Curtis L. Mack Endowed Scholarship

Curtis L. Mack, (University of Akron School of Law ‘70), a now-retired expert in labor and employment law, established The Curtis L. Mack Endowed Scholarship in December 2020. He has done so after building a distinguished legal career through hard work and dedication to his craft, while breaking several barriers traditionally confronting African American attorneys. He was the .first African American Cook Fellow at the University of Michigan Law School, the first African American tenure-track professor at the University of Florida Law School, and the first African American attorney to join the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Mack was later appointed as regional director of the NLRB’s Atlanta region – the second African American to hold the position and the youngest in history. Post-NLRB, he entered private practice, opened his own firm, Mack and Bernstein, which after 20 successful years, merged with McGuire Woods LLP, where he led the Atlanta, GA, labor and employment group.

Mr. Mack has been recognized for his advocacy of young African Americans and other individuals seeking better career and life opportunities, while supporting minority students pursuing law careers. Mr. Mack has received a wide range of professional accolades and distinctions for his dedication to the law and its uses in society, all honors well deserved.

The Curtis L. Mack Endowed Scholarship will award scholarship assistance to a deserving University of Akron School of Law student with a diverse background. First consideration will be given to an African American student pursuing a degree from the School of Law. Additional diversity factors that will be considered include: (1) urban area residency; (2) evidence of leadership ability; (3) quality of secondary school; ( 4) involvement in extracurricular activities; (5) achievement despite difficult personal or family situations; (6) completion of special projects or programs that offer evidence of significant effort, accomplishment and a special suitability to law school; and (7) community involvement.

Recipient selection will be made by the School of Law Scholarship Committee or the Dean.