ACS National Convention - Welcome and Presentation of ACS Awards
Welcome and Presentation of ACS Awards
June 8, 2020
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AGENDA
Welcome Address by ACS President Russ Feingold
Presentation of ACS Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Hon. Walter Dellinger
Presented by Dawn Johnsen
Progressive Champion Award:
Tina Tchen
Presented by Julia Manacher
David Carliner Public Interest Award:
Amanda Alexander, Detroit Justice Center, and Allison Riggs, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Presented by Sarah Remes
Writing Competitions:
Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition on Regulatory and Administrative Law:
- Anne Joseph O’Connell, Mila Sohoni, and Ben Miller-Gootnick
Constance Baker Motley National Student Writing Competition:
- Winner: Tyler Smoot ('21), University of Alabama School of Law
- Runner-up: Ben Miller-Gootnick ('21), Harvard Law School
- Runner-up: Rachel Scholz-Bright ('21), Georgetown University Law Center
- Finalists: Allison Lantero ('21), University of Notre Dame Law School, William Lawrence ('21), Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Ellen Bertels ('21), University of Kansas School of Law, Christopher Killmer ('21), Willamette University College of Law
ACS Lawyer Chapter Awards:
- Lawyer Chapter of the Year: Georgia Lawyer Chapter
- Lawyer Chapter Programming Awards: Los Angeles Lawyer Chapter and Washington, DC Lawyer Chapter
- Best Virtual Programming by a Lawyer Chapter: At-Large Chapter
Faculty Advisor of the Year: April Dawson, North Carolina Central University School of Law
Concluding Remarks by ACS Board Chair Peter Karanjia
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