27th Annual Awards Ceremony

Law school held its virtual awards ceremony April 27

For the Class of 2021, Cassandra Brumback was valedictorian, and Scott Jenkins was salutatorian. Cooper Gerus won the 2021 Pro Bono Challenge Award.

The Law Faculty Award winners were Naseam Jabberi, day student, and Eaujee Francisco, evening student.

Jessica Carrick received the J. Ronald Shiff Award for Academic Excellence in Tax. The Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Awards went to Jameka Carter, for externship work; and to Xuan Mai and Sean Murphy, for their work in the Mediation Clinic for Families. Naseam Jabberi received the Center for International and Comparative Law Director’s Award.

Clinical Excellence Awards went to Stacey LoundsburyCommunity Development Clinic; Rohina Azizian ZavalaCivil Advocacy Clinic; and Julia ZhengBronfein Family Law Clinic.

The award for Outstanding Teaching by a Full-Time Faculty Member went to Prof. Matthew Lindsay, and Itta Englander received the award for Outstanding Teaching by an Adjunct Faculty Member. The Saul Ewing Award for Outstanding Teaching in Transactional Law went to Prof. Robert Lande

Prof. Gilda Daniels received the Faculty Scholarship Award for Traditional Research, and Prof. Colin Starger was given the Faculty Scholarship Award for Non-Traditional Research. 

The Law Faculty Service Award went to Prof. Angela Vallario, and the Rose McMunn Distinguished Staff Award went to Katie Rolfes.