University of Virginia School of Law students Isabel Tuz and Adam Sorensen were recently honored for having the highest grade-point averages at the Law School.

Second-year law student Tuz was awarded the Carl M. Franklin Prize for earning the highest GPA in her class after two semesters. Tuz is pursuing a J.D.-MBA and will graduate in 2019.

Third-year law student Sorensen was awarded the Jackson Walker LLP Award for earning the highest GPA average in his class after four semesters.

Tuz has a B.A. in economics from Stanford University, and Sorensen has a B.S. from Northwestern University.

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
 

  1989-90Matthew H. Lembke
  1990-91Ola Nagy Rech
  1991-92Darius C. Ogloza
  1992-93Gregory R. Kirsch
  1993-94M. Elizabeth Magill
  1994-95J. Scott Ballenger
  1995-96Eric J. Kadel, Jr.
  1996-97Stephen M. Nickelsburg
  1997-98Traci Grieshaber Zeller
  1998-99Toby J. Heytens
  1999-00Seth A. Goldstrom
  2000-01Daniel N. Lovejoy
  2001-02Melissa B. Arbus
  2002-03Michael S. Passaportis
  2003-04Sarang Damle
  2004-05David Farley Reid
  2005-06Ajeet Pai
  2006-07Kenneth Winn Allen
  2007-08Matthew B. Nicholson
  2008-09Katherine D. DeMamiel
  2009-10E. Rebecca Gantt
  2010-11Katherine Mims Crocker
  2011-12Galen Bascom
  2012-13Benjamin Wood
  2013-14Samuel Strongin
  2014-15Jared Kelson
  2015-16Adam Sorensen

CARL M. FRANKLIN PRIZE 
PAST RECIPIENTS
 

  1997-98Toby J. Heytens
  1998-99Amy E. Potter
  1999-00Daniel N. Lovejoy
  2000-01Melissa B. Arbus
  2001-02Michael S. Passaportis
  2002-03Katie Sue Bagley
  2003-04David F. Reid
  2004-05Paul Crane
  2005-06Katherine Ireland Twomey
  2006-07Matthew B. Nicholson
  2007-08Joelle S. Perry
  2008-09Adam A. Milasincic
  2009-10Harold W. Bloom III 
Eric D. Martin
  2010-11Joseph Benjamin Tyson
  2011-12Ben Aiken
Ben Wood
  2012-13Samuel Strongin
  2013-14Jared Kelson
  2014-15Michael Sanders
  2015-16Isabel Tuz

 

 

 

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