The University of Wisconsin Law School's Honors and Awards Ceremony on May 14, 2009 at Memorial Union Theater was the scene for recognition of law students who have excelled and contributed in various ways during their law school careers.

The following awards were presented, listed in alphabetical order by name of award:

Abner Brodie Award
For outstanding achievement in legal study and practical application of law
Andrea Bosquez-Porter
Laurie Mlatawou

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Leonard Loeb Award
For excellence in the study of family law and dedication to community service
Elisabeth L. Stockbridge

Andre Saltoun Prize
For scholarship and service to the Wisconsin Law Review
Adam Welle
Brad Kopetsky
Jeffrey Barrett
KaSandra Rogiérs

Association for Women Lawyers Scholarship
For academic excellence and outstanding service to the Law School and general community
Margaret Maffai
Melanie Patricia Black

Barbara B. Crabb Award
For promoting the ideals of honesty, fairness, and equality
Sara Kelton

Bercovici Prize
For excellence in the study of jurisprudence and legal philosophy
Khalaf Mansour Khalaf

Bernard Berk Memorial Award
For outstanding contributions to the economically disadvantaged
Patrick Elliott

Bruce F. Beilfuss Memorial Award
For outstanding service to the Law School
Anne Applebaum
Anwar Ragep
Elizabeth Constable
Joyce Liu
Marc Korobkin
Peter White
Victor Yanz

Catherine Manning Memorial Award
For outstanding contributions to the Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons Program
Elisabeth L. Stockbridge

Children's Justice Project Fellowship Award
For outstanding contributions and commitments to children's law
Amy McGann
Elsie Wanton
Maria Lewis

Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award
To an outstanding clinical law student
Elisabeth L. Stockbridge

Daniel H. Grady Award
To the top ranking student in the graduating class
Gina Kramer

Davis Constitutional Law Award
For excellence in the study of constitutional law
Ryan Gist

George Laiken Award
For best article on a general interest topic in the Wisconsin Law Review
Matthew Greene (2008 recipient)
William D. Dalsen (2009 recipient)

Gordon B. Baldwin Scholarship Award
For excellence in the study of criminal justice
Nathan Otis

Gwynette E. Smalley Law Review Prize
For scholarship and service to the Wisconsin Law Review
Gretchen Cleveland
William D. Dalsen

Habush Habush & Rottier Outstanding Trial Advocacy Award
For outstanding trial advocacy throughout a law student's career at the UW Law School
Sam C. Kidd

James J. and Dorothy T. Hanks Memorial Award
For excellence in the study of corporate law
Justin Petzold

Joseph Davies Award
For outstanding service to the Wisconsin Law Review by a second year student
Nathan Johnson

Julie Strasser Scholarship
For demonstrated concern for the needy and work to benefit society
Kathryn V. Ramsey

Katherine Held Memorial Award
For outstanding contribution to the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society
Charlie Doughty
Emily Collins

Leon Feingold Memorial Award
For outstanding contributions to the economically disadvantaged
Colette Catherine Smith

Mary Kelly Quackenbush Memorial Award
For the outstanding student article in the Wisconsin International Law Journal
Maya Ganguly

Mathys Memorial Appellate Advocacy Award
To outstanding oralists in Moot Court competition
Jennifer Vandermeuse
Timothy Kuhn
Catherine Giljohann
Sam Kidd

Mathys Memorial Award for Appellate Advocacy: Service to the Moot Court Board
For outstanding service to the Moot Court Board
Jill Smith
Rufino Gaytán III

Melvin J. Friedman Memorial Scholarship
For exemplary work in the Wisconsin Innocence Project
Matthew M. Wuest

National Association for Women Lawyers Award
For contribution to the advancement of women in society
Elisabeth L. Stockbridge

Presidential Management Fellowship
For commitment to and excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs
Stacy Sparks
Elizabeth Constable
Lucas Divine

Pro Bono Partnership Award
Recognizing students who gave of themselves to serve those in need
Angela Hendrickson
Nadya E. Pérez-Reyes
Nikki Swayne
Christopher Armstead
Crystal Banse

Public Interest Scholar Award
In recognition of students who demonstrated academic excellence, consisten service, and dedication to a public interest career
Brett Arthur Pruess
Amy Louise McGann
Kathleen E. Croker
Kathryn V. Ramsey

Ray and Ethel Brown Award
For character, leadership, and service by first or second year students
Lindsey Smith
Nathan Tierney Otis

Salmon Dalberg Award
To an outstanding member of the graduating class
Jeremy Adelson

Skadden Fellowship
awarded to a graduating law student for their devotion to a public interest career
Scott Colom

Sonnet Schmidt Edmonds Award
For excellence in energy law
Sam Wayne

State Bar Environmental Essay Award
For best student essay on environmental law
Sarah Williams

Stewart Macaulay Award
For Excellence and Leadership in Contract Law
Katrina Elizabeth McCann
Tony Gibart
Eric F. Severson
Megha Hitendra Desai

William Herbert Page Award
For best student article on a topic specific to Wisconsin in the Wisconsin Law Review
Jennifer Lee (2008 recipient)
Sarah Williams (2009 recipient)

Wisconsin Association of Worker's Compensation Scholarship
For character, leadership, and service by first or second year students
Ellen Marie Anderson

Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company Award
To the top ranking student in Professional Responsibilities
Alexander Joseph Gore

Wisconsin Public Interest Law Foundation's Jackie Macaulay Award
For demonstrating exceptional commitment to public interest law
Paul Burant

Dean’s Academic Achievement Award
Jeremy Adelson
Anne M. Applebaum
Andrew John Barragry
Jeffrey M. Barrett
Caitlin Colleen Bauch
Laura L. Bayard
James Vincent Block
Andrea M. Bosquez-Porter
Shannon Lee Brusda
Jonathan David Bundy
Emily Theresa Collins
Scott Winston Colom
Erin Margaret Cook
John Bright Cornelius
Danielle M. Costello
Amanda Croushore
Zina Deldar
Cathleen Anne Dettmann
Charlie W. Doughty
Eric H. Fergison
Kathleen Marie Flannery
Brandon Thomas Flugaur
Joseph A. Gangi
Rufino Gaytan III
Andrew Thomas Gehl
Anthony S. Gibart
Ryan C. Gist
Kurt A. Goehre
David Gold
Alexander Joseph Gore
Joseph T. Hanes
Estee Elizabeth Hart
Jennifer Gaynelle Hassemer
Maura M. Heffernan
John Paul Holevoet
Andrew P. Holm
Michael T. Jaccard
Lauren F. Jankowski
Brian Matthew Jenks
Craig Joseph Johnson
Khalaf Mansour Khalaf
Sam C. Kidd
Katrina L. Kisiolek
Luke David Kohtala
Brad A. Kopetsky
Gina Lynn Kramer
Wesley Andrew Krueger
Emily Jane Lee
Dana Lynn LesMonde
Jack M. Marsh
Timothy J. Maun
Scott Ryan McClune
Jessica M. McNamara
Daniel M. Meyers
Laurie Burnstein Mlatawou
Rudy Moore
Travis Mueller
Andrew Michael Nick
Kathleen Eleanor Noble
Heather L. Orth
Justin D. Petzold
Margaret Mary Premo
Jessica R. Price
Benjamin Ryan Prinsen
Anwar E. Ragep
Connor Anlauf Sabatino
Craig J. Schapira
Eric F. Severson
Jessica J. Shrestha
Brian Adam Slade
Cormac M. Smith
Erin Beth Stein
Laurel Beth Steinmeyer
Elisabeth L. Stockbridge
Damian P. Stutz
Howard Wesley Taylor
Thomas Steven Vercauteren
Alison M. Volk
Adam H. Welle
Peter Jacob White
Katie Marie Wilson
Janell Marie Wise
Stephen D. Woodward  

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