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Spring and Summer 2019 Book Award Recipients Announced

In law school, a book award is given to the student receiving the highest grade in a class.

The book award tradition dates back years ago when the publisher of legal encyclopedia, American Jurisprudence, honored law students who’d received the highest marks in their courses with a book volume of the set. Students today typically receive a certificate or plaque.

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Spring and Summer 2019 Award Recipients with Dean Mark Martin and Mr. Ronald Fick

Regent University School of Law launched its first book awards in January 2014 at the prompting of Mr. Ronald L. Fick, shareholder and attorney at Dunwody White & Landon, P.A. As an employer, Mr. Fick would leaf through a stack of résumés for potential new hires, and candidates who had won several book awards go straight to the top.

Mr. Fick believed that Regent Law should honor its students who achieve academic excellence, and saw book awards as a way to further Regent Law's mission. His daughter, Allison Fick ('14) was a previous book award recipient.

Regent Law thanks Mr. Fick, Founder and sponsor of the Regent Law book awards, and the ACLJ, event sponsor of the book awards.

View the program and a full list of Spring and Summer 2019 award recipients here >>

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