The Scher Family Scholarship , given by the family Of Stanley J. Scher and Peter Scher, WCL '87, is for a WCL student with financial need, academic merit, and demonstrated dedication to community and public service. The Laura Reckman Memorial Scholarship Fund , established by donations of Mrs. John S. Myers, was until 1988 for needy and deserving students in the School of Nursing. In 1988, it was transferred to the law school. In accordance with the original intent, preference will be given to a law student with a nursing or health care administration background. The Mary C. Arends Scholarship , in memory of the first director of development for the Washington College of Law, is for a first-year female student who is entering law school after several years in the workplace and who is interested in public interest or public service law, civil rights, or domestic issues.
Preference is given to women in the part-time program and to women with children.
The Judge Seymour Korn Scholarship Fund was established by Judge Korn to support a deserving Washington College of Law student with financial need. The Stephen and Beatrice Dodd Toth Scholarship , given by Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley, WCL '64, in honor of her parents, is awarded to a female WCL student with financial need who places in the top 20 percent Of her class. The WCL Scholarship , a scholarship awarded on the basis of financial need, is the gift of an anonymous donor. The Dora Palkin Memorial Scholarship , named in memory of Dora Palkin, a 1916 graduate of WCL, is awarded to a female law student. The Sandra P. Grosso Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Sandra P. Grosso, WCL'83 and former AU assistant general counsel.