The following students at the University of Wisconsin Law School were recipients of awards in Spring 2006 in recognition of outstanding contributions:
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
For dedication to Family Law and exhibiting the Qualities that the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers wishes to promote in the practice of Family Law:
Nina McIntyre
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Leonard Loeb Award
For excellence in the study of Family Law and dedication to community service:
Rebecca Wagner Oettinger
American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Health Law Award
For the highest grades in Health Law Courses:
Amy Bradshaw
Sarah Liefke
American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Intellectual Property Award
For the highest grades in Intellectual Property:
Thomas Agnello
Ken Hoeschen
Ryan Olson
American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Labor and Employment Award
For the highest grades in Labor and Employment Law courses:
James Chiolino
Jeffrey Lupardo
American Bankruptcy Institute Award
For the highest grade in bankruptcy courses:
Paul Hilkert
Andre Saltoun Prize
For special contributions to the Wisconsin Law Review:
Bonnie Cosgrove
Chance Hodges
Dan McAlvanah
Katie Mason
Tricia Schulz
Brian Spahn
Association of Women Lawyers
For academic excellence and outstanding service to the Law School and general community:
Lola Velazquez-Aguilu
Bruce F. Beilfuss Memorial Award
For outstanding service to the Law School:
Chiann Bao
Tyler Candee
Claudia Catota
Kene Okocha
Sam Rikkers
Annie Smith
Camille Townsend
Andrew Wang
Bercovici Prize for Jurisprudence/Legal Philosophy
For excellence in the study of Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy:
Ryan McNamara
Peter Sands
Bernard Berk Memorial Award
For outstanding contributions to the economically disadvantaged:
Monica Awe
Patricia Daugherty
Adam Harvell
Abner Brodie Award
For outstanding achievement in legal study and practical application of law:
Gara Sliwka
Eric Ryberg
Ray and Ethel Brown Award
For character, leadership, and service by first or second year students:
April Groth
Heather Leach
Nathan Kroes
Valerie Vidal
Travis West
Catherine Manning Memorial Award
For outstanding contributions to the Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons Program:
Carla McKenzie
Barbara B. Crabb Award
For promoting the ideals of honesty, fairness, and equality:
Elyce Wos
Daniel H. Grady Award
To the top ranking student in the graduating class:
Julia Ledbetter
Davis Award in Constitutional Law
For excellence in the study of Constitutional Law:
Kelly Noyes
Shelley Fite
Ruth B. Doyle Award
For student contributions to the Law School community:
Erin Graham
Jon Hendrix
Leon Feingold Memorial Award
For outstanding commitment to the Law School and greater community:
Stacey Reding
Frederick C. Suhr Award
For a Wisconsin student in the top 25% of the class demonstrating dedication to community service and equal access to the law:
Bonnie Cosgrove
Melvin J. Friedman Memorial Scholarship
For exemplary work in the Wisconsin Innocence Project:
Andy Meehan
G. Steven Burrill Technology
Business Plan Competition Winner for 2006:
Khaja Din
George Laikin Award
For best article on a general topic in the Wisconsin Law Review:
Benjamin Findley
Gordon D. Baldwin Scholarship Award
For excellence in Criminal Justice Law:
Benjamin Johnson
Gwynette E. Smalley Law Review Prize
For scholarship and service to the Wisconsin Law Review:
Lola Velazquez-Aguilu
Emily Chow
James J. & Dorothy T. Hanks Memorial Award
For excellence in the study of Corporate Law:
Christopher Anderson
Joseph Davies Award
For outstanding service to the Wisconsin Law Review by a second-year student:
Kelly Noyes
Katherine Held Memorial Award
For outstanding contributions to Wisconsin Women’s Law Journal:
Diana Aguilar
Autumn Nero
Legal Defense Program Award
For outstanding service to the clients of the Legal Defense Program:
Juan Marchan
Mary Kelly Quackenbush Memorial Award
For the outstanding student article in the Wisconsin International Law Journal:
Kristin Bohl
Mathys Memorial Award for Appellate Advocacy
To outstanding oralists in Moot Court competition :
Benjamin Findley
Charles Harrison
Chadwick Sullivan
Andy Twietmeyer
Mathys Memorial Award for Appellate Advocacy
For outstanding service to the Moot Court Board:
I-Che Lai
National Association of Women Lawyers Award
For commitment to advancing issues and concerns of women:
Francine Bailey
Don A. Olson Memorial Award
For an outstanding student leader from Wisconsin:
Christopher Anderson
Vicki and Brent Orrico Scholarship Abigail Hougan
For leadership, character, initiative and service:
Ben Johnson
Daniel Millikin
Salmon Dalberg Award
To an outstanding member of the graduating class:
Autumn Nero
Abe Sigman Award
For scholarship, character and contributions to the Law School:
Diana Aguilar
Joyce Chang
Lola Velazquez-Aguilu
State Bar of Wisconsin Public Interest Law Award
Awarded by the Public Interest Law Section of the Wisconsin State Bar for commitment to public interest law:
Annie Smith
State Bar of Wisconsin Environmental Law Essay Award
For the best student essay on Environmental Law:
Scott Bernstein
Catherine Davis
David Loring
Vilan Odekar
Julie Strasser Scholarship
For demonstrated concern for the needy and work to benefit society:
Matthew Gillhouse
James Miller
Rebecca Smith
William Herbert Page Award
For best student article on a specific topic in the Wisconsin Law Review:
Kerry Burchill
Wisconsin Association of Workers Compensation Attorneys Scholarship
For achievement and commitment to Worker’s Compensation Law:
David Zoeller
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
For the top ranking student in Professional Responsibilities:
David Zoeller
Wisconsin Public Interest Law Foundation’s Jackie Macaulay Award
For demonstrating exceptional commitment to Public Interest Law:
Abigail Hougan
Submitted by on May 25, 2006
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