Dear Law School Community,

What an honor it is to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of our students and faculty on this year’s Awards Day! Their dedication, hard work, and achievements not only elevate our academic community, but also set a standard of excellence for us all. Please join me in celebrating their accomplishments and commending them for a job well done.

Sincerely,

Usha R. Rodrigues
Dean & University Professor
M.E. Kilpatrick Professor of Corporate & Securities Law
University of Georgia School of Law

2025 Awards Day Booklet.pdf

Student Awards

American College of Bankruptcy Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student from the Eleventh Circuit (UGA Nominee)

Margaret Camfield, JD '26

Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund Award for Excellence in the Study of Real Estate Law

Gordon Wayne, JD '26

Carol E. Morgan Award for Excellence in the Study of Business Law and Ethics

Ikram Ali Mohammed, JD '25

Brandtley Vickery Mohr, JD '25

Dan MacDougald Memorial Award for First Honor Graduate

Allison Fine, JD '24

Donald P. Gilmore, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law

Taylor Stablein, JD '25

Edward J. Henning Memorial ADR Award

Margaret A. Galvin, JD '25

Ellen Jordan Award for Outstanding Public Interest Student

Joseph Colley, JD '25

Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award (UGA Nominee)

Mary Elizabeth Enterkin, JD '26

Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Willis J. “Dick” Richardson, Jr. Student Award for Excellence in Georgia Practice and Procedure

William C. Mattox, JD '26

Georgia Municipal Association Municipal Corporations Award

Garfield McIntyre Jr., JD '25

Isaac Meinhard Award for Highest Academic Average

Allison Fine, JD '24

John C. O’Byrne Award for Excellence in the Study of Taxation

Caden Pruitt, JD '25

Julian McDonnell Award for Excellence in the Study of Commercial Law

Emily E. Tracy, JD '25

Kerry Harike Joedecke Memorial Award for Excellence Outstanding Moot Court Board Member

Natalya Moody, JD '25

National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award (UGA Nominee)

Madison Howard, JD '25

Law School Alumni Association Award for Exceptional Diligence and Dedication in the Study of Law, Class of 2024

Brian Riera Pena, JD '24

Law School Alumni Association Award for Exceptional Diligence and Dedication in the Study of Law, Class of 2025

Claire Estrada, JD '25

Law School Alumni Association Award for Highest Academic Average, Class of 2025

Joseph Colley, JD '25

Law School Alumni Association Award for Highest Academic Average, Class of 2026

Jessica Thompson, JD '26

Ronald Carlson Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence

Garfield McIntyre Jr., JD '25

Ronald Carlson Rising Advocate Award

Dresden Day, JD '26

Shelley D. Knox Award for Outstanding Public Interest Student

Keera Ball, JD '25

The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Custer-Tuggle Award for Excellence in Family Law

Steven Swinehart, JD '25

The State Bar of Georgia Environmental Law Section Award

Kellianne E. Elliott, JD '26

The State Bar of Georgia Real Property Section Award (UGA nominee)

Brooke Raniere, JD '26

Kyra Stacey, JD '26

The State Bar of Georgia Tax Section Outstanding Student Award

Nicholas Nelson, JD '25

Verner F. Chaffin Award for Excellence in the Study of Fiduciary Law

Nicholas Nelson, JD '25

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLP Award for Outstanding Mock Trial Advocate

Olha Kaliuzhna, JD '25

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLP Award for Outstanding Moot Court Advocate

Drake Jones, JD '25

Blue Key Honor Society

Joseph Colley, JD '25

William King Meadow Award

Natalya Moody, JD '25

IAPP Westin Scholar Award

Andrew Arrington, JD '24

Order of the Coif

Allison Fine, JD '24

"Mary" Larkin Carden, JD '24

Amanda Graham, JD '24

Maxwell Jarck, JD '24

Jake Shatzer, JD '24

Alissa Kiefer, JD '24

Elizabeth Hope Garrison, JD '24

Jonathan "Jon" Thomas Fagundes, JD '24

Sara Young, JD '24

Max Abramson, JD '24

Alex Amato, JD '24

Sandon Fernandes, JD '24

Jacob Merrill, JD '24

Robert "Rob" Wedge, JD '24

Alexis Watson, JD '24

Michael Hines, JD '24

Hunter Payne, JD '24

Brennan Cox, JD '24

Delaney Davis, JD '24

Ashlyn Dewberry, JD '24

Order of the Barristers

Mona Abboud, JD '25

Keera Ball, JD '25

Paige Batten, JD '25

Drake Jones, JD '25

Luke McGahren, JD '25

Garfield McIntyre, JD '25

Natayla Moody, JD '25

Presley Snead, JD '25

Taylor Stablein, JD '25

Casey Wofford, JD '25

Faculty Awards

Faculty Marshal

Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge

Dr. John B. Meixner Jr.

John C. O’Byrne Memorial Award for Significant Contributions Furthering Student-Faculty Relations

Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge

Carol A. Watson Award for Outstanding Legal Research or Writing Instructor

Jean Mangan

C. Ronald Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. John B. Meixner Jr.

Student Bar Association Award for Outstanding Staff Member

Tony Waller

Eleanor C. Lanier Award for Excellence in Clinical Education

Rob McNiff

Lonnie T. Brown, Jr. Professionalism Award

Matthew I. Hall

UGA Law's Excellence in Undergraduate Education Teaching Award

Greg Roseboro