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2023 Prize Giving Ceremony a huge success

6 June 2023

The annual Prize Giving night took place on 26 May

In one of Sydney Law School’s largest annual events, over 150 undergraduate and postgraduate students were recognised for their outstanding academic achievements at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Attendees at the 2023 Prize Giving Evening

The Dean and Head of School, Professor Simon Bronitt, acknowledged the hard work and determination of our students and expressed the Law School’s gratitude for the invaluable support of the community and the profession.

“Sydney graduates and others in the community recognise the importance of acknowledging our students’ excellence, and particularly creating opportunities for students from different walks of life.”

This year, prize and scholarship donors and representatives, Sydney Law School staff and members of the legal profession came together to celebrate and recognise the outstanding achievements of our law students and recognise this significant occasion.

The prestigious University Medal in Law was awarded to two students, Samuel Goldberg and Aryan Mohseni, who each delivered their own heartfelt and inspiring student address.

Aoife Hogan was recognised as the top ranked student in the Juris Doctor cohort.

Students received a special address from Andreas Heger, Executive Director of the New South Wales Bar Association, who shared his experiences and left our students with invaluable advice.

“There is nothing you cannot overcome with enough determination, and the slow and steady accumulation of small victories.”

Professor Simon Bronitt at the 2023 Prize Giving Ceremony

The winners of the Sydney Law School Teaching Awards, Dr Louise Boon-Kuo and Dr Coel Kirkby, were also acknowledged and celebrated in the ceremony.

The Master of Ceremonies for the evening Associate Professor Penelope Crossley, Director of Alumni Engagement, took a moment to reflect on the bright, diverse future ahead of Sydney Law School.

“The Law School is now the most diverse area of the University in terms of equity scholarships, and it’s something we’re immensely proud of.”

Watch the 2023 Prize Giving Ceremony

Sydney Law School would like to warmly congratulate all prize winners and scholarship recipients (in alphabetical order):

Juan Alcalde Valdes	The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Scholarship
Thomas Alchin	Peter Paterson Prize
Noam Antonir	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Contracts
Remashree Baniya	Ashurst Prize in Australian Income Tax
Elizabeth Barber	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Amanda Bingham	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Hannah Bolt	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Kristiana Brown	The Victoria Gollan Memorial Fund Scholarship
Lijun Cai	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
David Caldwell	The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Business Law
Georgina Calvert	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Rose Cardis	David Stuart Hicks Scholarship
Renae Carter	The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Taxation
Qirui Chi	King & Wood Mallesons Prize in Banking and Financial Instruments
Charlotte Chilvers	W. A. Cooke, Jane Cooke and Alfred Godfrey Scholarship
Robert Clarke	Julius and Reca Stone Award in International Law and Jurisprudence
Timothy Collins	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Torts and Contracts II George and Matilda Harris Scholarship No. IIB for Third Year of Combined Law
Maxwell Condi	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Private International Law A Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Daniel Cordeschi	Ashurst Prize in Advanced Taxation Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Genevieve Couvret	Paul Byrne SC Memorial Prize for Advanced Criminal Law
Fayanne Yufei Cui	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Equity John Geddes Prize for Equity
Grace Cummings	G. W. Hyman Memorial Prize in Labour Law
Gwendalyn Dabaja	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Foundations of Law Walter Ernest Savage Prize for Foundations of Law
Josephine Dalstead	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Corporations Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Michael Day	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public Law
Dr Elizabeth Deards	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Bartholomew Denaro	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Guilian D'Ettorre	The Victoria Gollan Memorial Fund Scholarship
Mitch Dow	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public International Law Pitt Cobbett Prize for Public International Law
Emma Downham	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Seren Everingham	Eric Cunstance Shaw Scholarship
Lucienne Finlay	John O'Brien Memorial Coursework Scholarship in Criminal Law and Criminology
Matthew Fischer	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Nicholas Forbutt	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Hallam Foster	C. A. Coghlan and A. N. Littlejohn Scholarship for the Juris Doctor
Campbell Fredericks	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Civil and Criminal Procedure Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public Law Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Torts Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Georgia Fryer	The Australian Academy of Law – First Nations Scholarship 2023
Macarena Gaitan	The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Scholarship
Esha Gajbhiye	The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Scholarship
Samuel Goldberg	University Medallist in Law R. G. Henderson Memorial Prize Joye Prize in Law Nancy Gordon Smith Memorial Prize for Honours at Graduation Zoe Hall Memorial Scholarship David Levine Prize in Defamation Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Zachery Gomes	Nancy Gordon Smith Memorial Prize for Honours at Graduation Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Cindy Gu	The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Scholarship
Bhavya Gupta	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Christopher Haddad	Wigram Allen Scholarship for Juris Doctor
Emily Hall	Judge Samuel Redshaw Prize for Administrative Law
Chuang (Charles) Hao	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public Law
Claudia Harper	Nancy Gordon Smith Memorial Prize for Postgraduate LLM by Coursework George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Laws
Julian Heath	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Introduction to Property and Commercial Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Benjamin Hines	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for The Legal Profession Margaret Dalrymple Hay Prize for Law, Lawyers, and Justice Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Xian Ho	Monahan Prize for Evidence Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Evidence
Aoife Hogan	Ranked first in the Juris Doctor cohort Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Private International Law A John George Dalley Prize No. 1B The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Juris Doctor Ian Joye Prize in Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Dinah Horwitz	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Criminal Law Aaron Levine Prize for Criminal Law
Alexander Hoskinson	Ashurst Prize in Australian Income Tax Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Stephanie Howes	The Victoria Gollan Memorial Fund Scholarship
Daniel Hu	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Alexander Huang	Bruce Panton MacFarlan Prize
Shruti Janakiraman	Sir John Peden Memorial Prize for Proficiency in Foundations of Law, Federal Constitutional Law, International Law and Real Property Sir Dudley Williams Prize Nancy Gordon Smith Memorial Prize for Honours at Graduation Zoe Hall Memorial Scholarship Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Jake Jerogin	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Michael Jiang	Roy Frederick Turner A.M. Scholarship
Benjamin John	Justice Peter Hely Scholarship
Conor Jordan	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Introduction to Property and Commercial Law
Alastair Keith	Fiona Gardiner-Hill Prize in Corporate Law
Ambrose Kranitis	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Paul Kwon	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Monica Lai	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Vered C. Lalrinpuii	The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Scholarship
Ali Latash	Walter Reid Scholarship
Samantha Leckie	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Administrative Law Pitt Cobbett Prize for Administrative Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Nathan Leivesley	The Judge Perdriau Prize No. 1
Victoria Lekkas	John Warwick McCluskey Memorial Prize
Nicole Leong	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Corporations Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Jacob Lerner	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Cynthia Leung	The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Administrative Law and Policy
Vanessa Li	Edward John Culey Prize for Proficiency in Real Property and Equity Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Lucas Lin	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public Law
Alessia Lo Presti	Roy Frederick Turner Scholarship
Sebastian Long	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Equity John Geddes Prize for Equity
Joshua Lorschy	J. H. McClemens Memorial Prize No 1 in Criminology Tuh Fuh and Ruby Lee Memorial Prize in Criminology Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Oscar Loughnan	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Criminal Law
Kate Lumsdaine	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Private International Law A
Dane Luo	Gustav and Emma Bondy Postgraduate Prize Alan Bishop Scholarship Peter Cameron Sydney Oxford Scholarship John George Dalley Prize No. 1A Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Juliette Mathieu	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Corporations Law
Max McHugh	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for The Legal Profession Margaret Dalrymple Hay Prize for Law, Lawyers, and Justice Justice Peter Hely Scholarship
Alexander McManis	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Private International Law A
Eden James McSheffrey	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Administrative Law
Axel Melkonian	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Kelly Mills	The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Environmental Law
Aryan Mohseni	University Medallist in Law R. G. Henderson Memorial Prize Joye Prize in Law Nancy Gordon Smith Memorial Prize for Honours at Graduation Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Lillian Morgan	The Victoria Gollan Memorial Fund Scholarship
Angelina Morison	Roy Frederick Turner A. M. Scholarship
George Napier	Keith Steele Memorial Prize
Jessica Napoletano	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Foundations of Law
Elizabeth Newton	Sir Peter Heydon Prize for the Best Undergraduate Contribution in Constitutional, Administrative or International Law
Rui Nie	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Meara O'Brien	Ashurst Prize in Environmental Law
Thomas O'Sullivan	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Federal Constitutional Law C. A. Hardwick Prize in Federal Constitutional Law
Maria Paredes Aspillaga	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Jaime Paton	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Equity
Mikayla Perry	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public International Law Edward and Emily McWhinney Prize in International Law
Lachlan Pickering	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Private International Law A Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Labour Law
Tina Popp	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Brittney Potvin	The University of Sydney Law School Dean's Scholarship
Akhil Prasad	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Michael Punch	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Private International Law A Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Luise Qian	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Belinda Reilly	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Real Property Margaret Ethel Peden Prize in Real Property
Rebecca Ritchie	The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Environmental Law The Alan Ayling Prize in Environmental Law
Alina Rizvi	Climate Justice and Disaster Law - Natural Hazards Research Australia Prize
Patrick Ryan	Andrew M Clayton Memorial Prize – Clayton Utz E. D. Roper Memorial Prize No.1 for Equity and Corporations Law George and Matilda Harris Scholarship No. 1 for Second Year Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Julia Saab	Alan Bishop Scholarship
Shalomy Sathiyaraj	Wigram Allen Scholarship for Juris Doctor
Janelle Sayers	J. H. McClemens Memorial Prize No. 2 in Criminology
Isabel Schnitker	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Torts and Contracts II
Kate Schomburgk	The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Health Law
Tiger Shen	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Corporations Law
Anna Simpson	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Contracts
Caitlin Sinclair	David Stuart Hicks Scholarship
Aniket Sinha	Roy Frederick Turner A. M. Scholarship
Jacob Slaytor	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Abbey Stewart	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Real Property
Codey Swadling	Sybil Morrison Prize in Jurisprudence Part 2 Thomas P. Flattery Prize for Roman Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Jessica Syed	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
James Tanna	Alan Bishop Scholarship
Peter Taurian	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public Law Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Torts and Contracts II
Jasmine Todoroska	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Private International Law A Rose Scott Prize for Proficiency at Graduation by a Woman Candidate Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Vivian Truong	Mr Justice Stanley Vere Toose Memorial Prize for Family Law
Theodore John Tsolakis	Wigram Allen Scholarship for Juris Doctor
Connor Usalj	Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Sterre Van Campen	The Marjorie O'Brien Prize The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of International Law
Clare Veal	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Evidence Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for The Legal Profession Law Society of New South Wales Prize for Law, Lawyers, and Justice George and Matilda Harris Scholarship No. IIA Dean's List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Lucinda Vitek	J. H. McClemens Memorial Prize No. 2 in Criminology
Dr Lily Vrtik	The George and Matilda Harris Scholarship Prize for the Master of Health Law
Ravi Prakash Vyas	W. A. Cooke, Jane Cooke and Alfred Godfrey Scholarship
Harriet Walker	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Federal Constitutional Law Pitt Cobbett Prize for Federal Constitutional Law
Chuyi Wang	Christopher C Hodgekiss Prize in Competition Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Charlie Ward	Nancy Gordon Smith Memorial Prize for Honours at Graduation
Yurong Wei	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Christine White	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Public International Law Pitt Cobbett Prize for Public International Law
Rebecca Wilcox	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Torts Caroline Munro Gibbs Prize for Torts
Wai Cheung Wong	The Tomonari Akaha Memorial Prize
Emily Wooding	The Victoria Gollan Memorial Fund Scholarship
Kenny Wu	University of Sydney Foundation Prize for Australian International Taxation
Jessica Zhang	Fiona Gardiner-Hill Prize in Corporate Law
Jessica Zheng	Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Anti-Discrimination Law Playfair Prize in Migration Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Bernice Zhu	Ross Waite Parsons Postgraduate Coursework Law Scholarship
Kevin Zou	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for The Legal Profession Margaret Dalrymple Hay Prize for Law, Lawyers, and Justice E. D. Roper Memorial Prize No.2 for Equity and Corporations Law Dean’s List of Excellence for Academic Performance
Alexandra Zubrickas	Walter Reid Memorial Prize II for Contracts E. M. Mitchell Prize for Contracts

Sydney Law School warmly congratulates the Sydney Law School Teaching Award winners (in alphabetical order):

Dr Louise Boon-Kuo	Award for Teaching Excellence
Dr Coel Kirkby	Award for Teaching Excellence (Early Career)

View the 2023 Prize Giving Ceremony program

View the professional photos taken on the evening on Sydney Law School's Facebook page.

Photographer on the evening was Maja Baska.

2023 Prize Giving Ceremony a huge success

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