Awards recognize 2017 student & faculty stars
Tulane Law School’s 2017 graduation week included presentation of student and faculty awards for academic excellence, leadership and public service. On May 19, student awards were announced and new members were sworn in to the Order of the Coif (17) and Order of the Barristers (10).
FACULTY MEDAL: Andrew Cox
DEAN’S MEDAL: Andrew Cox, Amanda Crawford, Sheridan DuPont, Jennifer Leaphart, Walter Metzinger III, Catherine Thibodeaux
JOHN MINOR WISDOM AWARD: Christopher Edmunds
CIVIL LAW STUDIES AWARD: Andrew Cox, Sheridan DuPont
GEORGE DEWEY NELSON MEMORIAL AWARD: Amanda Crawford, Alexander Heath
TULANE TAX INSTITUTE AWARD IN TAXATION: Jennifer Leaphart
CHARLES KOHLMEYER JR. AWARD IN MARITIME LAW: Michael Eddington, Benjamin Glass
EDWARD A. DODD JR. AWARD IN ADMIRALTY: James Dunlap, Olawale Mustapha Abudu
HABER JOSEPH McCARTHY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AWARD: Amanda Crawford
LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW SECTION AWARD: Jonathan Klett
FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION AWARD: Christopher Edmunds
GENERAL MAURICE HIRSCH AWARD: Guyer Bogen
LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION LAW STUDENT PRO BONO AWARD: Kayla Patterson
BRIAN McSHERRY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Ana Paula Perez-Funes
JAMES A. WYSOCKI TRIAL ADVOCACY AWARDS: Johannah Cousins, Jackson Smith (L ’18)
ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN ATTORNEYS AWARD: Rebecca Hutchinson
STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AWARD: Andrew Waters
MOOT COURT CHIEF JUSTICE: Rachel Gulotta
LLM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD: Sol Argerich, James Dunlap
WILLIAM BERTRAND PRIZE: Natty Stelle Kokolo
PAYSON PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S PRIZE: Lauren Jo Messina, Jennifer Richards, Kirsten Tanifum
BARBRI AWARDS (honoring Max Nathan): Johannah Cousins, Arianna de Goede, Sophia Jayanty
JOSEPH A. ETTINGER AWARD: Jackson Smith (L ’18)
ORDER OF THE COIF:
Joshua Bowman, Johannah Cousins, Andrew Cox, Gordon Cranner, Amanda Crawford, Arianna de Goede, Tyler Dunphy, Sheridan DuPont, Christopher Edmunds, Stephen M. Finn, Alexander Heath, Noelle Jolin, Jennifer Leaphart, Walter Metzinger III, Samantha Pfotenhauer, Catherine Thibodeaux, Jonathan Villa
ORDER OF THE BARRISTERS:
Alexandra Davis, Judith Gronna, Rachel Gulotta, William Igbokwe, Melanie Melasky, Derek O'Connor, Marco Salgado, Brian Trepanier, Joseph Vincent, Hilarie Wiley
The law school’s teaching award winners were announced May 20:
FELIX FRANKFURTER DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD: Professor Saru Matambanadzo
MONTE M. LEMANN DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD: Adjunct Professor Joshua Force
