DU LLM Student Carolina Crespo Wins Prestigious Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship

Carolina (Caro) Crespo, an LLM student from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been awarded a 2010 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes students who have the "potential to make significant contributions to the field," according to the Foundation, which received a record number of applications this year.

The scholarships are particularly coveted by students since the Foundation is one of the world's mostly highly regarded groups of professionals working in the mineral law sector. In fact, there is no more highly acclaimed organization of its kind in the Western Hemisphere than the Foundation.

Ms. Crespo started the LLM program in August 2009 and intends to graduate in May 2010. She is an attorney with the highly respected Buenos Aires-based firm Estudio Beccar Varela.

In winning the scholarship, Ms. Crespo follows a significant line of recent DU LLM students who have won scholarships. Katia Castillo (LLM 2008), from Lima, Peru, and Marina Marti (LLM 2008), from Buenos Aires, won scholarships in 2008. And then earlier this year, Soudeh Mollasalehi (LLM 2010) from Tehran, Iran, won a scholarship.

To say that we are delighted with Carolina's recognition is an understatement. Indeed we are thrilled with her recognition and what it says about her future in the natural resources industry. Moreover, it is with great pride that we also call attention to Ms. Castillo, Ms. Marti, and Ms. Mollasalehi, since their achievements also point to the diversity and strength of our students.

Felicitaciones a Carolina! (Congratulations to Carolina!) And congratulations to Katia, Marina, and Soudeh!

LLM Student Wins Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship

Soudeh Mollasalehi, an LLM student in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Graduate Program, has been awarded a 2009-2010 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship.

The Foundation is the world's pre-eminent natural resources organization and has members from around the globe.

Ms. Mollasalehi, a top graduate of Shahid Beheshti University Faculty of Law in Tehran, Iran, is shown in the picture at Xcel Energy's Ponnequin Windfarm in northern Colorado.

This award recognizes Ms. Mollasalehi's past and current academic performance as well as her potential for making important contributions in the future. To be honored by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation is a wonderful tribute for anyone, and we are very proud to have Soudeh as a student in our program at the University of Denver.

Ms. Mollasalehi joins two former graduate program scholarship winners: Katia Castillo, of Lima, Peru (LLM, 2008); and Marina Marti, of Buenos Aires, Argentina (LLM, 2008).