The 20th convening of the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) Summer Institute took place June 18 to July 30, 2016 at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Then Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard created ICLEO in 1997 to support minority, low-income, and educationally disadvantaged students who aspire to pursue a law degree and legal career in Indiana. After a rigorous application process, selected students participate in a six-week summer program prior to starting law school.
The Summer Institute curriculum emphasizes academic rigor, and provides students with a significant network and support system through professional development programming, field visits, and social events. This Summer’s participants met with various lawyers, judges, and organizations including: Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush, the Mandela Fellows, the Diversity Committee of the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Evansville Bar Association.
Once enrolled in an Indiana law school, ICLEO Fellows receive an annual education award to offset the costs of their law school tuition.
Additional information and applications for the 2017 ICLEO Fellowship and Summer Institute are available on the program website at http://in.gov/judiciary/cleo/
Congratulations to members of the 2016 ICLEO first year law student class:
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- Ariona Anderson, Marion County
- Luis Hernandez, Saint Joseph County
- Taylor Horn, Miami County
- Shaniqua Loving, Marion County
- Stephen Rollins, Houston, Texas
- Rhyan Smith, Marion County
- Alexandra Sumner, Mundelein, IL
- Linda Terron-Bobadilla, Howard County
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
- Corttany Brooks, Hamilton County
- Sadie Dillon, Wells County
- Tassawar Farooq, Boone County
- Kenneth Guerra, Porter County
- Derrian Smith, Marion County
- Tachina Smith, Lake County
- LaShaila Spivey, Marion County
Notre Dame Law School
- D’Asia Bellamy, Atlanta, GA
- Kendra Key, Marion County
Valparaiso University Law School
- Dylan Mroczek, White County
- Zoe Rea, Floyd County