NAWL Outstanding Law Student Award

NAWL's Outstanding Law Student Award is presented each year to one student in the graduating class of participating ABA-approved law schools who contributed to the advancement of women in society; promoted issues and concerns of women in the legal profession; demonstrated a commitment to NAWL's mission; exhibited motivation, tenacity, and enthusiasm; demonstrated academic achievement; and and earned the respect of the dean and law faculty.

2025 Recipients

Headshot of Celine Alhout.

Celine Alhout

Fordham University

School of Law

Headshot of Alexis Bargamin

Alexis Bargamin
Stetson University

College of Law

Headshot of Rebekah Joy Carico.

Rebekah Joy Carico

University of Richmond

School of Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Shannen Cloherty

Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University

Headshot of Holly Fain.

Holly Fain

University of Maine

School of Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Adrienne Fernandez
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Headshot of Savannah Hall.

Savannah Hall
University of Tennessee

College of Law

Headshot of Alexis Handler

Alexis Handler

University of Miami

School of Law

Headshot of Emily Harmon.

Emily Harmon
University of Wyoming

College of Law

Headshot of Kristin Hommel.

Kristin Hommel
Penn State Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Deidra Hopkins

Rutgers Law School

Headshot of Fiona Houghtby.

Fiona Houghtby

William & Mary Law School

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Madison Howard

University of Georgia

School of Law

Headshot of Jane Jozefowicz.

Jane Jozefowicz
University of Iowa

College of Law

Headshot of Emma Kerro.

Emma Kerro

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Headshot of Lia Knox-Hershey.

Lia Knox-Hershey
Drexel University Kline

School of Law

Headshot of Camilla Leonard.

Camilla Leonard
Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit

College of Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Sascha Macias

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Headshot of Marly Marquez.

Marlisa “Marly” Marquez
University of Michigan

Law School

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Kaitlin “Kate” Maxwell
Notre Dame Law School

Headshot of Caro McGuffee.

Caro McGuffee

Vanderbilt Law School

Headshot of Addison Mecredy.

Addison Mecredy
Mercer University School of Law

Headshot of Arianna Meekins.

Arianna Meekins

University of Florida Levin College of Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Tayla Moore

University of Minnesota

Law School

Headshot of Nana Nyantakyi.

Nana Nyantakyi
St. John’s University

School of Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Mary Katherine O’Boyle
University of Virginia

School of Law

Headshot of Victoria Oglesby.

Victoria Oglesby
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

Headshot of Suzanne Oldweiler.

Suzanne F. Oldweiler

Atlanta's John Marshall

Law School

Headshot of Jayvana Perez.

Jayvana Perez
Vermont Law and Graduate School

Headshot of Darrah Perry.

Darrah Perry

Campbell University

School of Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Sarah Gates Picchini
The George Washington University Law School

Headshot of Sarah Schra.

Sarah Schra

Willamette University

College of Law

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Llewellyn Searing
Penn State Dickinson Law

Headshot of Alexa Sondey.

Alexa Sondey
Touro Law Center

Headshot of Erin Turvey.

Erin Turvey
University of Baltimore

School of Law

Headshot of Alyssa Waddington.

Alyssa Waddington

Cooley Law School

NAWL logo as placeholder for headshot.

Elizabeth “Liz” West
University of Massachusetts

School of Law

Headshot of Caitlin WIlliams.

Caitlin Williams
University of Pittsburgh

School of Law