Wood Scholarship Recipients Named

Pierce Law recently awarded the Douglas J. Wood Chairman's Scholarship for academic excellence to fourteen JD  students.  This is the second year awards have been made to returning students who have demonstrated academic excellence, keen writing ability, service to the law school and who had not previously received merit scholarships from Pierce Law.

Douglas J. Wood, Franklin Pierce Law Center class of 1976 and present chair of the Board of Trustees, endowed the scholarship in 2006 through monies presented to him by client Phillips Beverage Company in recognition of his distinguished service.

Rising second-year students awarded the scholarship are Shang-Cheng Chiang of Jhonghe City, Taiwan; Kimberly Hoffman of Massapequa Park, NY;  Sungyong In of Germantown, MD; MaryBeth Misluk of Concord, NH; Jared Stringham of Concord, NH; and Evan Szarenski of Farmington Hills, MI.

Awards were renewed to third year students who received the award last year and maintained a 3.2 average.  They are Krum Chuchev of Laconia, NH; Jill Corey of Charlton, MA; Kevin DeJong of Lebanon, NH; Jason Dorsky of Hingham, MA; Joseph Mattson of Center Harbor, NH; Austin Padgett of Milton, FL; Adam Rick of Wentworth, NH; and Megan Yaple of San Diego, CA.