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Friday, May 8, 2020
Each year, USC Gould academic programs and the Student Bar Association bestow distinguished awards to students, faculty and staff for their exceptional abilities both in and out of the classroom. Congratulations to this year’s honorees.
William A. Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Clare Pastore
Class of 2020 JD Awards
C. David Molina First Generation Professionals Program Student of the Year
Joe Egbule
Dean Dorothy Nelson Commemorative Prize
Michael Citrin
Mason C. Brown Award
Casey Mangan
Miller-Johnson Equal Justice Prize
Carson Scott
Edward & Eleanor Shattuck Awards
Latice Burks
Erika Ingram
John Oltean
Ida Ayu "Sabrina" Putri
Jalen Russell
Desiree Sulzmann
Class of 2020 Graduate & International Programs Awards
Congratulations to the following LLM students:
Alvaro Ruso Gonzalez
Dasol Lee
Learn more about the above awards and award recipients:
Student Bar Association Awards
Staff Member of the Year
Andrew Culberson
Director, Career Development, Graduate & International Programs
Adjunct Professor of the Year
John Heilman
Lecturer in Law
Faculty Member of the Year
Donald Scotten
Vice Dean for Administration, and Professor of the Practice of Law Assistant
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