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Susan Wilkie, ’08, was awarded the 2021 Dennis Woods Dedication Award by the Indiana Bar Foundation. The honor is bestowed annually to a teacher, legal advisor, parent, principal, assistant, or student in recognition for their enthusiasm and devotion to Mock Trial in Indiana.

Wilkie is the legal advisor to the Early College Academy program in Evansville. She has demonstrated outstanding support for the mock trial program in every aspect of its operation. In addition to coaching a team since 2018, she has been immensely influential in recruiting high school teams to join the Mock Trial program and being an advocate for the social and educational opportunity Mock Trial brings with it. She has reached out to individual teachers and principals in southwest Indiana to share her love of the program with them. She has participated as a judge for regional and state competitions and aided the Indiana Bar Foundation with outreach and recruitment of judges.