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What’s New2006 Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship Winners Announced (09/24/2006)
The Alabama Law Foundation proudly announces that four outstanding students are recipients of Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarships. Phyllis Maloney from Decatur is this year’s main award winner. Runner-up awards go to Jessica Hubley from Fairhope, Jared Morris from Montgomery, and Anna Manasco Dionne from Montgomery.
Now in its nineteenth year, the scholarship fund is endowed by the law firm of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal of Birmingham and Mobile and is administered by the Alabama Law Foundation, the charitable arm of the Alabama State Bar. The Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship’s aim is to recognize and assist academically outstanding second-year law students who are also Alabama residents, and, further, to help promising law students become lawyers who will make a positive impact on society. Not only do this year’s recipients meet that criteria, but also they combine their law studies with subjects such as theatre, British literature, ancient history, and studio art. This interesting group of students has already accumulated some unique and prestigious experiences, such as meeting the Queen of England and working on the 2005 Ten Commandments case.
Phyllis Gay Maloney, the winner of the main award, received a $3,500 Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship. Phyllis graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, with A.B. (Harvard reverses the degree abbreviations) in British History and Literature. While attending the University of Cambridge, Phyllis met Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during a royal visit on the occasion of Cambridge University’s 500th anniversary. After her introduction to royalty, Phyllis went on to complete a Master of Philosophy degree with distinction and is currently studying at Yale Law School. Her working experience includes employment as a clerk for two law firms where she worked in the area of intellectual property and general litigation. She also served an internship in the American embassy in Paris, France where she concentrated on France’s relations with the Middle East and North Africa.
Jessica L. Hubley was awarded a runner-up Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship of $3,000. Jessica graduated summa cum laude from Emory University with a B.A. in History and Italian Studies, and a minor in Studio Art. Jessica also received a Master of Arts in Ancient History from Emory. She is currently studying at Stanford Law School. Jessica speaks, reads and writes Italian and Spanish. She has worked with several law firms; during the summer of 2006 she worked on patent and copyright litigation. She plans to combine her artistic interests with her law studies and focus on intellectual property litigation.
Jared H. Morris was awarded a runner-up Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship of $2,000. Jared graduated summa cum laude from Harding University with a B.S. in Public Administration and a B.A. in Political Science, with minors in English and Economics. Jared is currently studying at Yale Law School. He has made two trips to Guatemala to help villages improve community health and to aid in construction projects. His work experience includes drafting sections of Federal Court briefs challenging the constitutionality of government restriction of political speech while working for the Institute For Justice in Washington D.C., and researching and composing memoranda about the Ten Commandments case while serving an internship at the Office of the Attorney General of Alabama.
Anna Manasco Dionne was awarded a runner-up Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship of $1,000. Anna graduated summa cum laude from Emory University with a B.A. in Political Science. Anna then attended the University of Oxford in England where she finished a Master of Science degree in 2003 and a doctorate in 2006. Anna currently attends Yale Law School where she also serves as a teaching fellow. Anna has taught at the University of Oxford and has worked in the State of Alabama Attorney General’s Office.
Since the Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship is usually awarded to one student, awarding scholarships to four students is an exceptional decision for the scholarship committee, but these are four exceptional young people. Their academic achievements, intriguing interests, and impressive work experiences show great promise. The Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship was founded in 1987 to commemorate the entrance of the firm into its second century and certainly Phyllis Maloney, Jessica Hubley, Jared Morris, and Anna Manasco Dionne epitomize the best of the new generation of legal professionals that the scholarship seeks to support.
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