The 2026-2027 Mithoff Pro Bono Scholars: Top/6th Row (L-R) – Jack Gashler ’28, Matt Nichols ’27, Cassandra Schwartz ’28, Jake Exler ’28, Julieta Martínez González ’28. 5th Row (L-R) – Nisha Venkat ’28, Fernanda Calderon Rojo ’28, Luis Valdes ’28. 4th Row (L-R) – Alex Allison ’27, Sarah Chia ’27, Briana Gordley ’28, Vivian Wilhelms ’27, Bethany Roberts ’28, Karla De La Fuente ’28, Eleanor Roberts ‘28. 3rd Row (L-R) – Maggie McGowan ’28, Kate Whyte ’28, Rodolfo Alvarez ’27. 2nd Row (L-R) – Alex Vail ’27, Elle Zajicek ’27, Fayha Iqbal ’28, Hailey Hazen ’27. 1st Row (L-R) – Emily Morales ’27, Kelsey Roberts ’27, Olivia Pappas ’28, Averi Muhr ’27. Not pictured: Brandon Stokes ’28, Camila Soler ’27, Demi Pappas ’27, Emily O’Toole ’27, Grace Wetsel ’27, Mariana Ruffo ’28, Taoshu Ren ’27
The Mithoff Pro Bono Scholars Program provides scholarships to second and third year students who commit to work closely with the Pro Bono Program Director to plan and implement pro bono projects and conduct research and outreach that furthers the mission of the program. Scholars are selected through a competitive application process in the spring of the prior academic year. Selection criteria include management, communication, critical thinking, and leadership skills, as well as demonstrated commitment to pro bono service.