Award Winning Students
The Department of Law and Legal Studies is proud of our award-winning undergraduate and graduate students. Not only are they winning Carleton scholarships and research grants, but they are also being nationally and internationally recognized for their work.
You can read about the awards our students are winning, below.
Interested in pursuing undergraduate research opportunities in our Department? Find out more about our Experiential Learning Opportunities.
Undergraduate Students
Michaela Rickman: King McShane Award in Civil Liberties recipient
Meet Michaela Rickman! Originally from London, Ontario, Michaela is pursuing an Honours BA with a major in Law and a minor in Music. Michaela is …
Nikki Liu: Manan Shah Memorial Scholarship recipient
Meet Nikki Liu! Originally from Ottawa, Nikki is pursuing a combined honours BA in Law and Sociology and is this year’s recipient of the Manan …
David Minanengiyeofori: Sarah Metrick Scholarship in Introductory Law recipient
Meet David Minanengiyeofori! David is an international student from Lagos, Nigeria and is going into his final year of a combined honours BA majoring in …
Graduate Students
Chet Mitchell Award Winner: Daphne Duruoha
Meet Daphne Duruoha! Daphne is originally from Nigeria, but came to Carleton last fall from Berlin, Germany to pursue a Master of Arts in Legal …
Graduate Transformation Scholarship Recipient: Janakan Muthukumar
Meet Janakan Muthukumar! Janakan is pursuing a PhD in Legal Studies under the supervision of Professor Sean Richmond. Janakan is the recipient of this year’s …
2025 Chet Mitchell Memorial Award Winner: Gurleen Bhatti
Meet Gurleen Bhatti! Gurleen is heading into the second year of our MA Program and is completing a thesis under the supervision of Dale Spencer. …