American Bar Association
Law Student Division
2016 Student Bar Association Award
Nomination Packet
The Student Bar Association Award recognizes the efforts of an SBA organization to create a better environment for law students and a more positive image of the legal profession.
Eligibility Requirements: Student Bar Associations at ABA-approved law schools.
Instructions to the Nominator: In order for the nominee to be considered by the Law Student Division's Awards Selection Committee, you must complete the following portions of this Nomination Packet:
• Part A – Contact Information
• Part B – Nominee Background Information • Part C – Narrative (limited to 1,250 words) • Part D – Nominator’s Certification of Nomination • Part E – Dean’s Certification of Nomination
IMPORTANT: All completed Nomination Packets (contact information, nominee background information, narrative, nominator’s certification, and dean’s certification) must be received by the ABA Law Student Division on or before 11:59 pm CDT April 1, 2016 via the Nomination Form.
In order for your nomination to be considered by the Law Student Division Awards Selection Committee, you must do the following:
1. Complete Parts A-D of the Nomination Packet in its entirety.
2. Once you have obtained your Dean's signature certifying his/her approval of your nomination (Part E), scan the signed Nomination Packet and save it to your computer as a portable document file (PDF). Only PDF files will be accepted. The file should be saved as: SBA Award Nomination – XXX (replace XXX with the name of the law school).
3. Submit your Nomination Packet (contact information, nominee background information, narrative, nominator’s
certification, and dean’s certification/signature) as a PDF attachment to the ABA Law Student Division via the Nomination Form on or before 11:59 pm CDT, April 1, 2016. This is a strict liability deadline. No extension will
be granted.
All Nominations must be approved by the Law School Dean or Associate/Assistant Dean
and received by the ABA Law Student Division on or before 11:59pm (CDT), April 1, 2016
ABA Law Student Division
2016 Student Bar Association Award
Part A – Contact Information
ABOUT THE NOMINEEName of Nominee: _________________________________________________________________________ Nominee ABA Membership ID#: ______________________________________________________________ Nominee Law School Affiliation: _____________________________________________________________ Nominee Address: _________________________________________________________________________ Nominee City/State/Zip: _____________________________________________________________________ Nominee Phone: ___________________________________________________________________________ Nominee Fax: _____________________________________________________________________________ Nominee Email: ___________________________________________________________________________ Nominee Website URL: _____________________________________________________________________ NOMINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Name of Nominator: ________________________________________________________________________ Nominator ABA Membership ID#: ____________________________________________________________ Nominator Law School Affiliation: ____________________________________________________________ Nominator Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Nominator City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________________________ Nominator Phone: _________________________________________________________________________ Nominator Fax: ____________________________________________________________________________ Nominator Email: __________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION
SBA President’s Name: _____________________________________________________________________ SBA President’s Phone: ____________________________________________________________________ SBA President’s Email: _____________________________________________________________________ ABA/LSD Representative’s Name: ____________________________________________________________ ABA/LSD Representative’s Phone: ___________________________________________________________ ABA/LSD Representative’s Email: ____________________________________________________________ Law School Dean’s Name: __________________________________________________________________ Law School Dean’s Phone:
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Law School Dean’s Email: ___________________________________________________________________Part B – Nominee Background Information
Overall total 2015-2016 SBA budget: ___________________________________________________________ 2015-2016 law school enrollment: _____________________________________________________________ Number of 2015-2016 programs/events:
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2015-2016 total SBA membership: ____________________________________________________________Student SBA membership fee:
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Are SBA fees included in tuition? Yes NoIf you answered “no” above, how are SBA funds/membership fees acquired?
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Number of SBA officers: ____________________________________________________________________ Number of SBA board members: _____________________________________________________________ Please list all 2015-2016 SBA leadership positions below:Part C – Narrative (limited to 1,250 words)
The Award Selection Committee will base its decision in part on your ability, as the nominator, to briefly summarize the answers to the narrative questions.
The narrative portion of your nomination is limited to 1,250 words (Please read the following instructions carefully)
You are limited to a total of 1,250 words to answer questions 1-6 below. Your narrative should contain your answers to all six (6) narrative questions and they must be numbered accordingly. It is recommended that you draft your responses using word-processing software that has the ability to count words and then cut and paste your answers into the text box below. At the end of the Nomination Packet, you will be asked to certify that your narrative (or your answers) contains no more than 1,250 words. Nominations submitted using more than the maximum 1,250 words for the narrative portion of this nomination will be disqualified.
Narrative Questions
1. Events and Programming: Describe the three (3) most significant events/programs your SBA was responsible for
this past academic year and how they benefited the law school student body. Optional: Space permitting, feel free to list additional events/programs your SBA was involved in beyond the top three (3).
2. Internal Structure/Communication with Student Body: Tell us how the SBA’s internal structure and organization
allowed it to better serve your student body this year. How did the SBA effectively interact and communicate with the student body?
3. Improvements: What new and innovative ideas/programs/events did the Student Bar Association implement this
academic school year to benefit the law school and/or the law school learning experience for the student body? How did your SBA effectively realize its vision for the year and reach its goal?
4. Interaction with Faculty/Administration: Provide examples of how the SBA interacted with the faculty/
administration and represented student issues before them. What improvements to the law school and/or law school learning experience resulted from these efforts?
5. Leadership within the Local Legal/Non-Legal Community: Describe the SBA’s interaction with the local legal and
non-legal communities including partnerships formed and networking opportunities established for law students. Explain how the SBA effectively represented your law school to the outside community.
6. National/Circuit/State-Wide Leadership: Describe the SBA’s commitment to providing opportunities to the law
involvement in and support of the ABA Law Student Division.
Please provide a narrative to include your answers to questions 1-6 (1,250 word maximum) in the text box below. Your answers must be numbered accordingly.
Part D – Nominator’s Certification of Nominee
Nominator’s Certification: I submit this nomination of ___________________________________________ (insert nominee’s name) for the ABA Law Student Division 2016 SBA Award and affirm that the information contained in this nomination is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
I further certify that my narrative answering questions 1-6 above contains no more than 1,250 words. Total words in narrative:
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Nominator’s Name:
_________________________________________________________________
Submission Date:
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Part E – Dean’s Certification of Nominee (for completion by Law School Dean/Assistant Dean)
The following section certifying your nomination
must be completed in its entirety and signed by your
Law School Dean or Assistant Dean
Please ensure that:
• The box affirming the Dean’s support of this nomination has been checked;
• The Dean/Assistant Dean has certified this nomination by signing this form; and
• The name, title, email address, and phone number of the dean have been included.
Failure to complete any of the items below may result in disqualification of your nomination.
Certification of Nomination by Law School Dean
All Nominations must be approved by the Law School Dean or Assistant Dean
and received by the ABA Law Student Division on or before April 1, 2016
I certify that I am the Law School Dean or Assistant Dean at
________________________________
(insertname of law school) and that I have reviewed the above Law Student Division Award Nomination of
______________________________
(insert name of nominee) for the ABA Law Student Division’s 2016 SBA Award.
Please check the appropriate box below:
Yes, I affirm that the information contained in this nomination is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I wish to have this nomination submitted to the ABA Law Student Division Awards Selection Committee for consideration.
No, I am unable to affirm this nomination and do not wish to have it submitted to the ABA Law Student Division Awards Selection Committee for consideration.Dean/Asst Dean Name:
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Dean/Asst Dean Full Title:___________________________________________________________
Email:_________________________________________________________________________
Phone:
