Diverse Outside Scholarship Opportunity from Napier-Looby Bar Association in Middle Tennessee
Scholarship Deadline Extended to February 28, 2019.
The Napier-Looby Bar Association (NLBA) has opened applications for The Senator Avon N. Williams, Jr. and Hon. Robert Lillard Law School Scholarship. This scholarship was established by the Napier-Looby Bar Foundation (NLBF). The NLBF, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded by the membership of the Napier-Looby Bar Association (NLBA) in 2001 to raise funds for scholarships and charitable donations to benefit worthy organizations and persons of need in the African-American and minority communities in Middle Tennessee. The Foundation names these scholarships after the late Senator Avon N. Williams, Jr., a distinguished legislator, attorney and member of the NLBA and the late Hon. Robert Lillard, a distinguished advocate, jurist and member of the NLBA.
The amount of the scholarship is not less than $1,000. The application is deadline has been extended to February 28, 2019. Applicants should be endorsed by a member in good standing of the NLBA. Recipients will be announced on or April 1, 2019 and honored at the NLBF’s Barrister’s Banquet and Awards Program in April 27, 2019. Completed applications should be submitted to Angela Williams at adwilliams901@gmail.com. A copy of the application can be received by emailing Assistant Dean Sue Ann McClellan (smcclell@memphis.edu) or Professor Demetria Frank (djcksn24@memphis.edu). The application is also available here.
