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STUDENT AWARDS
INFORMATION AND NOMINATION FORM
Every academic year, to further recognize the time that students expend on helping advance student
organizations and their programs, service initiatives, and overall and academic excellence on behalf of the
entire student body, the School of Law provides the following awards to individual students:
Leadership Award
Diversity and Cultural Competency Award
Community Service Award
Pro Bono Legal Service Award
Each recipient will receive an award of $2,000.00.
Eligibility and Qualifications
All upper division law students in good academic standing are eligible to receive these awards. Students
in their first year of law school are not eligible, and a student is not eligible to receive the same award
more than once. The SBA President and Editors-in-Chief of the law journals are also not eligible.
Selection Criteria:
Qualifications to be considered for all awards include, but are not limited to, involvement in student
organizations, philanthropy, and participation in service opportunities inside or outside the School of Law
community. More specific criteria for each award follows.
Leadership Award
Award recipient will be selected based upon the student’s display of leadership qualities during
their time in the School of Law. The award is not limited to the president of a student
organization, but service on the executive board of a student organization and general
involvement in student organizations and the School of Law community will be taken into
consideration.
Diversity and Cultural Competency Award
Award recipient will be selected based upon contributions to raise awareness of issues and
increase diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency in the School of Law and external
communities. Initiative in the creation of programing and participation in service will be
considered in selecting this recipient.
Community Service Award
Award recipient will be a law student who has provided outstanding community service in a non-
legal setting. The demonstration of a strong commitment to public service through a law school
program or a program outside of the law school will be considered in selecting this recipient.
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Pro Bono Legal Service Award
Award recipient will be a law student who has exemplified a commitment to legal service in a
setting independent of the School of Law Clinic. The demonstration of a strong commitment to
pro bono legal service through a law school program or a program outside of the law school will
be considered in the selecting this recipient.
Nomination Process and Deadlines
Nominations are accepted from School of Law faculty, staff, and students, including self-nominations.
Nominations will not be accepted from the selection committee. The attached nomination form must be
completed, along with a copy of the nominee’s resume and a short essay explaining the basis for the
nomination.
Nomination forms will be available near the beginning of the spring semester. Nominations are due no
later than 3:00 pm the Friday before Spring Break and must be submitted to the Office of Student
Services in the School of Law. Nominations may be submitted at any time prior to the due date.
Selection and Presentation
The Selection Committee is composed of the Dean of Students, Assistant Dean of Students for Activities
and Leadership, Dean of Career Services, Pro Bono Coordinator, and Director of the Office of Inclusion
and Diversity Education for the School of Law.
The awards will be presented at the annual Excellence Awards Ceremony.
The award payments will be allotted in one lump sum after the award is presented. The awards are
counted as financial assistance per federal regulations. For information regarding the impact that the
award may have on financial aid, please refer to Chapter 4 (provision regarding Over Award Policy) of
the Student Handbook, or contact the School of Law Financial Aid Coordinator.
For any additional information, please contact Dean Shannon Morse at stinebsm@slu.edu or 314-977-
2728.
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NOMINATION FORM
Please use this form to nominate a Saint Louis University School of Law student for the Leadership
Award, Diversity and Cultural Competency Award, Community Service Award, or Pro Bono Legal
Service Award. This form may also be used for self-nominations.
Nominations must be submitted to the Office of Student Services no later than 3:00 pm the Friday before
Spring Break. A copy of the nominee’s resume should be attached to this form.
Nominee Information
Name: __________________________________________________________
Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Email Address: __________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: __________________________________________________________
Year in School: __________________________________________________________
Award
Select the award the student is being nominated for (a student may be nominated for more than one
award):
____ Leadership Award
____ Diversity and Cultural Competency Award
____ Community Service Award
____ Pro Bono Legal Service Award
Please attach a short essay explaining the basis for nominating this student for each particular award. If
you are nominating the student for more than one award, please differentiate the basis for each
nomination. Provide any other pertinent information regarding the nominee. Attach additional pages if
needed.
Nominator Name: __________________________________________________________
Relationship to Nominee: __________________________________________________________
Date: ________________