2020-21 prize list
Prizes play a crucial role in recognizing and rewarding excellence among students, motivating them to strive for academic achievement and contributing to a culture of excellence within the institution. The Faculty of Law deeply appreciates the generosity of donors who make these prizes possible, as they not only provide financial support but also demonstrate a commitment to fostering the success and advancement of future legal professionals.
Awards description
Dean’s Honour List ‐ Pitblado Scholars: All students on the Dean’s Honour List (comprising the top 10% of the class) for First Year and Second Year, who return the following year.
Course Prizes: The majority of courses and sections of courses have prizes awarded for the top students
Third Year Multiple‐Course Prizes: Awarded in Third Year for top performance in multiple courses taken in all three years.
Individual awards: All years
| Award Name | Award Criteria | Student Name |
|---|---|---|
| University Gold Medal | Highest standing in Law. | Giles, Autumn |
| Honourable Alexander Morris Exhibition Prize | Highest grade point average on the whole of the LL.B. course. | Giles, Autumn |
| Margaret Hypatia Crawford Prize | Highest standing in Third Year. | Smith, Alexa |
| Pauline & Samuel Zinman Prize | Second highest standing in Third Year. | Noonan, Nicholas |
| Law Society of Manitoba Prize | Second highest standing in Third Year. | Noonan, Nicholas |
| Law Society of Manitoba Prize | Third highest standing in Third Year. | Giles, Autumn |
| Alf Francis Memorial Prize | Third highest standing in Third Year. | Giles, Autumn |
| Law Society of Manitoba Prize | Fourth highest standing in Third Year. | McGuire, Sarah |
| Isbister Scholarship | Highest standing in Second Year. | Barnes, Alexander |
| Dr. A.W. Hogg Undergraduate Scholarship | Highest standing in First Year. | Harvey, Samantha |
| Lieutenant M.M. Soronow Scholarship | Highest standing in First Year. | Harvey, Samantha |
| Schwartz/Reisman Scholars Program | For students who are enrolled full‐time in the Juris Doctor program, have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.75, and have demonstrated community involvement and leadership. | Philippot, Alexandra |
| Class of 1980 Prize | Outstanding involvement in extra‐curricular activities of Faculty of Law. | Harms, Amber |
| Susan Loadman Memorial Award | For determination and perseverance in progressing in his/her studies despite significant obstacles to such progress. | Otto, Danielle |
| Manitoba Law Journal Prize | For an article worthy of publication submitted to the Manitoba Law Journal. | Singh, Shawn |
| Albert Rosen Memorial Scholarship in Law | For a student enrolled full‐time in second or third year who was admitted through the Individual Consideration category, and achieved a minimal sessional grade point average of 3.0 in the previous year. | Buchanan, Reid |
| Regina Novek Prize | For a student with high academic standing who has submitted the best paper related to medicine and law. | Scatliff, Colette |
| Muriel St. John Research Award For Women's Legal Issues | To encourage research into legal issues pertaining to women, social justice and societal rights. | Philippot, Alexandra |
| J.S.D. Tory Writing Award | For outstanding research and writing ability and whose written work is of publishable or potentially publishable quality | Akong, Rebecca |
| Shelley M. Weiss Memorial Scholarships | For students entering their second year in the Faculty of Law who have been selected to serve on the editorial board of the Manitoba Law Journal. | Mikal Sokolowski, Liam Menec, Isanne Goldberg, Sara Fretwell |
| President's Scholarship | President's Scholarship | Wilfer, Kyle |
| President's Scholarship | President's Scholarship | Brown, Avril |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Gray, Brandon |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Sokolowski, Mikal |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Hughes, Heather |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Green, Samantha |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Kreml, Jordan |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Swan, Rhiannon |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Harvey, Samantha |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Ciyiltepe, Tan |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Ness, Braeden |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Gray, Brayden |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ First Year | Hall, Robert |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Barnes, Alexander |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Kilgour, Allison |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Levi, Micaela |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Yu, Celyna |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Drews, Brenden |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Mowatt, Brooke |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Bevilacqua, Jessica |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Gobin, Janelle |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Eisler, Shawn |
| Pitblado Scholar | Dean's Honour List ‐ Second Year | Klassen, Jillian |
| D'Arcy & Deacon LLP Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Zillman, Victoria |
| D'Arcy & Deacon LLP Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Griffin, Keelin |
| Ahava Halpern and Frank Lavitt Entrance Scholarship | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Morris, Heather |
| Taylor McCaffrey LLP Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Gibson, Dominique |
| Taylor McCaffrey LLP Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Uwitonze, Keza |
| Taylor McCaffrey LLP Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Brodt, Isabel |
| Manitoba Law School Foundation Entrance Scholarship | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Lee, Lewis |
| Morton H. Nemy Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Sutherland, Austin |
| Pitblado LLP Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Scatliff, Noah |
| David Sowemimo Law Entrance Scholarship | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Uwitonze, Keza |
| Alex Brown Entrance Scholarship in Law | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Johnstone, Robert |
| Maitland Steinkopf Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Hreno, Stefan |
| Max Steinkopf Entrance Award | Entrance Scholarship 2021 | Bushell, Riley |
Course awards: First year, compulsory
| Award Name | Award Criteria | Student Name |
|---|---|---|
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Constitutional Law | Campbell, Larissa |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Constitutional Law | Harvey, Samantha |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Constitutional Law | Ness, Braeden |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Constitutional Law | Sokolowski, Mikal |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Contracts | Harvey, Samantha |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Contracts | Swan, Rhiannon |
| Neil James MacDonald Memorial Prize | Criminal Law & Procedure | Derek Novosel |
| Neil James MacDonald Memorial Prize | Criminal Law & Procedure | Rhiannon Swan |
| Neil James MacDonald Memorial Prize | Criminal Law & Procedure | Raymond Eshikena |
| Max & Manly Isaacs Prize | Legal Methods | Jessie Anton |
| Max & Manly Isaacs Prize | Legal Methods | Owen Clune |
| Max & Manly Isaacs Prize | Legal Methods | Richmond Eshkena |
| Max & Manly Isaacs Prize | Legal Methods | Chris Dick |
| Honourable Israel Nitikman & Dorothea Nitikman Prize | Legal System | Hughes, Heather |
| R.R. Goodwin, Q.C. Prize | Property Law | Brayden Gray |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Property Law | Fonseca, Keenan |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Property Law | Green, Sam |
| Mr. Justice & Mrs. I. Nitikman Prize | Torts & Compensation Systems | Swan, Rhiannon |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Torts & Compensation Systems | Cardinal, Mackenzie |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Torts & Compensation Systems | Ciyiltepe, Tan |
Course awards: Upper years, compulsory
| Award Name | Award Criteria | Student Name |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Rice Memorial Prize | Administrative Law | Leah Suderman |
| Mel Myers, Q.C. Award | Administrative Law | Alexandra Broggy |
| MBA/Solomon Greenberg Prize | Advocacy ‐ Solomon Greenberg Moot | Harms, Amber |
| MBA/Solomon Greenberg Prize | Advocacy ‐ Solomon Greenberg Moot | Kavanagh, Kyla |
| Duncan J. Jessiman, Q.C. Prize | Corporations I | Jessica Bevilacqua |
| Archie Micay, Q.C. | Corporations I | Celyna Yu |
| David & Myrna Bowman Prize | Evidence | Alex Barnes |
| David & Myrna Bowman Prize | Evidence | Kelsey Thain |
| D'Arcy & Deacon LLP ‐ Kenneth A. Filkow Q.C. Memorial Prize | Negotiations | Ashley Anderson |
| D'Arcy & Deacon LLP ‐ Kenneth A. Filkow Q.C. Memorial Prize | Negotiations | Allison Kilgour |
| D'Arcy & Deacon LLP ‐ Kenneth A. Filkow Q.C. Memorial Prize | Negotiations | Armstrong, Jordan |
| George Thomas Chapman Q.C. Family Prize | Legal Professional and Professional Responsibility | Colette Scatliff, Nicholas Noonan |
Course awards: Upper years, elective
| Award Name | Award Criteria | Student Name |
|---|---|---|
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | A2J | Cook, Emillie |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Aboriginal Law Crim Justice and Family | Loewen, Ari |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Aboriginal People and the Law | Loewen, Ari |
| D'Arcy McCaffrey, Q.C. Prize | Advanced Advocacy | Penner, Eric |
| Max Kaplan Prize | Advanced Clinical Business Law Course | Bisch, Jennifer |
| John R. Haig, Q.C. Memorial Prize | Advanced Legal Research | Nicole Wilson, Adam Lakusta |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Advanced Family | Marcoux, Simone |
| Benvenuto Straccha Prize for Agency | Agency and Partnership | Molloy, Devon |
| Samuel Hyman Memorial Prize | Bankruptcy | Olfert, Joel |
| Frank Billinkoff Prize | Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms | Rempel, Emily |
| Osgoode Society Legal History Book Prize | Canadian Legal History | Kalina Stubel |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Charter Issues in Crim | Siemens, Anna |
| Kimberly Dawn Gusto Memorial Award | Children and the Law | Loewen, Ari |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Clinical Administrative Law | Podaima, Evan |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Civ Pro | Barnes, Alexander |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Civ Pro | Tabachnick, Kevin |
| Garth Erickson Memorial Prize | Commercial Law | Noonan, Nicholas |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Construction Law | Venuto, Melina |
| Abraham Simkin Q.C. | Corporations II | Buchanan, Reid |
| Honourable Justice Joe E. Hershfield, Q.C. Award | Corporate Taxation | Buchanan, Reid |
| Robert I. Soronow Q.C. Prize | Dispute Resolution | Laval, Madison |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Droits Linguistiques | Barnes, Alexander |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Employment | Buchanan, Reid |
| Oscar Wilder Memorial Prize | Environmental Law | Stewart, Merissa |
| The Honourable Justice Robyn Moglove Diamond Prize for Excellence in Family Law | Family Law | Yu, Celyna |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prizes | Francais Juridique | Barnes, Alexander |
| Melrose Sissons and Winnifred Wilton Memorial Award | Gender and the Law | Scatliff, Colette |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Immigration and Citizen Law | Ciprick, Emma |
| D.A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Income Tax | Barnes, Alexander |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Income Tax | Eisler, Shawn |
| Advocis Prize | Insurance Law | Olfert, Joel |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | International Business | McGuire, Sarah |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | International Criminal Justice | Ciprick, Emma |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Internet and E Commerce | Yakimchuk, Trevor |
| Yude M. Henteleff Awards in Human Rights and Civil Liberties | Awarded to a student who has completed third year study in the Faculty of Law; has demonstrated an active interest in human rights and civil liberties through active involvement as a volunteer in endeavours such as Pro Bono Canada, the University Law Clinic, the Manitoba Association of Rights and Liberties, Amnesty International, Legal Education Action Fund, Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights, and/or any other human rights organization. | Venuto, Melina |
| The Leon Mitchell, Q.C. Prize in Labour Relations | Labour Relations | Buchanan, Reid |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Law and Popular Culture | Loewen, Ari |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Law and Religion | Hildebrandt, Jordan |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Legislative Process | Jiwa, Frost |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Negotiable Instruments | Noonan, Nicholas |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Oral History | Myran, Samantha |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Philanthropy | Charach, David |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Preventing Wrongful Convictions | Akong, Rebecca |
| Frederick J. Turner, Q.C. / Keith Turner, Q.C. Prize | Private International Law | Laval, Madison |
| D. A. Thompson, Q.C. Prize | Public International Law | Balagus‐Warren, Christian |
| Gilbert T. Gregory Memorial Prize | Real Estate Transactions | Jonathan Andrews |
| David Levin Memorial Prize | Real Estate Transactions | Podaima, Evan |
| Teranet Manitoba's Anderson Student Prize | Real Estate | Podaima, Evan |
| Anthony Draper Memorial Prize | Remedies | Geddes, Matthew |
| Paul Norman Warren Memorial Prize | Securities Law | Giles, Autumn |
Multiple course awards
| Award Name | Award Criteria | Student Name |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Evans, Q.C. Prize | For performance in Property, Trusts & Succession . | Nash, Victoria |
| Irvin Goldman Prize | For performance in criminal law courses through Criminal Law & Procedure, Charter Issues in Criminal Law, and Clinical Criminal Law. | Sheppard, Breanna |
| Judge Ross A. Johnston Prize for Family Law | For o/s performance in at least two of Family Law, Clinical Family Law, Children & the Law. | Scribner, Amy |
| Dean Maxwell Cohen and Family Award | For a third year student who has excelled in International Law and at least one other of the following: Human Rights, International Trade Law, International Internships or Exchange Opportunities | Ciprick, Emma |
| Paul Teskey Memorial Prize for Labour Law and Mediation | For a graduating student with the high academic standing in Labour Management and Topics in Dispute Resolution | Sharpe, Avery |
| Teranet Manitoba's Anderson Student Prize for Excellence in Real Property | Teranet Manitoba's Anderson Student Prize for Excellence in Real Property | Podaima, Evan |
| Adam Lezack M&A Prize | Adam Lezack M&A Prize | Suski, Carter |
| ZSA ‐ National Post/Richard Leipsic Prize | A graduating full‐time student from the JD program who has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 and has completed a minimum of 9 credit hours of corporate law courses including: Bankruptcy and Insolvency (LAW 3980), Commercial Law (LAW 3050), Securities (LAW 3390), International Business Law (LAW 3012), and/or Corporations II (LAW3016). | Dressler, Steven |
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