WLAM Foundation announces 2024 scholarship award recipients

The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2024 WLAM Foundation Awards for Outstanding Law Students.

Thanks to funding from law firm and corporate partners, the WLAMF awarded more than $45,000 to 13 students attending Michigan’s law schools.

Each student was awarded a $3,500 scholarship based on their impressive academic performance. These individuals strive to advance women’s roles in essential areas of the law, including STEM, social justice, equality, child advocacy and domestic violence.

Scholarship recipients for 2024's Outstanding Law Students are:

• Tutkom Albdair , University of Detroit Mercy School of Law John Dalton and Mary Lou Peacock Scholar, sponsored by the Peacock Law Firm



• Sukayana Almusawi , Cooley Law School Masco Corporation Scholar, sponsored by Masco Corporation



• Brillian Bao , University of Michigan Law School Kimberly M. Cahill Scholar, sponsored by WLAMF



• Alysson Combest , Wayne State University Law School Miller Canfield Scholar, sponsored by Miller Canfield



• Codie Drake , Cooley Law School Jean Ledwith King Scholar, sponsored by WLAM members



• Adriane Elinski , University of Michigan Law School General Motors Scholar, sponsored by General Motors Corporation



• Emma Haiser , Michigan State University College of Law Masco Corporation Scholar, sponsored by Masco Corporation



• Samantha Hulliberger , Cooley Law School Dobrusin Law Firm Scholar, sponsored by The Dobrusin Law Firm



• Farah Joni , Wayne State University Law School Dawn Van Hoek Scholar, sponsored by WLAMF



• Tia Smith , University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Florence King Scholar in Patent Law, sponsored by Women Patent Lawyers



• Grace Tenbusch , Michigan State University College of Law The Collins Einhorn Farrell Professionalism Scholar, sponsored by Collins Einhorn Farrell



• LaZaurea Williams , Wayne State University Law School General Motors Scholar, sponsored by General Motors Corporation



• Michelle Wolk , University of Michigan Law School Dickinson Wright Women’s Network Scholar, sponsored by the Dickinson Wright Women’s Network

Kristen L. Pursley, past president of the WLAMF and managing partner of The Dobrusin Law Firm, shared her excitement for this year's scholarship recipients.

“We thank the individuals, law firms, and corporations that continue to support our mission with their contributions to the WLAM Foundation Law Student scholarships,” she said in a press release. “Each of our 13 worthy recipients is dedicated to excellence in the classroom and committed to championing social causes. We look forward with pride to their impact on the profession.”

The WLAMF has awarded almost $825,000 to more than 307 law students since 1997. The foundation’s primary mission is to support the education of women who show leadership in advancing the position of women in society and is realized each year through scholarship awards to outstanding women law students attending Michigan law schools.

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