The Pro Bono Awards recognizes all of our students who have donated their time and efforts in providing pro bono services during their time at Willamette Law. Participating first-year law students performed at least 10 hours of community service and second-year and third-year law students served at least 30 hours total and at least 20 of those hours were for legal services. The highest honor, the Rudy E. Park Award was named after Colonel Park, JD'47 who served in the Judge Advocate General Corps in San Francisco and worked as an attorney and district judge pro-tem in Multnomah and Washington counties. Park was the founding member of ELVIS - Emeritus Lawyers Volunteering in Service at Marion-Polk Legal Aid, and an enthusiastic contributor to his community.
2021 Awards
Rudy E. Park Award
Alyson Boczar received the Rudy E. Park Award, with her combined 462 hours of volunteering with Maricopa County during her breaks from school.
First-Year Law Students
- Samantha Baker – National Crime Victims Law Institute and New Yorkers for the Equality Model
- Stephen Brown – Imprint Program and Street Law
- Rose Green – Girl Scouts
- Tia Hansen – Park City Christian Center and New Hope Food Pantry
- Alexandra Teesdale –Imprint Program
Second Year Law Students
- Nick Culp – Business Law Clinic
- Robert Hansler – Oregon Court of Appeals
Third Year Law Students
- Danielle Ashcraft – International Law Association
- Alyson Boczar – Maricopa County