{"id":11847,"date":"2017-03-23T16:39:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T21:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=11847"},"modified":"2017-04-10T09:58:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T14:58:26","slug":"scholarship-donors-meet-mitchell-hamline-students-who-benefit-from-their-generosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/23\/scholarship-donors-meet-mitchell-hamline-students-who-benefit-from-their-generosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship donors meet Mitchell Hamline students who benefit from their generosity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most students at Mitchell Hamline School of Law receive scholarships, and a great deal of that support comes from privately funded endowments. The school currently has 213 endowed scholarships, which generated $1 million in scholarship and program support this year.<\/p>\n

The people who created and funded those scholarships met face-to-face with the students who they support at the Mitchell Hamline Scholarship Luncheon on Thursday, March 23.<\/p>\n

President and Dean Mark Gordon<\/strong> thanked the donors, telling them their generosity has fundamentally transformed the lives of students.<\/p>\n

“You have done something incredible in terms of the opportunity you have given these students,” Gordon said. “You have given them an opportunity to be at a phenomenal school.”<\/p>\n

One of Mitchell Hamline’s newest sources of student support\u00a0is the Klas Family Scholarship.<\/p>\n

It was created by several members of the Klas family, whose roots run deep at the school<\/a>. \u00a0Dan and Mary Louise Klas \u201960\u00a0(WMCL)\u00a0<\/strong>both\u00a0started law school in 1956 at Mitchell Hamline predecessor St. Paul College of Law. Their nephew Bob Klas Jr. \u201979 (WMCL)\u00a0<\/strong>was instrumental in negotiating the combination of William Mitchell and Hamline Law to create Mitchell Hamline in December of 2015.<\/p>\n

Dan and Mary Louise’s daughter Barbara Klas \u201991 (WMCL)<\/strong>\u00a0said her family hopes their scholarship helps students afford law school and find the same success her family has had.<\/p>\n

“For of those to whom much is given, much is required,” Klas said. “We are honored to pay it forward.”<\/p>\n

Klas said her family found great joy when they met the first recipient of the family’s scholarship,\u00a0Nick Pouladian, 3L.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pouladian is the son of an Iranian immigrant who came to the United States in 1979. His father wanted to be a doctor but dropped out of college because he couldn’t afford to pay tuition.<\/p>\n

During his time at Mitchell Hamline, Pouladian\u00a0has worked as a clerk at the Washington County Attorney\u2019s Office and as a volunteer and legal extern at the Legal Rights Center in Minneapolis. He is currently finishing his 3L year as a legal resident at the Hennepin County Public Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Pouladian said the Klas Family Scholarship not only supported him but will also benefit the people he assists in the future.<\/p>\n

“You have made my parents’ dream come true, you have made my dreams come true,” Pouladian said. “Every victim of a crime who I fight for, every accused client I defend, and every person I impact in my pursuit of social and legal justice will have the Klas family to thank.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most students at Mitchell Hamline School of Law receive scholarships, and a great deal of that support comes from privately funded endowments. The school currently has 213 endowed scholarships, which generated $1 million in scholarship and program support this year. The people who created and funded those scholarships met face-to-face with the students who they … <\/p>\n

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