In anticipation of this year’s Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference (MAPOC) this January 27 and 28 at George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC, the MAPOC Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for the Franklin D. Cleckley Award for outstanding faculty contributions and the Banks-Haddon Junior Faculty Award.

Details about the awards, qualifications, and the nomination process are below. In brief, please include the following in the nomination:

  • A nomination statement that identifies the nominee, the award for which they have been nominated (Cleckley Award or Banks/Haddon Award), the nominee’s academic institution, and the nominee’s title at that institution;
  • A narrative describing how the candidate meets the criteria for the award (explained below) for which they have been nominated; and
  • An up-to-date curriculum vitae (C.V.) for the nominee.
  • Additional letters of support (up to three) are welcome but not required.

All nominations must be by email. Please state “Cleckley Award Nomination” or “Banks-Haddon Award Nomination” in the subject line. Please send all nomination emails to atiba.ellis@mail.wvu.edu.

The deadline for nominations is January 10, 2017.