2007 Scholarship Preview starts Jan. 25 at Oklahoma City University School of Law.OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm -- Lawyer Sheryl N. Young was a young mom when she began attending Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma City University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Oklahoma City University, a private Oklahoma university. It is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and traces its origins to the founding of Epworth University in the late 1980s. Today she is a shareholder at McAfee & Taft in Oklahoma City. "The Sumners Scholarship and the evening program at OCU OCU Oklahoma City University OCU Operational Command Unit (London Metropolitan Police) OCU Operator Control Unit (robotics) OCU Operational Conversion Unit OCU Office Channel Unit OCU Olefins Conversion Unit gave me the opportunity to go to law school as a then single mother. Without the scholarship I would not have been able to do that," said Young, a 1990 graduate of OCU School of Law. A new generation of candidates for the law school's merit scholarships will visit Oklahoma City on Jan. 25 and 26 for "High Ideals: 2007 Scholarship Preview." Prospective students from more than 15 states and over 30 colleges and universities will attend the event, which is by invitation only. "We seek students who add to the diversity of experience, background and culture within our student body," said Tamara Martinez-Anderson, OCU School of Law assistant dean of admissions. "We are excited that the candidates attending this event reflect some of the best and brightest future law students in the country." Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with current OCU School of Law students and faculty, as well as members of Oklahoma City's legal community. They also will spend time getting to know the city itself. OCU is one of only two universities offering Hatton W. Sumners Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875—April 19, 1962) was a Congressman from Texas from 1913—1947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Early life and career Sumners was born near Fayetteville, Tennessee on May 30, 1875. Scholarships, among the most generous law school scholarships in the nation. Since 1988, OCU has produced 78 Sumners Scholars who received full tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. and fees, book allowances and living stipends. Each year more than 150 OCU School of Law students receive either full or partial scholarships. To learn more about scholarship opportunities at OCU School of Law, phone (405) 208-5354, e-mail lawquestions@okcu.edu or visit www.okcu.edu/law. Oklahoma City University School of Law is fully approved by the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is a non-profit organization of 166 law schools in the United States. Another 23 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. . It offers full- and part-time degree programs and serves a diverse student body of approximately 650. Its 5,000 alumni practice in every state and several foreign countries. For more information, visit www.okcu.edu/law. |
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