APPENDIX G: PRIZES AND AWARDS
ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Health Care Law: This award is presented annually to up to three graduating students with the highest grade point average in a basic health law course or who are otherwise regarded as outstanding in these fields.
ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property Law: This award is presented annually to up to three graduating students with the highest grade point average in a basic intellectual property law course or who are otherwise regarded as outstanding in these fields.
ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law: This award is presented annually to up to three graduating students with the highest grade point average in a basic labor and/or employment law course or who are otherwise regarded as outstanding in these fields.
ALI/ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award: This award is presented to the graduating student who best represents a combination of leadership and scholarship. This award consists of a one-year subscription to a variety of ALI-ABA articles and materials, free tuition to a professional skills course, and a copy of Red Flags: A Lawyer’s Handbook on Legal Ethics.
American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence: A medal, certificate, and one-year membership in the American Bankruptcy Institute is awarded annually to the graduating student who has achieved academic excellence in the area of bankruptcy law.
American Bankruptcy Law Journal Student Prize: The American Bankruptcy Law Journal will award a free one-year subscription to the Journal to the student who earns the highest grade in any bankruptcy class at any accredited United States law school.
American Bar Association Section of Urban, State, and Local Government Law Certificate of Recognition: This award is designated to the top student of each section of Land Use and Local Government Law. Each student will receive from the American Bar Association a personalized award certificate in recognition of their academic achievement.
The Baker & McKenzie Law Student Assistance Program: Established by the law firm of Baker & McKenzie to assist first year minority students.
The Beaudry Cup: The Beaudry Cup appellate advocacy competition was established in 1952 to honor the best advocates of the first year class. It is named in honor of Robert J. Beaudry, who distinguished himself by virtue of his outstanding enthusiasm, scholarship and ability in oral argument, and who was killed in a tragic accident in the Spring of his first year. Each year, the name of the winner of the Competition is inscribed on the Beaudry Cup, on permanent display in the trophy case outside the Philip A. Hart Auditorium.
The Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition: This competition was established by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in memory of Nathan Burkan. A monetary award is made each year to the student submitting the best thesis, in the judgment of the dean, on an assigned subject in the field of copyright law. The second place award is also a monetary award.
CALI Excellence for the Future Award: CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, presents an award to the student in each law school course achieving the top grade in the course. The award is a certificate suitable for framing. CALI is a consortium of the nation’s law schools which provides research and development and a distribution network for computer-assisted instruction in the law. Its library of instructional materials contains over 90 lessons in 21 areas of the law. CALI’s commitment to innovation and achievement in teaching and learning in the law schools prompted it to sponsor this awards program.
Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. Prize: Founded by the Law Center Class of 1928, these prizes are given in honor of Reverend Thomas B. Chetwood, S.J., a former Regent of the Law Center. Plaques are awarded to the students who both graduate with distinction and have the best academic records for that academic year in the following LL.M. degree programs: International Legal Studies, Securities and Financial Regulation, and Taxation. At the discretion of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, a prize may be awarded for the most outstanding work in an approved individualized Master of Laws program and for an international student in a general studies Master of Laws program.
Joyce Chiang Memorial Award: Established in memory of Joyce Chiang, L’95, by her classmates, friends, and colleagues, to be awarded to an evening student with a demonstrable commitment to public service.
The Jeffrey Crandall Award: A prize of $100 will be awarded annually to the third year student who best exemplifies the ideals and commitment of the late Jeffrey Crandall, whose involvement in Legal Aid and personal dedication to his fellow man inspired the establishment of the fund in his name.
Dean’s Certificate: This honor is presented to graduating students in recognition of special and outstanding service to the Law Center community.
Kathleen Stowe Dixon Visiting Student Prize: A prize of $100 is awarded annually to the visiting student earning the highest grade point average during his or her year at Georgetown University Law Center. The prize was created by a former visiting student in honor of his mother.
The Dean Hugh J. Fegan Memorial Prize: A prize of $100 is awarded annually to the student in the Day Division with the best overall academic record at the conclusion of the first year. The award is given in memory of Dean Fegan, who devoted nearly half a century to the Law School. His guiding presence from 1911 to 1943 greatly enhanced Georgetown’s development during these critical years.
Michael Feldman Advocacy Award: This is an award given by vote of the students in the Criminal Justice Clinic to the outstanding advocate in the clinic.
Georgetown Club of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Award: The Georgetown Club of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., annually awards a gift to the graduating J.D. student from the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., area with the best overall academic performance.
Georgetown Law Journal Meritorious Service Award: The Editor in Chief recognizes up to four graduating Journal members whose hard work and spirit as non-Senior board members made an outstanding contribution to the Journal. Winners receive a bound and embossed copy of their year’s Volume.
Alan J. Goldstein Memorial Award: An annual cash award to the Criminal Justice Clinic student who best demonstrates the qualities Alan J. Goldstein tried to instill in his students: the use of intelligence, creativity, and resourcefulness in defending criminal clients and a dedication to criminal law, fair play, and justice.
Greenfield Trial Practice Award: Substantial monetary awards to help defray the cost of student loans are given to several students in the Criminal Justice Clinic who have accepted jobs as prosecutors and as public defenders.
The Nelson T. Hartson Memorial Award: This annual scholarship award is made to a graduating Georgetown University Law Center student in the Juris Doctor program on the basis of scholastic achievement, economic need, or a combination of the two factors. The scholarship is used for graduate study in a degree program permitting concentration of a majority of the graduate student’s hours in the field of tax law at any accredited institution selected by the recipient. The graduate study may be undertaken on either a full time or part time basis. The fund to support the Award was donated in 1977 by the law firm of Hogan & Hartson as a memorial to its distinguished founding partner, Nelson T. Hartson, Esquire. Mr. Hartson served as the senior partner of the firm for 47 years and was for a time an Adjunct Professor of Taxation at the Law Center.
Deborah K. Hauger Memorial Fellowship Fund: Established by the family, friends and colleagues of “Deb” Hauger, L’88, this fund is a tribute to her life, interests and dedication to the ideals she worked so hard to achieve. Each year, a recent graduate is selected as a Deborah K. Hauger Fellow and is awarded a stipend to facilitate the study of issues in international affairs, specifically in the realm of peacekeeping in developing nations.
Kirby S. Howlett III Memorial Award: Established by the family and friends of Kirby S. Howlett III, adjunct professor to the Criminal Justice Clinic, to honor his professional accomplishments. A grant is awarded annually to a recent graduate who has participated in the Criminal or Juvenile Justice Clinics, accrued student loans while attending the Law Center and upon graduation accepts employment at a public defenders office.
The International Academy of Trial Lawyers’ Award: Each year a plaque is awarded to trial clinic students excelling in the art of advocacy. One graduating student from each of the advocacy clinical programs is selected by the Dean upon the recommendation of the faculty supervisors for the clinics. The award is on permanent display outside the Moot Courtroom. In addition, each winner receives a scroll suitable for framing.
The Juvenile Justice Clinic Public Service Award: This cash award, provided by the alumni of the Juvenile Justice Clinic to help defray the cost of student loans, is given each year to a graduating clinic student who has accepted a job providing service to the community.
The Kappa Beta Pi Prize: A cash award of $350 is made annually to the student with the highest academic average upon the completion of the first year.
The Milton A. Kaufman Prize: A cash award and an accompanying plaque are offered annually to the student who does the best work for the year on the Georgetown Law Journal. The late Milton A. Kaufman, of the District of Columbia Bar, graduated from the Law Center in the class of 1913.
The Charles A. Keigwin Award: Each year a plaque is awarded to the student in the Evening Division with the best overall academic record at the conclusion of the first year. The prize honors the memory of Charles Keigwin, a distinguished professor at the Law School for over 20 years.
John F. Kennedy Labor Law Award: In memory of John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963, a fund has been created by Jacob Kossman used to award an annual cash award to the graduating senior who has achieved the best overall performance in the field of Labor Law. An additional sum has been given by Mr. Kossman for the creation and annual award of a plaque to accompany the John F. Kennedy Labor Law Award.
The Leahy Moot Court Competition: Each year, some of the best Moot Court advocates in the Law Center are honored in the Leahy Moot Court Competition, open to all upperclass students. The Competition is named in memory of William E. Leahy, a Law Center alumnus and an outstanding advocate. The name of the winner of the Competition is inscribed on the Leahy Cup and on the Roll of Best Advocates on permanent display outside the Philip A. Hart Auditorium.
The Francis E. Lucey, S.J. Award: The graduating student who has earned the highest academic average for his or her law school career will receive a plaque, awarded in honor of Rev. Francis E. Lucey, Regent of the Law School for 30 years. Father Lucey guided the school during the difficult years of the Depression and World War II and lived to see Georgetown’s emergence as the important national law school which it is today.
James John McTigue Essay Award: Each year the dean selects a group of seminars eligible to compete for this award. A certificate and a cash prize is made annually to the author of the best seminar paper for each designated seminar.
The George Brent Mickum III Prize: The family, colleagues and friends of George Brent Mickum III, C’49, L’52, have established this prize to honor the memory of George Mickum, a former member of the firm of Steptoe and Johnson. The prize of $3,000 is awarded annually to the second year full time or third year part time division student who achieved the best overall academic record at the completion of all first year courses the prior Spring. The prize only applies to first year courses.
The Saint Thomas More Award: An award consisting of a framed certificate will be given to the top three graduating journal members for their outstanding work on the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics and their names will be added to a perpetual plaque in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics office.
National Association of Women Lawyers’ Award: Presented to an outstanding graduating student who has achieved academic excellence and contributes to the advancement of women in society.
Vincent G. Panati Memorial Award: From proceeds of a fund created by the friends of the late Vincent G. Panati, LL.B.’34, former first Assistant District Attorney for Philadelphia and former Secretary of Revenue for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a prize of $300 is awarded each year to the student in the Day or Evening Division achieving the best combined scholastic record in the courses in Criminal Justice.
Bettina E. Pruckmayr Memorial Award: An annual cash award is presented annually to the third year student who best exemplifies a commitment to the ideals of the late Bettina E. Pruckmayr, whose belief in human rights, and the obligation of everyone to ensure the protection of these rights, inspired the establishment of this fund in her name.
The Leon Robbin Patent Award: From proceeds of a fund created by Leon Robbin, LL.B.’22, a gold medallion will be awarded annually to the graduating student who has done the best work in the field of patent law at the Law Center.
The Sewall Key Prize: The Sewall Key Prize of $200 has been established by friends of the late Sewall Key, LL.B.’20, former Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Tax Division, Department of Justice. The prize is awarded annually to the graduating senior who does the best work in the field of taxation at the Law Center.
Tutorial Program Award: In recognition of the outstanding contributions made to the Law Center’s academic program.
The Washington Law Reporter Prize: Established by the Washington Law Reporter Company, the Prize consists of a one-year subscription to the Washington Law Reporter. Awards are made annually to one student whose efforts during the preceding six months have most contributed to the success of the Student Bar Association. Selection is made by the dean upon recommendation of the president of the Student Bar Association.
