the Corporate Scholars Class of 2011
This year, 10 students are participating in our scholarship and summer experiential learning program.
These talented and promising law students, their schools, and the locations of their internships are (from bottom left to top right):
- Marshall Jackson Jr. from University of Maryland Law at Carey International
- Tiffany Ge from GWU Law at National Marine Manufacturers Association
- Thomas Lee from Georgetown Law at Freddie Mac
- Binta Mamadou from Washington College of Law, American University at TV One
- Donovan Powell from UVA Law at Noblis
- Richard Palmieri from University of Richmond Law at APEX Systems Inc.
- Emi Suzuki from Georgetown Law at Special Olympics
- Stacie Gonsalves from Howard Law at CSC
Not pictured:
- Stanley Tate III from Howard University Law at Sodexo Inc.
- Gabriel Walker from William & Mary Law at Amerigroup
This year, we received more than 170 applications for the Program and interviewed 28 finalists. Congratulations to the Scholars!
BACKGROUND:
WMACCA, with initial grant support from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, created the Corporate Scholars Program in 2004 to provide high-achieving and promising students at law schools in the WMACCA service area with scholarship awards and experiential learning opportunities in the legal departments of prestigious local companies and organizations. The Corporate Scholars Program is designed to give the students the opportunity to learn about and experience the areas of corporate practice and legal advocacy that in-house counsel handle, as well as the relationship between providing business and legal advice to clients in a variety of substantive areas.
The Corporate Scholars Program is a “diversity pipeline” program. WMACCA hopes to get applications from populations that may otherwise lack access to these opportunities. Diversity for this Program is used in its broadest sense, not simply to convey ideas about gender, race, ethnicity, etc., but also concepts of socio-economic background and the student's individual educational and career path. Furthermore, diversity means obtaining a pool of applicants who are reflective of the work force in general and the communities that lawyers serve. The Corporate Scholars Program is seeking students who have good grades, strong writing skills, previous work experience, and some professional maturity.
The Program is maintained by generous support from WMACCA, its sponsors, and individual and corporate donors.
Applications for the Class of 2012 are NOW OPEN. These materials below are posted for reference purposes only. If you are eligible to apply, please contact the Career Services Office at your law school to begin the process. All applications for the Class of 2012 must be postmarked no later than January 12, 2012.
For students:
For prospective internship host organizations:
To learn more about the creation of the Scholars Program, please click here for an article from Legal Times.
If you have questions about the program, please contact Frost Telegadas, WMACCA Virginia Administrator, at Frost.Telegadas@WMACCA.com, or Ilene G. Reid, WMACCA Executive Director, at Ilene.Reid@WMACCA.com. Thank you for your interest.
THE SCHOLARS Class of 2010:
There were eleven students in the Scholars Class of 2010:
Standing, left to right:
Ada Esedebe, 2L at American University Law, who was hosted at National Marine Manufacturers Association.
Vikram Kapoor, 2L at Georgetown Law, who was hosted at Rosetta Stone.
Frank McFadden Jr., 2L at University of Richmond Law, who was hosted at SunTrust.
Adam Acosta, 3L at Howard, who was hosted by The Washington Post Company.
Keri Joeckel, 3L at William & Mary Law, who was hosted at NewMarket Corporation.
Qasim Rashid, 2L at University of Richmond Law, who was hosted at CapitalOne Financial Corporation.
Seated, left to right:
Sheila Isong, 2L at Howard Law, who was hosted by CSC.
Stacy Santin, 2L at George Washington University Law, who was hosted at National Geographic Society.
Golkouh Ghassemlou, 3L at Catholic Law, who was hosted at Sodexo Inc.
Not pictured:
David Pierini, 3L at William & Mary Law, who was hosted at Freddie Mac.
Pedro Angel Martinez, 3L at American Law, who was hosted at Verizon.
