested in everything the Waisman Center does. We also believe that we should give back to our alma mater. William Willis (’50 BA L&S, ’52 LLB LAW), married to Doris (’50 BS L&S) |
|  | The second area of emphasis is the issue of student recruitment and retention. In law school education, there is an increasingly competitive environment for the best and brightest students. Top law students are critical if the School is to maintain an outstanding academic reputation and stimulating environment, recruit and retain outstanding faculty, and earn the financial support of alumni. Likewise, talented students are more likely to distinguish the School with their achievements after graduation.
The goal of this initiative is to create a recognized body of named scholarships that take into account merit as well as need and that will allow the Law School to compete successfully for top students from around the state and the nation. These awards will fall under the broader category of Dean's Scholarships, which will become a recognized credential in the marketplace.
The Law School's goal is to offer full-tuition scholarships to a minimum of twenty outstanding prospective students in each incoming class. A portion of the development efforts for merit scholarships will be focused on securing such support to enhance the Law School's students of color initiative, the Legal Education Opportunities (LEO) program. An effective award is $11,000, which will cover the cost of in-state tuition plus a small stipend. Toward this goal, an endowment of approximately $200,000 would be desirable for each of the 30 scholarships, with total funding of $7 million. |
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