Foundation presents 2013 scholarships awards

The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation recently presented scholarship awards totaling $30,000 to 10 outstanding women law students attending Michigan law schools. The competitive scholarships were awarded to students who demonstrated leadership on women's issues, according to a WLAM official. This year, the awardees received a 20 percent increase in scholarship amounts, due to the generosity of donors. Now in its 17th year, the WLAM Foundation's scholarship program has awarded 195 law students with close to $440,000 to support their law school educations. Specially named awards exist for scholarships supported by large and ongoing donations from General Motors and the Dickinson Wright Women's Network, and for a scholarship named for former WLAMF Treasurer Kimberly M. Cahill. Profiles of the 2013 WLAMF awardees appear on the WLAM Foundation's website, www.wlamfoundation.org. The 2013 Outstanding Women Law Student honorees include: Jillian Ambrose, Dickinson Wright Women's Network Scholar at the University of Michigan Law School; Stephanie Edwards, WLAMF Scholar at Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Elise Elzinga, WLAMF/General Motors Scholar at Michigan State University College of Law; Ryanne Exposito, WLAMF Scholar at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; Caitlin Howitt, Kimberly M. Cahill Scholar at the University of Michigan Law School; LaToya McBean, WLAMF/General Motors Scholar at Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Klaudia Nikolli, WLAMF Scholar at Wayne State University Law School; J. Olabisi Ogboye, WLAMF Scholar at Michigan State University College of Law; Suzanne Quinn, WLAMF/General Motors Scholar at Wayne State University Law School; and Rachel Soren, WLAMF/General Motors Scholar at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Published: Tue, May 28, 2013