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“I’m delighted to welcome all of you this afternoon to this wonderful event,” said Widener Law Dean <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx">Linda L. Ammons</a> as she opened the Annual Student Awards Ceremony for the Delaware campus on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. The ceremony took place in a packed Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.<br><br>Ammons thanked the award recipients, saying, “These students are the heart of this law school.” She thanked the parents, spouses, families, law school donors, and alumni in attendance for all that they do and implored the students, “Continue to strive for excellence in all you do, and continue to help those in need."<br><br>During the ceremony, Associate Dean for the <a href="/CampusLife/AdvisingandCounseling/OfficeofStudentAffairsDelaware.aspx">Office of Student Affairs</a> <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/GoldbergSusanL.aspx">Susan Goldberg</a> and Legal Writing Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/BrownMaryann.aspx">Maryann Brown</a> read off the names of the Scholarship recipients, Director of Bar Programs <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/YarbroughMicahJ.aspx">Micah J. Yarborough</a> announced the fellowships and commercial bar review awards, and Assistant Dean for the Office of Student Affairs <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/LuceEdmundB.aspx">Edmund B. Luce</a> and Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/EakinAlice.aspx">Alice Eakin</a> announced the Achievement Awards.<br><br>Angela C. Whitesell received the Dean’s Award, which is given annually to the graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community. A <a href="/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Externships/WolcottFellowships.aspx">Wolcott Fellow</a> and Research Editor for the <a href="/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/DelawareJournalofCorporateLaw.aspx">Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</a>, Whitesell regularly achieved Dean’s List status during her time at Widener Law.<br><br>The President’s Award, which is awarded to a second-year student who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and possess high potential for meaningful future contributions to the law school, the community, and the profession, went to David B. DiDonato. Widener University President James T. Harris III presented the award to David, saying, “Continue the good work that you’re doing. We’re so proud of you.”<br><br>A complete listing of the awards follows.<br><br><strong>Award Recipients</strong><br><br><strong>Scholarships</strong><br><em>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship</em>: Thomas J. Hogans<br><em>Bank of America Scholarship</em>: Keith M. Horner<br><em>The Howard M. Berg Scholarship</em>: Michael J. Follett<br><em>The E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Scholarship</em>: Kelly C. Pickhaver and William C. Pietroangelo <br><em>The Harvey Alan Chernoff Memorial Scholarship</em>: Daniel P. Robinson<br><em>The Esther F. Clark Memorial Scholarship</em>: William M. Alleman Jr.<br><em>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Scholarship</em>: James J. McCarrie II<br><em>Delaware Association of Lawyers’ Spouses Scholarship</em>: Agatha C. Mingos<br><em>The Honorable William Duffy Memorial Scholarship</em>: Jessica L. Boyer<br><em>Friends of Widener University School of Law Scholarship</em>: Kyle F. Dunkle<br><em>The Honey F. Golby Memorial Scholarship</em>: Geoffrey R. Myers and Dawn Kurtz Crompton<br><em>The Fairfax Leary, Jr. Memorial Scholarship</em>: Andrew J. Rennick<br><em>The Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship</em>: Alisha G. Moses<br><em>The Thomas S. Lodge Memorial Scholarship</em>: Tanya S. Sellers<br><em>The Bruce M. and Elizabeth M. Monroe Endowed Scholarship</em>: Angelique R. Fahey and Rodney M. Taneyhill<br><em>Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Minority Scholarship</em>: Ancy P. Oommen<br><em>Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Scholarship</em>: Michael J. Follett<br><em>The Angelina and Victor Piccone Memorial Scholarship</em>: Deanene V. Berry<br><em>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Scholarship</em>: Charles M. Gibbs<br><em>The Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Scholarship</em>: Jonathan M. Harrar<br><em>William I. Schaffer Memorial Scholarship</em>: Daniel W. Whitney<br><em>The Taishoff Family Endowed Scholarship</em>: Richard C. Kohler<br><em>The John C. Warrington Memorial Scholarship</em>: Morrison K. Fairbairn<br><br><strong>Fellowships</strong><br><em>The Chadwick Constitutional Education Fellowship</em>: Nicole L. Phillps and James J. McCarrie II<br><em>The Domestic Violence Research and Advocacy Fellowship</em>: Ashley L. Tito<br><em>The DuPont Public Interest Fellowships</em>: Lucienne M. Pulliam and Lauren M. O’Connell<br><em>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowships</em>: William M. Alleman Jr., Ryan C. Cicoski, Suzanne O. Lufadeju, Brett T. Norton, and Angela C. Whitesell.<br><br><strong>Commercial Bar Review Awards</strong><br><em>Barbri of Pennsylvania and New Jersey</em>: Andrew M. Bell, James J. McCarrie II, and Vazken A. Zerounian<br><em>Kaplan PMBR</em>: Jessica L. Boyer<br><em>Themis Bar Review</em>: Christina M. Marinakis<br><br><strong>Achievement Awards</strong>
<em>The Honorable Helen S. Balick Award</em>: Paul R. Brazil<br><em>The Howard M. Berg Award</em>: Benjamin A. Smyth<br><em>The William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law</em>: Cristopher J. Costello<br><em>The Nicole Cullison Memorial Award</em>: Michael Paich<br><em>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Award</em>: Dawn Kurtz Crompton<br><em>The Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award</em>: William M. Alleman Jr.<br><em>The Graham Foundation Award</em>: Robert Bailey Jr.<br><em>GreenWatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields</em>: Richard G. Scott<br><em>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of Charles J. Zencey</em>: Corey J. Bolander<br><em>The Reed Hamilton Memorial Award</em>: Kristopher A. Kachline<br><em>The Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award</em>: Ashley L. Tito<br><em>The Patricia N. Holston Memorial Award for Public Interest Pro Bono Service</em>: Lauren M. O’Connell<br><em>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award</em>: Caroline G. Jones<br><em>Lindsay Law Library Award</em>: Ryan S. Carlson and Andrew J. Rennick<br><em>The Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award</em>: Jennifer L. Dryer<br><em>The Most Promising Civil Litigator Award</em>: Periann Doko<br><em>The Lucinda Peipher Memorial Award</em>: Mary J. Larkin<br><em>The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy</em>: Michael D. DiCindio<br><em>The Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Award</em>: Marian Akrami<br><em>The Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding Service Award</em>: Heather C. Brand<br><em>E. John Wherry Jr. Award</em>: Angela W. Friend<br><em>William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award in Real Property Law</em>: Maximillian J. Muller<br><em>Charles J. Zencey Memorial Award</em>: Nicholas S. Jajko<br><br><em>Outstanding Service Awards</em>: Jennifer L. Bailey, Heather C. Brand, Charles M. Gibbs, Sean A. Meluney, Jody S. Roselle, Ashley L. Tito, and Angela C. Whitesell.<br><br><em>Dean’s Minority Student Scholarship</em>: Roshin Thomas