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Weaver-Lang Presidential Fellowship
To recognize the tremendous academic contributions of Professor Jacqueline
Lang Weaver, this scholarship is awarded to students in the LLM program
who have a strong academic record and an interest in energy law.
Donor: D.J. Baker ’73 and Suzanne Baker ’73
Recipient: Lindie Johnston

Buck J. Wynne Memorial scholarship
The State Bar of Texas Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section established this
scholarship in memory of Buck J. Wynne, a prominent environmental attorney who died
in 1996. It is awarded to the top students in an introductory environmental law class.
Donor: State Bar of Texas Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section
Recipients: Elizabeth A. Manela
Nasim Emamdjomeh
Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA) David
Olver Memorial Scholarship
The GCPA David Olver Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students who have shown a strong
interest in the practice of energy law with preference given to the electric power industry,
as demonstrated through coursework, employment, and extracurricular activities.
Donor: Gulf Coast Power Association emPOWERing Foundation
Recipient: E. Jay Blake
Joan Garfinkel Glantz Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of Joan Garfinkel Glantz’s belief that the
individual rights of everyone are important and should be protected. This award
is presented to the student who wrote the best paper on Civil Liberties.
Donor: Friends of Joan Garfinkel Glantz
Recipient: Kirsten E. Williams, “The Impact of Foresight: Reframing Discriminatory
Intent to Properly Remedy Environmental Racism”

Yale Rosenberg Memorial Prize
To honor the memory of Yale Rosenberg, a man of faith and a scholar, this
scholarship is awarded for outstanding student papers in Administrative
Law, Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction, Habeas, or Jewish Law.
Donor: Friends of Yale Rosenberg
Recipient: Tiffany C. Penner, “Lawyers in Schools: Navigating the Risks and
Rewards of School-Based Medical–Legal Partnerships”
Mark Vela Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is awarded for the best paper(s) written on a topic in criminal law.
Donor: Family & Friends of Mark Vela
Recipient: Kimberly R. Seiler, “Ransomware Cyberattacks, Terrorism, and the
American People: A Call for a Unified Response to Ransomware”
Judge Phyllis Randolph Frye Writing Competition Award
Judge Phyllis Frye has long advocated for the rights of the transgender community.
She established this scholarship to be awarded for the best paper in topics
relating to an area of law and transgender issues. (Google “Phyllis Frye”.)
Donor: Judge Phyllis R. Frye
Recipient: Emory C. Powers, “Presumptive Promises of Disability Law for Transgender Rights”
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