Prizes and Awards: Class of 2009

John Ordronaux Prize, awarded annually to the J.D. degree candidate for general proficiency in legal study. The prize usually recognizes the student achieving the highest academic average in each graduating class.
Nathan Martin Rehn ’09

Pauline Berman Heller Prize, awarded annually to the highest ranked graduating female law student (J.D.).
Jessica Devlin Karp ’09

Walter Gellhorn Prize, awarded annually to an LL.M. degree candidate graduating with the highest academic average, for outstanding proficiency in legal study.
Tegan Elizabeth Brink ’09

David Berger Memorial Prize, given to a third-year student interested in
international law and world peace, and who has demonstrated educational
excellence in the field of international law.
Anne Leddin Gell ’09
Karen Whei-Chong Lin ’09


Milton B. Conford Book Prize in Jurisprudence, awarded annually to the
student who writes the best examination paper or essay on jurisprudence.
Rebecca Jane Prebble, LL.M. ’09
“Felix Cohen and the Idea of Corporate Personality”


E.B. Convers Prize, awarded annually to the member of the graduating class who writes the best original essay on a legal subject.
Maeve Elizabeth Herbert ’09
“Federal-State Relations during the Presque Isle Establishment of 1794:
Explaining the ‘Cultivation of a Good Understanding’”


Wilfred Feinberg Prize, awarded to the law student who does the best work in an area related to the work of the federal courts.
Karen Whei-Chong Lin ’09
Ronni T. Weinstein ’09


Alfred A. Forsyth Prize, awarded annually to an outstanding student in the field of environmental law who, in the judgment of the faculty, has demonstrated qualities of intellect and selfless dedication to the advancement of environmental law.
Amy McCamphill ’09
Robert A. Weinstock ’09


Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize, awarded for the best student essay to be
published this year in the Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts on a subject in the field of intellectual property and related law.
Lauren Michelle Howard ’09
“An Uningenious Paradox: Intellectual Property Protections for Fashion Designs”


Lawrence S. Greenbaum Prize, awarded annually to the student who, in the
opinion of the judges, has made the best oral presentation in the final argument of the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court competition.
Lauren Michelle Howard ’09


Carroll G. Harper Prize, awarded to the member of the graduating class who
has attained the highest standards of achievement in intellectual property studies and writing.
Alex Peter Middleton ’09
Luis Villa ’09


Allan Morrow Sexuality and Gender Law Prize, awarded upon graduation from
the Law School to a student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the furtherance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights.
Jennifer L. Stark ’09


Jane Marks Murphy Prize, awarded annually to the students who display
exceptional interest and proficiency in clinical offerings, and who give promise of a professional career, applying the highest standards of the lawyer’s craft to service of the public interest.
Evelyn Crystal Lopez ’09
Scott Allen McJannet ’09
Kathryn Lynne Scheinberg ’09


Outstanding Student Award, presented by the Clinical Legal Education
Association to a student nominated by the faculty of Columbia Law School
for excellence in clinical fieldwork based on the high quality of representation provided clients and for outstanding participation in an accompanying clinical seminar as determined by exemplary thoughtfulness and self reflectiveness in exploring pertinent legal and lawyering issues.
Brendon Sipe Fleming ’09
Gregory Alan Odegaard ’09
George Stroup ’09


Samuel I. Rosenman Prize, awarded to a student who has demonstrated academic excellence in public law courses and outstanding qualities and leadership in the Law School, or activities related to the Law School in the University community.
Amy McCamphill ’09


Emil Schlesinger Labor Prize, awarded annually to the student most proficient in the study of labor law.
Shelby Rease Schwartz ’09


Whitney North Seymour Medal, awarded annually to the student who, in
the judgment of the instructors in trial advocacy, shows the greatest promise of becoming a distinguished trial advocate.
Ian Craig Richardson’09


Valentin J.T. Wertheimer Prize, awarded annually to the student whose
work demonstrates the most creative, thoughtful approach to labor law, equal employment law, public or private sector collective bargaining, labor conflict resolution, or employment security.
Rachel A. Deutsch ’09