Two Students Receive Top GPA Awards

Dean Paul G. Mahoney recently presented awards for academic achievement to Jared Kelson '16, left, and Michael Sanders '17.
Two University of Virginia law students were recently honored for their academic performance.
Jared Kelson '16 is the recipient of the Jackson Walker LLP Award, given to the student with the highest grade-point average in his or her class after four semesters.
Second-year law student Michael Sanders '17 received the Carl M. Franklin Prize for earning the highest grade-point average in his class at the end of his first year.
Recipients of the awards receive a cash prize and have their names engraved on plaques in Hunton & Williams Hall.
Jackson Walker LLP Award Past Recipients
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Carl M. Franklin Prize Past Recipients
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