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“It makes everyone here at Widener very proud to have had the chance to work with these great students,” said Interim Dean <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MeadowsRobynL.aspx">Robyn Meadows</a> during the annual Harrisburg campus Student Awards Ceremony held on Thursday, April 24th.<br><br>Meadows also acknowledged the contributions of family and friends, saying, “We know that you are really behind their success,” and she encouraged the students to be mindful of community service opportunities after they graduated, observing that “Being a lawyer really is being in a service profession.”<br><br><b>Camille Howlett</b> received the <b>Dean’s Award</b>, 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. Howlett was also named the class <b>Valedictorian</b>.<br><br>President James T. Harris III was on hand to present the <b>President’s Award</b>, 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. Harris presented the award to <b>Richard Sgrignoli</b>.<br><br>Observing that there is “Always a need for justice” and that lawyers make sure that justice gets served, Harris called the legal profession “one of the highest callings.”<br><br>A complete listing of the other awards follows.<br><br><strong>Award Recipients</strong><br><br><strong>Scholarships</strong><br><em>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship</em>: Mitchell Jones<br><em>George C. Blissman, Sr. Memorial Scholarship</em>: Brett Sprau<br><em>Honorable James C. Crumlish Scholarship</em>: Alexander Leggieri<br><em>Edmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship</em>: Katherine Snyder<br><em>Pamela K. Karpouzis Memorial Scholarship</em>: Valecia Sills<br><em>Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship</em>: Kathleen Chap<br><em>The Bruce M. and Elizabeth M. Monroe Scholarship</em>: Brett Sprau<br><em>William I. Schaffer Memorial Scholarship</em>: Philip McCarthy<br><br><strong>Achievement Awards</strong><br><em>ALI CLE Scholarship &amp; Leadership Award</em>: Laura Antonuk, Philip McCarthy, Katy Nixon, Andrew Race, and Cassandra Vasicak<br><em>American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Eric D. Turner Award</em>: Morgan Davis<br><em>American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence</em>: Jerika Cummiskey<br><em>James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award</em>: Steven Shearer<br><em>John A. Fillion Memorial Award</em>: Timothy McHugh<br><em>Commercial Bar Review Provider Awards</em>: Katherine Costlow, Celia Fasnacht, Erin Greene, and April Schnatz<br><em>Commonwealth Court Historical Society – Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Award</em>: Alexis Timari<br><em>E. John Wherry, Jr. Award</em>: Carla Arias<br><em>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award</em>: Katie Adam and Langdon Ramsburg<br><em>Legal Research &amp; Writing Award</em>: Camille Howlett and Langdon Ramsburg<br><em>Widener Law – Harrisburg Best First-Year Appellate Brief Award</em>: Richard Sgrignoli<br><em>Outstanding Clinical Advocacy Award</em>: Sarah Willets<br><em>Outstanding Law &amp; Government Student Award</em>: Melissa Chapaska<br><em>Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award</em>: Jamilah Espinosa and Nicholas Peters<br><em>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Outstanding Service Award</em>: Jessica Boyles<br><em>Moot Court Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member</em>: Katharine Costlow<br><em>Trial Advocacy Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member</em>: Carla Arias<br><em>Widener Law Journal Award for Distinguished Legal Scholarship</em>: Jennifer Robinson<br><em> Distinguished Service Award</em>: Jamilah Espinosa<br><em>Widener University School of Law Outstanding Service Awards</em>: Carla Arias, Timothy Bishop, Mark Calore, Morgan Davis, Alicia Emili, Mitchell Jones, Yasmine Naamo, Jesse Rhodeside, Katherine Riggleman-Thomas, and Michelle Santos.