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Jim McEldrew Awards Law Scholarship Honoring His Father

Jim McEldrew and Jonathan C. Smith last night at the Widener University Delaware Law School 2016 Student Awards Ceremony. Jonathan received the James J. McEldrew Scholarship, a scholarship named after Jim’s father and awarded annually to a law student that is either serving in or has been honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy or Marines.

Jim McEldrew Awards Law Scholarship Honoring His Father

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