Armand Hyatt
Scholarship
Lawrence CommunityWorks created the Armand Hyatt Scholarship to honor the many years of hard work, fierce intelligence, intense and energetic commitment, creativity, tenacity, and outstanding generosity of spirit by founding Board member, Armand Hyatt.
Scholarship Purpose:
To honor many years of hard work, fierce intelligence, intense and energetic commitment, creativity, tenacity, and an outstanding generosity of spirit, Lawrence CommunityWorks created a scholarship fund in the name of founding Board member Armand Hyatt. While Armand supported LCW through his pro-bono legal counsel and role on our Real Estate Development Committee, he was equally valued for his support, encouragement, and affection for the young people who are a part of LCW and our Movement City programs. You could often find Armand performing a poem at a Movement City Open Mic. The Armand Hyatt scholarship is awarded each year to at least one graduating youth who will be attending college the following fall.
The criteria on which scholarship awards are based follow:
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Demonstrated financial need in meeting college expenses
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History of active participation in Movement City and demonstrated creativity, dedication to community, and leadership.
Since 2004, Lawrence Community Works has awarded over $100K in Armand Hyatt Scholarship funds to Movement City alum who are pursuing higher education.
These are just a few of the youth who are achieving their dreams this year thanks to your contribution.
Armand Hyatt, General Counsel
Armand Hyatt, General Counsel, admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and California, has maintained his primary law office in the North Common neighborhood of Lawrence since 1976, after graduating from University of San Diego School of Law, where he received its American Association of Trial Lawyers award for outstanding writings in Environmental Law. His diverse general practice has included trial work, contract law, handling hundreds of secured real estate transactions totaling more than three-quarters of a billion dollars. Armand has used this legal experience in several affordable housing developments (over 600 units), from purchase agreements to financing to due diligence to zoning relief to acquisition to various development phases through and beyond closings, as well as critical strategic planning for all related aspects. Along with his workload, Armand has remained pro bono G.C. for CommunityWorks since he co-founded the CDC in the mid-eighties to fortify a resident-based struggle to overturn an illegal land disposition process and secure acquisition and ultimate development of 140 units of affordable housing on an urban renewal site.
