J. WILL PLESS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE OF THE YEARAPPLICATION

PREPARE IN TRIPLICATE:  Headquarters  Province President  Copy for Inn files.

NOMINEE OF ______INN

(Please read Instructions and review all four pages of this form before beginning to complete form.)

(PLEASE PRINT)

Full name of nominee

FirstMiddle (no initials)Last

Address

E-mail address

Age

Member of Inn at

(School)

Date of Expected Graduation from LawSchool

SELECTION CRITERIA

The Court of Appeals believes that student Inns should know in advance the selection process criteria, which the Court will use in selecting the winner. Accordingly, the Court has assigned a maximum of 100 points to the four sections dealing with scholastic data, law school activities, Phi Delta Phi activities and other achievements. The Court has also listed the subcategories that it will take into consideration within each category.

The four categories are broken down as follows:

I. PHI DELTA PHI

ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES (25)

Offices

Performance

Attendance Record

Program Activities

Financial Standing

Other Contributions

II. LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES (25)

Law Review

Moot Court

Legal Aid Clinic

Student Bar Association

Class Offices Held

Legal Research or Work Outside of Regular Course Work
Recognition or Awards Received

III.OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS/
ACTIVITIES (25)

Pre-Law Degrees

Social and Honor Organizations

Offices, honors, awards during pre-law

college or equivalent

Other personal achievements such as: family obligations, community service, athletic achievements, and military service

IV.SCHOLASTIC DATA (25)

Class Rank

Outside Employment while attending

Law school

Academic Recognition or AwardsOther

Form S - Page 2

I. PHI DELTA PHI ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES (25)

What offices, if any, has nominee held in your Inn?

Attendance Record:

Program Participation:

Is nominee in good financial standing with the Inn? □Yes □No

Describe performance of duties and achievements while in office, and any other services or activities which you regard as a contribution to the Society's welfare:

II. LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES (25)

Does your school publish a law review? □Yes □No If so, what part did nominee take in it?

Is there an advocacy program? □Yes □No If so, describe nominee's participation:

Do you operate a legal aid clinic or social or community service? □Yes □No

If so, what was nominee's function in connection with it, if any?

Do you have a student bar association or similar all school organization? □Yes □No

If so, what offices or other major assignments has nominee assumed?

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Has nominee held any class offices in the law school? □Yes □No What offices and when?

Describe any other activities of nominee which have contributed to the welfare of the law school:

III. OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS (25)

Pre-law Degrees:

Social and Honorary organizations:

Offices, honors, and awards during pre-law college or equivalent:

Other personal achievements such as: Family Obligations, Community Service, Athletic Achievements, Military Service, etc.:

IV.SCHOLASTIC DATA (25)

At present, nominee ranks scholastically in a class of or has a class average of ______,

Nominee's grade averages by terms have been as follows (if available):

If term averages are not available, state whether nominee has raised or lowered grade average during law school career, and roughly how much.

Form S - Page 4

Has nominee ever been enrolled in other law schools and if so, what was the school and scholastic record there?

While attaining these grades, has nominee ever been employed outside of law school, or participated in military service or other work or activity that took a substantial amount of time? □Yes □No

If so, please describe the nature of the work and amount of time consumed.

EXHIBITS

One copy of the following exhibits should be sent to the Province President along with one copy of Form S:

1.A letter of recommendation from the Dean of the law school. (If not possible, include an explanation of why not.) APPLICATIONS NOT COMPLYING WITH THIS PROVISION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.

2.One copy of all legal writings of the nominee, if any. (Include law review articles but it is not necessary to send the entire issue in which a law review article appears.) Clearly mark all materials that the nominee would like returned and include return address.

3.A supplementary biographical sketch (short essay description or résumé) if available.

4.Supplemental pages containing detailed information if desired.

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FOR USE BY PROVINCE PRESIDENTS ONLY

The names and addresses of Selection Committee Members are:

(This information is necessary only on the form of the Province Winner.)