Frank and Margaret Johns Scholarship

Margaret Z. Johns ‘76 taught at her alma mater from 1980 to 2018, directing the Legal Research and Writing program from 1984 to 2001. While at King Hall, she co-authored four books and published several law review articles. In 1993, Johns founded UC Davis Law’s Civil Rights Clinic. Johns received UC Davis Law’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1991. She later received UC Davis’ Distinguished Public Service Award and the James H. Meyer Distinguished Achievement Award, the latter honoring the breadth of her accomplishments at the university. In 2020, she received the law school’s Distinguished Alumna award.

The Frank and Margaret Johns Scholarship provides support to students who have an interest in public service, civil rights, or a similar field of law.