Boyd Honors 2015 Graduates at Law School Convocation
The Boyd School of Law held its annual Law School Convocation to honor the 2015 graduates, a total of 129 students, on May 15 at UNLV's Ham Hall. For a list of graduates, click here.
Justice Nancy M. Saitta delivered the keynote address. Professor Ian C. Bartrum delivered faculty remarks. Kerry Elizabeth Kleiman and James A. Trummell delivered student remarks. Chelsie C. Campbell, President of the William S. Boyd School of Law Alumni Chapter, delivered a message on behalf of the alumni.
The law school also recognized accomplishments the students have achieved during their time at Boyd. Below is a list of the awards that were given during the ceremony and a list of students who received academic honors.
| Dean's Awards Recognizes individual contributions or accomplishments of note to the law school community |
Bailey Bortolin |
| Barbara Buckley Community Service Award Recognizes outstanding commitment to community/public service |
Kostan R. Lathouris |
| James E. Rogers Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award Recognizes outstanding overall scholastic achievement. |
Brady Briggs |
| William S. Boyd Outstanding Graduate Award Recognizes scholastic achievement, overall leadership, and contribution to the law school community. |
Lee H. Gorlin Shaina Robin Plaksin |
| Clinic Legal Education Association Award Recognizes excellence and achievement in the clinical program. |
Ekaterina (Katie) Derjavina |
| American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence Recognizes academic achievement in bankruptcy studies. |
Scott Ramsey |
| Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers Recognizes excellence in legal writing while in law school. |
Kerry Elizabeth Kleiman Geordan G. Logan Michael Paretti Amy Rosen Erica Cherie Smit |
HONORS
| Summa Cum Laude | Brady Briggs Jennifer Lee Cutshall Erica Cherie Smit Casey J. Stiteler |
| Magna Cum Laude | Shelby A. Dahl Sean W. Daly Lee H. Gorlin Branden D. Jung Vivian Luong Jeffrey D. Pike Shaina Robin Plaksin Ryan Noah Saxe Timothy Wiseman |
| Cum Laude | Emily D. Anderson Ryan Becklean Kelsey L. Bernstein Erin Michelle Gettel Tyre L. Gray David Colyer Hales Kerry Elizabeth Kleiman Jeffrey James Lavigne Erica Kristen Nannini Patrick Stephen Opdyke Adam B. Osman Michael Paretti Scott Ramsey Shaun M. Rose Adam M. Solinger Amanda L. Stevens Michael Trippiedi Allison H. Vitangeli Shannon M. Wilson Waleed Zaman |
Honors are projections based on course work completed through the Fall 2014 semester. These honors are subject to change after the posting of final grades.
Note, Spring 2015 graduates are pending completion of graduation requirements.
| Fall 2014 | |
| Jason Aldridge Brittany Ann Birnbaum Whitney Foltz-Barrett Tyre L. Gray Stephanie N. Harrod Roxanna Marie Hendrickson Stephen Wray Jackson |
Michael J. Lin Christopher Joseph Macchi Michael Maupin Courtney Elizabeth McCandless Maria Michelle Anne G. Nisce Rikki Jo Perkins Timothy A. Wiseman |
| Spring 2015 | |
| Michael S. Alires Emily D. Anderson Christopher M. Angulo Madeline Arcellana Christian Lee Augustin Brittni N. Bailus Danielle J. Barraza Ryan Becklean Krystopher Benyamein Kelsey L. Bernstein Samantha Dumagan Bilbao Erica Bobak James N. Bolotin Bailey Bortolin Michael E. Bowman Jr. Brady Briggs Robert Darren Brumfield Dustin E. Call Brittany L. Cermak Jessica E. Chong Christina Michelle Connolly Shane Dennis Cox Jennifer Lee Cutshall Shelby A. Dahl Sean W. Daly Ekaterina (Katie) Derjavina Elizabeth (Won Hee) Do Andrew Patrick Dunning Cory B. Fielding Tanya M. Fraser Craig Davis Friedel Genevieve G. Generaux Erin Michelle Gettel Anjan Gewali Kylee Lynn Gloeckner Melissa A. Goldstein Lee H. Gorlin Joseph D. Grusman Jessica S. Guerra Laura A. Guidry David Colyer Hales Mackenzie Hanks Tonya M. Henderson Robert T. Hernandez James I. Hoffman Stephanie M. Hopkins Kyle Joseph Hoyt Tin Hwang Collin Jayne Kendra J. Jepsen Xiao Wen Jin Branden D. Jung Faraz Khalid Khan Kerry Elizabeth Kleiman Sarah N. Kuhn Kostan R. Lathouris Jeffrey James Lavigne Frank A. Leavitt |
Robert P. Loftus Jr. Geordan G. Logan Virgilio P. Longakit, Jr. Vivian Luong Thomas Maroney Jose Martin Nathan W. Massey Michael J. Mcavoyamaya Jennifer R. Medina Alexandria K. Mendonca Erica Kristen Nannini Michiko L. Nozawa-Joffe Patrick Stephen Opdyke Adam B. Osman James C. Owens Michael Paretti Joseph P. Peacock Keely A. Perdue Jeffrey D. Pike Shaina Robin Plaksin Julia K. Ponder Alexander E. Quagge Scott Ramsey Michael John Reed Liberty Ann Ringor Shaun M. Rose Amy Rosen Izaac Rowe Carli L. Sansone Neil M. Sansone Ryan Noah Saxe Jeff Scarborough Caroline Schwartz Tasha Schwikert-Warren Balreek (Rikki) Shoker Whitney E. Short Taylor L. Simpson Erica Cherie Smit Joseph Robert Smith Adam M. Solinger Amanda L. Stevens Rachael E. Stewart Casey J. Stiteler Michael Trippiedi James A. Trummell Mahogany Ann Turfley Michael (Mike) Leonard Van Luven Brian Vasek Allison H. Vitangeli Shannon M. Wilson Bryson Brent Wright Edward J. Wynder Skylar Shea Young Jonathan R. Yu Waleed Zaman Elena Zarubo Nicholas L. Zicari |