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BUFFALO LAW STUDENT RECEIVES LORRAINE POWER THARP
SCHOLARSHIP
Alissa M. Fortuna, a third-year law student at University at Buffalo
Law School, is the recipient of the Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship,
The New York Bar Foundation announced today.
“Through her academic excellence, interest in public service
and integrity, Ms. Fortuna embodies the core values that Lorraine Power
Tharp held dear,” said Bar Foundation President Cristine Cioffi of
Niskayuna (Cioffi•Slezak•Wildgrube). “She is a
most deserving recipient and a future star of the legal
profession.”
A graduate of the University of Rochester, Fortuna volunteered with
the Volunteer Lawyers Project, where she helped indigent clients facing
eviction. She received the Project’s In-House Volunteer Award in
2011. She is active in the Buffalo Human Rights Law Review, Buffalo
Public Interest Law Program and the Niagara Cup Moot Court
Competition.
Fortuna will receive a $1,500 scholarship, sponsored by the Real
Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The
scholarship is named for Lorraine Power Tharp, a former president of the
Association and past chair of the Real Property Law Section.
“The Real Property Law Section is thrilled to present Ms.
Fortuna with this scholarship,” said Mindy H. Stern of New York
City (Schoeman Updike & Kaufman), vice-chair of the Real Property
Law Section. “Ms. Fortuna’s expressed desire to continue
Lorraine Power Tharp’s legacy and effect positive change in the
world are a fitting tribute to her.”
“I am so honored to be selected the 2012 recipient of the
Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship,” said Alissa Fortuna.
“Lorraine Power Tharp had an absolutely extraordinary career and
deeply touched the lives of all around her. She left the world a better
place.”
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the full news release here.
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