The awards were presented April 8 at the first Public Service Law Celebration April 8 in the Janite Lee Reading Room in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The goal of the event was to celebrate the contributions made by students and alumni in the area of public service law and to recognize the students in the Public Interest Summer Stipend Program and the Public Service Project.

The summer program provides stipends to law students who choose to work in public interest law and is designed to introduce students to this diverse field of law and to its importance to the legal profession and the community.

The Public Service Project was established to further develop the School of Law's long-standing commitment to public service by encouraging and facilitating schoolwide participation in general public service projects and volunteerism. Law students in this project performed more than 1,500 hours of public service.