LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law honored graduates in the Class of 2022 at a hooding ceremony May 14. During the ceremony, 11 graduates received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community.

The recipients:

• Parker Bednasek, of Charlotte, North Carolina: Robert F. Bennett Award
• Olivia Black, of Wichita: Justice Lloyd Kagey Leadership Award
• Karsyn Dahl, of West Point, Utah: Class of 1949 Leadership Award
• Nancy Donahue, of Overland Park: Walter Hiersteiner Outstanding Service Award
• Cortez Downey, of Edmond, Oklahoma: Samuel Mellinger Scholarship, Leadership and Service Award
• David Halliwell, of Overland Park: Class of 1949 Leadership Award
• Minha Jutt, of Overland Park: Dru Mort Sampson Center for Diversity & Inclusion Award of Distinction
• Natalie Nelson, of Highland Village, Texas: Janean Meigs Memorial Award
• Heddy Pierce-Armstrong, of El Dorado: Dru Mort Sampson Center for Diversity & Inclusion Award of Distinction
• Dahnika Short, of Topeka: Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
• Ashlyn Shultz, of Manhattan: Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement

The award winners were part of a class composed of 98 recipients of the Juris Doctor as well as five Doctor of Juridical Science graduates. Nine students graduated from the Master of Science in Homeland Security: Law & Policy program.

Funds for the awards are managed by KU Endowment, the independent,...

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