2024 Academic Awards
Congratulations 2024 graduates! View the winners of the 2024 Academic Awards below.
Awards for Excellence in Clinical Practice
Manuel & Ana María Benítez Award for Clinical Excellence in Immigration Law
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.
Gabriela Soto Cotto
Community Legal Clinics Volunteer Service Award
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.
Charles Brandt
The Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who excelled in a clinical course of law.
Alexandra Della Volpe
Augusta Nau
Ethan Syster
Richard C. Lewis, Jr. Memorial Award
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.
Stephan Marsh
Awards for Distinguished Accomplishment
Justice Thurgood Marshall Civil Liberties Award
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.
Hassan Nasser Elsouri
Bella Ochs
Jose Rodriguez
Michael Dillon Cooley Memorial Award
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.
Phoebe Fisher
National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Law Graduate Award
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.
Kendall Stanley
Robert E. Thibault & Richard B. Schenck Award for Service to the Military
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.
Kendall Stanley
Grady Stevens
Judge Roger W. Titus Award
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.
Kendall Archer
The Ledakis and Weston George Washington Law Review Award
Given to a member of Law Review for excellence in authorship of a note.
Evan Matsuda (2022)
Sydney Fay
Thelma Weaver Memorial Award
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.
Fernando Muñoz
Awards for Excellence in a General Field of Study
Ogden W. Fields Labor Law Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has demonstrated the highest overall proficiency in labor law.
James Dugan
Lawrence E. Seibel Memorial Award in Labor and Employment Law
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has demonstrated excellence in the labor and employment law field.
James Dugan
Richard L. Teberg Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated the highest overall proficiency in the area of securities law.
Benjamin Birnbach
Henry R. Berger Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has demonstrated excellence in the area of tort law.
Maeve McBride
Chris Bartok Memorial Award in Patent Law
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has exhibited excellence in the area of patent law.
Andrew Sue-Ako
Finnegan Prizes in Intellectual Property Law
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.
Kelsey Ann Kerr (1st)
Wei Zhang (2nd)
Thomas Romancheck (3rd)
Peter D. Rosenberg Prize in Patent and Intellectual Property Law
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who has exhibited excellence in the study of patent and intellectual property law.
Marielle Woroboff
Charles and Kathryn Miller Environmental Law Award
Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who demonstrated excellence in the field of environmental law.
Aashini Choksi
Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Law
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.
James Crisafulli
Phi Delta Phi Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the areas of professional responsibility, ethics, and jurisprudence.
Drew Weisberg
Joel B. Rosenthal Commercial Law Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of commercial law.
Kai Qi
Howard J. Rudge Creative Solutions Award
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.
Adrian Ullrich (1st)
Kendall Parker (2nd)
Patricia A. Tobin Government Procurement Law Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who demonstrated excellence in the area of government procurement law.
Ethan Syster
Jennie Hassler Walburn Award
Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of civil procedure.
Nathaniel Schwamm
Imogen Williford Constitutional Law Award
Presented to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of constitutional law.
Avery Ranum
Awards for Excellence in Oral Advocacy
Jacob Burns Award
Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team in the Van Vleck Moot Court Competition.
2022-2023:
Lauren Arquette
Anastasia Foley
2023-2024:
Simon Poser
Angela Seeger
Cohen and Cohen Mock Trial Award
Given to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team of the Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition.
2022:
Stephanie Camhi
Simon Patmore-Zarcone
2023:
Kyle Coopersmith
James Dugan
Judge Albert H. Grenadier Award
Given to the members of the graduating class who represented the law school at the National Moot Court Competition and the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
2022-2023 (National Moot Court):
Hannah Burdette
Isabella Schwarze
2023-2024 (National Moot Court):
Evelyn Pereira
Emily Sipes
2023-2024 (Jessup):
Angela Gasca-Lozano
Alexander Goodrich
Payal Majmundar
James Van Drie
Spanogle International Commercial Arbitration Competition Award
Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who represented the law school in the Willem Vis International Arbitration Competition.
2023-2024:
Emily Bernhard
Alexa Kutz
Devin Louis
Rachel Nguyen
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck Award
Presented to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team in the on-campus Rothwell Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition.
2023:
Immanuel Elijah
Charlie Schmidt
2024:
Elisona Kadriu
Awards for Overall Academic Excellence
Kappa Beta Pi Full-Time Award
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.
Maeve McBride
Kappa Beta Pi Part-Time Award
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.
Melissa Dorow
Phi Delta Delta Award
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.
Maeve McBride
John Ordronaux 1L Award
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.
James Crisafulli
John Ordronaux 2L Award
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.
James Crisafulli
Charles Glover Award
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.
Nathaniel Schwamm
Willard Waddington Gatchell Award
Presented to the three members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative averages in the entire course of the degree.
James Crisafulli
Nathaniel Schwamm
Avery Ranum
Anne Wells Branscomb Award
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.
Melissa Dorow
John Bell Larner Award
Presented to a member of the graduation Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative average for the entire course of the degree.
James Crisafulli