The HBA Congratulates Its 2007 Wally Davis Scholarship Recipients!
The HBA is honored to announce the names of the 2007 Wally Davis Scholarship recipients:
Mayte Santacruz Benavides: 3rd year at Boalt, graduate of Century High School in Santa Ana & UC Irvine, & past Wally Davis Scholarship recipient
Carolina Rodriguez Garcia: 1st year at Boalt, graduate of Century High School in Santa Ana, UC Irvine & Columbia University (Masters)
Joseph Macias: 1st year at Columbia, graduate of Manoche High in Porterville & UC Irvine
The BARBRI scholarship is awarded to Araceli Gonzalez, 3rd year at Bringham Young University & past Wally Davis Scholarship recipient
CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!!
A special thank you to the HBA's Scholarship Committee. The Committee worked tirelessly to spread the word about the Wally Davis Scholarship and was tasked with the difficult job of reviewing the applications. Thank you for all your hard work.
If you wish to donate to the HBA Wally Davis Scholarship Fund, please send a check payable to OCCF/HBA, and remit payment to the HBA at P.O. Box 17777, Irvine, CA 92623.
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Wally Davis Scholarship Fund
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.
- Three General Law School Scholarships in the amount of $3,250 each
- Two Bar Exam Scholarships in the amount of $529.00 each (may be used for July 2006 or February 2007 exam)
- One 2006 Summer Externship Scholarship up to $4,000 at a legally related, OC based public interest non-profit organization (i.e. Public Law Center, Legal Aid, ACLU, etc.)
- One full scholarship for Bar Bri Bar Review Course (valued at $3,050)
For more information e-mail: LisaDRamirez@sbcglobal.net
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EFFECTIVE February 1, 2008:
P.O. Box 6130
Newport Beach, CA 92658
E -mail: info@ochba.org
Phone:949-440-6700 x 253 |
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