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STETSON LEGACY
NEW ENDOWMENTS HONOR
TREASURED ALUMNI AND FACULTY
Robert E. Jagger Public Defender Scholarship
This scholarship was established by
Robert Jagger’s family – including
his wife, Mrs. Jo Ann Jagger, and
sons, The Hon. Edwin Jagger, J.D.
’91 and Robert F. Jagger – to honor
his memory.
Robert E. Jagger, J.D. ’58, was
the first Public Defender for the
Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court in
1961 and served in that role for 35
years. At the time, he was believed
to have been the longest-standing elected Public Defender in
the country. He was an adjunct professor at Stetson Law for
many years and served several terms on the law school’s Board
of Overseers. He was known for his devotion and commitment
to the legal profession, and he worked to establish and mentor
the students in the Public Defender Clinic at Stetson Law. In
2005, Jagger was inducted into Stetson Law’s Hall of Fame.
The ideal recipient of the Robert E. Jagger Public Defender
Scholarship will have successfully completed the Public Defender
Clinic Program or be enrolled in the program, will be in good
academic standing, and aspire to pursue a career in public service.
The Hon. Thomas B. McCoun III Scholarship
Thomas McCoun’s wife and
children, Mrs. Jennie McCoun,
Bullitt, Jonathan, Cameron and
Katie, established this scholarship
in his honor.
Judge McCoun, J.D. ’77, lived an
accomplished and dutiful life. He
practiced law for 41 years, serving
the last 24 years as a Magistrate
Judge for the United States District
Court, Middle District of Florida.
Judge McCoun taught as an adjunct professor at Stetson for
many years. He valued active church membership, coaching his
children in various sports, teaching Sunday school, and was the
go-to dictionary and mathematician for the family.
Candidates for this scholarship should participate in the federal
judicial externship program, be a member of the trial team or
in the Trial Advocacy Concentration, demonstrate a financial
need, and be in good academic standing.
Dean Michèle Alexandre Scholarship
William R. Nunno, J.D. ’71, created
this new scholarship to both thank
Stetson Law for giving him “the
opportunity to become a lawyer,” and
to recognize Dean Alexandre for her
good governance of the law school.
“I am endowing this scholarship in
the name of Dean Alexandre to honor
her for the exemplary leadership role
she has taken at Stetson University College of Law,” he said.
Nunno was a solo personal injury practitioner from 1972 until his
daughters joined his law firm 20 years ago. He has been appointed
by the Superior Court of New Jersey and has served as a personal
injury arbitrator for over 30 years. His daughters, Alisa Nunno
Di Chiara, J.D. ’95 and Tracie Nunno D’Amico, J.D. ’96 are also
Stetson Law graduates and certified Civil Trial Attorneys.
The Dean Michèle Alexandre Scholarship is intended for students
with financial need in either the full-time or part-time J.D. programs.
Bernie McCabe Prosecution Clinic Scholarship
Bernie McCabe’s classmates,
including Denis M. de Vlaming, J.D.
’72, created this scholarship to honor
the longtime State Attorney.
McCabe was a “Double Hatter,”
earning his bachelor’s in 1969 from
Stetson University and Juris Doctor
from Stetson Law in 1972. He began
his career as the Assistant State
Attorney in the Sixth Judicial Circuit
in Florida and was eventually elected
as State Attorney for Pinellas and Pasco counties in 1992, a role he
held until his passing in 2020. McCabe was a steadfast presence at
Stetson Law, being appointed to the Board of Overseers in 1994,
supervising the Stetson Prosecution Clinic for 28 years, teaching
young law students as an Adjunct Professor, and hiring and
mentoring many Stetson Law alumni.
The Bernie McCabe Prosecution Clinic Scholarship is intended
to provide tuition assistance to a student participating in the
Prosecution Clinic.