Florida State University College of Law’s Raising the Bar Professionalism Program has won one of this year’s three E. Smyth Gambrell Professionalism Awards from the ABA.

The program was created by Associate Dean Nancy Benavides and she accepted the award on behalf of the program.

The Raising the Bar Professionalism Program exposes law students in all three years to professional development resources and to lawyer role models to prepare them for a life in law. It emphasizes personal productivity and resilience, civic engagement, relationship building, practice area exploration, and technology and effective communication.