Congratulations to third-year students Olha “Olia” Kaliuzhna and Vladyslav “Vlad” Rudzinskyi for winning the Atlanta International Arbitration Society Pre-Moot Invitational. Rudzinskyi was also named the competition’s best advocate. Law schools primarily from the Southeastern United States competed in this “warm up” tournament for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot to be held in Vienna, Austria, during April.
Two faculty members who share a deep commitment to student engagement and success have been named the winners of the UGA Award for Excellence in Teaching. The 2024-25 honorees are the School of Law’s Allison G. Hale and the School of Public and International Affairs’ Maryann E. Gallagher.
Congratulations to second-year students Kerolls "Kero" Gadelrab and Taylor N. Hoying for winning their American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy regional competition. The pair will advance to the national tier of the tournament to be held during April. Third-year students Taylor L. Stablein and Garfield A. McIntyre Jr. served as student coaches, while Holly A. Pierson (J.D.'96) was the alumni coach.
The University of Georgia School of Law’s vision to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school – one that matches excellence with access – just took a huge step forward with the creation of the Hart Family Foundation First-Generation Scholarship Fund. Alumnus E. David Hart Jr. (J.D.’80) was instrumental in the $2-million-plus commitment that will now ensure an endowed one-quarter scholarship for all first-generation college graduates enrolled in the Juris Doctor program at the School of Law.
Congratulations to second-year students Dustin M. Batchelor, Grace K.S.Y. Johnson, F. Marion Kronauge, Morgan E. Pfohl and Ellis H.P. Schmitt for winning the East Coast regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. During the tournament, they beat teams from Harvard University and American University and will now advance to the international tier of the competition later this month. Third-year students Joseph M. "Joe" Colley and Brennan A. Rose served as student coaches, while J. Caleb Grant (J.D.'23) was the alumni coach.