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Parris Award Recipients

Parris Award Recipients pictured with Dean Caron on the school of law front lawn

Past Recipients

 2022-2023

2022-2023 Recipients

Evan T. Carthen 1L Award for Inspirational Leadership

Section A

Nelson Mendez

Section B

Tam Le

Section C

Zoie Stanton

Excellence in Service

John Irwin

and

Tristen Hashman

Excellence in Professionalism

Mary Beyer

Excellence in Peacemaking

Patrick Babajanian

Excellence in Courage

Brandon Posivak

Excellence in Leadership

Daniel Foster

Excellence in Character

Deepika Chandrashekar

Pepperdine Award

Ana Rodriguez

In addition to these Parris Awards, the Preceptor of the Year Award went to Jessica Coberly and James Azadian.

The Staff Impact Award went to Fedelma Zahlit.

The 1L Professor of the Year went to Joel Johnson and the 2L/3L Professor of the Year went to Barry McDonald.

The Skip McDermont Award went to Shelley Saxer and the Excellence in Scholarship Award went to Jennifer Koh, Joel Johnson and Bob Pushaw.

 2021-2022

Evan T. Carthen 1L Award for Inspirational Leadership

Section A

Phillip Allevato

Section B

Grace Ramsey

Section C

Mason Folse 

Excellence in Service

Rebecca Voth

Excellence in Professionalism

Alina Ahmed­

Excellence in Peacemaking

Tyler Clark

Excellence in Courage

Natalie Burkholder

Excellence in Leadership

Lindsey Kirchhoff

Excellence in Character

Thurgood Wynn­

Pepperdine Award

Joseph Castro

In addition to these Parris Awards, the Preceptor of the Year Award went to Frank Gatto and Tracey Smith.

The 1L Professor of the Year went to Jason Jarvis and the 2L/3L Professor of the Year went to Steven Shultz.

 

 2020-2021

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Evan T. Carthen 1L Award for Inspirational Leadership

Section A

Tyler Lisea

Section B

Tyra Jenkin

Section C

Susan Posluszny 

Excellence in Service

Brynn Barton 

Excellence in Professionalism

Gage Eller 

Excellence in Peacemaking

Zino Osehobo

Excellence in Courage

Roxanne Swedelson and Sophie Sarchet 

Excellence in Leadership

Zachary Carstens and Amy Jicha 

Excellence in Character

Alexandra Boutelle

Pepperdine Award

Kelly Shea 

 2019-2020

Evan T. Carthen Awards for Inspirational Leadership

Max Johnson, Jonathan Maseng, Ryan Hiepler

Excellence in Professionalism

Emily Holland

Excellence in Peacemaking

Victoria Votino

Excellence in Service

 Chris De Lorenz

Excellence in Courage

 Spencer Post, Ashley Torres

Excellence in Leadership

 Luke Manzo

Excellence in Character

 Alex Prime

The Pepperdine Award

Alex Prime and Jacob Bliss

 2018-2019

Evan T. Carthen Awards for Inspirational Leadership

(Section A) Roxanne Swedelson

(Section B) Kelly Shea

(Section C) Zino Osehobo

Excellence in Professionalism

Ashley Gebicke, Tracy Smith

Excellence in Peacemaking

Christal Porte, Sarah Hamill

Excellence in Service

Analise Nuxoll, Matt Myatt, Jake Herbert

Excellence in Courage

Nathaly Medina, Chris Hickman

Excellence in Leadership

Ava Jahanvash, Colten Stanberry

Excellence in Character

Lavinia Osilesi, Rmani Crawford

The Pepperdine Award

Sarah George

 

 2017-2018

Evan T. Carthen Awards for Inspirational Leadership

Section A - Victoria Votino
Section B - Grant Rasak
Section C - Jacob Bliss

Excellence in Professionalism

Emily Sauer 

Excellence in Peacemaking

Chiemela Okwandu 

Excellence in Service

Caelan Rottman 

Excellence in Courage

Ahllam Berri

Excellence in Leadership

Jessica Egan

Excellence in Character

Kyser Blakely

The Pepperdine Award

Gregory Lewis

 2016-2017

Evan T. Carthen Awards for Inspirational Leadership

Ava Jahanvash, Ginsey Varghese, Sarah George

Excellence in Professionalism

Derek O'Reilly-Jones

Excellence in Peacemaking

Michelle Zaks

Excellence in Service

Brittany Hughes

Excellence in Courage

Duran Kamgar-Parsi

Excellence in Leadership

Alex Caruso

Excellence in Character

Alice Anderson, Cameron McCollum, Marcel Sincich

The Pepperdine Award

Jessica Freitas

 2015-2016

Excellence in Professionalism

Kate Handy

Excellence in Service

Mark Montgomery

Excellence in Peacemaking

Andrew Goldsmith

Excellence in Courage

Geoff Olin

Excellence in Leadership

William Kellogg

Excellence in Character

Benjamin Schuppel

The Pepperdine Award

Andrew Kasabian

 2014-2015

Excellence in Professionalism

Nora Sassounian

Excellence in Service

Stephen White

Excellence in Dispute Resolution

Amanda Sanchez

Excellence in Public Interest

Joe Spano

Excellence in Global Justice

Stephanie Brown

Excellence in Courage

Paige Curry

Excellence in Leadership

Sarah Gerdes, David Moreshead

Excellence in Character

Charlie Walker

The Pepperdine Award

Scott Sasser