The Kalogerakos Family
Scholarship
The Kalogerakos Family Scholarship
Applications due January 5, 2026
Past Winners
2024 Winner - Fall
Jacob C. Sadah
The Assyrian American Bar Association is pleased to announce Jacob C. Sadah as the Fall 2024 recipient of the Kalogerakos Family Law Scholarship for the Spring 2024 semester. Jacob is in his third year of law school at Notre Dame Law School and is the Managing Editor of the Journal of International and Comparative Law.
We are proud that Jacob is part of the Assyrian American Bar Association.
Congratulations Jacob!
“I am honored to be awarded the Kalogerakos Family Law Scholarship. I firmly believe that my ability to succeed as an attorney will enable me to pursue Assyrian causes on a larger scale. I intend to use my legal education and career to help empower our community and ensure that the generations to come have greater opportunities in life, and greater abilities to appreciate our rich culture and the unification of our people.”
– Jacob C. Sadah
2024 Winner - Spring
Mary K. Jando
The Assyrian American Bar Association is pleased to announce Mary K. Jando as the first 2024 recipient of the Kalogerakos Family Law Scholarship for the Spring 2024 semester. Mary is entering her third year of law school at University of Illinois Chicago Law School, who is currently a summer associate with Frazier Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP in Phoenix, Arizona, a prominent Estate Planning firm.
We are proud that she is part of the Assyrian American Bar Association. Congratulations Mary!
“A mind that is not educated is like a house that is not lit.”
This ancient Assyrian adage embodies my mission: to illuminate higher education pathways for Assyrian youth, guiding them from doubt to possibility. Education transforms lives, a truth embedded in my personal and professional journey, fueling my commitment to mentor our community’s youth. More than academic guidance, I aim to revive our legacy of learning that traces back to our ancestors, the original scribes of early legal codes.”
-Mary K. Jando
2022 Featured Winner
Ronnie D. Kawak
The Assyrian American Bar Association is pleased to announce Ronnie D. Kawak as the second recipient of the Kalogerakos Family Law Scholarship for the Fall 2022 semester. Ronnie is a second year law student at Robert H. McKinney School of Law who recently concluded a judicial extern for a Federal Magistrate Judge. Ronnie is currently interested in a career involving litigation and healthcare law. We are proud that he is part of the Assyrian American Bar Association. Congratulations Ronnie!
“I am so incredibly proud to have earned a scholarship from the Assyrian legal community as I am reconnecting with my heritage. This scholarship will give me the financial flexibility to pursue career opportunities not available to me. I hope to pay it forward in the near future and for the rest of my life.”
-Ronnie D. Kawak
"When the world shakes around me, I move to make a difference. I made a promise to myself that I would shape my own path and devote my life to becoming an advocate for marginalized people. I strive to empower and lead these marginalized communities toward legal and social equality and to defend others whose message may sometimes get lost or unheard; overshadowed by stigma."
Adriana Rahana 