JAN. 26, 2006 -- The founders of the Charleston School of Law
have made a $100,000 donation to the Charleston School of Law
Foundation to create a program to help students repay loans if
they go into public service jobs after graduation.
"This special fund will allow students who take jobs in
public service in South Carolina's agencies and underserved communities
to get some financial help in repaying student loans," said
Provost Ralph McCullough II.
"This new assistance program through the Charleston School
of Law Foundation will be an encouragement to students who want
to pursue legal careers in public service in South Carolina because
it will allow them to practice the kind of law they want without
lingering loan obligations.
"In turn, that will be good for South Carolina's legal environment
because it should increase the number of prosecutors, public defenders,
agency attorneys and others working on behalf of the public in
government and other qualified public service sectors."
Students accepted to participate in the new Loan Repayment Program
will be eligible for partial or all cancellation of qualifying
student loans after a term of service of working in the public
sector.
"One of the primary goals of the law school is to help educate
young people who want to be lawyers to provide public service,"
McCullough said. "The formation of this new program through
the seed capital provided by the founders of the school is a great
step forward."
The first class of students will graduate from the school in
the spring of 2007.
Founders of the school include McCullough, former College of
Charleston President Alex Sanders, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert
Carr, U.S. Magistrate Judge George Kosko and Charleston attorney
Edward Westbrook.
Anyone interested in contributing to the Foundation should contact
Dean Richard Gershon at 843.329.1000.
