Congratulations to Dean Usha R. Rodrigues for receiving the 2025 Han C. Choi Mentor Award from the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association at the 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet and Leadership Installation. The award recognizes members of the legal profession who demonstrate a remarkable commitment to mentoring the next generation.
First-year law student Eric S. Gulbranson is the winner of the School of Law’s 2025 J. Ralph Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition. Congratulations to all who competed, including finalist Lisa R. Calvert, on their performances.
Congratulations to third-year students Mona E. Abboud, Taylor L. Stablein and Casey E. Wofford for finishing as semifinalists at the National Moot Court Competition in New York City, finishing among the top four teams in the nation. The team also earned honors for having the second-best brief score out of 32 teams. Notably, Abboud, Stablein and Wofford went undefeated in their regional in Atlanta in November to qualify for the national tier of the tournament.
Congratulations to third-year student Garfield A. McIntyre Jr. for being named the best advocate of the preliminary rounds at the Hicks Thomas LLP Moot Court National Championship. He and his classmates Hannah N. Ryninger and Emily C. Wood represented UGA Law as a team at the tournament and finished as semifinalists. This annual invitation-only tournament is reserved for the top 16 moot court programs from law schools across the country based on performances from the previous academic year. Cole Harper (J.D.'22) served as the alumni coach.
The University of Georgia will delay opening on Thursday, Jan. 23 until 10 a.m. The delayed start will provide campus operations teams with additional time to address isolated slick spots. Even with the delay, we realize that some members of our campus community may face unique challenges for travel depending upon their location. Employees are encouraged to contact their direct supervisors to discuss flexible arrangements in these circumstances; likewise, students should contact their professors.