Appalachian School of Law Hosts Luncheon for Scholarship Donors and Recipients

Scholarship donors to the Appalachian School of Law met the recipients of their gifts during a luncheon at Dean Lucy McGough’s home on Friday, November 1. Among the guests were Jim and Carrie O’Donnell, who created a scholarship last year in memory of their son, Sean (Class of 2010), who died in a car accident in June 2012. The Sean O’Donnell Scholarship in Career Services benefits a 3L student during his or her job search. Last year’s recipient, Katie Kennedy (Class of 2013), attended the event and discovered she and Sean shared a common background. Katie had learned the day before that she passed the Pennsylvania Bar, as well.

 

 

 The O’Donnells presented a gift of $5,000 for the Sean O’Donnell Scholarship, which will be matched by Carrie’s employer, Verizon. Those gifts bring the fund to more than $26,000, well on the way to the endowment threshold of $35,000.

 

 

Troy Nichols of Alpha Natural Sciences lunched with three of the Alpha scholars Wesley Ketron , Victoria Herman and Aaron Davis. These students received scholarship assistance to further their studies in natural resources law. James Keen, Appalachian School of Law Trustee and Grundy Town Manager (previous photo second from right), met merit scholars John Page, Laura Bowen, Ross Chapman and Jacob Perkinson.

 

 

Shirley Belcher, who created the Susan Belcher Scholarship in memory of her daughter, dined with recipient Corie Rife. Representing the Grundy Women’s Club which awarded a scholarship to Kaitlin Justus was Glenna Owens, Associate Director of the Law Library. Also in attendance were Charlie Condon, Associate Dean for Information Services and Director of the Law Library; Janie Castle, Director of Career Services and Alumni Relations; Jina Sauls, Director of Community Services and Personnel; Jenny Clevinger, Assistant to the Offices of Community Service, Personnel and Externship; and Tonya Moore, Assistant to the Offices of Development, Career Services and Alumni Relations.

 

 

 

Photos by Sabrina Mullins