The scholarship, funded by an endowment of $75,000 and with a value of $3,750, will be awarded annually to an ex-pupil of Baradene in her second year of an Ll.B or Ll.B (Hons) degree.
 

The scholarship is named in memory of educator Sister Erica Pabst, an alumna of Baradene and of The University of Auckland where she studied law, at the same time working as a clerical assistant to the Professor of Law, Ronald Algie. On graduating in 1939, she entered the religious order of the Society of the Sacred Heart where she gained a reputation as an outstanding teacher and administrator.
 

The first recipient of the Erica Pabst Scholarship is Katherine Chi Wai Yip (pictured with Dr Andew Stockley).
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The event was attended by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon; the Dean of Law, Dr Andrew Stockley, who was also one of the speakers; the Director of External Relations and Development, John Taylor; the chair of the "Leading the Way" Campaign Leadership Committee, Geoff Ricketts; the Development Manager for the Faculty of Law, Gretchen Goldwater; leading members of the Auckland legal fraternity; and alumni of both Baradene and the University.