Awards & Recognition ...

The Jacket Award

Congratulations to
Shannon Berry
Our Latest
Jacket Award Recipient
 

The “Jacket Award” was created in 1989 by Paralegal Program Director Brian J. McCully while he was the instructor of the paralegal program’s legal research and writing classes. Since that time, subsequent instructors of Paralegal 2B, the advanced research and writing class, have continued the tradition of the “Jacket Award”.

The purpose of the award is to recognize the student earning the highest grade in the FCC Paralegal Program’s Paralegal 2B (Advanced Legal Research and Writing) Class. Each semester the winner of this award gets a $75 scholarship provided by Mr. McCully and his/her name added to a perpetual plaque located in the lawbook room of the FCC library that contains the names of all previous “Jacket Award” winners. Two of the former winners of this award are now instructors in the FCC Paralegal Program. In addition, five of the past winners are now practicing attorneys.

The “Jacket Award” is just one of the many ways the FCC Paralegal Program recognizes the accomplishments of its fine students and reaffirms its commitment to excellence - a commitment that has become the hallmark of the FCC Paralegal Program.

Lamda Epsilon Chi (LEX)

Fresno City College was one of the first colleges nationwide to establish a chapter of Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX). LEX is a national honor society that recognizes outstanding paralegal students.  To be inducted into Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX), a student at Fresno City College must have completed 25 units in the Paralegal Certificate program and carry an overall 3.75 or higher cumulative GPA.