2007-08 Student Awards & Prizes Order of the Coif Francis Baalmann Joseph Bant Adam Davis Samia Khan Zachary Lerner Maren Ludwig Sarah Lynn Jessica Morgan Mark Newcomer Jessica Pownell Nicole Proulx Stephanie Sowers Jonathon Szumny Brad Vining Cheri Whiteside Benjamin Zimmerman Walter Hiersteiner Outstanding Service Award Stephanie Sowers Justice Lloyd Kagey Leadership Award Justin Elkouri Samuel Mellinger Scholarship, Leadership, and Service Award Adam Davis C.C. Stewart Award in Law Adam Davis Zachary Lerner ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law Christy Marlett Nicole Proulx Robert F. Bennett Student Award Sara Zafar
William L. Burdick Prize Christopher Grenz Mary Anne Chambers Service Award Sara Stieben George Gary Duncan Scholastic Improvement Prize Marcos San Martin Robert E. Edmonds Prize in Corporation and Securities Law John Nolan McWilliams Faculty Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement Jonathan Grossman Zachary Lerner Family Fund Award Clay Britton Robert C. Foulston and George Siefkin Prizes for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy First Place Oralist: Brian Nye Second Place Oralist: Daniel Morris Finalists: Michael Crabb and Lindsey Heinz First Place Brief: Brian Nye and Daniel Morris Second Place Brief: Luke Wohlford and Christina Elmore
Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm LLC Tax Procedure Award Francis Baalmann W. Ross Hutton Legal Aid Award Jeremy Mai Brad Vining Jessup International Law Moot Court In-House Competition Awards Best Oral Argument: Michael Lee Runner-up Best Oral Argument: Dani Davey Runner-up Best Oral Argument: Maria Salcedo Best Brief Writer: Michael Lee Best Brief Writer: Maria Salcedo Runner-up Best Brief: Ashlyn Buck Law Class of 1949 Award for Leadership Sara Stieben Media, Law & Policy Intellectual Property Law Prize Justin Hendrix Janean Meigs Memorial Award in Law Ambereen Shaffie James P. Mize Trial Advocacy Award Lindsey Heinz Cullin Hughes
Payne & Jones Awards Summer 2007: Christopher Grenz W. Robert Nelson Fall 2007: Anne Gepford Michael Lee Stephanie Lovett Alison Lungstrum Shane McCall Chadron Patton Erica Schroeder Spring 2008: Christopher Grenz Kyle Hertel Megan Hoffman Rich Klein Andrea Morrow Kendra Oakes Andrew Ricke Erin Weekley Shapiro Award for Best Paper on Law & Public Policy Dennis Golden Sonnenschein Scholars Award Benjamin Miller-Coleman Shane McCall Susman Godfrey Trial Advocacy Award Brian Nye UMB Bank Excellence in Trust Planning Award Michael T. Shelton
Hershberger, Patterson, Jones & Roth Energy Law Award Benjamin Zimmerman
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