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Eric Sader
  • Salina, KS

University of Kansas School of Law honors Eric Sader

2013 May 23

The University of Kansas School of Law honored more than 170 graduates at a hooding ceremony Saturday, May 18. During the ceremony, eight students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community, including Eric Sader, of Salina.

Sader received the Robert F. Bennett Award, recognizing a graduate whose undergraduate degree is from a Kansas university or college and who has demonstrated leadership qualities through public service. For two years, he served as a resident assistant in the law school's Journey to J.D. program. He is a student representative on the board of directors for Ecumenical Campus Ministries at KU and, in 2011, was named one of KU's Men of Merit in recognition of his role modeling a positive definition of masculinity through action and leadership. Sader has served as chief justice of the university's Student Court of Appeals and an audio-reader for the visually impaired. He was recently selected as the new executive director of Jana's Campaign, an organization dedicated to reducing gender and relationship violence. He earned a B.A. at McPherson College and an M.S.W. at the University of Kansas. Sader is a graduate of Salina High School. He is the son of Dale Sader and Mary Cook.

The award winners were part of a class composed of 174 recipients of the Juris Doctor, seven Doctor of Juridical Science graduates and two Master of Laws in Elder Law graduates.

Funds for the awards are managed by KU Endowment, the independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fundraising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment was the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.