Just Desserts Registration
Please join us in honoring the 2026 recipient of the Chief Justice Kay McFarland Award at the Foundry Event Center! We will have appetizers, desserts, drinks, a silent auction, and of course, plenty of time to look around the garden and catch up with friends and colleagues! This fundraiser benefits WAAT's endowed scholarship at Washburn University School of Law. Don't delay, register today--or purchase a sponsorship at the link below!
Don't Delay - Register Today!
2026 Sponsors
Thank you to the following sponsors of this year's event!
Icing on the Cake:
Sponsorships are available for purchase through the registration link or by directly donating to WAAT's Endowed Scholarship. For more information or with questions, please contact Alison Pollock at astclair85@gmail.com.
The Silent Auction
If you would like to donate money to fund the Silent Auction, please click here. More information about the auction coming soon!
Chief Justice Kay McFarland Award Nominations
Chief Justice Kay McFarland was a trailblazer. The first woman elected to a judicial position in Shawnee County and the first female justice and chief justice of of the Kansas Supreme Court, she not only achieved excellence in the practice of law, but she opened countless doors and paths for the women who followed her into the practice. A world-class show ring rider, Justice McFarland loved animals and bred Irish Wolfhounds. She also enjoyed world travel, including attending African safaris with a former director of the Topeka Zoo. Justice McFarland's dream was to leave a legacy gift of a Japanese garden to the capital city of the state she honorably served. That dream is now a beautiful reality at the Topeka Zoo.
The Justice Kay McFarland Award celebrates a woman who has achieved professional excellence in her field, influenced women to pursue legal careers, opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that were historically closed to women and advanced opportunities for women within the profession.
Nominate someone for this year's award by clicking the button below. Please submit all nominations by May 1, 2026.
Nominate a deserving attorney today!
WAAT Scholarship
WAAT has established an endowed scholarship at Washburn University School of Law. The scholarship will provide assistance to a Washburn Law student who has demonstrated a record of working towards gender equity. Preference will be given to a student who expresses an interest in practicing in Shawnee County after graduation.
This year’s event will also help fund the scholarship.
If you or your firm would like to claim a tax deduction from sponsoring the event, then please make your sponsorship check payable to the Washburn Foundation. You can mail the check to WAAT P.O. Box 2483 Topeka, KS 66601 and we will ensure that those checks are deposited immediately after the event so that donors can have their receipts for tax purposes or you can make your donation directly to the Washburn Foundation by following this link https://wualumni.org/givenow. You can also click the button below to donate directly to WAAT's scholarship fund.
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