Family and friends of WMU-Cooley students gathered for honors convocation on July 20 at the law school’s Lansing campus and recognized students for leadership roles with various organizations, achieving academic excellence and being named to the Dean’s List or Honor Roll. Nicole Westfall (left) and Danielle Lofton were recipients of the Leadership Achievement Award. Westfall also was presented with the Robert E. Krinock Memorial Award and Lofton with the Distinguished Student Award and Fitzgerald Student Award. Antoine Cato, not in attendance, was recognized as a Leadership Achievement Award recipient. In addition to awards for outstanding service, students Aisha Henry, Omojomiloju Ogunfiditimi, and Stephanie Osadebe were presented with the President Thomas E. Brennan Student Scholarship.
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