Foundation Selects Three Armonica Grant Recipients
The Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of the Armonica Law Student Grant Program recipients for 2007-2008.
Linda Barrera, a third year student at Lewis & Clark Law School, is a law clerk for the Washington County District Attorneys Office. In addition to being the only black and Hispanic person carrying out the clerk duties in the office, she also serves as a mentor to female and minority students at the Portland OIC Rosemary Anderson High School.
Vanessa Nordyke, a third year student at the University of Oregon Law School, is a clerk with the Oregon Department of Justice. At UO, she is the Co-Director of the Women’s Law Forum and President of the American Constitution Society. Vanessa was also instrumental in creating a pro bono group project in Eugene which introduces high school students to legal resources and the rights of domestic violence victims.
Shenoa Payne, a third year student at Willamette University College of Law, is a clerk for the Oregon Advocacy Center. Shenoa serves as President of the Willamette University Public Interest Law Project, which raises funds to support students working for organizations who provide access to justice for low-income Oregonians and other organizations who serve diverse and indigent populations.
Each recipient received a text book grant in the amount of $500 and was matched with an ethnic minority female judge who will serve as mentor during 2007-2008.
