2013 Notre Dame Law School Commencement Awards
184 J.D. graduates, 15 LL.M. graduates, 3 J.S.D. graduates received degrees during the May 18, 2013, diploma ceremony on the lawn overlooking the Hesburgh Library’s reflecting pool.
The following honorees were recognized for their skill in trial advocacy and brief writing, for their demonstration of leadership and service, and for exceptional academic achievement.
Julie Kay Araskog
Beverly Hills, California
The Program of Study Award in Criminal Law
Alex Paul Blair
Houston, Texas
The Conrad Kellenberg Award
Patrick Colin Bottini
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Magna Cum Laude
The A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award
Sarah Elizabeth Burch
Clearwater, Kansas
Summa Cum Laude
Notre Dame Law School Client Counseling Award and The Dean Joseph O’Meara Award
Michael B. Buschbacher
Carmel, Indiana
Magna Cum Laude
The A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award
Nicole Danielle Cabezas
Nanuet, New York
The Jon E. Krupnick Award
William Nicholas Collins
Houston, Texas
Cum Laude
The American Bar Association-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property
Adrienne Melegrito de la Rosa
Atlanta, Georgia
The Judge Joseph E. Mahoney Award
Grace Anne Donovan
Palos Park, Illinois
The Joseph Ciraolo Memorial Award
Lauren Patricia Dragich
Western Springs, Illinois
Cum Laude
The Edward F. Barrett Award
Matthew M. Duffy
Ames, Iowa
Summa Cum Laude
The Colonel William J. Hoynes Award
Elizabeth Anne Farrington
West Milford, New Jersey
The Arthur A. May Award
Joseph A. Florczak
Chicago, Illinois
Magna Cum Laude
The American Law Institute-American Bar Association Award for Scholarship and Leadership and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
Charles Bradley Galvin
West Chester, Ohio
The Edward F. Barrett Award
Joseph Robert Ganahl
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Cum Laude
The American Bar Association-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law
Jonathan David Gaynor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cum Laude
The A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award
Michael Anthony Gillman
Tampa, Florida
Cum Laude
The American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law & Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law and the David T. Link Award
Sara Bess Gruen
Dallas, Texas
Cum Laude
The A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award
Sean Francis Hilson
Los Angeles, California
Magna Cum Laude
The Arthur Abel Award
Mary A. Laird
Baltimore, Maryland
The A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award
Brian W. Mahoney
Rochester, New York
Summa Cum Laude
The Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Program of Study in Business Law
Damarius M. Miller
Elkhart, Indiana
The International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
Joseph Martin Miller
Huntly, Virginia
The Jessup International Moot Court Award
Kelli Marie Mulder-Westrate
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Magna Cum Laude
The American Bar Association-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law and the Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Program of Study in Law, Ethics and Public Policy
Emily Joy Nickles
Lake Forest, California
Magna Cum Laude
The Jessup International Moot Court Award
Bridget Rose Nugent
Massapequa, New York
Magna Cum Laude
The A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award, the A. Harold Weber Excellence in Essay Writing, and The William T. Kirby Award for Excellence in Brief Writing
Laura Price Pollard
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Dean Konop Legal Aid Award
Lauren E. Quigley
Braidwood, Illinois
The International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
Patrick K. Rice
Dallas, Texas
Cum Laude
The Jessup International Moot Court Award
Erinn Leslie Rigney
Rockville, Maryland
Magna Cum Laude
The American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law & Bloomberg BNA Award For Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law
Brian L. Salvi
Chicago, Illinois
The Jon E. Krupnick Award
Laura Christine Srebro
Napa, California
The American Bar Association-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law
Michelle Stinnett
John Day, Oregon
Cum Laude
The Edward F. Barrett Award
Kyle William Ubl
New Ulm, Minnesota
Summa Cum Laude
The Farabaugh Prize
Robert Ward
Mission Viejo, California
The American Bar Association-Blomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property
Lauren Alyse Whalen
Walnut Creek, California
The Jessup International Moot Court Award
Jihan Williams
West Bloomfield, Michigan
The Jon E. Krupnick Award
Lamar D. Winslow
Brooklyn, New York
The McLean Student Award and the Judge Joseph E. Mahoney Award
Christopher Robert Wray
Harrisonville, Missouri
Summa Cum Laude
The Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award and the Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Program of Study in Business Law