Kbf and Tom Murray Announce the Frank M. Rice Scholarship

• Jurisdiction: Kansas,United States
• Citation: Vol. 84 No. 6 Pg. 09
• Pages: 09
• Publication year: 2015

KBF and Tom Murray Announce the Frank M. Rice Scholarship No. 84 J. Kan. Bar Assn 6, 09 (2015) Kansas Bar Journal June, 2015

By Edward J. Nazar

Kansas bar foundation

KBF and Tom Murray Announce the Frank M. Rice Scholarship

On behalf of the Kansas Bar Foundation, I am pleased to announce that Thomas V. "Tom" Murray is establishing an endowed scholarship honoring his longtime friend and colleague, Frank M. Rice, of Topeka. Kansas residents, accepted to attend either the University of Kansas School of Law or Washburn University School of Law are eligible to apply.

Whether an adversary or a co-counsel, Tom will tell you ". . . Frank Rice is among the finest gentlemen I have known in the Bar." They met in the 1970s on opposite sides of a bank case. "Frank always applied the highest level of legal scholarship to any legal matter in which he was involved," Tom said. Together they worked for a decade as colleagues to achieve a successful outcome in the KPERS litigation. They served together for over a decade on the Kansas Board of Law Examiners.

While Frank may quietly deflect the attention this scholarship brings to his distinguished career, it stands as a lasting testament to both his ability and civility as a lawyer. His life's work shows to those paying attention that a gentleman can disagree without being disagreeable.

The first Frank M. Rice Scholarship recipient will be selected by the Kansas Bar...