Geena George of Hockessin recognized at Widener Law student awards ceremony

2014 May 13

The Widener Law campus in Wilmington, Del. held its annual student awards ceremony Wednesday, April 23 in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom of the Main Law Building. The annual event honors students for academic and leadership achievements.

Widener University President James T. Harris III attended the program and told students their accomplishments, amid the rigors of law school, are remarkable. Law, he said, is one of the "highest callings."

"There is always a need for justice. Lawyers make sure justice gets served," Harris said.

Those honored included:

Geena Khomenko George of Hockessin, Del., 19707.

She received the William Prickett Jr. Corporate Law Award, given to a member of the graduating class for outstanding achievement in corporate law, and who upon graduation will take the Delaware Bar exam. George also received the Harvey Alan Chernoff Memorial Scholarship, which recognizes the achievements of an advanced-standing student who excels in the area of constitutional law and who demonstrates an interest in pro-bono legal work. It was established in 1983 to honor the memory of a former student, Harvey Chernoff. George also has held a prestigious Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship, in which she clerked for a Delaware Supreme Court justice during her final year of law school.

George will graduate May 17, 2014. She plans to take the Delaware bar exam and clerk for the Kent County Court of Common Pleas. She wants to pursue a career in litigation.

George is married to Brian George and is the daughter of Victor and Anya Khomenko of Wilmington.