Newman Prize

Established by David B. Newman, Jr. (‘83) and Kathryn Riley Newman in 1995, this prize is awarded to a student who enrolled in and excelled in a Criminal Trial Advocacy class. Students are nominated by the Advocacy Program’s Criminal Trial Advocacy adjunct faculty and selected by a committee based on the nominating faculty member’s provided information, the students’ commitment to criminal law, and excellence in trial advocacy.

Current Awardees

2024 | Jonvieve Anderson

Previous Awardees

2023 | Harrison Grant

2022 | Dahlia Inabinett

2021 | Demitri Dawson

2020 | Zhuo Zhao

2019 | Austin Wallick

2018 | Savannah McDonald

2016 | Ashley Prost

2015 | Sam Escher, Desiree Hanssen, Kara Simmons

2014 | Adam Michel & Christin Mitchell

2013 | Kyle O'Grady

2012 | Ellis Palividas

2011 | Stacy King

2010 | Terrence Fogarty, Kevin Oakes, Jason Yampolsky

2009 | Robert C. Powers

2008 | Kelson Castain, Sean Moran, Julie Finocchiaro, Michael Visconti

2006 | Kevin Christy, Larken Kade, Scott Rempell

2005 | Colin Bell

2004 | Tara Kelly

2003 | Kristina Yee

2002 | John Paul Wheatcroft

2001 | Terry Godd

2000 | Elizabeth McElroy

1999 | Greta Hinkle

1998 | Mina Malik

1997 | Roy Katriel