USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law recognizes its students, faculty and staff for their outstanding achievements and accomplishments by naming recipients of awards for scholarship, professional accomplishment and exemplary service each year.
We are proud to announce the 2023-2024 recipients of the following named awards:
| Award Name | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| A. Kim Technology Award | Ian Bondura |
| Albert C. Todd, III Estate Planning Award | Sedona Kemp |
| Arthur B. Custy Memorial Scholarship | Benjamin Hopkins |
| Claud N. Sapp Award & Scholarship | Faylynn Edwards & Stephen Quinn Mann |
| Cy Young Award | Steven Hix |
| G.G. Dowling Student Award | Torrey Benjamin, Raquelle Cannon, & Michelle Pappas |
| Irving Steinberg Memorial Scholarship | Kenley Richardson |
| I.M Goldberg South Carolina Bar Foundation Scholarship | Tasha Bridenback |
| Jackson Lewis Employment & Labor Law Endowed Award | Faylynn Edwards |
| John R. Holland Memorial Scholarship | Caitlin Costner & Alyssa Markheim |
| Knox L. Haynsworth, Jr. Labor Law Award | Hollis Burnett & Faylynn Edwards |
| Luther M. Lee Scholarship Fund | Rachel Ware |
| Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Center on Professionalism Award | Scarlett Black Smith & Amanda Nesta |
| Robert T. Bockman Award | Brent Glasgow |
| Robert W. Foster, Sr. Alternative Dispute Resolution Award | Ashley Errett & Sheldon Newman |
| Roberts Senior Class Writing Award | Chloë Satzger |
| Sherod H. Eadon Scholarship | Abigail Lodge & Tanner Wise |
| South Carolina Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Award | Kenzie-Kathe Scott-Galloway |
| Student Bar Association Committed Student Award | Isabella Higgins |
| Student Bar Association Service Award | John David Jacobus |
| Tanya A. Gee Warriors for Justice Award | Lynnise Brown & Mackenzie Keane |
| Children’s Law Concentration Distinguished Student Award | Michelle Pappas |
| Hugh L. Willcox Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Award | Alyssa Markheim & Michelle Pappas |
| Award Name | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| Barney O. Smith National Trial Competition Award | Rebecca Kelley & Tanner Wise |
| Capers Bouton Memorial Scholarship | Rebecca Sternberg |
| Coleman Karesh Scholarship | Samuel Boyd, Cameron Cox & Brooke Schmitt |
| D. Reece Williams, III Trial Advocacy Award | Skylar Blackstock, Luke Dorrough & Rebecca Kelley |
| John O. MacDougall Family Law Award | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk |
| Joseph O. Rogers, Jr. Bicentennial Scholarship | William Brown |
| Joseph P. McNulty Scholarship | Margaret Cruser |
| Karen M. Lee Memorial Scholarship | Grant Majors |
| Mark Blickle Scholarship Award | Kara Wagstaff |
| Richard J. Foster Award | Audrey Burton, Margaret Cruser, Jason Devlin, Grant Majors, Anabel Masaschi, Grace Phillips & Joshua Strickland |
| Robert McCormick Figg Jr. Trial Advocacy Award | Rebecca Kelley & Abigail Lodge |
| Senator Burnet R. Maybank Scholarship | Cameron Cox, Sarah Smith, & Blaithe Tarley |
| Stanley H. Kohn Memorial Scholarship | Jada Young |
| Student Diversity Leadership Award | Aneesha Johnson |
| Susan McCrary Scholarship | Jitwan Floyd & Rebecca Tewell |
| Susan McCrary Volunteer of the Year Award | Emily Rule |
| Victor Michalewitz Award | Joseph McNeila |
| Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award | Mackenzie Keane, Tate Few, Jordan Byers, Savannah Hobbie, Shelby Niehus, Jitwan Floyd, Margaret Cruser, Brittany Clark & Joseph McNeila |
| Award Name | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Classroom Teacher | Professor Lisa Eichhorn & Professor Scott Bauries |
| Outstanding Faculty Member | Dean Emily Suski |
| Faculty Service Award | Professor Marcia Zug |
| Faculty G.G. Dowling Award | Professor Thomas Crocker |
| Faculty Publication Award (Book) | Professor Marcia Zug |
| Faculty Publication Award (Article) | Professor Jesse Cross |
| Faculty Diversity Leadership Award | Professor Aparna Polavarapu |
| Award Name | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| Staff Diversity Leadership Award | Carol Mitchell |