School of Law Diploma Ceremony 2023
Congratulations to our graduates!
The Law School diploma ceremony was held on May 22, 2023 at Edwards Parade, Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University in the Bronx.
Keynote address by Jeh C. Johnson, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
Teacher of the Year Award
Howard M. Erichson
Professor of Law
This award is presented by the Student Bar Association to a professor who students identify as being a master teacher.
Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award
James Jalil
Adjunct Professor of Law
This award is presented by the Student Bar Association to the adjunct professor selected by students for excellence inside and outside the classroom.
The Dean’s Medal of Recognition
Helen Hadjiyannakis Bender
Associate Professor of Law
This award, the highest honor the Dean can confer, is presented to a person selected by the Dean who has shown outstanding commitment to the ideals of the Law School through their service to its community across their career.
Will Lanier ’23
Student Bar Association President
This award is presented to the person or organization that has made the most important contribution to the Fordham Law community. It is presented by the Student Bar Association in memory of a beloved faculty member who served at Fordham Law from 1926 to 1968.