Law School Scholarships
The Mark H. Adams Memorial Scholarship was created by gifts from friends and family in memory of Mark H. Adams Sr., the senior partner in the Wichita, Kan., law firm of Adams, Jones, Robinson & Malone Chartered. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Adams was a director of Underground Vaults and Storage Inc. and a managing partner of Stephens County Oil and Gas Company. He was instrumental in forming KAKE Radio and KAKE-TV. Mr. Adams died in 1984, still practicing law at the firm he established 51 years earlier. The Adams scholarships are awarded to deserving law students.
The Warren D. Andreas Scholarship in Law was established in 1998 with a gift from Warren Andreas. The scholarship is renewable, for deserving second- or third-year law students who graduated from high schools in Kansas communities with populations of 15,000 or less. Mr. Andreas received his B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1952 and his J.D. from KU in 1954. He has served on the KU Law Alumni Board of Governors. He practiced law in Winfield, Kan., until his retirement in 2006.
The Richard A. Barber Scholarship was created in 1962 by Richard A. Barber. This scholarship provides assistance to newly enrolled students in the School of Law who are Kansas residents. Mr. Barber was born in 1911 in Oklahoma, received his B.A. from KU in 1932 and his J.D. from KU in 1934. He was the founding partner of what is now the law firm of Barber Emerson in Lawrence. He was recognized as the school's Distinguished Alumnus in 1988 and also received the Ellsworth Medallion from the university. Mr. Barber was named the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 1990 for service to his community. Mr. Barber died in 1998.
The Judge Willard M. and Lucile H. Benton Memorial Scholarship is an endowed memorial to Judge and Mrs. Benton by their family and friends. Their daughter, Barbara Wescoe, wife of former KU Chancellor Clark Wescoe, established this fund in honor of her father and in memory of her mother in 1960. Prior to law school, Benton served overseas in World War I. He received his law degree from KU in 1920 and first won a judgeship on the Wyandotte County District Court in 1928 after serving as an assistant county attorney for Kansas City, Kan. When he died in 1965, Judge Benton was dictating an opinion to his law clerk. The fund name was changed to its present name at that time.
The Blackwell Sanders Diversity Scholarship was established through a gift from the law firm of Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP (formerly Blackwell Sanders LLP). The scholarship assists with fees for the recipient’s second or third academic year. Preference is given to a law student who has demonstrated a commitment to promoting diversity. Recipients of this scholarship will be known as Blackwell Sanders Legal Diversity Scholars.
The Book Exchange Scholarships were first established in 1956 with earnings accumulated during the immediate post-war era from the Law School Book Exchange. Recognizing the "importance of scholarships in attracting capable students on a competitive basis with comparable schools," the Book Exchange was formed in 1938 by members of the law faculty who organized a trust and purchased the book exchange from two enterprising law students who had begun the exchange as a private business. The scholarships have been given annually to deserving law students since that time. The Book Exchange closed in the spring of 2008.
The Bremyer Summer Intern Scholarship was established in 2000 "to provide incentives for Kansas University law students to practice law in smaller Kansas communities." The fund provides scholarships for law students who accept and complete summer internships with law firms in small Kansas towns. John Bremyer attended KU until 1942, when he was commissioned as Ensign in the U.S. Navy. He served at sea, then with the Chief of Naval Operations, and finally as officer-in-charge of the Officer Courier Service in Washington, D.C., until discharged as lieutenant. He returned to KU, finishing his law degree in July 1946. He practiced law in his home town of McPherson, Kan., with Bremyer & Wise until retiring. Mr. Bremyer died in 2008. Jayne Bremyer married John in 1945, attended KU in 1946, and later finished her degree at McPherson College after raising their family.
The Judge Clayton & Cecile Goforth Brenner Scholarship in Law is based on merit and was endowed in 1999 by Judge Brenner in his and his wife's name for a deserving law student. While unusual for a farm boy, it was Clayton Brenner's dream to attend KU and enter the practice of law. While at KU, he met and married Cecile Goforth, an English major. He graduated from the School of Law in 1928 and moved to Olathe, where he opened a private law practice. Judge Brenner served nine years as a Johnson County attorney, one year as judge of the Magistrate Court, and later was appointed district judge, the position he held for nearly 18 years. He retired in 1969.
The Claude E. Chalfant Memorial Scholarship was originally endowed by Mr. Chalfant in 1961 as the "CC Fund." Upon his death in 1967, many gifts in his memory were received from family and friends and added to the fund, which provides multiple scholarships to deserving law students. Chalfant received his LL.B. from KU in 1927, was county attorney in Hutchinson, Kan., and practiced with the firm of Branine and Chalfant. He served as president of the Kansas Bar Association in 1955, was named the law school's Distinguished Alumnus in 1965, and was also active in the Kansas University Alumni Association.
The John W. and Gertrude Clark Scholarship was created in 1967 as the John W. Clark Scholarship Fund by Mrs. Clark to honor her husband, the late Judge John W. Clark. An 1896 graduate of the KU School of Law, Clark was the first African-American graduate of the school. Clark began his law practice in Lawrence after serving four years in Cuba in the Spanish-American War. Judge Clark served his community as justice of the peace for many years, establishing a reputation for "fair and impartial decisions." He died in 1930, and Mrs. Clark died in 1975. The fund name was changed to its current name in 1987 to comply with provisions of Mrs. Clark's will. Scholarship recipients are chosen for their qualities of tolerance, integrity and leadership with preference given to African-American law students.
The Claude O. Conkey Memorial Scholarship was created in 1964 by Mr. Conkey, a 1914 graduate of the school. Mr. Conkey practiced law in Newton, Kan. He was named the law school's Distinguished Alumnus in 1965. The fund was later enhanced through a bequest at the time of Mr. Conkey's death in 1977. The Kansas University Endowment Association designated this fund for law scholarships in view of Mr. Conkey's professional background.
The Glen W. Dickinson Scholarship in Law was created in 1968 through a gift from the Glen W. Dickinson Foundation of Mission, Kan. Dickinson's son, Glen W. Dickinson Jr., graduated from the KU law school in 1938 but instead of entering practice, chose to join his father in business. While Mr. Dickinson Sr. did not attend KU, he had ties to Lawrence through the movie theater that he opened in what is now Liberty Hall. He later moved Dickinson Inc. to Mission, and the Dickinson family has continued in the movie theater tradition he established. Realizing the importance of an education to all young men, Dickinson designated that the scholarships be awarded annually to male students.
The William and Judy Docking Law Scholarship Fund was established in 2002 with a gift from William and Judy Docking. This scholarship provides assistance to worthy and deserving law students. William Docking is a 1977 graduate of the KU School of Law and a former member of the Kansas Board of Regents. The Dockings reside in Arkansas City, Kan.
The Port and Mildred Early Scholarship was endowed in 1997 by Mildred Early in memory of her late husband. Mr. Early graduated Order of the Coif from the KU School of Law in 1949 and moved to Wichita, where he opened his own office immediately following his graduation. Later he joined a former law school classmate and established the firm of McRae and Early, where he practiced until his death in 1983. The Early scholarships are awarded to second- or third-year students with outstanding academic credentials and proven leadership abilities and are renewable, provided the student maintains the prescribed overall grade point average. Mrs. Early died in 2002.
The Ebright Memorial Scholarship was established by his friends in 1949 in honor of and in memory of Judge A. M. Ebright. The fund's original purpose was to provide loans to law students at low interest rates. In 1989, the fund became an endowed scholarship fund for deserving law students. Judge Ebright attended KU Law but received his LL.B. from the University of Missouri Law School in 1910. After serving as general counsel for the Cities Service Oil Company of Bartlesville, Okla., Ebright practiced law with Ebright, Smith & Gilcrist in Wichita, Kan. He served a very brief term on the Sedgwick County District Court in 1925.
The Robert E. Edmonds Law School Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 with a gift by law partners and associates in the Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer law firm as well as his widow, Orene Edmonds. Robert Edmonds graduated from the KU School of Law in 1961. The fund was created in honor of and in memory of Robert E. Edmonds, a law partner of the firm. The fund's purpose is to provide a scholarship to a deserving student, who has demonstrated service to the people of Kansas and who intends to practice law in the state of Kansas.
The Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson and Kitch Law Scholarship is provided by one of Wichita's oldest and largest law firms. In establishing the annual scholarship in 1986, the firm, founded one hundred years earlier in 1886, expressed "its strong appreciation for the University of Kansas and its School of Law."
The Foulston Siefkin 2L Scholarship was established with a gift from the law firm of Foulston Siefkin LLP, Wichita. This scholarship is to be awarded to a deserving student in his or her second year of law school.
The Foulston Siefkin Diversity Scholarship was established with a gift from the law firm of Foulston Siefkin LLP, Wichita. This scholarship is to be awarded to deserving law students with diverse backgrounds from groups under-represented in the practice of law. The scholarship will be awarded initially to a first-year law student.
The Foulston & Siefkin Law Review Scholarship was originally created in 1989 by law partners and associates in the Foulston & Siefkin law firm located in Wichita, Kan. The firm, founded in 1911 by Robert C. Foulston and George Siefkin, is the largest firm in Kansas. The fund provides annual scholarships to the editor-in-chief and other major editors on the Kansas Law Review. At the time of the gift, more than half of the members of the firm were graduates of the University of Kansas or the KU School of Law, with four of the firm's five-member executive committee past editors of the Kansas Law Review.
The Jordan and Shirley Haines Scholarship, established in 1988 during the university's Campaign Kansas, is awarded to a law student who is a Kansas resident, and is based on merit. The Haines' established the scholarship in gratitude for the quality education Mr. Haines received in Green Hall, stating it "has had much to do with the good fortune I have had in my career." He is past chair of the Fourth Financial Corporation and served on the Kansas Board of Regents from 1977 to 1984. In 1985, he received the Fred Ellsworth Medallion and in 1986 was awarded the Distinguished Service Citation, the university's highest honor, for his extraordinary service to the University of Kansas. He is a past president of the KU Alumni Association.
The Thomas H. Harkness KU Law School Scholarship was established by a gift from Roberta B. Harkness, wife of the late Thomas H. Harkness, L’47. The fund provides scholarship support to students in good standing with a preference for students who are military service veterans.
The Darrell L. Havener Scholarship was established in 2005 by Cathy Havener Greer, in honor of her late father, Darrell L. Havener. Havener who was born and raised in Kansas City and graduated from KU Law in 1950. Just after graduating, he joined the Kansas City law firm of Watson, Ess, Marshall and Enggas, where he remained until his retirement in 1996. He served as president of the International Association of Defense Counsel. He also served as president of the Kansas City Bar Association for more than 20 years. The scholarship is a need-based, two semester grant awarded to a deserving student.
The Aldie Haver Memorial Scholarship in Law was established in 1937 through a provision in her will. It is awarded to a graduate of El Dorado, Kan., High School, studying either law or medicine at the University of Kansas, and is renewable through the student's course of study. Miss Haver lived on a farm near Chelsea, Kan., then moved to El Dorado, where she lived the remainder of her life. It is believed that Miss Haver established the law scholarship out of respect for J. B. McKay, her attorney, a 1916 graduate of KU Law.
The Help of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Scholarship was established from the estate of Leo R. Sissel, a 1949 undergraduate of the University of Kansas. He attended KU Law as well. Mr. Sissel served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was associated with the law firm of A.V. McCaulley and later worked as an attorney for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Missouri until his retirement in 1980. Mr. Sissell died in 1985. The scholarship, so named at the donor's request, is awarded annually to a deserving law student.
The Al J. and Sylvia M. Herrod Law Scholarship was created in 1979 through the estate of Sylvia Herrod. Mr. Herrod, an emigrant from England at the age of 4, graduated from the Kansas City School of Law in 1908. He practiced law and served as a district court judge in Wyandotte County, Kan., where he had the distinction of being the first Wyandotte County lawyer to accept women jurors. He served in the Kansas Senate from 1942-1948. Mrs. Herrod was at one time employed in legal duties and was active in the Wyandotte County Bar Association Auxiliary. Although neither attended the University of Kansas, they established this scholarship at the School of Law as a testimony to its fine reputation.
Hite Fanning & Honeyman Scholarship was created by this 15-member law firm located in Wichita. The firm practices in the areas of business, corporate, product liability, real estate and natural resources law. The scholarship recognizes first-year law students for their academic achievements before entering law school.
The Michael H. Hoeflich and Karen J. Nordheden Scholarship in Law Fund was established in 1998 by many KU School of Law professors, professors emeriti, clinicians and staff to honor Dean Hoeflich and his wife, Karen, an assistant professor of engineering, for their service during Mike's deanship. Dean Hoeflich received his bachelor's degree in history, religion and classical civilization and a master's degree in medieval history and canon law in 1973, both from Haverford College in Connecticut. He received a second master's degree in 1976 from the University of Cambridge in England. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1979, taught for several years at the University of Illinois College of Law, and served as dean and professor of law and history at Syracuse University College of Law. In 1994, Hoeflich became dean at the KU School of Law. In 1997, he was named the John H. & John M. Kane Distinguished Professor of Law, and continued as dean through June 2000. Karen Norheden received a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1980, a master's degree in 1984 and a doctorate in 1988, both from the University of Illinois. She spent six years at GE Aerospace before coming to KU to teach in the department of chemical and petroleum engineering. The fund is used to provide scholarships for deserving students in the School of Law at KU.
The Enos Hook Scholarship in Law was established in 1967 by Mrs. Alice A. Hook in memory of her husband, who was an early alumnus of the School of Law. After graduation, Mr. Hook settled in Wichita, and in 1937 joined with two other prominent Wichita attorneys to establish the law firm of Hershberger Patterson and Hook. He served in both World War I in the U.S. Army and in World War II in the Wichita Civilian Defense Corps. Serving as judge of the local police court, Hook heard more than 40,000 cases and affectionately became known as "the Judge" within the Wichita bar. Later in his practice, he moved to the firm of Foulston, Hook and Gerety, where he practiced until his death in 1967. The fund grew considerably in 1988 when the Alice A. Hook Trust was distributed upon her death. Several scholarships are awarded to deserving minority law students from this fund.
The A. Bryce Huguenin School of Law Scholarship was created in 2005 by Josephine Hellings Huguenin in honor of her husband, A. Bryce Huguenin. Hugeunin graduated from the KU School of Law in 1932. He worked as a municipal bond lawyer in Whitewater, Kan., where he was born and raised. After moving to Texas, he became a longtime Dallas lawyer and charter member of the Texas Bar Association. He was also a member of the American, Kansas and Dallas Bar Associations and of the American Judicature Society. He was also a founding member and first president of the Dallas Businessman’s Flying Association. He died in 1993. His fund provides assistance for second- and third-year law students demonstrating financial need. Mrs. Huguenin died in 2007.
The Judge Walter A. Huxman Scholarship was originally created in 1962 by this native of Pretty Prairie, Kan., who served the state of Kansas as its governor from 1936-1938. Huxman received his degree from Emporia State Teachers College and graduated from the KU School of Law in 1914. After serving as a county attorney, city attorney, a member of the Kansas Tax Commission, and several years in private practice, Huxman made his run for governor. Huxman then was appointed a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, where he served 35 years until his retirement. At his death in 1972, Mrs. Huxman asked that any memorials be directed to the fund, and in 1985, Elma Holdeman, Huxman's sister, left a third of her residuary estate to the fund. Scholarships are awarded annually to deserving law students.
The Arthur M. Jackson Scholarship in Law was established through the estate of his wife, Jessie Goss Jackson. Jackson graduated from the KU law school in 1897. He served in the Spanish-American War as an aide to one of the commanding officers. Mr. Jackson practiced corporation law in Leavenworth, Kan., for 35 years before his untimely death in 1933.
The Elmer C. Jackson, Jr. Scholarship in Law was created in 1991 by many colleagues, friends and family. Mr. Jackson was a 1935 graduate of the School of Law. He began his practice of law in Kansas City, Kan., and continued that practice until his death in March of 1999. He was a member and then chair of the Kansas Board of Regents. He received the law school's Distinguished Alumnus Award, the university's Distinguished Service Citation and the Alumni Association's Ellsworth Medallion. He was an active member of the National Bar Association. As its president, he persuaded President John F. Kennedy to appoint James Parson of Chicago as the first African-American U.S. district judge. These scholarships are awarded to black students in the KU School of Law.
The Margaret S. Jeffrey Scholarship Grant in Law was established with proceeds from the Balfour S. and Margaret S. Jeffrey Unitrust after Mr. Jeffrey's death in 1992. Mr. Jeffrey graduated from KU in 1928. He began law school at KU but later transferred to and received his law degree from Harvard Law in 1932, while playing professional basketball with the team that would become the Boston Celtics. After graduation, Mr. Jeffrey practiced law in Topeka, teaching and lecturing at Washburn University Law School. After serving in the Judge Advocate Corps during World War II, he returned to private practice and later moved to Kansas Power & Light Co., where he became director and president in 1956. He became chair of the board in 1975 and served until his retirement in 1979. An active KU supporter, Jeffrey received the Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Citation and KU's Ellsworth Medallion. He served on the KUEA Board of Trustees Executive Committee for 22 years. The Jeffrey Scholarships are awarded to law students possessing superior university academic records and good moral standards.
The Calvin & Janice Karlin Annual Scholarship was created to benefit a Kansas high school graduate who intends to practice in Kansas. It has been created by Calvin J. Karlin, a 1977 graduate of the law school who practices with the Lawrence firm of Barber Emerson LC, and his wife, Janice Miller Karlin, a 1980 graduate of the law school who is a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the District of Kansas.
Andrew Keenan Memorial Scholarship was established with memorial gifts received from law faculty and staff, family and friends of Andrew Keenan, who passed away in January 2005. The scholarship will provide need-based scholarships for Kansas residents in their first year at the KU School of Law.
The Kirk Family Scholarship was established in 2001 by Mr. Frank H. Kirk, who received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1964 and his law degree in 1967 from the University of Kansas. Born in Kansas City, Mo., Kirk attended his freshman year at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., but transferred to KU to finish his education. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Prairie Village. The scholarship is awarded to students in the University of Kansas School of Law.
The Dorothy Arlene Bates Kirk Scholarship Fund was established by a gift from Harold Kirk, husband of the late Dorothy Kirk, L’78. The scholarship is to be awarded to a female law student 30 years of age or older (or who will be 30 on or by the first day of the fall semester). The student must also demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to first-year students.
The Law Class of 1953 Scholarship was established in 2007 to provide unrestricted scholarship support to the School of Law.
The Kansas Women Attorneys Association Jennie Mitchell Kellogg Scholarship provides a law school scholarship to a female, second-year student who is in the top half of the class. The first statewide bar association focused on women attorneys did not develop until 1994 with the inaugural meeting of the Jennie Mitchell Kellogg Circle. The Circle was so named to honor Jennie Mitchell Kellogg, the first woman admitted to practice before the Kansas Supreme Court in 1881. Jennie Mitchell Kellogg practiced law in partnership with her husband, Lyman Beecher Kellogg, in Lyon County, Kan. She served as lead counsel in the case of Case v. Huey, which the Kansas Supreme Court decided in her favor in 1881. Between 1889-1891, Jennie Mitchell Kellogg served as the first woman assistant attorney general. Jennie Mitchell Kellogg advocated the women's suffrage movement. In 2000, the Circle changed its name to the Kansas Women Attorneys Association. To carry on the legacy of Jennie Mitchell Kellogg, KWAA established the Jennie Mitchell Kellogg Circle Scholarship, which is presented at both the University of Kansas School of Law and Washburn University School of Law.
The Law School Class of 1925 Scholarship was established in 1965 in honor of its 40th anniversary. In the years following, members of the class continued to contribute to the fund. All members of this class are now deceased.
The Law School Scholarships are provided by numerous KU Law alumni, law firms and friends through donations to the school's Scholarship Fund and through annual contributions to the Greater University Fund for the School of Law.
The John R. Light and Gary Olson Scholarship was created by John Light, L'67, and Gary Olson, L'68, and is awarded annually to the editor-in-chief of the Kansas Law Review. Both John and Gary are retired and living in the Los Angeles area.
The Robert W. Loyd Scholarship in Law Fund was established in 2001 with a gift from Robert W. Loyd. Mr. Loyd is a 1962 graduate of the KU School of Law. The scholarship was created to provide support to a student maintaining a 2.5 GPA in law. Preference may also be given to a student with demonstrated financial need. Mr. Loyd resides in Leawood, Kan.
The Frank A. Lutz Scholarship was established in 1961 from the estate of his wife, Mary S. Lutz. Born in Iowa, Mr. Lutz grew up in Beloit, Kan., where he graduated from high school. In 1893, he received his B.A. from the University of Kansas, where he lettered in football the first year of official KU football. He continued his education at Columbia University, graduating in 1895, then returned to his hometown to practiced law in Beloit, first alone and then for 37 years with A.E. Jordan. He died in 1940. Mr. Lutz was a highly regarded citizen who was known for his hard work and play, his love of nature, and community activities. Mrs. Lutz died in 1960.
The Jana Mackey Support for Public Advocacy Fund was established with memorial gifts received from law faculty and staff, family and friends of Jana Mackey following her untimely death in July 2008. She was pursuing a legal career as a public interest advocate. The Mackey fund will be used to support public interest causes to which Jana was dedicated during her life.
The Kenton Mai Memorial Scholarship was established by Crystal Mai, L'90, in memory of her late husband, Kenton J. Mai, L'89, who died in July of 1995. Many friends and family have contributed to this memorial fund. The Mais lived in Bartlesville, Okla., where Kenton practiced law with Phillips Petroleum until his death. Crystal resides in Lawrence, where she is the associate dean for administration at the KU School of Law.
The Minorities in Law Scholarships were first awarded in 1998 from the proceeds of the annual Minorities in Law Banquet hosted each spring by the KU Asian Law Students Association, Black Law Students Association, Hispanic Law Students Association, and Native American Law Students Association.
The Harriet and Mancel Mitchell Scholarship in Law was established in 1999 in their honor by an anonymous donor in gratitude for their kindness and generosity. This scholarship is given to a student exhibiting merit and financial need. Dr. Mitchell is a clinical professor emeritus in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Mitchell has an R.N. degree, a B.A. in anthropology and a Minnesota certification in archaeology. They are the parents of four sons, and are grandparents and great-grandparents. Their son David graduated from the KU School of Law in 1973. In addition to their family, other interests include music, reading, world peace and life-long learning.
The John R. Morse Law School Scholarshipwas created by Wichita business and alumnus John Morse. The scholarship is awarded to students with financial need who reside in Sedwick County, Kan. Mr. Morse is a 1975 graduate of the law school and serves as chief legal officer for Lodgeworks in Wichita, Kan. He is married to Kay Stine Morse, a 1975 Master of Arts graduate in art history. The Morses reside in Wichita.
The Ronald C. Newman Scholarship was established through a gift from the Ronald C. Newman Trust to benefit students at the KU School of Law. Judge Newman graduated from the School of Law in 1970 and practiced with Mustain & Newman until 1990, when he became a federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court in Topeka. He served for nine years, until his untimely death in September of 1999. Judge Newman was known for his "love of the law and a strong drive to get the job done."
The Major Eugene H. Nirdlinger Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established in 1999 by Beatrice Siegel in honor of her husband, Major Eugene Nirdlinger. He graduated from KU Law in 1933. His untimely death was in 1944 in World War II. The scholarship was created to provide a scholarship for an outstanding student in the School of Law at the University of Kansas.
The Bernard E. Nordling Scholarships are awarded to highly meritorious first-year law students whose residence is west of Highway 81. The fund was created in 1989 during Campaign Kansas by Mr. and Mrs. Nordling, long-time residents of Hugoton, Kan., where he now serves of counsel with the law firm of Kramer, Nordling & Nordling. Prior to attending law school, Nordling was employed by the FBI in Washington, D.C., and Buenos Aires. He was the editor of the KU section of the Kansas Bar Journal Editorial Board, the predecessor of the Kansas Law Review. He graduated Order of the Coif from the KU School of Law in 1949. Nordling is a past city attorney and served as president of the City Attorneys Association of Kansas. He was also executive secretary of the Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association, a nonprofit landowner organization of more than 2,500 members. He has served the school on the KU Law Alumni Board of Governors and was named its Distinguished Alumnus in 1993. He was awarded a Fred Ellsworth Medallion from the KU Alumni Association in 1997.
The Norton, Hubbard, Ruzicka & Kreamer L.C. Scholarship is an annual scholarship awarded to a high school graduate of an Olathe, Kan., high school. The firm is located in Olathe and traces its origins back to 1930, when John W. Breyfogle Jr. opened his office above the old First National Bank building in Olathe. Except for a period of time when Mr. Breyfogle, KU Law class of 1930, served with the U.S. Navy during World War II, he and his successors have practiced law within a block of the Johnson County Court House since that time. Mr. Breyfogle died in 2004.
Judge Earl E. and Jean Ann O'Connor Memorial Scholarship in Law is awarded to a deserving student in the School of Law based on merit and financial need. This fund was begun in 1999 by Judge O'Connor's law clerks in memory of Judge O'Connor and his wife. He served in the U.S. Army (European Theatre) from 1942-1946, the U.S. Army Reserve from 1942-1973 and retired as a colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corps. He attended the University of Kansas, earning a B.S. in accounting in 1948 and an LL.B. from the School of Law in 1950. He was assistant Johnson County attorney from 1951-1953, Johnson County probate and juvenile judge from 1953-1955, district judge of the Kansas 10th Judicial District from 1955-1965, and served as a Kansas Supreme Court justice from 1965-1971. In 1971, he was appointed U.S. district judge for the District of Kansas and was serving as a senior judge at the time of his death in 1998. Judge O'Connor was the first president of the KU Law Alumni Board of Governors. In 1972, he received the school's Distinguished Alumnus Award. He also received the Justinian Award from the Johnson County Bar Association in 1995 and the Kansas Bar Association Distinguished Service Award in 1996.
The Charles H. Oldfather Scholarship was created by Hortense Casady Oldfather in 1989 in her husband's honor. Mr. Oldfather was a KU professor emeritus of law after teaching there for 24 years. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1948 and practiced law in Milwaukee before coming to Green Hall. He served the school as associate dean and the university as its attorney from 1971 until his retirement in 1974. Mrs. Oldfather graduated from the University of Nebraska with degrees in history and French. She was very involved with the law school during Oldfather's teaching tenure and often hosted the entire faculty, staff and student body for the annual Law School Fun Day at the Oldfather farm south of Lawrence. Involved in community activities, the Oldfathers received the 1986 Kiwanis Club Substantial Citizen Award and the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center Pioneer Award for dedicated service in 1990. Professor Oldfather was very active in regional theater groups until his death in 1996. The Oldfather Scholarships are awarded to deserving minority law students. Mrs. Oldfather died in 2007.
The Joseph O. and Mary Louise Parker Scholarship was established in 1997 by Mrs. Parker in memory of her husband. Both Mr. and Mrs. Parker received undergraduate degrees from the University of Kansas. Mr. Parker received his law degree from Harvard University in 1934. He practiced law in Washington, D.C., with the Department of Agriculture and the U. S. House Committee on Agriculture, where in 1947 he was appointed the senior consultant to the Select Committee on Foreign Aid for the Marshall Plan. In 1971, President Nixon appointed him to the U.S. Tariff Commission; he served as its chair from 1975-1979. Mr. Parker returned to private practice until his retirement in 1981. He died in 1992. The scholarship symbolizes the Parkers' great love for their home state of Kansas and their high esteem for the profession. Mrs. Parker died in 2005.
The Olin K. and Mary Ruth Petefish School of Law Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 with a gift from Mary Ruth Petefish. Olin K. Petefish graduated from the KU School of Law in 1935. The fund was created to provide scholarships to students enrolled in the School of Law. Recipients of scholarships shall be selected on the basis of financial need and academic merit. Mary Ruth Petefish resides in Lawrence.
The Polsinelli Shalton Welte & Suelthaus Diversity Scholarship was established by the law firm of Polsinelli Shalton Welte & Suelthaus (now Polsinelli Shughart PC). It is one of the fastest-growing law firms in the country, with nearly 300 attorneys in nine locations providing legal services in a wide range of industries. The fund is used to assist the university in building a diverse community. The scholarship will be awarded to an incoming first-year law student. Preference shall be given to students from a racial or ethnic background that is under-represented in the practice of law.
The Polsinelli Shughart Scholarship was established with gifts from Polsinelli Shughart PC, Kansas City, Mo., and is need-based. A scholarship will initially be awarded to an incoming first-year law student and is renewable each year for three years, subject to the recipient maintaining a predetermined grade point average for each of the three years.
The Charles B. Randall Memorial Scholarship was established by Isabel Randall in memory of her husband. Mr. Randall was an undergraduate at KU whose education was interrupted by World War I. Following his service in the U.S. Army, he returned to the university and graduated with the law class of 1921. Upon graduation, he joined the Kansas Attorney General's Office, then the Supreme Court Reporters Office. He became counsel for the Kansas Tax Commission in 1928, then joined the private sector as the tax attorney for National Gas Pipeline Company in Chicago; he later became the company's vice president. He served as chair of the American Gas Association Tax and Accounting Committee. Mr. Randall died in 1996.
The Raymond Rice Foundation Scholarships were established in 1979 through a gift from the Ethel and Raymond F. Rice Foundation. A 1908 graduate of the KU School of Law, Mr. Rice served as a member of the KU law faculty from 1913 to 1926 and practiced law in Lawrence. The University of Kansas Distinguished Service Citation, the highest honor the university can bestow upon a graduate, was awarded to Mr. Rice in 1973. Mr. Rice established the Ethel and Raymond F. Rice Foundation to benefit the Lawrence community following Mrs. Rice's death in 1971. Rice Scholarships are awarded from this fund to first-year law students who are Kansas residents with outstanding academic credentials and proven leadership abilities. These scholarships are renewable for three years, provided the student maintains the prescribed overall grade point average.
The Ross Foundation Law Scholarship was created in 2005 by G. Hal Ross, L’52, and Mary Lou Ross to provide scholarships for deserving students in the law school at the University of Kansas. Preference is given to students who are Kansas residents. The Rosses reside in Wichita.
The Judge Kay Royse Scholarship in Law was established in 1999, "to award scholarships to assist and encourage women students in their second or third year of study in the School of Law at KU, and who have demonstrated a substantial commitment to public service in Kansas." Judge Royse received her law degree from KU in 1979. She practiced law in Wichita after graduation and in 1986 was elected to the first of three terms as Sedgwick County district judge. She served there until 1993, when she was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals, the second woman ever to be appointed to that position. Judge Royse spoke at the school's second annual scholarship reception about the scholarship she received while in law school. She spoke of her feelings of gratitude and the importance of thanking those who provide such support. Judge Royse died in September 1999.
The Judge J. C. Ruppenthal Law Scholarship was established in 1965 by his second wife, Margaret, and son, Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, a graduate of the KU Law class of 1925. Jacob Christian Ruppenthal came to a homestead in Russell County, Kan., as a boy and was educated at home and in country schools, then Salina Normal University and finally the University of Kansas law department, where "one year of law school at that time cost Mr. Ruppenthal $91.19, including books and train fares." An avid reader, J.C. was a 1895 graduate of KU Law after intermittent years of study and teaching, or finding other work to finance his education. He returned to Russell to enter the law practice and was elected county attorney before his election as a judge of the Kansas District Court. While serving as a Judge Advocate General for the U.S. Army during World War I, he lost his election for another term. Upon his return, he was in Lawrence visiting his son when he learned of the sudden death of "Uncle Jimmy" Green. Chancellor Strong invited the judge to teach Green's classes for the remainder of the school term. The judge returned to Russell and the practice of law and was reelected to his judgeship in 1922. Throughout his tenure, Judge Ruppenthal was known for his honesty, progressive thought and many attempts at judicial reform. He was a prolific writer and historian, keeping a daily diary throughout much of his life. He served as president of the KU Alumni Association. He died in 1964 at the age of 95. A book on his life, "A Man Before His Time - J. C. Ruppenthal," is in the KU law school library.
The Vivian
McAtee Schmidt Scholarship was established in 2005 by a gift from Diane S. Parrish, L’79, and Steven C. Parrish, who reside in Westport, Conn. The funds are used to provide scholarships for deserving students in the School of Law at the University of Kansas. Preference is given to female students whose income is too high to qualify for need-based financial assistance, but low enough that college tuition may be a real burden. First priority is given to a student who is the first in her family to go to graduate school. Scholarships may be renewable and based on need or achievement.
The Robert A. and Janet Manning Schroeder Scholarships in Law were endowed in 1986 by Robert A. Schroeder and his wife, Janet Manning Schroeder. Mr. Schroeder, a native of Bendena, was a 1937 honor graduate of the KU School of Law. He began his career as a trial attorney and served on the Missouri Judicial Selection Commission. He was elected president of the Missouri Bar Association in 1965 and in 1972 received its presidential award. He was a partner in the law firm of Schroeder and Schroeder until his retirement and was also successful in banking and real estate. In 1986 he was named the law school's Distinguished Alumnus. Mr. Schroeder died in 1993.
The Elisha Scott Memorial Scholarship was created by the University of Kansas law school chapter of the Black American Law Students Association. Elisha Scott was an alumnus of Washburn College and Washburn Law School in Topeka. He was admitted to practice before the Kansas Supreme Court in 1916 and before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1922. A trial lawyer, Mr. Scott dedicated his legal career toward obliterating the legal barriers to equal opportunity and equal treatment for African-American citizens. It was Mr. Scott's law firm that filed the original petition representing the Brown family in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. His sons Elisha Jr., John J., and Charles Scott Sr. also became lawyers, and his grandson, Charles Scott Jr., is a 1974 KU Law graduate.
The Professor William R. Scott Scholarship Fund was created by his daughter, Susan Wilner, and his granddaughters, Emily Wilner and Allison Wilner, to honor his many years of service to the KU law school. The scholarship is for a woman of color in the School of Law. The Wilners reside in Newburyport, Mass. Ms. Wilner is a 1971 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a major in history. Professor emeritus Scott died in 2002.
The Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer & Gee Law Scholarship was established by members of this highly regarded law firm located in Kansas City, Mo. The firm was founded by Bill Burrell, Jim Seigfreid and Larry Bingham in 1974 and merged in 1990 to form the firm Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer & Gee. Firm partners and associates, both KU Law graduates and friends, contribute to this annual scholarship. The scholarship recognizes second- or third-year law students who exhibit leadership qualities within the law school or legal community.
The J. Frank and Carolyn Henry Shinkle Memorial Fund was endowed in 2002 by a transfer from The Carolyn Henry Shinkle Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust. The Fund is used to provide scholarships for deserving students in or entering the School of Law at the University of Kansas who exhibit financial need and academic promise.
The J. Frank Shinkle Student Aid Fund provides scholarship support to the dean of the law school to be used at his or her discretion for students in need of financial aid at the School of Law at the University of Kansas. The fund was created in memory of J. Frank Shinkle, who worked his way through law school and graduated in 1941.
The Shook, Hardy & Bacon Foundation Diversity in Law Scholarship is awarded annually to students at the University of Kansas who contribute to the diversity of the student body. By creating the Shook, Hardy & Bacon Foundation Diversity in Law Scholarship, the firm hopes to encourage law careers for people of color. Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP is an internatioal law firm with a legal legacy spanning more than a centruy. Established in Kansas City in 1889, today the firm has grown to 11 offices strategically located throughout the world. SHB serves a diversified client base with a wide range of practice groups.
The Shook, Hardy & Bacon Scholarships are merit scholarships awarded annually to articles editors or note and comment editors of the Kansas Law Review as well as one entering law student. The fund was established in 1984 by this Kansas City-based law firm. The firm traces its roots back to 1889, when Frank P. Sebree began practicing with William A. Alderson as Alderson and Sebree. Under the leadership of Frank P. and Samuel B. Sebree, R. Edgar Shook, David R. Hardy, and Charles L. Bacon, the firm now has offices across the country and abroad. Since its inception, KU Law graduates and friends in the firm have added to the fund.
The Professor Earl B. and Mary Maurine Shurtz Tribal Lawyer Scholarship was established in 1996 by Mary Shurtz in memory of her husband. A later bequest from Mary Shurtz's estate added to the fund that same year. Mr. Shurtz was a law school graduate of 1952 who, after several years of private practice in Emporia, returned to teach at the school for many years. The scholarship is given to a student committed to participation in the Tribal Lawyer Certificate Program at the school. Mrs. Shurtz did in 1996.
The Clarine Smissman J.D. and Edward Smissman Ph.D. Scholarship in Law Fund was
established by a gift from Dorothy Feir, Ph.D., in memory of her sister, Clarine Smissman, L’66, and brother-in-law, Edward Smissman. This fund provides renewable grants for University of Kansas School of Law students. Preference is for students who exhibit financial need. If there are no students who qualify based on need, the grant is made to a student based on extraordinary merit. Preference is for the same student(s) to receive support for their three years of law school, contingent on maintaining good standing and progress toward graduation.
The
Glee and Geraldine Smith Law Scholarship Fund was created to provide scholarships to students at the University of Kansas School of Law. Glee Smith and Geraldine Buhler met as undergraduates and married in 1943. Glee served in World War II as an aerial navigator from 1943 to 1945 and then graduated J.D. Order of the Coif in 1947. The couple have always exhibited a great interest in higher education.Glee has been practicing law in Larned and Lawrence for more than 60 years. Their three children have KU doctoral degrees — one in law, one in medicine and one in organ performance. Their three grandchildren also have doctoral degrees — one KU Law, one Yale law, and one Nebraska medicine. Glee has devoted his career to public service as well as law practice. He served as Kansas state senator for 16 years (eight as president), member of the Kansas Board of Regents for eight years (two as chairman), longtime member of the KU Endowment and chair of a principal committee, longtime member of the KU Alumni Association, including service as president. He has received several major KU awards: the law school's Distinguished Alumnus Award, KU's Distinguished Service Award and KU's Fred Ellsworth Alumni Award for Distinguished Service. Glee served for 10 years as a member of the Board of Governors of the Kansas Bar Association, and on the executive committee of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. Glee and Geraldine are lifetime members of the KU Chancellor’s Club.
The William C. Spangler Law Scholarship was established in 1972 in his memory by a bequest from his daughter, Irma B. Spangler. Spangler came to the University of Kansas from a farm in Crawford County, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the School of Arts in 1883 and the School of Law in 1885. Upon his graduation, Spangler entered private practice with James W. Green and served as secretary to the chancellor from 1880-85. He served twice as a member of the Kansas Board of Regents, from 1889 to 1890 and again from 1900 until his death in 1902. Spangler also served the university twice as its acting chancellor, in 1889-90 and again in 1900. He was elected city attorney of Lawrence in 1887 and held that position until his early death at the age of 43. Mrs. William C. (Caroline Bauman) Spangler graduated from the KU School of Education in 1881 and was an instructor at KU. She died in 1938. The Spanglers' daughter, Irma, graduated from the university with a B.A. from the College in 1914, the School of Education in 1918 and the Graduate School in 1918. She never married but taught history and social sciences for 30 years, the majority at Lawrence's Liberty Memorial High School.
The Judge Robert F. Stadler Memorial Scholarship was created in 1970 by a bequest from Judge Stadler, to which gifts were added in his memory from many friends and his sister, Mary Ellen Stadler of Iola, Kansas. Judge Stadler lived his entire life in Iola except for the years spent at college and in the Army. After attending Iola schools, he continued his education at KU where he received his Bachelors in 1941 and JD in 1948. Judge Stadler served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was promoted to the rank of captain. After his active service, he attained the rank of major in the intelligence section of the Army Reserve. He served as assistant city attorney of Humboldt, Kansas, was the president of the Allen County Bar Association, was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1967-1969, and served as District Judge of the Fourth Judicial District of Kansas for the 10 years prior to his death. He was serving as president of the Kansas District Judges Association when he died. The Stadler Scholarship is awarded the first semester of each term to a deserving law student.
The Evelyn, Richard and Blanche Thompson Scholarship was created to provide scholarships to law students at the University of Kansas. The scholarship was made possible by a bequest provided by Evelyn Thompson to provide scholarships to law students at the University of Kansas in her name and that of her parents, Richard and Blanche. Evelyn graduated from KU in 1939. Her father, Richard, graduated from the School of Law in 1905.
The Leslie T. Tupy Memorial Scholarship was instituted in 1974 in honor of Professor Tupy at his retirement and, after his death in 1975, many former students and friends added to the fund in his memory. Professor Tupy came to the university as a faculty member of the School of Business in 1925. While teaching there, he became a CPA and graduated Order of the Coif with his LL.B. in 1933 from KU Law. He left KU to become the securities commissioner of the Kansas Corporation Commission, where he was instrumental in the ultimate formulation of the Kansas Corporation Code. Professor Tupy returned to the university to teach at the School of Law from 1936 until his retirement in 1972. With four other faculty, Professor Tupy established the Law School Book Exchange, which operated until the spring of 2008.
Suzanne Valdez & Stephen McAllister Scholarship was established with a gift from Brad Korell, L’97. The scholarship shall be awarded annually to a second- or third-year law student with first preference given to out-of-state students. Recipients shall have demonstrated strong qualities of public service and/or community service.
The Voss Kansas Law Scholarship Fund was created by Omer and Annabelle Voss of Chicago. The scholarship provides for deserving students in the School of Law at the University of Kansas. A preference shall be given to students who are Kansas residents and who have demonstrated financial need. Mr. Voss is a 1939 graduate of the KU School of Law.
The Wal-Mart Legal Diversity Scholarship was established through a gift from the Wal-Mart legal department to provide scholarships for deserving law students with diverse backgrounds. KU values diversity in its student body and believes that the intentional creation of a diverse learning environment is essential to achieving the university’s educational mission. The Wal-Mart Scholarship will assist the university and the School of Law in building that diverse community.
The Frederick L. Ward Memorial Scholarship was created in 1990 in his memory by his former classmates and friends. Ward was a 1987 graduate of the KU law school. The Ward Scholarship is given annually with preference given to students with physical handicaps.
The Willard G. Widder Scholarship was created in 1999 through a trust distribution following the death of his widow, Nadene Widder, as directed in Mr. Widder's will. The scholarship is awarded to law students of merit or need. Mr. Widder received his engineering degree from KU in 1946 and his law degree in 1949, and was a member of the Alpha Phi Delta law fraternity. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Widder practiced law for 31 years and was a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Lawyers Association of Kansas City, the Estate Planning Society and the Kansas Bar Association. He retired as senior vice president and trust counsel for the First National Bank of Kansas City in 1985. Mr. Widder died in 1994.
The Karl T. Wiedemann Scholarship in Law was created in 1974 by the K. T. Wiedemann Foundation at the direction of his widow, Gladys H. Wiedemann, and is awarded annually to deserving law students. A native of El Dorado, Mr. Wiedemann moved in 1906 to Minneapolis, where he formed a gasoline and fuel distribution company. In the early 1930s, he acquired oil and gas leases in the Beaumont, Kan., area to form the Beaumont Petroleum Company. He raised cattle in the bluestem pastureland around Beaumont along with his other ventures. The Wiedemanns lived in Minneapolis more than 40 years but moved to Wichita in 1950 to be near the family business activities in El Dorado. Known as an astute and determined businessman with a great zest for living, he was also known for his acts of philanthropy, always anonymously giving to worthy local institutions. After his untimely death in 1961, that tradition was continued by Mrs. Wiedemann through the foundation. Advice and counsel were first received through Kenneth W. Pringle Sr., a 1920 graduate of KU Law, and later his son, Kenneth W. Pringle Jr., who received his B.A. from the College in 1947 and his LL.B. from KU Law in 1950.
The Paul R. Wunsch Law School Scholarship, established by him in 1968, is awarded to students who are graduates of Kansas high schools and who have resided in Kansas at least four years prior to receiving the scholarship. Mr. Wunsch graduated from the KU School of Law in 1925. He was past president of the Greater University Fund, a trustee of the KU Endowment Association, and a member of the Kansas Board of Regents. He served in the Kansas legislature and set up the tax rules for the State of Kansas. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the law school in 1966 and in 1976 received the Distinguished Service Citation from the KU Alumni Association. Mr. Wunsch was part of the law firm of Wunsch, Wunsch and Gaumer in Kingman, Kan. He died in 1980.