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STUDENT HONORS AND ACADEMIC AWARDS

STUDENT HONORS

CLASS OF 2020 HONORS RECIPIENTS

JURIS DOCTORCANDIDATES

With Highest HonorsPaul J. Aylward Victoria A. BarnardAmit BhatlaMegan E. BowersChristine L. CoogleAlexander S. DavisXuechen DingKayvon M. GhayoumiChristopher W. LloydSteven PetersShelby A. RampoloElana N. RofelDavid G. SafrenNicolle J. WainerEric F. WallCourtney Wiesner

With High HonorsAaron J. AberJeremy M. Allen-ArneyAllison K. BakerCzar D. BernsteinAlexandra G. BrooksRoberta P. BrownlowIan K. Bryant-SmithAlexandra R. D’AmelioBrenna C. FischerYoav E. GaffneyAlexander G. GardnerDylan J. HaysHannah M. HessMeredith S. HouGarrett E. KrollDaniel H. LeeAshley S. LeenAdam E. MasurovskyCasey MatsumotoMeghan F. McConnellNeal S. MehrotraMacy J. Mize

Anna E. MizziAndrea M. OrrLindsey A. RicchiCatherine G. SheetsSamuel J. ThomasAndrew H. TrinkerJanelle S. Walwyn-WhiteTyler S. Weinblatt

With HonorsTyler R. AckersonJoAnna B. AdkissonSamantha S. AlexanderKristianna E. AndersonOlufunmilola Anifowoshe- ManningJohn E. AntishinDamilola G. ArowolajuCamille BachrachBrendan J. BalentAli H. BazziJoseph S. BeneventoJesse BenovEmily M. BieniekErica M. BilkisAllison M. BoothKainoa A. BostockAndrew T. BrownJoseph C. BurnsSpencer R. ButcherJarrod R. CarmanArya M. ChannaveeraiahOlivia S. ChapChristine L. ChenXiaoyu ChenMegan A. ChildsChangmin ChoiRebecca K. ConnollyAlejandra M. CuadraStephen C. Cundra IVAndrew W. CurrentMargaret CzepielArnab DattaJenna M. DibbleCourtney B. Dickson

Biljana DosenTaylor L. DowdReed A. EhrhardtNoa L. ErvinMichael G. FischerJonzachary ForbesGabrielle R. FortunatoDeepti B. GageTejal GargAnne F. GarvinElliot A. GeeChelsea J. GetzPariya S. GhafooriMaxwell H. GinsbergNatalie J. GoldbergDaniel Z. GordonMichelle GraessleMadeline A. GreathouseKyle M. GutierrezJordan T. HareJordan R. HarmanJohn G. HarrisonJohn M. HindleyEmma J. HutchisonGraham J. HymanBoseul JeongEmily B. JonesNamrata KakadeAaditya KaushikJordan C. KiellachKaitlin M. KinsellaEric KnightArman KrpoyanMin Ki KwonAlice LeeSophia LeeJames LegoGeorge S. LeonardoHuiqi LiuMichaela M. LovejoyGrace LundenKatherine M. LynnVictoria M. Manfredonia Matthew D. MarksJohn W. McGrath

Yue MengJeffrey D. MerrillChristine MikhaelJason MikusRebecca H. MillerDevon R. MinnickDana L. MolinariJordan NimitzAlexandra K. NorthRebecca B. OlsonJarryd PageGuohui PanAaron ParnasHayden E. PendergrassAmanda C. PescovitzMark A. PetersonDaniel J. ReinkeJennifer Eve D. RetenerHannah I. RitschelSean SaperBrandon K. SchwartzLisa A. SchwartzGhada ShabanaFatemeh M. ShahkolahiAustin ShepherdGriffin J. SimpsonWilla R. StaatsLindsey C. StaubachMatthew P. SternTravis E. StollerZixiang SunJessica Tabibian Margaret H. UlleAlexandra A. UtechBryan S. WalshJonathan M. WeyandClayton S. WildAnn G. WillettConnor P. WilsonDaniel E. WolmanDustin C. WyrickAshley J. YoungMaria YousufJasmine W. Zhu

STUDENT HONORS

CLASS OF 2020 HONORS RECIPIENTS (continued)

ORDER OF THE COIFThe Order of the Coif is anational legal honor societyopen to the top 10 percentof the Juris Doctor class.

Jeremy M. Allen-ArneyPaul J. Aylward IIVictoria A. BarnardCzar D. BernsteinAmit BhatlaMegan E. BowersRoberta P. BrownlowIan K. Bryant-SmithLauren ClementChristine L. CoogleAlexandra R. D’AmelioAlexander S. DavisXuechen DingBrenna C. FischerYoav E. GaffneyAlexander G. GardnerKayvon M. GhayoumiDylan J. HaysHannah M. HessMeredith S. HouKumiko KitaokaDaniel H. LeeAshley S. LeenChristopher W. LloydMeghan F. McConnellNeal S. Mehrotra

Macy J. MizeAnna E. MizziDongil MoonSteven PetersShelby A. RampoloLindsey A. RicchiElana N. RofelDavid G. SafrenCatherine G. SheetsSamuel J. ThomasAndrew H. TrinkerNicolle J. WainerEric F. WallJanelle S. Walwyn-WhiteTyler S. WeinblattCourtney Wiesner

MASTER OF LAWSCANDIDATES

With Highest HonorsJeffrey Dale BaldridgeGeneral LL.M.

Katelyn Marie BriesEnergy and Environmental Law

Holly Louise BuchananGovernment Procurement and Environmental Law

John Michael CaneEnergy and Environmental Law

Yanmeng ChenIntellectual Property Law

Julian Elias GlasLitigation and Dispute Resolution

Diana Maria Guevara DuqueInternational and Comparative Law

Aimee Rochelle HaneyEnvironmental Law

Jonathan David HoagGovernment Procurement Law

Todd Emerson HutchinsNational Security and Cybersecurity Law

Matías Jackson BertónIntellectual Property Law

Allison Kathryn Walsh JohnsonGovernment Procurement Law

Idil Muge KaratasInternational and Comparative Law

Lea Main-KlingstInternational Environmental Law

Ashley Dianne NormanGeneral LL.M.

Seth Bucher RitzmanGovernment Procurement Law

Ashley Marie RuheGovernment Procurement Law

Aleks SemerciyanNational Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law

Andronikos StylianouInternational and Comparative Law

Justin Shaun TerryGovernment Procurement Law

Andrew Hart WoodburyGeneral LL.M.

STUDENT HONORS

CLASS OF 2020 PRO BONO HONORS RECIPIENTS

JURIS DOCTORCANDIDATES

Aaron James AberJoanna B. AdkissonOlufunmilola F. Anifowoshe-ManningJohn E. AntishinMyles AshongJoseph Sean Hanrahan BeneventoEmily Michelle BieniekJedidiah Kwame Rydell BlakeAllison M. BoothRoberta Paige BrownlowIan K. Bryant-SmithBianca C. BurnsSydney Marie BurrusEduardo Alfonso CarloMadeline Rose CookAndrew W. CurrentArnab DattaMatthew DeGioiaClaudia Beatriz DelgadoGabriela Delva*Lea Axelle DickinsonCourtney B. DicksonBrian E. DollTaylor L. DowdBallinger Bradshaw DoyleNoa Leigh Gautsche ErvinMeghan M. EstensonJiaxin FanArrash Tayefeh FattahiAlexis N. FerruccioMagdalena FilipiukYoav E. GaffneyMichael Peter GeraltowskiDina A. GoldmanDaniel Zev GordonMaryam D. GueyeSanaa GullCarlee Noel HainesWilliam P. HalnonAnastasia M. Hautanen

Dylan J. HaysJanina HellerEmalie G. HerbergerMeredith S. HouAdam HubbiEmma Jane HutchisonCorbin A. JankowskiBoseul JeongJanika J. JordanLilia V. KavarianSarah C. KerriganKaitlin M. KinsellaArman KrpoyanChristine Priya KumarMin Ki KwonAmy E. LattariAlice LeeJung Eun LeeNam Hee LeeSophia LeeAaron G. LevinHannah LevineHuiqi LiuChristopher W. LloydGrace LundenEdward Errol Andrew MahabirRobert Edward MangSasha Danielle MarseilleAnne MartinCasey MatsumotoMargaret McAlpinAmanda Lee McAreeChristine P. McCarthyAshley L. MeredithRebecca H. MillerDevon Racquel MinnickAnna Elena MizziKisa MotiwalaMorrison Alston NevilleRomeo Nicolas NiyongereAlexandra K NorthBriana J. OdomAriel L. OvertonAaron Parnas

Whitney Sarah PaulNicholas D. PearsonHayden Eugene PendergrassBo J. PengAmanda Catherine PescovitzMark A. PetersonPreeti RangarajJennifer Eve Derina RetenerCaroline E. SessionsBen R. SmithEric J. StockingShannon P. SylvesterAbbey A. TaylorAmanda R. TownsendJessica W. TuckerMargaret Hope UlleAlexandra Ann UtechElizabeth VincentoEric F. WallJeanna Gover WheatClayton Spencer WildDaniel Edward WolmanAshley E. WoodsRongwei XieAshley Jayne YoungMaria YousufSabrina T. ZarcoWinston Zou

MASTER OF LAWSCANDIDATES

Ana Carolina Fisher Da CunhaDiana Maria Guevara DuqueBarbara Angela Moises LeitaoAnousheh Asadi MoghaddamAyse Guzel OzturkNicholas Anthony RichardiAlessia Isabel Bonilla RiettiSarah Efua Bentuma Takyi-Micah

* Degrees were conferred in January 2020.

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 their work in the Immigration Clinicand who possesses the personal qualities of the namesakes, both immigrants, including initiative, creativity, zeal, loyalty, and integrity.

Halima Nur

Community Legal Clinics Volunteer Service Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who excelled in volunteering their 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.Rebecca Miller

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

Spencer Butcher

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.Samantha Alexander

Richard C. Lewis, Jr. Memorial Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who exhibited extraordinary dedication to their work in the Jacob Burns

Community Legal Clinics and unusual compassion and humanity toward clients and colleagues.Anna Mizzi

AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED ACCOMPLISHMENTMichael Dillon Cooley Memorial Award

to a member of the graduating Juris Doctor class who shared most generously of their time, compassion, and vitality to aid the intellectual and spiritual growth of fellow students.

AJ Link

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.

Janina Heller

ALI CLE Law Scholarship and Leadership Awardto a member of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who best represents

a combination of scholarship and leadership. Jeremy Allen-Arney

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.

David O’Neill

Justice Thurgood Marshall Civil Liberties Award to a member 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. Macy Mize

Judge Roger W. Titus Awardto 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. Christine Coogle

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.Mutasim Ali

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN A GENERAL FIELD OF STUDYAmerican Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies

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

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

Megan Childs Andrea Orr

Finnegan Prizes in Intellectual Property Lawto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor or Master of Laws class who wrote the best

publishable article on an aspect of intellectual property law. 2019 Second Place: Jeffrey Merrill 2019 Third Place: Carol Conroy

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.

Jarryd Page

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

of professional responsibility, ethics, and jurisprudence.Christine Coogle

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.

Steven Peters

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

Elana Rofel

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

Yiang Chen

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.Javier Farfan

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

Alexandra D’Amelio

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

C’zar Bernstein

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN ORAL ADVOCACYCohen & Cohen Mock Trial Award

to the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who were the winning team of the Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition. Aaron Parnas Arielle Stephenson

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.

Moot Court: James Lego Mock Trial: Wyatt Benson

Graduation Award for Excellence in Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacyto the members of the graduating Juris Doctor class who demonstrated excellence in the courses of Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy.

Daniel Gordon Aaron Parnas

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. JoAnna Adkisson Christine Coogle Hayden Pendergrass Griffin Simpson Alexandra Utech

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. Alexander Davis Kayvon Ghayoumi

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.

John Antishin Grace Sullivan Elizabeth Vincento

AWARDS FOR OVERALL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEWillard Waddington Gatchell Award

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

Paul Aylward II Steven Peters Eric Wall

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.Steven Peters

Kappa Beta Pi Awardsto 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: Anna Mizzi Part-time: Megan Bowers

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: Paul Aylward II 1L: Kayvon Ghayoumi

2L: Paul Aylward II

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.Ashley Leen

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.Steven Peters

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.Paul Aylward II

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