UT Law recently hosted its annual Honors Banquet, where outstanding students, faculty, and staff received much deserved recognition for their hard work and dedication at the College of Law.
Knoxville Auxiliary to the Tennessee Law Association Award: Alexandrea Hull, $250, and Wesley Love, $25o
Herbert L. Davis Memorial Trust Fund Award for academic progress during 2nd year of study: Rebecca Ledesma, $250, and Caitlin Lewis, $250
Herbert L. Davis Memorial Trust Fund Award for highest GPA during 2nd year of study: Spenser Powell, $250
Merchant and Gould Excellence in Intellectual Property Award: Grant Davis, $500
Harshfield Award for Excellence in Civil Procedure: Bo Cook, $500
Cunningham Legal Research Award: Kathryn Waddell, $150
Cunningham First-year Best Brief Award: Alan Groves, $1,000
Cunningham Excellence in Legal Writing Award: Katie Smalley, $5,000
Charles H. Miller Excellence in Civil Advocacy Award: Alexandra Wolff, $200
James L. Powers III Excellence in Criminal Advocacy Award: Casey Elliot, $200
Transactional Clinic Student Attorney Award: Michael Ransom, $200
Jerry P. Black, Jr. Student Clinic Attorney Award: Tom Smith, $200
Tennessee Attorney General’s Trial Advocacy Award: Jill Irvin
International Academy of Trial Lawyers Trial Advocacy Award: Ronald Coleman
Robert E. Pryor Award of Excellence in Advocacy: Melissa Joy Baxter, $500
Class of 2004 Concentration in Business Transactions Award: David Venturella, $500
National Association of Women Lawyers Award: Tabitha Johnson
Susan B. Anthony Award: Leah Fitzgerald, $1,000
Baker, Donelson Student Leadership Award: Christine Ball-Blakely, $500
Frank Benson Creekmore Memorial Award: Joseph Smith
William M. Leech, Jr. Public Service Prize: Garett Ward, $625, and David Samples, $625
Staff Awards for Extraordinary Service, Support Staff: Library, Beth Offshack, $1,500, College, Rynn Dupes and Jenny Lackey, $1,500
Staff Awards for Extraordinary Service, Professional Staff Award: Micki Fox, $1,500
Marilyn V. Yarbrough Faculty Award for Writing Excellence: Zack Buck, $2,000
W. Allen Separk Faculty Scholarship Award: Maurice Stucke, $2,000
Wilkinson Junior Research Professorship: Zack Buck, $2,000
Carden Outstanding Faculty Awards. Scholarship: Michael Higdon, $1,500
Carden Outstanding Faculty Awards, Service: Paula Schaefer, $1,500, Brian Krumm, $1,500
Bass, Berry and Sims Faculty Award: Penny White, $2,000
College of Law Outstanding Adjuct Teacher Award: Mark Stephens, $1,000
Harold Warner Outstanding Teacher Award: Michael Higdon, $2,000