Second-year law student Murat Mungan is the recipient of the 2010 Scott C. Whitney Student Writing Prize.

The Whitney Prize is named for the late Scott C. Whitney who taught at the School of Law. It is awarded annually to a Mason Law student for excellence in formal written work. Papers submitted in any course, including Legal Research, Writing and Analysis classes, are eligible for submission to the selection committee for consideration of the award.

Mungan's paper, entitled Optimal Warning Strategies in Law Enforcement, was among the nominated papers for the Spring, Summer, and Fall 2009 semesters.

Mungan holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, as well as a PhD in economics awarded by Boston College.