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The Clayton State University Foundation, in conjunction with the law firm of Freeman, Mathis, & Gary, recently announced the G. Robert Oliver Scholarship
for Legal Studies. Family, friends, and local officials gathered at a recent Foundation Board meeting to surprise Oliver with the announcement.
Campus Review
May 7, 2013
Page 10
resources and private enterprise, as well
as dedication to family and community.”
Like Clayton State University, the law
firm of Freeman, Mathis & Gary recog-
nizes the contribution Oliver has made to
Clayton State and the surrounding com-
munity. In recognition of his contribu-
tions, the partners of Freeman Mathis &
Gary, along with the Clayton State
University Foundation, created and
endowed the G. Robert Oliver Scholarship
for Legal Studies. This will forever link
Oliver and Clayton State in a way that
emphasizes the importance of education,
leadership, and the legal profession.
“This scholarship being endowed will be
but another lasting legacy of Bob and
Joyce Oliver in this community. Bob’s
firm, Freeman Mathis and Gary, is mak-
ing all of this possible with the endow-
ment. I would like to personally thank our
fellow board member Jack Hancock, a
partner with the firm, for everything he
does for this university and continuing the
tradition established by Bob,” says
Leonard Moreland, president and CEO of
Heritage Bank and chairman of the
Clayton State University Foundation.
Clayton State began offering a variety of
options in legal education in 1990, begin-
ning with paralegal courses as a part of its
continuing education program. The
University graduated its first students
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies
in 2011. Currently, the University offers a
Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies, a
Paralegal Certificate, an Associate Degree
in Paralegal Studies, and a minor in Legal
Studies. More than 150 students are
enrolled in a program within Legal
Studies, making it one of the fastest-grow-
ing departments on campus.
Oliver received his A.B. in 1953 and
LL.B. in 1959 from Emory University. He
has served as deputy assistant attorney
general for the State of Georgia, president
of the Georgia Academy of Hospital
Attorneys, president of the Clayton
County Bar Association, chairman of the
Code of Professional Responsibility
Committee for the State Bar of Georgia,
and chairman of the Code of Professional
Responsibility Committee. He has also
served as chair, administrative board
member and Church Council member at
Jones Memorial United Methodist Church
in Morrow, Ga.
Oliver Scholarship, cont’d. from p. 2