Kegler Brown Awards 2008 Minority Merit Scholarship

Alexandra Tuffuor named recipient of annual award

March 20, 2008

The law firm of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter is pleased to announce that Alexandra Tuffuor has been honored as this year’s recipient of the firm's fifth annual minority merit scholarship. Tuffuor will enter her second year at The Ohio University Moritz College of Law this coming fall. As part of the merit scholarship, Tuffuor will spend the 2008 summer months as a clerk with Kegler Brown.

“The scholarship program helps us to attract and retain excellent minority law students and it assists students financially with their legal education,” said the firm’s managing director, Mike Zatezalo. “We are pleased to offer this opportunity as part of Kegler Brown's ongoing commitment to diversity.”

Tuffuor is currently attending The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She maintains memberships in the International Law Society, Admissions Ambassadors, the Black Law School Association and on the governing board of the college’s Moot Court. Prior to beginning law school, Tuffuor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and minors in Public Health and International Affairs from George Washington University, where she served as the chair of the Criminal Justice Committee of the NAACP.

2008 marks the fifth year for the Kegler Brown Minority Merit Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a minority law student based on academic performance, accomplishments, activities and potential contributions to the legal community. Kegler Brown maintains an internal diversity committee to formalize and further the firm's commitment to achieving racial and gender diversity at all levels of the organization. A combined sub-group of the diversity and recruiting committees also is in place and is charged with setting and accomplishing goals relating to increased racial diversity. Kegler Brown is also a founding member of the Columbus Bar Association’s Minority Clerkship program and a signatory of the CBA Diversity Initiative, which has made great strides in transforming the racial demographics in the Central Ohio legal community.