Awards are made to attract and retain needy and worthy Mexican-American students. Justice John Cornyn Scholarship Established in 1994 by friends and colleagues of Justice Cornyn, on the occasions of his receipt of the 1994 St. Mary's Distinguished Law Graduate Award. Awards are made to needy and worthy students. Funds are designated for needy and worthy students. James R. Dougherty, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Established in 1982 by Genevieve Dougherty in memory of her son.
Funds are available to worthy and needy Latin American students.
Shannon Thurmond Giltner Memorial Scholarship Established in 1990 by family and friends, in loving memory of Shannon Thurmond Giltner, who died during her second year at St. Mary's. Awards are made to needy and worthy second and third-year students. Richard W. Harris Memorial Scholarship Established in 1988 in loving memory of Richard W. Harris by his wife, Marcia. Awards are available to students of municipal corporations law who exemplify the outstanding characteristics of Richard W. Harris. Robert Hobbs Scholarship Established in 1991 by Robert Hobbs, a former Professor of Law at St. Mary's University, with the support of the St. Mary's Law Alumni Association.