Ultimate Achiever Award

Honoring leaders who serve beyond self—driving impact through mentorship, unity, and dedication to empowering the next generation.

Ultimate Achiever Award

Honoring leaders who serve beyond self—driving impact through mentorship, unity, and dedication to empowering the next generation.

The Ultimate Achiever Award recognizes outstanding individuals who demonstrate a sincere commitment to leadership in and out of the classroom, within professional organizations, and/or within their communities. They give of their time and effort not for personal gain, but because they understand that many hands make for light work, and that when everyone contributes their best, it makes for monumental and multidimensional impact. Further, Ultimate Achiever Award recipients reflect a dedication to empowering the next generation of lawyers through thought leadership, mentorship, and fostering unity in whatever room they enter.

Questions: info@besla.org

Eligibility Requirements

  • Current law student or recent graduate of an ABA-accredited law school
  • Strong academic record demonstrating high academic achievement
  • Demonstrated history of volunteer service with BESLA
  • Proven leadership in legal education, community service, and/or strategic initiative development
  • The Ultimate Achiever Award is awarded based on nomination and internal selection. No application is required to be considered for this award.

Past Scholarship Recipients

2024

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Hannah Bessette

Loyola University of Chicago School of Law

2024

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Kyle Davis-Edwards

Pace University School of Law

2024

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Jessica Dufort

Rutgers Law School

2023

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Kennedy Byrd

University of Miami School of Law

2023

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Corinthia Hicks

Northern Illinois University

2023

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Keisha Ann Lopes

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

2023

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Stephanie Washington

Clark Atlanta University

2022

Ultimate Achiever

Temidayo Akinkjisola

Roger Williams University School of Law

2022

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Natasha Brown

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

2022

BMW Ultimate Achiever Award

Thurman J. Foreman

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

2022

Ultimate Achiever

Brittney Guyre-Powell

Georgia State School of Law

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