Law Scholarships

Jane Wiener Scholarship Fund

Why is the Jane Wiener Scholarship Fund of significance? The answer comes easily. Jane, age 18, was injured in an automobile accident while a freshman at the University of Oregon. It left her a quadriplegic for life. Her mother and I despaired of her future. After a year's convalescence, she began a new life as a student at Portland State University. With no other future available, we persuaded her to attend the day law school at Lewis & Clark. She found a niche, and graduated in 1974. She became an assistant district attorney for Multnomah County. She married. She had a child. She became a role model for others with disabilities, proving that you can accomplish much with what life deals you. When she died in 1994, her mother and I decided her role model status should not be forgotten so that is why today there is a Jane Wiener Scholarship Fund dedicated to helping students with a disability become lawyers and ultimately good citizens. –Norm Wiener

The Jane Wiener Scholarship Fund was established in 1985 to recognize Jane Wiener, a 1974 graduate of the Law School. The award for this endowed scholarship is approximately $6,500 each year. The scholarship is intended to provide support to law students with physical disabilities. Lewis & Clark Law School is very proud to offer this important scholarship.