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Summer/Fall 2009 -- Volume 1 Issue 2 [ Return to Table of Contents ] Around IU Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis
IU School of Law Students Receive $10,000 in Diversity Scholarships
Mr. Vijay Patel and Ms. Yonghao Hou, both students at Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis were selected by Krieg DeVault, Rolls-Royce, and Cummins for their initiatives in exemplifying and furthering diversity at their law school as well as to outstanding academic and personal achievement. Law students from Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis, Indiana University School of Law–Bloomington, Valparaiso University School of Law, and Notre Dame Law School were eligible to submit scholarship applications. Krieg DeVault partnered with Rolls-Royce to award a $5,000 general legal diversity scholarship to a law student and Krieg DeVault and Cummins awarded a $5,000 Intellectual Property diversity scholarship to a law student with interest in pursuing intellectual property law. Both corporations were invited to be scholarship partners because of the level of dedication each demonstrates by a longstanding commitment to attracting a qualified and diverse workforce, including seeking and retaining attorneys with diverse backgrounds. Ms. Yonghao Hou is expected to earn her Juris Doctor from Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis in 2010. She has served as patent agent and law clerk for both Sommer Barnard PC (now Taft Law) and Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, a Research Associate at Indiana University School of Medicine, and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Washington University School of Medicine. Hou earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Virology and Molecular Biology from Wuhan University in Wuhan, China, in 1994, her Master of Science degree in Immunology and Molecular Virology from the Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine in Beijing, China, in 1997, and her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Indiana University School of Medicine-Indianapolis in 2002. She is fluent in English and Chinese. Mr. Vijay Patel is the Asian Law Student Association President and a Moot Court Society Member at Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis. He has served as a Summer Law Clerk for British Petroleum Legal Department, Law Clerk for Wright and Associates, and a Litigation Support Associate for Sidley Austin LLP in California. He is a current student member of the Indianapolis American Inn of Court. Patel earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at the University of Southern California in 2007 and is expected to earn his Juris Doctor from Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis in 2010. He is fluent in English, Gujrati, and Hindi. Krieg DeVault LLP is a 130 professional, diversified law firm representing a wide variety of local, regional, and national clients. It is a business-focused law firm with offices in Indianapolis, Carmel, Noblesville, Mishawaka, and Schererville, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; and Boca Grande, Florida.  Return to top
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Tiffany N. Munsell was elected National Chair of the Black Law Students Association (NBLSA). Tiffany is from Indianapolis and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Spelman College. At the Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis, Tiffany is an Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) Fellow. She has also served as a Street Law instructor and volunteered in assisting Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to law school, Tiffany worked in the financial services industry. A summer associate at Krieg DeVault, LLP for the past two summers, Munsell says she has a passion for community service and aspires to a career in economic development. NBLSA, a 7,000-member organization, was founded in 1968 to articulate and promote the needs and goals of African American law students and foster change in the legal community. Return to top
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To learn more about how Diversity Works at IU School of Law–Indianapolis, visit their Diversity and Equal Opportunity Web site: indylaw.indiana.edu/admissions/diversity.cfm.
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