“I am profoundly honored to receive the 2024 NAWL Outstanding Law Student Award. I am forever indebted to the SIU Law faculty and deans for their unwavering support and guidance. This award represents all the trailblazing women who are the firsts and sometimes the only ones. May we continue to take up space and be our unapologetic selves as we pave the way for those women who come after us!”

- Ushna Altaf, a graduating law student from Southern Illinois University School of Law.