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the top grade in Contracts, Civil Procedure I, Torts, Constitutional Law I, Constitution Law II, Criminal Law & Administration, Legal Writing I, Legal Writing III and Professional Responsibility. Ms. Hill serves on the presti gious Tulsa Law Review and partic ipates in the National Moot Court Competition while in law school. She currently serves as secretary of the Federal Bar Association, treasurer of the Christian Legal Society, and is an inductee into the Council Oak Johnson Sontag Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Off campus she has served as a summer associate at the law firms of Crowe Dunlevy and Gable Gotwals in Tulsa and as a legal extern for the Oklahoma Attorney General Solicitor General Unit. Prior to law school, she earned her B.A in political sci ence graduating magna cum laude from Utah Valley University. While an undergraduate, she also studied Foundations of American Constitutionalism at the University of Oxford. After college, she earned a Master of Public Administration, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Nevada. Her experience prior to law school includes service at the University of Nevada Office of Equal Employment and Title IX where she served as an equal employment and Title IX analyst. Additionally, she was a Wood research assistant at the Center for Constitutional Students where she acted as liaison to govern ment officials, donors, academic visitors, and Utah Valey University student body while overseeing work on the Quill Project to dig itally model the negotiations of constitutional texts. Ms. Hill will earn her J.D. from the TU College of Law in May 2027.

school and has been awarded seven CALI Excellence for the Future awards. Ms. White is the resource editor for the Oklahoma City University Law Review and received the Excellence in Technical Editing award from the previous Law Review Board. She has served as an academic fellow to law professors for torts, property and constitutional law. She is a member of the Federal Bar Association and William J. Holloway Jr. American Inn of Court. Additionally, Ms. White is a student fellow for the 10th Circuit Year in Review Program. Ms. White earned a bache lor’s degree in public relations with minors in Spanish and Portuguese from OU, graduating with honors. She was the vice president of the Undergraduate Student Congress and member of the OU mock trial team. Ms. White spent a semester abroad in Mexico where she taught English at a Mexican high school. Additionally, Ms. White has served as a translator on mul tiple mission trips to Central and South America. After graduation, Ms. While will clerk for Judge David Russell in the Western District of Oklahoma. She spent two summers at GableGotwals in Oklahoma City and will join the firm as an associ ate attorney after her clerkship. Mary Hill, TU College of Law Mary Hill is the number

well-being and best interests. In cases where adults may disagree about what should happen next, a guardian ad litem gives the child an opportunity to be heard and helps provide the court with a fuller understanding of the child’s circumstances and needs. This service is particularly meaningful because access to a dedicated advocate should not depend on a family’s ability to pay. Through its pro bono pro gram, Tulsa Lawyers for Children is extending high-quality, child- centered legal advocacy to families who might otherwise go without it. Its volunteer attorneys help children navigate an often intimidating legal process while advocating for outcomes that promote safety, stability and healthy development. The program also reflects a broader commitment to equal access to justice. By identifying a gap in legal services and creat ing an innovative response, Tulsa Lawyers for Children is helping ensure that some of the commu nity’s most vulnerable individuals are not overlooked when import ant decisions are being made about their futures. The following awards will be presented during the various law school alumni luncheons. OUTSTANDING SENIOR LAW SCHOOL STUDENT AWARD

Alexis White, OCU School of Law Alexis White is a third-year law student at the OCU School of Law. She has been on

one student in her class and has been named to the faculty

honor roll throughout her time in law school. A repeat CALI Award recipient, she earned

the Dean’s List and Faculty Honor Roll each semester of law

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