The UBalt School of Law held its 27th Annual Awards Ceremony on April 23, 2023 at the Angelos Law Center. The Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera, former chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, was the keynote speaker.
Leaders of the Latin American Students Association, Karen Cedeno and Angely Luna, accepted the SBA Award for Outstanding Service to UBalt Law by a Student Organization.
For the Class of 2023, Joshua Gehret was the valedictorian, and Samantha Stephey was the salutatorian. Alona Del Rosario received the 2023 Pro Bono Challenge Award.
Akil Holmes, Jessica Sims and Amy Werner received the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student-Attorney Team Award for their work with the Innocence Project Clinic. Alona Del Rosario received the CLEA Outstanding Externship Award.
The Clinical Excellence Award went to Sebastian M. Peñafiel-Garcia, for his work in the Mediation Clinic for Families.
The Student Bar Association recognized Prof. Jaime Lee with the James May Faculty Award and Prof. Marta Baffy with the Staff Mentoring Award. The SBA recognized Ashlyn Woods as the 2023 Student of Merit.