Fordham Law’s annual Student Excellence Awards ceremony took place on September 28. The event celebrates students with the highest grade point averages in their class years, as well as students who have excelled in oral advocacy and legal writing. This year’s ceremony was the first in-person version of the event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“All of you here today have excelled, you’ve brought great life to our classrooms,” said Dean Matthew Diller in his welcome to students and their families. “We have a complicated world out there today and you are all going to go out there and make a difference … And we will take great pride and joy in your accomplishments every single step of the way.”
See this year’s award winners below.
The Fordham Law School Prize
Presented to the students in the first-year mini-sections, the second-year day and evening programs, and the third-year evening program who attained the highest weighted average for studies throughout the 2021-2022 academic year.
First-Year Day and Evening Programs
Ryan Karerat, Section 1
Anthony Petrosino, Section 2
John Tsimis, Section 3
Mayu Tobin-Miyaji, Section 4
Karl Kristensen, Section 5
Oona Wallace, Section 6
Abigail McCabe, Section 7
Amy Campbell, Section 8
Deisy Abarca-Espiritu, Section 9
Sonia Montejano, Section 9
Alexandra Hottenrott, Section 10
Colin Buss, Section 11
Ellie Zolotarev, Section 11
Second-Year Day Program
Benjamin Bressler
Second-Year Evening Program
Wen Zhang
Third-Year Evening Program
Linda Foit
The David Dawes Nee II Memorial Award
The David Dawes Nee II Memorial Award is given to a 2L/2E/3E competitor who has demonstrated excellence in oral advocacy and commitment to assisting others in their pursuit of excellence.
Allison Scott
The Fordham Legal Writing Award
Presented to first-year students for scholastic excellence in Legal Writing for the 2021-2022
academic year.
Max D. Kaufman, 1A
Anne L. Vieser, 1B
Parker Siegel, 1B
Marilyn E. Hurzeler, 2A
Kristen L. Mitsinikos, 2B
Caitlin E. Rubin, 2B
Joshua M. Cockream, 3A
Titus Levy, 3B
Josephine K. Amon, 4A
Kristen P. Pavlounis, 4B
Natalie C. Alexander, 5A
Matthew L. Maron, 5B
Kaitlin Dunne, 6A
Oona M. Wallace, 6B
Andrew Blatt, 7A
Zachary N. Shulman, 7B
George P. Alchas, 8A
Victoria L. Klevan, 8B
Deisy Abarca-Espiritu, 9A
Justin Szeto, 9B
Mikaella Boniel, 10A
Summer Perez, 10B
Colin G. Buss, 11A
Meghan M. Bill, 11A
Emma Harman, 11B
Alexander M. Smyth, 11C
Grace E. Osgood, C
Katarina M. Herring-Trott, C
Makayla R. Ashe, D
Noah P. Mathews, E
Josephine M. Luck, F
Alexandra V. Meyer, G