From their exceptional legal writing and advocacy to service to Elon University School of Law, members of the Class of 2024 were celebrated in a November 20 evening event that showcased academic and leadership excellence.
Students in Elon Law’s Class of 2024 were recognized at a reception that lauded their contributions to premiere programs and resources that reflect the School of Law’s commitment to experiential learning and inclusive excellence.
The ceremony on November 20, 2024, in the Elon Law Library was attended by family and friends of several honorees. Individual honors will be published in the School of Law’s Commencement program.
Moot Court Board
Members of Elon Law’s Moot Court Board made significant contributions to the growth and success of the program when they competed in moot court competitions across the country, hosting Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competitions at Elon Law, and coordinating the school’s intramural moot court competition.
- Macaylee Lenae Anderson
- Melo Shai Augustine
- Jennifer Benavides
- Alexis Webb Biesemeyer
- Harrison Grady Brown
- Elena McEwan Carrion
- Samuel Dalton Collins
- Andrew Culpepper Conway
- Ashley Nichole Cooper
- Elizabeth Aisha Fadl
- John Jethro Ferebee III
- Emma Friedland
- Conner Jacob Gillmer
- Jesse M. Gutstein
- Moriah Lynn Porter
- Rebecca Joy Iyoob
- Ashley Leigh Joines
- Sydney Elaine Keesee
- Kayla Storm Cheyenne Maack
- Brooke Alexandria McCormick
- Jessica Morales
- Lizet Guadalupe Ramirez-Rios
- Joy Grace Reibold
- Sydney P. Rimmer
- Cameron Michael Samek
- Baleigh Grace Scheibner
- Tyleeah Symone Stanley
- Aashna Nayanesh Tarasaria
- Serenity Roseann Wiles
Trial Advocacy Board
Elon Law’s Trial Advocacy Board, commonly referred to as the Mock Trial Competition Team, was created in 2010 and members compete in regional and national civil and criminal trial team competitions with other law schools. Competitions provide opportunities for Elon Law students to develop and practice trial advocacy skills before distinguished members of the bar and bench.
- Ashley Nichole Cooper
- Conner Jacob Gillmer
- Brooke Alexandria McCormick
- Terrass Misher Sr.
- Nathaniel Garret Pool
- Cameron Michael Samek
Academic Fellows
Academic Fellows are upper-level students selected for their academic achievement, commitment to the Elon Law community, aptitude for expert learning strategies, and interest in education. Academic Fellows from the Class of 2024:
- Alexis Alston
- Kyra Ange Auguste-Diègue
- Cameron Chase Bauer
- Alexis Webb Biesemeyer
- Brianna Nicole Brooks
- Jaclyn Burke
- Kathryn Geneva Caudill
- Grace Elizabeth Cooper
- Caroline Almeida DeCarvalho
- Lillian Elizabeth Friedrich
- Courtney Latourrette
- Brooke Alexandria McCormick
- Naisha Mercury
- Brye Iolanda Meyer
- Jessica Morales
- Anna Merryman Nash
- Nicholle P. Parsons
- Sydney P. Rimmer
- Baleigh Grace Scheibner
- Jacob Smith
- Tyleeah Symone Stanley
- Aashna Nayanesh Tarasaria
- Briana Marie Whitfield
- Alex Michael Zigarovich
Student Diversity Fellows
The Student Diversity Fellows program was established in 2022 to proactively advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Elon Law. Fellows work closely with the university’s Director of Inclusive Excellence for Graduate and Professional Education to affect change through their service as liaisons between students and Elon Law inclusive excellence efforts, their support of faculty working to make their courses more inclusive, and their participation in discussions and policymaking that support belonging and well-being. Fellows from the Class of 2024:
- Brianna Nicole Brooks
- Lizet Guadalupe Ramirez-Rios
- Alfred Lee Wilson
Elon Law Review
The Elon Law Review was established in 2008 as the student-run and student-edited scholarly journal of the Elon University School of Law. With each issue, the Elon Law Review strives to advance legal education and scholarship through the intelligent discussion and analysis of the law. Law Review editorial leadership from the Class of 2024:
- Ashley Leigh Joines
- Julie Suzanne Cline
- Jaclyn Burke
- Melo Shai Augustine
- Elizabeth Aisha Fadl
- John Jethro Ferebee III
- Rebecca Joy Iyoob
- Macaylee Lenae Anderson
- Elena McEwan Carrion
- Lauren Haley Smith
- Sydney Elaine Keesee
- Abbey Noel Marzen
- Cameron Michael Samek
- Moriah Lynn Porter
- Brooke Alexandria McCormick
We the People: Elon Law’s Constitutional Law Journal
We the People: Elon Law’s Constitutional Law Journal aspires to promote the contribution of intelligent discussion and analysis of the U.S. Constitution and constitutional law-related issues. The online journal was founded in 2022, aiming to foster healthy dialogue on timely legal issues in a respectful manner that its founders observed is often missing in contemporary debate. We the People editorial leadership from the Class of 2024:
- Hannah Marie McCabe
- Addie Johanna Thornley Ackley
- Kirsten Tildon
- Jesse M. Gutstein
- Marena Elizabeth Long
- Amber L. Sullivan
- Aashna Nayanesh Tarasaria
The National Order of Scribes
The National Order of Scribes was created in 2007 by Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers as an honorary organization to recognize graduating law students who excel in legal writing. Law schools that are current institutional members of Scribes each year may nominate five students, or up to a number that represents three percent of its graduating class for an academic year, whichever is larger, for induction. Elon Law’s inaugural members of the National Order of Scribes:
- Macaylee Lenae Anderson
- Melo Shai Augustine
- Elizabeth Aisha Fadl
- Emma Friedland
- Rebecca Joy Iyoob