Post date: August 22, 2002 -- 10 a.m.
Harvard Law School has awarded the Joshua Montgomery Sears, Jr. prize to five students for academic achievement during the 2001-2002 academic year. Christian Pistilli of Staten Island, New York; David Landau of Cambridge, Mass.; and Jared Kramer of Atkinson, NH were the first-year recipients. Michael Shah of Muttontown, New York and Michael Gottlieb of Hyattsville, MD were the second-year recipients.
The Sears Prize is typically awarded to the two students receiving the highest grade averages in the first year and to the two students receiving the highest averages in the work of the second year. This year, three first-year students received the award due to a tie.The School established the Sears Prize in 1912 with support from Sarah C. Sears in memory of her son, Joshua Montgomery Sears, Jr., Class of 1904.