Scholarship Recipients
Year
2025 Recipient
The 2025 Harris Powers & Cunningham Endowed Scholarship at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was awarded to Noa Emert, a dedicated law student with a profound commitment to health law and intellectual property. Noa is currently pursuing her Juris Doctor degree, having previously earned her undergraduate degree in Dietetics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Master’s in Clinical Nutrition from Rutgers University. Her academic journey reflects a deep-seated passion for integrating healthcare and legal studies to make meaningful contributions beyond individual patient care. Noa’s work with the ASU Center for Public Health Law and Policy and her role as a staff writer for the Arizona State Law Journal have further solidified her understanding of how law can support innovation and improve public health outcomes.
Noa’s impressive professional background includes her role as a legal researcher, where she analyzes health law and policy issues, and her position as a legal intern with MyFitnessPal, where she handles commercial contracts and advises on regulatory matters. Her experience as a registered dietitian at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center highlights her ability to blend clinical nutrition expertise with legal acumen. Noa has expressed her gratitude for the scholarship, acknowledging how it has eased financial burdens, allowing her to focus on her studies and professional growth. Her dedication to health and intellectual property law, combined with her drive to uphold the values of the scholarship, promises a bright future in making a significant impact in the field.
2024 Recipient
The 2024 Harris Powers & Cunningham Endowed Scholarship at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was awarded to Brynn Toliver.
She is a 2021 graduate of Boise State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice. She aims to graduate from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in May of 2025.
2023 Recipient
Daniel Ambuul worked at the Goldwater Institute while an L2 student at the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law. He is especially interested in Constitutional Law and Business Law. He is the oldest of ten children and enjoys playing board games with all nine of his siblings. He also enjoys playing in, and training for pickleball tournaments.
2022 Recipient
The 2022 Harris Powers & Cunningham Endowed Scholarship at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was awarded to Madisyn Puchebner.
Madisyn Puchebner has a B.S. in Biopsychology from Tufts University and graduated Mana Cum Laude. She originally planned to attend medical school, but she came to have a passion for public health systems and policies. During her time in law school, she has been a CALI Award Recipient, a Pedrick Scholar, a 2022 National Disability Law Appellate Competition Semifinalist, and an Airpark Signs & Graphics Scholarship Recipient. Madisyn is Vice President of the Disabled Law Students Association. She is a J.D. candidate for 2023 from ASU.
In her own words, “I would like to express my appreciation for your financial support—your contributions enable me to work towards making my goals a reality. I’m incredibly grateful and cannot wait to put my law school degree to use for work that I am passionate about!”
HPC is proud to help Madisyn towards her goals with this scholarship. We wish her continued success in the future.
2021 Recipient
This year, Kyle Gossier was awarded the Harris Powers & Cunningham Endowed Scholarship at ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
Kyle graduated from Clemson University in May of 2020 with a degree in Marketing and Sports Communications. His goal is to use his law degree in the contractual side of sports law. He has operated his own business in the past, and will utilize that experience, along with his legal knowledge in the world of sports.
Kyle is in his first year of a combined JD/MSLB program. He is one of the representatives for The Sports Law and Business Organization.
HPC is proud to help Kyle towards his goals with this year’s scholarship. We wish him continued success in the future.
2020 Recipient
The 2020 Harris Powers & Cunningham Endowed Scholarship at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was awarded to Loren Mudd.
Loren received her Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Santa Fe. Loren shared with us that during her undergraduate work, she became passionate about the search for truth underlying the great books in the western cannon. Loren hopes to continue her search for moral truth by pursuing a career in public interest and advocating for others.
We wish Loren success as she continues her legal education, and are pleased we can help in some way with financial pressures so she can concentrate on her studies.
2019 Recipient
The 2019 Harris Powers & Cunningham Endowed Scholarship at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was awarded to Pamela Rattinger.
After graduating summa cum laude from Pace University in 2016, Pamela worked as a paralegal in New York City for three years. She chose ASU for her law school primarily due to the Trial Advocacy Program, as her goal is to be a litigator. Pamela was grateful for the scholarship due to the out-of-state student expenses.
HPC is proud to help Pamela as she pursues her legal education. We wish her continued success!
2018 Recipient
The 2018 Harris Powers & Cunningham Endowed Scholarship at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was awarded to Antoine Coetzee.
Please join HPC in wishing him success in his legal endeavors. Below is an excerpt from his thank you letter:
“ASU Law was always an attractive proposition for me as a student, with its curriculum and brand-new facility. However, were it not for your scholarship, I would not be here today. As an out-of-state student, your scholarship made ASU an affordable proposition, and for that I cannot thank you enough. I hope that one day I will be able to repay that debt of gratitude.”
2017 Recipient
Congratulations to Stephen Kaneshiro, who was chosen by ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law as our scholarship recipient for 2017. We wish him abundant success! Below is an excerpt from his thank you letter:
“I am honored and humbled to be selected as a recipient of the Harris Powers Cunningham Scholarship…. Thank you again for enabling access to a quality legal education. I’m inspired by your firm’s success, client advocacy and charitability, and will work to earn a place in the community which allows me to have the same impact on others.”