Parris Award Recipients

Evan T. Carthen 1L Award for Inspirational Leadership

Section A

Caden Benedict

Section B

Joshua Finlayson

Section C

Abigail Mulvey

Excellence in Professionalism

Jacqueline Kessel

Excellence in Service

Sarah Alexander

Excellence in Peacemaking

Joanne Kasem

Excellence in Courage

Alayah Byers

Excellence in Leadership

Parmis Shafaghiha

Excellence in Character

Ryan Schmidt

Pepperdine Award

Christian Parham

In addition to the Parris Awards:

The Preceptor of the Year Award was awarded to Caruso Law alumni Sarah Stern and John Irwin

The Staff Impact Award was awarded to Margaret Barfield

The 1L Faculty Award was awarded to professor Naomi Goodno

The Upper-Division Faculty Award was awarded to professor Steven Schultz

Evan T. Carthen 1L Award for Inspirational Leadership

Section A

Eleanor Olsen

Section B

Isaac Zwerling

Section C

Ashley Pae

Excellence in Professionalism

Ava Rezaee

Harrison Meads

Excellence in Service

Mason Folse

Excellence in Peacemaking

Carolyn Deal

Excellence in Courage

Rachel Robson

Excellence in Leadership

Sophie Nelson

Excellence in Character

Jacob Neill

Aria Aghalarpour

Pepperdine Award

Phillip Allevato

In addition to the Parris Awards:

The Preceptor of the Year Award was awarded to Caruso Law alumni Charles Melcombe and Kristine Gamboa

The Staff Impact Award was awarded to Allyse Wesolowski

The 1L Professor of the Year was awarded to professors Michael Helfand and Trey Childress

The 2L/3L Professor of the Year was awarded to professor Ahmed Taha

The Skip McDermott Award was awarded to professor Peter Wendel

The Excellence in Scholarship Award was awarded to professors Jake Charles, Mary Hoopes, and Ed Larson

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

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

The 2L/3L Professor of the Year went to Barry McDonald.

The Skip McDermont Award went to Shelley Saxer

The Excellence in Scholarship Award went to Jennifer Koh, Joel Johnson and Bob Pushaw.

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

The 2L/3L Professor of the Year went to Steven Shultz

View the Parris Awards

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 

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

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

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

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

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

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