Jaden Evans

Jefferson Scholar alumnus receives Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to study law at Stanford

May 21, 2025

Jaden Evans, the Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jefferson Scholar from the Class of 2023, recently was selected to join the 2025 cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, where he will pursue a JD at Stanford Law School. Jaden is one of 84 individuals across the globe selected this year and is the third member of the Foundation community to receive the prestigious award. 

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