First Lap Award ￨Vincent Miraglia Award￨ Extra Mile Awards ￨ Marathon Awards ￨ Triathlon Awards ￨ Melissa Hamann Awards ￨ Mary E. Card Award ￨ Faculty & Staff Awards￨Faculty Marshal and Graduation Speakers | Cardinal Hickey Award ￨ Columbus Awards ￨ Joan Vorrasi Memorial Award
On April 21 Catholic Law held both the Columbus Awards Night and Aficionado Night. The Catholic Law community eagerly gathered for the longstanding spring tradition of honoring students, faculty, and staff for their service to the law school community. The evening featured class skits, as well as awards presented for pro bono service, professional excellence, and service to the Law School (which were awarded to students, faculty, and staff). The festivities began with a reception in the Louise H. Keelty and James K. Keelty, Jr. Atrium, followed by the awards ceremony in the Rev. William J. Byron S.J. Auditorium. The evening was smoothly guided by Hosts Zoe Spirgel (3L) and Jessica Merino (1L), with special support by Julie Orlando's (3L) son, Julian Castro.
Prior to the close of the Columbus Awards Night, Dean Stephen C. Payne announced the promotion of Katie Gamelin Crowley to Associate Dean for Administration and Chief of Staff. To close out the night, students celebrated Aficionado Night in the law school's Knights of Columbus Courtyard.
The 2023 Columbus Award Night categories and winners are listed below.
Class Celebration: Rebecca Bermudez
Commencement: Zoe Spirgel
Faculty Marshal: Professor Antonio Perez
For dedicated service to the law school community during the first year of law study
Kali Fields
Sarah Halko
Luis Hernandez
Robert Hill
Zachary Kahler
Joseph Lopes
Jessica Merino
Annie Pierce
Jasmine Rountree
Gerald Sharpe
Jennifer Shepard
Nikitha Zacharia
For outstanding service to the law school community
Jessica Alhanouch
Zachary Aman
Niloo Baghai
Olivia Bellini
Rebecca Bermudez
Reid Burrows
Kayla Bushey
Isabelle Colaiezzi
Michael Cozzi
Judith Crews
Andrea De La Camara
Whitlee Dean
Mark Dela Pena
Kaya DeRose
Cait Gaines
Tanner Gattuso
Marisa Gingerich
Hope Gouterman
Jackie Heins
Samantha Hungerford
Isaac Jacobson
Emani Johnson
Emily Johnson
Yusuf Khan
Olivia Kim
Abigail McCann
Ida Namazi
Julie Orlando
Herman Pablo
Alejandra Pazzi
Samantha Pearl
Nicole Pickeral
Sara Rahmjoo
Nazanin Rezvani
Samantha Soter
Zoe Spirgel
Miranda Turner
Julio Veizaga
Mariyah Wakhariya
Ned Wilkinson
Katherine Williams
For those who have previously received the Extra Mile
ErinKate Brady
Olivia Fabbro Evans
Ross Fodera
Maria Hershey
Jennifer Howley
Daniel Johnson
Caroline Kelly
Lydia Korostelova
Marcy Kosinski
Jose Natera
Nicole Rocha
John Sullivan
Nicole Wargel
Black Law Students Association
Administrator of the Year:
Associate Dean Katie Gamelin Crowley
Staff Member of the Year:
Susan Newell
Most Supportive Professor:
Professor Elizabeth Winston
Outstanding Adjunct Professor:
Carl Hobbs
Outstanding Professor for First Year Classes:
Senior Associate Dean, Professor Mary Graw Leary
Outstanding Professor for Evening Classes:
Professor Kevin Walsh
Professor of the Year:
Professor Antonio Perez
