Katie Riggleman-Thomas of Kutztown honored at Widener Law student awards ceremony

2014 May 13

The Widener Law campus in Harrisburg, Pa. held its annual student awards ceremony Thursday, April 24 in the school administration 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:

Katie Riggleman-Thomas, of Kutztown, Pa., 19530.

She received an outstanding student service award, given annually to graduating students who have been actively involved in the Widener community and who have been of outstanding service to the school.

Riggleman-Thomas will graduate May 18, 2014. She plans to take the Pennsylvania bar exam and will work as an associate at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin in Harrisburg.

She is the daughter of Bryan Thomas and Marty Riggleman of Kutztown.