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2008 Public Interest Awards and Networking Reception

2008 Marovitz Award RecipientsOn Tuesday, April 22, Chicago-Kent honored alumni and students who better our communities through their work and commitment to Public Interest.

Two outstanding alumni, Jane McBride ’95 and Julie G. Sollinger ’96, received the 2008 Honorable Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Award. Students in the Public Interest Law Program were also honored for their work and commitment to Public Interest.

In addition, the law school announced its commitment to Public Interest by launching a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), providing school loan repayment financial aid for graduates who take lower-paying public interest positions. Applications for the program will be available next fall, and more information can be found at www.kentlaw.edu/publicinterest/lrap/.

Photos from the event are available at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/piawards.


The Marovitz Public Interest Law Award

Judge MarovitzChicago-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.

The 2008 award recipients are:


  • Jane McBride ’95, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General’s Environmental Bureau
  • Julie G. Sollinger, Esq '96, Assistant Public Guardian, Juvenile Division, Cook County Office of the Public Guardian.

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