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Lisa Ramirez, center, recently won the Christian & Smalls LLP Cumberland Diversity Scholar Award.She is pictured with Judge John L. Carroll, left, and Deborah Alley Smith. Photo special to the Journal
Cahaba Heights Resident Wins Diversity Scholar Award from Law Firm A law student from Cahaba Heights recently won a $5,000 award for her commitment to diversity in the legal field. Lisa Ramirez was awarded the second annual Christian & Smalls LLP Cumberland Diversity Scholar Award, which is given to a second-year law student. In addition to the academic scholarship award, Christian & Smalls attorneys will serve as mentors to Ramirez through her studies at Cumberland School of Law and as she begins her professional career. “Our firm is proud of its culture of diversity and inclusion which has led to increased opportunities for diverse 2410 5th Avenue South • Birmingham, AL 35233 lawyers to excel and thrive and has placed diverse lawyers in positions (205) 320-0500 • www.5thavenueantiques.com of leadership,” said Deborah Alley Smith, managing partner at Christian & Z^ Small. “Lisa is a wonderful example of Ϭ z SKA! academic success and commitment to ϯ ' ALA E / the community.” d G Z URIN Ramirez graduated from Mansfield > F TO University in Mansfield, Pa., and is a O To: Heath Dean’s List student at Cumberland. From: Over The Mountain Journal, 205-823-9646 ph., She is vice president of the Hispanic 205-824-1246, fax Interest Law Student Association that strives to promote the understanding Date: Nov. 2013 and awareness of the Hispanic/Latino “Alaska’s Operator ofOver the Year ” This is yourTour aD prOOF from the THe MOuNTaiN JOurNal theissues facing these culture and thefor legal -Anchorage Visitors Bureau or changes communities in the Birmingham metro Nov. 14,Convention 2013 issue. & please fax approval to 824-1246. ůĂƐŬĂ͛Ɛ ƉƌĞŵŝĞƌ ƚŽƵƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŽŶĞͲŽĨͲĂͲŬŝŶĚ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ area. ĂůůͲŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŝƟŶĞƌĂƌŝĞƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ůĂƐŬĂ͕ ƚŚĞ zƵŬŽŶ dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ Θ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ ZŽĐŬŝĞƐ͘ This summer, Ramirez clerked at the WE GUARANTEE WILDLIFE! Freddy Rubio Law Firm. She is married with two children. “I am very grateful to receive the Christian & Small Diversity Scholar please initial and fax back within 24 hours. This scholarship greatly helps if we have not heard from you by 5 pm of the Friday before the Award. press date, your ad will run as is. We print the paper Monday. my family with the financial obligations while I pursue my dream of a legal Thank you for your prompt attention. education,” Ramirez said. The Hon. Judge John L. Carroll, ƩĞŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ Free͕ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞ dƌĂǀĞů ^ŚŽǁƐ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶ dean and professor at Cumberland ƚŚĞ FACTS ĂďŽƵƚ ůĂƐŬĂ ƚƌĂǀĞů͊ EŽ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘ School of Law, said he appreciated the Register at the show to WIN a 14-Day Denali Explorer Land & Cruise Package! firm investing in promising students like Ramirez. “Lisa Ramirez is a well-deserving DŽŶĚĂLJ͕ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϭϴƚŚ recipient of the Christian & Small LLP 6:00 PM scholarship. She is a dedicated law Hampton Inn 3400 Colonnade Pkwy student and a good example of the diverse students Cumberland School of Law seeks to educate,” he said.
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Samford University Honors Crestline Resident A Crestline resident has been honored for his service to Samford University. William A. Nunnelley, director of public relations and senior editor,
received the 2013 President’s Award from Samford. The award is given each year to a non-faculty employee whose “service regularly and consistently exceeds expectations and has reflected a high level of services, trustworthiness and respect,” according to university officials. Nunnelley, who received two degrees from Samford, first joined the staff in 1964 and has served in a variety of public relations-related capacities, including sports information. In 1984, he developed and implemented the concepts for “Seasons,” the university’s quarterly news magazine, and has served as the publication’s only editor. Samford’s Provost and Executive Vice President J. Bradley Creed said Nunnelley had won numerous national awards for his work, including two major national awards in 2013 from the Religion Communicators Council. “I think the William Nunnelly fact that this individual was the immediate and top choice of everyone on the selection committee in some small way affirms what is a lifetime achievement award,” Creed said. “He is respected by colleagues across the campus, by media representatives across the U.S. and by a broad spectrum of community leaders.” Quoting the nomination that was submitted for Nunnelley, Creed said, “It would be very easy to say, ‘Well, he was just doing his job.’ But, that would be a great misrepresentation of the contributions that he has quietly but effectively contributed to the university’s overall mission.”
Mountain Brook Resident Wins Blount Scholarship Faulkner Hereford of Mountain Brook is the recipient of one of the eight highest academic scholarships offered at the University of Alabama. Hereford, a freshman at UA, was awarded the Blount Presidential Scholarship based on his academic, extracurricular, service and leadership achievements. He was also selected as one of 26 incoming freshman University Fellows who participate in a program to promote the most able and dedicated students for leadership and service to
their community. He is a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship, Alumni Heritage Scholarship and the Alumni Scholar Award. Hereford attended boarding school at Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Va., where he served as the Deputy Senior Prefect, the second highest student position. He was a two-year captain of the school’s varsity tennis team and academic team and captain of the varsity squash team. Hereford served as the editor of the school newspaper and as assistant editor for the school yearbook, played piano in the Woodberry Forest Jazz Band and was a ropes course instructor.
Faulkner Hereford, right, of Mountain Brook, accepts an award from the head of Woodberry Forest School. Photo special to the Journal During boarding school, Hereford maintained his membership as a Boy Scout with Birmingham’s Troop 28 of Independent Presbyterian Church, reaching the rank of Eagle Scout in 2012. Hereford graduated summa cum laude and was the school’s recipient of the Outstanding English Student Award and the William Arnold Campbell Award for Academics, Leadership and Character. He is the son of Will and Laurie Hereford.
OTM Residents Win Phi Kappa Phi Award Two Over the Mountain residents have been honored by the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Jennifer Fuller of Homewood and Cathryn Snow of Hoover are recipients of Phi Kappa Phi’s 2013 Love of Learning Awards. The Phi Kappa Phi Love of Cathryn Snow Learning Award program was initiated in 2007 to help fund graduate or professional studies, doctoral dissertations, continuing education, career development and travel related to teaching and studies for active Society members. The Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award program grants $1 million each biennium to qualifying students and members. The funds are given through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards and grants for local and national literacy initiatives.