DIPLOMACEREMONY

2015Pr i z e s a n d awa r ds

The Trustees and the President

of Fordham University

and

the dean and the Faculty

of Fordham University school of Law

welcome and congratulate the families and friends

of the graduates of the following classes:

J.d. sePTeMBer 2014

J.d. FeBrUarY 2015

J.d. MaY 2015

LL.M. FeBrUarY 2015

LL.M. MaY 2015

s.J.d. MaY 2015

THe aBraHaM aBraMOVsKY award is presented to a member of the graduating J.d. class in recognition of his or her outstanding performance in Trial advocacy.Kaitlyn M. Flatley

Prescott Loveland

THe aCTUM FOUndaTiOn Prize is awarded to a graduating LL.M. student who, in the judgment of the administration, has done distinguished work in the Banking, Corporate and Finance Law Program. The prize was established through the generosity of Pierre Charpie of switzerland, a 1995 and 1996 graduate of the Fordham LL.M. program.Rosalía Martínez Rial

THe CHaPin Prize is awarded to the student in the graduating J.d. class who has attained the highest weighted average throughout law school. This prize was established in memory of Professor H. Gerald Chapin, who served on the Faculty of the Law school from its founding in 1905 until his death in 1920.Kathleen Ann Negri

THe CLass OF 1911 award is presented for the best essay submitted by a student in the graduating J.d. class on a legal subject designated by the dean. This award was established by the Class of 1911 on the occasion of its silver jubilee.Rachel Harris

The daVid F. and MarY LOUise COndOn Prize is awarded to the J.d. student who attains the highest grade in american Legal History.Erika A. Khalek

THe JOsePH r. CrOwLeY award is presented to the graduating J.d. student who has shown academic achievement and concern for others, as demonstrated by participation in volunteer activities. it is presented in memory of the associate dean and professor of law who served on the faculty from 1957 to 1985.Prescott Loveland

THe MarY daLY Prize in Legal ethics is awarded to the graduating J.d. student who publishes the most significant writing relating to lawyers’ professional responsibility and/or the legal profession. it was established by the directors of the stein Center for Law and ethics in memory of their beloved colleague Mary daly, who directed the stein Center in the 1980s and 90s.Naseem Faqihi

THe dOnaLd J. FeeriCK Prize in LaBOr Law is awarded to the J.d. student who submits the best paper on a subject in labor law, which is interpreted broadly to include alternative dispute resolution approaches to problem solving. The donald J. Feerick Prize in Labor Law was established by the faculty, administration, and staff of Fordham Law school in honor of donald J. Feerick, the late brother of dean John d. Feerick, who served as dean of Fordham Law school from 1982 to 2002.Ahmed Javaid

THe JOHn d. FeeriCK award in inTernaTiOnaL disPUTe resOLUTiOn is established through the generosity of dennis Kenny ’11. it is awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the international dispute resolution program who attains the highest cumulative average.Gabrielle Margaret Lyons

THe BenJaMin FinKeL Prize is awarded to that member of the graduating J.d. class who has excelled in the course in bankruptcy. it is named in memory of a distinguished alumnus, who was long a practitioner in this field, Benjamin Finkel’27.Stephanie Lauren Denker

THe FOrdHaM Law aLUMni assOCiaTiOn MedaL in COnsTiTUTiOnaL Law is awarded to the member of the graduating J.d. class who excelled in Constitutional Law in his or her first year.Grace Gloria Aviles

Roger Louis Cappucci

Jessica M. Ginzburg

Sarah Anne Rubenstein Jacobson

Zoe Elizabeth Rosenthal

THe FOrdHaM Law and THe LeiTner CenTer sCHOLarsHiP The LL.M. in international Law and Justice was created under the auspices of the Leitner Center for international Law and Justice, one of the foremost centers for human rights study and advocacy in the United states. Fordham Law and the Leitner Center grant a limited number of full-tuition scholarships with living stipends to highly qualified students from the developing world who plan to return to their home countries to advance the status of human rights.George Buadi

Afi Agbanu Kudomor

Alexander Tutu Osei

Mariama Sammo

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THe JOrene FrenKL rOBBie ’79 MeMOriaL LeGaL researCH Prize is presented to a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the advanced Legal research program. Harry Irving Price

THe PHiLiP r. FUsCO MeMOriaL award is presented by the student Bar association to a J.d. student who participated in the intramural athletic program while demonstrating dedication, enthusiasm, good sportsmanship and academic achievement.Robert M. Lyons

THe wHiTMOre GraY Prize is awarded to the graduating J.d. student who, in the opinion of a committee of the faculty, has been outstanding in courses or activities relating to international law practice. it was established through the generosity of Professor whitmore Gray, a distinguished visiting professor at Fordham.Takahisa Juba

THe eMiLY C. and JOHn e. Hansen award is awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the intellectual Property and information Technology Program who attains the highest cumulative average. it is established in honor of Professor Hugh Hansen’s parents. Florence Fortier-Landry

THe edward J. HawK Prize established through the generosity of Professor Barry e. Hawk, is awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the international Business and Trade Law program who attains the highest cumulative average.Elena Rizzo

THe CarLOs HawKer award is awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the Corporate Compliance program who attains the highest cumulative average. The award was established through the generosity of Carlos Hawker, a 2008 graduate of Fordham’s LL.M. program.Alizée Dill

THe HUGH r. JOnes award in law and public policy is presented to the student in the graduating J.d. class who has attained the highest combined weighted average in the subjects of Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice and Professional responsibility. The prize is named in honor of the distinguished former member of new York’s highest court.Zoe Elizabeth Rosenthal

THe eUGene J. KeeFe award is presented to the person or organization who had made the most important contribution to the Fordham community. it is presented by the student Bar association in memory of a beloved faculty member who served at Fordham from 1926 to 1968.Casey J. McGowan

THe waLTer B. KennedY award is presented to a member of the Fordham Law review in recognition of extraordinary service that exemplifies the commitment to legal excellence of Professor walter d. Kennedy, who served as the Law review’s moderator from 1935 to 1945.Devon E. Lash

Erika A. Khalek

THe JaMes LeiTner award is established by faculty and alumni of the Leitner Center for international Law and Justice. This $1,000.00 prize is awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in international Law and Justice who attains the highest cumulative average. it is named for James Leitner ‘82, with gratitude for his unparalleled generosity and support for human rights around the world.Mariya Stetsyna

THe dOnaLd MaGneTTi THe dOnaLd MaGneTTi award is presented to a member of the graduating J.d. class in recognition of his or her outstanding public commitment and contribution to those beyond the Law school community. Raymundo Alexander Cárdenas

Elizabeth Shiu-Man Ling

Andrew Sellani Mainardi

THe eMMeT J. McCOrMaCK FOUndaTiOn Prize is awarded to the J.d. student who has attained the highest grade in admiralty Law.Roger Louis Cappucci

Caleb A. Davis

THe LawrenCe J. McKaY Prize is awarded to the graduating J.d. students who represented the Law school in the national Moot Court Competition.David Zachary Braun

James Harty Burbage

THe HOnOraBLe JOsePH M. McLaUGHLin Prize is awarded to the J.d. student who attained the highest combined weighted average during his or her first year. The award is named in honor of the Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin of the United states Court of appeals.Kathleen Ann Negri

THe addisOn M. MeTCaLF LaBOr Law Prize is awarded to the student in the graduating J.d. class who has received the highest grade in the basic Labor Law course. The prize was created through the generosity of Mr. addison Metcalf, a longtime member of the Law school’s administrative staff.Nathaniel H. Benfield

Nicholas William Dowd

Ahmed Javaid

Kevin John Kiley, Jr.

H. David Krauss

Jordan Max Klein

Casey J. McGowan

Alif Mia

Brian J. Pugh

Thomas S. Rosso

THe HenrieTTa MeTCaLF Prize is awarded to the student in the graduating J.d. class who has received the highest grade in Contracts.Patricia Lynn Bates

Lauren Brittany Irby

Andrew Jamison Morris

Alexander Thomas Payne

Louis Michael Russo

Amanda Shami

Garret W. Wade

THe KeiTH C. MiLLer MeMOriaL award is presented to a member of the graduating J.d. class who has demonstrated unselfish dedication to the Fordham Moot Court program. it is named in memory of Keith Miller, who was the managing editor of the Moot Court Board in 1986-87.Alex Jeffrey Hartzband

THe adeLe MOnaCO MeMOriaL award is presented to a member of the graduating J.d. class in the evening division who has made a positive impact on the lives of evening division students through the demonstration of compassion, courage, determination and commitment to public service.Erica Danielle Appelman

THe ann MOYniHan award is presented to a member of the graduating class in recognition of his or her outstanding performance in the Law school’s Clinical program.Muriel Shawna Raggi

THe MOnsiGnOr JaMes J. MUrraY Prize FOr aCHieVeMenT in PUBLiC serViCe is given to a graduating Fordham Law J.d. student who is committed to a career in public service. The prize was established through a generous gift from James J. Houlihan, GsB ’74, Christie L. Houlihan, Law ’11, and the Houlihan family. Just as Monsignor Murray exemplified the Fordham Law motto, “in the service of others,” it is the hope of the Houlihan family that the recipients of this prize will commit their professional lives to public service.Kwame Nkrumah Akosah

THe naTiOnaL assOCiaTiOn OF wOMen LawYers OUTsTandinG Law sTUdenT award is presented to the outstanding J.d. law graduate who had demonstrated academic achievement, contributed to the advancement of women in society, promoted issues and concerns of women in the legal profession, and earned the respect of her or his law school community.Estelle Catherine Wagner

THe PeTer J. O’COnnOr Prize is awarded to the J.d. student with the highest weighted average in courses in evidence and new York Practice. it is named in memory of Professor O’Connor, a 1956 graduate of the school, who taught at Fordham Law for 15 years until his death in 1988.Elizabeth S. David

Ari Grun

THe wiLLiaM M. O’COnnOr Prize is awarded to the J.d. student who has written the best note that is published in the Fordham international Law Journal. Maria Teresa Vanikiotis

THe ParCHOMOVsKY – sieGeLMan sTUdenT GradUaTiOn Prize is awarded to the graduating student who produced the best work of scholarship published in one of Fordham’s Law school Journals. Molly Catherine Ryan

THe THOMas F. reddY, Jr. Prize is awarded to the graduating J.d. with the highest grades in courses in intellectual property. it is presented in memory of Thomas F. reddy, Jr., a 1941 graduate of the school, who was a senior partner in the firm of Penine & edmond and a widely respected authority in this field of law.Amy Nicole Mittleman

THe rOBerT araM renzULLi Prize in CriMinaL Law, in the amount of $1,000, is presented to the graduating J.d. student who has excelled in the area of criminal law during his or her three years at Fordham Law school and who intends to engage in public service criminal law work upon graduating. The prize is supported by the renzulli Charitable Trust and Kevin and Jeanine O’Brien. Mary Catherine Gibbons

THe rOBerT sCHUMan Prize established through the generosity of Professor roger Goebel, is awarded to the graduating J.d. and LL.M. students who has achieved the highest grades in courses in european Union Law. The prize is named in honor of the distinguished former Foreign Minister of France who was one of the leading statesmen inspiring the creation of the european Union.J.D. Sean M. Gleason

LL.M. Elena Rizzo

THe seniOr Prize is awarded to the students in each division of the graduating J.d. class who attain the highest weighted average throughout the year.Day Division Kristen Diane White

Evening Division Robert Edward Bolcome III

THe wiLLiaM MiCHaeL TreanOr award is named for former Fordham Law school dean william Michael Treanor and is awarded to the graduating LL.M. student in the U.s. and Comparative Law Program who attains the highest cumulative average. established through the generosity of Professor Thomas Lee and assistant dean Toni M. Fine, this award recognizes the extraordinary contributions made by dean Treanor to the development of the Law school’s LL.M. and international programs.Zarah Adele Faye Boone

THe MiLTOn YOUnG Prize is awarded to that member of the graduating J.d. class who has excelled in courses in the field of taxation. it is named in memory of Milton Young, a member of the class of 1931 and has been endowed through the generosity of the Max and Victoria dreyfus Foundation.Benjamin Healey Weissman

CuM LAuDE

nicole K. abeneerica danielle appelman Grace Gloria avilesshannon danielle azzaroshira BaronPatricia Lynn BatesBrandon d. Batzelalison Claire Benoitdavid zachary BraunMollie zeid BravermanLuke daniel Brindle-Khym Christine anne Calabreserobert CohenLindsay rachel Colvindaniel Curbelo zeidmanzachary Connor dannelizabeth s. davidTaylor anne deanstephanie Lauren denkerelizabeth anne dietzstephen J. dixonCarissa Jasmine dolandanielle alexandra efrosJohn P. Foleysean M. GleasonJeffrey r. Goldfinedaniel J. Gottlieb sylvia elizabeth GrodenMichael robert Gynnrachel HarrisJacob Michael Hermanrobert James Hubleyelizabeth HuhMichael david Jenksstavros KarageorgiouBoris Kesslererika a. KhalekJoshua Ber KielJoshua d. KingsleyCatherine dillon Kirkdaniela H. KirsztajnJordan Max Klein Jonathan Y. KonigKelsey elizabeth Lamelizabeth renwick Langtondevon e. Lashdavid a. LauferMatthew aaron Lebowitzelizabeth shiu-Man Ling séverine H.s. Losembe BotumbeKatherine alexandra LovejoyPrescott Loveland

Joanna C. MahfoodJoseph e. MasielloMarla Lee MatusicCasey J. McGowandianne Kathleen McKeeverPeter L. Menchinialif MiaThomas P. O’ConnorJohn Kofi Osei-Tutualexander Thomas PayneMichael richard Philipsevan Michael PierceyTimothy r. PolmateerHarry irving PriceKimberly Lynn QuintanoValerie ann redmondzoe elizabeth rosenthaldanielle zanie sawayaalexandra Victoria searlJarett senaOleg Michael shiksayuri alexandra shimodasteven william shuldmanalexandria rachel straussanna Katrin rufo svenssonKatherine TyurinChristopher M. Valenicholas Grant Olear VelikyGarret w. wadeestelle Catherine wagnerLauren Michelle wagnerMargot Lynn warhitHerbert weisburghzaneta wykowskaKathleen anne zink

MAGNA CuM LAuDE

samuel J. Cammerdevin r. Canavanroger Louis Cappuccinaseem FaqihiH. david Kraussdaniel richard Marcus-TollMatthew John sorensenJoseph edward Veeneman

MAGNA CuM LAuDE ORDER OF THE COIF

amanda B. asaronathaniel H. Benfieldsarah w. Bloomrobert edward Bolcome iiiChristopher J. BoschJames Harty BurbageHoward L. Cohen nicholas william dowdBrooke elizabeth dunkleyMarc P. epsteinChristie Michelle Falcodavid eli FarberVictoria a. FoltzMary Catherine GibbonsJessica M. GinzburgJulie Mel GreenbaumKelly e. Herbert ahmed islame Hosnysusan r. ingargiola sarah anne rubenstein JacobsonTakahisa Juba zachary B. KayeBryson d. KernJacob Laksindaniel L. LuksMaxwell P. MeadowsLee Paul PinzowMuriel shawna raggiChristopher s. rossThomas s. rossoLouis Michael russoMolly Catherine ryanalexandra P. sadinskyKelly Marie scavoneamanda shamistephanie Lynn silvanodanielle Turcotte

SuMMA CuM LAuDE ORDER OF THE COIF

Michael J. antonucciKathleen ann negriBenjamin Healey weissmanKristen diane white

J U r i s d O C TO r H O n O r s

L L . M . H O n O r s

CuM LAuDE

Kuda epifania CanadyJosep de Puig Mateuamalia del Val ClementeJenny María andrea Ferrón CoronadoCecilia Gómez-acebo YusteMasakazu Hatairina ilyukningning JiLuqiao LiuMaria del Carmen Losada Blanco PfirterHannah Lynchana Carolina Markowskyjroy naordilshat nurmamedovasarah O’ByrneLizzy Felice PeijsThomas Jean-Paul PernodetBeatriz rays wahbaGordon rondelMariama sammoshunsuke sasaokasven schonhofennidhi shetyeMichael H. weissTaotao zhao

MAGNA CuM LAuDE

zarah adele Faye BooneCésar augusto Briceño Lópezalizée dillFlorence Fortier-LandryJuana Garcia Toscanoalejandra González-Concheiro GonzálezGabrielle Margaret Lyonsrosalía Martínez rialalexandra Mayen riveraVeronica MazzoleniUmberto Milanoelena rizzoalessandra spinaMariya stetsynaMaria Maciel zelner Gonçalves

M a rY d a LY s C H O L a r

Michael J. antonucci amanda B. asaro nathaniel H. Benfield sarah w. Bloom robert edward Bolcome iii Christopher J. Bosch James Harty Burbage Howard L. Cohen nicholas william dowd Brooke elizabeth dunkley Marc P. epstein Christie Michelle Falco david eli Farber Victoria a. Foltz Mary Catherine Gibbons Jessica M. Ginzburg Julie Mel Greenbaum Kelly e. Herbert ahmed islame Hosny susan r. ingargiola sarah anne rubenstein Jacobson Takahisa Juba zachary B. Kaye Bryson d. Kern Jacob Laksin daniel L. Luks Maxwell P. Meadows Kathleen ann negri Lee Paul Pinzow Muriel shawna raggi Christopher s. ross Thomas s. rosso Louis Michael russo Molly Catherine ryan alexandra P. sadinskyKelly Marie scavone amanda shami stephanie Lynn silvano danielle Turcotte Benjamin Healey weissman Kristen diane white

rU T H wH i T e H e a d wH a L eY s C H O L a r

nicole K. abene Patricia Lynn Bates Brandon d. Batzel alison Claire Benoit david zachary Braun Luke daniel Brindle-Khym samuel J. Cammer devin r. Canavan roger Louis Cappucci robert Cohen Lindsay rachel Colvin daniel Curbelo zeidman zachary Connor dann elizabeth s. david Taylor anne dean stephen J. dixon naseem Faqihi sean M. Gleason Jeffrey r. Goldfine sylvia elizabeth Groden Michael robert Gynnrachel Harris Jacob Michael Herman robert James Hubley elizabeth Huh Michael david Jenks stavros Karageorgiou Boris Kessler erika a. Khalek Joshua d. Kingsley daniela H. Kirsztajn Jordan Max Klein Jonathan Y. Konig H. david Krauss Kelsey elizabeth Lam devon e. Lash david a. Laufer séverine H.s. Losembe Botumbe Prescott Loveland daniel richard Marcus-Toll Joseph e. Masiello Marla Lee Matusic Casey J. McGowan Peter L. Menchini alexander Thomas Payne Michael richard Philips evan Michael Piercey Timothy r. Polmateer Harry irving Price zoe elizabeth rosenthal

danielle zanie sawaya Oleg Michael shik sayuri alexandra shimoda steven william shuldman Matthew John sorensen alexandria rachel strauss Katherine Tyurin Christopher M. Vale Joseph edward Veeneman nicholas Grant Olear Veliky Margot Lynn warhit zaneta wykowska Kathleen anne zink

PaU L F U L L e r s C H O L a r

erica danielle appelman Grace Gloria aviles shannon danielle azzaro shira Baron Mollie zeid Braverman Christine anne Calabrese stephanie Lauren denker elizabeth anne dietz Carissa Jasmine dolan danielle alexandra efros John P. Foley daniel J. Gottlieb Joshua Ber Kiel Catherine dillon Kirk elizabeth renwick Langton Matthew aaron Lebowitz elizabeth shiu-Man Ling Katherine alexandra Lovejoy Joanna C. Mahfood dianne Kathleen McKeever alif Mia Thomas P. O’Connor John Kofi Osei-Tutu Kimberly Lynn Quintano Valerie ann redmond alexandra Victoria searl Jarett sena anna Katrin rufo svensson Garret w. wade estelle Catherine wagner Lauren Michelle wagnerHerbert weisburgh

For descriptions of these scholar designations please visit www.fordham.edu/downloads/file/811/scholar_designations