Paralegal students, here is an amazing opportunity to earn a
$2000 scholarship while honoring a local pioneer in the paralegal profession
who recently passed away.
The Mary L. Creekmore Memorial Scholarship is a $2,000 award
given through the Philadelphia Association of Paralegals to a paralegal student
who shares Mary’s vision for the profession. The mission of the scholarship is
to “preserve and foster the ideals of Mary L. Creekmore by supporting the
paralegal profession and individuals who aspire to the profession who share
like-minded ethics, values and interests.” She created the scholarship a few
months before her passing as a way to benefit the next generation of
paralegals.
Mary was a very dedicated member of the paralegal profession
and spent much of her career advocating on its behalf. In addition to serving
as president of the Philadelphia Association of paralegals, she also taught Professional
Responsibility and Ethics to paralegal students. On a national level, she
served as a delegate and Ethics and Professional Responsibilities Coordinator
to the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA).
All students demonstrating academic excellence while
enrolled in a paralegal studies program within the Delaware Valley area are
eligible.
To be considered, students must submit an essay on the
following topic:
The theme of the 2014
PAP Education Conference was “The Ethical Paralegal.” Explain what it means to
be an ethical paralegal. Please provide examples of ethical dilemmas and how
you, as a working paralegal, would handle these situations.
If you’re interested, the full application and further
details can be found here.
All submissions must be postmarked by Friday, November 28, 2014. Winners will
be selected by the PAP Professional Development committee and awarded at the
Association’s quarterly luncheon in January 2015.
Mary was dedicated to
the profession and a driving force for the evolution that has taken place in
the paralegal profession. This scholarship is a wonderful memorial
to a wonderful person. We’d love to see a Peirce student win the scholarship
and continue to advance the paralegal profession the way Mary intended.
