4/27/2017
Boyd School of Law Honors Graduates at 2017 Commencement
The UNLV Boyd School of Law will hold its annual law school Commencement to honor its graduates on May 12 at UNLV's Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. For a list of graduates, please click here.
Senator Harry Reid will deliver the keynote address. 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 |
Heather Armantrout Heather Marie Caliguire Emily L. Dyer Adam Ellis Chelsea B. Finnegan Jessie Folkestad Keith J. D. Hightower Aarin Elyse Kevorkian Katherine Colleen Maher John Tyler Mowbray Alysa N. Piraino Timothy Edward Revero Chelsea Marie Stacey Michael A. Viets |
| Barbara Buckley Community Service Award Recognizes outstanding commitment to community/public service |
Andrea Dail Orwoll |
| James E. Rogers Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award Recognizes outstanding overall scholastic achievement |
Kyle M. Wyant |
| William S. Boyd Outstanding Graduate Award Recognizes scholastic achievement, overall leadership, and contribution to the law school community |
Emily Ruth Haws |
| Clinic Legal Education Association Award Recognizes excellence and achievement in the clinical program |
Emily L. Dyer |
| American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence Recognizes academic achievement in bankruptcy studies |
Connor Harrison Shea |
| Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers Recognizes excellence in legal writing while in law school |
Heather Armantrout F. Shane Jackson Emily Ruth Haws Kristen Matteoni Andrea Dail Orwoll |
HONORS
| Summa Cum Laude | Adrienne Rose Brantley Adam Ellis Hilary Williams Kyle M. Wyant |
| Magna Cum Laude | Jessica Georgescu Chelsee Jensen Katherine Colleen Maher Kristen Matteoni Andrea Dail Orwoll Audra Jane Powell Lena R. Rieke Chelsea Marie Stacey Brittany L. Walker |
| Cum Laude | Patrick Caddick Shannon L. Diaz Tiffany Gayle Doctors Jessie Folkestad Paul A. George Brandonn Maxon Grossman Daniel Robert Hansen Emily Ruth Haws F. Shane Jackson Kristian Kaskla Bridget Ann Kelly Aarin Elyse Kevorkian Kory J. Koerperich Caitlin J. Lorelli Michael Matzke Maria Veronica Saladino Connor Harrison Shea Michael A. Viets Mackenzie Warren |
PLEASE NOTE: The honors listed above are projections based on course work completed through the Fall 2016 semester. These honors are subject to change after the posting of final grades.
PRO BONO HONORS
| Pro Bono Highest Honors | |
| Justin Corne David Ryan Efros Veronica Fink Jessie Folkestad Matthew Frauenfeld Keith J.D. Hightower Chelsee Jensen Kory J. Koerperich Monica Martinez Andrea Dail Orwoll Mayra Salinas-Menjivar Robert J. Schmidt Chelsea Marie Stacey Seth M. Strickland Ashlee Vazquez Stamps Michael A. Viets |
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| Pro Bono Honors | |
| Heather Armantrout Jose Carmona Jonathan Chung Michael Coggeshall Shani J. Coleman Jessica Georgescu Fargol Ghadiri Baylie Anne Hellman Colton T. Loretz Yu Meng Brian Kevin Reardon Vanessa Marie Rendon Anthony Joseph Ruggiero Yasnai Caridad Rodriguez |
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The Pro Bono Honors Program encourages students to continue their engagement in pro bono service after they complete the required pro bono service in the 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 High Honors."
GRADUATES
Note: Spring and Summer 2017 graduates are pending completion of graduation requirements.
LL.M. Graduates
| Fall 2016 | |
| Becky K Harris Dr. Foeng "Bill" Toan Tham |
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| Spring 2017 | |
| Steven J Brody, Esq. Patrick Nelson Lambert Linda A Madril Richard S Madril Theodoros Perilis Timothy Edward Revero Lynn Ann Rutledge Michaela Soleova Brittnie Watkins Donna Marie Wittig |
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J.D. Graduates
| Fall 2016 | |
| Charles Edward Barnabi Jr ("C.J.") Shani J Coleman Tiffany Gayle Doctors Bridget Ann Kelly Henry Hyun II Kim Mariya Malkova Jason William Onello Brian Kevin Reardon Vanessa Marie Rendon Timothy Edward Revero Anthony Joseph Ruggiero Maria Veronica Saladino Ashlee N Vazquez Stamps Patricia Helen Warnock Zachary W Wetterling |
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| Spring 2017 | |
| Pamela Anda Hector A Arevalo Jr Heather Armantrout Christopher L Blandford Edward Randal Bond Ronni Nicole Boskovich Adrienne R Brantley Patrick Steven Caddick Heather Marie Caliguire Elizabeth Carmona Jose Carmona Garrett R Chase Jordan A Christensen Jonathan Chung Michael Coggeshall Nathaniel Timothy Collins Jada Cook Justin A Corne Emily K Cunningham Shannon L Diaz Brad L Duda Ann M Dunn Emily L Dyer David Ryan Efros Adam Ellis Veronica Fink Chelsea B Finnegan Betty Jayne Foley Jessie Folkestad Matthew J Frauenfeld Paul A. George Jessica Lynn Georgescu Angel Getsov Fargol Ghadiri William Joseph Grigsby Brandonn Maxon Grossman Daniel Rrobert Hansen Sean Christian Hartlieb Emily Ruth Haws Marckia L Hayes Baylie Anne Hellman Jacob E Hernandez Keith Jason Douglas Hightower Michael Hua F Shane Jackson Jacob Peter Jackson Chelsee Jensen Kevin M Johnson Kristian T Kaskla Aarin Elyse Kevorkian Kory J Koerperich Marta Dimitrova Kurshumova Ashley Anne Lacher Brad Lipman Caitlin J Lorelli Colton T Loretz James V Lovett Katherine Colleen Maher Monica Martinez Tye Diaz Masters Kristen D Matteoni Michael Nicholas Matthis Michael Steven Matzke Jason L May Zavier Mcfall-Maycock Yu Meng Grayson James Moulton John Tyler Mowbray Mohammad Rashad Nasereddin Benjamin Nemec Shawna Nguyen Daniel Reed Ormsby Andrea Dail Orwoll Javier Jonathan Pacheco Brianda Tessa Padilla Jessie M Papperman Brianne Perkins Kevin J Peterson Alyssa N Piraino Nicholas D Pitaro I Audra Jane Powell Cassandra M Ramey Lynnel Marie Reyes Lena R Rieke Yasnai Caridad Rodriguez Mayra I Salinas-Menjivar Robert J Schmidt Andrew John Semprazik Connor Harrison Shea Douglas Heiner Smith Nancy Ruonan Snow Chelsea Marie Stacey Michael Z Stannard Mark Robert Starr Seth M Strickland Stace Taylor Kenneth Hunt Tedford III Patrick Thantacheva Agiimaa Tsogt Piers Tueller Frank Urrutia Chase A Van Oostendorp Adrian S Viesca Michael A Viets Taylor David Vold Brittany L Walker Mackenzie Warren Thomas M Wells Sarah Elizabeth White Bre'ahn L Williams Hilary Williams Evan Thomas Wozniak Kyle M Wyant Susan E Yates |
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