RALEIGH – Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced the three new Wallace Fellows tapped to work alongside the institution’s faculty and staff. Josue Jimenez, Seth Lumpkins, and Mary Ann Matney — all 2017 Campbell Law graduates — have been appointed as Wallace Fellows. Each was selected by an internal panel of law school faculty and staff.
“We’re excited to move forward with our third installment of Wallace Fellows that will serve our law school for the next year,” Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard. “Every year this trio of recent graduates is an immense servant of both our law school and community, and I have full confidence that Josue, Seth, and Mary Ann will be great assets for us.”
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 in June 2015. He remains an integral part of the selection process and is engaged with each fellow.
Jimenez, from Los Angeles, is the Wallace Public Service Fellow. He 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. Jimenez holds two undergraduate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lumpkins, who hails from Oxford, N.C., 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. Lumpkins earned his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University.
Matney, a native of Tazewell, Va., 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 administer the Boyce Center of Advocacy. Matney completed her undergraduate studies at East Tennessee State University.