From a group of outstanding applicants, the following individuals have been selected as recipients of the Armonica Law Student Grant for the academic year 2024-2025: From Lewis and Clark: Juliette Liu, Shannon Reny, and Stevie Riley From University of Oregon: Chelsea Alatriste Martinez, and Andrea Welsh From Willamette: Stephanie Lugo Wistner Each grantee is in the final year of law school. They will receive a monetary award and will be matched with a judge or senior attorney mentor. To learn more about the Armonica Law Student Grant, click here. … [Read more...] about 2024-2025 Armonica Law Student Grant Recipients
Law Students: Keep these Application Periods in Mind!
Armonica Law Student Grant: Applications are accepted from August 1 to September 15 and must be submitted during a student’s final year of law study. Grant recipients are matched with a mentor judge or senior attorney and receive a monetary award of $3,000. To learn more about the grant, click here. Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant: Applications are accepted between August 1 and October 1. Eligible to apply are law student parents with children under the age of 18 who are preparing for the February 2025 Oregon Bar Exam. Recipients will receive a $5,000 monetary award. To learn more about the grant, click here. … [Read more...] about Law Students: Keep these Application Periods in Mind!
2023-24 Armonica Grantees Named
From a field of many outstanding candidates, we are delighted to report that six students in their final year of study at Oregon law schools will receive our Armonica Law Student Grant. In addition to a modest stipend, the students have been matched with a mentor judge. This year's grantees are Jennifer Melikian and Heather Spencer (Lewis & Clark), Gioia Fisk and Antonio Tellez Santaella (Willamette), and Misty Nichols and Danielle Riege (University of Oregon). The mentor pairings are as follows: Antonio Tellez Santaella & Judge Ramón Pagán Danielle Riege & Judge Angela Lucero Jennifer Melikian & Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai Gioia Fisk & Judge Katherine Tennyson (Ret.) Heather Spencer & Judge Jacqueline Alarcón Misty Nichols & Judge Cheryl Albrecht … [Read more...] about 2023-24 Armonica Grantees Named
2022-23 Armonica Law Student Grantees
Congratulations to those students who are recipients of the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation’s Armonica Law Student Grant for the 2022-23 academic year! They are Leona Yazdidoust of Lewis & Clark, and Mai Lani Moua, and Shiri Salehin from University of Oregon. Each grantee has been matched with a mentor and will receive a monetary award of $2,000 for law school expenses. Volunteer mentors for the 2022-23 academic year are Justice Rebecca Duncan of the Oregon Supreme Court, Judge Amy Baggio of the Multnomah County Circuit Court, and Judge Debra Velure of the Lane County Circuit Court. The Armonica Law Student Grant is named for the late Armonica Gilford, an active board member of Oregon Women Lawyers and the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation, and a treasured member of the wider legal community. To learn more about Armonica click here. Applicants for the grant must be in their final year of legal studies at an Oregon law school. Applications for the 2023 grants will be accepted … [Read more...] about 2022-23 Armonica Law Student Grantees
Spotlight on Armonica Grant Recipient Jessica Charles–From an Interview with Gizem Demirel
Jessica Charles is one of the Armonica Law Student Grant recipients for the 2021-2022 academic year. She is a student at Willamette University College of Law. And this is the inspiring story of her tenacious effort in making her childhood dream come true. Although she has no one in her family involved in the legal profession, she was surrounded by the sad stories of injustices and unfairness in her community. All she could think of was finding ways to be part of the solution, and that’s why she started to dream of becoming a criminal lawyer when she was little. Jessica slowly but adamantly started to execute her plan to become a lawyer. First, she became a political science student at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) in Idaho. Second, she decided to start her legal career at Willamette University with the encouragement of the President of NNU, Joel Pearsall, who is also a Willamette graduate with a J.D. degree. However, she had to borrow the maximum student loans to attend … [Read more...] about Spotlight on Armonica Grant Recipient Jessica Charles–From an Interview with Gizem Demirel
Armonica Law Student Grant recipients named for 2021
Congratulations to those students who are recipients of the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation’s Armonica Law Student Grant for the 2021-22 academic year! They are Neal Alnajran (Lewis & Clark), Jessica Charles (Willamette), Neeka Dabiri (Lewis & Clark), Kristen Holtvoigt (Lewis & Clark), Kaitlyn Lindaman (University of Oregon), and Halie Quiring (University of Oregon). Each grantee will be matched with a mentor (a judge or senior attorney) and will receive a monetary award of $2,000 for law school expenses. The Armonica Law Student Grant is named for the late Armonica Gilford, an active board member of Oregon Women Lawyers and the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation, and a treasured member of the wider legal community. To learn more about Armonica, click here. Applicants for the grant must be in their final year of legal studies at an Oregon law school. Applications for the 2022 grants will be accepted beginning on August 1. … [Read more...] about Armonica Law Student Grant recipients named for 2021
Congratulations to 2020 Armonica Law Student Grant Recipients!
From a field of many deserving applicants, six Oregon law students at three Oregon law schools have been chosen to receive 2020 Armonica Law Student Grants. From Lewis & Clark Law School: Amanda Haines and Roxana Manesh; from University of Oregon School of Law: Cecilia Le and Sarah Osborn; and from Willamette University College of Law: Kirsten Parsons and Cindy Strahl. To learn more about the grant, click here. … [Read more...] about Congratulations to 2020 Armonica Law Student Grant Recipients!
Congratulations to 2019 Armonica Law Student Grant Recipients!
Receiving the 2019 Armonica Law Student Grant are the following: From Lewis & Clark Law School – Ollie Caron-Noble and Dixy Iglesias From the University of Oregon School of Law – Fernanda Douglas and Ravyn Goss From Willamette University College of Law – Bridget Lawson and Dina Rivera The Foundation is pleased to offer this grant in honor of late Foundation Board member Armonica Gilford. The grant is available to students in their final year at one of the three Oregon law schools. Applicants must intend to practice law in Oregon and demonstrate a commitment to the Foundation’s goals through their personal volunteer or educational experience. Annually, up to six recipients are selected from Oregon law schools to receive a textbook grant in the amount of $1,000. In addition to the monetary grant, each recipient is matched with a female judge or attorney, who serves as the student’s mentor for the year. Those who identify as women and/or as members of … [Read more...] about Congratulations to 2019 Armonica Law Student Grant Recipients!
Thanks from Armonica Grant Recipient April Stone
2018 Armonica Law Student Grant recipient April Stone recently shared her thoughts on what it means to be among those who receive the grant: "As you know, attending law school requires an increasingly daunting financial obligation, especially for students like me, who are raising a child during law school. I could not be more delighted to have been awarded a grant to assist with the expense of textbooks. The grant provided a significant offset against my school expenses, which in turn has allowed me to provide a little more to my family this year. I decided to pay your generosity forward and donate the texts that I purchase with the grant to other law students in need after I use them." The Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation is pleased to be able to recognize April Stone with the 2018 Armonica Law Student Grant. … [Read more...] about Thanks from Armonica Grant Recipient April Stone
2018 Armonica Grant Recipients Announced
Congratulations to our 2018 Armonica Grant Recipients: Natalie Barringer, Lewis & Clark Law School; Cristela Delgado-Daniel, University of Oregon Law School; Carolyn Griffin, Lewis & Clark Law School; Maya Rinta, Lewis & Clark Law School; Catharine Roner-Reiter, University of Oregon Law School; and April Stone, University of Oregon Law School. A special thanks to our 2018 Armonica Grant Mentors: Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman, US District Court for the District of Oregon; Judge Amy Holms Hehn, Multnomah County Circuit Court; Judge Josephine Mooney, Lane County Circuit Court; Justice Adrienne Nelson, Oregon Supreme Court; Judge Debra Velure, Lane County Circuit Court; and Magistrate Judge Youlee You, US District Court for the District of Oregon. To learn more about the Armonica Grant, click here. … [Read more...] about 2018 Armonica Grant Recipients Announced
