LANSING, MICH. — Cooley Law School's Lansing campus recognized students for their achievements during its Honors Convocation on July 23. Among those honored was Morgan Prybys, who received the Cooley Alumni Association Distinguished Student Award.
The Alumni Association’s Distinguished Student Award is given to selected graduating students based on academic accomplishments, professionalism and ethics, leadership, extracurricular activities, and post-graduation plans. The recipients are selected by the Scholarship and Awards Committee of the Cooley Alumni Association. Recipients are presented with a diploma frame from the law school.
A native of Sterling Heights, Michigan, Prybys distinguished herself through academic excellence, leadership, and involvement in student organizations. She served on Cooley's Mock Trial Board and was active in the First-Generation Lawyers' Association and the Organization of Women Law Students (OWLS). Prybys also received the Student Bar Association’s Fitzgerald Award for her commitment to improving student organizations and earned a Certificate of Merit for achieving the highest score in Compliance & Regulations. As a first-generation future attorney, she exemplified the qualities recognized by the Cooley Alumni Association Distinguished Student Award.
Photo: Cooley Law School student Morgan Prybys received the Cooley Alumni Association Distinguished Student Award during the law school's Honors Convocation held July 23, 2026, at its Lansing campus.
