Scholarship information“Education is the key that opens up hidden treasures within”
Did you know that Latinos constitute almost 50% of California’s population, yet less than 4% of California’s attorneys are Latino? To bridge this gap, the HBA Annual Installation Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser raises funds for the Wallace (Wally) R. Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to Orange County Latino students who are presently attending law school and who have demonstrated involvement in the Latino Community. The Scholarship Fund was named in honor of Wallace (Wally) R. Davis, one of the first Hispanic attorneys in Orange County. He rose to the highest ranks in the legal profession, co-founding the HBA and championing the struggles of the Latino community. By assisting
young Latino law students, this scholarship is awarded to those who would follow in his footsteps.
1995
Nadia Davis, Loyola Marymount School of Law
1996
Jacobeth Castillo, University of San Francisco, School of Law
Carla Vanessa Gomez, University of San Francisco, School of Law
Julie Rivera-Coo, Western State Law School
1997
Maria Mendoza, McGeorge School of Law
Mario Rivas, Western State Law School
Nancy Rojas, Whittier Law School
1998
Delia M. Metoyer, Whittier Law School
José A. Hernandez, Whittier Law School
Christina M. Valadez, Univeristy of California,
Hastings College of the Law
1999
Israel Hernandez Claustro, Western State Law School
Ed Garcia, Whittier Law School
Yolanda Silvia Pedrego, Western State Law School
2000
Isabel Birrueta, University of Southern California Law School
Robert Castro, UCLA School of Law
Cecilia Oseguera, Whittier Law School
2001
Norma Garcia, University of Southern California Law School
Nereyda Higuera, Whittier Law School
Edwin Najera, Western State Law School
Cecilia Oseguera, Whittier Law School
2002
Juanita Marison Barrientes
Jacqueline Guzman, University of California,
Hastings College of the Law
2003
Michelle Dalton, Chapman University School of Law
Linda Luna, Chapman University School of Law
Debbi Torrez, University of California at Davis Law School
2004
Amina Diaz, Whittier Law School
Mario Zapata, Chapman University School of Law
2005
Araceli Gonzalez, Brigham Young University Law School
Alfonso del Valle, Whittier Law School
Mayte Santacruz, University of California, Berkeley
School of Law (Boalt Hall)
2006
Keila Carrasco, University of California, Hastings College of Law
Erica Diaz, Chapman University School of Law
Marcella Dominguez, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Araceli Gonzalez, Brigham Young University Law School
Mayte Santacruz, University of California, Berkeley
School of Law (Boalt Hall)
2007
Araceli Gonzalez, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Joseph Macias, Columbia Law School
Carolina Rodriguez, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Mayte Santacruz, University of California, Berkeley
School of Law (Boalt Hall)
2008
Araceli Gonzalez, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Joseph Macias, Columbia Law School
Carolina Rodriguez, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Mayte Santacruz Benavides, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
2009
Diana Lopez - Chapman Law School
Rosa Zamora - Columbia Law School
Carolina Rodriguez Garcia - Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Aidín Castillo - University of California, Davis School of Law
Alexandra Hanson - Chapman Law Scholar
This fund is sponsored by the Hispanic Bar Association and awards scholarships to Orange County Hispanic law students. The Fund was named in memory of Wally Davis, one of the first Hispanic attorneys in Orange County who fought for the civil rights of all Hispanics.
Eligible students must be of Latino origin, have Latino community and school involvement. In addition, students entering in their first year of law school must posses a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0. while law school students must rank in the top 50% of their class. Priority will be given to students with significant ties to Orange County.
For more information e-mail: jgonzales@waldronbragg.com