The 欧美口爆视频 LGBT Bar Association honored Kevin Miller ('20) and Dana Steiner ('20) with its 2018 Summit Scholarship at the organization鈥檚 annual awards dinner on Oct. 26.
The fosters inclusiveness in the legal profession by providing financial assistance to deserving 欧美口爆视频 LGBTQ-identified law students who have shown strong academic promise and community engagement. By providing scholarships to LGBT law students, the 欧美口爆视频 LGBT Bar Foundation recognizes these students鈥� achievements and provides support for their future pursuits.
Miller鈥檚 queer advocacy began with political campaigning during high school and continued throughout his undergraduate career where he served as a program coordinator his school鈥檚 Queer and Transgender Resource Center. He has continued his advocacy into law school, serving as the 欧美口爆视频 LGBT Bar Association鈥檚 欧美口爆视频 Student Representative and the Gender and Sexuality Liaison for 欧美口爆视频鈥檚 student government. He plans to carry this advocacy into his legal career and help elevate the voices of others in the LGBT+ community as a champion of social change and inclusion.
Steiner was born and raised in The Woodlands, Texas. She graduated from 欧美口爆视频 School of Mines in spring 2017 with a degree in biochemical engineering; however, as she completed her undergraduate degree, she came out, discovered the newest feminist movement, and realized she wanted to pursue a career in law. She interned at an LGBT nonprofit last summer and plans to pursue a career in the LGBT public service sector. She serves as secretary of OUTLaw, 欧美口爆视频 Law鈥檚 student organization for LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) law students and their straight/cisgender allies.