School of Law Alumni Awards
Previous Award Recipients
Commitment to Justice Award
James Wyly (J.D. ’90) – 2024
Rodney Slater (J.D.’80) and Christy Jones (J.D.’77) – 2023
Lonnie Powers (J.D. ’70) – 2022
Morris Arnold (J.D. ’68) – 2021
Alex Guynn (J.D. ’05) – 2020
Early Career Award
Kevin Flores (J.D. ’19) – 2024
Dequeshia Prude-Wheeler (J.D.’17) – 2023
KenDrell Collins (J.D. ’18) – 2022
Dalton Person (J.D. ’16) – 2022
Alayna Farris (J.D. ’16) -2021
Nathan Bogart (J.D. 10) – 2020
Veterans Award
Commander Ellis Lamar Pettus (J.D. '74) – 2024
Melissa Lee (J.D.’99) – 2023
Col. Conley Meredith (J.D. ’70) – 2022
Public Service Award
Keri Spencer (J.D. '04) – 2024
Hope Goins (J.D.’06) – 2023
Autumn Tolbert (J.D. ’06) - 2022
Kandice Bell (J.D. ’97) - 2021
Career Champion Large Firm Award
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP – 2024
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, LLC – 2023
Rose Law Firm – 2022
Kutak Rock LLP – 2021
Walmart Legal Team – 2020
Career Champion Small Firm Award
Mostyn Prettyman, PLLC – 2024
Odom Law Firm – 2023
The Law Group of Northwest Arkansas – 2022
Smith Hurst PLC - 2021
Gayle Pettus Pontz Award
Antoinette Barksdale (J.D. '89) – 2024
Magistrate Judge Christy Comstock – 2023