What is the Exemplary Service to the Poor Award?
This award is presented to a graduating 3L student who has performed exemplary service benefiting poor persons. The work must have been accomplished through an existing student or community organization. Qualifying work includes law-related as well as non law-related work and may be either directly beneficial to poor persons or to a charitable, religious or educational organization whose overall mission predominately addresses the needs of poor persons. The term poor is not limited to those who meet federal poverty standards but also includes “working poor.” A qualifying student may have received academic credit or financial compensation for the work.
