Category: Financial Aid and Scholarships

Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship – Application Deadline is June 9

Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A., is accepting applications now through June 9, 2013, for its “Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship” which will award up to $1000 to one or more students currently enrolled and attending law school, accredited by the American Bar Association.  The purpose of the Samuel Krugliak scholarship is to assist law students who exemplify the Firm’s ethic and who intend to practice law in the communities served by Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.

Students may apply for the 2013-2014 academic year scholarship provided they have resided in one of the following counties during their lifetime:  Stark, Wayne, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Summit, Holmes, Mahoning or Columbiana.  Candidates must also possess strong academic credentials, participate in extracurricular activities, and have a desire to return to the region to practice law.

Applications can be downloaded from the Firm’s website at www.kwgd.com.  Qualified candidates may submit an application online through the Firm’s website or by email to byeaman@kwgd.com, SUBJECT: Legal Scholarship or by mail to the attention of Legal Scholarship/BJY.

Founded in 1958, the Firm provides representation across various practice areas of the law:  Corporate and Business Law, Real Estate and Construction, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Lending and Finance, Taxation, Health Care, Environmental Law, OSHA, Oil & Gas, Trusts and Estates, and Litigation in all areas.  The Firm has over 50 attorneys with offices throughout Northeast Ohio, serving Canton, Akron, Alliance, New Philadelphia, and Sugarcreek.  For more information visit www.kwgd.com.

J. Andrew Fulker Scholarships

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 full time attendance at a college of law or law school in a program designed to lead to a Juris Doctor or similar law degree.

The scholarship fund operates as an endowment fund with grants awarded from the income earned on the principal of the fund. Gifts to the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund are eligible for deduction as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes. Contributions may be made payable to the Troy Foundation, designated for the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund, and mailed or delivered to Melissa A. Kleptz, Executive Director, Troy Foundation, 216 W. Franklin Street, Troy, Ohio 45373.

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.

Effie Solomon Memorial Scholarship

The Beaver Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women is again offering the Effie Solomon Memorial Scholarship. The award of $1000 is open to female students who are enrolled in an accredited law school and who have completed at least one year of law school in good standing. Preference shall be given to Beaver County residents.

The application procedure is as follows:
1. Download the application from our website: www.aauwbeavervalley.com
2. Completed application form submitted by April 10, 2013
3. Three letters of reference. (at least two from law school)
4. Transcripts of grades from college and law school.
5. Interview by the Beaver Valley AAUW Scholarship Committee.

If you have any questions please contact Martha Hegner at 724-843-6861 or email at Martha Hegner@marhg1 @comcast.net.

Mahoning County Bar Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

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.  Each scholarship applicant is requested to provide the information set out in the application form.

Questions? Contact Marilyn Carroll at mcarroll@mahoningbar.org.

Reminder! Donovan Scholarship Deadline Midnight tonight, February 14.

WE ARE STILL ACCEPTNG APPLICATIONS! ONLY NINE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED!

Deadline: Midnight, February 14, 2013

Dean Thorpe will accept applications via email at LThorpe@uakron.edu (scanned PDF) through midnight tonight.

The application for the 2013-2014 Donovan Scholarship is now available.

Click here to download the application and eligibility criteria (PDF).