Jayne Barnard: Inaugural John Marshall Award

"[W]e didn’t have many ways to recognize faculty or staff or even students. We had a few, but not many. And [Dean Sullivan] decided to create two new ones, of which the Marshall was one. And I was the chair of the committee to choose the recipient... Then I was asked to leave the committee, and...next thing I know, I’d won the award. So how that kind of happened, I’m not sure. But I’ve been in the best company in the Marshall Award.” -- Jayne Barnard, Professor Emerita, on being the first to win the law school’s John Marshall Award John Marshall Award, presented to Jayne W. Barnard. 1989. Wolf Law Library Archives, LSA.2024.003 The Law School presented the John Marshall Award to Jayne Barnard in 1989. She was the first recipient of the award, which was created by then-Dean Timothy Sullivan to honor faculty, administrators, or staff who have displayed “character, leadership and a spirit of selfless service to the Law School community.” The Marshall Award is given each year during the Law School’s Commencement Ceremony, along with its counterpart for student honorees, the George Wythe Award. In 2024, Professor Iria Giuffrida became the latest Marshall honoree. Listen to Jayne Barnard's oral history online.