The Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law Selects 2023 Sidney B. Williams, Jr. Scholars
Arlington, VA –November 13, 2024 -- The Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law has selected twenty-one individuals who are entering law school in the Fall of 2024 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:
| Anup | Chandora | Mercer University School of Law |
| Timothy James Harry | McDonald | Harvard University |
| Joshua | Jones | Duke University School of Law |
| Jeffrey | Greer | UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Jendai | Robinson | Georgetown University Law Center |
| Ariana | Wallace | University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco |
| Trinity | Balla | UC Davis School of Law |
| Hevi Kenula | Medde-Witage | The George Washington University Law School |
| Mauricio Garcia | Ontanon | University of Houston Law Center |
| Jami | Park | Harvard Law School |
| Aniruddh | Chandrasekhar | University of Houston Law Center |
| Colby | Boyd | University of Illinois Chicago School of Law |
| Jacob Robert | Hughes | Case Western Reserve University |
| Mariana Calvo | Argus | University of Michigan Law School |
| Pouyan | Ahmadi | University of North Carolina School |
| Christian Jose | Berrios | University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law |
| Morgan | Clark | University of Connecticut School of Law |
| Henrietta Denise | Ssettimba | The George Washington University Law School |
| Kian | Madani | University of Illinois College of Law |
| Rachel | Chen | University of Virginia Law |
| Jiaquan | Jess Liu | Northwestern University |
| Mohammed | Ferris Dweik | Boston University |
| Kaila | Smith | Loyola University Chicago |
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.