2010 Diversity Scholarship Flyer 

2010 Diversity Scholarship Application

Diversity Scholars Awards & Recipients

2010 Diversity Scholars Awards

Constangy, Brooks & Smith is proud to present the 2010 Diversity Scholars Awards. The $3,000 scholarships will be granted to a deserving second-year law student at an accredited law school in each of 3 regions. The regions are as follows: (1) Southern (Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee); (2) Mid-West/West Coast (Texas, California, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin); and, (3) Eastern (North Carolina, Virginia/Washington, D.C., South Carolina and Massachusetts). Constangy initiated this award program in order to recognize the achievements of law students who have demonstrated academic achievement, a commitment to diversity in their community, school or work environment, and personal achievements in overcoming challenges to reach goals. Please review the 2010 Diversity Scholarship Flyer and application to the left for additional information.

2009 Diversity Scholars Award Recipients

  • Candice Phillips Branche, Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, GA
  • Milton L. Flynt, University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, SC 
  • Nader S. Raja, Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Brandy Davis, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX
  • Xinning Shirley Liu, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL
  • Ying Wang, University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Law, Kansas City, MO

2008 Diversity Scholars Award Recipients

  • Nicholas Bedford, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA
  • Carla De Leon, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX
  • Anatoly Gakenberg, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, KS
  • Edyta-Christina Grzybowska, George Mason University School of Law, Washington, DC
  • Jessica Holmes, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Goran Musinovic, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN
  • Jessica Thomas, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL
  • Emma Harber White, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL

2007 Diversity Scholars Award Recipients:

  • LaMonica Orr, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL
  • Crissi Robinson, Howard University School of Law, Washington, DC
  • Anastasia Protopapadakis, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL
  • Andrea Vanina Arias, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA
  • Elisa Chen, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO
  • Aisha Gayle, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
  • Augusta Akpotu, The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, TN
  • William Koffie, Jr., Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX

2006 Diversity Scholars Award Recipients:

  • Jakarra Jones - Cumberland School of Law-Birmingham, AL
  • Laura Bennett - George Washington University Law School-Washington, D.C.
  • Karly Rae Schweitzer - Stetson University-Gulfport, FL
  • Zach Thomas - University of Kansas School of Law-Lawrence, KS
  • David M. Thompson - Duke University Law School-Durham, NC
  • Stephania Bondurant - University of South Carolina School of Law-Columbia, SC
  • Jodi Hansen - University of Tennessee College of Law-Knoxville, TN
  • Shelly Chattopadhyay - The University of Texas at Austin-Austin, TX