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2018 ACADEMIC AWARDS CEREMONYTHE NINETEENTH OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN

Dorothy Betts Theatre, Marvin Center

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN A GENERAL FIELD OF STUDY

American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studiesto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the field of debtor and creditor law.

Clayton Stanley Mark

American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Awardto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the study of health law.

Lindsey H. Bergholz Devin M. Jacobs Kyle Yeong-Chang Dechant Nicole Corine Levy

Henry R. Berger Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of tort law.

Rachael Padgett

Charles and Kathryn Miller Environmental Law Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who demonstrated excellence in the field of environmental law.

Joshua Richard Robichaud

Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Law Scholarshipto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class for the best paper written in the previous year

in the field of environmental law. Brian Gumz

Howard Rudge Creative Solutions Prizeto 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. Halcyon I. Apy

Priyanka Vashisht

Phi Delta Phi Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the areas

of professional responsibility, ethics, and jurisprudence.Lewis Thompson Preston

Joel B. Rosenthal Commercial Law Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of commercial law.

Rebecca L. Warner

Richard L. Teberg Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated the highest overall proficiency in the area of securities law.

Ariella M. Lvov

Patricia A. Tobin Government Procurement Law Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who demonstrated excellence

in the area of government procurement law.Eric Valle

Jennie Hassler Walburn Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of civil procedure.

Rachael Padgett

Imogen Williford Constitutional Law Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the area of constitutional law.

Amanda Joy Bolan

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Awardto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the study of intellectual property law.

Yao Yang N. Goh Kyu Yun Kim Akkad Y. Moussa Christopher J. Hong Stephen J. Kudla Razi Safi

Chris Bartok Memorial Award in Patent Lawto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who exhibited excellence in the study of patent law.

Samuel Irvin Cockriel

Peter D. Rosenberg Prize in Patent and Intellectual Property Lawto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who exhibited excellence in the study

of patent and intellectual property law.Connor J. Hansen

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWAmerican Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Award

to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the study of labor and employment law. David W. Coard Christina E. Parel H. Elenore Wade Chelsea Hack Jolene W. Sproviero Sean Patrick Winker

Ogden W. Fields Labor Law Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated the highest overall proficiency in the area of labor law.

Nicole M. Behrman

Laurence E. Seibel Memorial Award in Labor and Employment Lawto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the areas of labor and employment law.

Katherine Hailey Andrews

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN ORAL ADVOCACYMichael J. Avenatti Award for Excellence in Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy

to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the courses of Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy.Yoori Sohn

Jacob Burns Awardto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team of the Van Vleck Moot Court Competition.

Rachael Padgett Michelle Marie Ramus Kelsey Pelagalli Elizabeth Joy Upton

Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Awardto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team of the Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition.

Jonathan Cornfield Chung Kun Kevin Park

CourtCall Law School Awardto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who have contributed most to the success

of the GW Law Moot Court or Mock Trial programs. Steven R. Haspel Kathryn F. Penry

Estrella Mock Trial Awardto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team of the upper-level Mock Trial Competition.

Stephen Santulli Komal Shah

Judge Albert H. Grenadier Awardto 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. Lisa Ann Johnson Ian P. O’Keefe Elizaveta Semenova Mallory Kruper Kathryn F. Penry

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck Awardto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team in the on-campus

Giles S. Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition. Samuel Irvin Cockriel Emma Frank

Pamela Spanogle International Commercial Arbitration Competition Award to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who represented the law school in the Willem Vis International Arbitration Competition.

Nadav Karasov Melissa O’Brien Rothbart Lewis Thompson Preston Wendy Simon-Pearson

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICEManuel and Ana María Benítez Award for Clinical Excellence in Immigration Law

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

Julia Florencia Navarro

The Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who excelled in a clinical course of law.

Soohyun Choi

John F. Evans Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class for outstanding achievement in the criminal division

of the Law Students in Court Program.Andrea S. Cetra

Richard C. Lewis, Jr. Memorial Awardto 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.H. Elenore Wade

Community Legal Clinics Volunteer Service Awardto 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.Karimah Amber Dosunmu

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AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED ACCOMPLISHMENTALI CLE Law Scholarship and Leadership Award

to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership.Katelin Leeann Puanani Shugart-Schmidt

Michael Dillon Cooley Memorial Awardto a member 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.Antionette Carradine

The George Washington Alumni Association Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated extraordinary leadership and commitment.

Sean Patrick Winker

Justice Thurgood Marshall Civil Liberties Award 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. Gisela Perez Camba

Bernadette Christine GuerraMelinda Jane Momplaisir

National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Law Graduate Awardto 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.

Emily Christine Keil

Robert E. Thibault and Richard B. Schenck Award for Service to the Military 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.

Sana Hashemi

Thelma Weaver Memorial Awardto a foreign student in the graduating Master of Laws class who contributed most to the intellectual

and professional life of the law school, its students, and its faculty.Sebastián Green Martínez

AWARDS FOR OVERALL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEKappa Beta Pi Awards

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

Full-time: Lisa Ann JohnsonPart-time: Kathrynn Lyddane

Phi Delta Delta Awardto the female member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest average

in the first semester of study for the degree.Amanda Joy Bolan

John Ordronaux Awardsto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative averages in the first year,

full-time course of study and in the second year, full-time course of study.1L and 2L: Richard Rothman

Charles Glover Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative average

in the third year, full-time course of study.Lisa Ann Johnson

Willard Waddington Gatchell Awardto the three members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative averages

in the entire course of the degree. Amanda Joy Bolan Lisa Ann Johnson Richard Rothman

Anne Wells Branscomb Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative

average in the part-time division for the entire course of the degree.Daniel B. Pearson

John Bell Larner Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who attained the highest cumulative

average for the entire course of the degree.Richard Rothman