Campbell Law names inaugural Wallace Fellows

RALEIGH — Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced the three inaugural Wallace Fellows tapped to work alongside the institution’s faculty and staff. Kimberly Dixon, Patrick Kuchyt, and Mary Kathryn Perkinson — all 2015 Campbell Law graduates — have been appointed as Wallace Fellows. Each was selected by an internal panel of law school faculty and staff.
“I am excited to appoint three of our brightest graduates from the class of 2015 as our first-ever Wallace Fellows,” said Leonard. “We are fortunate to have them for their first year out of law school, and I have no doubt that they will be assets to growing our program and enriching many aspects of our law school community.”
The Jerry M. Wallace Law Fellowship Program consists of three full-time employment opportunities for recent graduates — the Wallace Advocacy Fellow, the Wallace Leadership Fellow, and the Wallace Public Service Fellow. The program is named in honor of Campbell University Chancellor Dr. Jerry Wallace, who served 12 years as university president before stepping down at the end of June. He remains an integral part of the selection process and is engaged with each fellow.
Dixon, a native of Kinston, will serve as the Wallace Advocacy Fellow. She will work with the advocacy faculty in the required trial practice curriculum, assist with interschool competitions, and help set up and administer the new Boyce Center of Advocacy. Dixon completed her undergraduate work at Duke University.
Kuchyt, who hails from Winchester, Va., is the Wallace Leadership Fellow. In this role he will assist Dean Leonard and the law school’s senior staff with development initiatives, alumni relations, and career services. Kuchyt earned his undergraduate degree from Mountain State University.
Perkinson, who originally hails from Tarboro, is the Wallace Public Service Fellow. She will assist in the management of Campbell Law’s pro bono programs, and work to conceptualize and seek resources to further pro bono and clinical development. Perkinson is a graduate of NC State University.