Dear Law School Community,
Each year I look forward to Awards Day and the occasion it provides to celebrate the many accomplishments of our students and faculty. The hard work of those listed within these pages certainly deserves recognition, credit and acknowledgement of a job well done.
These past two years have tested us all, yet our law school community remains resilient, connected and focused on the task at hand. I remain grateful to be part of a community as strong as ours, and I thank you for joining me to recognize the accomplishments of our 2022 Awards Day recipients.
Congratulations to all on a job well done!
Sincerely,
Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge
Dean & Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law
Student Awards
Shelly D. Knox Award for Outstanding Public Interest Student
Ben Causey, JD '22
Edward J. Henning Memorial ADR Award
Jordan Dillard, JD '22
John C. O’Byrne Award for Excellence in the Study of Taxation
John Hayman, JD '22
Jason Martell, JD '22
Class of 1933 Torts Law Award
Akash Shah, JD '23 [X] (Spring 2021)
Hana A. Omar, JD '24 [X]
Hannah M. Jellema, JD '24 [Y]
Maxwell R. Jarck, JD '24 [Z]
The State Bar of Georgia Tax Section Outstanding Student Award
Brody Klett, JD '22
The State Bar of Georgia Environmental Law Section Award
Elizabeth Slater, JD '22
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Willis J. “Dick” Richardson, Jr. Student Award for Excellence in Georgia Practice and Procedure
Leila Knox, JD '21
Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund Award for Excellence in the Study of Real Estate Law
Jack Pease, JD '23
Santiago Villar, JD '23
Georgia Municipal Association Municipal Corporations Award
Hanna Dunnavant, JD '23
The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Custer-Tuggle Award for Excellence in Family Law
Allison Adkins, JD '22
American Bankruptcy Institute Medal
Katherine Payne, JD '22
Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLP Award for Outstanding Mock Trial Advocate
Ben Causey, JD '22
Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLP Award for Outstanding Moot Court Advocate
Victoria Thornton, JD '22
Dan MacDougald Memorial Award for First Honor Graduate
Jason Sigalos, JD '21
Ellen Jordan Award for Outstanding Public Interest Student
Thomas Evans, JD '22
Isaac Meinhard Award for Highest Academic Average
Jason Sigalos, JD '21
Law School Alumni Association Award for Exceptional Diligence and Dedication in the Study of Law, Class of 2021
Devin Sinclair, JD '21
Law School Alumni Association Award for Exceptional Diligence and Dedication in the Study of Law, Class of 2022
Luis Gomez Chavez, JD '22
Law School Alumni Association Award for Highest Academic Average, Class of 2022
Kirstiana Perryman, JD '22
Law School Alumni Association Award for Highest Academic Average, Class of 2023
Akash Shah, JD '23
William King Meadow Award
Eric Morris, JD '22
Donald P. Gilmore, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law
David Lerner, JD '23
Julian McDonnell Award for Excellence in the Study of Commercial Law
Sarah Wickson, JD ’22
Kerry Harike Joedecke Memorial Award for Excellence Outstanding Moot Court Board Member
Roya Naghepour, JD '22
Ronald Carlson Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence
Elizabeth O'Roark, JD '22
Ronald Carlson Rising Advocate Award
Molly Laughlin, JD '23
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award (nominee)
Courtney Hogan, JD '22
National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award (nominee)
Catherine Freeman, JD '23
The State Bar of Georgia Real Property Section Award (nominee)
Taylor Pittman, JD ' 23
Verner F. Chaffin Award for Excellence in the Study of Fiduciary Law
Jacob Swanstrom, JD '22
Kailyn Coots, JD '21
IAPP Westin Scholar Award
Ailen Data, LLM '21
Order of the Coif
Jason N. Sigalos, JD '21
Madison Grace Conkel, JD '21
Mollie M. Fiero, JD '21
James Heuser, JD '21
Jacob W. Weber, JD '21
Mary Nicole Hammett, JD '21
Bailey Reid Meyne, JD '21
Michael Alexander Sloman, JD '21
John David Taylor, JD '21
William C. Gaskins, JD '21
Emily C. Snow, JD '21
Leila Nations Knox, JD '21
Kristen E. Bartlett, JD '21
Chandler Ryan Mulford, JD '21
Laura Elizabeth Nelson, JD '21
Sarah Anne Nelson, JD '21
Charles Jacob Fucetola, JD '21
Caitlin Nicole Henderson, JD '21
Caroline Parnass, JD '21
Andrew E. Richardson, JD '21
Order of the Barristers
Austin Alberston, JD '22
Destiny Burch, JD '22
Peyton Clark, JD '22
Varad Dabke, JD '22
Cole Harper, JD '22
Donavan Juleus, JD '22
Haley Kairab, JD '22
Taylor Lear, JD '22
Jacob Swanstrom, JD '22
Navroz Tharani, JD '22
Faculty Awards
Faculty Marshal
Lonnie Brown
Usha Rodrigues
John C. O’Byrne Memorial Award for Significant Contributions Furthering Student-Faculty Relations
David Shipley
Carol A. Watson Award for Outstanding Legal Research or Writing Instructor
Jean Mangan
C. Ronald Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching
Usha Rodrigues
Student Bar Association Professionalism Award
Lonnie Brown
Eleanor C. Lanier Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
Carol Morgan