'Most Meaningful and Rewarding'
Scholarship Program provides
$327,800 in Scholarships

In the 25 years since the Eastern Mineral Law Foundation established the Law Student Scholarship program with a $2000 budget,  $327,800 in scholarships have now been awarded to students attending EMLF member law schools.

It's a mark characterized as the "most meaningful and rewarding thing the Foundation does."

The EMLF Scholarship program is open to all students attending a law school which is a member of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation.  This year there were 39 applicants – double the number from 2008 – from the 24 EMLF member law schools.  Awards are based on academic achievement and the student’s potential to contribute to the field of energy and natural resources law.  A scholarship committee comprised of law professors and practitioners reviews the applications and then meets to determine the recipients and the allocation of the scholarship money.  The scholarship program is announced in the spring of each year, and the scholarship recipients are announced at the EMLF Annual Institute. 

James P. Albert	Jennifer J. Hicks	Scott Daniel Johnson

Recipients of the 2009 scholarship awards:
James P. Albert, University of Oklahoma
Jan and Chester Keeton Scholarship – $5000
 
Merideth Roberts Bentley, University of Oklahoma
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $1500
 
Janie Castle, Appalachian School of Law
James H. Davis Memorial Scholarship – $1000
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $2500
 
Aaron Stultz Heishman, Tulane University Law School
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $2500
 
Jennifer J. Hicks, West Virginia University
Paul N. Bowles Memorial Scholarship – $1000
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $2500
 
Scott Daniel Johnson, American University
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $2500
 
David Newton, University of Kentucky
Arch Coal Foundation Scholarship – $2000
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $1500
 
Courtney Ross, University of Kentucky
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Scholarship – $1000
 
Miriam Sweetin, University of Tulsa
Mary Sue Schulberg Scholarship – $1000
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $2500
 
James Voelker, Southern Methodist University
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $3500
 
Blair Wood, Appalachian School of Law
Foundation Coal Corporation Scholarship – $2500
EMLF Law Student Scholarship – $1000 
 

A total of $33,500 was awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year, $20,000 of which came from the EMLF Law Student Scholarship Program funded by EMLF members. Another $2,000 came from special scholarships administered by the EMLF, each valued at $1,000 – the Paul N. Bowles Memorial Scholarship and the James H. Davis, III Memorial Scholarship.  Sponsored scholarships for 2009-2010 totalled $11,500 – one time gifts for law student scholarships – from Arch Coal Foundation, $2000; Foundation Coal Corporation, $2500; Jan and Chester Keeton, $5000; Mary Sue Schulberg, $1000; and Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, $1000.

Members of this year's scholarship selection committee included:

• Robert E. Beck, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale School of Law, Carbondale, IL
• Buzz Belleville, Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, VA
  
• Joseph W. Dellapenna, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
  
• J. Richard Emens, Emens & Wolper Law Firm, Columbus, OH
  
• Melanie J. Kilpatrick, Rajkovich, Williams, Kilpatrick & True, PLLC, Lexington, KY
  
• Thomas C. Means, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC
  
• Joseph K. Reinhart, Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA
  
• Ernest E. Smith, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Austin, TX
  

Many thanks to all the donors who contribute to the scholarship fund.  Individuals, law firms, and companies are invited to consider a one-time scholarship donation in their name or as a memorial gift. Tax-deductable gifts in any amount are welcome for the EMLF general scholarship fund, the Paul N. Bowles Memorial Scholarship, the James H. Davis III Memorial Scholarship, and the Mary Sue Schulberg Memorial Scholarship.  Donations made payable to the EMLF may be sent to 340 S. Broadway, Suite 101, Lexington, KY 40508.  The EMLF is 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, federal tax I.D. #25-138-5547.