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With just one day left we are only $1,065 shy of reaching our stretch goal of $10,000 in support of our new Alumni Sponsored Graduate Assistantship. Meeting this goal means one deserving candidate will receive funding for a full years Graduate Assistantship.
A special thank you to all of our Alums who have made this project a success by donating funds and helping us spread the word. Your support has truly made a difference! Next week we'll share the official results of our campaign so be sure to continue to follow us on social media.
As always, like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for announcements and updates and check out the video with LL.M. Alumnus Kaeling Bowling to see how these Assistantships enhance the careers of our future agriculture & food attorneys, and the clients they serve.
Thank you!
The LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law
Thanks to the generosity of our donors we have met our initial goal of $6,000! Your thoughtful gifts have made it possible for the LL.M. program to offer a deserving student a semester without the worry of the typical financial burdens. A semester that a student can spend dedicated to their passion!
Together, we can fund the assistantship for a full academic year. Help us stretch our goal to meet the $10,000 mark and increase our impact. We are so close! Your support truly makes a difference.
Like and follow on Facebook and Twitter for announcements and updates and check out the video with LL.M. Alumna Lauren Manning to see how these Assistantships enhance the careers of our future agriculture & food attorneys, and the clients they serve.
Thanks again for your support of the LL.M. Alumni-Sponsored Graduate Assistantship! Want to see how you’re making a difference? Check out this video testimonial from LL.M. alumna KC Tucker as she discusses how her time in the program changed the trajectory of her professional life. Assistantships provide critical financial support while enhancing a candidate’s professional portfolio and advancing the good work being done in Agricultural & Food Law today. We’re making great progress, but aren’t there yet. Please help spread the word about this important project to your colleagues and classmates. Send a quick email. Share this video on social media. Be sure to provide our project link (https://fundrazor.uark.edu/LLM) and share how the LL.M. program has made a difference in your life, too! Remember, gifts of all sizes join together to help us reach our goal, and contributions can made anonymously.
Several years ago, I was fortunate to receive a Graduate Assistantship, which made my pursuit of an LL.M in Agricultural & Food Law possible by covering my tuition and providing a modest-but-critical stipend. As a GA, I had the opportunity to work directly for LL.M. program director Susan Schneider, who is now a treasured mentor, colleague, and friend. Earning my LL.M. provided the foundation for my career in food law, justice, and systems.
Without the Graduate Assistantship... - Going back to school as a brand new mother would never have been possible; - I wouldn't be a professor, paying forward the support I received by teaching undergraduate, law, and LL.M. students, many of whom are already doing important work; - I wouldn't have a law practice, with fellow LL.M. alum Lauren Handel, that I'm proud of, advising and representing food entrepreneurs and farmers (who are ever more important, imperiled and in need of service in these volatile times); - I wouldn't be advocating for an ethical, resilient, just, and sustainable food system by speaking and collaborating with stakeholders all around the county.
If you can spare even a few dollars for this cause -- which is half way to its funding goal -- I'd be very grateful. We need more people doing this work and higher education needs to be attainable without insane amounts of debt.
We're getting there! Thanks to the generosity of our alumni, we have already raised nearly $2,500 toward our goal of $6,000! How does your support make a difference? Check out this video featuring 2017 LL.M. candidate Kelly Nuckolls as she describes her experience serving as a graduate assistant. Kelly's assistantship under the supervision of Dean Stacy Leeds focused on building a toolkit for native American farmers and ranchers, as well as the attorneys who assist them. This is just one example of projects undertaken by our GA's. Help us continue this important work by sharing on social media and encouraging your friends, family and fellow graduates to make a gift to the LL.M. Alumni-Sponsored Graduate Assistantship Campaign!
Our Alumni-Sponsored GA Campaign has officially begun, and we're off to a big start thanks to donations from a number of Alumni & Friends of the LL.M. Program. We thank you for your generous support!
We still have a long way to go over the next 28 days. We are 30% toward our goal of $6,000, and we need your help! Please consider a gift to support the next generation of LL.M. Candidates.
Wondering how your dollars can help? Check out some of the bio's from this year's candidates serving as Graduate Assistants. Your dollars will help us bring standout Candidates, like those featured below, to Fayetteville.
In addition to supporting our project financially, please help us even further by sharing our project with your family and friends via email, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please share this project link: https://fundrazor.uark.edu/llm.
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This year, we are able to offer 5 Graduate Assistantships to outstanding candidates who applied to join us in Fayetteville. Each Candidate will contribute their time and skills to a project designed to enhance the important work being done in agricultural & food law. Help us continue the tradition by contributing to the Alumni Sponsored Graduate Assistantship Campaign today!
Andrii Trapizonian (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Masters in International Economic Law, Kyiv National Economic University
LL.B., with honors, Economics & Law Institute, Cherkasy National University
Sub-Lieutenant, Department of Military Training
Daria Kotova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Recipient of the Russia-US Legal Education Foundation (RUSLEF) Fellowship
LL.B., National Research University Higher School of Economics, Faculty of Law
Member of Jessup Moot Court team, winning 1st place at the national rounds, top-20 in international rounds
Erika Dunyak (Cleveland, OH)
J.D., Case Western Reserve University
B.A., German and International Studies, with concentration in Global Environmental Sustainability, University of Dayton
Legal Extern with Sustainable Economies Law Center; Legal Intern and Research Assistant, Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic; Sustainability Fellow with Office of Sustainability, Case Western Reserve University
Jamie Dickinson (Portland, OR)
Packaging & Labeling Specialist, Recreational Marijuana Program, Oregon Liquor Control Commission
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
Staff Editor, Legallity Online Journal
Member, Law of Intellectual Property
B.S., Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas
Mary Susan Burns (Minneapolis, MN)
Attorney, Founder and President, Susan Burns LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Extensive experience in business law and business planning
J.D., Hamline School of Law
Hamline Law Review, Associate Editor
B.A. German, College of St. Benedict
This is where it all began! In 1981, LL.M. Director Jake Looney welcomed our inaugural class. Candidates from this era remember first-hand the Farm Crisis and Professor Don Pedersen's Agricultural Law casebook . Since that time, our alumni have brought their expertise to policy, practice, advocacy and education. Help us continue the tradition by donating $40 in honor of the LL.M. program’s first decade!
During the 1990s, the LL.M. Program in Agricultural Law continued under the leadership of Don Pedersen and Lonnie Beard. Our current director, Susan Schneider, received her degree in 1991. Give $40 x 2 decades to help a new LL.M. candidate join the family!
Did you know? In 2000, Professor Susan Schneider took over as LL.M. Program Director, and it was during this decade that the LL.M. Program in Agricultural Law became the LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law. Please consider a gift of $40 x 3 decades to support the next generation of LL.M. grads.
It's been nearly 40 years since the LL.M. program at the University of Arkansas School of Law began. A gift of $40 x 4 decades gets us one step closer to our goal!
Since our inaugural class in 1981, we've graduated 304 candidates! Help us reach and/or exceed our goal by donating and encourage your fellow classmates to do the same.
Over the life of the LL.M. Program, we've benefitted from the leadership of our program directors: Jake Looney, Don Pedersen, Lonnie Beard and Susan Schneider. Consider showing your appreciation for their service by donating $600 to support our cause.
1980 is the year our program launched and the year our LL.M. alumni family network began. A gift of $1,980 will greatly accelerate our ability to reach our goal of $6,000.
