Past Award Recipients

Robert Goldberg Award in Trial Advocacy

Awarded to a student or students who have excelled in 

trial advocacy during their time in law school.

Recipient

Kyle Lang

Kay Hagan Award

Awarded to the top student in the State and Local Government class.

Recipient

Marley Peterson

Runners Up

Ben Wirzba

Amy Brosnahan

Jurist Staff Excellence Award (Staff Member of the Year)

Presented to the law school staff member who was nominated

and voted for by the graduating class.

Recipient

Sonya Casstevens

Jurist Excellence in Teaching Award (Faculty Member of the Year)

Presented to the law school faculty member who was

nominated and voted for by the graduating class.

Recipient

Professor Meghan Boone

E. McGruder Faris Memorial Award

Established to honor the late Professor “Mac” Faris, a former member

of the law school faculty, this award is given to the student or students exhibiting

the highest standards of character, leadership, and scholarship.

Recipient

Karen Surian

Andy B. Krafsur Award

Awards a graduating student who exemplifies a genuine concern 

for others and who has demonstrated a desire to advocate for 

underserved groups or public interest causes.

Recipient

Caitlyn Wood

Laura J. Gendy Award

Established in honor of the late Laura J. Gendy (JD ‘00), this award is given

to the graduating student or students who exemplify integrity, compassion for others,

and strength of character that were the hallmarks of Ms. Gendy.

Recipient

Sam Brady

Miriam E. “Miki” Felsenburg Award

Established in honor of the late Miki Felsenburg (JD ‘91), a member

of the law school faculty, this award recognizes a graduating student who

demonstrates exceptional leadership in the area of social justice.

Recipient

Amanda Spriggs Reid

Smith Anderson Pro Bono Award for Exceptional Service

Established to recognize a graduating member of the Pro Bono Honor Society
who exhibits passion, creativity, dedication, and commitment to serving those in need.

Recipient

Amanda Spriggs Reid

Office of Civil and Community Engagement Graduate Student Service Excellence Award

Established to recognize a graduate student who demonstrates
exemplary service to the community and Wake Forest.

Recipient

Jennifer Webster

Dean’s Award

Honors the student in each law school program who demonstrates extraordinary

contributions to the community through leadership, engagement, intellectual curiosity,

and dedication to the Wake Forest University Pro Humanitate mission.

Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) Recipient

Sarah Alabdulkarim

Master of Studies in Law (MSL) Recipient

Joseph Brock Kannan

Master of Laws (LLM) Recipient

Mimoza Shala

Juris Doctor (JD) Recipients

Kaeli Czosek

Joshua Durham

Order of Barristers Inductees

An honorary organization that recognizes achievements 

in appellate and trial advocacy.

Inductees

Walker Abbott

Kyle Brantley

Kaeli Czosek

Shelby Gilmer

Tanner Henson

Kyle Lang

Brittany Locke

Sophia Sulzer

Claire Thompson

William Wahl

Jacob Winton

Meaghan Woodward

Thursday, May 16, 2024

5:00 p.m.

Sutton Center

Ceremony Program

Award Recipients

Robert Goldberg Award in Trial Advocacy

Awarded to a student or students who have excelled in 

trial advocacy during their time in law school.

Recipient

Isabella Sparhawk

Smith Anderson Pro Bono Award for Exceptional Service

Established to recognize a graduating member of the

Pro Bono Honor Society who exhibits passion, creativity,

dedication, and commitment to serving those in need.

Recipient

Daniel Edward Wilkes

Excellence in Pro Bono Publico Award

Awarded to a graduating student who has exemplified the

Wake Forest motto, Pro Humanitate, through their

commitment to pro bono legal work.

Recipients

Lauren Grace Barnett

Kendall Tinsley Carter

NC State Bar's Pro Bono Student Award

Awarded to a student from each North Carolina law school who best

exemplifies the spirit of pro bono service as described in the 

NC Rules of Professional Conduct for Voluntary Pro Bono Publico Service.

Recipient

Lindsey Arneson Fields

Kay Hagan Award

Awarded to the top student in the State and Local Government class.

Recipient

Joe Langford Whalley

Runners Up

Maya Pillai

Nicholas Lathe McDuffie

Outstanding Research Assistant Award

Awarded to a student who has provided extraordinary

research in their role as a research assistant.

Recipient

Summer Amanda Allen

Legal Research Award

Awarded to the student who has shown overall exceptional

research skills, demonstrated in settings such as research papers,

journal writing, or other academic endeavors.

Recipient

Daniel Edward Wilkes

Jurist Excellence in Teaching Award (Faculty Member of the Year)

Presented to the law school faculty member who was

nominated and voted for by the graduating class.

Recipient

Professor Christine Coughlin

Jurist Staff Excellence Award (Staff Member of the Year)

Presented to the law school staff member who was nominated

and voted for by the graduating class.

Recipient

Branden M. Nicholson

E. McGruder Faris Memorial Award

Established to honor the late Professor “Mac” Faris, a former member

of the law school faculty, this award is given to the student or students exhibiting

the highest standards of character, leadership, and scholarship.

Recipients

Clare Williams Magee

Luke Thomas Shapiro

Andy B. Krafsur Award

Awards a graduating student who exemplifies a genuine concern 

for others and who has demonstrated a desire to advocate for 

underserved groups or public interest causes.

Recipient

Savannah Elizabeth Corbin

Laura J. Gendy Award

Established in honor of the late Laura J. Gendy (JD ‘00), this award is given

to the graduating student or students who exemplify integrity, compassion for others,

and strength of character that were the hallmarks of Ms. Gendy.

Recipients

Rory Kathryn Chandis Hatch

Jada Mileena Williams

Miriam E. “Miki” Felsenburg Award

Established in honor of the late Miki Felsenburg (JD ‘91), a member

of the law school faculty, this award recognizes a graduating student who

demonstrates exceptional leadership in the area of social justice.

Recipients

Kit Everett Kniss

Donny Stewart, Jr.

Dean’s Award

Honors the student in each law school program who demonstrates extraordinary

contributions to the community through leadership, engagement, intellectual curiosity,

and dedication to the Wake Forest University Pro Humanitate mission.

Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) Recipient

Abrar Ali A Alahmari

Master of Laws (LLM) Recipient

Tennille Alleyne

Master of Studies in Law (MSL) Recipient

Tasha King Kolbe

Juris Doctor (JD) Recipients

Luul Yasmine Lampkins

Tyler Paul Long

Order of Barristers Inductees

An honorary organization that recognizes achievements 

in appellate and trial advocacy.

Inductees

Maxwell J. Anthony

Tanner James Clark

Nathaniel Corey Drum

Haley Kristine Hurst

Luul Yasmine Lampkins

Clare Williams Magee

Alexis MacKenzie Parker

Isabella Flynn Sparhawk

Donny Stewart, Jr.

Order of the Coif Inductees

Graduating students in the top ten percent of the class

are invited to join this honorary scholastic society.

Inductees

Katharine Devan Daly

Ivey Elizabeth Fidelibus

Mathew Scott Goldstein

Amanda Gail Hull

Haley Kristine Hurst

Luul Yasmine Lampkins

William Kervin McEwan

Marguerite Morgan Mitchell

Luke Nelson

Luke Thomas Shapiro

Hannah Elizabeth Shirar

Kristen Lee Tieman

Nicholas Arlen Tremps

Jenna Michelle White

Benjamin Albert Woessner