Boyd School of Law Honors Graduates at 2016 Commencement
The UNLV Boyd School of Law will hold its annual law school Commencement to honor its graduates, a total of 126 students, on May 13 at UNLV’s Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. For a list of graduates, please click here.
Judge Richard Boulware will deliver the keynote address. Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professor of Law Jeffrey Stempel will deliver faculty remarks. James Dean Leavitt, Scott D. Morris, and Jessica R. Gandy will deliver student remarks. Brenda Weksler, 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 the 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 |
Elliot T. Anderson |
| Barbara Buckley Community Service Award Recognizes outstanding commitment to community/public service |
Samantha J. Rice |
| James E. Rogers Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award Recognizes outstanding overall scholastic achievement |
Erik J. Foley Michael S. Valiente |
| William S. Boyd Outstanding Graduate Award Recognizes scholastic achievement, overall leadership, and contribution to the law school community |
Gil Khan |
| Clinic Legal Education Association Award Recognizes excellence and achievement in the clinical program |
Katlyn Marie Brady |
| American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence Recognizes academic achievement in bankruptcy studies |
Janine Lee |
| Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers Recognizes excellence in legal writing while in law school |
Aleem A. Dhalla Gil Kahn Chelsea Lancaster Hayley E. Miller Michael S. Valiente |
HONORS
| Summa Cum Laude | Erik J. Foley Gil Kahn Michael S. Valiente |
| Magna Cum Laude | James Allan Beckstrom II Katlyn Marie Brady Aleem A. Dhalla Walter F. Fick Sydney Rae Gambee Janine Lee Brooke Ashley Luna Hayley E. Miller Patrick Phippen |
| Cum Laude | Elliot T. Anderson Stephanie D. Bedker Cara D. Brumfield Stephen Davis Katherine E. Frank Brianna Kaitlyn Lamanna Chelsea Lancaster Jenapher Lin Amber N. Lilienthal Scott E. Lundy Kegan M. Monks Stacy Marie Newman Mariah M. Northington Samantha J. Rice Keivan A. Roebuck Elijah Tredup Matthew R. Tsai |
Honors are projections based on course work completed through the Fall 2015 semester. These honors are subject to change after the posting of final grades.
PRO BONO HONORS
| Pro Bono Highest Honors | |
| Cara D. Brumfield Crislove Adesuwa Igeleke Chelsea Lancaster Jennifer Nicole Odell Samantha J. Rice Keivan A. Roebuck Robert Huntington Sidell S. Alex Spelman |
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| Pro Bono Honors | |
| Kimie S. Beverly Katlyn Marie Brady Miguel A. Delgado Katherine E. Fink Stephanie Michele Getler Haley N. Lewis Ellin Mardirosian Scott D. Morris Dawn Nielsen Steven J.T. Washington |
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The Pro Bono Honors Program encourages students to continue their engagement in pro bono service after they complete the required Community Service Program. Students who completed 60 hours of approved pro bono work have earned Pro Bono honors and students who completed 100 or more hours have earned Pro Bono Highest Honors.
GRADUATESNote: Spring and Summer 2016 graduates are pending completion of graduation requirements.
LL.M. Graduates
| Spring 2016 | |
| Alannah T. Ariel Jordan Scot Flynn Hollander Allen Reed Horsley James Dean Leavitt Melody L. Light Nina Marchenko Russ F. Marsden Clark Seegmiller |
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| Summer 2016 | |
| Husna Alikhan | |
J.D. Graduates
| Fall 2015 | |
| Navid Afshar Elliot T. Anderson James Allan Beckstrom II Pauline J. Beigel Andrew William Emon Coates Miguel A. Delgado Rochelle Anne Harding-Roed Zachary D. Holyoak Crislove Adesuwa Igeleke Sean B. Kirby Ben A. Lehavi Lindsay L. Liddell Gil N. Lopez Patrick Phippen Benjamin Reitz Keivan A. Roebuck Jason M. Sadow Kenneth Toop Mary Tran Steven J.T. Washington Todd M. Weiss Matthew Joseph Winters Rebecca L. Wolfson |
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| Spring 2016 | |
| Brandon Berrett Albright Paul G. Albright Elias Askins III Candice Barker Stephanie D. Bedker Kimie S. Beverly Anaeita (Ani) Biesada Katlyn Marie Brady Alan M. Brereton Jessica E. Brown Cara D. Brumfield Lora L. Caindec Daven P. Cameron Katie Chadliev Stephen Davis Trent M. deBraga Aleem A. Dhalla Ashveen S. Dhillon Loline-Marie Chinue Djidade Noah Andres Duran Adam C. Estrada Alicia Sarah Exley Ross Jared Fabbi Walter F. Fick Erik J. Foley Katherine E. Frank Perry Bradley Friedman Sydney Rae Gambee Jessica R. Gandy Stephanie Michele Getler Vincent Michael Godinho Leesa S. Goodwin Robert Jacob Gullo Alexander Henry Marah Janel Hinskey Amy Louise Horne Monica Janda Paul Janda Ryan Johnson Spencer M. Judd Gil Kahn Christina J. Kim David LaBay Brianna Kaitlyn Lamanna Jennifer R. Lanahan Chelsea Lancaster |
Janine Lee Haley N. Lewis Joselyn A. Leyva Ena Licina Amber N. Lilienthal Jenapher Lin Brandi Loffer Brooke Ashley Luna Scott E. Lundy Ellin Mardirosian Ty M. Maynarich Joseph E. Meissner Robert Melcic Hayley E. Miller Jake Maximo Miranda Kegan M. Monks Scott D. Morris Stacy Marie Newman Dawn Nielsen Mariah M. Northington Jennifer Nicole Odell Jaymes P. Orr Peter Petersen E. A. Reed Ryan William Reynolds Samantha J. Rice Melissa Ann Rosenthal Veronica A. Salas Michael Jory Scarborough Kevin Schweitzer Robert Huntington Sidell Heather Lynn Snedeker Christian T. Spaulding S. Alex Spelman Kelsey Elaine Stegall Thomas William Stewart Matthew William Thomas Reginald S. Thomas Elijah Tredup Matthew R. Tsai Michael S. Valiente J. Chase Whittemore Ashleigh Wise Jackie N. Witt Adam Jeffery Wynott |
| Summer 2016 | |
| Michael Burton Theodore Michael Medlyn Sean Young Robert Giovanni Massi* *mistakenly omitted from last year’s program |
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