HL Central is proud to announce the winner of the 2005 T.J. Duane Community Building Scholarship. The scholarship, named in honor of HL Central’s founder, is a $1,000 award presented to a 1L who has an outstanding record of community service and shows promise to continue strengthening the community at Harvard Law School.

This year's winner, Andrew Aqui, is a graduate of UCLA. While in college, Andrew became involved in Circle K International, eventually serving as Secretary for California-Nevada-Hawaii.  While holding this year-long position, Andrew inspired members in his district to perform over 40,000 hours of service in various organizations.  Andrew was also the first VP of Philanthropy for Phi Alpha Delta, UCLA’s Pre-Law Fraternity, which he co-founded.  In addition to these activities, Andrew has devoted a significant amount of time to mentoring underpriviledged youth through UNICAMP and the AmeriCorps – Students in Service program.

The two honorable mentions also served their communities in numerous ways. Honorable mentions were presented with a $100 award. These two students are:

Lam Ho, a graduate of the Brown, has created The Giving Tree to provide Christmas presents to underpriviledged children at Brown and Oxford universities, and now Harvard Law School.  Lam has also been a vocal advocate for gay-lesbian rights throughout his education and has devoted significant time to helping people suffering from AIDS.

Justin Albstein, a graduate of Yale University, founded and directed the Saybrook Orchestra Education Initiative at Yale.  Justin remains involved with the organization, which bridges the University and New Haven communities through music.

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