Third-year law students Anna Cunningham and T. Austin Simmons have been selected as the 2022-23 Ron and Casondra LeMay Business Law Fellows. They were selected based on their interest in and commitment to business law, significant leadership potential and prior performance within the business law program.

Cunningham and Simmons will serve as student leaders of the law school's Business Law Concentration Program and Business Law Society, both of which are advised by Arkansas Bar Foundation Professor of Law, Will Foster and University Professor and Clayton N. Little Professor of Law, Carol Goforth. They will attend outreach events with other law students, participate in program offerings, assist with recruitment of law students for the business law program, help with the program's social media presence and engage in planning and research related to the program. Each will receive a $1,000 stipend. 

"I am delighted Anna and Austin received this recognition for their important work with the business law program," Foster said. "I look forward to collaborating with them and the business law faculty as we continue to craft opportunities for students to develop deeper insights into representing businesses and entrepreneurs."

The Ron and Casondra LeMay Business Law Fellowship was established to recognize and support exemplary law students committed to business law. It also seeks to promote the business law program to all law students.

Anna Cunningham

"I'm honored to have the opportunity to work alongside Austin, professor Goforth and professor Foster as a LeMay Business Law Fellow" Cunningham said. "I look forward to serving my fellow students by expanding business law programming at our school and by creating more opportunities for growth and learning."

Cunningham is the president of the Business Law Society, articles editor of the Journal of Food Law and Policy, community service chair of the Women's Law Student Association, and a member of Board of Advocates. She is also the recipient of the Louis L. Pettit Chancellor's Law Fellowship and the 2022 Kaitlin LaBuda Award.  The Kaitlin LaBuda Award is presented annually to a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Food Law and Policy to recognize cheerful and positive leadership.

T. Austin Simmons

"I am thrilled to be able to work alongside Anna and professors Will Foster and Carol Goforth this school year," Simmons said. "The LeMay Business Law Fellowship will allow me to communicate with both faculty and students regarding our business law program. My goal is for these communications to lead to continued promotion of our business law opportunities as well as innovative solutions that will create long-term growth for the business law program."

Simmons is the vice president of the Business Law Society, symposium editor for the Arkansas Law Review, and is active in the Christian Legal Society. Simmons holds the Certified Public Accountant designation, pending meeting the work experience requirements upon graduation.

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