The 2014-15 Public Service Scholars (from left to right): Kallie Dale-Ramos, ’15; Nora Gay, ’15; Daniel Hatoum, ’16; and Karly Jo Dixon, ’16.
Four students have been selected to serve as Public Service Scholars with the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law for the 2014-15 academic year.
The University of Texas School of Law awards scholarships each year to a group of outstanding students who demonstrate a commitment to studying, promoting and working in public service. The scholars receive a scholarship and work closely with the Justice Center on public service initiatives.
“We look forward to working with these outstanding student leaders and are impressed by their dedication to serving the public,” said Eden Harrington, director of the Justice Center.
Meet the scholars:
Kallie Dale-Ramos, ’15, is president of the Public Interest Law Association, participates in the Capital Punishment Clinic and has been involved in a variety of student groups and pro bono projects. Last summer she worked for the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, and last year she was a Human Rights Scholar with the Rapoport Center. After her 1L year, Dale-Ramos worked at the American Federation of Government Employees as a Peggy Browning Fellow.
Karly Jo Dixon, ’16, is treasurer of the Public Interest Law Association and participates in the Capital Punishment Clinic. As a first year student, she volunteered for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Last summer, Dixon clerked for the Texas Fair Defense Project. Before law school she worked for seven years as the operations director and financial manager of Ecology Action, an environmental nonprofit in Austin.
Nora Gay, ’15, is president of the Texas Law chapter of the American Constitution Society, editor-in-chief of the Texas Journal of Women and the Law, and has participated in the Juvenile Justice Clinic and the Capital Punishment Clinic. Last year she worked for the Texas Civil Rights Project as a Baron & Budd Scholar, and over the summer worked for the Texas Defender Service in Austin. The summer after her first year she clerked for the Washington Defender Association in Seattle, Wash.
Daniel Hatoum, ’16, is a member of the Texas Law Review, participates in the Civil Rights Clinic and has been involved in a variety of student groups and pro bono projects, including Pro Bono in January. Last summer he clerked for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in Austin. Before law school he volunteered for the Workers Defense Project in Austin.
For more information, contact: Eden Harrington, Director of the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, Texas Law, 512-232-7068, eharrington@law.utexas.edu.