2008 Student and Faculty Award Winners
The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Future Awards
The CALI
Excellence for the Future Awards® program recognizes excellent
achievement by law students in their studies. The award is given to the
student with the highest grade in the class.
Criminal Law
Ann R. Carroll, Elizabeth A. Freeman, Rachel K. Jones, and Sara L. Lonergan
Civil Procedure
Daniel L. Delnero, Jason W. Howard, Brian C. Lea, and Benn C. Wilson
Contracts & Sales
John T. DeGenova, Brian C. Lea, Jason D. McCoy, and Benn C. Wilson
Legal Research & Writing
Bennett D. Bryan, John T. DeGenova, Matthew A. Josephson, James W. McPhillips, Keisha M. Oldacre, Weston B. Rochester,
and Alice E. Snedeker
Property
Michael B. Davis, Dennis M. Madison, Manoj S. Varghese, and Benn C. Wilson
Torts and Class of 1933 Torts Law Award
Laura E. Ingram, Brian C. Lea, Kenneth W. Stroud, and Benn C. Wilson
Constitutional Law I
Lori E. Morris, Christian C. Morrison, Samuel T. Myers, and Benn C. Wilson
Constitutional Law II
Farrar J. Barker and Anuj Desai
Corporations
Catherine E. Coleman, Scott R. Grubman and Brian C. Lea
Criminal Procedure I
Jessica C. Nix and Anna E. Papa
Criminal Procedure II
Kelly S. Culpepper, Scott R. Grubman, and Brittany L. Summers
Evidence
Alphonso A. Howell, William P. Martin, Thomas Chase Samples, and Benn C. Wilson
Federal Income Taxation
Lindsey C. Perry and Wade A. Schueneman
Legal Profession
Eric B. Coleman and Anuj Desai
Trusts & Estates and Verner F. Chaffin Award for Excellence in the Study of Fiduciary Law
Farrar J. Barker and Brian C. Lea
Donald P. Gilmore, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law
Marcia S. Alembik
American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Employment Law
Janna Blasingame Custer
American Bar Association & Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor Law
Caroline M. Knox
American Bar Association & Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property
T. Rick Irvin, Ph.D. and Blake A. Tankersley
Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund Award for Excellence in the Study of Real Estate Law
Efrain “Sonny” A. Poloche
State Bar of Georgia Real Property Section Award
Sally Smith Jarratt
Julian McDonnell Award for Excellence in the Study of Commercial Law
Jennifer A. Aldrich
Georgia Municipal Association Municipal Corporations Award
Joseph I. Bolling
John C. O’Byrne Award for Excellence in the Study of Taxation
William T. Thistle
State Bar of Georgia Tax Section Outstanding Student Award
Kellee A. Padgett
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award
Lauren Clipp Giles
National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award
Carla Riner
Outstanding Prosecutorial Clinic Student
Sonya Elizabeth Grounds
Outstanding Land Use Clinic Student
Janna Blasingame Custer and Matthew M. Weiss
Outstanding Legal Defense Clinic Student
Nandi F. Campbell
American Bankruptcy Institute Medal
Kelly S. Culpepper and Robert H. Snyder
Willis J. “Dick” Richardson, Jr. Student Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy
Lindsay A. Winzeler
Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLP Award for Outstanding Mock Trial Advocate
Kevin E. Epps
Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLP Award for Outstanding Moot Court Advocate
Tully T Blalock
Kerry Harike Joedeke Memorial Award for Excellence Outstanding Moot Court Board Member
Rebecca M. Thornhill
Ronald Carlson Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence
Thomas Chase Samples
National Order of Barristers
The Order
of Barristers is a national honorary organization whose purpose is the
encouragement of oral advocacy and brief writing skills through
effective law school oral advocacy programs. The Order seeks to improve
these programs through interscholastic sharing of ideas, information
and resources. The Order also provides national recognition for
individuals who have excelled in advocacy and service at their
respective schools for successful participation in regional, national
and international interscholastic advocacy competitions.
Jennifer T. Blakely
James “Jeb” E. Butler
Scott R. Grubman
Cameron D. Hawkins
Leslie B. Horne
Naveen Ramachandrappa
Thomas Chase Samples
Emily E. Shingler
Rebecca M. Thornhill
Alexandra H. Yeager
Shelley B. Knox Award for Outstanding Public Interest Student
Nandi F. Campbell and Sara R. Dykes
Law School Alumni Association Award for Greatest Improvement in Academic Standing
1st to 2nd Year - Nandi F. Campbell
2nd to 3rd Year - Regina F. Price
Law School Alumni Association Award for Highest Academic Average
Class of 2008 - Lindsey C. Perry
Class of 2009 - Benn C. Wilson
William King Meadow Award
Tully T Blalock
Ellen Jordan Award for Outstanding Public Interest Student
Nandi F. Campbell
Jesse and Dan MacDougald Memorial Award for First Honor Graduate and Isaac Meinhard Award for Highest Academic Average
Merritt Ellen McAlister
2008 FACULTY AWARDS
John C. O’Byrne Memorial Award for Furthering Faculty-Student Relations
Professor Jason M. Solomon
Student Bar Association Professionalism Award
Professor Lonnie T. Brown, Jr.
C. Ronald Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching
Professor Dan T. Coenen
INDUCTION CEREMONY OF THE CLASS OF 2007
The Order
of the Coif is an honorary scholastic society, the purpose of which is
to encourage excellence in legal education by fostering a spirit of
careful study, recognizing those who as law students excelled in their
studies and honoring those who as lawyers, judges and teachers attained
high distinction for their scholarly or professional accomplishments.
Elizabeth Claire Arnett
Patricia J. Brooks
Ellen Claire Carothers
Janna Blasingame Custer
Anuj Desai
David S. Frist
Patrick Hammond Garrard
Jeffrey Howard Gibson
Bret Reed Hobson
Tedra Cannella Hobson
Andrea Michelle Hoffenson
Matthew T. Joe
Jessica C. Lawrence
Haywood Scott Lowry, Jr.
Jessica Moore Mallanda
Merritt Ellen McAlister
Jessica Celina Morris
Lauren Kate O’Shea
Ansly Elizabeth Paulk
Daniel Horne Petrey
David Ryan Roth
Adrienne Leigh Smith
Rachel Christina Young
