2018 Commencement Awards and Prizes
A variety of student awards are given to members of our graduating class at our Commencement Ceremony and at our Student Awards Convocation – a special ceremony that immediately precedes Commencement.
Top three student awards presented at the Commencement Ceremony
Max Koren Award
Christian Alan Cassara
John N. Bennett Achievement Award
Timothy Banker
Dale S. Margulis Award
Jordan Nicole Sieracki
Awards presented at the Student Awards Convocation
In 2018, 28 awards were presented at the convocation ceremony recognizing student achievement in a wide range of areas including academic excellence in particulars areas of study; outstanding advocacy skills; leadership both within and outside the law school; and exceptional commitment to the mission of a particular community or student group.
Carlos C. Alden Award
Christian Alan Cassara
American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy
Emma Martin Savino
The ABA/BNA (American Bar Association and the Bureau of National Affairs) Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law
Neal Adam Johnson
Diane Elizabeth Orosz
The ABA/BNA (American Bar Association and the Bureau of National Affairs) Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law
Christian Alan Cassara
Joshua David Mertzlufft
The ABA/BNA (American Bar Association and the Bureau of National Affairs) Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law
Zachary Thomas Garlick
Kristian Alexander Klepes
Charlotte Werner-Kohler
Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Award
Patricia Ann Rauh
Robert J. Connelly Trial Technique Awards
2017-18
Christina M. Eaton (2L)
Jacob M. Eckenrode (2L)
Rosa Guerrero
Joshua David Mertzlufft
John Timothy Murray
Jake Donald Rood
Peter Albert Sahasrabudhe
Jacob Robert Sikora
Elena Heron Smith
Spencer R. Stresing (2L)
2016-2017 (Received as 2L)
Marlo Brooke Sloan
Professor Louis DelCotto Award
Nicole Lynn Przespo
Justice M. Dolores Denman Award
Diana G. Moskalenko
Maurice Frey Award
Annabelle Gao
William R. Greiner “Committed Humility” Award
Christian Alan Cassara
Justice Philip Halpern Award
Nathan Charles Woodard
Professor Thomas E. Headrick “Trees and Forest” Award
Nathan Charles Woodard
Judge Matthew J. Jasen Appellate Practice Award
Andrew Benton Plewinski
Milton Kaplan Award in Law and Social Development
Samuel Mann Dolce
James M. Kieffer Trial Excellence Award
Devon Elizabeth Gawley
Elena Heron Smith
David Kochery Award
Senovia Marie Cuevas
Donell Lamar Gibson, Jr.
Joseph William Schafer
Professor Virginia Leary Award
James Johnstone Dawson, IV
Minority Bar Foundation of Western New York, Inc. Award
Donell Lamar Gibson, Jr.
Jordan Nicole Sieracki
Jacob Chukwuka Umoke
Moot Evidence Award
Christopher Riad Bitar
Albert R. Mugel Award
Melissa Caroline Bantle
Ryan J. Mullins Awards
Sean Fitzgerald Rheinheimer
Order of Barristers
Kevin Robert Brown
Chad Alan Davenport
Stanislaw Makowski
Joshua David Mertzlufft
Diane Elizabeth Orosz
Andrew Benton Plewinski
Kaylan Cassidy Porter
Jordan Nicole Sieracki
James Jude Zawodzinski, Jr.
Harry A. Rachlin Prize in Real Property Law and Real Estate Transactions
Krystal Courtney Chapin
James Jude Zawodzinski, Jr.
Judge William J. Regan Award
Matthew William Taylor
UB Law Alumni Association GOLD Group Award
Donell Lamar Gibson, Jr.
Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr. Award
Sean Fitzgerald Rheinheimer
Women Lawyers of Western New York Award
Kaylan Cassidy Porter