Law Student Scholarships

 
2022 Scholarship Recipients: 

Steve Campbell
SMU Dedman School of Law 

Steve Campbell graduated summa cum laude from SMU Dedman School of Law in May 2022. During law school, Steve interned for the Honorable Judge Renee H. Toliver of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and was a summer associate in the Dallas office of the law firm of Vinson & Elkins, where he will begin his legal career this fall. He also served as Treasurer of the SMU Tax Law Society and Senior Articles Editor of the SMU Science and Technology Law Review. Before law school, Steve earned his BA in Political Science from the University of Central Florida and proudly served as a Deputy Sheriff with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. 

 
 
   
Chad Culpepper
Texas Tech University School of Law

Chad Culpepper graduated summa cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law in May, 2022, having earned both a JD and Master’s in Accounting. During law school, Chad worked as a qualified student representative for the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic at Tech Law and served as an Articles Editor for the Texas Tech Law Review. Prior to law school, Chad obtained a BBA in Accounting and a BA in Political Science from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. He will continue his education in tax law this fall at the University of Florida’s Tax LL.M. program. Chad looks forward to returning to Texas to practice tax law after graduation.  
 
 
 
 
 
Rose Pauler-Rush
South Texas College of Law

Rose Pauler-Rush graduated from Texas A&M University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. After spending 6 years as a paralegal, Rose entered the South Texas College of Law. While at South Texas, she served the community through the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. Rose will graduate in December 2022 and hopes to find work as an estate planning attorney. She also hopes to work with underprivileged communities helping to provide information regarding taxes, estate planning, and general financial planning. Rose believes education is the first step in making our communities a better place plans to continue the service she began in the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. Rose would like to thank her husband, Tommy Rush, whose never-ending love and support has helped her achieve her goals.

 

Sarah Yue
SMU Deadman School of Law
 
Sarah Yue will graduate from SMU Deadman School of Law in May of 2023. Sarah received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Business from Ji Lin University and received her Master of Science in Accounting from Texas A&M Commerce. She obtained her Certified Public Accountant in 2019 and worked in tax field in public accounting. During law school, she was a summer associate at the Chamberlain Hrdlicka San Antonio office after her first year of law school. Currently she is a summer associate at the Weil Gotshal & Manges Dallas office.



  

 
2021 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
  • Emily Dace, SMU Dedman School of Law
  • Emily Nguyen, SMU Dedman School of Law
  • Cassandra Gonzalez, Texas Tech School of Law
  • Tara Smith, Baylor College of Law
 
2020 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
  • Ryan Ault, University of Texas Dallas College of Law
  • Jasmine DiLucci, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
  • Sarah Husbands, University of Houston Law Center
  • Charles Kelly, South Texas College of Law Houston
 
2019 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
  • Stephanie Grissom, Texas Tech University School of Law
  • Luis Leo, University of Texas School of Law
  • Cody Wilson, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
  • Kathryn Torres, University of Houston Law Center 
 
2018 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
  • Adam Bateman, South Texas College of Law Houston
  • Dominick Constantino, University of Texas School of Law
  • Alexandra Romeo, SMU Dedman School of Law
  • Lindsay Thomason, South Texas College of Law Houston
 
2017 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
  • Thomas Bettge, Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (Carlisle, PA)
  • Oscar Carrillo, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Southern University (Houston)
  • Emily Fawcett, The University of Texas School of Law (Austin)
  • Mary Sommers, SMU Dedman School of Law (Dallas) 
 
2016 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
  • Jessica Kirk, SMU Dedman School of Law (Dallas)
  • Sharmeen Ladhani, Vanderbilt Law School (Nashville)
  • Yang “Allyson” Li, The University of Houston Law Center (Houston)
  • Julio Mendoza-Quiroz, Texas Tech University School of Law (Lubbock)
     
2015 Law Student Scholarship Recipients
  • Samantha Coleman, St. Mary’s University School of Law (San Antonio)
  • Ryan Phelps, University of Texas School of Law (Austin)
  • Neil Clausen, University of Virginia School of Law (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Kelsey Taylor, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (Dallas)
 
2014 Law Student Scholarship Recipients 
The Tax Section first awarded Law Student Scholarships in 2014. Recipients that year were:
  • Steve Cannon, Texas Tech University School of Law (Lubbock)
  • Thor Fielland, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
  • Megan James, Texas Tech University School of Law (Lubbock)
  
 
 


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