Loan Repayment Assistance Program Application Open!

October 1, 2008

In 2005, Capital University Law School announced a commitment to its alumni with the initiation of a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP).  In January 2008, the LRAP assisted three Capital alumnae. Beginning on October 1, 2008, the LRAP application will open with a continued goal of providing finite forgivable loans to eligible graduates who are employed in a public interest or government job.

“Many of our students come to Capital with a desire to work in the public interest, government and non-profit sectors; however, student loan debt can have a very limiting effect on our graduates’ career choices,” said Dean Jack A. Guttenberg. “We want to support our students’ career aspirations and this program will help relieve a little of the debt they carry and help our alumni fulfill their career goals in the public sector.”

For more information about the LRAP, and how to apply, please see www.law.capital.edu/Alumni/LRAP/. Applications are due by November 15, 2008.

The Capital University Law School Loan Repayment Assistance Program Fund was established in 2004-05 for gifts designated for the LRAP.  There are currently three additional supporting funds for the LRAP program:

• Dean Jack A. Guttenberg/Stephanie L. Cartwright Loan Repayment Assistance Fund - Prior to beginning his career in legal education, Dean Guttenberg served for three years as an assistant public defender in the major felonies division of the Public Defender’s Office in Washtenaw County, Michigan.  
• Judith M. Stevenson Memorial Loan Repayment Assistance Fund - Established by Albert F. Sedeen, in memory of his wife, Judith M. Stevenson, L’74, a former Franklin County public defender, who also served as director of the Public Defender’s office for six years. 
• Professor Max Kravitz Memorial Endowment Fund - Established by the family and friends of Max Kravitz, L’73, a former Capital University Law School professor and partner at Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, LLC. Professor Kravitz began his legal career as a public defender.

On average, approximately 30% of Capital law graduates enter the public sector each year and are carrying more than $70,000 in law school student loan debt. To contribute to the LRAP Fund to assist more alumni who are serving in the public sector, you may give online or contact Sherri Wilmoth, assistant director of Annual Giving, at (614) 236-6602, or via e-mail at swilmoth@law.capital.edu. For questions about the program, please e-mail LRAP@law.capital.edu.