UMKC Law Receives $1M Gift to Launch Scott S. Bethune Scholarship for Missouri Students

A $1 million investment in future lawyers—and in Missouri’s legal pipeline.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law has received a transformative gift from alumnus Scott Bethune to launch the Scott S. Bethune Scholarship, supporting students from Southeast Missouri and expanding access to legal education.

Bethune, co-founder of Davis, Bethune & Jones LLC, credits UMKC Law for shaping his career—and hopes this fund will help more in-state students see law school as both affordable and impactful.

As demand for attorneys grows, initiatives like this aim to reduce student debt while keeping talent rooted in the region.

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