THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 50 | OCTOBER 2025 and a national scholarship through the American Association of University Women, a global nonprofit organization founded in 1881 that works to advance gender equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Ms. Ross has balanced her many academic and professional achievements with working as a dance teacher at a local Norman studio throughout college and law school. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, she has made Oklahoma her home, earning her bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in African American studies from OU. Morgan Williams, TU College of Law Morgan Williams has been selected as this year’s OBA Outstanding Senior Law Student from the TU College of Law. She is the top student in her class and has been named to the faculty honor roll throughout her time in law school. Ms. Williams is a repeat CALI Award recipient with the top grade in contracts, constitutional law I, legal writing II, veterans law, evidence workshop and agency and partnership. Additionally, she earned first place in the 1L Negotiation Competition in 2023 and later earned second place in a motion for summary judgment competition. She is an executive editor for the Tulsa Law Review, and she was honored for producing the best overall paper and the best below-the-line edits in spring 2025. Her excellent skills in writing and research are demonstrated in her upcoming publication, “In Re Match Group Derivative Litigation: The End of MFW’s Carrot & Stick System,” 61 Tulsa L. Rev. Ms. Williams is involved in the law school community as well. She serves as a teaching assistant in the college’s legal writing program and is a student member of the Curriculum Review Committee. She also served as a student panelist for the university’s Inaugural Justice Dana Kuehn Symposium on Justice and Law. Off campus, she has served as a judicial extern in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma for Chief Judge John F. Heil III and Judge John D. Russell and as a summer associate for Hall Estill. Ms. Williams will earn her J.D. from the TU College of Law in May 2026. LOOKING FOR AN OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL ARTICLE? HeinOnline provides OBA members access to archived Oklahoma Bar Journal issues and articles dating back to 1930. You can view, print or save as a PDF any article or an entire issue, as well as use the easy search tools to find the article, topic or author you need. Access it by clicking the red HeinOnline link on your main MyOKBar page. It's a free member benefit!
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