2009 Public Interest Awards
and Networking Reception
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| (l-r) Laura Kay Jelinek ’95, M. Katherine Roller ‘97, and Cynthia Goldberg Leos ’02, pictured with Dean Hal Krent, were the 2009 recipients of the Marovitz Award.
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The event also featured a spotlight on the work of the Chicago-Kent Chapter of the Student Hurricane Network, and students in the Public Interest Law Program were honored for their work and commitment to public interest law.
Following the Awards ceremony, alumni and students socialized at a networking reception. Photos from the event are available on the Alumni Online Community at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/piawards09.
2009 Marovitz Public Interest Award Recipients
The Honorable
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Awards recognize
recently graduated Chicago-Kent alumni who have demonstrated outstanding
public interest leadership and who most reflect “the character,
life and work of the Honorable Abraham Lincoln Marovitz.”
These endowed
awards in memory of Judge Marovitz include monetary stipends to
assist the recipients with their educational debt as they work
to benefit the public good.
The awards were given out at the Public Interest Awards and Networking Reception on April 21, 2009. We congratulate our 2009 recipients:
The Marovitz Public
Interest Law Award
 Chicago-Kent
College of Law enjoys a rich tradition of legal activism and public
interest work. In honor of one of our most renowned alumni in
this field, each year the The Hon. Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public
Interest Law Award is given to Chicago-Kent
alumni who have graduated in the last 15 years who have demonstrated
outstanding public interest leadership, and who most reflect “the
character, life and work of the Honorable
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz '25.” The award
carries with it a significant stipend.
With the salary discrepancy between public interest attorneys
and corporate lawyers, few graduates can afford to pursue a career
in public interest law given that the average Chicago-Kent student
graduates with almost $90,000 in student loans.
The Marovitz Award draws attention to the importance
of public interest work, and thereby encourages students to take
positions in this area.
Nominations for the 2010 Marovitz Public
Interest Law Awards will open in January 2010. Please email alums@kentlaw.edu or (312) 906-5240 with questions.
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