Several outstanding University of Wisconsin law students received honors at the Legal Education Opportunities Program (LEO) Banquet in Madison in April 2007.

Kanha Vuong 2L received the newly established Bridge Builders Award in recognition of her work in connecting separate student groups at the Law School. (See http://law.wisc.edu/news/index.php?ID=1051 for information about this new award.)

Students from each of the five LEO student organizations were honored for their contributions:

APALSA/SALSA  (Asian-Pacific-American/South Asian Law Student Association)

-- Outstanding 3L: I-Che Lai

-- Book Scholarships: KaShoua Thao 1L, Mai der Yang 1L, and Swatha Dhoma 1L

-- Public Interest Scholarship: Payal Kandar Adriaens

-- Wisconsin Asian Bar Association Award: Mai der Yang 1L

BLSA  (Black Law Students Association)

-- Outstanding 3L: Melissa McNair and Kene Okocha

-- Wisconsin Black Law Alumni Association 1L Scholarship: Lydia Thompson

ILSA  (Indigenous Law Students Association)

-- Outstanding 3L: Isela Arellano

-- ILSA Scholarship: Melissa Hold the Enemy

LLSA  (Latino/a Law Student Association)

-- Outstanding 1L: Laurie Mlatawon

-- Outstanding 2L: Micaela Vidana

-- Outstanding 3L: Tony Trillo

-- Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association 3L Bar Scholarship: Claudia Catota.

MELSA  (Middle Eastern Law Students Association)

-- Outstanding 3L: Soniya Yunus

Submitted by on April 27, 2007

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