The School of Law was featured in U.S. News & World Report regarding the establishment of the Chester C. Davenport Memorial Endowment Fund honoring the school's first Black graduate. The fund, supported by discretionary allocations from UGA President Jere W. Morehead and Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge, will be a source of scholarships and fellowships for incoming students graduating from Georgia-based historically Black colleges and universities. Recipients also will be chosen for reflecting Davenport's legacy of academic excellence, courage, determination and trailblazing spirit. The article titled "Fund Created in Memory of UGA Law School's First Black Grad" was published 10/10/20.

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