American Bar Association
Law Student Division
2015 Membership and Activity Award
Nomination Packet
The Membership and Activity Award recognizes outstanding ABA membership efforts, involvement and activity
of ABA-approved law schools in the ABA Law Student Division.
Eligibility Requirements: 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:
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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, 2015 via email at lsd-awards@americanbar.org.
In order for your nomination to be considered by the Law Student Division Awards Selection Committee, you must do the
following:
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Complete Parts A-D of the Nomination Packet in its entirety.
Save this Nomination Packet to your computer so you will be able to find it later should the need arise.
Print a copy of this Nomination Packet, which you must have signed by your Law School Dean or Assistant Dean.
Using the hard copy you printed of this Nomination Packet, obtain the certification of your Law School Dean approving
your nomination for consideration by the ABA Law Student Division Awards Selection Committee.
5. Once you have obtained your Dean's signature certifying his/her approval of your nomination, 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: Membership and Activity Award Nomination – XXX (replace XXX with the
name of the law school).
6. 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 email at
lsd-awards@americanbar.org.
Your Nomination Packet must be certified by the Law School Dean or Assistant Dean. Nominators are responsible for
obtaining the dean's signature certifying his/her approval of the nomination and then sending the signed Nomination
Packet to the Law Student Division so it is received via email (as a PDF attachment) by the Law Student Division on or
before 11:59 pm CDT, April 1, 2015. This is a strict liability deadline. No extension will be granted.
Note: The text boxes contained in Parts A-E will expand as you type or drop in your text. Please make sure you are
using a 12-pitch Arial or Tahoma font.
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, 2015
lsd-awards@americanbar.org
ABA Law Student Division
2015 Membership and Activity Award
Nomination Form
Part A – Contact Information
Please make sure you are using a 12-pitch Arial or Tahoma font.
ABOUT THE NOMINEE
Name of Nominee:
Nominee ABA Membership ID#:
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:
Law School Dean’s Email:
Part B – Nominee Background Information
Please check below all ABA Law Student Division activities in which your law school participated during the 2014-2015
school year:
Assembly at the 2014 ABA Annual Meeting
Fall Circuit Roundtable
Spring Circuit Meeting and Election
Law Student Division Leadership Positions
Work-A-Day Community Service Project
Diversity Day Programming
VITA Program
Arbitration Competition
Client Counseling Competition
Negotiation Competition
National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC)
Please check below all ABA Law Student Division funding resources your law school sought during the 2014-2015 school
year:
Grant Funds
Membership Funds
ABA Representative Funds
Did the ABA Representative at your school participate in the Rep Rewards Program during the 2014-2015 school year?
Select Your Answer
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. Law School Activities/Programs: Please describe three of the most significant school activities/programs that most
effectively promoted or sought awareness of the ABA Law Student Division to your law students. How did each of
these activities/programs benefit the law school student body? (Optional: Space permitting, you may list additional
activities/programs beyond the top three.)
2. Membership Goals: Tell us about the school’s ABA membership goal and the strategies implemented to achieve the
goal.
3. Promotion: Did any of your law school activities/programs include the promotion of any ABA Law Student Division
activities, such as Work-a-Day, Diversity Day, competitions, and leadership opportunities? Please describe.
4. Utilization of ABA Resources: Please describe if, when, and how the ABA Representative, SBA and/or law school
administration utilized the resources of the ABA or the ABA Law Student Division this past year (i.e, program
speakers, career programs, grant fund, representative and membership funds, publications, etc.).
5. ABA Presence: What, if any, ABA presence or visible ABA support from your administration is there at your law
school? Please describe.
6. Response: What is the general reaction and commitment of the student body, faculty, and administration to the ABA
and ABA Law Student Division overall and/or the products and services offered?
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.
INSERT YOUR NARRATIVE IN THE BOX BELOW (PLEASE USE 12 PITCH/ARIAL OR TAHOMA FONT)
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 2015 Membership and Activity 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:
Nominator’s Name:
Submission Date:
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, 2015
I certify that I am the Law School Dean or Assistant Dean at
reviewed the above Law Student Division Award Nomination of
Student Division’s 2015 Membership and Activity Award.
(insert name of law school) and that I have
(insert name of nominee) for the ABA Law
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:
Dean/Asst Dean Full Title:
Email:
Phone:
Dean/Asst Dean Signature: ______________________________________________ Submission Date: __________