Boyd to Honor 2014 Graduates at Law School Convocation
The Boyd School of Law will hold its annual Law School Convocation to honor the 2014 graduates, a total of 137 students, on May 16 at UNLV's Ham Hall. For a list of graduates, click here.
Welcome remarks will be delivered by UNLV President Donald D. Snyder. U.S. Representative Steven Horsford will deliver the keynote address. Bryan M. Viellion and Joshua O. Igeleke Jr. will deliver student remarks. John J. Piro, President of the William S. Boyd School of Law Alumni Chapter, will deliver a message on behalf of the alumni.
The law school will also recognize accomplishments the students have achieved during their time at Boyd. Below is a list of the awards that will be given during the ceremony and a list of students who will receive academic honors.
| Dean's Awards Recognizes individual contributions or accomplishments of note to the law school community. |
Melissa Corral |
| Barbara Buckley Community Service Award Recognizes outstanding commitment to community/public service. |
Shannon L. Phenix Brittnie T. Watkins |
| James E. Rogers Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award Recognizes outstanding overall scholastic accomplishments. |
Bryn S. Esplin Alex A. Hames |
| William S. Boyd Outstanding Graduate Award Recognizes scholastic achievement, overall leadership, and contribution to the law school community. |
Nicole S. Scott |
| Clinic Legal Education Association Award Recognizes excellence and achievement in the clinical program. |
Chariane K. Forrey |
| American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence Recognizes academic achievement in bankruptcy studies. |
Bryan M. Viellion |
| Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers Recognizes excellence in legal writing while in law school. |
Katelyn J Cantu Nicole S. Scott Jaimie A. Stilz-Outlaw Eric D. Walther Madison P. Zornes |
HONORS
| Summa Cum Laude | Chariane K. Forrey Alex A. Hames Nicole S. Scott Adam Tully |
| Magna Cum Laude | Sean L. Africk Shannon L. Clarke Christopher J. Humphrey Sarah A. Mead Daniel Nubel David H. Rigdon David J. Rothenberg Adam James Thompson Aruhn V. Venkat Eric D. Walther Madison P. Zornes |
| Cum Laude | Emily Allen-Wiles Bryan Eugene Andersen Wade E. Beavers Joseph R. Bowen Alissa A. Cooley Michael R. Esposito Blake S. Friedman Lindsey A. Gassmann Ryan T. Gormley Tiffany Ann Kahler Pandora L. Leven Taylor K. Morris Constantina Vaia Rentzios Joseph Patrick Sakai Gregorio V. Silva Julianne Marie Ko Unite Holly E. Walker Laura Ann Welzig Tyler James Winkler Lane R. Wood |
Honors are projections based on course work completed through the Fall 2013 semester. These honors are subject to change after the posting of final grades.
Note, Spring 2014 and Summer 2014 graduates are pending completion of graduation requirements.
| Fall 2013 | |
| Jason L. Beckner Joseph R. Bowen Chaunsey Q. Chau-Duong Jason A. Close Dawn Lee Davis Matthew P. Feeley Michael Pankey Folin Brandon L. Gatewood Danyell T. Gustaw Saman R. Heidari |
Alexander Smernoff Hermsen Owen M. Mackedon Aaron Sittporn Mouritsen Leslie Murdock Darik S. Nielson Trella Nichole Perkins-McLean Laura J. Rose Andrew K. Stagg Adam James Thompson Nicole A. Young |
| Spring 2014 | |
| Eric D. Acuario Sean L. Africk Tabatha Al-Dabbagh Emily Allen-Wiles Justin D. Allsop Bryan Eugene Andersen Wendy Kealani Angulo Priscilla L. Baker Joseph T. Barrett Wade E. Beavers Matthew B. Beckstead Bradley J. Bellisario Chase L. Besuden John Richard Blackmon III Blake A. Bonsack Benjamin E. Bruyneel John K. Bulloch Cameron Jerry Busby Kathryn Linn Butler Katelyn J Cantu Shannon L. Clarke Zachary David Clayton Alissa A. Cooley Melissa Corral Lauren A. Davis Gregory G. Diktakis Ryan Taylor Draney Timothy W. Eacobacci Elizabeth A. Ellison Bryn S. Esplin Michael R. Esposito Justin M. Findlay Chariane K. Forrey Kylie Danielle Foster Katelyn M. Franklin Blake S. Friedman Lindsey A. Gassmann Nickolas S. Giorgione Daniel S. Gobaud II Michael S. Gobaud Katie Erin Goldberg Ryan T. Gormley Christopher Leonardo Grasso Alex A. Hames Saira S. Haseebullah Ivy P. Hensel Christopher J. Humphrey Joshua O. Igeleke Jr. Tamara V. Ioudina Rhiann Suzanne Jarvis Laura J. Jennings Tess E. Johnson Tiffany Ann Kahler Allison Micheli Kamm Adrian A. Karimi Kristy Kiser-Clark Charles J. Lee Jonathan B. Lee |
Pandora L. Leven Brittany M. Llewellyn Kandis N. McClure Sarah A. Mead Jennifer Mehner Miriam C. Meyer-Thompson Kristina Miletovic Thomas A. Miskey Gary Wyatt Moody Carlos Alberto Morales Taylor K. Morris Victoria Celeste Mullins Daniel Nubel Maria Luisa Parra-Sandoval Lindsey E. Pena Oscar Peralta Shannon L. Phenix Michael J. Plank Chandler B. Pohl Melissa H. Polsenberg Jonathan Dale Porter Brittany Kaye Puzey Constantina Vaia Rentzios David H. Rigdon Jonathon C. Roberts Michael Armin Roeseler David J. Rothenberg Joseph Patrick Sakai Nicole S. Scott Chad R. Sillman Gregorio V. Silva Evan Karl Simonsen Michael E. Smith Conrad W. Soboniak Sara H. Stephan Robert T. Stewart Jaimie A. Stilz-Outlaw Todd Lyon Swift Robert Telles Brian Edward Terrell Dawn Hathaway Thoman Adam Tully Julianne Marie Ko Unite Aruhn V. Venkat Bryan M. Viellion Holly E. Walker Eric D. Walther Jeffrey H. Weed Laura Ann Welzig Kevin C. Westwood Drew Christopher Wheaton Justin F. Williams Tyler James Winkler Jonathan Kazuyoshi Wong Wing Yan Wong Lane R. Wood Madison P. Zornes |
| Summer 2014 | |
| Brittnie T. Watkins | |