American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies
This medal is given annually to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the study of bankruptcy law. The student also receives a certificate and a one-year membership in the American Bankruptcy Institute.
American Bar Association Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law
This Section of the American Bar Association awards a certificate to the student earning the highest grade in the Land Use Planning course and to the student earning the highest grade in the course State and Local Government.
American Bar Association Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law
This Section of the American Bar Association awards a certificate to the student earning the highest grade in the Land Use Planning course and to the student earning the highest grade in the course State and Local Government.
Admiralty Writing Competition
The Houston law firm of Bell Ryniker & Letourneau sponsors a writing competition at Tulane Law School. The author of the best paper on an admiralty subject is awarded a cash prize.
Cuthbert S. Baldwin Award
Established by the New Orleans law firm of Baldwin, Haspel, Molony, Rainold & Meyer in memory of Cuthbert S. Baldwin, a graduate of Tulane Law School, this cash award is given to the student who has achieved the highest grade in Introduction to Civil Law Property.
CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, presents an award to the student in each law school course achieving the top grade in the course.
Clark Boardman Callaghan Book Awards
Clark Boardman Callaghan legal publishers awards a book to each of the winners of the Senior and Junior Trial and Appellate competitions.
Ray Forrester Award
The member of the Constitutional Law I class gaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate. The award was established by the Francis Xavier Martin Chapter of the national legal fraternity Phi Alpha Delta in honor of Ray Forrester, former dean of Tulane Law School.
Mitchell Franklin Award
The student in the Contracts I class gaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate in recognition of that accomplishment. Established by the Senior Class of 1969 in honor of Professor Mitchell Franklin, who taught Contracts at Tulane for many years.
Rufus C. Harris Award in Torts
The member of the Torts class gaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate of recognition. Established by the class of 1942 in honor of Harris, who taught Torts while dean of the Tulane Law School.
David L. Herman Awards
These awards, established by the family of the late David L. Herman to recognize his high professional standards in the law, go to the students who have earned the highest grades in Obligations I and Legal Profession.
James Cooke Johnson Scholarship
Established by the late George H. Terriberry of the New Orleans Bar in memory of his uncle, James Cooke Johnson, this scholarship is awarded to the member of the second-year class who attains the highest general average for the entire year.
Samuel Lang Award
This award was established in 1984 by the children of Samuel Lang. Mr. Lang was one of the preeminent labor lawyers in the United States until his death in 1989. The award is given each year to the student receiving the highest grade in the course in Labor Law.
Law League of Louisiana Award
This award is given annually by the Law League of Louisiana to the member of the third-year class who has most improved his or her grade point average from the end of the first year.
Monte M. Lemann Award
Presented annually to the student attaining the highest mark in the Conflict of Laws course, the award was established in honor of Professor Monte M. Lemann, who taught the course at Tulane for many years.
Cullen R. Liskow Award
Established by the Louisiana law firm of Liskow & Lewis as a memorial to the late Cullen R. Liskow, this award is given annually to the student receiving the highest grade in the Oil and Gas course.
Edwin I. Mahoney Award
The member of the Criminal Law course attaining the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate in recognition of that accomplishment. The award was established by the Criminal Courts Bar Association of New Orleans in memory of Mr. Mahoney, who was prominent in the practice of criminal law and who devoted much time in his practice to the indigent accused.
Paul Morphy Jr. Memorial Award
Endowed in 1991 in memory of Paul Morphy Jr., a prominent real estate attorney and a 1950 graduate of Tulane Law School, this award goes to the student who achieves the highest grade in Civil Law Real Estate Transactions.
Leonard H. Rosenson Prize
In memory of a distinguished real estate practitioner, former editor of the Tulane Law Review, and faculty member, the Rosenson Prize is awarded to the student earning the highest grade in Common Law Real Estate Transactions.
Ralph J. Schwarz Award
In memory of Professor Ralph J. Schwarz who, during his long service as a member of the faculty, taught the course in Equity Remedies, this monetary award is made to the student in Remedies receiving the highest grade.
Cicero C. Sessions Trial Advocacy Award
Established in 1986 by the law firm of Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Boisfontaine, Nathan & Winn (now Sessions & Fishman), this award is given to the students making the highest grades each semester in the course in Trial Advocacy.
Allen Smith Prize
A copy of the Louisiana Notarial Manual is offered by the Allen Smith Company to the student who earns the highest grade in the course in Successions, Donations, and Trusts.
Walter J. Suthon Jr. Award
The member of the Louisiana Security Rights class achieving the highest mark in that subject is awarded a certificate of recognition. The award was established by the Class of 1956 in honor of former Professor Walter J. Suthon Jr. who taught Security Rights for many years.
Joseph Modeste Sweeney Scholarship
Given to the student who achieves the highest grade point average in the first year, this award honors former Dean Joseph Modeste Sweeney. Dean Sweeney was the 16th dean of Tulane University Law School, serving from 1968 until 1977. After stepping down from the deanship, Dean Sweeney remained on the faculty of the Law School for many years, teaching international law courses and directing the Law School's summer abroad program in Grenoble, France. Dean Sweeney died in 2000.
West Publishing Co. Prizes
The Scholastic Achievement Awards are offered by the West Publishing Company to the top student in each of the first, second and third-year classes. The Corpus Juris Secundum Awards are given to the first-year students with the top grades in each section of Contracts I, Torts, Property, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure.
National Association of Women Lawyers Award
The National Association of Women Lawyers awards a one-year honorary membership in the association to a third-year student who has performed well in school and who shows promise of contributing to the advancement of women in society.
Yippy Award
Established by an anonymous donor, this cash award is made each year to the student who obtains the highest grade in Civil Law Property II.
Association for Women Attorneys Award
The New Orleans Association for Women Attorneys funds a yearly award for the outstanding student in the Domestic Violence Clinic. The Association is a non-profit corporation whose membership includes both women and men and represents every sector of the legal community.