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Student Recognition

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Criteria for Recognition

Participants

Students who are registered with the Pre-Law Program, who come for at least one advising session per year, and attend no less than two (2) events per year that are sponsored by the Program are considered active in the program, and may in good faith list themselves as participants in the Pre-Law Program on their resumes under campus activity.

Good Standing

To be considered in "Good Standing" with the program, Pre-Law Program participants are required to attend sessions with the President's guests for the Lunch with Lawyer program in the President's conference room, and Distinguished Speaker Events in the Kaye Playhouse, unless otherwise excused.

Special Commendation

Students who are in good standing and attend five or more events during the academic year—in addition to/aside from LSAT and admissions-related sessions offered—are recognized by the Pre-Law Program for their commitment to career exploration, and engagement with the members of the legal community who support our efforts, keeping Hunter vibrant.

Special Commendations By Year

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2023-2024 academic year:

Highest Honors

  • Adeyinka Ajakaiye
  • Stephanie Chernyavsky
  • Colleen Denmon

  • Melissa Dorvil
  • JK Rajjo
  • Andrey Starovoytov

Distinction

  • Sara Abu Touq
  • Sara Algahmi
  • Christopher Arzu
  • Mariam Ayyad
  • Justin Brito
  • Chloe Burke
  • Giulia Cascio Rizzo
  • Jenny Chulee
  • Mariela Cruz
  • Alex Dasent

  • Christopher Guzman
  • Amanjyot Kaur
  • Melanie Lujan
  • Syeda Rahman
  • Tyler Rodgers
  • Lily Shahein
  • Anvitha Tammisetti
  • Keisi Tupi
  • Valerie Verloka

Special Commendation

  • Haithem Abdelhamid
  • Hannah Amar
  • Chinara Amaukwu
  • Grigory Chernozatonskiy
  • Samantha Chlafer
  • Fratchelya Ciputra
  • Emma DeGroff
  • Louckenson Dorestil
  • Jared Feldman
  • Anna Gizanis
  • Christopher Gonzalez Bonilla
  • Frances Hamed
  • Scarlett Ireland
  • Shua Jeong

  • Sarah Joyce Koch
  • Dymin Lester
  • Andrew Loka
  • Peri Micheva
  • Cassandra Momplaisir
  • Hailey Ortiz
  • Nethya Samarakkodige
  • Ariana Segarra
  • Isabella Shalumov
  • Brianna Shepherd
  • Celeste Taveras
  • George Tom
  • Charlotte Walsh

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2022-2023 academic year:

Highest Honors

  • Gideon Askowitz
  • Fratchelya Ciputra
  • Alex Dasent

  • Fatima Hassan
  • Olivia Massey

Distinction

  • Afra Annan
  • Christopher Arzu
  • Veronica Berdychev
  • Kailah Brice
  • Shun Ting Chen
  • Grigory Chernozatonskiy
  • Teaunda Colvin
  • Mariela Cruz

  • Christina Ebrahim
  • Amanjyot Kaur
  • Elizabeth McClintock
  • Jada Richardson
  • Tyler Rodgers
  • Khanam Shakeeba
  • Anna Xia

Special Commendation

  • Anis Akramov
  • Josh Aydil
  • Kyler Castro
  • Sada Chaudhury
  • Jenny Chen
  • Roleciah Collison
  • Elizabeth De Furia
  • Colleen Denmon
  • Raymond DePaul
  • Axel Eisen
  • Eva Espinoza Carpio
  • Dora Gelerinter
  • Scarlett Ireland

  • Adonese Kabtoul
  • Tanjum Lagno
  • Laszlo LeCroy
  • Andrew Loka
  • Liam Mullan
  • Elda Nesimi
  • Daniel Nudelman
  • Catherine Pierce
  • Alyssa Procanyn
  • Evelia Romero Marin
  • Naiomi Sampson
  • Hope Stratis
  • Kenyetta Thompson

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2021-2022 academic year:

Highest Honors

  • Julie Angevine
  • Karen Glikman
  • Hannah Joseph
  • Jodi Lewis

  • Isabel Lin
  • Liliana Morales
  • Savannah Yusko

Distinction

  • Sarah Brandston
  • Hazel Charcos
  • Jenny Chen
  • Alex Dasent
  • Colleen Denmon
  • Angelica Fernandez
  • Melody Garcia

  • David Heimowitz
  • Ndeye Ndione
  • Jada Richardson
  • Madeline Saquipulla
  • Sevgila Sharipova
  • Kira Velazquez
  • Anna Xia

Special Commendation

  • Ariana Ahmed
  • Afra Annan
  • Roshna Ansari
  • Anna Ast
  • Josh Aydil
  • Samantha Beaver
  • Patrick Browne
  • Andrew Castang
  • Sada Chaudhury
  • Iza Choudrey
  • Fratchelya Ciputra
  • Nicole Cordero
  • Magella Decle
  • Raymond DePaul
  • Martha Dimulescu
  • Windel Edouard
  • Jennifer Flores Solis
  • Maria Gomez
  • Rachel Hazel
  • Malka Hershkop
  • Eleanor Hubbard
  • Alresia Hutton
  • Sadia Kauser
  • Omar Khan
  • Brianna Krummenacker

  • Laszlo LeCroy
  • Kayla Lewis
  • Andrew Loka
  • Maya Manovich
  • Kassidy Maxie
  • Jessica Moran (Chu)
  • Ilanith Nizard
  • Catherine Pierce
  • Alyssa Procanyn
  • Lisha Rajput
  • Dawn Ressy
  • Sofia Rosario
  • Juan Carlos Santiaguel
  • Jeffrey Schimmer
  • Alissa Semple
  • Mariam Siddiqui
  • Janicia Sojo
  • Hope Stratis
  • Tasneem Sultana
  • Anastasia Villarreal
  • Brandon Williams
  • Samina Zaman
  • Emanuel Zbeda
  • Joanna Zeng

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2020-21 academic year:

Highest Honors

  • Karen Glickman
  • Michelle Gomez
  • Omar Khan

  • Stacy Moses
  • Jada Richardson
  • Emanuel Zbeda

Special Commendation

  • Ariana Ahmed
  • Roshna Ansari
  • Josh Aydil
  • Marissa Cronin
  • Colleen Denmon
  • David Dominguez
  • Cailynn Fortune
  • Klaire Geller
  • Maria Gomez
  • Sumaita Hasan
  • David Heimowitz
  • Eleanor Hubbard
  • Pierce Hunter

  • Manahil Jafri
  • Brianna Krummenacker
  • Sara Macwan
  • Jasmine Mayor
  • Nicole Michelotti
  • Liliana Morales
  • Ndeye Ndione
  • Ilanith Nizard
  • Audrey Sargente
  • Marc Shapiro
  • Sara Todjeras
  • Anna Xia
  • Savannah Yusko

Given the unprecedented interruption in the spring 2019 term due to COVID-19, we have set, for one time only, the threshold for recognition to three attorney-led events.

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2019-2020 academic year:

  • Mario Altamirano Jr.
  • Roshna Ansari
  • Olenka Ballena
  • Juancarlos Briones
  • Adonis Caramintzos
  • Zubta Chudary
  • Yenta Dostova
  • Ashley Fontanilla
  • Dora Gelerinter
  • Christopher Hongach
  • Wardah Javid
  • Sadia Kauser

  • Diana Kennedy
  • Omar Khan
  • Inessa Manasyan
  • Moesha Muschett
  • Ariel Ortega
  • Deyanil Perez
  • Lisha Rajput
  • Mona Reed
  • Marie Rousseau
  • Mark Shapiro
  • Andrew Shkreli
  • Anna Xia

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2018-2019 academic year:

  • Tasnia Ahmed
  • Roshna Ansari
  • Daniella Babaee
  • Olenka Ballena
  • Alexandra Berlingeri
  • Jessica Bontemps
  • Alaina Brophy
  • Antonio Codita
  • Naima Coleman
  • Gregory Desroches
  • Monica Fainshtein
  • Ashley Fontanilla
  • Delano Gray
  • Lauren Hakimi
  • Christopher Hongach
  • Isabel Lin
  • Sheella Martinez

  • Jordan Michel
  • Olivia Mittman
  • Ian Morris
  • Moesha Muschett
  • Caryn Nahum
  • Samantha Ngo
  • Asmerom Nur
  • Emily Odermatt
  • Ariel Ortega
  • Lisha Rajput
  • Mona Reed
  • Karma Sherpa
  • Andrew Shkreli
  • Jiaqi Situ
  • Allison Stillerman
  • Nusrat Uddin

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2017-2018 academic year:

  • Tasnia Ahmed
  • Juan Carlos Briones
  • Adonis Caramintzos
  • Antonio Codita
  • Kimberly Fleming
  • Eman Gad
  • Jonathan Goldhirsch
  • Ramsha Khursheed
  • Ambrose Kim-Rehr
  • Kim Kramer
  • Willow Louis
  • Sheella Martinez

  • Jordan Michel
  • Demi Moore
  • Sergio Mota
  • Nicole Murray
  • Yasmin Najjar
  • Randy Nandlall
  • Geraldine Camille Perral
  • Artan Plaku
  • Amrita Seemadray
  • Allison Stillerman
  • Deborah Teslyar

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2016-2017 academic year:

  • Lannette Alvarez
  • Jessica Bontemps
  • Inocencia Brown
  • Alyssa Desouza
  • Jasmine Dolciné
  • Genie Gorbonosov
  • Ramsha Khursheed
  • Olivia Mitmann
  • Laura Montoya
  • Nicole Murray
  • Randy Nandall

  • Bressni Neary
  • Geraldine Perral
  • Elizabeth Presbitero
  • Amna Rashid
  • Francesca Royal
  • Connor Song
  • Allison Stillerman
  • Vanessa Sun
  • Ayana Tan
  • Isabella Vallaguerre
  • Jessica Watson

The following individuals qualified for Special Commendation during the 2015-2016 academic year:

  • Harry Alexandre
  • Stella Chen
  • Nelly Gordpour
  • Arielle Grillo
  • Patrick Kula
  • Michelle Li
  • Emily Losi
  • Sadaf Mehdi
  • Olivia Mitmann
  • Randy Nandall

  • Sonia Niekrasz
  • Grace Ouyang
  • Bryzeida Perez
  • Tamara Poghosyan
  • Francesca Royal
  • Korina Rud
  • Leili Saber
  • Mia Soto
  • Christopher Sperrazza

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