Congratulations to rising third-year student Madison L. Graham for being selected as an American Branch of the International Law Association student ambassador. She is one of five ambassadors selected nationwide to assist with the work of the organization, especially in the preparation of the International Law Weekend 2024 conference.
Retired Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham (J.D.'70) will receive UGA's 2024 Footsteps Award. Each year, alumni who demonstrate a significant positive impact in their community are honored with the award, named to recognize three UGA trailblazers that helped to integrate the university: Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Hamilton Holmes and Mary Frances Early. Winners are chosen by a committee of University of Georgia faculty, staff and students.
Second-year student Madison Graham recently shared her thoughts on finishing an externship in Norfolk, Virginia, in the legal department of HQ SACT, a leading unit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This externship forms part of the School of Law’s D.C. Semester in Practice initiative in partnership with NATO Allied Command Transformation.
Congratulations to 2024 graduate Megan K. Cherry for her selection for the Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award for the Gulf Region. Recipients were chosen for "their exemplary commitment to public interest law and pro bono work" with each student being recognized for "providing outstanding service through clinics, volunteer work, internships, extracurricular projects, and other initiatives."
During April, Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller completed his tenure as the president of NALP (the National Association for Law Placement), an international association of over 3,000 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices and law schools. Of note, he is the first person from the state of Georgia to serve in this leadership capacity in over 20 years.