Congratulations to the 13 Sorin Fellows who graduated this weekend as members of the Class of 2016! Through their affiliation with the Center for Ethics and Culture, these superb young alumni received mentorship, internships, and opportunities to deepen their understanding of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition and examine the many ways they can be brought to bear on pressing ethical issues in culture and public policy today.

Our latest undergraduate Sorin Fellow alumni are:

• Timothy Bradley
• Domenic Canonico
• Emily Cummins
• Andrew DeMatteo
• Kate Everett
• Michael Infantine
• Keenan Kelley
• Austin Rogers
• Janelle Wanzek

In addition, four Sorin Fellows received graduate degrees:

• Mary Mangan (Law)
• Clara Minieri (Law)
• Emily Nye (Theology)
• Laura Wolk (Law)

Mary Mangan, Clara Minieri and Laura Wolk were lauded with additional awards by the Law School faculty and their classmates. Ms. Mangan received five honors:

• Dean’s Honor Roll
• Dean’s Award for the course in Legal Writing, Research and Moot Court II
• Dean’s Award for the course in Gender Issues and the Law
• Dean’s Award for the course in Trade Dress and Design Law
• Dean’s Award for the course in Employment Discrimination Law

Ms. Minieri was honored with the "Dean’s Award for the course in Law and Morality – Contemporary Jurisprudence," and Ms. Wolk graduated second in the class and collected the following honors and awards:

• Dean’s Honor Roll
• Dean’s Circle Fellow
• Dean’s Award for the course in Law and Bioethics
• Dean’s Award for the course in Employment Discrimination Law
• Dean’s Award for the course in the Freedom of Speech
• Dean’s Award for the course in Administrative Law
• Dean’s Award for the course in Trusts and Estates
• Dean’s Award for the course in Statutory Interpretation
• Dean’s Award for the course in Legal Change
• Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Program of Study in Public Law
• The A. Harold Weber Writing Award for Excellence in Essay Writing
• The American Law Institute-Continuing Legal Education Award for scholarship and leadership
• The Joseph Ciraolo Memorial Award to a Law Student who exemplifies spirit, service, and significant achievement in the face of adversity as did Joe, beloved member of the class of 1997
• Peter Lardy Memorial Fellowship, recognizing a student nominated by faculty and classmates for strength, generosity, and faith in the face of adversity.

The Sorin Fellows program is named in honor of Notre Dame’s founder, Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C. The Sorin Fellowship Program takes as its inspiration Father Sorin’s vision that Notre Dame might be “a powerful means for good” in the world. Through this student formation program, undergraduate and graduate students are given the tools and support necessary to deepen their understanding of complex ethical issues and amplify Notre Dame’s witness to authentic human dignity and the common good in the public square.