The funding came in two donations, one to establish the Glenn and Donna Scolnik Clinical Chair and one to fund scholarships for Indiana high school graduates, according to a University press release.
Glenn Scolnik, a Maurer School of Law alumnus, and his wife, Donna, gave $2 million to establish the chair in their name, which will be held by the director of the Conservation Law Center, according to the University.
The donation will create the first endowed chair for a clinical law professor in the University’s history.
The Conservation Law Center is currently directed by professor W. William Weeks.
The center provides legal counsel to conservation organizations without charge and, by doing so, offers law students real experience in conservation law, according to the ?University.
The second donation of $1.25 million was made by Kathleen Harrold to establish the Bernard Harrold Endowed Scholarship in her late husband’s name, according to the ?University.
The scholarship will provide full tuition to a third-year law student, according to the University.
Candidates must be Indiana residents in the top 25 percent of their class who demonstrate a ?financial need.
“We are honored and delighted by these generous gifts,” said Austen L. Parrish, dean of the law school and the James H. Rudy Professor of Law, in the release.
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