RALEIGH — Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced the 2019-20 recipients of the law school’s four highly prestigious, full-tuition competitive scholarships for exceptional applicants.
“Our law school is committed to doing all we can to make sure that every qualified student that wants to use the law as a means to serve others has the opportunity to do so,” Leonard said. “I am thrilled to announce the recipients of our competitive scholarships from the incoming class of 2022.”
Manuel Xavier Colón of Burlington, North Carolina, is the recipient of the Ben & Patrice Thompson Achievement Scholarship, which is offered annually to one high-achieving student who has overcome significant obstacles in life, such as socio-economic or educational hardships, disabilities or other major challenges. An applications engineer at Axcellus in Apex, Colón holds a bachelor’s in engineering technology from Old Dominion University and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Evan Christopher Sumner of Carmel, Indiana, is the recipient of the Cheshire Schneider Advocacy Scholarship, which stays true to Campbell Law’s mission to educate and develop vigorous advocates for championing and defending individual liberties and justice. The scholarship is offered annually to one student with demonstrable success in advocacy programs such as debate or mock trial during high school and/or college experiences. Currently a member of the Mock Trial Advocacy Program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Sumner is the recipient of three mock trial outstanding performance awards and is expected to graduate in May with a bachelor’s in political science.
Lauren Katherine Cook of Boone, North Carolina, is the recipient of the Janette Soles Nelson Public Service Scholarship, which relates to Campbell Law’s history of educating highly competent, deeply compassionate lawyers who seek to serve others through the law. The scholarship is offered annually to one exceptionally qualified student with plans to practice law in service to the public. An awards analyst at Samaritan’s Purse International Headquarters, Cook holds a bachelor’s in English literature from Liberty University. She’s most recently been helping with hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
Andrew James Franklin of Swannanoa, North Carolina, is the recipient of the Leary & Joy Davis Leadership Scholarship, which keeps with the law school’s efforts to educate graduates who will become effective advocates and leaders for legal and social justice. The scholarship is offered annually to one student with demonstrated leadership skills and the potential to become a leader in the law. Franklin earned a bachelor’s in history and pre-law at Campbell University, where he was one of only five players to be named to the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame’s Hampshire Honor Society in 2017. He is expected to graduate in May from Appalachian State University with a master of arts in history.
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Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 4,200 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. Throughout 2019, Campbell Law is celebrating 40 years of graduating legal leaders and 10 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.