Farris-Cisneros Scholarship
The Farris-Cisneros Scholarship was created in 1998 in reaction to the Hopwood court decision. Founders of the scholarship believed that, if lawyers are to maintain credibility within an increasingly diverse society, we must ensure a diverse bar. The scholarship is named after Charlye Farris, the first African-American woman admitted to the Texas bar, and Edna Cisneros, the first Hispanic woman admitted to the Texas bar.
The Farris-Cisneros Scholarship was phased out in 2023 with the establishment of the Orlinda Naranjo Scholarship.
Past recipients include:
- 2000 JoAnn Torrez
- 2001 Angie Saenz
- 2002 Pilar Tidball
- 2003 Summer Benford
- 2004 Heather Ramon
- 2005 (Not Awarded)
- 2006 Ifeyinwa J. Ossai & Anh Thu Nguyen
- 2007 Kathryn Freeman & Sophia Lecky
- 2008 Stephanie Kolman & Sara Kim
- 2009 (Not Awarded)
- 2010 Adriana G. Rodriguez
- 2011 Jayde N. Ashford & Doris Wong
- 2012 (Not Awarded)
- 2013 Stephanie Brosig & Andrea Meza
- 2014 Paige Armstrong-Gutierrez, Olga Medina, & Andrea Meza (again)
- 2015 Paige Armstrong-Gutierrez (again) & Berenice Medellín
- 2016 Briana Perez
- 2017 Safa Peera & Kendall Williams
- 2018 Lena Silva
- 2019 Ashley Alcantara & Kathryn Garza
- 2020 Ashley Alcantara (again) & Harjeen Zibari
- 2021 Carolina Rivera & Emily Sufrin
- 2022 Emani Brown & Bola Ibidapo
- 2023 Valorie Marks & Kiara Vaughters
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The Ann Forman Scholarship
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The Mary Pearl Williams Scholarship
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Donate to the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation and support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and equal opportunity for women, families and children
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donate to the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association scholarship fund to support
The Ann Forman Scholarship
The Farris-Cisneros Scholarship
The Mary Pearl Williams Scholarship
The Margaret Cooper Scholarship