The Oklahoma Bar Journal March 2025

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Oklahoma Bar Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients

T HE OKLAHOMA BAR Foundation proudly announces its scholarship and award recip ients for the 2024-2025 academic year, recognizing exceptional educational achievement, leader ship and community service. These scholarships support students who are dedicated to advancing their legal education. Congratulations to all the recipients! OBF scholarship recipients are selected by committees from the OCU School of Law, the OU College of Law and the TU College of Law. Law school committees choose from their top candidates who meet the criteria set forth for each scholarship. These awards reflect the OBF’s ongoing com mitment to developing future legal professionals and ensuring they have the financial support to achieve their goals. OBF SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS CRITERIA AND HISTORY The Partners for Justice

at the OU College of Law. The award was established by OBF Board of Trustees member A. Francis Porta in memory of his son, Phillips Allen Porta. The Thomas L. Hieronymus Memorial Award recognizes a law student from the OU College of Law engaged in the study of oil and gas law or other energy and natural resources law. The award was established to honor These scholarships play a critical role in supporting the next gen eration of legal professionals by alleviating financial burdens and encouraging academic excellence. The OBF remains committed to legal education and empower ing future leaders in the legal community. Woodward lawyer Thomas L. Hieronymus, who served as OBF board president in 1975.

in 2006 to recognize the OBF’s 60 years of service to the legal profession and Oklahoma citizens.

The Chapman-Rogers

Scholarship recognizes an outstanding law student from each of Oklahoma’s three law schools. It was established through dona tions to the OBF from Leta M. Chapman in honor of her Tulsa lawyer and advisor, John Rogers. The W.B. Clark Scholarship is awarded to law students from Kay County attending law school in Oklahoma. It was established by Ms. Frances Clark Eubank in honor of her father, W.B. Clark, an esteemed lawyer from Kay County. The Maurice H. Merrill Memorial Award recognizes a law student at the OU College of Law who displays an interest in public law. The award was established to honor OU Law professor Dr. Maurice H. Merrill for his outstanding contribu tions to the legal profession in Oklahoma. The Phillips Allen Porta Memorial Award is given to the law student with the highest grade in legal ethics

Scholarship is awarded to law students from each of Oklahoma’s three law schools who have demon strated high academic stan dards, the intent to practice law in Oklahoma and a commitment to public service. It was established

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