Several awards recognize accomplishment by J.D. candidates. The Henry M. Feldschuh Award is granted annually to a graduating student who, by academic performance and other civic contributions, has demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental law. The White Plains Bar Association confers its Environmental Law Scholar Award on the graduating student in the J.D. program who exemplifies the highest qualifications and achievements in scholarship in the field of environmental legal studies.  The Lois R. Murphy Environmental Law Scholarship is awarded annually to an editor of the Pace Environmental Law Review based upon demonstrated devotion to the Review and financial need. Students also have the opportunity to compete for prizes in student essay contests on environmental law sponsored by a number of bar associations, including the American Trial Lawyers Association and the NYS Bar Association Environmental Law Section.

Recent Environmental Student Honors

• Kirstin M. Etela - White Plains Bar Association Environmental Law Scholar Award, May 2004
  
• Christine Nicole Simmons - Henry M. Feldschuh Environmental Law Award, May 2004

Recent Environmental Faculty/Administration Honors

• Professor Ann Powers continues to serve on the Emerging Issues Committee of the National Research Council's Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST). Her work with BEST has focused particularly on applied ecology and resource management.
  
• Lee Paddock, Director of Environmental Law Programs, has been appointed Chair of a newly established Specialist Group on Enforcement and Compliance housed within the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Commission on Environmental Law. The Specialist's Group will develop training materials, workshops and conduct other activities to support better enforcement of national environmental law and international environmental agreements.