Elon Law students honored at Class of 2023 Recognition Reception

Many of the top students in Elon Law’s Class of 2023 were celebrated in a November 13 evening event that applauded leadership and service in a variety of organizations and signature programs.

Students in Elon Law’s Class of 2023 were recognized at a reception that lauded their contributions to premiere programs and resources that reflect the School of Law’s commitment to experiential learning and inclusive excellence.

The ceremony on November 13, 2023, in the Cemala Foundation Commons was attended by family and friends of several honorees. Individual honors will be announced at an awards program in December on the evening before Commencement.

Elon Law will graduate the Class of 2023 on Friday, December 8, at 10 a.m. in Alumni Gym on Elon University’s main campus.

Moot Court Board

Members of Elon Law’s Moot Court Board made significant contributions to the growth and success of the program when they competed in moot court competitions across the country, hosting Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competitions at Elon Law, and coordinating the school’s intramural moot court competition.

  • Michelle Aguilar
  • Craig Thomas Almond
  • Anthony Jesus Bland
  • Todd Michael Bowyer
  • Alexandra Jeanne Buxbaum
  • Matthew Robbins Carter
  • Jacob Henry Dippold
  • Amanda Holland Edwards
  • Meghan Annette Edwards
  • Megan Renee Fallon
  • Kaylee B. Faw
  • Matthew Tyler Ferris
  • Jeffrey Jordan Harnden
  • Alexis Marie Holloway
  • Lauren Christine Jones
  • Campbell Kate Kargo
  • Zachary Aaron Kovach
  • Alexander Storm Long
  • Hannah Catherine Mullen-Fox
  • Abigail Virginia Robertson
  • Chelsea Diana Roseman
  • Andrew Holt Slaughter
  • Timberly E. Southerland

Trial Advocacy Board

Elon Law’s Trial Advocacy Board, commonly referred to as the Mock Trial Competition Team, was created in 2010 and members compete in regional and national civil and criminal trial team competitions with other law schools. Competitions provide opportunities for Elon Law students to develop and practice trial advocacy skills before distinguished members of the bar and bench.

  • Kellin Gent
  • Lauren Christine Jones
  • Griffin Clay Kish
  • Zachary Aaron Kovach
  • Nick Weinrib
  • Atlanta Louise Woodall

Academic Fellows

Academic Fellows are upper-level students selected for their academic achievement, commitment to the Elon Law community, aptitude for expert learning strategies, and interest in education. Academic Fellows from the Class of 2023:

  • Daja Danielle Burgee
  • Gordon M. Cathcart
  • Ashyra Daijana Corpening
  • Joseph David Donley
  • Skylar Jordan Etheridge
  • Megan Renee Fallon
  • Matthew Tyler Ferris
  • Samantha J. Hepler
  • Emily Doyal Humes
  • Zachary Aaron Kovach
  • Elizabeth Chisoo Kwon
  • Alexander Storm Long
  • Samantha Lynn Maziejka
  • Daphne Marie Myers
  • Francine Andrea Nebel
  • Priscah Akinyi Oluoch
  • Zachary McNair Robeson
  • Alexis Lauren Ruslander
  • Andrew Holt Slaughter
  • Timberly E. Southerland
  • Eva Katherine Waszak
  • Atlanta Louise Woodall
  • Caroline Michelle Wray
Student Diversity Fellows in the Class of 2023 are (from left): Jasmine Turner L’23, Nadia Moore L’23, J. Caitlyn Bullock L’23, Michelle Aguilar L’23, and Cassandra Saxton L’23, with “Cade,” a service companion for Bullock and a friend to many at Elon Law.

Student Diversity Fellows

The Student Diversity Fellows program was established in 2022 to proactively advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Elon Law. Fellows work closely with the university’s Director of Inclusive Excellence for Graduate and Professional Education to affect change through their service as liaisons between students and Elon Law inclusive excellence efforts, their support of faculty working to make their courses more inclusive, and their participation in discussions and policymaking that support belonging and well-being. Fellows from the Class of 2023:

  • Michelle Aguilar
  • J. Caitlyn Bullock
  • Nadia Lshay Moore
  • Cassandra Elizabeth Saxton
  • Jasmine L. Turner

Elon Law Review

The Elon Law Review was established in 2008 as the student-run and student-edited scholarly journal of the Elon University School of Law. With each issue, the Elon Law Review strives to advance legal education and scholarship through the intelligent discussion and analysis of the law. Law Review staff from the Class of 2023:

  • Jennifer Ashley Martinez
  • Hannah Catherine Mullen-Fox
  • Anthony Jesus Bland
  • Craig Thomas Almond
  • Isabella Theresa Gallelli
  • Katie McFatter
  • KimberMarie James Faircloth
  • Campbell Kate Kargo
  • Cassandra Elizabeth Saxton
  • Alexander Storm Long
  • Todd Michael Bowyer
  • Zachary McNair Robeson
  • Nicolette Anne Eddy
  • Timberly E. Southerland
  • Megan Renee Fallon

We the People: Elon Law’s Constitutional Law Journal

We the People: Elon Law’s Constitutional Law Journal aspires to promote the contribution of intelligent discussion and analysis of the U.S. Constitution and constitutional law-related issues. The online journal was founded in 2022, aiming to foster healthy dialogue on timely legal issues in a respectful manner that its founders observed is often missing in contemporary debate. We the People staff from the Class of 2023:

  • Esther Severina Lewis Bouquet
  • Kaylee B. Faw
  • James Elliott Millner III
  • Daja Danielle Burgee
  • Alexandra Jeanne Buxbaum
  • Francine Andrea Nebel
  • Alexis Marie Holloway
  • Daphne Marie Myers
  • Lauren Christine Jones
  • Ashyra Daijana Corpening
  • Alyssa J. Harris
From left: Campbell Kargo L’23, Isabella Gallelli L’23, Todd Bowyer L’23, Nicolette Eddy L’23, and Lexie Holloway L’23.

The National Order of Scribes

The National Order of Scribes was created in 2007 by Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers as an honorary organization to recognize graduating law students who excel in legal writing. Law schools that are current institutional members of Scribes each year may nominate five students, or up to a number that represents three percent of its graduating class for an academic year, whichever is larger, for induction. Elon Law’s inaugural members of the National Order of Scribes:

  • Todd Bowyer
  • Nicolette Eddy
  • Isabella Gallelli
  • Lexie Holloway
  • Campbell Kargo