Each year at Commencement, the School of Law recognizes graduating JD and LLM students who have excelled in their overall scholarship or community service.
These awards honor student achievements in a wide range of areas, including:
Congratulations to our 2026 award recipients:
Max Koren Award
Maeve Elizabeth Christ and Robert Paul Cicciari
John N. Bennett Achievement Award
Lennon N. Greco
Dale S. Margulis Award
Linda Sarai Roman Marquez
Bachelor of Arts in Law Achievement Award
Fotini Sophia Thanos
Carlos C. Alden Award
Nicholas A. Foti
Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law
Tyonna Jada Acoff
Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law
Faith Elizabeth Herlan
Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Clinic Student Award
Corrin Mae Raynor
Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Externship Student Award
Christopher M. Mostowy
Robert J. Connelly Trial Technique Awards (2025-26)
Samantha Jo Gaglio (2L)
Madison E. Henning (2L)
Ian Scott Klenk (2L)
Edward G. LaDuca (3L)
Jessica E. Murphy (2L)
Jenna Peinkofer (2L)
Samir M. Spencer (2L)
Jadan L. Torcello (2L)
Emmanuel B. Wright (3L)
Robert J. Connelly Trial Technique Awards (2024-25) (Received as 2Ls)
Ethan Andrew Berg
Katherine Anne Huppé
Zachary Peter Miller
Zain Mirza
Professor Louis DelCotto Award
Nicholas A. Foti
Justice M. Dolores Denman Award
Xiaoyi (Yvonne) Zhao
Monique E. Emdin Memorial Award
Asia Alexis Alexander
Maurice Frey Award
Sarah Katherine Moore
William R. Greiner “Committed Humility” Award
Emmanuel B. Wright
Justice Philip Halpern Award
Tyonna Jada Acoff
Professor Thomas E. Headrick “Trees and Forest” Award
Robert Paul Cicciari
Judge Matthew J. Jasen Appellate Practice Award
Steven J. Borodzik Jr.
Milton Kaplan Award in Law and Social Development
Kailyn Marie Lane
James M. Kieffer Trial Excellence Award
Francesca Rose Manzella
David Kochery Award
Asia Alexis Alexander
Dan D. Kohane ’79 Insurance Award
Edward G. LaDuca
The Lavender Gavel Award
Carly Nicole Limina
Professor Virginia Leary Award
Emma Rose Marzec
The Minority Bar Association of Western New York Foundation Award
Tyonna Jada Acoff
Asia Alexis Alexander
Naomi Goni
Khalia J. Muir
Linda Sarai Roman Marquez
Nadine F. Sallaj
Emmanuel B. Wright
The Minority Bar Foundation’s Legal Commencement Award
Linda Sarai Roman Marquez
Khalia J. Muir
Emmanuel B. Wright
Moot Evidence Award
Edward G. LaDuca
Zachary Peter Miller
Albert R. Mugel Award
Lennon N. Greco
Ryan J. Mullins Award
Colin T. O’Neill
The Order of Barristers
Maxwell Andrew Battaglia
Steven J. Borodzik Jr.
Maeve Elizabeth Christ
Sarah Marium Jiva
Francesca Rose Manzella
Gianna Rose Palumbo
Emily Anne Rasulo
Hunter Thomas Siegel
Emmanuel B. Wright
Gavin Clay Zmuda
The Order of the Coif
Maeve Elizabeth Christ
Robert Paul Cicciari
Lauren Elizabeth Daniels
Joseph G. DiVincenzo
William Stewart Eaton
Nicholas A. Foti
Lennon N. Greco
Edward G. LaDuca
Kailyn Marie Lane
Zachary Peter Miller
Hunter Thomas Siegel
Taylor Ann Welsch
Gavin Clay Zmuda
Harry A. Rachlin Prize in Real Property Law and Real Estate Transactions
Connor David Whitney
Judge William J. Regan Award
William Stewart Eaton
UB Law Alumni Association’s GOLD Group Award
Khalia J. Muir
Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr. Award
Lauren Elizabeth Daniels
Faculty Award
Christine P. Bartholomew
Professor of Law; William J. Magavern Faculty Scholar; Co-Director of the Advocacy Institute; Vice Dean for Student Achievement
Staff Award
Lisa Bauer
Assistant Dean for Career Services