COMMENCEMENT

COLLEGE OF LAW

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

SPESSARD L. HOLLAND LAW CENTER

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

E. L. Roy Hunt, Associate Dean, College of Law, Presiding Fall, 1975 December 13, 10:00 A.M.

INVOCATION •••• , , •• , , •..••• , •• , , ••••••••••••••••••••. Dr. Delton L. Scudder, Professor of Religion

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS •••.•••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• The Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett Justice, The Supreme Court of Florida

ANNOUNCEMENT OF HONORS AND AWARDS Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Honor Students • , ••••••••••••••. Charles V. Craver, Associate Professor of Law

University of Florida Law Review ..•••••• ,,.,., •• ,,,·,,··,···•····,•·•·• William Weber, Editor-In-Chief

Center for Governmental Responsibility , ••.• , •••••••••. , .•...•••• , ••• , • Janet Studley, Research Assistant

University of Florida Honor Court ••..••••.•. , . , • , •• , , • , • • • · , • • • · • , · ·, • • · • · • Byron Peterson, Chancellor

John Marshall Bar Association Certificates .•...••.••.••.••.•. , . , , , , , , , , . , • , .•• Kim O'Connor, President

CONFERRAL OF THE MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION DEGREE •••.•.•••••••.••.• John Newell, Assistant Dean The Graduate School

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDA TES FOR JURIS DOCTOR .••..•••• • •• James R. Pierce, Associate Professor of Law

Conferral of Degrees & Presentation of Diplomas .••••••••••••••••. , . , ••..•• E. L. Roy Hunt, Associate Dean

Investiture ••••. , .•.••.•....••....••••••••••.•••••••• Cha~les V. Craver, Associate Professor of Law James R. Pierce, Associate Professor of Law

lmme:diotely followi ng thi s program a ;-eception will be held for graduates, their families, guests and faculty on the concoursEo.

TODAY'S SPEAKER

The Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett, who speaks today at the invitation of the graduating class, was appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida this summer and assumed his duties on the state's highest court September 2, 1975.

Before his appointment, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for more than four years followed by his appointment as U. S. Magistrate for the Midd le District of Florida, a post he held for five years.

Justice Hatchett started his career in practice in 1959 in Daytona Beach, and engaged in criminal, civil, civil rights, and administrative law matters until his entry into government service seven years later.

He is a native of Clearwater, graduated from Florido A & M University, and served two years as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army Artillery. He rece ived his law degree from Howard University, Washington, D. C., in 1959.

CANDIDA TES FOR MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION

The degree Master of Laws in Taxation is awarded to students who, ofter earning the Juris Doctor degree and in some cases practicing for one or many years, have undertaken a year' s intensive graduate instruction. The College of Law offers a specialized graduai e tax curriculum for this purpose. Candidates for the degree are required to earn O "B" average in all graduate work attempted.

Richard A. Fortunati Lynn Carol Huber David Munroe Hudson B.S.F.S. Georgetown University J.D. Georgetown University

William Louis Guzzetti B.A •. Harvard University J.D. University of Florida

B.S. New York University J.D. Seton Hall University

B.S. Wake Forest University J.D. Florido State University

Daniel Woodrow Marcum B.A. Brigham Young University J.D. University ct Utah

Donald William Scarlett B.S. B.A. Florida State University J.D. University of Florida

Lawrence Joel Stein B.A. University of Wisconsin J.D. University of Florida

CANDIDATES FOR JURIS DOCTOR

An asterisk indicates those elected to Phi Kappa Phi as an undergraduate; two asterisks indicate those elected to Phi kappa Phi as a law student; two pluses indicate High Honors, one plus indicates honors. These honors do not include grades awarded during the final quarter and are subject to change. Awards and other honors received are listed under recipient's name and described elsewhere in the program.

John D. Allen Columbus, Georgia Jerry T. Allred Pensacola Frank A. Baker Delray Moses Baker, Jr. Dade City

'*+ Stanley Bokita Lons ing, Michigan

'* + T. Mitchell Barlow, Jr. Melbourne Law Review James Brooks Barnes Fairfield, Connecticut

+ Douglas B. Beattie Ludington, Michigan Law Review David Charles Beers Orlando David S. Bergdoll Bartow Center for Governmenta I

Responsibility Jean Annette Bice Winter Haven John Marshell Bar Association Robert G. Brightman Orlando Law Review Chad Whitehurst Browne Tampa National Moot Court Roy E. Campbell, Jr. Palatka Dania Fandino Carrillo Miami Edgardo V. Caturlo Pahokee

+ L. F. Chapman Orlando Law Review Gerry Larison Clark Daytona

1'i'+ James R. Cole Gainesvi I le David William Craft North Pa Im Beach

'" + 1 John Richard Crawford St. Petersburg Law Review Marva Louise Crenshaw DeFuniak Springs

+ Charles A. Davis, Jr. Winter Hqven Theodore Anthony Deckert West Pa Im Beach

'*+ Christopher Ashburn Detzel Winter Park Law Review

-; William Peter Oimitrouleas Pompano Beach Barbara J. Dunn Gaines vi lie Erin Louise Fernandez Coral Gables

* + Kay G. Finley Key West Law Review

*,- Jacob Fishman Miami John Marshall Bar Association

DeHaven William Fleming Sarasota

**+ W. Robinson Frazier Jacksonville Herbert Allen' Fried Miami Kent Fulton Ft. Lauderdale Center for Governmenta I

Responsibility + Merritt A. Gardner

Miami Shores Law Review Maureen Elaine Gilluly Norwich, Connecticut John Marshall Bar Association Ronald P. Gossett Hollywood Marvin Greber North Miami Beach Jon Jay Hall Winamac, Indiana Maurice J, Hall West Palm Beach John Marshall Bar Association

+ Donna M. Hardeman Miami Low Review Frederick C. Heidgerd Go inesvi I le Law Review James M. Hess Orlando Bennie Lee Jones Merigold, Mississippi William S, Jula Gainesville C'rnig C. Keller St. Petersburg

+Mary Ka6ryn Kleyla Miami Scott L. Knox Dunedin Honor Court Judith E. Koons Cocoa Beach Althea Moore Lachicotte Gainesville Robert Scott Laing Orlondo John Marshall Bar Association

**++ David John Lambrecht St. Peters burg Law Review David M. Lee Clearwater Sherry L efko wi tz Riviera Beach Thomas David MacNamara Miami Beach Paul Michael Marmish Orlando Honor Court Beverly Anne McCaleb Clearwater John Marshall Bar Association David B. McEwen Tampa Honor Court Mork Alexander McKee Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Kenneth M. Meer Orlando Howell W. Melton, Jr, St. Augustine Donald Miller Riviera Beach

+ Terry Allen Moore Gainesville Harald E. Morlan, II Satellite Beach Ronald A. Nelson Miami Law Review Gary M. Neville Gainesville James Thomas Hunn Ormond Beach Arthur H. Nussel Williston Susan Joyce O'Hara Palm Beach Joseph Olievera Miami Billie Jo Owens Gainesville Law Review Alton B. Parker Arcadia John Marshall Bar Association

+Wade H. Parsons Fort Myers Law Review

Jerold K. Phillips Neptune Beach Law Review

+ Thomas A. Pobjecky Winter Haven Law Review Debro Elaine Pole Birmingham, Alabama Law Review Victoria Jessica Powell Stuart Donald G. Procter, Jr. Pompano Beach

+ George Reardon Sarasota Law Review John Marshall Bar Association

+Austin Francis Reed Wallingford, Connecticut Law Review William D. Ricker, Jr. Gainesville Law Review David M. Rogero Gainesvi I le Law Review

* * + David Scott Romanik Hollywood George H. Russ Flint, Michigan Law Review

**_,.+Stephen G. Salley Naples Law Review National Moot Court

Steven Thomas Samiljan Winter Park Steven M. Sentler Jacksonvi I le

Stephen Grover Sewell Eustis

+Jay B. Shearer Boca Raton Charles L. Sheller Jacksonville John Augustus Shipley, Ill Del ray Beach Kenneth Jomes Smith Fort Lauderdale John Edgar Spiller Amarillo, Texas James E. Sproull, Jr. Tampa R'alph C. Stoddard Sarasota Banks Dixon Thomas Jacksonville James Edward Thompson Birmingham, Alabama

*++Robert G. Thornhill, Jr. Winter Haven Center for Governmental

Responsibility *,- C. Warren Tripp, Jr.

Jacksonvi lie Center for Governmental

Responsibility Barbara Jean Twine Tampa Center for Governmenta I

Responsibility John Marshall Bar Association

+ Lewis Alexonder Vance, Jr. Winter Park Everett J. VanGaasbeck Rockledge Glen Edward Walker Tavares James V. Walker, II Daytona Beach Center for Governmenta I

Responsibility Louise Stanton Warten Jacksonvilie

McNeil! Watkins, II Riverton, North Carolina Center for Governmenta I

Responsibility Steven I. Weissman Jocksonvi I le

*+ Jahn M. Welch, Jr. Gainesville Law Review Emmett White Gaines vi lie

Eugene Arthur Wiechens Ocala Patrick K. Wiggins Orlando Law Review Honor Court Ryland Duke Woodson Gaines vi lie James William York Orlando Law Review David W. Young Gainesville Terry C. Young Orlando

PHI KAPPA PHI is a national honor society whose primary objective is the recognition and encouragement of superior scholarship in all fields of study. Honor graduates within the top ten per cent of each class are eligible

for election.

AWARDS

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LAW REVIEW-Appreciation for the members of the Editorial Board elected on the basis of scholarship and past performance in law review work, who have given of their time and service in publishing the Law Review, receiving intensive training in legal research, organization, analysis, and style.

PRACTICE COURT AWARD-Given to the outstanding participants in the practice court program, in honor of the

late Judge Hal W. Adams.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA MOOT COURT TEAM-Appreciation for the members of the Moot Court Team, "':'ho, having been selected through the Campbell Thornal Competition, represented the College of Law in inter­collegiate moot court contests, gaining invaluable experience in the art of appellate advocacy.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT TEAM-Appreciation for the members of the lnter­nationa I Moot Court T earn who represented the College of Law in the Phi Ii p C. Jess up intercollegiate moot court competition while gaining experience in the areas of international law research and appellate advocacy.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HONOR COURT-Recognition of those students who have given their time and service to the University of Florida Honor Court.

J.M.B.A. CITATION-Appreciation for those students who have contributed outstanding service to the John Marshall Bar Association and the College of Law.

OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AWARD-In recognition and appreciation of devotion and service to the College of Law, the legal profession, and the State of Florida.

CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY-The Center for Governmental Responsibility is a privately funded organization housed at the Holland Law Center committed to the goal of seeking out and implementing ways of making government more accountable to its citizens. The Center provides students with a unique oppor­tunity to combine academic research with first-hand observation of the way laws are made, administered, and tested in the courts. Along with studying published materials, students are sent to Washington, D.C., and other centers of government, to conduct persona I interviews. Students prepare reports of their i nvesti gat ions, draft model legislation, and assist in the writing of amicus briefs.

OATH OF ADMISSION TO THE FLORIDA BAR PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STA TE OF FLORIDA

I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR: I wi II support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida. I will maintain the respect due to Courts of Justice and judicial officers; I will not counsel or maintain any suit or proceeding which shall appear to me to be unjust, nor any defense

except such as I believe to be honestly debatable under the law of the land; I will employ for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to me such means only as are consistent

with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the Judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or low;

I will maintain the confidence and preserve inviolate the secrets of my client, and will accept no compensa­tion in connection with his business except from him or with his knowledge and approval;

I will abstain from all offensive personalities and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless required by the ;ustice of the cause with which I am charged;

I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any man's cause for lucre or malice. So Help Me God.

This public document was promulgated at on annual cost of $216.20 or $.14 per copy to provide information on the program proceedings.