2026 Graduates Receive Intellectual Property Awards

The Kernochan Center congratulates the winners of this year's academic prizes!

The Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize, established in memory of Andrew D. Fried ’84 is awarded annually for the best student essay on a subject in the field of intellectual property and related law published in the Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts during the preceding year.  This year, the winning essay was "The Sooner the Better? How to Optimize Bargaining Power When Serving Notice of Copyright Termination," by Rachel Altemose.

The Carroll G. Harper Prize is awarded annually to one or more graduating students who have attained the highest standards of achievement in intellectual property studies and writing. Garrett Emmons and Clara Lacey were this year's prize winners.

The Michael D. Remer Memorial Award is presented annually by the Kernochan Center to a graduating student or students whose activities and academic achievements demonstrate an interest in and aptitude for the fields of arts and copyright law.  This year Rachel Altemose and Bowen Dunnan were awarded the prize.