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LAWRENCE — Five first-year law students at the University of Kansas have been selected for the prestigious Rice Scholar Program, which offers full tuition scholarships to Kansas residents who have outstanding academic records and proven leadership ability.

The 2009-10 Rice scholars are Alyssa Boone, of Wichita; James Carter, of Jamestown; Lauren Douville, of Leawood; Edward Penner, of Pittsburg; and Logan Rutherford, of Leawood.

They were honored during a Nov. 9 student recognition program, as were the nearly 300 recipients of law school scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. Also recognized were the 23 recipients of public interest summer stipends, who completed summer volunteer work for the benefit of communities in Kansas and beyond.

Faculty members select Rice scholars from the pool of first-year law students based on merit, as evidenced by undergraduate academic achievement, Law School Admission Test score and record of leadership. The scholarship is renewable in the students’ second and third years of law school if they maintain a minimum grade-point average.

Trustees of the Ethel and Raymond F. Rice Foundation and former dean Martin Dickinson created the Rice Scholar Program in 1979 to honor the Rices and pay tribute to Raymond Rice’s dedication to scholarship, the legal profession and the KU School of Law. Since then, 155 outstanding Kansans have become Rice scholars.

Following his graduation from the KU School of Law in 1908, Raymond Rice became known as one of the great corporate lawyers in the country, with clients in Chicago and New York. Closer to home, he became general counsel for the Kansas Electric Power Co., forerunner of Kansas Power and Light. A member of the law school faculty from 1913 to 1926, Rice served on the Kansas Board of Law Examiners for 26 years and reviewed thousands of candidates for admission to practice. Throughout his life, Rice dedicated himself to the highest standards of the legal profession and to public service.

The scholarship funds are managed by KU Endowment, the independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fundraising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment is the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.

The new Rice scholars are listed below.

CLOUD COUNTY
From Jamestown 66948
James Carter is the son of George and Kathryn Carter. He graduated from Concordia High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University.

CRAWFORD COUNTY
From Pittsburg 66762
Edward Penner is the son of Eddie and Brenda Penner. He graduated from Pittsburg High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from New York University.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood 66206
Logan Rutherford is the son of Michael and Terry Rutherford. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College.

From Leawood 66211
Lauren Douville is the daughter of Arnold and Debbie Douville. She graduated from Blue Valley North High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67212
Alyssa Boone is the daughter of Jan Arnold and Dennis Boone. She graduated from Wichita North High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from KU.

Other scholarship recipients who requested their names be released are listed below.