DALLAS, Nov. 14, 2018, — Winstead Shareholder Cathryn Berryman has been named the 2018 honoree for Ouachita Baptist University’s “Stepping Up for Ouachita” scholarship program for women. Each year the university recognizes an outstanding Ouachita woman who has shown grace, leadership, integrity and faith over the years.

Cathryn Berryman, an Intellectual Property attorney and 1988 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University will be honored at the university’s Stepping Up for Ouachita luncheon Nov. 16, in Benton, Ark. Since November 2010, the luncheon has raised more than $450,000 toward scholarships for women at the university.

Berryman graduated from Ouachita with a bachelor’s degree in political science and history, and earned her juris doctor degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1991. Berryman is a shareholder with Winstead's Intellectual Property Practice Group, focusing on domestic and international intellectual property licensing and transactions.

“Stepping Up for Ouachita” is a premier event raising money to assist with scholarships for outstanding Ouachita women. Ouachita Baptist University serves a diverse student body averaging 1,500 students from nearly 28 states and 28 nations of which more than 95 percent qualify for financial aid.

Ouachita Baptist University is a Christ-centered learning community embracing the liberal arts tradition.  Founded in Arkadelphia, Arkansas in 1886, its purpose has been to prepare individuals for ongoing intellectual and spiritual growth, lives of meaningful work, and reasoned engagement with the world for 130 years.

Winstead is a national business law firm with more than 325 attorneys. The firm provides a full range of business legal services to some of the most recognized and respected companies across the country and throughout the world. Winstead has offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and The Woodlands, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina.

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