Schromen Law Advancing Equality Scholarship

In July, 2019, Schromen Law Advancing Equality Scholarship was established with the Winona State University Foundation. The scholarship will benefit and encourage students who are majoring in Legal Studies Professional option or a minor of Women and Gender Studies.

Criteria

1. Each recipient must be an undergraduate student enrolled full-time and in good standing at Winona State University (minimum of 12 credits per semester, Fall and Spring).
2. Each recipient must be majoring in Legal Studies Professional Option or have a declared minor in Women and Gender Studies.
3. Preference will be given to a student who identifies as LGBT.

Background and Motivation

Rachel Schromen graduated from Winona State University in 2010 earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law and Society, with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She went on to graduate from William Mitchell College of Law in 2013. Rachel has utilized her law degree to serve the underprivileged by providing pro bono legal services to those in need – including terminal cancer patients, veterans, first responders, vulnerable adults and victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

In her private practice Rachel is owner and managing partner of Schromen Law, LLC where she works to protect vulnerable adults from becoming victims of elder abuse and/or financial exploitation through providing estate planning and elder law legal representation.

Rachel received scholarships while attending Winona State and through law school. Without the scholarships, Rachel would not currently have the freedom and flexibility she has to do as much pro bono and volunteer work as she does. Rachel is grateful to have the ability to help support a WSU student’s goal of attending college, with the intent of establishing a career that will further women’s rights and/or LGBTQ issues and/or serve those communities.