Awards Ceremony
MAY 16, 2024
Wake Forest University School of Law Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 16, 2024
5:00 p.m. • Sutton Center
Order of Events
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Recognition of Graduating Leadership & Character Law Scholars
Recognition of Graduating Honor Council Members
Recognition of Graduating Student Bar Association Leaders
Recognition of Graduating Student Organization Leaders
Recognition of Graduating Wake Forest Law Ambassadors
Recognition of Graduating Academic Journals Members
Recognition of Graduating Advocacy Team Members
Order of Barristers Inductees
Robert Goldberg Award in Trial Advocacy
Dean Andrew R. Klein
Professor Kenneth Townsend & Dr. Benjamin Rigney
Dean Tanya Marsh
Dean Branden Nicholson
Dean Branden Nicholson
Dean Branden Nicholson
Dean Tanya Marsh
Malcolm Boyd
Malcolm Boyd
Malcolm Boyd
Awarded to a student or students who have excelled in trial advocacy during their time in law school.
Pro Bono Honor Society Graduates
Judge Denise Hartsfield (JD '91)
Graduating students who have performed either 50 hours of pro bono work during one school year or 75 hours over multiple years.
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Order of Events (Continued)
Smith Anderson Pro Bono Award for Exceptional Service Judge Denise Hartsfield (JD '91)
Established to recognize a graduating member of the Pro Bono Honor Society who exhibits passion, creativity, dedication, and commitment to serving those in need.
Excellence in Pro Bono Publico Award
Awarded to a graduating student who has exemplified the Wake Forest motto, Pro Humanitate, through their commitment to pro bono legal work.
NC State Bar’s Pro Bono Student Award
Professor John Carter
Professor John Carter
Awarded to a student from each North Carolina law school who best exemplifies the spirit of pro bono service as described in the NC Rules of Professional Conduct for Voluntary Pro Bono Publico Service.
Dean Suzanne Reynolds Awards Dean Tanya Marsh
Awarded to students with the highest grade in each law school class.
Order of the Coif Inductees
Graduating students in the top ten percent of the class are invited to join this honorary scholastic society.
Dean Tanya Marsh
Kay Hagan Award
Legal Research Award
Professor Donald Vaughan (JD '79)
Awarded for distinction in State and Local Government Law.
Dean Christopher Knott
Awarded to the student who has shown overall exceptional research skills, demonstrated in settings such as research papers, journal writing, or other academic endeavors.
Outstanding Research Assistant Award
Awarded to a student who has provided extraordinary research in their role as a research assistant.
Jurist Excellence in Teaching Award
Dean Christopher Knott
Tyler Paul Long, SBA President
Presented to the Law School faculty member who was nominated and voted for by the graduating class.
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Jurist Staff Excellence Award
Order of Events (Continued)
Tyler Paul Long, SBA President
Presented to the Law School staff member who was nominated and voted for by the graduating class.
E. McGruder Faris Memorial Award
Professor Christine Coughlin
Established to honor the late Professor “Mac” Faris, a former member of the Law School faculty, this award is given to the student or students exhibiting the highest standards of character, leadership, and scholarship.
Andy B. Krafsur Award
Awards a graduating student who exemplifies a genuine concern for others and who has demonstrated a desire to advocate for underserved groups or public interest causes.
Laura J. Gendy Award
Dean Tanya Marsh
Professor Christine Coughlin (JD '90)
Established in honor of the late Laura J. Gendy (JD '00), this award is given to the graduating student or students who exemplify integrity, compassion for others, and strength of character that were the hallmarks of Ms. Gendy.
Miriam E. “Miki” Felsenburg Award
Dean’s Award
Professor Laura Graham ('86, JD '94)
Established in honor of the late Miki Felsenburg (JD '91), a member of the law school faculty, this award recognizes a graduating student who demonstrates exceptional leadership in the area of social justice.
Dean Andrew R. Klein
Honors the student or students in each Law School program who demonstrates extraordinary contributions to the community through leadership, engagement, intellectual curiosity, and dedication to the Wake Forest University Pro Humanitate mission.
SBA Remarks to the Class of 2024
Closing Remarks
Tyler Paul Long, SBA President
Dean Andrew R. Klein
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Graduating Leadership & Character Law Scholars
Kendall Tinsley Carter
Sam Kiehl
Tyler Paul Long
Clare Williams Magee
Marley Henniker Peterson
Graduating Honor Council Members
Samuel Richard Biermann
Steven Blank
Tanner James Clark
Charles A. Leslie III
Alexandria Marion Mills
Marley Henniker Peterson
Mollie Madeline Pinion
Haley Georgia Potter
Schuyler Christian Pruis
Lucas Kaila’i Tappa
Daniel Edward Wilkes
Caroline McIvor Willcox
Graduating Student Bar Association Leaders
Steven Blank
Katherine Elizabeth Childs
Pedro Hernandez
John Arthur Hildenbrand II
Charles A. Leslie III
Tyler Paul Long
Graduating
Anyah Kinsley Barber
Taylor Alexis Gibbs
Charles A. Leslie III
Tyler Paul Long
Clare Williams Magee
William Rook Meacham
Mariana Sims
Joe Langford Whalley
Wake Forest law Ambassadors
Donny Stewart, Jr.
Kaylee Tillett
Daniel Edward Wilkes
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Graduating Academic Journals Members
Summer Amanda Allen
Maxwell J. Anthony
Samuel Richard Biermann
Matthew Peter Blakley
Joseph Luke Brzozowski
Kendall Tinsley Carter
Joshua Michael Chandler
Ann Nicole Chaney
Ally Parker Chebuhar
Grace Christina Cheng
Katherine Elizabeth Childs
Duncan James Crim
Katharine Devan Daly
Julia de Caralt
Nathaniel Corey Drum
Meghan Katherine Dupay
Dylan Ellis
Allison Ray Evans
Ivey Elizabeth Fidelibus
Andrew J. Fitzgerald
Stephanie Flynn
Helen Formoso-Murias
Grace Katherine Genereaux
Mathew Scott Goldstein
Charles Asbury Banks Griffin
Julia Guarneri
Madelyn Grace Happ
Courtney Harris
Rory Kathryn Chandis Hatch
Preston Karl Hausser
Keegan Hicks
C. Isaac Hopkin
Amanda Gail Hull
Haley Kristine Hurst
Cooper Scott Isakson
Sam Kiehl
Minseong Kim
Catherine Grace Kinley
Kit Everett Kniss
Gabby Ann Korb
Luul Yasmine Lampkins
Matthew Tyler Langston
Thomas Clyde Lawteski
Evelyn Atherton Lea
Henry Hammond Little
Allison Lizotte
Jackson Alexander Logan
Clare Williams Magee
William Kervin McEwan
Shamus McKenna
Brooke Catherine Meadowcroft
Grace Alexandra Mickle
Marguerite Morgan Mitchell
Nicholas G. Montgomery
Shivani Motamarri
Luke Nelson
Bryce Ronald Nolan
Alfred Spencer Osborne
Alexis MacKenzie Parker
Mary Alexander Patterson
Robert Austin Penington
Mollie Madeline Pinion
Haley Georgia Potter
Schuyler Christian Pruis
Mallory Sage Redmon
Connor Reid
Alaina Marie Rodriguez
Nathalie Rodriguez Mueses
Matthew David Rosencrance
Jordan Severo
Luke Thomas Shapiro
Roger Louis Sharp
Hannah Elizabeth Shirar
Mariana Sims
Davis Robert Soderberg
Alexander John Speir
Emily Steele
William Gordon Tanner III
Lucas Kaila’i Tappa
Kristen Lee Tieman
Kaylee Tillett
Nicholas Arlen Tremps
Trent Nathan Turk
Alexander Glenn Van Zijl
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Graduating Academic Journals Members (Continued)
Joe Langford Whalley
Jenna Michelle White
Caroline McIvor Willcox
Amanda Nicole Wilson
Lane Clark Wilson
Benjamin Wilhelm Ziegenhals Wirzba
Cody Reid Wlasuk
Benjamin Albert Woessner
Xiyu Christine Zhang
Graduating Advocacy Team Members
Maxwell J. Anthony
Lindsey Arneson Fields
Anyah Kinsley Barber
Marisa Kearra Bishop
Steven Blank
Alizabeth McKenzie Bowlus
Dareus Chen
Tanner James Clark
Katharine Devan Daly
Simon Daniel
Nathaniel Corey Drum
Ivey Elizabeth Fidelibus
Elizabeth Grace Fortmann
Taylor Alexis Gibbs
John Arthur Hildenbrand II
Maxwell J. Anthony
Tanner James Clark
Nathaniel Corey Drum
Haley Kristine Hurst
Grace Kinley
Luul Yasmine Lampkins
Thomas Clyde Lawteski
Charles A. Leslie III
Jackson Alexander Logan
Clare Williams Magee
William Kervin McEwan
Shamus McKenna
William Rook Meacham
Marguerite Morgan Mitchell
Luke Nelson
Alfred Spencer Osborne
Alexis MacKenzie Parker
Marley Henniker Peterson
Schuyler Christian Pruis
Alaina Marie Rodriguez
Luke Thomas Shapiro
Victor Silva
Mariana Sims
Isabella Flynn Sparhawk
Emily Steele
Donny Stewart Jr.
Nicholas Arlen Tremps
Trent Nathan Turk
Cal Anthony White
Jenna Michelle White
Daniel Edward Wilkes
Andrew Bolen Wilson
Benjamin Wilhelm Ziegenhals Wirzba
Order of Barristers Inductees
Haley Kristine Hurst
Luul Yasmine Lampkins
Clare Williams Magee
Alexis MacKenzie Parker
Isabella Flynn Sparhawk
Donny Stewart, Jr.
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Maxwell J. Anthony
Lindsey Arneson Fields
Anyah Kinsley Barber
Lauren Grace Barnett
Marisa Kearra Bishop
Alexis Mazie Brock
Kendall Tinsley Carter
Ann Nicole Chaney
Savannah Elizabeth Corbin
Isabella Crabtree
Julia de Caralt
Nathaniel Corey Drum
Stephanie Flynn
Taylor Alexis Gibbs
Lucy Renee Groves
Julia Guarneri
Haley Kristine Hurst
Alexandra Claire Johnson
Catherine Grace Kinley
Kit Everett Kniss
Luul Yasmine Lampkins
Allison Lizotte
Clare Williams Magee
Marguerite Morgan Mitchell
Shivani Motamarri
Haley Georgia Potter
Huijing Ren
Luke Thomas Shapiro
Donny Stewart, Jr.
Kristen Lee Tieman
Kaylee Tillett
Trent Nathan Turk
Brianna White
Daniel Edward Wilkes
Samantha Belle Wilkie
Benjamin Wilhelm Ziegenhals Wirzba
Dean Suzanne Reynolds Award Recipients
Summer Amanda Allen
Maxwell J. Anthony
Zachary Bass
Matthew Peter Blakley
Alizabeth McKenzie Bowlus
Alexis Mazie Brock
Atticus Browning
Joseph Luke Brzozowski
Kendall Tinsley Carter
Ann Nicole Chaney
Ally Parker Chebuhar
Katharine Devan Daly
Simon Daniel
Julia de Caralt
Nicholas Thomas DeSetto
Nathaniel Corey Drum
Meghan Katherine Dupay
Dylan Ellis
Aimal Faayez
Ivey Elizabeth Fidelibus
Andrew J. Fitzgerald
Helen Formoso-Murias
Shaunakay Sandrine Forrester
Taylor Alexis Gibbs
Mathew Scott Goldstein
Charles Asbury Banks Griffin
Madelyn Grace Happ
Rory Kathryn Chandis Hatch
Pedro Hernandez
Keegan Hicks
John Arthur Hildenbrand II
Amanda Gail Hull
Haley Kristine Hurst
Kaylie Hannah Jessup
Savannah Johnson
Minseong Kim
Catherine Grace Kinley
Kit Everett Kniss
Luul Yasmine Lampkins
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Pro Bono Honor Society Graduates
Dean Suzanne Reynolds Award Recipients (Continued)
Matthew Tyler Langston
Evelyn Atherton Lea
McKenna Lee Ligon
Henry Hammond Little
Allison Lizotte
Clare Williams Magee
William Kervin McEwan
Brooke Catherine Meadowcroft
Alexandria Marion Mills
Marguerite Morgan Mitchell
Shivani Motamarri
Luke Nelson
Bryce Ronald Nolan
Alfred Spencer Osborne
Alexis MacKenzie Parker
Mary Alexander Patterson
Robert Austin Penington
Haley Georgia Potter
Schuyler Christian Pruis
Mallory Sage Redmon
Connor Reid
Antony Raul Robreno
Alaina Marie Rodriguez
Matthew David Rosencrance
Luke Thomas Shapiro
Hannah Elizabeth Shirar
William Gordon Tanner III
Lucas Kaila Tappa
Kristen Lee Tieman
Kaylee Tillett
Nicholas Arlen Tremps
Alexander Glenn Van Zijl
Tyler Christopher Ward
Joe Langford Whalley
Brianna White
Cal Anthony White
Jenna Michelle White
Lane Clark Wilson
Benjamin Wilhelm Ziegenhals Wirzba
Benjamin Albert Woessner
Xiyu Christine Zhang
Order of The Coif Inductees
Katharine Devan Daly
Ivey Elizabeth Fidelibus
Mathew Scott Goldstein
Amanda Gail Hull
Haley Kristine Hurst
Luul Yasmine Lampkins
William Kervin McEwan
Marguerite Morgan Mitchell
Luke Nelson
Luke Thomas Shapiro
Hannah Elizabeth Shirar
Kristen Lee Tieman
Nicholas Arlen Tremps
Jenna Michelle White
Benjamin Albert Woessner
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