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College of William & Mary Law SchoolWilliam & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository
Commencement Activities Archives and Law School History
2001
Exercises for the Presentation of Diplomas (May13, 2001)William & Mary Law School
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Repository CitationWilliam & Mary Law School, "Exercises for the Presentation of Diplomas (May 13, 2001)" (2001). Commencement Activities. 4.https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/commencement/4
WILLIAM & MARY MARSHALL-WYTHE
SCHOOL OF LAW FOUNDED 1779
EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA WALTERJ. ZABLE STADIUM
(Rain Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall)
MAY 13,2001 4:00 P.M.
JOHN E. DONALDSON BALL PROFESSOR OF LAW
MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW
Professor Donaldson received his B.A. from the University of Richmond in 1960 (Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa), his J.D. from the College of William & Mary in 1963 (Editor-in-Chief, WILLIAM & MARY LAW REVIEW), and his LL.M. from Georgetown University in 1966. He joined the Law School faculty that same year. Since that time he has served as Assistant Vice-President of the College, Associate Dean of the Law School, Counsel to the College Endowment Association, Director of the Graduate Tax Program, and Coordinator of the Continuing Legal Education Program. In spring 1991, Professor Donaldson visited at Washington & Lee School of Law.
He has received numerous awards, including the Law School's Citizen Lawyer and Walter L. Williams Jr. Memorial Teaching Awards and the College's Thomas A. Graves and Thomas Jefferson Awards. Professor Donaldson has taught Conunercial Law, Contracts, Corporate Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning, Family Wealth Transactions, Federal Income Taxation, Procedure, Property, Tax Administration and Procedure, Trusts and Estates, Urban Land Use and Virginia Civil Procedure. He served on the presidential search committees that brought Paul Verkuil and Tim Sullivan to the Brafferton. He also has twice been a member of the Faculty Assembly, serving as its secretary, a member of its Executive Conunittee, and a participant on its ad hoc committee to redraft the Faculty Handbook. He is a long-time Faculty Marshall and a member of the College Conunencement Policy Committee. He has assisted the College's Development Office in countless ways and regularly reviews Honor Code and disciplinary decisions for the Provost.
Professor Donaldson is graced with ability, energy and ambition. As a master teacher, he has nurtured his students and remembers them by name long after they graduate. He is a scholar who has harnessed research and analysis to help resolve leading issues of the day.
Professor Donaldson retires at the end of this academic year, after 35 years of service to William & Mary. He returned to Williamsburg in 1966 as an Assistant Professor of Law and retires in 2001 as the Ball Professor of Law. I Along the way, he has put far more into this splendid old school than he has taken out. Marshall-Wythe will sorely miss him.
IThis professorship is a chair in taxation, created by a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Foundation.
EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
Processional
Welcome
Presentation of Awards
Citizen Lawyer Award
Walter L. Williams Jr. Memorial Teaching Award
Lawrence W. I' Anson Award George Wythe Award Thurgood Marshall Award John Marshall Award
Introduction of Professor Donaldson
Remarks
Presentation of Diplomas
Final Words
Recessional
W. Taylor Reveley III Dean and Professor of Law
Erin M. Manahan '01 President, Student Bar Association
Adam Casagrande ' 01 Co-Chair, Class Gift
The Honorable R. Edwin Burnette Jr. President, Law School Association
Monica N. Robinson '01
Dean Reveley
Dean Reveley
John E. Donaldson Ball Professor of Law
Dean Reveley Lizbeth A.S. Jackson
Associate Dean
Dean Reveley
Immediately following the ceremony, we invite graduates and their families and friends to the Law School for a farewell reception.
WILLIAM & MARY SCHOOL OF LAW
Peter A. Alces Jayne W. Barnard Lynda L. Butler Lan Cao Glenn E. Coven Jr. Neal E. Devins A. Mechele Dickerson John E. Donaldson Davison M. Douglas John F. Duffy Jr. James G. Dwyer Walter S. Felton Jr. Michael J. Gerhardt
Members of the Faculty
Susan S. Grover I. Trotter Hardy Jr. James S. Heller Richard M. Hynes Charles H. Koch Jr. Fredric I. Lederer John W. Lee ill John M. Levy Linda A. Malone Paul Marcus Alan 1. Meese James E. Moliterno Mitchell B. Reiss
Emeritus Faculty
W. Taylor Reveley ill Ronald H. Rosenberg Elmer J. Schaefer Alemante G. Selassie Michael Stein Timothy J . Sullivan Kathryn R. Urbonya Cynthia V. Ward Richard A. Williamson
Visitors
Leslie M. Kelleher David V. Snyder
Tom A. Collins Emeric Fischer Arthur B. White James P. Whyte Jr.
Craig D. Bell Edward J. Bell III Rene R. Bowditch Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Judith M. Conti Nancy N. Delogu Douglas P. DeMoss Hon. Robert P. Frank Michael L. Heikes George F. Helfrich Louanna O. Heuhsen Charles F. Hobson Mai Lan Isler
Adjunct Faculty
Fred B. Jacob Barbara H. Kamp Gretchen M. Lynch Michael E. McGinty Steven A. Meade Stephen W. Miller Hon. Tommy E. Miller Cmdr. Mark E. Newcomb Nina E. Olson John M. Peterson Richard H. Rizk Leo P. Rogers Mark E. Rubin
Senior Administrators
Alan A. Rudnick A. SprightJey Ryan Hon. William H. Shaw m Martin E. Silfen Duane R. Smith Paulette C. Taliaferro Hon. Wilford Taylor Jr. Donald A. Tortorice Guy K. Tower Theophlise L. Twitty Tina Marie Walls Christie S. Warren Douglas S. Wood Hon. J. R. Zepkin
W. Taylor Reveley m . .. . ... . .. . . ... ... . .. .. .. . ... . . .. .. . ..... . . . ........ . .... . Dean Lynda L. Butler .... . ............ . .... ... . ... . .. .. . . . .. .. . .. ..... . . . ....... Vice Dean I. Trotter Hardy Jr . . . . . . .... ... ... . ........ . . ... ... . .. . . .. . Associate Dean for Technology James S. Heller .. ..... .. .... . ......... . .. . . . . . . . .. .. ... .. . ... . . . Director, Law Library Lizbeth A.S. Jackson ... . ..... . .. . . . .. . . ........... . .... Associate Dean for Administration Robert E. Kaplan . . ...... . . . ..... . ..... . . .. Associate Dean for Career Planning & Placement Sarah F. Kellam . . .. ... . . . . ... . . . . . ....... Associate Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs Terri T. Lorincz ... . . ..... . .. . .. . . .. ....... ... . .... ... . . ... . ... . Chief Financial Officer Faye F. Shealy ... ...... . . . .. . . .. . . .... .. . . ........ .. .. .. .. Associate Dean for Admission
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
MASTER OF LAWS IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM ____ _
May 2001
RASHEED MOHAMED KAMEL. Cairo, Egypt B.A. , American University in Cairo, 1997 LL.B., Cairo University, Schoolo/Law, 1999
MAREN KINDERMANN, Muenster, Germany LL.B., Westfalian Wilhelms-University 0/
Muenster, 2000
MARIO MENDEZ, London, England LL.B .. University of London, 2000
MASA YUKI YAMAMOTO, Fiukui, Japan B.A., The University o/Tokyo. 1992
LONG ZHANG, Beijing, China LL.B., Peking University, 1996
RTIUSDOCTOR _________________________________ __
August 2000
BRENDAN BARRETT, Arlington, V A B.A., Georgetown University, 1996
ANN LUERSSEN CROWTHER, Westfield, NJ B.A., University o/Pennsylvania, 1993
December 2000
MICHAEL DAVID POLLARD, Fairfax, V A B.A .. George Mason University, 1991
May 2001
STEVEN TORBEN AASE, Salt Lake City, UT B.S., University o/Utah. 1997
ROBIN A. ABBOTT, Cocoa Beach, FL B.S .. Christopher Newport University, 1998
MATTHEW DAVID ANDERSON, Rutland, VT B.A., The University of Vermont. 1996
DOUGLAS CARLETON ANSPACHJR., Plymouth, IN B.A., University o/Notre Dame, 1998
* MARY SUE BACKUS, Wasilla, AK B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1981 MA. T. University of Alaska, Anchorage, 1990
MARC BENEDICT BASSLER, Winchester, V A B.S, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State
University, 1995 MS, Clemson University, 1998
AMY BAUER, Durango, CO A.B., Duke University, 1997
JAMES WHEELOCK BEERS JR., Williamsburg, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1996
STEPHANIE CATHERINE BOVEE, Philadelphia, PA B.A., Trinity College, 1996
JENNIFER ANN BREWER, Senatobia, MS B. S., United States Military Academy, 1995
ALTA S. BROADDUS, Phoenix, AZ B.A., Arizona State University, 1998
D. TILGHMAN BROADDUS JR., Mechanicsville, VA B.A., University o/the South, 1993 ME-A., College o/William & Mary, 2001
* DEREK JOHN BROSTEK, Baldwinsville, NY B.A. , University 0/ Rochester, 1994
STEVEN T. BURNElIE, Herndon, V A B.A., James Madison University, 1994
SHEYNA NICOLE BURT, Prince William County, VA
B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1998 ADAM CASAGRANDE, Reston, VA
B.A., James Madison University, 1995 JARON EDWARD CHRISS, Freeport, NY
B.A., University o/Virginia, 1994 KEITH WILLIAM CLOUATRE, Manchester, NH
B.S., Old Dominion University, 1993 MS , Old Dominion University, 1996
TAMEKA MESHAUN COLLIER, Ettrick, VA B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1998
WILLIE COMMONS III, Fairfax Station, V A B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1997
GREGORY HAROLD COUNTS, Mclean, V A B.A., University 0/ Virginia, 1998
ROBIN SUZANNE COURTNEY, Charlottesville, VA B.A., University 0/ Virginia, 1992
MA TTHEW L. CURTIS, Las Vegas, NY B.S. , United Slates Military Academy, 1989
REBECCA LYNN DANNENBERG, Dearborn Heights, MI
B.A., Michigan State University, 1997 DUSTIN HARR DEVORE, Williamsburg, VA
B.A., Virginia Military Institute, 1994 * KENDRA KRISTINE DIETZ, Urbana, OH
B.A., Miami University, 1998 ADAM PAUL DOHERTY, Glastonbury, CT
B.A., Yale University, 1996 MS , University 0/ Hartford, 1997
SARAH ELIZABETH DOWNING, Willow, NY B.S'/B.A., Elmira College, 1998
ANTHONY L. DRAPER, Roanoke, VA B.A. , College o/William & Mary, 1996 MA. , Wake Forest University, 1998
KARA MARIE DRISCOLL, Auburn, ME B.A., The American University, 1997
JOHN ALLEN ESTRELLA, Napa, CA B.S. , University 0/ San Franciso, 1995
SALIK H. FAROOQI, Karachi, Pakistan B.A., McGill University, 1998
LISA DIANE FINKLEA, Richmond, VA B.S, North Carolina Agricultural &
Technical State University, 1991 ROBERT ANDREW FISHER, Lubbock, TX
B.B.A'/MS., Texas Tech University, 1998 * DANA GENE JOSEPH FITZSIMONS JR.,
Southington, CT B.Mus., Ithaca College, 1994
MARK WILLIAM FLOYD, Borger, TX B.A., Texas A&M University, 1998
ROBERT EMMEll FORD, Joppatowne, MD B.A., Mount Saint Mary's College, 1997 MP.P., College o/William & Mary, 2001
HEATHER ANN FORREST, Colts Neck, NJ B.A., Clemson University, 1998
HUMES JEFFERSON FRANKLIN III, Waynesboro, V A
B.A., Davidson College, 1998 RAYMOND PATRICK FRESON, Fairfax, VA
B.A. , College o/William & Mary, 1995 MA TTHEW FREY, Mendon, MA
B.A., Clark University, 1994 A.M , Brown University, 1996
DANIEL M. FROEHLICH, Shenandoah, V A B.S., University 0/ Virginia, 1993
WM. CLAY GARRETT, Buena Vista, VA B.A. , Col/ege o/William & Mary, 1998
SARAH DAWSON GEE, Newport, R1 B.A., Hamilton College, 1994
MATTHEW TODD GILL, Fairfax Station, VA B.A., University o/Virginia, 1998
BENJAMIN ALEXANDER GOODMAN, Charlottesville, VA
B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1996 PETER MICHAEL GOULD, Wilton, CT
B.A. , Vanderbilt University, 1995 * DANIEL PA TRICK WILLIAM GRAHAM,
Washington, D.C. B.A. , The Johns Hopkins University, 1996
DAVmBENJAMINGRANAT, St. Louis, MO B.A., University 0/ Missouri-Kansas City, 1997
MARK GREENSPAN, Norfolk, VA MD., State University o/New York, 1960
GRETCHEN MARY GREISLER, Albany, NY B.A., Boston College, 1996
AUDRA ANNE HALE, Oxford, MS A.B., Harvard University, 1998
SEAN PATRICK HANEY, Old Bridge, NJ B.S , Pharm.D., Rutgers University, 1995
RANDALL MARTINUS HANSEN, Murray, KY B.S, Texas A&M University, 1996 MP.P., College of William & Mary, 2001
DA WN A. HANZLIK, Atlanta, GA B.A., University of Georgia, 1993
.. JASON WILLIAM HARBOUR, Fannville, VA B.A., Davidson College, 1998
HUGH LEE HARRELL, Raleigh, NC B.S, Wake Forest University, 1990 MS , Wake Forest University, 1993
MARLENE ALICE HARRIS, Midlothian, VA B.S , Virginia Commonwealth University,
1997 VALERIE RENEE HARRIS, Glen Ferris, WV
B.A. , Washington & Lee University, 1998 JAMES GLENN HARWOOD, Oklahoma City, OK
B.S., University of Rhode Island, 1991 EMILY ANNA HAYES, Potsdam, NY
A.B., Colgate University, 1998 LIANA DA YE HENRY, Stone Mountain, GA
B.A., Hampton University, 1998 JOSHUA MEYERHERDST, Silver Spring, MD
B.S'/B.S. , University of Maryland, 1995 .. CHRISTINE GARNAVISH HESLINGA, Erie, PA
B.A. , Washington & Lee University, 1998 ELIZABETH A. HOBBS, Richmond, V A
B.A., Houghton College. 1998 .. BRIAN THEODORE HOLMEN, Los Angeles, CA
B.A .. University of California. Santa Cruz. 1998
JULI HORKA-RUIZ, Calumet City, IL B.SG.A., Christopher Newport University,
1998 SCOTT A. HOVEY, Virginia Beach, VA
B.S, University of Virginia, Clinch Valley College, 1995
BRYSON JAMES HUNTER, Wilmington, DE B.A .. Dickinson College. 1991
CAROLLYN DAVIS JACKSON, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B.A., Haverford College. 1997 DANIEL MARK JACKSON, Portland, OR
B.A., Willamette University, 1995
JAMES LENARD JAUSSI, Provo, UT B.S, Utah Valley Slale College. 1996
MARNIE ANNE JENSEN, Cairo, NE B.A. , Dana College. 1998
BRYCE DICKINSON JEWETT ro, Richmond, V A B.A., Davidson College, 1997
.. DAVID SAMUEL JOHNSON, McLean, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1998
MICHAEL LEE JUNK, Carlisle, PA A.B., Lafayette College, 1995
MICHAEL ANDREW KANTRO, Modesto, CA B.A., Pomona College. 1998
Toy JA ERAN LIBIA KELLEY, Brookshire, TX B.A .. Franklin & Marshall College, 1998
HYUNG M. KIM, Houston, TX B.A., Trinity University, 1996
LYDIA LoVELACE KING, Norfolk, V A B.A .. Old Dominion University, 1996
SUE MARIE KING, Williamsburg, V A B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1991 MA., University of Southern California, 1996
JULIA MARIE KIRALY, Bethesda, MD B.S., University of Maryland. 1993
KARA MERCEDES KONRA Y, Westfield, NJ B.A., Georgetown University, 1996
MARY LYNNE KUPCHELLA, Huntingdon, PA B.A., Franklin & Marshall College. 1998
MARTHA LYNN LAWSON, Woodbridge, V A B.A .. University of Virginia. 1993
NANCY J. LEE, Lancaster, PA B.A .. University of Pennsylvania, 1998
KRISTEN FINZEL LEWIS, Sharon, PA B.A., Westminster College. 1997
JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER LIGUORI, Somers Point, NJ B.A. , Stockton Stale College. 1998
GREGORY THOMAS LOWEN, Charlotte, NC B.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
1982 Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles.
1987 GERALD EUGENE MADE II, Wytheville, VA
B.S., University of Virginia, 1998 AGNES KADENYI MAKOKHA, Ibubi, Kenya
B.A. , Ohio State University, 1996 MB.A., College of William & Mary, 2001
ERIN MICHELLE MANAHAN, Cincinnati, OH B.A., Clemson University, 1998
ANDREW ROBERT MARGRABE, Jackson, MO B.A .. University of Missouri-Columbia. 1997
EDWARD MICHAEL MCDONALD JR. B.A .. Indiana University. 1994 MP.P .. College of William & Mary. 1997
MARY ELISE MEEK, Bourbonnais, IL B.A .. Olivet Nazarene University. 1997
LAWRENCE CLAYTON MELTON, Houston, TX B.A., University of Texas. 1997
TRACI BUDD MILLER, Chester, V A B.A .. University of Virginia. 1996
STACEY ALAN MOLLOHAN, Augusta, GA B.S . Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996
CHARLISA DENEEN MOORE, Bassett, V A B.A .• University of Virginia. 1996
KA THERINE ANNE MORRISON, Honolulu, HI B.A .. The American University. 1994
BRIAN GARTH MUSE, Suffolk, VA B.A .. University of Virginia, 1998
CHRISTOPHER NORMAN NEUS, Cincinnati, OH B.A .. Thomas More College. 1996
MATTHEW FREDERICK NIEMAN, Guilderland, NY B.S., Cornell University. 1998
JESSICA MORRISON NORRIS, Ovid, NY B.A .. Saint Leo University. 1997
ELANA H. OLSON, Manitowoc, WI B.S .. Indiana University. 1998
SHERYL LYNN ORR, Rushville, NE B.A .. Hood College. 1994
C. WAYNE OWEN JR., Stony Creek, VA B.A., Hampden-Sydney College, 1998
LARANA JAVITA OWENS, Norfolk, VA B.S. Old Dominion University, 1998
CARLA JEUNYNE PALMER, Huntsville, AL B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997
STEPHANIE ANN PARKS, Tulsa, OK B.A .. Vanderbilt University, 1996
WARREN JAMES PEARSON, Brooksville, FL B.S . Florida State University, 1998
* BRIAN JOHN PERRON, Issaquah, W A B.A., Pacific Lutheran University. 1996
* MELISSA ANNE PETERS, Metuchen, NJ B.A., The American University, 1997
HEATHER ANNE PHILLIPS, Orange, CA B.A., Scripps College, 1998
SARAH ANN PIPER, Reston, V A B.A. , Wellesley College, 1998
LOREN MISHA PREHEIM, Bryn Mawr, PA B.A., Earlham College. 1994 ME.M , Duke University, 1996
JENNIFER LYNNE REDMOND, Conneaut, OH B.A., The American University, 1998
JONATHAN BRAY REED, Virginia Beach, VA B.A., Washington & Lee University, 1998
SARAH CARTER RICHARDSON, New Kent, VA B.A., College of William & Mary, 1977 ML.A., University of Virginia, 1989
KEIL JOSEPH RITTERPUSCH, Washington, D.C. B.A., Northwestern University. 1995
MONICA NICOLE ROBINSON, Montclair, NJ B.A., Hampton University. 1998
WENDY MICHELE ROENKER, Virginia Beach, V A B.A .• Old Dominion University. 1997
SHEON JEANNIECE ROSE, Suffolk, V A B.A .. Hampton University, 1998
GINA ONG RUIDERA, Virginia Beach, V A B.A., College of William & Mary. 1998
TRAVIS AARON SABALEWSKI, Charlestown, NH B.A., James Madison University, 1995 MA., University of Iowa, 1998
JEFFREY SAMIR SARADAR, Uniontown, PA B.A .. Washington & Jefferson University. 1998
TOBEY M. SCHULTZ, Torrington, CT B.S , Florida State University, 1998
TIMOTHY PATRICK SHEAHAN, Commach, NY B.A., Sacred Heart University, 1997 MB.A. , Long Island University, 1998
DA VID MICHAEL SHEWCHUK, Centreville, V A B.A .. University of Virginia, 1998
JOSHUA SAXION SHUEY, Pleasant Gap, PA B.A., University of Delaware. 1993
KARAN R. SINGH, Brooklyn, NY B.A .. George Mason University. 1998
ERIC WADE SMITH, Waynesboro, VA B.A.. Virginia Military Institute. 1998
* TODD NICHOLAS SPALDING, Fort Washington, MD B.S .. Brigham Young University. 1991 MS. The Johns Hopkins University. 1998
* MICHAEL ALAN SPROW, Shillington, PA B.A .• Gettysburg College. 1991 A.M, University of Illinois, 1994
ANGELA MARIE STEWART, Winchester, V A B.A.. University of Virginia, 1993
EILEEN SUH, Great Falls, VA B.S, College of William & Mary. 1995
MARTHA JANE SWICEGOOD, Danville, VA B.A., University o/Virginia, 1997
ANTHONY TACCONI, Philadelphia, PA B.S. . Villanova University. 1996
BENJAMIN W ALZ TAYLOR, Arl ington, V A
B.A .. College o/William & Mary. 1997 * ERIC CHRISTOPHER TEW, Palmyra, V A
B.S. . Old Dominion University. 1998 PIA ZARA THADHANI, New Delhi, India
B.A .. St. John 's College. 1997 JASON BRETT TORCHINSKY, Williamsburg, V A
B.A .. College 0/ William & Mary. 1998 KATE ELIZABETH TUCKER, Kingston, TN
B.A .. University o/Tennessee. 1997 STUART W. TURNER, Arlington, V A
B.A .. Carleton College. 1993 ROBERT HUGH TYLER, Charles City County, V A
B.A .. University 0/ Virginia. 1992 MB.A .. College o/William & Mary. 2001
SARA MARIE VANDER GOOT, Grand Rapids, MI B.A .. University 0/ Michigan. 1996
DANIEL VELEZ, New York, NY B.S.. California Institute o/Technology, 1998
* THOMAS L. VICARIO JR., Naperville, IL B.S.. North Central College. 1991 MB.A .. DePaul University. 1993
MA TTHEW E. VINCIGUERRA, Latham, NY B.A .. Yale University. 1998
* Order of the Coif, 2001
Order of the Coif
THOMAS GERHARD VOEKLER, Fairfax, VA B.S.. George Mason University. 1998
GEORGE IRVING VOGEL ill, Roanoke, V A B.S. , Washington & Lee University. 1997
JILL KANTOR W AINGER, Norfolk, V A B.A., Trinity College, 1996
ELIZABETH MARTORI WELDON, Phoenix, AZ B.A., University 0/ Arizona, 1998
JENNIFER Jo WEST, Newport News, V A B.A. , Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State
University. 1996 SHANNON ASHLEIGH WILEY, Columbia, SC
B.A .. University o/South Carolina. 1995 MA., University 0/ Alabama. 1997
DEREK WILKINS, Stamford, CT B.S.. Hampton University, 1994
NIKKI LEE WILSON, Hilo, HI B.S. , Colorado State University. 1998
MICHAEL PHILIP WISE, Burke, VA B.S. , The Pennsylvania State University. 1997
SHARILYN BRANDT YOUTZ, Warren, MI B.A., Wayne State University, 1997
* CATHERINE REBEKKAH ZALLER, Richmond, V A B.A .. The American University. 1997
MARTIN ZERFAS, Arlington, V A B.A .. Connecticut College. 1995
The Order of the Coifis a national scholastic honor society in law. Its purpose is "to foster a spirit of careful study and to mark in a fitting manner those who have attained a high grade of scholarship" in the study of law. The English Order of the Coifwas the most ancient and one of the most honored institutions of the common law. Its origins possibly antedate the Norman Conquest. The American Order of the Coifwas founded in 1912. Membership in the Order of the Coif is the highest academic honor a law student may achieve. It is equivalent to membership in Phi Beta Kappa for undergraduates, recognizing the scholastic achievement of students selected from the upper ten percent of their class.
AWARDS
The Citizen Lawyer Award This award honors a graduate or friend of the Law
School who stands squarely in the Jeffersonian tradition of outstanding citizenship and leadership.
Tile Walter L Williams Jr. Memorial Teaching Award This annual award is named in honor of the late
Professor Walter L. Williams Jr., who died in 1991. The winner is selected by the graduating class.
Tlte Lawrence W. I'Anson Award The Lawrence W. rAnson Award is presented
annually to a member of the graduating class who in the judgment of the Law School faculty has shown evidence of great professional promise through scholarship, character and leadership. The award, supported by an endowment given by the Beazley Foundation of Portsmouth, Virginia, honors the late Lawrence W. I'Anson, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and first President of the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts.
The George Wythe and John Marshall Awards These awards have been made possible through the
generosity of Robert Friend Boyd '52 (law) and Sara Miller Boyd '55. The Wythe and Marshall Awards recognize exceptional character, leadership and selfless service to the Law School community. The Wythe Award goes to a member of the law school student body and the Marshall Award to a member of the faculty or staff.
Tlte Tlturgood Marshall Award Given annually by the William & Mary Law School
Association, the Thurgood Marshall award goes to that member of the Marshall-Wythe community, whether student, faculty member, friend or alumnus, who best exhibits the ideals of distinguished public service exemplified by Justice Marshall.
Dean's Certificates Each year Dean's Certificates go to a small group of
students whose efforts on behalf of the Law School have been especially compelling. This year's recipients are: Mary Sue Backus, D. Tilghman Broaddus, Sheyna Nicole Burt, Kendra Kristine Dietz, Kara Marie Driscoll, Robert Emmett Ford, Sarah Dawson Gee, A udra Anne Hale, Sean Patrick Haney, Hugh Lee Harrell, Brian Theodore Holmen, Bryson James Hunter, Marnie Anne Jensen, Erin Michelle Manahan, Katherine Anne Morrison, Sheryl Lynn Orr, C. Wayne Owen Jr., Brian John Perron, Sarah Carter Richardson, and Monica Nicole Robinson.
American Bankruptcy Institute Award The American Bankruptcy Institute Award is presented
annually to a member of the graduating class who demonstrates outstanding performance in Bankruptcy Law. The recipient is selected by Law School faculty members who teach bankruptcy. The 2001 recipient is Brian Theodore Holmen.
The Family Law Book Award The Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and
the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers co-sponsor a Family Law Book Award to be presented to a graduating student at each Virginia law school who has demonstrated the most
promise and potential for the practice of family law. The 2001 recipient is Thomas L. Vicario Jr.
The William Hamilton Prize The William Hamilton Prize is a cash award presented
annually to recognize outstanding performance in legal history. The 200 I recipient is Michael Lee Junk.
Thomas Jefferson Prize This prize is given by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law to
the student who published the best Student Note in the current volume of the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. The 2001 winner is Christine Garnavish Heslinga.
Robert R. Kaplan Award/or Excellence in Legal Writing This award, made possible by the generosity of Robert R.
Kaplan '72, recognizes the graduate who has best demonstrated excellence in legal writing. This year's recipient is Michael Alan Sprow.
Kruchko & Fries Award The generosity of the Baltimore-based fum Kruchko &
Fries has made possible the annual recognition of a graduating student who has excelled in labor law and employment relations. The recipient is selected by Law School faculty members who teach labor and employment law. The 2001 recipient is Elana Happe Olson.
Virginia Trial Lawyers Award This award, given annually by the Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association, recognizes a graduating student who has excelled in the skills of trial advocacy. The 200 I recipient is Sean Patrick Haney.
The Thatcher Prize for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Study
This award is presented each year to recognize an outstanding student from among those completing advanced degrees in Arts and Sciences, Education, Marine Science, Business Administration or Law. The winner is selected on the basis of character, scholarship, leadership and service. The aim is to find a well-rounded graduate or professional student reflecting each of these qualities, who embodies the values of the College of William & Mary.
Drapers' Scholar Each year the Law School selects one graduating student as
the recipient of the Drapers' Scholarship. The Drapers' Scholar studies for a year at Queen Mary and Westfield College ofthe University of London, earning an LL.M. degree. Heather Ann Forrest is the 2001/02 Drapers' Scholar.
Order 0/ Barristers The Order of Barristers is a national honor society which
recognizes individuals who have contributed substantially in an oral argument program either in the administration of an advocacy program or in the development of advocacy skills through competition. New members from the Class of200 I are Mary Sue Backus, Sheyna Nichole Burt, Humes Jefferson Franklin III, Sarah Dawson Gee, Audra Anne Hale, Hugh Lee Harrell, Daniel Mark Jackson, Gerald Eugene Mabe II, Stacey Alan Mollohan, Jessica Morrison Norris, C. Wayne Owen Jr., Monica Nicole Robinson, David Michael Shewchuck ,and Stuart W Turner.