Date Chartered: 5/31/1995

Purpose

The Section on Academic Support promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among members and makes recommendations on matters of interest in the teaching and improvement on academic support.

Annual Meeting Programs

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2021

2020

2019

Awards

Academic Support Award

This award recognizes Section members and any other individuals who have made significant or long-term contributions to the development of the field of law student academic support. All legal educators, regardless of the nature or longevity of their appointment or position, who have at some point in their careers worked part-time or full-time in academic support are eligible for the Award. The award will be granted to recognize those who have made such contributions through any combination of the following activities: assumption of leadership roles in the ASP community; support to and mentoring of colleagues; service to institutions, including but not limited to schools, the ASP Section, and to other organizations; expansion of legal opportunities to traditionally underserved segments of society; teaching and presenting; and scholarship, both traditional and creative.

Nominations and Eligibility: Law schools, institutions, or organizations cannot receive an award. Prior year or current year Section officers would be excluded from being selected as an award winner. Only Section members may make nominations. For a nomination to be considered, it must include a one to two paragraph explanation of why the nominee is deserving of the award.

Carry-over of Nominees: The Awards Committee may decide whether to carry over nominees from prior years and include those names with the current year’s nominees.

Impact Award

This award is given to a person who is inspiring students and peers in the academic support profession today and catapulting us forward to a stronger tomorrow.  All legal educators, regardless of the nature or longevity of their appointment or position, who have at some point in their careers worked part-time or full-time in academic support are eligible for the award.

To be eligible for an award, the nominee should have made a significant impact in one or more of the following activities:

  • support to and mentoring of students;
  • promoting diversity in the profession and expanding access to the legal profession; or
  • developing ideas or innovations.

Legacy in Leadership Award

This award is given to a person who is a senior member of our discipline and has made outstanding contributions to the academic support profession throughout their career, including building and evolving the discipline of academic support.

Nominations and Eligibility: The nominee should have made a significant impact in the ASP community in the following ways:

  • service to the profession and to professional institutions-e.g., advocacy with the NCBE or assumption of leadership roles in the academic support community;
  • promoting diversity in the profession and expanding access to the legal profession; and
  • support to and mentoring of academic support colleagues.

To submit a nomination for either award:

Provide a 300 word (or less) description of the nominee and how the individual has fulfilled the goals of ASP and the award description above. Resumes may be provided if you feel it appropriate to the nomination. If selected, please be prepared to provide the winner’s email address, faculty page, and headshot.

Note, law schools, institutions, or organizations cannot receive an award. Prior year or current year Section officers are excluded from being selected as an award winner.

Recipients

YearAward NameRecipientLaw School
2024Impact AwardAshley LondonDuquesne University School of Law
2024Legacy AwardRussell McClainUniversity of Maryland Carey School of Law
2023Impact AwardJamie KleppetschDePaul University College of Law
2023Legacy in LeadershipKris FranklinNew York Law School
2022Trailblazer AwardSarah SchendelSuffolk University Law School
2021Legacy in Leadership AwardPaula ManningUniversity of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
2021Trailblazer AwardMarsha GriggsWashburn University School of Law
2020Academic Support AwardLaurie ZimetUC Hastings College of Law
2019Academic Support AwardDavid NadvorneyCity University of New York School of Law
2018Academic Support AwardLinda FeldmanBrooklyn Law School
2015Academic Support AwardPaula LustbaderSeattle University School of Law
2014Academic Support AwardRuth Ann McKinneyUniversity of North Carolina Law School
2013Academic Support AwardKent LollisUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School

Webinars & Webinar Recordings

Upcoming

Nothing currently scheduled

Past

Difficult Conversations on Racial Equity When Educating Law Students

Friday, July 24, 2020
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Supporting Ourselves & Each Other

Friday, June 26, 2020
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