May 2025 Hooding Ceremony
May 17, 2025 · 6:00 p.m. · United Supermarkets Arena
Texas Tech University School of Law
Hooding
Ceremony
May 2025
Processional
Welcome
Jack Wade Nowlin, M.A., J.D., Ph.D.
Dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law
Welcoming Remarks
Patrick R. Gordon, M.B.A., J.D. '83 Texas Tech University System Board of Regents
Niya Hope Williams '25 President, Student Bar Association
Keynote Address
Scott Summy, J.D. '90 Shareholder, Baron & Budd, ELG
Hooding of Graduation Candidates
Sofia Chapman, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Office for Student Life
Hooding Professors
DeLeith Duke Gossett, J.D.
Jack F Maddox Professor of Law
Alyson L. Outenreath, J.D. '00
Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Professor of Law
Jorge A. Ramírez, J.D.
Walter and Anne Huffman Professor of Law
Farewell Remarks for the Class
Harlan Himes Burk '25 Student Speaker
Closing Remarks
Dean Nowlin
Recessional
About Texas Tech University School of Law
Founded in 1967, Texas Tech University School of Law boasts a rich history. In the 1930s, Alvin R. Allison, a self-described “country lawyer from Levelland,” could not afford to attend one of the three American Bar Association-accredited law schools in Texas. Instead of attending law school, he earned his law license by apprenticing under a local attorney for two years and passing the Texas Bar Examination in 1934.
His struggle to become a lawyer inspired his quest to establish a law school in West Texas at his alma mater, Texas Technological College. The Texas Tech Board of Directors hired Richard B. Amandes as the Law School’s first dean in 1966, and in 1967, the first class, comprised of 72 students, enrolled at Texas Tech Law. The ABA granted accreditation to the school in August 1970. In 1969, Texas Tech Law gained membership to the Association of American Law Schools, and in 1974, was elected to the Order of the Coif, a qualification shared by less than half of the nation’s law schools.
Since opening, the Law School has graduated more than 9,000 students, including the first woman to head a major federallaw enforcement agency, the Army’s highest-ranking legal officer, general counsels of corporations, elected officials, state and federal judges, and some of the nation’s top litigators.
Texas Tech Law offers a robust clinical program, three academic centers, 10 dual-degree programs, five concentration programs, a regional-externship program, a nationally recognized legal-practice program, a public-service graduation requirement, two award-winning law journals, and a nationally competitive advocacy program that boasts 57 national and international championships.
Texas Tech Law attracts professors who are passionate about teaching. In fact, Texas Tech Law has won the University’s Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award three times in recent years, six professors have been recognized with the Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award since Fall 2018, and seven professors are elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute.
With quality students, talented faculty, and devoted staff, the Law School continues to produce gifted attorneys who practice across the state, region, and country.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Texas Tech University School of Law is to prepare individuals for the effective and ethical practice of law in a rapidly changing, diverse, and interconnected world; to engage in meaningful scholarship; and to foster a culture of public service.
Vision Statement
To be a premier student-centered law school developing effective, ethical lawyers and leaders for Texas and for the diverse world of the 21st century.
About the Doctor of Jurisprudence
Academic Regalia
Tam
Instead of the undergraduate or master’s degree mortarboard and tassel, law and other doctoral degree graduates wear a velvet tam with a short gold tassel.
Gown
Texas Tech Law graduates wear a black gown. To distinguish it from undergraduate or master’s degree gowns, the Doctor of Jurisprudence gown bears three black velvet bars on the arms and black velvet panels down the front of the gown.
Hood
As is customary with doctoral degrees, a law graduate carries the hood, and a person with the same degree places the hood on the graduate. The hood’s exterior is black while its interior has purple velvet, signifying a degree in the law.
About
the Keynote Speaker
Scott Summy is a nationally recognized environmental attorney. As a shareholder and the head of the Environmental Litigation Group (ELG) at Baron & Budd, he supervises a team of 30 attorneys and support professionals who concentrate on large environmental litigation across the country. Under his leadership, the ELG has been named among Law360’s prestigious Practice Groups of the Year in Environmental Law three times in 2020, 2023 and 2024. In 2024, Law360 also recognized Scott as a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar.”
Scott’s career is marked by landmark legal victories, beginning with a pivotal case early in his practice when he represented North Carolina residents whose drinking wells were contaminated with the chemical MTBE. After taking the case to trial, Scott secured a record settlement and launched a career that has since delivered billions of dollars in relief for public water providers nationwide.
Scott played a key role in the historic Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Multidistrict Litigation in South Carolina. As court-appointed co-lead and special settlement counsel, he crafted and negotiated groundbreaking settlements totaling $12.5 billion and $1.185 billion against 3M and DuPont, respectively, securing the largest drinking water settlements in U.S. history. In addition, he negotiated settlements with Tyco Fire Products and BASF Corporation in the amounts of $750 million and $316.5 million respectively.
His earlier achievements include negotiating a $648 million nationwide class settlement with Monsanto, which held a product manufacturer accountable for stormwater contamination for the first time in U.S. history. He also secured a $1.436 billion settlement for public entities in Northern and Southern California for damages caused by wildfires in 2015, 2017, and 2018. Additionally, in the 2010 BP Oil Spill litigation, Scott served as court-appointed Executive Counsel, helping negotiate more than $13 billion for affected Gulf Coast communities.
Scott, a proud graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1990, credits the school’s advocacy program for shaping his legal career. He fondly recalls participating in competitions in cities such as New York and Chicago. Inspired by those formative experiences, Scott and his wife, Lenna, established the Scott and Lenna Summy Elite Advocates Endowment with a $2 million gift. This endowment strengthens the law school’s renowned Advocacy Program by funding scholarships, competition travel, and advocacy-related resources—empowering the next generation of legal advocates.
In recognition of his remarkable career and contributions to the legal profession, Texas Tech Law honored Scott with its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award, celebrating his lasting impact on both the legal field and his alma mater.
Hooding Candidates
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Sydney Paige Allison
Professors Q. Dwight McDonald '93 & Patrick S. Metze
B.A., Angelo State University Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration
Aiya Almzayen
Professor Q. Dwight McDonald '93 & Randall Reed
B.S., University of Texas - Dallas Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration
Matthew Reuben Amunrud
Professor Gerry W. Beyer
B.A., Texas Tech University
Edith Marie Anthony
Krispen Walker Winfree '94
B.A., Texas A&M University
Bryn Elaine Arnold
Professor Alyson L. Outenreath '00
B.S., Texas Tech University
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Jacqueline Avila Gonzales
Professors Charles P. Bubany & Derek Mergele-Rust '17
B.A., University of Texas - Arlington
Chase Bailey
Professors DeLeith Duke Gossett & Robert T. Sherwin '01
B.B.A., New Mexico State University
Baylee Madisyn Ballais
Professor Nancy J. Soonpaa
B.A., Texas Tech University
Energy Law Concentration
Mackenzie Linae Ballard
Bill Brian
B.B.A., West Texas A&M University
Sam Baquet
Professor Derek Mergele-Rust '17
B.A., Chadron State College
Mitchell J. Barry
Professors Patrick S. Metze & Roderick E. Wetsel
B.S., Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
B.A., St. Edwards University
Bailee Nicole Barton
Professor Charles P. Bubany
B.A., University of Arkansas
Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Samantha Laurie Beirne
Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03
B.S., Texas A&M University
Alexandra Renae Blair
Professor B. Allison Clayton '07
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Katie Bone
Professor Robert T. Sherwin '01
B.A., University of Texas ‡
Ashley Elizabeth Boyce
Professors Andrea Nfodjo '18 & Craig Oglesby '14
B.A., Texas Tech University
Margret Alison Brown
Professor Gary R. Terrell '77
A.A., South Plains College
B.A., Texas Tech University
M.F.A., Bennington College
Energy Law Concentration
Taylor Katharine Brumbaugh
Benson Varghese '09
B.A., Texas Christian University
Business Law Concentration
Harlan Himes Burk
Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03
B.S., Texas Tech University
Colten David Cannon
Hooding Professor
B.S., Texas Tech University‡
M.B.A., Texas Tech University*
Chase Chamberlain
Professor Gerry W. Beyer
B.A., Utah State University
Abigail Cheek
Professor Dustin B. Benham
B.A., Texas A&M University
Daniel Chung
Professor William R. Keffer
B.A., University of Texas - Dallas Energy Law Concentration
* Denotes dual-degree program
‡ Denotes multiple degrees
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Cody James Clayton
Professor Geoffrey S. Corn
B.S., University of Houston
José Miguel Covarrubias
Edward Estrada '10 & Isaias Solorzano '12
B.A., University of Texas - Tyler
Cade William Cross
Professors Gerry W. Beyer & Brian D. Shannon
B.A., Texas A&M University
Shelby Lynn Curry
Professor Gerry W. Beyer
B.S., Tarleton State University
Sam Foley Dennehy
Professor Geoffrey S. Corn
B.A., University of Texas - Arlington
Samuel N. Dick
Professor Geoffrey S. Corn
B.A., American Military University
Gunnar Byron Fowler Duke
Randall Duke
B.S.B.A., University of Arkansas
M.A.B.A., University of Arkansas
Sydney Elizabeth Dumas
David Dumas
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Jake Durland
Professor Bryan T. Camp
B.S., Colorado State University Business Law Concentration
Abby Breanne Dye
Jasmine Redd
B.A., Lubbock Christian University
M.A., Texas Tech University
Cannon Reed Echols
Professor Dustin B. Benham
B.B.A., Texas Christian University
Nura Elhentaty
Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Ashton Parker Endsley
The Honorable April Propst '08 & Gus Williams '21
B.A., University of Arkansas
Ethan Evans
Professor Brandon Beck '12 & The Honorable Lawrence Doss '99
B.A., University of Texas - Dallas
Audrey Rae Flemmons
Professor Geoffrey S. Corn
B.S., New Mexico State University
Caroline Elizabeth Ford
Jeremy Lunn
B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University
Elysia Susanna Garcia
Professor Geoffrey S. Corn
B.S., University of Houston
Hagen Thomas Gardiner
Professor Eric Bentley
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Elan Goldstein
Ronith Herman
B.A., University of Colorado - Boulder Business Law Concentration
Megan Goracke
Professor Ronn Garcia '08
B.A., Baker University
Kalee Sue Gore
Mary Barsalou
B.F.A., University of Texas
Jadyn Griffith Allen
Allison Browning '24 & Ann Manning '84
B.B.A., University of Oklahoma
Lauren Cole Hamic
Thomas Smidt III
B.A., Texas Tech University
Morgan Lisette Hammel
Professor Dustin B. Benham
B.S., Texas Tech University
Professor Larry R. Spain & Assistant Dean Kayla Wimberley '11
B.A., North Carolina State University
* Denotes dual-degree program
‡ Denotes multiple degrees
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Ike W. Hansen
Hooding Professor
B.A., Utah State University
M.B.A., Utah State University
Teresa M. Hardegree
Elizabeth Balido '20 & Professor Dustin B. Benham
B.A., Angelo State University
M.B.A., Texas Tech University
Jordan Lee Harkins
Cameron Hekkert '24
B.A., University of Texas
Giuliana Fiona Hays-Angelelli
Professors Eric A. Chiappinelli & Roderick E. Wetsel
B.A., Baylor University
Robin Emily Heinz
Professor B. Allison Clayton '07
B.A., Texas Tech University
Audrey Anne Helm
Professor Roderick E. Wetsel
B.S., Abilene Christian University
Areesha Imtiaz Hemani
Professors Jarod S. Gonzalez & Patrick S. Metze
B.A., University of Texas - Dallas
Jacie Henefey Birkenfeld
Professor Gerry W. Beyer
B.S., Texas Tech University
Aimee Lanette Hernandez
Professors Brandon Beck '12 & B. Allison Clayton '07
B.A., University of Texas
M.Ed., Southern Methodist University
James Ryan Holdridge
Hooding Professor
B.A., Texas Tech University
Kealie Renee House
Walter Williams
B.A., Southwestern University Business Law Concentration
Caden Scott Jackson
Eddie Cawlfield
B.A., University of Texas
Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Ethan C. Jimenez
Professors Dustin B. Benham & Joe Stephens
B.A., Texas Tech University
Kevin Johnson
Katherine Hurley
B.A., University of Texas Business Law Concentration
Brettney Rasberry Jones
Reneé Posey
B.S., Texas Tech University Business Law Concentration
Desiree Ria Jones
Professor Geoffrey S. Corn
B.S., California State University - Long Beach
Fallon Dion Jones
Professor Jarod S. Gonzalez & Franklin D.R. Jones II
B.S., University of Texas
Vanessa Elizabeth Jones
Elizabeth Balido '20
B.A., University of Texas
Katherine Mercedes Jost
James Sadler '92 & Logan Sawyer '19
B.A., Texas Tech University
Brandon Thomas Kasper
Assistant Dean Kayla Wimberley '11
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Andie Grace Keefer
Professors Catherine Christopher & Patrick S. Metze
B.S., Wichita State University
Dallas McKay Kennedy
Lindsey Christofferson
B.A., Brigham Young University
Nusaybah Khan
Professors Charles P. Bubany & Barbara Lauriat
B.S., University of Oklahoma
M.P.H., George Washington University
Bailey Nicole King
Elizabeth Balido '20
B.S., Angelo State University
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Erik A. Kluczkowski
Professors Geoffrey S. Corn & DeLeith Duke Gossett
B.A., University of Arizona
Sarah Kay Kronenberger
John Kronenberger
B.A., Texas Tech University
Caleb Kunde
Professor Robert T. Sherwin '01
B.S., Texas Tech University
Clarissa Ann Landa Bellomy
Hooding Professor
B.A., Texas A&M University
Joshua Carl Legg
Professors Dustin B. Benham & Roderick E. Wetsel
B.A., Texas A&M University
Andrew Kyle Lisenby
Professors Brandon Beck '12 & Richard W. Murphy
B.S., Sam Houston State University
M.A., Sam Houston State University
Kolton Looka
Professor Gerry W. Beyer
B.B.A., Texas Tech University ‡
Ericka Rhea Lopez
Professor Eric A. Chiappinelli & Mary E. Dawson
B.B.A., Baylor University
M.S., Texas Tech University
Business Law Concentration
Victor Anthony Lopez
Professor Joe Stephens
B.B.A., University of Texas - San Antonio
Eva Rose Lynch
Professor B. Allison Clayton '07 & Thomas J. Rasmussen
B.A., The Catholic University of America
Jorey R. Maples
The Honorable Michael Davis '08
B.B.A., Texas A&M University
Katie P. Master
Professors Larry R. Spain & Roderick E. Wetsel
B.S.A., University of Texas
Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Carlie Jones McCleery
Natalie L. Webb
B.S., Southern Utah University
Dillon Gage McGrath
Hooding Professor
B.S., Texas Tech University
Ruth Helen McIntyre
Hooding Professor
B.S., University of Louisville
M.S., University of Louisville School of Medicine
Katey Ann McMurrough
Bonny Link
B.A., University of Alaska
Gideon Meier
Professor Gerry W. Beyer
B.A., University of Texas - El Paso
Joshua John-Staben Mendez
Professors Robert T. Sherwin '01 & Gary R. Terrell '77
B.S., Texas A&M University
Izabelle Rose Mendoza
Professors DeLeith Duke Gossett & Terri M. Morgeson '03
B.S., Texas Tech University
Savannah Ivana Monterrey
Professor Maria Oviedo '19
B.B.A., St. Mary’s University
Destiny Morgan
The Honorable Michael Davis '08
B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University
Casey Joy Mounho
Professor DeLeith Duke Gossett
B.A., Texas Tech University
Ivan X. Naranjo
Professors Brandon Beck '12 & Charles P. Bubany
B.A., University of Texas
Breuklyn McDaniel Nivens
Chuck Hester
B.S., West Texas A&M University
* Denotes dual-degree program
‡ Denotes multiple degrees
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Cade E. Osbourn
Professor William R. Keffer
B.S., Tarleton State University
Shelby Nicole Panzer
Cole Bryan '07 & Halee Sanderson '24
B.S., Abilene Christian University
Seth Garrett Paulger
Professor William R. Keffer
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Energy Law Concentration
Clayton T. Peck
Henry Terrones '24
B.S., University of North Texas
Justin Pennington
Jason Tams
B.A., University of Texas - Arlington
Ethan D. Pham
Rosalind V.O. Perez '17
B.S., Nova Southeastern University
Demetria Marjorie Poulos
Hooding Professor
B.S., University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Priyanka Pudasaini
Christopher Najera '24 & Brian Phan '24
B.S., Texas Woman’s University
Raquel Rawlings
Professor Geoffrey S. Corn
B.A., Brigham Young University
Maycee Dawn Redfearn
Professors Sally M. Henry & Robert T. Sherwin '01
B.S., University of Utah
Business Law Concentration
Morgan Kyle Register
Tom Hall '81 & Professor William R. Keffer
B.A., University of Texas
Emily Rhae Roberts
Professor Brandon Beck '12
B.A., Texas Tech University
Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Hunter Glynn Robinson
Professors DeLeith Duke Gossett & Q. Dwight McDonald '93
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Fernanda Roman
Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03
B.A., University of Texas - Dallas
Kevin Rosales
Professor DeLeith Duke Gossett
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
B.A., Texas Tech University
Kasha Lynn Ross
Tayler Bulter
B.S., Prairie View A&M University
Jake Ryan
Professor Paul K. Stafford '94
B.A., Texas Tech University
Juan Fernando Salas
Professors Ashley Arrington & Geoffrey S. Corn
B.S., University of Texas - Arlington
Christopher Michael Schraer
Professor Sally M. Henry
B.A., Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Patrick Maxwell Seger
Julie Perez & Andrew Seger
B.S., University of Texas
Jeremy Segura
Shawn Adams '14 & Cameron Morris '23
B.S., University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Kate Settle
Jessica Bebawi '21 & Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03
B.A., Texas Tech University
Lauren Margaret Somerlot
Professor Catherine Christopher
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
John David Stauffer
Professors William R. Keffer & Roderick E. Wetsel
B.A., University of Texas
M.S., University of Texas
Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Courtney Shae Stephens
Amy Kalyn Stephens '24
B.S., Texas Tech University
Energy Law Concentration
Michelle Marie Sutton
Professors DeLeith Duke Gossett & Amber Miller
B.S., Texas A&M University
Lauren Rene’e Tedder Caunitz
Professor Stephen Black
B.A., Texas A&M University
Cassidy Kaye Terrazas
Jessica Bebawi '21 & Professor Dustin B. Benham
B.A., University of Texas - Arlington
A.A., College of the Sequoias
Emily Taylor Terry
The Honorable Phillip Hays '90 & Professor William R. Keffer
B.S., Texas A&M University
Rhiann Travis
Tommy Sheen
B.S., The Ohio State University
Ashley Trujillo
Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03 & Rosalind V.O. Perez '17
B.S., University of Houston - Victoria
Meagan Lynn Vlasak
Professor Brandon Beck '12
B.A., Texas Tech University
Ryleigh Jo Waldo
Professor Alyson L. Outenreath '00
B.S., Texas Tech University
* Denotes dual-degree program
‡ Denotes multiple degrees
Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor
Claire Marie Walker
Professor Richard Rosen
B.S., University of Texas - Dallas
Meagan Danae Watson
Professors DeLeith Duke Gossett & Miranda Rhyne
B.A., New York University
M.A., New York University
Adrienne Clarke Webb
Timothy Webb
B.B.A., University of Texas
Gage Joseph Wiley
Katey Wiley
B.B.A., Texas Tech University
Niya Hope Williams
Professor Craig Oglesby '14
B.A., San Jose State University
Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration
John David Williamson
Professor Jarod S. Gonzalez & Frances Williamson
B.A., Trinity University
Edmund Gilbert Zafrani
Cameron Smith
B.S., Texas Tech University
M.S., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center*
Noah Joseph Zavaletta
Professor Gerry W. Beyer
B.A., Texas A&M University
Final Degree Evaluation
The listing of candidates and degrees in this program is preliminary and subject to final degree-requirement evaluation. A candidate earns a degree after the Registrar determines that the candidate has satisfactorily completed all graduation requirements and posted final grades on the official record. The diploma of Texas Tech University School of Law, signed and sealed by its appropriate officers, is the official public document evidencing that a degree has been awarded.
Agricultural Law Association 2023–2024
Emily Taylor Terry, Treasurer
Michelle Marie Sutton, Secretary
2024–2025
Jacie Henefey Birkenfeld, President
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association 2023–2024
Baylee Madisyn Ballais, Vice President
Priyanka Pudasaini, Treasurer
Katie P. Master, Secretary
Black Law Students Association 2023–2024
Kasha Lynn Ross, Secretary
Baylee Madisyn Ballais, Communications Director
2024–2025
Kasha Lynn Ross, President
Hunter Glynn Robinson, Chief of Staff Baylee Madisyn Ballais, Event Coordinator
Business Law Association 2023–2024
Seth Garrett Paulger, Vice President
Patrick Maxwell Seger, Treasurer
Mitchell J. Barry, Secretary
Christian Legal Society 2024–2025
Destiny Morgan, Vice President
Student Organizations
Criminal Law Association 2023–2024
Jacqueline Avila Gonzales, Vice President
Alexandra Renae Blair, Secretary
Sam Foley Dennehy, Fundraising Chair
Teresa M. Hardegree, Event Coordinator
2024–2025
Alexandra Renae Blair, Vice President
Eva Rose Lynch, Fundraising Chair
Katherine Mercedes Jost, Pro Bono Chair
Energy Law Interest Group 2023–2024
Daniel Chung, Treasurer
2024–2025
Daniel Chung, Treasurer
Estate and Property Law Society 2023–2024
Shelby Nicole Panzer, Secretary
Jacie Henefey Birkenfeld, Treasurer
Michelle Marie Sutton, Guest Relations
2024–2025
Courtney Shae Stephens, Community Service Chair
Family Law Society 2023–2024
Vanessa Elizabeth Jones, Vice President
Federalist Society 2023–2024
Justin Pennington, Vice President
Seth Garrett Paulger, Treasurer
Lauren Cole Hamic, General Secretary
Carlie Jones McCleery, 2L Class Representative
Hispanic Law Students Association 2023–2024
Fernanda Roman, Vice President
Ivan X. Naranjo, PR/Social Media Chair
Juan Fernando Salas, Special Events Chair
Izabelle Rose Mendoza, Community Service Chair 2024–2025
Juan Fernando Salas, President
Fernanda Roman, Alumni Relations Chair
Immigration Law Association 2023–2024
Meagan Lynn Vlasak, President
Aiya Almzayen, Secretary; PR Chair/Social Media
Savannah Ivana Monterrey, Treasurer
Harlan Himes Burk, Fundraising
Aimee Lanette Hernandez, Pro Bono Chair 1 2024–2025
Nura Elhentaty, Vice President
Savannah Ivana Monterrey, Treasurer
Aiya Almzayen, PR Chair/Social Media
Meagan Lynn Vlasak, Fundraising
Intellectual Property Student Association 2023–2024
Dillon Gage McGrath, President
Edmund Gilbert Zafrani, Vice President
Ruth Helen McIntyre, Secretary
International Law Society 2023–2024
Desiree Ria Jones, Vice President 2024–2025
Desiree Ria Jones, President
Meagan Lynn Vlasak, Treasurer
Student Organizations
Investment and Finance Law Association 2023–2024
Brandon Thomas Kasper, Vice President
Victor Anthony Lopez, Treasurer
2024–2025
Brandon Thomas Kasper, Vice President
Elan Goldstein, Treasurer
Longhorn Bar Association 2023–2024
Patrick Maxwell Seger, Vice President
Organization of Women Law Students 2024–2025
Sydney Paige Allison, President
Katie P. Master, Vice President
Lauren Margaret Somerlot, Treasurer
Priyanka Pudasaini, Secretary
Cassidy Kaye Terrazas, Social Media Chair
Jordan Lee Harkins, Diversity & Equity Chair
OUTLaw 2023–2024
Kate Settle, Treasurer
Margret Alison Brown, Secretary
Ashley Trujillo, Social Media Chair
Andrew Kyle Lisenby, OUTreach Chair 2024–2025
Margret Alison Brown, President
Andrew Kyle Lisenby, Vice President
Ashley Trujillo, Social Media Chair
Prosecution Law Association 2023–2024
Cannon Reed Echols, President
Edith Marie Anthony, Treasurer
Erik A. Kluczkowski, Secretary 2024–2025
Erik A. Kluczkowski, Secretary
Raider Bar Association 2023–2024
Edmund Gilbert Zafrani, President
Mitchell J. Barry, Vice President
Victor Anthony Lopez, Treasurer
Harlan Himes Burk, Environmental Safety
Sam Foley Dennehy, Social Media Chair
2024–2025
Juan Fernando Salas, President
Student Wellness Advisory Council
2023–2024
Taylor Katharine Brumbaugh, Vice Chair
2024–2025
Taylor Katharine Brumbaugh, Chair
Tech National Lawyers Guild 2023–2024
Ivan X. Naranjo, Secretary
Kate Settle, Treasurer
Areesha Imtiaz Hemani, National Liaison
2024–2025
Areesha Imtiaz Hemani, Vice President
Chase Bailey
Sydney Elizabeth Dumas
Jadyn Griffith Allen
Bryn Elaine Arnold
Chase Bailey
Taylor Katharine Brumbaugh
Colten David Cannon
Cody James Clayton
Shelby Lynn Curry
Student Organizations
Tech Personal Injury Association 2024–2025
Sam Foley Dennehy, President
Texas Aggie Bar Association 2023–2024
Joshua Carl Legg, President
Cade William Cross, Vice President
Emily Taylor Terry, Treasurer
Michelle Marie Sutton, Secretary
Edith Marie Anthony, Social Media Chair
Aimee Lanette Hernandez
Michelle Marie Sutton
Legal Practice Teaching Fellows
Ashley Trujillo
Emily Votaw
Samuel N. Dick
Elysia Susanna Garcia
Fallon Dion Jones
Nusaybah Khan
Katie P. Master
Breuklyn McDaniel Nivens
Doctrinal Tutors
Jeremy Segura
Patrick Maxwell Seger
Cassidy Kaye Terrazas
Emily Taylor Terry
Claire Marie Walker
Noah Joseph Zavaletta
Harlan Himes Burk
Abigail Cheek
Samuel N. Dick
Derek Anthony Judd Nusaybah Khan
Steven Lindsey
U.V. Jones Excellence in Legal Research Award
Samuel N. Dick
Brendan Murray Public Service Award
Sydney Paige Allison
Dean Darby Dickerson Top Writing Award
Clarissa Valenciano
Mattie McCombs
Edward R. Smith and Norton Baker Tax Award
Jacie Henefey Birkenfeld
Fortney Award for Ethics
Samuel N. Dick
Noah Joseph Zavaletta
George W. and Sarah H. Dupree Award
Samuel N. Dick
Judge Ken G. Spencer Award
Claire Oldner
Linda J. Kamp Service Award
Niya Hope Williams
Abigail Cheek, Vice President of Students Organizations
Breuklyn McDaniel Nivens, Vice President of Finance
Hunter Glynn Robinson, Vice President of Administration
Niya Hope Williams, President
Excellence in Legal Research Award
Breuklyn McDaniel Nivens
Cassidy Kaye Terrazas
Meagan Danae Watson
Excellence in Service Award
Alexandra Renae Blair
Joshua John-Staben Mendez
Service Awards
Special Recognition Awards
The Robin M. Green and Paulina M. Jacobo Endowed Scholarship
Breuklyn McDaniel Nivens
Niya Hope Williams
State Bar Excellence in Appellate Advocacy
Chase Bailey
State Bar of Texas LGBT Law Section Leadership Endowed Scholarship
Andrew Kyle Lisenby
William R. Moss Trial Advocacy Award
Eva Rose Lynch
Student Bar Association Executive Board
Robin Emily Heinz
Pro Bono Graduating Student of the Year
Cassidy Kaye Terrazas
Sydney Paige Allison
Aiya Almzayen
Edith Marie Anthony
Chase Bailey
Margret Alison Brown
Harlan Himes Burk
Cody James Clayton
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2024 TYLA National Trial Competition
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2024 Phi Alpha Delta Law School
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2024 National Sports Law Negotiation Competition
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2024 Billings, Exum and Frye
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2025 South Texas Mock Trial Challenge
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Gage Joseph Wiley
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2025 ABA Client Counseling Competition
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2025 UC San Francisco
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2025 Jean Pictet Competition
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