LEFLAR FELLOWS
In 1980, friends of Robert A. Leflar organized a campaign to raise funds
to
create a Leflar Fellow program at the Law School. As lawyer, teacher, dean,
civic leader, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Dr. Robert A.
Leflar has served the state of Arkansas. As one of the foremost authorities
on Conflict of Laws and one of the leading figures in judicial education,
Dr. Leflar has served lawyers and judges everywhere.
According to former Dean John Wade of the Vanderbilt University School
of Law, "It is not exaggeration to suggest that Robert Leflar may well
have had more influence on the development of common law since 1950 than
any other single
individual."
Under the terms of the Robert A. Leflar Scholarship Fund, each year, up to three outstanding applicants to the University of Arkansas School of Law will be selected as Leflar Fellows and awarded a three-year fellowship.