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Student Awards
The Law School recognizes outstanding student performance in specific fields of law, exemplary leadership or public service, and achievement in legal writing and legal scholarship.
ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in Health LawThe ABA-BNA present this award to the student who excels in health law. Typically, the student paper is the best of those presented for the Annual Benjamin Rush Symposium. American Bankruptcy Institute AwardThe American Bankruptcy Institute Award is presented annually to a member of the graduating class who demonstrates outstanding performance in bankruptcy law. The recipient is selected by law school faculty members who teach bankruptcy. American Bar Association State and Local Government AwardPresented for excellence in the areas of land use and local government law. Publisher's Book AwardsThe West Group awards a certificate to a first, second, and third year law student who achieves the highest scholastic average in the class. The CALI Excellence for the Future scholastic awards program was designed by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction to recognize academic excellence. The CALI award is presented to the student who has made the most significant contribution to legal scholarship in any law school course. Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental LawPresented for outstanding accomplishment in environmental law. Order of the CoifThe Order of the Coif is a national scholastic honor society in law. Its purpose is "to foster a spirit of careful study and to mark in a fitting manner those who have attained a high grade of scholarship" in the study of law. The English Order of the Coif was the most ancient and one of the most honored institutions of the common law. Its origins possibly antedated the Norman Conquest. The American Order of the Coif was founded in 1912. Membership in the Order of the Coif is the highest accolade a law student may achieve. It is equivalent to membership in Phi Beta Kappa for undergraduates, recognizing the scholastic achievement of students selected from the upper ten percent of their class. Drapers' ScholarshipThe Drapers' Company of London provides a scholarship from Queen Mary College of the University of London for a year of post-graduate study. The Law School student selected for this award is known as the Drapers' Scholar. The student enrolls at Queen Mary College and may register for courses at any of the other four colleges of the University of London that offer law courses. These include King's College, the London School of Economics and Political Science, University College and the School of Oriental and African Studies. In addition, the library of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is available for use by the Drapers' Scholar. The scholarship includes tuition, round-trip transportation, room and board and a stipend to defray other living expenses. Dean's CertificateEach year the Dean awards Dean's Certificates to a select group of students who have initiated new projects, led organizations, participated enthusiastically in Law School or community activities, or demonstrated special initiative on behalf of the Law School. Environmental Law and Policy Review Award for Excellence in ScholarshipThis award recognizes the most outstanding student not published in the Review. Gambrell Legal Skills AwardThe Gambrell Award is presented at the end of the second year of Legal Skills to the top student in each of the Legal Skills firms. These awards are possible because of an endowment that was established with the cash award that accompanied the receipt of the first national ABA Gambrell Award for Legal Professionalism presented to the Legal Skills Program in 1992. The William Hamilton PrizeThe William Hamilton Prize is a cash award presented annually to recognize outstanding student performance in legal history. The recipient is selected by law school faculty members who teach in this field. Ewell AwardIn 1987, the Student Assembly established an award to honor well-rounded graduating students--both graduate and undergraduate--of the College, those who best exemplify a liberal arts education through their activities as well as studies. This award was named in honor of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, the 16th President of the College, who by ringing the Wren Building bell kept the College alive when its doors closed during the Civil War. Ewell recognized that students are the heart of the College's existence and continued the spirit until the students could bring life back to campus. The Lawrence W. I'Anson AwardThe Lawrence W. I'Anson Award is presented to a member of each graduating class who in the judgment of the Law School faculty has shown evidence of great promise through scholarship, character and leadership. The award honors Lawrence W. I'Anson of Portsmouth, Virginia, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and former President of the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts. The Family Law Book AwardThe Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers co-sponsor a Family Law Book Award to be presented to a graduating student at each Virginia law school who has demonstrated the most promise and potential for the practice of family law. The Herrmann PrizeThis prize is awarded to the student who in the opinion of the Dean, President of the National Center for State Courts, and the Director of the Courtroom 21 Project has demonstrated the greatest potential for making future contributions to the enhancement of the efficient administration of justice through the innovative use of technology. The award honors Richard Herrmann, the Millennium Lawyer. Robert R. Kaplan International Financial Law AwardThe Robert R. Kaplan International Financial Law Award is presented annually to recognize the outstanding student in International Financial Law. The Kaufman & Canoles PrizesThe Norfolk-based law firm of Kaufman & Canoles provides cash awards to recognize outstanding performance in the Legal Skills Program. Recipients of the Kaufman & Canoles prizes are chosen by faculty teaching in the Legal Skills Program. The Kruchko & Fries PrizeThe Northern Virginia and Baltimore firm of Kruchko & Fries provides a cash award to recognize outstanding student performance in employment law. The recipient is selected by law school faculty members who teach in this field. Wayne M. Lee Endowed Book AwardEstablished by Wayne M. Lee '75, this award honors the member of the first-year class who, upon completion of the first semester, attains the highest grade point average. Order of BarristersThe Order of Barristers is a national honor society that recognizes individuals who have contributed substantially in an oral argument program either in the administration of an advocacy program or in the development of advocacy skills through competition. The Therapeutic Jurisprudence AwardThis award is given to a graduating law student who has exemplified the mission of Therapeutic Jurisprudence from academic, scholarship and service perspectives. The recognized student will have been an active and vibrant contributor to the Therapeutic Jurisprudence Program and the TJ Society. The Thurgood Marshall AwardGiven annually by the William & Mary Law School Association, this award is presented at graduation to that member of the William & Mary Law School community, whether student, faculty, friend or alumnus, who best exhibits the ideals of distinguished public service exemplified by Justice Marshall. National Association of Women LawyersThe award recognizes the outstanding law graduate of each American Bar Association-approved law school. The award is given to a student who contributes to the advancement of women in society; promotes issues and concerns of women in the legal profession; exhibits motivation, tenacity and enthusiasm; demonstrates academic achievement; and earns the respect of the dean and faculty. Spong Professionalism AwardThe Spong Professionalism award is given by the Society of the Alumni of the College of William & Mary to a third-year law student who best exemplified professionalism and ethics in the Legal Skills Program. William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law: Outstanding Member
Presented annually to the third-year student who exhibits outstanding
dedication and support to the Journal.
Recognizing the most outstanding student note published in the Review. Virginia Trial Lawyers AwardThe Virginia Trial Lawyers Association provides a cash award and a framed certificate to a student who has excelled in demonstrating the skills of trial advocacy and who best typifies the high standards and integrity of a trial lawyer. The George Wythe AwardThrough the generosity of Robert Friend Boyd J.D. '52 and his wife Sara Miller Boyd '55, the George Wythe Award was created to recognize a member of the graduating class for his or her deep devotion and outstanding service to the Law School. The award honors George Wythe, the Law School's-and nation's-first professor of law. The Thomas Jefferson PrizeThis prize is given by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law to the student who published the best Student Note in the current volume of the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal.
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