The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2024

OBA INDIAN LAW SECTION ANNOUNCES G. WILLIAM RICE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS The Oklahoma Bar Association Indian Law Section has awarded a total of $18,000 in scholarships to six law students through the annual G. William Rice Memorial Scholarship awards. The 2023 winners are:

LHL DISCUSSION GROUP HOSTS FEBRUARY MEETINGS The Lawyers Helping Lawyers monthly discussion group will meet Feb. 1 in Oklahoma City at the office of Tom Cummings, 701 NW 13th St. The group will 1437 S. Boulder Ave., Ste. 1200. The Oklahoma City women’s discus sion group will meet Feb. 22 at the first-floor conference room of the Oil Center, 2601 NW Expressway. Each meeting is facilitated by committee members and a licensed mental health professional. The small group discussions are intended to give group leaders and participants the opportunity to ask questions, provide support and share information with fellow bar members to improve their lives – professionally and personally. Visit www.okbar.org/lhl for more information, and be sure to keep an eye on the OBA events calendar at www.okbar.org/events for upcom ing discussion group meeting dates. also meet Feb. 8 in Tulsa at the office of Scott Goode,

JoAnne Lee, University of California, Davis School of Law

Roselin Buckingham, OCU School of Law

Mekko Factor, OU College of Law

Cael M. Staton, OCU School of Law

Madison Perigo, TU College of Law

Alexa Old Crow, OCU School of Law

G. William Rice was an Indian law practitioner, professor and co-director of the Native American Law Center at the TU College of Law, who passed away in 2016. Two awards of $5,000 and four awards of $2,000 were presented at the Indian Law Section’s annual meeting held Nov. 1 during the OBA Annual Meeting. The scholarships are intended to defray the costs of bar examination preparation. Recipients must demonstrate academic merit and a commitment to practicing Indian law in Oklahoma.

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