Beagle Scholarship Mission and History

Genesee County Bar Foundation
Beagle Scholarship

Mission:
The Genesee County Bar Foundation mission is to support worthy projects which improve the administration of justice, promote the study of law and the continuing education of lawyers, educate the public about its legal rights and obligations, and maintain the honor and integrity of the profession.

The Beagle Scholarship Fund, established through the GCBF, is to assist students from Genesee County with financial support while in their junior and senior years of law school.

History:
John S. Beagle was a distinguished member of the Genesee County Bar Foundation and Genesee County Bar Association. He took great pride in the legal profession and even greater pride in his community. He once stated, “It is my belief that an individual who is interested in his or her community, and in other people, will generally make the best lawyer.”

For John, actions truly spoke louder than words, and it is through his and his family’s generosity that this scholarship fund has been established to help defray the cost of students attending law school. John was affectionately known as “Legal Beagle,” a man of irreproachable character and good will who had a passion for justice. He was also a man who recognized the struggles of those less fortunate and did not think that economics should be a barrier to attending law school. Those fortunate to be the recipient of a John S. Beagle Scholarship will never have the opportunity to know this eminent attorney, but trust that his memory will be embraced by those he helped.

Past Recipients:

1993 Michael J. Gildner
1995 Anthony N. Pappadakis
2010 Elizabeth Campbell
2011 Kaylie Kinney
2012 Mark A. Morgan
2013 Christopher Burtley
2013 Samantha Honea
2013 Gloria Mason
2014 Bobbi Coates
2015 Schuyler Ferguson
2015 Jenna Neumann
2016 Jenna Neumann
2017 Samuel Heller
2017 Kyona McGhee
2017 Paige Riem
2018 Cara Griffiths
2018 Gage Wakula
2019 Alexandra Page
2020 Elisabeth McIlhargie
2021 Ayse Buke Hiziroglu
2021 Christian Miller
2021 Michael Pifer
2022 John Robinson
2023 Cody Balow
2023 Joshua-Patrick Cambri
2024 Patrick Chatterton II
2024 Rachel Dodds

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