The Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law Selects 2023 Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholars
Arlington, VA –June 1, 2023 -- The Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law has selected twenty-one individuals who are entering law school in the Fall of 2023 as Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholars. The Foundation’s Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholar Program recognizes diversity-minded individuals in the patent law profession based on their prior academic training and achievements and their interest in exploring careers in patent law.
Under the Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholar Program, these Scholars receive advice and counsel from experienced patent law professionals as they apply to law school, mentoring while in law school, and opportunities for active participation in patent bar association activities while they pursue their law degree. The Foundation assists Scholars in securing patent law internships and clerkships and in becoming registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Scholars are provided additional opportunities to engage with leaders in the profession an annual Convocation of Scholars held in Washington, D.C.
New Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholars:
| Kester | Coutinho | Boston University School of Law |
| Tia | Smith | University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
| Gloria | Ren | Columbia Law School |
| Krista | Marrocco | Georgia State University |
| Johnetta | Price | Liberty University School of Law |
| Haisley | Burbidge | J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University |
| Stephanie | Vega | NYU Law |
| Quincey | Lowery | Santa Clara University: School of Law |
| Dianara | Ramirez Ibarra | Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law |
| Twinkle | Tharwla | St. Mary’s University |
| Sean | Larin | Columbia Law School |
| Connie | Li | Stanford Law School |
| Patrick | Lim | Florida State University’s College of Law |
| Cole | Price | Howard School of Law |
| Olga | Padilla | Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
| Shraddha | Khirwadkar | Northeastern University School of Law |
| Amanda | Todd | University of California, Irvine Law School |
| Miracle | Orji | University of California, Irvine |
| Alexis Ann | Hardy | University of Georgia School of Law |
| Mariela | Cisco | University of New Mexico School of Law |
| Habsat | Badmus | Santa Clara School of Law |
| Aleah | Wordsworth | University of North Carolina School of Law |
About the Foundation
For nearly two decades the Foundation—formerly the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation—has worked for the advancement of diversity in the IP profession. In 2020, the Foundation adopted its new name—Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law— to accompany an expansion of the Foundation’s longstanding programming aimed at attracting diversity-minded members in the IP law profession—and advancing their opportunities for achievement in the profession once completing law school. Since its inception, the Foundation had raised over $2.7 million for financial assistance, tuition grants, and programs that support future practitioners of IP Law.