Supreme Court of Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts Nashville, Tennessee 37219 www.tncourts.gov ELIZABETH A. SYKES TIM D. TOWNSEND Director Deputy Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Click July 30, 2009 615-532-6047 (office) Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation Awards Scholarships Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation has awarded seven $1,000 scholarships to students attending each of the four law schools in the state of Tennessee. The following students received $1,000 scholarships from the Foundation for the 2009-2010 school year: Heather Graves - Judge Houston M. Goddard Scholarship University of Tennessee College of Law Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Bryan Hathorn - Robert W. Ritchie Scholarship University of Tennessee College of Law Hometown: Maine, New York Tyler Hagenbuch - Judge Frank F. Drowota, III Scholarship Vanderbilt University Law School Hometown: Ottowa, Illinois Joshua D. Hankins - Judge Joseph S. Daniel Scholarship Nashville School of Law Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Sheila Freeze - Suzanne G. Keith Scholarship Nashville School of Law Hometown: Manchester, Tennessee Omar Malik - Judge William H. Williams Scholarship University of Memphis School of Law Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee Anne B. Davis - Dr. Benjamin Hooks Scholarship University of Memphis School of Law Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee The Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation was established in 1995 by the membership of the Tennessee Judicial Conference, which consists of all state trial and appellate judges. The Foundation was created to award need-based scholarships to students attending law school in Tennessee. The Foundation is funded largely through gifts and pledges from members of the Tennessee judiciary. # # # .