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IU McKinney students Shannon Stuart and Andrew Lang were named Outstanding Clinic Students for 2018. The awards were presented during a ceremony that took place in the Inlow Hall Faculty Lounge on May 8.

Stuart, who has completed her legal education and graduates on May 12 was a student in Child Advocacy Law Clinic. She was nominated by Nicole Goodson, who teaches as an adjunct professor in that clinic. Goodson is an attorney with Disability Legal Services of Indiana, and talked about the zeal with which Stuart worked on behalf of her clients. Goodson said she suspected the passion that Stuart brought to her work stemmed from her own children, all three of whom were at the ceremony.

Lang, a 2L at IU McKinney, was nominated for the honor by Professor Fran Watson, '80. Lang was a student in the Wrongful Conviction Clinic, of which Professor Watson is the founding director. She recalled Lang asking her a question about a fact in a particular case they were working on at the beginning of class, and searching the case file throughout class until he found the answer he was looking for. It was one of many examples of Lang's dedication and determination, she said.

In the photo from left are Nicole Goodson, Shannon Stuart, Andrew Lang, and Professor Fran Watson.