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Jason C. Lewis and Paraisia R. Winston Named Recipients of the Schiff Hardin/John J. Waldron Endowed Scholarship at Loyola University Chicago School of Law

April 29, 2008

Jason C. Lewis and Paraisia R. Winston have been named the 2007-2008 recipients of the Schiff Hardin/John J. Waldron endowed scholarship at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

The scholarship was established during 1999 in honor and memory of John J. Waldron, a former long-time professor at the law school and one of the law firm's most renowned and respected attorneys. Mr. Waldron, who died in 1999 at the age of 91, was widely respected for his professional achievements, as well as his ethical reputation. The Schiff Hardin/John J. Waldron Endowed Scholarship is intended to assist minority students in the Loyola University Chicago School of Law who attend classes on a full-time basis and who, during their first year of law school, have demonstrated exceptional academic performance and exceptional personal character.

Mr. Lewis and Ms. Winston were feted at a Schiff Hardin ceremony on April 28. Schiff Hardin Chairman Robert H. Riley presented this year's recipients with a specially inscribed clock to commemorate their achievements.

Mr. Lewis expects to complete his Juris Doctor degree in May 2009. He is a writer for the Loyola Public Interest Law Reporter and participates in the Black Law Student Association. Mr. Lewis also was a Law-Related Education Teacher at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. Last summer, Mr. Lewis interned at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Before attending law school, he joined Teach for America and spent three years teaching on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A., Anthropology, 2001) and the University of Chicago (M.A., Social Science, 2003).

Ms. Winston expects to compete her Juris Doctor degree in May 2009. She is Junior Editor of the Children's Legal Rights Journal and a member of the National Black Law Students Association. During her first year of law school, Ms. Winston participated in many organizations, including OUTlaw, Chicago Public Schools Pipeline Project, and Best Buddies Illinois. She also interned at the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic and was a Law-Related Education Teacher at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., Urban and Regional Planning, 2005).

For additional information about Loyola University Chicago School of Law, please visit www.luc.edu/law.