2021 Academic Awards

Congratulations 2021 graduates! View the winners of the 2021 Academic Awards below.

Awards for Excellence in Clinical Practice

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated extraordinary ability in his or her work in the Immigration Clinic and who possesses the qualities of the namesakes, both immigrants, including initiative, creativity, zeal, loyalty, and integrity.

Fayruz Lama

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who excelled in volunteering his or her time and energy to promote the goals and ideals of law in the public interest by contributing to the efforts of the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics.

Victoria Yamarone

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who excelled in a clinical course of law.

Makenzie Briglia

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class for outstanding achievement in the criminal division of the Law Students in Court Program.

Hope Bonen-Clark

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who exhibited extraordinary dedication to his or her work in the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics and unusual compassion and humanity toward clients and colleagues.

Alexis Mayer

Awards for Distinguished Accomplishment

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who demonstrated outstanding performance in and dedication to the field of civil rights and civil liberties.

Samrin Ali
Matthew Clauson
Violet Edelman
Joshua Gilmer
Brooke Pemberton

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership.

Muamera Hadzic

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who shared most generously of his or her time, compassion, and vitality to aid the intellectual and spiritual growth of fellow students.

Jessica Sullivan

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who contributed to the advancement of women, promoted concerns of women in the legal profession, achieved academic success, and earned the respect of the law school faculty and administration.

Gina McKlveen

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who has undertaken extraordinary efforts to honor, assist, or otherwise support veterans and current members of the United States Armed Forces.

Henry Carras

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who seeks or obtains a federal district court clerkship and who embodies the qualities of academic excellence, personality, and humility that Judge Titus sought in his law clerks.

Lindsay Hannibal

Presented to a foreign student in the graduating Master of Laws class who has contributed most to the intellectual and professional life of the law school, its students, and its faculty.

Hooman Movassagh

Awards for Excellence in a General Field of Study

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the field of debtor and creditor law.

Molly Behan

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has demonstrated the highest overall proficiency in labor law.

Audrey Carroll

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has demonstrated excellence in the labor and employment law field.

Caroline Greenfield

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated the highest overall proficiency in the area of securities law.

Wilson Smith

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has demonstrated excellence in the area of tort law.

Rachel Lerner

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has exhibited excellence in the area of patent law.

Sean Wesp

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who wrote the best publishable article on an aspect of intellectual property law.

First
Danielle Manahan (2020)

Second
Kimberlynn Seifert (2020)

Third
Alice Danelia (2020)

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has exhibited excellence in the study of patent and intellectual property law.

Julia Caffery

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who demonstrated excellence in the field of environmental law.

Natalie Cristo

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class for the best papers written in the previous year in the field of environmental law.

Aaron Aber (2020)

Laura Cahier (2021)

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the areas of professional responsibility, ethics, and jurisprudence.

Sean Lowry

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of commercial law.

John Diamandis

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class for the best papers proposing a creative solution to a serious societal problem in the United States.

James Franco
Lily Hsu
Helen Marsh
Jessica Mugler (2020)
Seena Paul

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who demonstrated excellence in the area of government procurement law.

Nicole Vele

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of civil procedure.

Ashley Connelly

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of constitutional law.

Geoffrey Comber

Awards for Excellence in Oral Advocacy

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team in the Van Vleck Moot Court Competition.

Ashlyn Roberts (2020)
Shane Roberts (2020)

Presented to the members of the graduating class who were the winning team in the Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition.

Madison Kewin (2019)
Jessica Mugler (2019)
Christina Saad (2020)

Presented to two members of the graduating class who were best in Moot Court competitions and in Mock Trial competitions.

Moot Court: Jessica Sullivan
Mock Trial: Helen Marsh

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who represented the law school in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

Leah Calabro
Claire Connor
Mary Grupp

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team in the on-campus Giles S. Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition.

Sean Wesp (2020)
Chih-wei Wu (2020)
Wrenne Bartlett (2021)
Joseph Toth (2021)

Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who represented the law school in the Willem Vis International Arbitration Competition.

Tiange Chen
Danni Shanel

Awards for Overall Academic Excellence

Presented to the female members of the graduating Juris Doctor class in the full-time courses of study who attained the highest cumulative averages in the first year.

Rachel Lerner
Amy Orlov

Presented to the female members of the graduating Juris Doctor class in the part-time courses of study who attained the highest cumulative averages in the first year.

Ellen Albritton

Presented to the female member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest average in the first semester of study for the degree.

Amy Orlov

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative averages in the first year, full-time course of study.

Geoffrey Comber

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative averages in the second year, full-time course of study.

Colton Canton

Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative average in the third year, full-time course of study.

Taylor Kilpatrick

Presented to the three members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative averages in the entire course of the degree.

Colton Canton
Geoffrey Comber
Rachel Lerner

Presented to a member of the graduation Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative average in the part-time division for the entire course of the degree.

Ellen Albritton

Michael O'Neal

Presented to a member of the graduation Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative average for the entire course of the degree.

Geoffrey Comber

Michael O'Neal