Awards & Honors

The following Pro Bono Awards are presented annually by the Pro Bono Council at the Campbell Law Day Awards Banquet:

  • Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
  • Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service

The faculty nominate a graduating student each year to receive the Pro Bono Publico Award presented at the commencement ceremony.

One student from each law school in North Carolina is nominated each year to receive the North Carolina State Bar Annual Student Pro Bono Service Award.

Students who complete 75 or more hours of pro bono service are recognized by the North Carolina Bar Association with a Certificate of Appreciation.

2023-24 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service

Kelly Chauvin Kramarenko, Class of 2024

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service

Campbell Law Innocence Project (CLIP)

2022-23 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service

Brigitte Kelly, Class of 2023

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (IRRP)

2021-22 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service

Jillian Berry Camp, Class of 2022

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (IRRP)

2020-21 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Dean J. Rich Leonard led the faculty in hosting a virtual convocation on Friday, May 29, to celebrate the graduating Class of 2020. The Pro Bono Award was announced at that time.

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service

Hannah Renee Eller, Class of 2021

2019-20 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Dean Leonard led the faculty in hosting a virtual convocation on Friday, May 29, to celebrate the graduating Class of 2020. The Pro Bono Award was announced at that time.

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Callie Elaine Davis, Class of 2020

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service

Capital Area Teen Court

2018-19 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Pro Bono Awards presented by the Pro Bono Council at the Campbell Law Day Awards Banquet on March 30, 2019, at the Raleigh Convention Center:

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Elizabeth Barrett, Class of 2019

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service
Service Animal Project (2019 NCBA Law School Pro Bono Service Award Winner)

2017-18 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Pro Bono Awards presented by the Pro Bono Council at the Campbell Law Day Awards Banquet on March 17, 2018, at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel:

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Jessica Carter, Class of 2018

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service
Domestic Violence Advocacy Project

2016-17 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Pro Bono Awards presented by the Pro Bono Council at the Campbell Law Day Awards Banquet on March 25, 2017, at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel:

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Deirdre Stephenson, Class of 2017

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service
Capital Area Teen Court

2015-16 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Pro Bono Awards presented by the Pro Bono Council at the Campbell Law Day Awards Banquet on April 2, 2016, at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel:

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Travis Albea, Class of 2016

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service
Domestic Violence Advocacy Project

2014-15 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Pro Bono Awards presented by the Pro Bono Council at the Campbell Law Day Awards Banquet on March 21, 2015, at the Raleigh Convention Center:

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Allie Cameron Moore, Class of 2015

Outstanding Student Organization in Pro Bono and Public Service
Military Law Student Association

Outstanding Project in Pro Bono and Public Service
Domestic Violence Advocacy Project

Outstanding Faculty in Pro Bono and Public Service
Juvenile Justice Project Director Jon Powell

2013-14 Pro Bono Award Recipients

Pro Bono Awards presented by the Pro Bono Council at the Campbell Law Day Awards Banquet on March 22, 2014, at the Raleigh Convention Center:

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Phillip Hausman, Class of 2014

Outstanding Faculty Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service
Assistant Professor Amos Jones

Outstanding Student Organization in Pro Bono and Public Service
Trusts, Estate Settlements and Tax Law Group for work in starting the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project, accepted by President Andrew Fletcher

Pro Bono Publico Award presented to Mariamarta Conrad at the commencement ceremony on May 9th, 2014 at Meymandi Concert Hall.

Anitra Brown was nominated to receive the North Carolina State Bar Annual Student Pro Bono Service Award for Campbell Law School to be presented at the State Bar’s Annual Meeting in October 2014.