By Howard K. Watkins
Members of the legal community and others have created a $10,000 matching fund at San Joaquin College Law to endow an annual Mike Rhodes Social Justice Scholarship at the Law School. The scholarship is named to honor Mike Rhodes, founder of the Community Alliance newspaper and longtime advocate for the homeless. Although not a smoker, Mike was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer for which he is receiving medical treatment.
The fundraising effort is led by Steve Malm (SJCL Class of 2008) and Howard Watkins, a Past-President of the Fresno County Bar Association and Fresno County Photo Laureate. Pictured above (L to R) are Mike, Howard, and Steve at the Law School.
Persons willing to help meet the scholarship match should make their tax-deductible donation payable to “San Joaquin College of Law” with a memo notation of “Rhodes Soc. Jus. Scholarship Fund” and send their check to the Law School at 901 Fifth St., Clovis, CA 93612. For more information, contact SJCL at (559) 323-2100 or email Howard K. Watkins at howardkwatkins@gmail.com.