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Widener Law Dean <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx">Linda L. Ammons</a> welcomed everyone to the Annual Student Awards Ceremony for the Harrisburg campus on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. The ceremony took place in room A180 before an audience of family, friends, law school donors, and alumni.<br><br>Ammons called the students being honored “the heart of the law school, and implored them, “Continue to strive for excellence in all you do,” before turning the program over to Dean of Students <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/SealingKeithE.aspx">Keith E. Sealing</a> for the presentation of awards.<br><br>Alexis Leslie Barbieri, executive deputy attorney general for the state of Pennsylvania, presented the Commonwealth Court Historical Society Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Award to Kyle Applegate, while Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/CozzillioMichaelJ.aspx">Michael J. Cozzillio</a> presented the John A. Fillion Memorial Award to Kyle Applegate. Stephen Matzura received the Outstanding Law &amp; Government Student Award from <a href="/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx">Law &amp; Government Institute</a> Director <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/GedidJohnL.aspx">John L. Gedid</a>.<br><br>Students Matthew Eyet and Nicole Santo were named co-valedictorians for the Harrisburg campus.<br><br>Elizabeth Marx 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.<br><br>Widener University President James T. Harris III presented 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, to Jacob Sulzer.<br><br>A complete listing of the awards follows.<br><br><strong>Scholarship Awards</strong><br><em>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship</em>: Jennifer Malitsch<br><em>George C Blissman, Sr. Memorial Scholarship</em>: Kristin Diller<br><em>Honorable James C. Crumlish Scholarship</em>: David Hickey<br><em>Edmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship</em>: Karin Judge<br><em>Nancy and Howard Finkelman Scholarship</em>: Abby Trovinger<br><em>Honorable Ned L. Hirsh Memorial Scholarship</em>: George Roles<br><em>Pamela K. Karpouzis Memorial Scholarship</em>: Gabriela Raful<br><em>Charles P. Mirarchi, Sr. Memorial Scholarship</em>: Amber Carmo<br><em>Bruce M. &amp; Elizabeth M. Monroe Scholarship</em>: Amber Carmo<br><em>Bernard S. Wildstein Scholarship</em>: Matthew Landis<br><br><strong>Student Achievement Awards:</strong>
<em><br>ALI-ABA Scholarship &amp; Leadership Award</em>: Brianna Davidson<br><em>James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award</em>: Nicole Santo<br><em>E. John Wherry, Jr. Award</em>: Matthew Eyet<br><em>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award</em>: Grant Cannon<br><em>Legal Research and Writing Award</em>: Matthew Eyet and Abby Trovinger<br><em>Most Promising Civil Litigator Award</em>: Robert Kinnear<br><em>Outstanding Clinical Advocacy Award</em>: Tabitha Phillips<br><em>Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award</em>: Clifford Yannone<br><em>Moot Court Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member</em>: Jillian Ayoub<br><em>Trial Advocacy Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member</em>: Grant Cannon<br><em>Widener Law Journal Award for Distinguished Legal Scholarship</em>: Elizabeth Marx<br><em>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Outstanding Service Award</em>: Nicole Santo<br><em>Outstanding Service Award</em>: Alina Habba, Andrea Nappi, Hillary Prutzman, Jennifer Malitsch, Alaina Schroeder, Stephen Matzura, Francesca Schultz, Reginald McKoy, Fawn Smith<br><em>Commerical Bar Provider Awards</em>: James Buck, Andrea Guttridge, and Elizabeth Marx <br><em>Distinguished Service Award</em>: Jillian Ayoub