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CALI Excellence for the Future Awards®


The CALI Excellence for the Future Awards® program recognizes excellence achievement by law students in their studies. The award is given to the student with the highest grade in the class as determined by the instructor or registrar. Awardees receive a printed certificate and a permanent URL VirtualAward that they can link to from their online resumes or biographies.


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(Please Note: At the request of the law school or the student, some awards may not be viewable from this website. Check with your law school registrar first if you do not see your award here.)

AL - Alabama
   Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law   (473 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)
   University of Alabama School of Law   (2196 awards - most recently posted on 01/26/2012)

AR - Arkansas
   University of Arkansas - Little Rock School of Law   (873 awards - most recently posted on 09/29/2011)

AZ - Arizona
   Phoenix School of Law   (711 awards - most recently posted on 02/05/2012)
   Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University   (1986 awards - most recently posted on 02/01/2012)
   University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law   (432 awards - most recently posted on 06/22/2011)

CA - California
   California School of Law   (84 awards - most recently posted on 02/01/2012)
   Chapman University School of Law   (2789 awards - most recently posted on 01/24/2012)
   Golden Gate University School of Law   (2415 awards - most recently posted on 01/12/2012)
   Pepperdine University School of Law   (2867 awards - most recently posted on 10/23/2011)
   Santa Barbara College of Law   (29 awards - most recently posted on 09/20/2006)
   Santa Clara University School of Law   (2158 awards - most recently posted on 09/27/2011)
   Southwestern Law School   (2776 awards - most recently posted on 10/06/2011)
   Thomas Jefferson School of Law   (2418 awards - most recently posted on 09/16/2011)
   University of California Hastings College of the Law   (4542 awards - most recently posted on 02/07/2012)
   University of LaVerne College of Law   (1302 awards - most recently posted on 09/20/2011)
   University of San Diego School of Law   (2158 awards - most recently posted on 08/11/2011)
   University of San Francisco School of Law   (1912 awards - most recently posted on 02/01/2012)
   University of West Los Angeles Law School   (317 awards - most recently posted on 07/18/2005)
   Ventura College of Law   (45 awards - most recently posted on 06/14/2007)
   Whittier Law School   (2713 awards - most recently posted on 01/10/2012)

CT - Connecticut
   University of Connecticut Law School   (2702 awards - most recently posted on 02/04/2012)

DC - District of Columbia
   Georgetown University Law Center   (4165 awards - most recently posted on 01/12/2012)
   Howard University School of Law   (2073 awards - most recently posted on 04/12/2011)

FL - Florida
   Florida Coastal School of Law   (1189 awards - most recently posted on 02/02/2012)
   Florida International University College of Law   (1115 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)
   Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center   (1714 awards - most recently posted on 01/24/2012)
   Saint Thomas University School of Law, Miami   (261 awards - most recently posted on 01/25/2012)
   University of Miami School of Law   (1864 awards - most recently posted on 01/09/2012)

GA - Georgia
   Georgia State University College of Law   (2765 awards - most recently posted on 02/06/2012)
   John Marshall Law School, Atlanta   (527 awards - most recently posted on 09/30/2011)
   Mercer University School of Law   (1595 awards - most recently posted on 08/17/2011)
   University of Georgia School of Law   (289 awards - most recently posted on 04/07/2011)

HI - Hawaii
   University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law   (1174 awards - most recently posted on 08/10/2011)

IA - Iowa
   Drake University Law School   (1082 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)

ID - Idaho
   University of Idaho College of Law   (193 awards - most recently posted on 10/01/2009)

IL - Illinois
   Chicago-Kent College of Law   (4403 awards - most recently posted on 01/26/2012)
   DePaul University College of Law   (3236 awards - most recently posted on 02/02/2012)
   John Marshall Law School, Chicago   (1797 awards - most recently posted on 10/17/2011)
   Loyola University Chicago School of Law   (2953 awards - most recently posted on 07/20/2011)
   Southern Illinois University School of Law   (802 awards - most recently posted on 02/07/2012)
   University of Illinois College of Law   (2061 awards - most recently posted on 02/08/2012)

IN - Indiana
   Indiana University - Bloomington School of Law   (1712 awards - most recently posted on 01/25/2012)
   Notre Dame Law School   (123 awards - most recently posted on 05/04/2011)

KS - Kansas
   University of Kansas School of Law   (1402 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)
   Washburn University School of Law   (1375 awards - most recently posted on 01/30/2012)

KY - Kentucky
   Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law   (1064 awards - most recently posted on 09/16/2008)
   University of Kentucky College of Law   (944 awards - most recently posted on 01/30/2012)

LA - Louisiana
   Louisiana State University Law Center   (3407 awards - most recently posted on 01/12/2012)
   Southern University Law Center   (844 awards - most recently posted on 11/15/2011)
   Tulane University School of Law   (2177 awards - most recently posted on 08/30/2011)

MA - Massachusetts
   Massachusetts School of Law   (774 awards - most recently posted on 09/20/2011)
   New England Law | Boston   (2063 awards - most recently posted on 02/09/2012)
   Western New England University School of Law   (2152 awards - most recently posted on 01/31/2012)

ME - Maine
   University of Maine School of Law   ( awards - most recently posted on //)

MI - Michigan
   Thomas M. Cooley Law School   (4 awards - most recently posted on 07/20/2010)
   University of Detroit Mercy School of Law   (1779 awards - most recently posted on 09/16/2011)

MN - Minnesota
   Hamline University School of Law   (2049 awards - most recently posted on 02/06/2012)
   William Mitchell College of Law   (2164 awards - most recently posted on 07/28/2011)

MO - Missouri
   University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law   (1582 awards - most recently posted on 02/02/2012)
   University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law   (861 awards - most recently posted on 12/12/2011)
   Washington University School of Law   (2853 awards - most recently posted on 02/03/2012)

MT - Montana
   The University of Montana School of Law   (417 awards - most recently posted on 02/07/2012)

NC - North Carolina
   Charlotte School of Law   (345 awards - most recently posted on 03/03/2011)
   Wake Forest University School of Law   (2685 awards - most recently posted on 02/08/2012)

NE - Nebraska
   Creighton University School of Law   (1921 awards - most recently posted on 07/01/2011)
   University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law   (1448 awards - most recently posted on 01/12/2012)

NJ - New Jersey
   Rutgers School of Law-Newark   (34 awards - most recently posted on 04/16/2005)

NM - New Mexico
   University of New Mexico School of Law   (482 awards - most recently posted on 07/22/2011)

NV - Nevada
   University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law   (1766 awards - most recently posted on 01/30/2012)

NY - New York
   Brooklyn Law School   (3887 awards - most recently posted on 02/02/2012)
   Cornell Law School   (2010 awards - most recently posted on 01/18/2012)
   St. John's University School of Law   (5150 awards - most recently posted on 09/23/2011)
   State University of New York - Buffalo School of Law   (17 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)
   Syracuse University College of Law   (1499 awards - most recently posted on 05/19/2011)
   Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center   (3348 awards - most recently posted on 02/06/2012)

OH - Ohio
   Capital University School of Law   (2452 awards - most recently posted on 02/06/2012)
   Case Western Reserve University Law School   (2311 awards - most recently posted on 02/02/2012)
   Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law   (2374 awards - most recently posted on 02/09/2012)
   Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law   (1265 awards - most recently posted on 01/24/2012)
   Ohio State University Moritz College of Law   (2620 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)
   University of Akron, C. Blake McDowell Law Center   (1888 awards - most recently posted on 01/25/2012)
   University of Dayton School of Law   (1932 awards - most recently posted on 02/06/2012)

OK - Oklahoma
   Oklahoma City University School of Law   (1910 awards - most recently posted on 12/19/2011)
   University of Tulsa College of Law   (1919 awards - most recently posted on 01/24/2012)

PA - Pennsylvania
   Duquesne University School of Law   (1500 awards - most recently posted on 02/08/2012)
   Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law   (1836 awards - most recently posted on 02/08/2012)
   Temple University School of Law   (56 awards - most recently posted on 08/02/2000)
   University of Pittsburgh School of Law   (1952 awards - most recently posted on 02/07/2012)
   Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg   (1 awards - most recently posted on 08/16/2009)

RI - Rhode Island
   Roger Williams University School of Law   (2491 awards - most recently posted on 01/31/2012)

SC - South Carolina
   Charleston School of Law   (854 awards - most recently posted on 09/20/2011)
   University of South Carolina School of Law   (2002 awards - most recently posted on 07/11/2011)

SD - South Dakota
   University of South Dakota School of Law   (880 awards - most recently posted on 01/11/2012)

TN - Tennessee
   Lincoln Memorial University - Duncan School of Law   (85 awards - most recently posted on 02/07/2012)
   University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law   (1534 awards - most recently posted on 02/06/2012)
   University of Tennessee College of Law   (608 awards - most recently posted on 03/17/2009)

TX - Texas
   Baylor University School of Law   (50 awards - most recently posted on 11/18/2002)
   South Texas College of Law   (1201 awards - most recently posted on 02/09/2012)
   Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law   (1493 awards - most recently posted on 04/13/2011)
   Texas Tech University School of Law   (2054 awards - most recently posted on 11/30/2011)
   The Academy of Irving ISD   (186 awards - most recently posted on 05/19/2009)

UT - Utah
   Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School   (1 awards - most recently posted on 03/11/2009)
   University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law   (1226 awards - most recently posted on 01/31/2012)

VA - Virginia
   College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law   (595 awards - most recently posted on 01/31/2012)
   Liberty University School of Law   (136 awards - most recently posted on 01/28/2011)
   University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law   (1461 awards - most recently posted on 01/25/2012)

WA - Washington
   Gonzaga University School of Law   (2038 awards - most recently posted on 02/06/2012)
   Seattle University School of Law   (2595 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)
   University of Washington School of Law   (719 awards - most recently posted on 02/02/2012)

WI - Wisconsin
   Marquette University Law School   (2113 awards - most recently posted on 02/10/2012)

WV - West Virginia
   West Virginia University College of Law   (591 awards - most recently posted on 04/12/2011)

176423 awards from 112 participating law schools
Law School Awards Administration System - ENTER NEW AWARDS HERE! (requires login)

FAQ for law students

  1. When are new awards posted?
    Law schools submit the awards to CALI on their own schedule. Some schools submit awards soon after the end of the current semester and some schools submit awards once a year (our busiest months are February and September). As soon as they submit the awards to CALI, they are visible on the CALI website (unless they have chosen not to display the awards). It takes us another 2-4 weeks to process, print and ship the awards to the law school. We do not ship directly to law students (except when replacing a lost, damaged or typographically-challenged award).

    If you do not see your award on our website, please check with your law school registrar first before contacting us. Law schools have the option of not displaying awards on our website.

  2. Who decides who gets a CALI award?
    The decision is always made by the faculty at your law school. The information is usually given to the your Registrar or Associate Dean who provides the information to CALI to produce the award.

  3. What if I don't want my award to appear on your website?
    Send an email to the CALI webmaster who will remove the award from the website in a few days.

  4. I lost/damaged/dog ate my award. Can I get a duplicate?
    Sure thing. Send an email to the CALI webmaster with your name, address law school, year of the award and your VirtualAward URL or the link to the award on the CALI website. It will take a couple of weeks to print and send you the new award.

  5. There is a mis-spelling or typographic error on my award, can you assist?
    Sure thing. Send an email to the CALI webmaster with your name, address law school, year of the award and your VirtualAward URL or the link to the award on the CALI website. It will take a couple of weeks to print and send you the new award and make the changes on the website.

FAQ for law schools interested in participating in the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards program

  1. Who can participate in the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards® program?
    U.S. law schools that are members of CALI.

  2. How much does it cost?
    The program is free.

  3. How do I get a password for my school to participate?
    First, have the person who will be entering the awards register at the CALI website with your school's authorization code and then send an email to the CALI webmaster who will enable your account to enter student awards.

    Awards are entered in batches. Each batch is processed, printed and shipped separately. Once you submit a batch, the awards will be printed and shipped to you in a few weeks. Usually, we process new awards oncfe a week, but it can take 2-4 weeks sometimes.

  4. Who decides who gets an award?
    Generally, the faculty member picks one student to receive the highest grade in a course and therefore the CALI Excellence award.

  5. Can two students receive an award for the same course?
    If, in extraordinary circumstances, in the opinion of the faculty member teaching the course, there is a "tie" for the highest grade, you may submit two students to receive the same award for the same course.

  6. Are there any restrictions on which courses can receive awards?
    No. CALI wishes to recognize all students who you think deserve the award. There are no restrictions on the courses, types of courses or number of students in the course.

  7. What are VirtualAwards?
    VirtualAwards are facsimiles of the actual paper award that is given to the student. Each VirtualAward has its own unique and permanent URL that the student can put into an electronic resume or an online bio or list of accomplishments. The unique URL for the VirtualAward is printed in the lower, right-hand margin of the paper award.

    An increasing number of resumes are electronic and so we created the VirtualAward to address this.

    By default, all awards that are submitted and processed also create a VirtualAward on the CALI website. Law schools can choose to not display the VirtualAward at the time of submission or after the fact through the Award Administration System.

    Students can also request to have their VirtualAwards removed from the CALI website.

Questions, problems, complaints, suggestions, praise...contact John Mayer (jmayer@cali.org).