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26th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser, May 12, 2001

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Saturday, May 12, 2001 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica, California

Community Service Awards/Honorees

  • Anita DeFrantz, Esq., President, Amateur Athletic Foundation and Member, International Olympic Committee
  • Kika Keith, Founder/Executive Director, Youth Empowerment Center for Creative Achievement
  • Bruce Brodie, Esq., Head Deputy, Office of the Alternate Public Defender & Bar Review InstructorGlynn and Jo-An Turman, Founders, Camp Gid D Up and IX Winds Ranch Foundation

Scholarship Recipients

  • Joy Roberts (USC Law Center)
  • Isis Mancil (Howard University School of Law)
  • Renee L. Williams (USC Law School)
  • Carmen Snuggs (Loyola Law School)

Major Sponsors

  • Underwriters: Hancock, Rothert, & Burshoft LLP;
  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;

Additional Sponsors

  • Benefactors: Anheuser Busch Companies;
  • Arnold & Porter;
  • Barnes-Sankin Charitable Gift Fund;
  • Vera Brown-Curtis;
  • The Law Offices of Ephriam and Makupson;
  • Kaiser Permanente;
  • Northern Trust;
  • Northrup Grumman;
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP;
  • The Walt Disney Company;
  • Ronald N. Wilson & Associates

 

BWLF President Brenda Johns Penny
BWL, Inc President Nedra E. Austin
Scholarship Selection Committee Lynne Hobbs and Leslie Kelley
Silent Auction Committee Michelle Kazadi and Dawn Weekes-Glenn
Mistress/Master of Ceremonies Dawnn Lewis