The Class of 2024: Scholars and Donors

At Convocation, graduating scholars had a warm sendoff from donors and faculty who supported their law school journey.

LatinX Scholars
LATINX INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SCHOLARS Mariana Lopez, Deborah Merino, and Gabriela Eugenia MacPherson were hooded by Alina Das ’05, James Weldon Johnson Professor
AnBryce Scholars
ANBRYCE SCHOLARS Back Row: Anthony Aguirre (Maite Aquino Scholar), Daniel Kenny (Brodsky Family Scholar), Tyrone Cadogan (Judge Charles Swinger Conley Scholar), Carol Chen (John D. Grad Memorial Scholar), Ye Eun Eunice Park (William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholar), and Yeabsira Hailu Asrat (Jacob Marley Foundation Scholar in Memory of Christopher Quackenbush ’82). Front Row: Bridgette Keane (Julie and Marc E. Platt Scholar), Grant Austin Welby, Beatrice Welters, Anthony Welters ’77, Chanique Vassell (Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault Scholar), and Janet Lee (Clifford Chance Scholar). The graduates were hooded by NYU Law Trustee Anthony Welters ’77 and Beatrice Welters
Susko
BRICK SUSKO SCHOLAR Maurice Elbaz was hooded by Christine Susko
John Sexton Scholars
JOHN SEXTON SCHOLARS Back Row: Katherine Grace Evans, Michael Hannaman, Addison Kuo Yang, Timothy O’Neill, Gabriel Cohen, David Birch, Alexandra Klein, and Juliana Karp. Front Row: Aslesha Parchure, Lindsay Rule, Sela Elizabeth Dragich, Zachary Michael Brusewitz, John Sexton, Cory Willner Bargemann, Abby Draper, and Greta Chen. The graduates were hooded by John Sexton, NYU President Emeritus, NYU Law Dean Emeritus, and Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law
Leyens
ERICH LEYENS SCHOLAR Reizl Halikman was hooded by Randy Hertz, Fiorello LaGuardia Professor of Clinical Law
Graduate hooding photo
KENNETH AND KATHRYN CHENAULT SCHOLAR (ANBRYCE PROGRAM) Chanique Vassell was hooded by NYU Law Life Trustee Kathryn Chenault ’80
Furman Scholars with Judge Jesse Furman
FURMAN ACADEMIC (FA) AND FURMAN PUBLIC POLICY (FPP) SCHOLARS Back Row: Miles Christopher McClearn (FPP), Angelo Pis-Dudot (FPP), Colin Heath (FA), Chanique Vassell (FA), and Pieter Clemmetsen Salovaara Brower (FA). Front Row: Helen Griffiths (FPP), Eva Quinones (FA), Judge Jesse Furman, Hannah Walser (FA), and Yidi Wu (FA). The graduates were hooded by Judge Jesse Furman
Graduate hooding photo
MAITE AQUINO SCHOLAR WITHIN THE ANBRYCE PROGRAM Anthony Aguirre was hooded by NYU Law Trustee Kenneth Raisler ’76
Graduate hooding photo
MAMDOUHA BOBST GLOBAL SCHOLARS Vicky Sheikh, Peter Christopher, Randa El-Sayed Haffar, Raissa Richka Jonah, and Arifur Rahman. The graduates were hooded by Randa El-Sayed Haffar
Derrick Bell Scholar
DERRICK BELL SCHOLAR FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (LACA) Natasha Menon was hooded by Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
Hauser Global Scholars
HAUSER GLOBAL SCHOLARS Back Row: Boru Gollo Jattani, Mauricio Mourglia Paysal, Mateo Guevara Ruales, Neil Kranzhoefer, and Kornath Sai Roshan Menon. Front Row: Lena Werderitsch, Raissa Richka Jonah, Kevin Davis, María Angélica Suárez Ibarra, and Dipti Sapkota. The graduates were hooded by Kevin Davis, Beller Family Professor of Business Law
Graduate hooding photo
GARY E. SNYDER SCHOLARS Sara Lazarevic, Amelie Zimmer, and John Michael Clementi were hooded by Gary Snyder LLM ’73
Graduate hooding photo
JACOB MARLEY FOUNDATION SCHOLAR IN MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER QUACKENBUSH ’82 (ANBRYCE PROGRAM) Yeabsira Hailu Asrat was hooded by Gail Quackenbush
Jacobson Scholars
JACOBSON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN LAW AND BUSINESS SCHOLARS Back Row: Daniel Venetucci (Guardian Life Tracy Rich Memorial Scholar), Jay Hyun Kim, Fleur Oostwal, Andrew Guokun Lin, Mal Gulino, Raquel Sterman, and Shawn Thibault. Front Row: Jerry Chai, Dara Liss, Willa Lu, Florencia Marotta-Wurgler ’01, Gerald Rosenfeld, Melanie Shapsis (Charles Klein Scholar), Carol Chen (Kia Motors Scholar), and Arielle Rosen. The graduates were hooded by Florencia Marotta-Wurgler ’01, Boxer Family Professor of Law, and NYU Law Trustee Gerald Rosenfeld