Mahoning County Bar Association Scholarship

The Mahoning County Bar Foundation is a non-profit organization, primarily funded by the members of the Mahoning County Bar Association. Each year it funds scholarships for persons having substantial ties to the Mahoning Valley who are about to enter, or who have already entered, law school. These scholarships typically range from $1,000-2,000 and will be paid directly to the law school toward your tuition.

For an application, please contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu.

J. Andrew Fulker Scholarship

The Scholarship Committee of the Miami County Bar Association announces it is currently receiving applications for scholarship grants from the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Fund was established, in cooperation with the Troy Foundation, as a lasting tribute to Troy Attorney J. Andrew Fulker who died in an auto accident in 1989.

Andy Fulker was a 1971 graduate of Troy High School. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from The Ohio State University in 1976 and his Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law in 1979. He was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1979 and became a partner in the Troy law firm of Faust, Harrelson, Fulker & McCarthy. He served as Assistant Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Troy from 1979 to 1982 and as counsel for the Miami County Planning and Zoning Boards from 1979 through 1981. He was a member of the Miami County, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations, the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

The scholarship fund is designed to assist deserving law students who are residents of Miami County. Recipients of J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship grants will be selected by the Scholarship Committee of the Miami County Bar Association. Grants will be used for law school tuition. To be eligible an applicant must be admitted for fulltime attendance at a college of law or law school in a program designed to lead to a Juris Doctor or similar law degree.

Applications for scholarships may be obtained from Jack L. Neuenschwander, Miami County Bar Association Scholarship Committee, 1455 Stockham Drive, Piqua, Ohio 45356, telephone 937-778-0269.

David D. Dowd Sr. Memorial Award

ATTENTION:  UPPER DIVISION LAW STUDENTS

The School of Law is accepting applications for the David D. Dowd Sr. Memorial Award named in tribute to a distinguished attorney who dedicated his entire life to public service.  The award was created in 2007 by his son, Senior District Court Judge David D. Dowd, Jr. on the occasion of the recognition of his 25 years of service in the federal judiciary.   

The purpose of the Dowd Award is to promote a commitment to public service for all lawyers.  Awards are directed to Akron Law students considering public careers while in school and interested in seeking professionals careers in public service following graduation. 

 To be eligible, you must have:

  1. Completed your second year by the Spring of 2010
  2. Show a commitment to public service to date
  3. Be capable of working the summer of 2010 for at least ten weeks in a public placement
  4. Be committed to working in a public setting upon graduation Continue reading “David D. Dowd Sr. Memorial Award”

Scholarship Opportunity – William A. McClain Scholarship

The William A. McClain Scholarship is awarded each year by the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati (BLAC). The McClain Scholarship is awarded to a black student and Cincinnati resident attending any ABA accredited law school who demonstrates leadership potential and dedication to community.

If you are interested in applying, please contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu for an application form.

2010 OWBA Law Student Scholarship

This year the Ohio Women’s Bar Association (OWBA) will be awarding one scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for the 2010-2011 school year. The deadline for application for the OWBA Law Student Scholarship is April 7,2010. For an application form, contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu.

The scholarship winner will be announced at the OWBA annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on May 12,2010.

The Ohio Women’s Bar Association, formed in 1991, is the first state bar association that brings together women and men lawyers interested in issues that uniquely affect women. OWBA’s mission is to promote the leadership, advancement and interests of women attorneys through professional education, networking and the exchange of ideas between our members, local bar associations, business and the community.

The purpose and goals of the OWBA are:

  • Fostering communications and networking among women attorneys.
  • Promoting and advancing professional opportunities for women attorneys.
  • Promoting the appointment and selection ofwomen to various federal, state and local positions of influence.
  • Promoting women as leaders.
  • Promoting and providing continuing legal education targeting areas ofparticular interest to women attorneys.
  • Monitoring and supporting government legislation, policies, and practices affecting women.
  • Serving as a statewide resource representing perspectives of women in the legal profession.