(Newark, N.J., June 25, 2007) -- During commencement ceremonies last month, the Rutgers School of Law-Newark, the oldest law school in New Jersey, honored students who achieved academic excellence. Twenty-five members of the graduating class graduated with either highest honors, high honors or honors, based on their scholastic excellence over the entire law school course. Sixty-two students received prizes or awards for special achievements. The following graduates were honored:
BERGEN COUNTY NJ
Ronald A. White, Englewood Cliffs, HONORS and the ALUMNI SENIOR PRIZE;
Danielle Christina Carmona, Fort Lee, HONORS and a PRO BONO AWARD;
Bonnie Ann Leibowitz-Carchi, Maywood, the CHIEF JUSTICE RICHARD J. HUGHES PRIZE;
Belinda S. Jacobus, Oradell, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS AWARD and the PRO BONO AWARD;
Anthony Dominick Greco, Ridgefield, HONORS;
Britta Gilmore, Teaneck, HONORS and a PRO BONO AWARD;
Laura Jean Scileppi, Washington Township, HONORS
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ
Kathryn Chadwick Graham, Medford, the SERA RAMACHARITAR MEMORIAL PRIZE and a PRO BONO AWARD
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ
Nana Wilson, Belleville, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Jessica Leigh Lewis, Bloomfield, HONORS and the ABA/BNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE HEALTH LAW;
Rohini C. Gandhi, Livingston, HONORS and the H. THEODORE SORG PROPERTY PRIZE;
Mary Katherine Burke, Newark, CAROL RUSS MEMORIAL PRIZE and a PRO BONO AWARD;
Kim Ackee Laurito, Newark, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Victoria Lautman, Newark, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Enitan Omotayo Otunla, Newark, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Joy N. Eakley, Short Hills, HIGH HONORS, the PHILIP KRAVITZ MEMORIAL PRIZE, and the WEST GROUP OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD;
Grace Hsin-ju Lin, Short Hills, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Ari J. Silverman, West Caldwell, the NATHAN N. SCHILDKRAUT AWARD;
Melissa Lynn Rothenberg, West Orange, HIGH HONORS;
Merisa Brod Vinick, West Orange, a PRO BONO AWARD
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ (All Jersey City)
Allison J. Cambria, a PRO BONO Award;
Michael Howard Isaac, G.A. MOORE, JR. PRIZE;
Jason Peter McCann, JUSTICE FREDERICK W. HALL PRIZE;
Alice Forman Rosenthal, ELI JARMEL MEMORIAL PRIZE and a PRO BONO AWARD;
Jonathan M. Waldauer, the AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS AWARD and a PRO BONO AWARD;
Loren Amy Youmans, a PRO BONO AWARD
MERCER COUNTY, NJ
Christine Ann Shaw, Hamilton, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Jesselyn Clair Samson Pe, Princeton Junction, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Nathaniel L. Bradburd, Trenton, a MIRON M. WALLEY MEMORIAL PRIZE;
William James Simmons, Trenton, HIGHEST HONORS, the MYRON HARKAVY PRIZE, the A. HARRY MOORE PRIZE, the SAUL TISCHLER MEMORIAL PRIZE and a Pro Bono Award;
Safia Nahid Hussain, West Windsor, HONORS, and the JUDGE J. SKELLY WRIGHT PRIZE
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ
Ava Majlesi, Colonia, the CAROL RUSS MEMORIAL PRIZE and a PRO BONO AWARD;
Corey Lee Bosely, Edison, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Youhao Dong, Edison, HONORS;
Beth Anne Ferlicchi, Edison, HIGH HONORS and a PRO BONO AWARD;
James A. McGhee, Edison, the ABA/BNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE-LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW;
Sean Patrick Del Duca, Matawan, HONORS and a PRO BONO AWARD;
Kegan A. Brown, North Brunswick, HONORS and the AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE;
Anthony DiLello, Parlin, HONORS
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ
Donald Klimoski II, Hazlet, HIGH HONORS and the WEST GROUP OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ
Richard Charles Fischetti, Long Valley, HIGH HONORS
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ
Vincent John Montalto, Little Falls, the MYRON HARKAVY PRIZE;
Yolanda Rios, Paterson, a PRO BONO AWARD
SOMERSET COUTY, NJ
Diane J. Weeden, Martinsville, the NATHAN N. SCHILDKRAUT AWARD
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ
Frank James LeFebvre, Sussex, HONORS and the ABA/BNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
UNION COUNTY, NJ
Reynold Lambert, Clark, HONORS and the JUSTICE HENRY E. ACKERSON, JR. PRIZE;
Wendy Elsa Bozzolasco, Dover, HONORS;
Danielle Mary Evans, Elizabeth, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Thomas Wilhelm, Plainfield, HONORS and the ALI-ABA SCHOLARSHIP AND LEADERSHIP AWARD;
Andrew Shih-I Feng, Scotch Plains, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Joseph Edward Collins III, Union, HONORS;
William Hahn, Union, the MORRIS GANN PRIZE IN EVIDENCE;
Thomas Alan Triolo, Westfield, HONORS and the WEST GROUP OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
OUT-OF-STATE
NEW YORK:
Erica L. Nelson, Brooklyn, NY, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Sarah Yun Sook Yeang, New York, NY, a PRO BONO AWARD;
Thomas A. Dallal, New York, New York, the WEST GROUP OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD;
Jennifer Alice Sanfilippo, Staten Island, NY, a PRO BONO AWARD
MASSACHUSETTS:
Brittany Anne Wilcox, Milford, MA, the CAROL RUSS MEMORIAL PRIZE and a PRO BONO AWARD
The Rutgers Law School-Newark offers both full-time and part-time programs for students pursuing a Juris Doctor. Students can also seek dual degrees from the Rutgers Business School, the Graduate School-Newark and the School of Criminal Justice. More information about the school is available at lawschool