Honorable Carol Los Mansmann Scholarship awarded to Sarah Weissman
Sarah Weissman, a second-year law student at Duquesne University School of Law, has been awarded the Honorable Carol Los Mansmann Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Weissman was selected for this award based on her exemplary academic performance, strong desire to make a difference in the profession, and financial need.
This scholarship fund was created in memory of the late Honorable Carol Los Mansmann who died on March 9, 2002 after an extended illness. Judge Mansmann was the first woman appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1982, and subsequently appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1985. She was an associate, and later an adjunct professor of law at Duquesne University Law School. Judge Mansmann consistently advocated for the advancement of women in the legal profession and was an outstanding member of the St. Thomas More Society and the Allegheny County Bar Association.
An annual cash scholarship is awarded from the fund to one or more women who are law students attending Duquesne University School of Law. Scholarships are based upon financial need and the potential for distinction in the profession by the student, in conjunction with recommendations by the dean and designated faculty of the Duquesne University School of Law. For more information, contact Lorrie K. Albert, Director of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation at 412-402-6640 or lalbert@acba.org.