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HOFSTRA LAW SCHOOL STUDENT NIA KITWANA NGOZI JACKSON WINS COMMERCIAL AND FEDERAL LITIGATION SECTION MINORITY FELLOWSHIPHofstra Law School student, Nia Kitwana Ngozi Jackson, has been chosen as the 2009 recipient of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship administered by The New York Bar Foundation. The $5,000 award is available to first-year students attending a law school in the State of New York who demonstrate an interest in commercial and federal litigation. As the winner of the 2009 Fellowship award, Ms. Jackson will work this summer in the Chambers of the Honorable Eileen Bransten, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division. John R. Horan, president of The New York Bar Foundation said, “We are pleased to award the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship to a Hofstra Law School student. Ms. Jackson is an eminently qualified candidate for this Fellowship. Her academic record, international study and internship experience demonstrate her commitment to scholarly excellence. The combination of her business and law degrees will serve her well for a successful career in the legal profession and litigation.” A resident of West Hempstead, Ms. Jackson is a graduate of Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management (CA) where she earned an International Master of Business Administration (Spanish) degree in 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Spanish Language & Literature from Villanova University (PA). While at Pepperdine, Ms. Jackson studied at the Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paolo, Brazil and was recognized with the Emerging Leaders honor. She was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta (National Communication Honor Society) and Sigma Delta Pi (Rho Pi Chapter, National Spanish Honor Society) while at Villanova. She speaks fluent Spanish as well as Portuguese. Ms. Jackson will be recognized by the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section and The Foundation during an awards ceremony at the Section’s Smooth Moves III program on March 25th at Lincoln Center, New York City. In addition to the Fellowship award, at the awards ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m., the Section will bestow the 2009 Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award on Elaine R. Jones, former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. The awards ceremony will be followed by a cocktail and networking reception. |
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