{"id":928,"date":"2022-06-28T16:37:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T20:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/july-2022\/?p=928"},"modified":"2022-06-30T11:09:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:09:22","slug":"students-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/june-2022\/students-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Honored with Awards for Writing, Leadership, Academics, Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the end of each academic year, UNC School of Law presents awards to students recognizing writing, leadership, service and practice interest. This year, six 3Ls received the Bane Writing Award, The Millard S. Breckenridge Prize in Law, the Coates Rule of Law Essay Award, Winston Crisp Award for Student Leadership and the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Award. Eight 3L students were inducted into the James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily Cooke 3L<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bane Writing Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bane Writing Award recognizes the importance Carolina Law places on writing. Faculty members nominate papers that they feel are exceptional. It is an honor based solely on the merit of faculty-nominated work, regardless of the student\u2019s GPA, that reflects passion for a particular topic and the ability to translate that passion into exceptional written work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written work is eligible for nomination if it was part of a faculty-evaluated course for credit, including courses, seminars, and independent studies. Winners receive a monetary prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Emily Cooke 3L won for her paper titled \u201cUnveiled: How the Margin of Appreciation Undermines the Rights of Muslim Women in the European Court of Human Rights\u201d, which was nominated by Professor Holning Lau.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Millard S. Breckenridge Prize in Law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nolon Blaylock 3L<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nolon Blaylock 3L and James Watson 3L are the two recipients of this year\u2019s Millard S. Breckenridge Prize in Law. Named for a former Carolina Law faculty member, the award is presented to a graduating 3L who has demonstrated excellence in the study of tax law. This honor is accompanied by a monetary award and is chosen by the tax law faculty. It is awarded to a student with outstanding overall performance in tax law courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Le Ho 3L while getting recognized at 2022 Commencement<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Coates Rule of Law Essay Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coates Rule of Law Essay Award is given to the student that writes the best essay on the rule of law. The winner receives a monetary prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s recipient is Le Ho 3L for his essay \u201cCountering Personalized Speech: Managing Platform Personalization Through End User Personalization Tools.\u201d His paper was nominated by Professor David Ardia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winston Crisp Award for Student Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winston Crisp Award for Student Leadership was initiated by the Student Bar Association during the 2005-2006 school year to recognize excellence in student leadership. Winston Crisp served the law school as associate dean of student services for 13 years. He demonstrated extraordinary leadership ability throughout his time at Carolina Law, both as a student and as an administrator. The Crisp Award seeks to recognize students who exemplify the same outstanding leadership. The winner receives a monetary prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gabrielle James 3L while getting recognized at 2022 Commencement.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s recipient is double Tar Heel, Gabrielle James 3L. Since beginning law school, James served as a leader in several of Carolina Law\u2019s student organizations and committees. Most notably, James served as the Special Trips Coordinator for the Pro Bono Board, where she organized pro bono projects to help cancer patients, native communities, and the historically Black communities in Chapel Hill and Durham. For the past two years, James has served as a Dean\u2019s Fellow, where she has utilized her many leadership experiences to greatly assist the 1Ls in navigating their first year of law school. James\u2019s service as the chair of the Student Bar Association’s Multicultural and Diversity Committee was crucial to making sure the law school was a more inclusive place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was instrumental in the creation and implementation of the first ever Wellness Room at Carolina Law. James also served as an effective advocate on the law school\u2019s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee. Lastly, James served as an Articles Editor on the Executive Board of the International Law Journal for the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taylor Belknap 3L while getting recognized at 2022 Commencement.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor Belknap 3L received the annual Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Award<\/a> for her work in the Community Development Law Clinic<\/a>. CLEA is the primary national organization dedicated to clinical education in law schools across the country, and the award honors one student or student team at each law school who has excelled in a clinical course. At Carolina Law, the CLEA Outstanding Student Award recipient is selected based on excellence in clinical work, particularly in development of the attorney-client relationship; in case planning and development; efficiency and reliability in time management; polished oral and written communications; overall significance of casework contributions; and contributions to the clinical community at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davis Society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight students of the Class of 2022 were selected to become members of one of the most prestigious societies at UNC School of Law. The James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society recognizes eight third-year students possessing both academic and personal excellence and a willingness to serve for the betterment of the School of Law and its faculty and students. In making its selections, the Davis Society selection committee considers the qualities of leadership ability, integrity, dedication, and character as exemplified by extracurricular activities and academic achievement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s inductees are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n