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Dear Alumni, Friends, and Collegues:

Washburn Law continued its pioneering achievements during the fall semester with the notable Breaching Borders Immigration Law Symposium held in October and sponsored by the Center for Law and Government and the Washburn Law Journal. Th e event attracted scholars from across the country, as well as prominent state lawmakers who explored the political and legal controversies converging at the intersection of federal and state immigration law. Please read more about the event beginning on page 30.

Another milestone for Washburn Law is its selection as a participant in the legal education component of the Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project in the Republic of Georgia. Th e four-year, $750,000 grant to the law school is part of a $20 million initiative funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Our faculty will be guiding and mentoring law professors at the Free University of Tbilisi in the creation of a new center for learning in commercial law. Details about the initiative as well as faculty and student involvement are highlighted on pages 12 and 13.

Increasing diversity within the law school is one of our strategic goals and in the past few years faculty, staff , and students have explored new avenues to recruiting and retaining minority students. We are pleased to report that the fall entering class represents one of our most diverse incoming classes with 23 percent being members of a racial or ethnic minority group. Th e story on page 3 explains this goal further.

Th e busy fall has transitioned into an equally active winter, with holiday and New Year events competing for our time. In the hustle and bustle of it all, I hope you have a moment to read about the substantial accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, students, and staff and how their hard work and commitment are reaping rewards for current and future generations of Washburn Law students.

Sincerely,

Th omas J. Romig Dean and Professor of Law [email protected]

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4 Center for Excellence in Advocacy Real Police Investigation Series Wrongful Convictions Update10 Washburn Law Clinic Where in the World is Professor Francis?30 Center for Law and Government Breaching Borders Symposium

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3 Diversity3 Fall 2011 Entering Class12 The Republic of Georgia23 Law School News28 Student Profi les32 Alumni Profi le54 Alumni Fellow

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2 President’s Letter14 Faculty Plaudits49 In Memoriam50 Class Actions58 Alumni News and Events62 Upcoming Events

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Front row: Professor David S. Rubenstein, Patrick J. Charles, Professor Peter H. Schuck, Kansas Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach, and Peter S. Vincent. Back row: Professor Reggie Robinson, Professor Juliet Stumpf, Professor Rachel E. Rosenbloom, Professor Margaret Stock, and Professor Rick Su

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OFFICERSWinton M. Hinkle, ’68, President

WichitaPaul R. Hoferer, ’75, President-Elect

TopekaSabrina Standifer, ’99, Vice President

WichitaWard Loyd, ’68, Treasurer

TopekaJeffrey D. Jackson, ’92, Secretary

Lawrence, Kan.Stephen W. Cavanaugh, ’80, Past President

TopekaSteven G. Cooper, ’73, Foundation President

Manhattan, Kan.William D. Bunten, ’56, Foundation Treasurer

Topeka

BOARD OF GOVERNORSTERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2012

Dana E. Brewer, ’77, Concordia, Kan.John R. Dietrick, ’84, Topeka

Tom A. Loftus, ’80, Houston, TexasLynn S. McCreary, ’94, Brookfi eld, Wis.

Frank C. Norton, ’56, Salina, Kan.Timothy P. O’Sullivan, ’75, Wichita

Cailin M. Ringelman, ’02, Southlake, TexasKeith L. Roberts, ’80, Woodbridge, Va.

James C. Slattery, ’75, Topeka and McLean, Va.M. Kathryn Webb, ’83, Wichita

Angel R. Zimmerman, ’06, Topeka

TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2013 Christina I. Apperson, ’97, Raleigh, N.C.

Marck R. Cobb, ’89, Galva, Kan.S. Lucky DeFries, ’78, Topeka

John M. Duma, ’81, Olathe, Kan.John R. Hamilton, ’65, Topeka

Eric S. Heath, ’96, San Francisco, Calif.John D. Jurcyk, ’84, Fairway, Kan.

Manuel B. Mendoza, ’58, Bloomington, Ill.S. Ken Morse, ’80, TopekaLinda S. Parks, ’83, Wichita

Calvin K. Williams, ’78, Colby, Kan.

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Alumni AssociationOne of the hottest topics in legal education today is the class action lawsuit

fi led against two law schools. Th e suits claim that in recruiting students, the schools made fraudulent misrepresentations concerning opportunities for placement aft er graduation in high paying jobs, leaving many graduates with enormous debts and little or no ability to repay them. Th ese claims have been the subject of extensive reporting and editorializing in the national news media, which were quick to conclude that legal education was a “lousy investment.”

Th ese allegations came in the wake of the worldwide economic downturn, which is lingering into its fourth year. One of the results of this combination of factors has clearly been a decline in applications for admission to law schools across the country, including Washburn Law.

However, alumni should take comfort in knowing that the impact on Washburn Law has been much less dramatic than in many other schools. Here are some of the reasons why:

1. Some time ago Washburn Law elected to report the hiring rate of its graduates on a very conservative basis that, it believes, gives new applicants a realistic understanding of placement opportunities.

2. Washburn Law has substantially increased the credentials of its applicant classes.

3. Washburn Law has been successful in dramatically increasing its scholarship funds, as well as implementing other programs to help students avoid high levels of law school debt. Availability of scholarship funds is the single most important factor in continuing to recruit outstanding students. A great deal of credit goes to Washburn Law’s generous alumni.

4. Washburn Law has been recognized nationally as a best value in legal education.

Th ese are a few of the highlights the school has been able to achieve during a time of economic diffi culty. Indeed, in many ways it is fair to say that at Washburn Law, things have never been better. Th ere are many ways in which our alumni provide a strong foundation for these achievements. If you would like to learn more about how you can help, contact our Alumni Director Carolyn Barnes, at (785) 670-2013 ([email protected]) or Dean Tom Romig at (785) 670-1662 ([email protected]).

Sincerely,

Washburn University School of Law

Alumni Association

Winton M. Hinkle, ’68

washburnlaw.edu/alumni


Increasing diversity within the law school is a goal in the Washburn Law Strategic Plan.

Washburn Law is dedicated to promoting an inclusive environment that celebrates the diff erences among us in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, abilities/disabilities, and sexual orientation. Embracing diversity within the community will assist in developing eff ective legal professionals who enrich society. Washburn Law strives to see that diversity is not only protected, but celebrated and explored through the educational process.

Fall 2011 Entering Class


Strategic Goal: Increasing Diversity

Shanelle Dupree, ’08 Diversity Coordinator

Shanelle Dupree, ’08, joined Washburn Law in March 2011 as diversity coordinator. In this role, Dupree acts as a liaison between students and the faculty, staff , and administration, and advises the law school on matters concerning diversity in areas such as recruitment, student aff airs, and professional development. She has been developing a plan to ensure that the law school’s policy on diversity refl ects a long-term practice.

Washburn Law welcomed a talented and diverse group of new students fr om 44 diff erent undergraduate schools. Twenty-three percent of the incoming class are members of a racial or ethnic minority group.

Editor’s Note: Th e author’s tour of the Shawnee County Coroner’s and Sheriff ’s offi ces took place in March 2011. Since then, the Coroner’s Offi ce staff and hours of operation have changed. Th is is the second of a two-part series. Th e fi rst article in the series described the Washburn Law students’ tour of the Shawnee County Correctional Facility.

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Evidence is an important part of any att orney’s practice and of any law student’s education. Washburn Law students spend an entire semester learning the rules that govern declarations, exhibits, testimony, and other types of evidence commonly used in a courtroom sett ing.

The staff of the Shawnee County Coroner’s Offi ce also deals with evidence, albeit of a slightly different

nature.

Chief Medical Investigator Sharon Mandel stood at the head of a conference table, explaining to me and a group of fellow law students the work done every day by the staff of the coroner’s offi ce. The rectangular conference room was lined on three sides by fl oor-to-ceiling bookshelves, each fi lled with multi-volume medical texts and thick reference books. A model of a human skeleton hung on a stand in one corner of the room, gazing vacantly at a large scientifi c microscope on the opposite side of the room.

“The body is evidence,” Mandel said. “What’s in and on a body is evidence.”

This evidence might be evidence of a crime, but fi rst and foremost, the staff of the coroner’s offi ce looks for evidence of how a person died—naturally, accidentally or violently. While most people are aware that the coroner’s offi ce conducts autopsies of suspected homicide victims as well as of other persons who die in a suspicious manner, this is actually only a small portion of the work coroner staff does.

There are 13 types of deaths that must be reported to a coroner in the state of Kansas, including deaths of children, accidental deaths, suicides, and sudden deaths in otherwise healthy individuals. After investigating these reports, the staff exercises discretion in choosing which cases require an autopsy, with the exception of a number of situations, including deaths in custody, suspected SIDS deaths, and deaths pertaining to public health, in which autopsies are always performed.

Mandel described the Shawnee County Coroner’s Offi ce as small in size, but mighty. It consists of four components—the pathologists, an investigatory division, forensic specialists and the administrative staff. This small staff works very hard to keep up with demand for its services, and often keeps odd hours in order to assist law enforcement with pressing cases.

After Mandel’s introduction, another staff member led our group down the hall and stopped us before entering the fi rst of a set of heavy doors. We were about to enter the morgue to see for ourselves where the offi ce’s three pathologists conduct autopsies—but there were a few rules we needed to know in advance. Rubber gloves and booties for our shoes were handed out—they had to stay on at all times while we were in the lab. Touching

By Christina Hansen, law student

STUDENTS TOUR SHAWNEE COUNTY CORONER’S AND SHERIFF’S OFFICES



The Real Police Investigation Series also included a tour of the Shawnee County Correctional Facility. Students had the opportunity to tour all three of the facilities. Part one of this series was published in the Spring 2011 issue of the Washburn Lawyer.


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any surface was forbidden because of the risk of contamination; if one of us were to so much as brush a door or lean against a wall, that person would be sent home in scrubs so his or her clothing could be sanitized. Just before we entered, our guide instructed us that if we felt queasy or light-headed, we should wave our arms and “holler.”

The powerful smell of formaldehyde hit me as soon as we walked through the second set of heavy doors into the lab; it seemed to linger in my nostrils for hours. Signs were affi xed to almost every object, instructing whether it was a “clean” surface. Staff members occasionally walked through in scrubs with masks covering their noses and mouths.

It had been a busy day—two autopsies had already been performed along with three externals and a tissue donation. Next to a large scale stood a markerboard with three names written on it, under which a list of organs and their corresponding weights were recorded. Our guide paused to look at the numbers scrawled under the fi rst name, pointing to several numbers and explaining their signifi cance. For instance, a large liver might indicate alcoholism, while unusually heavy lungs might indicate the presence of fl uid resulting from an overdose.

Shelves on one side of the room held liquid-fi lled jars containing tissue and organ samples. As we warily examined them, a pathologist entered, arranged several medical instruments on a nearby surface and began to section a brain. Several large walk-in freezers were located along one side of the room, used to store blood and tissue samples from recent cases, as well from cases involving an ongoing investigation or an unidentifi ed body.

Contrary to what a plethora of popular television shows would have us believe, DNA is not the be-all, end-all of modern day forensics. For instance, pathologists use many methods to identify unknown bodies, including dental records, fi ngerprints, surgical scars, and tattoos. DNA—because of the high cost of testing—is used as a last resort.

As we walked around the lab looking at countless instruments, tools, and charts, I recalled what Mandel had told our group earlier about the care put into each and every investigation conducted by the staff of the

coroner’s offi ce. For instance, pathologists never sign a death certifi cate without verifying the information it contains, regardless of what other physicians or authorities have concluded.

“We want to be accurate about the cause of death,” she said. “After all, a death certifi cate is a legal document.”

If a case comes in that does not seem quite right, Mandel and her team will begin doing some “detective work” —calling the deceased’s doctor or hospital, tracing back through patient history and eventually calling family members if and when it becomes necessary. These suspicious death investigations usually go nowhere (meaning the death was found to have a natural cause), but Mandel said that as a public servant, she was obliged to carefully examine these cases until they are resolved to her satisfaction.

On our way out of the lab, we encountered a staff member as we carefully discarded our gloves and booties in marked containers. The coroner’s offi ce handles a variety of donations, including tissue and corneas, and she was visibly exhausted after fi nishing a 10-hour tissue donation procedure. Mandel had acknowledged before our tour that working at the coroner’s offi ce was hard work, but said that she and her fellow staff members remained dedicated to their jobs.

“People here love their jobs,” she said. “In fact, we all took a pay cut to come and work here. It’s not fun, but our jobs are interesting and every day is different.”

Christina Hansen,J.D. Candidate, ’13



The second leg of our tour took place at the Shawnee County Sheriff ’s Offi ce, located in the same law enforcement building as the coroner’s offi ce. Deputy Justin Boyles was there to greet us, and give us an introduction to the work he and his fellow offi cers do every day.

There are 115 sworn offi cers in the Shawnee County department, and the agency’s support and administrative staff makes the department about twice that size. We would see very few uniformed offi cers in the building during the tour—which Boyles explained was actually a good thing.

Every shift used to begin with offi cers arriving at the sheriff ’s offi ce, doing roll-call, checking e-mail, and catching up on incidents that occurred during prior shifts. By the time the offi cers made it to their cars and onto the streets, a 30-plus- minute gap between patrols had occurred. Advances in technology led to a change in procedure—offi cers are now able to complete the aforementioned checklist from their patrol cars using advanced computer systems. They take their patrol cars home with them, so instead of driving to the sheriff ’s offi ce to begin their shifts, they can begin the moment they start their vehicles.

Several years ago, the sheriff ’s offi ce took over the county’s emergency dispatch center where citizens’ 911 calls are directed. This call center was the fi rst stop on our tour, and as we walked through the door, we witnessed a fl urry of activity. Ten to 12 operators were situated at work stations equipped with fi ve monitors each. Each screen fl ashed with different types of data, including the location of each of the offi cers out on duty and a constantly updating log of emergency calls received throughout the day.

Staff from the sheriff ’s offi ce, Topeka Police Department, and Topeka Fire Department work together in the call center to coordinate responses to emergency situations. Boyles told us that 911 calls seem to come in waves and that at the present time, the room seemed to be pretty quiet. Upon hearing his use of “the Q-word,” a staff member jokingly scolded Boyles that he had jinxed them all.

We left the dispatch center and continued walking through the offi ce, past a bank of lockers used for storing evidence and several interview rooms, one containing a polygraph instrument. Boyles pointed out various tools of the trade as we walked through detectives’ offi ces and along walls fi xed with enormous maps depicting the city and county on detailed grids.

Much of the discussion focused on the challenges facing law enforcement today. The same fi nancial woes that

have caused the state to cut funding to many government agencies have also touched the sheriff ’s offi ce, forcing the staff to accomplish more with fewer resources. In

Shawnee County, three staff members oversee almost 800 registered drug, sex, and violent offenders. Eight detectives and a detective sergeant handle a heavy caseload. On average, eight patrol cars are out on the streets during each shift.

Faced with the harrowing ratio of crime to law enforcement offi cers, members of the sheriff ’s offi ce rely on diligent interoffi ce and interdepartmental communication to guide law enforcement and crime prevention efforts. Boyles said that weekly meetings are scheduled to allow departments to touch base, and that as a crime prevention specialist, he often works with analysts who can use computer programs to pinpoint days, times, and areas where crime frequently occurs. Guided by these emerging patterns, Boyles can focus his efforts and attempt to reverse these unwelcome trends.

Just before the conclusion of our tour, Boyles pointed out a hierarchy chart illustrating the department’s command structure. It comprised myriad divisions, offi cers and areas of expertise, each connected by lines snaking up the chart and coming to rest on a single box bearing the title “Sheriff.”

“This offi ce is a well-oiled machine,” Boyles said, looking at the chart. “But it takes communication on a lot of people’s parts to make the wheels turn.”

“We want to be accurate about the cause of death. After all, a death certifi cate is a legal document.”


In the spring 2011 issue of the Washburn Lawyer, we introduced readers to Rebecca Woodman, ’87, an

adjunct instructor at Washburn Law and a capital appellate defender. Woodman’s Wrongful Convictions class began investigating the case of Ronald “Ronnie” Rhodes, who was convicted in 1981 of murder in Wichita but has maintained his innocence.

In April 2008, Rhodes fi led a motion for DNA testing in his case, hopeful that technology widely used now but not available at his trial 30 years ago might prove his innocence. In fall 2009, Woodman and her students joined forces with Ron Sylvester of the Wichita Eagle to examine the Rhodes case aft er fi nding inconsistencies in docket reports. Unfortunately, evidence that could potentially be tested for DNA in the case to help answer questions brought forth by Woodman, Sylvester, the Wichita Eagle, and the Washburn Law students, has either been destroyed or misplaced.

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Since the article’s publication, Woodman has continued to work on Rhodes’ case and offi cially represented him at his July 2011 parole hearing. In preparation for the hearing, Woodman and Alan Lindeke, a third-year law student working as a summer intern in the Washburn Law Clinic, compiled a report based on the fi ndings of the Wrongful Convictions class. In August 2011, the Kansas Prisoner Review Board denied Rhodes’ parole for the eighth time.

Woodman subsequently asked the Law Clinic to assist in draft ing an application for executive clemency. Th ird-year student Michael Hinkin, working as a legal intern at the Law Clinic for the fall semester, picked up where Lindeke left off . He and Woodman fi led the petition on Oct. 17, asking Governor Sam Brownback to grant full clemency for Rhodes or to commute his sentence to the time he has already served.



of Law strongly suggests that Rhodes is innocent of fatally stabbing Cleother Burrell in 1981. Th e investigation shows that the case was plagued by inadequate police investigation and questionable testimony, primarily from the victim’s roommate, whose clothes, hands, and shoes were covered in the victim’s blood and who at fi rst lied to the police about the source of the blood, then claimed he was an eyewitness to the stabbing and blamed Mr. Rhodes.

“Yet the evidence that could fi nally exonerate Mr. Rhodes —including hairs from the victim’s fi ngernails (visually consistent with the roommates’ hair), which could identify the assailant through DNA testing not available at the time of Mr. Rhodes’ trial—has been either lost or destroyed by the police department. Th e law students’ investigation and subsequent discovery that crucial evidence is no longer available is chronicled in “Presumed Guilty,” an online blog series by Ron Sylvester, legal aff airs reporter with the Wichita Eagle. See http://www.kansas.com/presumedguilty/.

“In Kansas, only the Governor has the power to grant a pardon or commutation of sentence for a miscarriage of justice.”


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“Consequently, the failsafe of executive clemency is the only remedy available for the miscarriage of justice in this case,” Woodman and Hinkin wrote in the petition, which also points to evidence that, the petition says, “strongly suggests that Mr. Rhodes was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Cleother Burrell.”

Th e clemency application goes to the Prison Review Board, which has 120 days to review the application before giving its recommendations to Gov. Brownback. As part of the clemency request, Hinkin has established an online petition (www.change.org/petitions/governor-of-kansas-sam-brownback-grant-ronald-l-rhodes-clemency) that seeks public support for Rhodes. Th e petition is scheduled to run through February 10, 2012, or until the Prisoner Review Board sends its report to the governor. As of Dec. 8, the petition had 250 signatures.

Th e Actual Petition

“Ronnie Rhodes has been in prison more than 30 years for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit. A recent investigation into his case by law students studying wrongful convictions at the Washburn University School


I am neither Carmen San Diego nor Matt Lauer, but as I write this, I’m on the opposite side of the world

from Washburn. As part of my sabbatical project, I am spending fi ve weeks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. While here, I am volunteering at Cambodia’s Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), teaching an advocacy module within a course that focuses on International Humanitarian Law. To my relief, I have been partnered with another teacher who is well-versed in IHL. She teaches the subject matter, while I teach advocacy techniques. The students I work with are part of a specially enrolled group who study classes in English.

By Professor John Francis

Professor John Francis and his son, Punleu, at the Bayor temple in Cambodia.

The program is known as the English Language Based Baccalaureate of Law program (ELBBL). Although there are approximately 18,000 students who attend RULE, only a few hundred are enrolled in the ELBBL.

In Cambodia, as in many places in the world, law is studied as an undergraduate pursuit. My students come from different social and economic groups from all over Cambodia. One of the students is a Buddhist monk. I meet with the students as a class, as well as individually. The students here are very eager to learn hands-on legal advocacy techniques. They have embraced the use of elements charts to analyze problems, the use of the IRAC method to organize their persuasive legal writing, and they are currently preparing to make their fi rst oral argument before the class. Every student in my class will participate in either the International Red Cross Moot Court competition or the Jessup Moot Court competition. Those who advance from the national rounds will compete against students from India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and other nations.

I am hoping to observe proceedings at the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). This is the court established jointly by the United Nations and Cambodian government to try people charged with crimes against humanity that occurred during the reign of the Khmer Rouge. Under Khmer Rouge rule, approximately one quarter to one third of the Cambodian population was killed. The ECCC is unusual in that it consists of judges from the United Nations and judges from Cambodia. It is also unusual in that individual victims have standing to petition to participate as a party in the proceedings. However, there is currently great concern that so much time has passed since the crimes occurred, that some of the defendants in the


trials may die before their trials can be completed and justice can be achieved.

My son, Punleu, who was born in Cambodia, has joined me on this trip. I was able to enroll him in a school here, where he is one of seven kids in his fi fth grade class. Because there is a signifi cant international community in Phnom Penh, many elementary schools teach in English. Punleu has had the opportunity to study alongside Cambodian (Khmer) students as well as students from other countries. His teacher is from Sri Lanka.

Getting around Phnom Penh can be an adventure. This is a city of 2 million people. Wealthy people often travel in cars (some very wealthy have Mercedes, Lexuses or Land Rovers), while average workers and students travel primarily by “motos,” which are motor scooters. People who don’t have their own transportation can either hire a car, a moto, or a “tuk tuk.” We get around mainly by tuk tuk. A tuk tuk is essentially a moto hooked up to a carriage. Driving in Phnom Penh is not for the faint of heart. It is relatively common to see motos, tuk tuks, or even cars driving headlong into oncoming traffi c.

This is the rainy season in Southeast Asia. While we’ve been here, there has been signifi cant fl ooding, especially in provinces north of Phnom Penh. More than 200 Cambodian people have perished in the fl oods and more than 1 million have been harmed by the fl oods—many losing their homes or their crops for the year. The media reports that this is the worst fl ooding in more than a decade.

This past weekend, Punleu and I traveled by bus to Siem Reap, a city approximately 350 kilometers north of Phnom Penh. The Siem Reap area is home to amazing stone temples that were built between the 8th and 14th centuries. The most well-known temple, Angkor Wat, is the largest religious structure in the world and is considered one of the man-made wonders of the world. Many of the temples fell out of use for centuries. When they were rediscovered in the 19th century, the jungle had reclaimed some of them. One of the temples, Ta Prom,

had been kept in roughly the same condition as it was found, with trees growing through and over the temple walls. Cinema buffs might recognize Ta Prom from the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Cambodia has faced huge challenges over the past decades. It struggles to shake loose from the scourge of the Khmer Rouge. A generation of educated people was exterminated. Families were broken apart. The harm caused by this catastrophe has lasted long past the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge. This legacy has hobbled Cambodia’s ability to economically compete in a world market. However, as the post-Khmer Rouge generations rebuild and embrace education, Cambodia is emerging in the world economy. There are signs of growth all over Phnom Penh.

Living in Cambodia for fi ve weeks has been an amazing learning experience. We have been moved by the warmth and grace shown to us by the people we’ve encountered. Punleu and I will return home soon with interesting stories to share.

Editor’s Note: This article was written while Professor Francis traveled to Cambodia for fi ve weeks during September and October as part of his fall 2011 sabbatical.

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Professor John Francis and his son, Punleu, at the Angkor Wat temple in the city of Siem Reap in Cambodia.


The Republic of Georgia:T H E J U D I C I A L I N D E P E N D E N C E A N D

L E G A L E M P O W E R M E N T P R O J E C T

Washburn University School of Law was one of only two law schools selected to participate in the legal

education component of the Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project ( JILEP) in the Republic of Georgia. JILEP is a four-year, $20 million initiative, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Th e East-West Management Institute. Washburn Law will receive $750,000 of the grant. As part of JILEPs legal education component, Washburn Law will be guiding and mentoring law professors at the Free University of Tbilisi in the creation of a new center for learning, as well as other legal education initiatives.

“Th e East-West Management Institute became familiar with Washburn by hearing about us through the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning (ILTL). Th ey were looking for a school with strength in commercial law. Our Business and Transactional Law Center was a particular attraction for them because they want to develop commercial law in Georgia,” Michael Hunter Schwartz said. Schwartz, professor of law and associate dean for faculty and academic development, is the law school’s point person for the project. He is also co-director of the ILTL.

“Georgia is very much an area where the law is being created as we sit here today, in lots of areas but particularly in commercial, constitutional, and tax law. And legal education is being created as well,” Schwartz said.

Th e Republic of Georgia was established in 1918, on the heels of the Russian Revolution, and became a Soviet Socialist Republic the following year. In 1991, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia declared independence from the U.S.S.R. With independence came ethnic and civil strife, and years of rebuilding and formulating a government structure. Tbilisi is the capital city.

“What makes it [their legal system] new is that they are so newly removed from Soviet rule,” Schwartz explained. “Because Georgia was under Soviet control for so long, the country’s development of commercial law and constitutional law and everything else, which would have happened 100 years ago based on the path that they had already chosen for themselves in the pre-Soviet era, got stifl ed.”

Schwartz noted that under Soviet rule, only one Georgian law school existed. Now, the republic has 20 law schools, nearly all of which are less than fi ve years old. Washburn Law’s immediate priority is to help create a commercial law center at the Free University of Tbilisi. Four Georgian professors visited Washburn Law in August to glean as much information as possible to assist them in launching the center planned for March 2012. While here, they visited classes and debriefed those classes with students and faculty; attended a series of workshops on teaching eff ectiveness, on how students learn, and how to assess learning; and also gathered information about Washburn Law’s legal writing and clinical law programs.

“Th ey generally wanted to get a sense of how American legal education works,” Schwartz said.

Aïda Alaka, associate dean for academic aff airs, Will Foster, associate professor of law, Th omas Romig, dean and professor of law, and Schwartz were the fi rst Washburn Law delegates to visit Georgia and meet with Georgian offi cials and law professors.

Dean Romig conducted and facilitated a discussion group for the Georgian law deans to launch the project. “He

Th e Republic of Georgia is slightly smaller than the state of South Carolina and borders the Black Sea. Its capital, Tbilisi, located in the picturesque Mtkvari River valley, is more than

1,550 years old. (©2008, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.)


did an incredible job and I think really kicked off our relationship with the Georgian law schools in a very, very, eff ective way,” Schwartz said.

Alaka fi rst visited Georgia in February to get what Schwartz described as a “big picture sense of the issues and strengths of Georgian legal education.” In speaking to Washburn Law staff and faculty, Alaka shared her observations. “Th ey don’t have a robust professional code. We really have the opportunity to aff ect the law of a country, aff ect the law of an entire society.”

Other elements of the project include providing expert advice in Georgia to strengthen law teaching techniques, particularly in the area of clinical legal education; to improve Georgia’s law school accreditation process; and to introduce new subjects, i.e., commercial law, to be taught in Georgian law schools. “Th e project is defi nitely evolving; it’s defi nitely beyond creating the center, although the central project is to create this center for learning,” Schwartz said of the project’s scope. “Certainly, an overarching goal of this project, and every other project we do at Washburn, is to also make a diff erence for our students,” he added. “For example, we are looking for ways Washburn and Georgian law students can take classes co-taught as distance education courses.”

Currently, Washburn constitutional law students, under the direction of Professors Bill Rich, Jeff Jackson, ’92, and Craig Martin, are researching the United States’ courts’ approaches to particular questions of constitutional law and assisting Georgian law students in advising the Constitutional Court of Georgia on these issues. “Th e

court is very interested in getting insight how U.S. law handles certain constitutional issues from which they could borrow in making decisions about Georgian law,” Schwartz explained.

Professor Amy Deen Westbrook will be traveling to Georgia in January to teach a week-long International Business Transactions course. In March 2012, for the opening of the commercial law center, Washburn Law faculty will visit Georgia to participate in a grand opening ceremony and give lectures on commercial law topics

of interest to the Georgian commercial law community. Future plans may include having faculty exchanges with Georgia, off ering a series of master classes in law teaching for the Georgian law teaching population, and potentially creating a semester abroad program, where “students can

get the amazing experience I had of being in Georgia,” Schwartz said.

Involvement in the project will reap rewards well beyond the walls of Washburn Law and the borders of Georgia. “It will expand our horizons and enhance our reputation with other law schools,” Schwartz said. “It will expand the reach of the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning as we are slowly moving into doing international work. Th is is sort of a ‘third front’ where the ILTL, and more broadly Washburn, is expanding its reach. Th e more we get a national and international reputation as the school that trains law professors how to be good law professors, the better it will refl ect on Washburn.”

Th e Washburn Law delegation met with Georgian representatives during a visit to the Republic of Georgia.

“The more we get a national and international reputation as the school that trains law professors how to be good law professors, the better it will refl ect on Washburn.”

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Washburn Law Faculty

AIDA M. ALAKAAssociate Dean for Academic Aff airs and Professor of Law

Publications: “Learning Styles: What Diff erence Do the Diff erences Make?,” 5 Charleston Law Review 133 (2011). • “Seeing Facts from More Th an One Perspective: An In-Class Exercise,” (p. 48-50) in Techniques for Teaching Law II, Carolina Academic Press, 2011.

Presentations: “Curricular Reform: Th e Next Wave,” Association of Legal Writing Directors Biennial Conference, University of the Pacifi c McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, Calif., June 2011.

Professional Service: Appointed to Board of Advisors, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, 2010- .

RORY D. BAHADURAssociate Professor of Law

Presentations: “Assessment and Feedback with Active Learning,” 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 2011.

JAMES M. CONCANNONDistinguished Professor of Law

Publications: “Celebrating Volume 50: Th e Early History of the Washburn Law Journal,” 50 Washburn Law Journal 433 (2011). • “Evidence,” (chapter 13), 2011 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).

Honors: Recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, presented by the University of Kansas School of Law. Th e award is presented annually to graduates who have distinguished themselves through exemplary service to the legal profession, their communities, the University of Kansas, and the state or nation. Since the award’s inception in1964, 66 graduates have been recognized.

LINDA HENRY ELRODRichard S. Righter Distinguished Professor of Law

Publications: “A Child’s Perspective of Defi ning a Parent: Th e Case for Intended Parenthood,” 25 BYU Journal of Public Law 245 (2011) • “A Review of the Year in Family Law: Working Toward More Uniformity in Laws Relating to Families,” 44 Family Law Quarterly 469 (2011) (co-authored). • “National and International Momentum Builds for More Child Focus in Relocation Disputes,” 44 Family Law Quarterly 341 (2010). • Supplements, Volumes 1 and 2 for 16 chapters in Kansas Family Law (2011) (Th omson West 1999). • 2010-2011 Supplements for 17 chapters of Child Custody Practice and Procedure. Rev. ed. (West Group, 2010).

Presentations: “Current Trends in Family Law,” Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, June 2011. • “Parenting Plans and Parenting Children,” Horizons, Solutions for Change Co-Parenting Program, Shawnee County Court Services, Topeka, May 2011. • “Ireland’s Decade of Family Law Reform: From Divorce to Civil Unions,” Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, April 2011. • “Child Support Guidelines: Past, Present and Future,” Continuing Legal Education Program sponsored by Sedgwick County Court Trustee’s Offi ce, Maize, Kan., April 2011. • “Hearing the Voice of the Child in Hague Abduction Cases,” 2011 Family Law Symposium: Divorcing the Multinational Family, University of Oklahoma Law Review, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Okla., Feb. 2011. • “A Child’s Perspective of a Parent: Th e Case for Intended Parenthood,” Symposium on Belonging, the Families and Family Law, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 2011. • “Learning How

to Parent Post Separation to Protect Your Children,” Shawnee County Court Services’ Horizons Class, High Confl ict Parents, Topeka, Jan. 2011. • “Hot Topics in Family Law: Abduction, Alienation and Relocation,” ABA Appellate Judges Education Institute, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 2010. • “History of Child Custody Laws in Kansas: Presumptions and Parenting,” Horizons: Solutions for Change, High Confl ict Parents Program, Topeka, Sept. 2010. • “Ethics and the Family Lawyer,” Case Management Training Program, Washburn Law Children and Family Law Society, Aug. 2010 (with Dr. Bud Dale, ’09). • “Th e Best Interests of Parents and Children in International Relocation Cases,” International Child Abduction, Relocation and Forced Marriage Conference, Th e Centre for Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University, London, England, July 2010. • Speaker, “Moving Toward the Child’s Best Interests in Relocation Cases,” Children and Family Law Education Program, Feb. 2011 (with Geoff rey Shannon, Dr. Fergis Ryan and Kris Micci).

Professional Service: Attended the Kansas Supreme Court Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting, Kansas City, Kan., June 2011, and Topeka, March and April 2011. • Attended the ABA Family Law Section spring meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, April 2011; served on the committee that draft ed a Model Relocation Act; in April the Act was approved by the Family Law Section Council; attended Family Law Council meetings, April 2011. • Fulbright Senior Specialist, School of Social Sciences and Law, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, Jan.-Feb. 2011. • Editor, Family Law Quarterly, 2010-11.


Faculty Plaudits

WILLIAM E. FOSTERAssociate Professor of Law

Presentations: “Private Company Acquisitions,” Kansas Public Accountant’s Conference, Topeka, Oct. 2010.

JOHN J. FRANCISProfessor of Law (on sabbatical, fall 2011)

Presentations: “From Muriithi to Padilla: A Lawyer’s Ethical Duty to Determine the Immigration Status of Clients in Criminal Cases,” Continuing Legal Education Program, Washburn Law Clinic 40th Anniversary Celebration, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Oct. 2010.

ALEX GLASHAUSSERProfessor of Law

Publications: “A Return to Form for the Exceptions Clause,” 51 Boston College Law Review 1383 (2010). • “Dialogue in a Video, Dialogue in the Classroom,” (p. 117-119) in Techniques for Teaching Law II, Carolina Academic Press, 2011. • “Juggling Failure & Success,” (p. 18-20) in Techniques for Teaching Law II, Carolina Academic Press, 2011. • Book Review: Th e Quality of Home Runs: Th e Passion, Politics, and Language of Cuban Baseball, Th omas F. Carter (Duke University Press 2008), 29 Bulletin of Latin American Research 556 (2010).

JEREMIAH HOVisiting Associate Professor of Academic Support

Publications: “Cleaning Up the Mortgage Mess,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, Dec. 2010, p. 4. • “Concerns Over Emergent Technologies Blur Patentability of Processes,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 2010, p. 6.

JANET THOMPSON JACKSONProfessor of Law and Interim Co-Director of the Law Clinic

Publications: “What is Property? Property is Th eft : Th e Lack of Social Justice in U.S. Eminent Domain Law,” 84 St. John’s Law Review 63 (2010). • “Not-for-Profi t Corporations,” (chapter 23),

2011 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).

Presentations: Host, “Aff ordable Health Care: A Patient’s Perspective,” I’ve Got Issues (produced by Washburn University’s public broadcasting station KTWU), May 2011. • “Not-for-Profi t Corporation Governance Basics,” Kansas Bar Association Audio Conference CLE, Sept. 2010.

JEFFREY D. JACKSONProfessor of Law

Publications: “Putting Rationality Back into the Rational Basis Test: Saving Substantive Due Process and Redeeming the Promise of the Ninth Amendment,” 45 University of Richmond Law Review 491 (2011).

Presentations: “Gender Diversity in the Kansas Judiciary,” Safeguarding U.S. Democracy: Th e Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary, Th e League of Women Voters of Kansas Meeting, Topeka, March 2011. • “Why the Supreme Court’s Rejection of Privileges or Immunities in McDonald v. City of Chicago might not be a Bad Th ing for Rights,” University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Miss., March 2011.

MICHAEL KAYEProfessor of Law

Presentations: Panelist, “Cars, Cops, and Traffi c Stops: Who’s Right?,” Dorothy L. Th ompson Civil Rights Lecture Series, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 2010.

LIAQUAT ALI KHANProfessor of Law

Publications: “Th e Fana and Baqa Infi nities of Islam: Approaches to Islamic Law and Behavior,” 7 University of St. Th omas Law Journal 511 (2010). • “Th e Quran and the Constitution,” 85 Tulane Law Review 161 (2010). • “Protection of Languages and Self-Expressions Under Islamic Law,” 19 Journal of Transnational Law & Policy 61 (2009). • Contemporary Ijtihad: Limits and Controversies (co-authored with Hisham M. Ramadan) (Edinburgh University Press, 2010). •

Preface, Islam in the Heartland of America by Imam Omar Hazim (Schiel & Denver, 2010). • “Petitioning Congress on Qur’an Burning,” MWC News (April 2011). • “Representative King’s Crusade against American Muslims,” MWC News (March 2011). • “Understanding Due Process,” Dawn.com (Dec. 2010) (co-authored with Jasmine Abou-Kassem). • “Oklahoma Ban on Shariah is Unconstitutional,” MWC News (Nov. 2010) (co-authored with Jasmine Abou-Kassem). • “Rising Anti-Americanism in Pakistan,” Th e American Muslim ( June 2011). • “Constitutional Enforcement in Tunisia, Yemen, and Egypt,” Jurist: Legal News & Research ( Jan. 2011).

Media Interviews: “Foreigners Escalate Pakistan Civil War,” PressTV ( June 2011). • “U.S. Leaving Big Mess in Pakistan,” PressTV (May 2011). • “Pakistan Forfeits National Interest for U.S.,” PressTV (May 2011). • “Pakistan, U.S. lie on bin Laden killing,” PressTV (May 2011). • “Pak Sufi s become victim of West’s great expectations,” Th e Times of India (April 2011). • “U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan ‘a deliberate message’,” PressTV (March 2011). • “Peter King is ‘launching a crusade in the United States’ PressTV (March 2011). • “Governments Arising from Arab Unrest May Not Fulfi ll U.S. Hopes,” Kansas City Star (Feb. 2011). • “Religious Laws Long Recognized By U.S. Courts,” NPR (Sept. 2010).

Presentations: Keynote Speaker, “Seeking Perfection Th rough Kalaam-e-Iqbal,” Annual ‘Iqbal Day’, Iqbal Society of Metropolitan Chicago, East-West University, Chicago, Ill., April 2011. • Symposium Speaker, “Ethics in War, Terrorism, and Military Law,” Fourth Annual Law Review Symposium, Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Neb., March 2011. • “American Muslims and the Right to Religious Freedom,” Th e Dorothy L. Th ompson Civil Rights Lecture Series, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., March 2011.


Faculty Plaudits

TONYA KOWALSKIAssociate Professor of Law

Publications: “Toward a Pedagogy for Teaching Legal Writing in Law School Clinics,” 17 Clinical Law Review 285 (2010). • “True North: Navigating for the Transfer of Learning in Legal Education,” 34 Seattle University Law Review 51 (2010). • “Legal Writing as Art and Science,” 50:2 Washburn Law Journal xiii (2011).

Presentations: “Teaching for Transfer in the Clinic, Learning for Transfer: (Re)conceptualizing What We Do in Clinics and Across the Curriculum,” Conference on Clinical Legal Education, 2011 AALS Mid Year Meeting, Seattle, Wash., June 2011 (with Shaun Archer, Jason Eyster, Jim Kelly, and Colleen Shanahan). • “Engaging Students Th rough Culture,” Engaging and Assessing Our Students, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning 2011 Conference, New York Law School, New York, N.Y., June 2011. • “Toward a Pedagogy for Teaching Legal Writing in Law School Clinics,” Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Fla., Jan. 2011.

Professional Service: Member, Tribal Courts Council, American Bar Association Judicial Division, 2011- . • Co-Chair, Legal Writing Institute Committee on Cooperation Among Clinical/Externship and Legal Writing Faculty, 2010-12. • Member, Legal Writing Institute Diversity Initiatives Committee, 2010-12. • Co-Chair, Website Committee, Association of Legal Writing Directors, 2009-11.

SHAWN LEISINGERExecutive Director, Centers for Excellence

Presentations: “Legal Liabilities, Duties and Obligations,” Non-Profi t Board Leadership Development Workshop, co-sponsored by United Way of Greater Topeka and the Washburn University Leadership Institute, Topeka, Oct. 2010.

NANCY G. MAXWELLProfessor of Law

Presentations: “Avoiding Micro-Management: Board of Directors Training,” Workshop at Heartland Region Conference of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, St. Louis, Mo., April 2011.

LORI A. MCMILLANAssociate Professor of Law

Publications: “Th e Concept of Income as Related to the Non-Charitable Nonprofi t Subsector in Canada,” 16 Law and Business Review of the Americas 457 (2010).

Presentations: “Honest Services Update: Director’s Liability Aft er Skilling,” Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, June 2011. • “Honest Services Update: Directors Liability aft er Skilling and Black,” Osgoode Hall Law School GLSA conference, Toronto, Canada, May 2011. • “Canadian Noncharitable Nonprofi t Taxation and Public Benefi t Th eory,” Washburn University School of Law Tax Colloquium, Topeka, April 2011. • “Duties and Role of Directors of Nonprofi t Organizations.” Presentation to the board of directors for University Child Development Inc., Topeka, Nov. 2010. • Speaker, “Developments in Nonprofi t Taxation,” 41st Annual Kansas Public Accountant’s Tax Conference, Topeka, Oct. 2010. • Panelist, “Toward A Public Benefi t Th eory in Canadian Nonprofi t Taxation” Beyond Law: At the Edges of Law’s Ambit, Osgoode Hall Law School, Graduate Law Students’ Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2010.

ALIZA ORGANICKProfessor of Law and Interim Co-Director of the Law Clinic

Publications: “Listening to Indigenous Voices: What the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Means for U.S. Tribes,” 16 U.C. Davis Journal of International Law & Policy 171 (2009).

Presentations: Panelist/Moderator, “Knowing, Th inking, Doing: A Discussion on Doctrine, Th eory and Practice of Indigenous Law, Education, and the Clinical Experience,” 5th Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 2011. • Visiting Scholar and Speaker, “Indigenous Legal Th eory and Tribal Court Practice: Where the Rubber Meets the Road,” and Panel Discussant, “Practicing Law in Tribal Courts,” Native American Law Students Association, Suff olk University Law School, Boston, Mass., March 2011. • Panelist, “Native Th ought and Philosophy in Tribal Courts,” Cultivating Native Intellect and Philosophy: A Community Symposium Recognizing and Discussing the Contributions of Christine Zuni Cruz, Th e Tribal Law Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, N.M., March 2011. • Panelist, “Losing Sight of the Counter-Narrative: Th e Unintended Consequences of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010,” Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty: Native American Women and the Law, 10th Anniversary Women and the Law Conference, Th omas Jeff erson School of Law, San Diego, Calif., Feb. 2011. • Continuing Legal Education Program, Washburn Law Clinic 40th Anniversary Celebration, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Oct. 2010. • “Tribal Response to Passage of Law and Order Act,” Th e Future Following Passage of the Tribal Law & Order Act of 2010, 41st Annual National American Indian Court Judges Association’s Conference, Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 2010. • “Re-envisioning Tribal and State Relationships: Th e Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a Blueprint?” International Law: Future Impacts on the Tribal-Federal Relationship, University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 2010.


Faculty Plaudits

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTYFALL 2011

Front row, left to right: Lynette F. Petty, Aïda M. Alaka, Th omas J. Romig, Jalen O’Neil Lowry, and Michael Hunter Schwartz

2nd row: Mary Kreiner Ramirez, Linda Henry Elrod, Amy Deen Westbrook, Jeremiah Ho, Janet Th ompson Jackson, Nancy G. Maxwell, Joseph E. McKinney, and Emily Grant

3rd row: Myrl L. Duncan, Jeff rey D. Jackson, David Rubenstein, David E. Pierce, Reginald Robinson, William E. Foster, Rory D. Bahadur, and Randall L. Hodgkinson

Back row: Lori A. McMillan, Curtis J. Waugh, Aliza Organick, William Rich, Craig Martin, Patricia Judd, Alex Glashausser, Joseph Mastrosimone, Tonya Kowalski, and John E. Christensen

Not pictured:

James M. Concannon John J. Francis

Michael Kaye Liaquat Ali Khan Gregory Pease

Ellen Byers


Faculty Plaudits

Professional Service: Board of Directors, National Native American Bar Association, 2011-13. • Chair, Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples, Association of American Law Schools, 2010. • Appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning, Oct. 2010-June 2012.

LYNETTE F. PETTYAssociate Professor of Law and Assistant Dean for Accommodation

Publications: “Paternity,” (Chapter 17), Practitioner’s Guide to Kansas Family Law, (Kansas Bar Association, 1997; supplemented 2010).

DAVID E. PIERCEProfessor of Law

Publications: “Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Development by Maximizing Production Conservation,” 85 North Dakota Law Review 759 (2009). • “Th e Th ree Steps of Legal Draft ing,” Young Lawyers Forum (Winter 2010). • “Banking, Commercial & Contract Law” (Chapter 2), 2010 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association). • Co-editor, Oil and Gas Law Reporter, Volumes 171 (2011). • Kuntz A Treatise on the Law of Oil and Gas, Cummulative Supplements, 2010. • Co-editor, Oil and Gas Law Reporter, Volume 170 (2010). • “Trespass in a Shale Play,” Special Institute on Development Issues in the Major Shale Plays, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Pittsburgh, Penn., Dec. 2010.

Presentations: “Developing a Common Law of Hydraulic Fracturing,” Developing the Law of the Marcellus Shale: Innovation for a Prosperous Community, a Safe Environment, and a Common Law, University of Pittsburgh Law Review and the Innovation Practice Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Penn., April 2011. • “Carol Rose Comes to the Oilpatch: Modern Property Analysis Applied to Modern Reservoir Problems,” Marcellus Shale Law and Policy Symposium, Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University, University Park, Penn., Feb. 2011. •

“Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law,” 35th Annual KBA/KIOGA Oil & Gas Conference, Kansas Bar Association, Wichita, Oct. 2010. • “Technical Aspects of Oil & Gas Exploration, Production, and Marketing,” “Common Interests Created in Oil and Gas,” “Th e Oil and Gas Lease: Implied Covenants,” “Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry,” Oil and Gas Law Short Course, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Energy Law Institute, Houston, Texas, Oct. 2010. • “Th e Art and Science of Draft ing Property Conveyances,” Washburn Real Estate Society, Topeka, Sept. 2010.

MARY KREINER RAMIREZProfessor of Law

Publications: “Prioritizing Justice: Combating Corporate Crime from Task Force to Top Priority,” 93 Marquette Law Review 971 (2010).

WILLIAM RICHProfessor of Law

Publications: “Balance in Legal Education: Pervasive Principles,” 60 Journal of Legal Education 122 (2010). • Modern Constitutional Law. 3rd ed., 3 volumes. (West, 2011). • “Free Speech and Picketing Funerals: Liability for Extreme Distress,” New York Times: Room for Debate (Oct. 2010).

Presentations: “Speed Bump or Train Wreck? Assessing Damages aft er the Constitution Hits Health Care Reform,” Kansas Bar Association, Topeka, May 2011.

Professional Service: Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Standing Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, 2010-11.

REGINALD L. ROBINSONProfessor of Law

Professional Service: Member, KU Endowment Board of Trustees, 2010- . • Chair, Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice, 2011- . Th e Committee advises the administrator of the Offi ce of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP - the DOJ agency responsible for youth justice matters). • Chair, Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2010-14.

DAVID S. RUBENSTEINAssociate Professor of Law

Publications: “Kiyemba v. Obama: Can a Federal Judge Order the Release of Non-military Guantanamo Detainees into the United States?,” Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases (March 2010).

Presentations: “Breaching Borders: Arizona’s Encroachment Into the Federal Immigration Domain?,” American Constitution Society for Law and Public Policy (Washburn Law Chapter) Topeka, Nov. 2010. • “Th e Negotiating Lawyer’s Ethical Paradox”, Kansas Bar Association CLE, Topeka, Nov. 2010.

MICHAEL HUNTER SCHWARTZProfessor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Development

Publications: Techniques for Teaching Law, Second Edition (co-authored with Steven Friedland, Gerald F. Hess, Sophie Sparrow) (Carolina Academic Press, 2011). • Teaching Law by Design for Adjuncts (co-authored with Sophie Sparrow and Gerald Hess) (Carolina Academic Press, 2010). • “Th e Little Lies We Tell Ourselves and Our Students: Seven Commonly Held Myths about Law School Teaching and Learning,” 17:2 Th e Law Teacher 5 (Spring 2011).

Presentations: “Expert Learning,” Council on Legal Education Opportunity Summer Institute, Th omas Jeff erson School of Law, San Diego, Calif., June 2011. • “What the Best Law Teachers Do,” Th omas Jeff erson School of Law, San Diego, Calif., May 2011. • “Creating Law


Faculty Plaudits

Practice Simulations in Large Classes: A Master Class on Teaching Methodology,” Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, May 2011. • “What the Best Law Teachers Do,” Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Penn., April 2011. • “Expert Learning for Law Students,” Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Del., April 2011. • “What the Best Law Teachers Do,” University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, March 2011. • Presenter and Facilitator, “Assessment Planning” and “Selecting Teaching Methods,” “Course (Re)Design,” Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Ky., March 2011. • “What the Best Law Teachers Do,” Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Fla., March 2011. • Speaker, Velvet Hammers, Oral Skills, and Grades: Teaching Methods for a Rigorous and Dynamic Law School Experience, 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, Section on Teaching Methods, San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 2011. • Co-Moderator, “Beyond Humanizing: Can–and Should–Law Schools Strive to Graduate Happy Students?” 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, Sections on Academic Support and Balance in Legal Education Joint Program, San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 2011. • Plenary presentation, “Developing the Next Generation of Lawyers: What Law Schools Are Doing to Prepare Practice-Ready Graduates,” NALP/ALI-ABA Professional Development Institute Conference 2010, Washington, D.C., Dec. 2010. • Conducted all-day Faculty Development Workshop, Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 2010. • Conducted Faculty Development Workshop, “Assessment,” St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 2010 and at St. John’s University School of Law, Queens, N.Y., Sept. 2010. • Conducted Faculty Development Workshop, “Assessment,” St. John’s University School of Law, Queens, N.Y., Sept. 2010. • Conducted Faculty Development Workshop, “Expert Learning,” University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Mich., Sept. 2010. • Conducted half-day Faculty Development Workshop on Teaching

Methods, Florida A & M University College of Law, Orlando, Fla., Sept. 2010. • Panelist, Plenary Session, “Th e Future of Casebooks, Publishing & Course Materials,” 63rd Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools, West Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 2010.

Professional Service: Academic Curriculum Coordinator for all programming, Council on Legal Education Opportunity, 2011. • Chair, American Association of Law Schools, Section on Academic Support, 2011. • Conference Planner, “Course (Re)Design,” Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Ky., March 2011. • Treasurer, American Association of Law Schools, Section on Teaching Methods, 2011.

AMY WESTBROOKAssociate Professor of Law

Publications: “Blue Skies for One Hundred Years: Introduction to the Special Issue on Corporate and Blue Sky Law,” 50:3 Washburn Law Journal xxv (2011). • “Enthusiastic Enforcement, Informal Legislation: Th e Unruly Expansion of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” 45 Georgia Law Review 489 (2011). • “Sunlight on Iran: How Reductive Standards of Materiality Excuse Incomplete Disclosure Under the Securities Laws,” 7 Hastings Business Law Journal 13 (2011). • “Banking, Commercial & Contract Law” (chapter 2), 2011 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).

Presentations: “Following the Money: New Global Anti-Corruption Initiatives,” Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., June 2011. • “Security Questions about Securities Markets: Public Company Disclosure of Business Operations in State Sponsors of Terrorism,” University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, N.D., Feb. 2011. • “Materiality at the Intersection of Security Policy and Securities Law,” Faculty Development Series, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Nov. 2010. • “Bridging the Gap in Barbados,” Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, Oct. 2010.


Planned Giving

John R. Hamilton, ’65, is a native Kansan who grew

up in Augusta. He completed his undergraduate studies at Union University in Jackson, Tenn., in 1962 and returned to Kansas and earned his law degree in 1965 from Washburn University School of Law.

John is the senior partner of the Topeka law fi rm of Hamilton, Laughlin, Barker, Johnson & Watson Attorneys at Law. He has practiced law since 1965.

A noted authority and national expert, John authored the chapter, “Eminent Domain-Practice and Procedure” in the Kansas Real Estate Practice and Procedure Handbook published by the Kansas Bar Association in 2009. John co-authored the Kansas Chapter on “Law and Procedure of Eminent Domain in the 50 States” for the Litigation Section of the Condemnation Land Use and Zoning Committee of the American Bar Association also in 2009. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and the only attorney in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers under the fi eld of Eminent Domain.

John has contributed to his profession as an advocate, litigator, and author. He is a member of the Topeka, Kansas, and American Bar associations, Owners’ Council of America, and American Board of Trial Advocates. His active litigation practice has earned him the respect of his peers, and he was a member of the Kansas Association for Justice serving as its vice president for Legislation in 1981. Notwithstanding all of his professional duties, John has given generously of his time and talents to Washburn Law. He has served on the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Board of Governors and has been a long-time member of the Dean’s Circle.

John also is a strong family man. He and his wife, Louise Brock Hamilton, oft en host their adult children and grandchildren at relaxing vacation sites around the country, with the most recent in Branson, Mo. Th e couple also enjoys John’s passion for fi ne antique touring cars. Friends and family oft en receive holiday cards with a picture of John and Louise in one of their beautiful vintage cars.

Louise has been just as involved with Washburn having served on the board of directors of the Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum. Her interest in the arts has also been actively expressed in her support of the Topeka Art Guild. Th e couple has supported Washburn in many ways and over many years. Th ey have given to such diverse projects as the White Concert Hall renovation, the construction of the Living Learning Center, the development of the Mulvane Sculpture garden, and the enhancement of the Washburn Art department student travel fund.

Amidst all of their activities, John and Louise continue to make a diff erence at Washburn. Recently they took their commitment to a new level by establishing the John and Louise Hamilton Law Scholarship funded by a charitable gift annuity. John and Louise receive income during their lives, and Washburn Law receives a wonderful student scholarship later.

“We are so fortunate to have an outstanding law school at Washburn,” said Louise. “John and I are happy to give back with our scholarship.”

“I received a quality legal education at Washburn that prepared me for a rewarding career practicing law,” said John. “Louise and I are pleased to support the law school and the fi ne arts department. We want deserving students to have the benefi t of fi nancial assistance.”

“Washburn Law is fortunate to have devoted alumni and friends like the Hamiltons who support our students through their generous gift s” said Dean Th omas J. Romig.

If you would like to establish an endowed fund or make a planned gift to Washburn Law, please contact Martin Ahrens, senior development director, (785) 670-2781, [email protected].

John and Louise HamiltonL A W S C H O L A R S H I P


Leading by Example: Recent Endowments

John M. Collins, ’91, and his wife, Maureen, Shrewsbury, N.J., moved from the East Coast so John could attend Washburn Law. At the time, neither knew their move to Kansas would be

one of the most signifi cant decisions to date.

“My wife, Maureen, oft en likes to say that ‘we’ went to law school together; and indeed, we did. We were newlyweds when we picked up and moved halfway across the country from the East Coast so that I could attend Washburn. It was a move that proved to be one the most transformational decisions of my life. Th e faculty, students and entire Washburn community supported and nurtured us as only a close-knit community can do.” Maureen, a graduate of Penn State, worked at KTKA Channel 49 as a statehouse reporter and news anchor during the couple’s time in Topeka.

Th e enthusiasm John and Maureen have for the law school community is matched by John’s appreciation for the education he received at Washburn Law and the long-lasting eff ects it has had on his career. John is vice president and senior counsel-insurance with American Express in New York City, where he has worked since 2007. “Washburn provided me with a superior legal education and limitless opportunities to apply what I learned outside of the classroom. It prepared me to meet the myriad of legal challenges that would come my way. But most importantly, it provided an education fi rmly grounded in the Midwestern values of honesty, integrity, and responsibility; values that have served me well throughout my legal career. Maureen and I are honored to give back to the community that gave so much to us and to help provide similar opportunities for future Ichabods.”

“We thank John and Maureen for ensuring future students have the opportunity to experience our exceptional law school community and educational environment,” said Dean Romig.

John Collins will return to Washburn Law on February 23, 2012. He will be joined by J. Brent Hooker of ACE Latin America, one of the world’s largest insurance and reinsurance providers, as Business and Transactional Law Center Practitioners in Residence. During their time on campus, Collins and Hooker will visit classes and make presentations to students and faculty.

John and Maureen Collins Law Scholarship Fund

Allison L. Herr, ’90, Henderson, Nev., graduated with a fi rm understanding that Washburn is a different kind of law school. She believes that what sets Washburn apart “is that Washburn has always been good about meeting people

where they are and bringing them up to where they need to be rather than assuming people come in with a background ready to live the life of the law.”

Herr didn’t plan to practice law but instead thought she would use her law degree as a solid foundation for a career in hospital administration, the undergraduate degree she earned from Wichita State University. However, while at Washburn Law, she encountered what she described as “incredibly talented professors who, in my mind, opened up the world to me. I didn’t come from a background of having lawyers in the family. It was a life changing event.”

Herr now has a solo practice in family law and believes it is important to give back to the school that expanded her horizons and set her on a new course in life. She is hopeful that the Allison L. Herr and Dr. John J. Donohue Law Scholarship will provide students with an opportunity to understand what it is to be a lawyer, the same opportunity she was afforded. “You learn to be able to take this mass array of facts and line them up and focus on what is important.”

“Allison’s and John’s generosity will help open up new opportunities for deserving students,” Dean Romig said.

Allison L. Herr and Dr. John J. Donohue Law Scholarship Fund


T. Michael and Sheryl W. Wilson Scholarship Fund

The Honorable Marla J. Luckert and S. Ken Morse Law Scholarship Fund

Ronald W. Nelson Law Scholarship Fund

Ronald W. Nelson, ’81, Lenexa, Kan., spent most of his life pursuing a dream of becoming a veterinarian. It was only in his third year at Kansas State University that he realized he didn’t enjoy

the sciences nearly as much as the constitional law and political science courses he was taking “for fun and enjoyment.”

“Follow your heart, and do what you feel passion for” is the advice he followed when deciding to become a law student. He shares this advice with students currently at Washburn. “Go with your passion, rather than merely where the most money is,” he said. Th is is what he hopes his scholarship will allow future law students to do.

Nelson, a sole practitioner in family law, never planned to be a family law attorney either, but six years aft er graduation he decided to focus on what he most enjoyed—and the areas of law for which he had passion. Th e time he spent at Washburn Law gave him the tools needed to succeed in any legal fi eld. “My overall Washburn experience is that the professors were truly concerned with teaching the students,” Nelson said. “Th ey wanted everyone to understand the law; not just merely know what the law was.”

“Ron Nelson’s scholarship will help ensure that deserving students who are following their dreams are supported fi nancially in their law school studies,” stated Dean Romig.

Leading by Example: Recent Endowments

When T. Michael Wilson, ’72, Wichita, graduated from Washburn Law, he didn’t plan to practice family law but rather intended to become a certifi ed public accountant. Regardless of his original

intentions, he never felt like he was unprepared for the challenges of law practice. Wilson praises the law professors for teaching practical skills that have served him well. “Th ey were not just giving us theoretical legal teachings, but practical everyday applications of law.”

It’s that practical legal education that has prompted him to give back to Washburn through the T. Michael and Sheryl W. Wilson Law Scholarship. “I wanted to share the success I’ve had practicing law with someone else who may have the same interest.”

His secondary reason for establishing the scholarship is to encourage students who want to study law despite today’s challenges. He believes law students should “not get discouraged from what they may hear about job prospects when they graduate, because, aft er all, they are getting a valuable education. Even if aft er graduation they don’t immediately get a job, they’ve acquired a legal education that makes them much more fl exible in the job market.”

“We thank Michael and Sheryl for including the needs of Washburn law students in their estate plans,” Dean Romig said.

Justice Marla Luckert, ’80, and Ken Morse, ’80, Topeka, believe the practical skills they learned at Washburn Law opened up opportunities that otherwise they may not have received. Justice Luckert

worked in private practice and as an adjunct professor at Washburn Law before her appointment to the bench in 1992. In 2003, she was appointed a member of the Supreme Court of Kansas. Ken served as general counsel for Hill’s Pet Nutrition for 25 years before recently retiring.

“We both feel like our degrees from the law school opened up some tremendous opportunities that we never imagined could happen,” Ken said. “We hope that by creating the Luckert and Morse Scholarship we can open up those opportunities for future students.”

Th ey also want to encourage students to recognize how quickly opportunities can come up and how they can change your outlook and practice. “Don’t let yourself get entrapped into thinking, ‘Today is what has to be my life.’ A lot of things can change during your three years in school, and a lot of things change during the three to fi ve years aft er school,” Ken said. “Keep an open mind and stay fl exible.”

Dean Romig said, “Th is scholarship generously established by Justice Marla Luckert and Ken Morse will off er brighter futures for our deserving students.”


Law School News

Washburn University School of Law is one of 20 out of all 200 law schools recognized by National

Jurist as “Top Law Schools for Government Jobs.” The National Jurist looked at employment data, curricula, and standard of living to determine the top law schools.

“We are proud that National Jurist recognized Washburn Law’s excellent and well-deserved reputation for preparing students for government jobs,” said Dean Thomas J. Romig.

According to Editor In Chief Jack Crittenden, the magazine’s goal was to “identify the law schools that have a proven track record of producing graduates for the different segments of

public service.” The complete list will be published in the January issue of National Jurist and the Winter issue of preLaw magazine.

Washburn Law was also named a “Best Value” by National Jurist’s sister publication preLaw magazine, in its Fall 2011 issue. preLaw recognized 60 law schools that offer an affordable education with promising job prospects and bar pass rates.

In addition, Washburn Law is one of the nation’s most outstanding law schools, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2012 edition of its book, The Best 167 Law Schools.

WASHBURN LAW RECOGNIZED AS A ‘TOP LAW SCHOOL FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS,’‘BEST VALUE,’ AND ‘BEST LAW SCHOOL’

As a Washburn Law graduate, you are a valuable resource when it comes to recruiting the best and

brightest law school candidates. You understand the value of a Washburn Law education and our commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and diversity. To complement our 2012 recruiting eff orts, we are off ering application fee waivers to promising law school candidates referred by Washburn Law alumni. Last year when we off ered this fee waiver, alumni responded with names of many prospective law students.

WASHBURN LAW ALUMNI VITAL TO RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY STUDENT PROSPECTS

Washburn University School of Law’s Gay-Straight Legal Alliance (GSLA) donated $1,438.37 to

the Lawrence/Topeka Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) in memory of Jason Dockins during a program held at the law school on October 20, 2011. “Jason was a dear friend of mine and was very active with PFLAG of the Flint Hills,” said third year law student Katy Tompkins.

Funds donated to PFLAG were raised through a “Dough-nut Fundraiser” in which Washburn Law professors purchased doughnuts by the dozen to give to their students during class. Twenty-seven professors and staff participated by either ordering doughnuts or making cash donations. In addition, GSLA members baked and sold cookies, brownies, and breads. A substantial donation was also received from the Topeka law fi rm of Palmer, Leatherman, White & Dalton.

In accepting the donation, PFLAG chapter president Sonja Feist said the funds may be used to contribute to a new college scholarship program for LGBT youth and indicated the scholarship may be named aft er Jason.

GAY-STRAIGHT LEGAL ALLIANCE (GSLA) MAKES DONATION TO PFLAG

If you know of a prospective law student, please contact Karla Whitaker, director of admissions, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (800) 927-4529. Feel free to share her contact information with prospective students.

Th ank you for your continued support and for helping Washburn Law in its eff orts to recruit the highest quality students.


“There is no cookie cutter solution,” explained Lynette Petty, ’87, associate professor of law and assistant

dean for accommodations. “Each person’s experience with a disability is diff erent.” She off ered the example of two sight-impaired students using diff erent technologies to meet their individual needs. One uses a soft ware program that magnifi es the text on a computer monitor while another student uses soft ware that reads the text aloud.

Petty, who has been responsible for ADA accommodations at Washburn Law for 12 years, relies on medical documentation and recommendations from the student’s health care provider to help her fi nalize the requirements for those who have requested assistance. “It’s not like a computer where you can put in a card and it spits out information. I’m making the fi nal decision based on the recommendations of the physician combined with the demands of the law school program.”

Requesting assistance is a personal choice for students, and many have been able to self-accommodate up until the point of attending law school. Here, Petty said, the demands of the law school curricula and the critical thinking skills required to succeed prompt students to request accommodations they previously did not

ACCOMMODATINGSTUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

There isn’t a playbook to consult when a student requests accommodations in accordance with the landmark 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. What creates a level playing fi eld for all who desire to att end law school is as individual as a coach’s approach to game day.

need. “Th e demands of learning in a diff erent way and applying those skills in the classroom are much diff erent from undergraduate work.” Sometimes students try to go it alone the fi rst semester but then realize they need assistance to compete on the same level as the other students.”

Providing a level playing fi eld to meet ADA requirements commands a team-oriented approach. From faculty and library technology staff to support staff and service providers, each plays an important role in ensuring a student’s accommodations are as seamless as possible and can be adjusted on a moment’s notice.

“I’ve been doing this for many years and never once have I had faculty or staff reluctant to assist,” Petty said. “Our library technology staff is incredible. Th ey are always willing to help at the last minute and always willing to troubleshoot,” she added.

Once Petty fi nalizes the accessibility needs of a student, she hands off the information to Donna Haverkamp, student records administrator, Dean’s offi ce, who is responsible for fi nding testing rooms and proctors. She also works with professors to ensure students’ testing needs



are met. “Donna is amazing!” Petty remarked.

Haverkamp’s penchant for organization fi ts well with the demands of keeping exam rooms, times, names and needs on track. As soon as she receives the list of students who require accommodations, she prints their class schedules and sets up a spreadsheet listing each student’s classes and exam dates. She works closely with Kerri Pelton, Clinic offi ce assistant, to ensure exams are adapted to meet the needs of the students with disabilities. Haverkamp’s dedication to this aspect of her work is palpable. “You really get to know the students and understand them. It makes you more aware of disabilities that people face in life, the obstacles that others face day to day—the same things we take for granted,” she said.

Barbara Ginzburg, Electronic Services librarian, is one of the fi rst contacts to help with assistive technologies for the hearing and vision impaired in the classroom.

She said she meets with students the fi rst day of class or orientation week when they can test equipment and ensure “everyone is on the same page.” Ginzburg reiterated how the individual needs of a student combined with the course demands dictate what will be required in a specifi c classroom for a specifi c student. “Each student’s needs are very individualized,” she said.

Ginzburg sometimes has relied on Internet chat to receive instant feedback from a student experiencing technical diffi culties in class. She was available at a moment’s notice to assist when equipment failed or compatibility issues created a problem. “I would keep open the chat window so the student could communicate with me while in class in case something wasn’t working,” she said.

Heidi Benham, an interpreter since 2001, interprets for a Washburn law student and appreciates the accessibility of staff when a problem arises. When Benham’s student signed to her in class that his equipment was not working, she immediately sent Ginzburg an e-mail, but wasn’t sure the problem could be fi xed before class ended. “She shows up about 45 seconds later with a new computer. Done. We were ready to go,” Benham explained.

“By far, this has been the most accessible place; everyone here is so friendly and helpful,” Benham said. “Other places I’ve worked don’t have a point person, but here I can call Barb.”

Ginzburg said staff teamwork is the key to providing stu-dents with assistance they need. “As much as we can, we try to create an environment without disadvantages. It’s very much a team eff ort with the library staff to troubleshoot issues. Nancy, Jewel and Curtis—everyone plays a role.” Nancy Gray is circulation librarian; Jewel Brueggeman-Makda is student computer services coordinator; and Curtis Von Lintel is head of information technology in the Washburn Law Library. Glen McBeth, ’03, instructional technology librarian, also lends his expertise.

Accessibility for students also requires collaboration with professors and teaching staff . Special equipment that translates spoken words to closed captioning or amplifi es spoken words to an earpiece requires Professor Jeff rey

Jackson, ’92, to be wired with two microphones in his Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing course. Jackson stressed that doing so is simply routine. “Th e students are the most important part of what we do. It’s not that big of a deal.”

“For me, the tech side is transparent, thanks to our technology and accommodations staff . Th e only thing I’ve had to deal with is wearing mics, which, again, is no big deal.” Jackson also e-mails the students any examples he plans to use the next day in class to ensure there is appropriate time for interpretation. “Most of it is the student willing to do the hard work.” Jackson said.

For one student, interactive citation soft ware used on laptops in class doesn’t always work well with his equipment. Teaching assistant Will Paulson, second-year law student, translates the ICW (Interactive Citation Workstation) information into a Word document for a student because the student’s JAWS ( Job Access with Speech) screen reader can’t always read the ICW text.

“Th e student knows he can always come to me with questions or for help,” Paulson said.

Jackson was quick to note that creating a level playing fi eld requires nothing more than understanding that what we do at Washburn Law is what’s best for students.

“Th ey (the students) make it easy for us—they are the ones going the extra yard.”


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MENTOR/MENTEE NEW THREE-TIER APPROACH CONNECTS GENERATIONS

Connecting with alumni and friends of Washburn Law and building those relationships enhances fi rst-year law students’ bank of resources.

India Keefover, fi rst-year student, visits with Dr. Max Halley, ’66.


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“We used diff erent selection criteria this year to better match the interests of the students with the mentors,” Bennett noted. Having more recent graduates added to the mix provided the students with input from those who recently graduated from law school and experienced all the trials and tribulations that go with it.

Th e results benefi tted the students two-fold: If a student’s assigned mentor could not attend the reception the student could still network with the table hosts and share in conversation with those assigned to their table. “It created a whole diff erent feel that facilitated more discussion. It got people talking,” Bennett said.

Similarly, the mentors had the opportunity to network with senior attorneys and legal professionals throughout the evening. “Th e additional benefi t was to allow our new attorneys to network with our senior attorneys,” Bennett added.

India Keefover, a fi rst-year student, was grateful for the opportunity to connect with alumni. “I think that the fact that the school connects 1Ls with alumni of all ages is great. I signed up because the mentorship program connects current students with recent graduates. Talking to someone who has just lived through what I’m going through is a tremendous support and reminder that ‘I will get through it.’”

At the reception, Keefover spent time talking with Dr. Max Halley, ’66, and Kansas Supreme Court Justices Nancy L. Moritz, ’85, and Lee Johnson, ’80. “Th e reception made me excited because it made me realize what it means to be attending Washburn Law—it’s a family. All of the Washburn Law alumni I have encountered are proud to have called Washburn home and they have all gone on to do great things for the community and the legal profession as a whole. I am honored to be a part of this family and excited to see what the future holds,” Keefover said.

Th e Mentor/Mentee Program encourages mentors to make at least one substantive contact with an assigned student, and they are encouraged to invite their assigned student to lunch, for an offi ce visit, to accompany them to court, and/or to participate in other relevant learning experiences.

“Th is program is about keeping them connected: the students, our alumni, and the friends of the law school,” Bennett concluded.

Th e Mentor/Mentee Program is sponsored by the Professional Development and Alumni Services offi ces.

The Mentor/Mentee Program, established in 2003, has successfully served as a primary networking

opportunity for law students who want to meet with those who have navigated the real world of the legal profession.

“Th e program has always been about giving students a connection to the legal community, the real world, while also helping alumni to connect to the law school,” said Margann Bennett, director of Professional Development at Washburn Law.

Although the program has been successful, with an average of two-thirds of the fi rst-year students voluntarily signing up each year, it’s important to Bennett to maintain a dynamic Mentor/Mentee Program. To that end, she introduced a three-tier approach to the program this year that has increased the networking opportunities for the students as well as created an additional networking opportunity for alumni and friends of the law school.

In previous years, fi rst-year students were matched one-on-one with alumni or friends of the law school. If the mentor was not able to attend the kick-off reception, the student couldn’t participate fully in the networking opportunities. Th is year, the Professional Development Offi ce and the Admissions Offi ce worked together to match the students with recent graduates, those who graduated within the past fi ve or six years, while the more seasoned law professionals served as table hosts at the kick-off event. Students and their mentors were assigned to tables with those of like interests and/or similar demographics.

Jay Hall, ’07, talks with Steve Scholtz, fi rst-year student.


Golf has been his life since he was a toddler, but law student Jason Schulte is changing course to follow

another ambition—serving in the military. Shulte said he fi rst caught golf fever from his dad at age 3, and although his dad got him interested in golf, the rest was up to him.

“It was completely driven by me. My dad wasn’t one to force me. If I wanted to do it, he would say ‘go for it.’”

Shulte’s years of practice and play on the links led to his success with the golf team at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City. His talent caught the attention of Kansas State University, where he was recruited to play at the collegiate level beginning the fall of 2006. While balancing the demands of academics and athletics, Shulte immersed himself in various leadership roles, including serving as captain of the golf team and president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, as well as participating in the Big 12 Leadership Summit. Always interested in the NCAA and issues related to student athletes, Schulte was eager to represent the Kansas State student body when his golf coach nominated him to serve on the NCAA Compliance Steering Committee. “When I got the opportunity, I jumped on it.” In this leadership role, he collaborated with university offi cials to coordinate a university-wide research eff ort into the athletics program as part of the NCAA Division I athletics re-certifi cation process. “It was a lot of work but also very interesting.”

While at KSU, Schulte began contemplating a future outside of golf. He said he had always been an athlete and always aspired to be a collegiate athlete, but began thinking about serving in the military. “I wanted to do more than professional golf.” He looked for a way to make it happen and applied to the United States Marine Corps Offi cer Candidate School (OCS).

His next step was to apply to law school. “Law school made sense to me. It fi t with everything I wanted to do, in terms of OCS,” he said. By attending law school, Shulte would follow in the footsteps of his father, who is an attorney in the Kansas City area. “He was defi nitely an infl uence. His attitude toward law school is that it’s an education that is invaluable, regardless of what you do.”

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S T U D E N T P R O F I L E

Jason SchulteFirst-year law student

An important criterion for Schulte in choosing a law school was to live close to family. He knew friends who attended other law schools but he was looking for something diff erent. On his fi rst visit to Washburn Law, he knew he had found the right fi t. “I loved Washburn the moment I set foot in the door. Here, I immediately felt like the law professors were focused on helping you to learn, versus a super-competitive atmosphere. It’s defi nitely student-oriented.”

Aft er a year and a half wait, Schulte received notice in spring 2011 of his acceptance to OCS and would be reporting to Quantico, Va., on June 3 for 10 weeks of training. Simultaneously, he began preparing for college graduation, OCS, and the start of law school in the fall, all of which would require preparation, organization, and assistance from others. “I have a really, really good support system—my fi ancée, and my mom and dad.” Schulte was also thankful for help from Washburn Law’s Admissions Offi ce. “Karla [Whitaker] helped me acclimate and get things in order the fi rst week of school, and everyone was very fl exible with fi rst week information and assignments.”

Schulte described OCS as “defi nitely the most challenging” experience for him to date. “It is surreal how they can make the training environment feel like combat. It’s extremely intense.” Now a second lieutenant, U.S.M.C., he will return to Quantico aft er law school for six months of additional training before moving on to Naval Justice School for judge advocate general training. He will no doubt sneak in a round of golf when his schedule permits, but Schulte’s future focus will be on a diff erent kind of bunker. “I feel like there are bigger things, diff erent roads I want to pursue.”

Schulte received two bachelor’s degrees fr om Kansas State University, one in business administration, with a major in marketing and a certifi cate in international business, and the other in modern languages, with a major in Spanish.


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During his freshman year in college, Todd Th omason decided to defer his studies so he could volunteer in

southern Brazil to serve the underprivileged. For two years, he performed a variety of work for the people of Curtiba, including teaching English, volunteering at a hospital, and helping residents of the “favela” or shanty towns.

“I came away from that experience knowing the power there is in caring about people and providing meaningful service to others,” Th omason said.

He returned to college and completed his studies while continuing to volunteer where needed. He served as a student leader for the Charity Anywhere Foundation in Ecuador assisting dentists and physicians who were providing care to people in need. He also tutored children to help develop their reading skills through his work with Th e Family Learning Center in Utah.

Th omason opted to join the workforce aft er completing his undergraduate degrees, intent on gaining hands-on experience before beginning his law studies. He worked for a marketing company where he was responsible for training employees, strengthening client relations, and increasing revenues. He said he strongly believes that this work experience was the best preparation for law school. “For me, working in a corporate environment and working to solve problems was a far better preparation for law school than any one undergraduate course I could have taken.”

Th e dual JD/MBA degree off ered through Washburn Law was a factor in Th omason’s decision to apply here. “I was looking for an MBA program that was AACSB-accredited, as well as a program that complemented my legal studies. Washburn off ered such a program.” He said he also looked at the law school’s certifi cate options, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing Program, and the experiences available through the Washburn Law Clinic. “Th is combination of opportunities eventually persuaded me to choose Washburn over other schools,” he said.

S T U D E N T P R O F I L E

Todd ThomasonJD candidate, Business and Transactional Law Certifi cate, December 2011, Washburn University School of Law, and MBA candidate, December 2011, Washburn University

A decade aft er his fi rst trip to Brazil, Th omason returned to the country last summer break to complete an internship with the Offi ce of General Council for Brazil. Th omason assisted with a variety of projects from draft ing legislation position papers submitted to the Brazilian Senate to negotiating land purchases and construction contracts throughout the country. He also worked on Brazilian employment issues and constitutional issues. “Th e comparisons between their legal system and ours were fascinating and helped me gain a better appreciation for the American system of law,” he said. He also had the opportunity to work for a local Brazilian law fi rm in São Paulo, where he translated documents, observed court hearings, and worked with Brazilian attorneys.

At Washburn Law, Th omason has continued to seek out personally rewarding experiences that are vital to the less fortunate by working in the Washburn Law Clinic during the fall 2011 semester. “Working at Clinic is highly rewarding and highly educational. Th ere are many people in the community who benefi t from the legal services off ered through the clinic, and that is important to see on a personal level,” he said. “I cannot compliment the professors at the Clinic enough, especially Professor Lynette Petty, ’87, who is an incredible attorney and a wonderful professor.”

Th omason believes earning the dual JD/MBA has prepared him to be a more competitive and comprehensive problem solver. “I believe the primary role of a lawyer is that of a problem solver. Th e JD/MBA program provides the opportunity to learn about each discipline through an additional lens.”

He is grateful for the opportunities he’s had as he prepares to complete his law studies and begin the next phase of his life. “I count myself lucky to have learned dozens of life lessons early on to give me perspective as I move forward and pursue a career.”

Th omason received a bachelor’s degree in English fr om Brigham Young University, with minors in chemistry and business, and an associate’s degree fr om Brigham Young University - Idaho.


A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE ON IMMIGRATION POLICY: THE VIEW FROM U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

Peter S. Vincent, principal legal advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, D.C., addressed the participants at this luncheon.

IMMIGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT

In an eff ort to both protect the legal work force and to deter illegal immigration, the federal government has criminalized

the hiring of undocumented workers and in recent years has heightened workplace enforcement. Some states are experimenting with new laws designed to complement, mirror, and/or expand upon federal law and have been challenged by the federal government on preemption grounds. Th is panel explored the competing sides of the debate, and the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, 131 S.Ct. 1968 (2011). Panelists included Rick Su, associate professor of law and director of law journals, University at Buff alo Law School, Buff alo, N.Y.; Aïda M. Alaka (moderator), associate dean for Academic Aff airs and professor of law, Washburn University School of Law; David S. Rubenstein, associate professor of law, Washburn University School of Law; and Juliet Stumpf, professor of law, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Ore.

BREACHING BORDERS State Encroachment into the

Federal Immigration Domain?

The Center for Law and Governmentand the Washburn Law Journal hosted:

Nearly 100 interested individuals attended the “Breaching Borders:

State Encroachment into the Federal Immigration Domain?” symposium on Oct. 20-21 to explore the political and legal controversies mounting at the intersection of federal and state immigration law. Washburn Law’s Center for Law and Government and the Washburn Law Journal sponsored the event.

A number of distinguished experts participated in three plenary sessions:

• Comparative Assessment of State Immigration Policies;

• Immigration and Employment; and• Birthright Citizenship.

STATE POLICY POTPOURRI: SOME COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENTS

State policy makers across the country are advancing a number of proposals that are bound up in the great debate regarding the current state of federal immigration law and its shortcomings. Th is panel discussed and analyzed this state policy potpourri and off ered comparative assessments. Panelists included Patrick J. Charles, historian, U.S. Air Force, 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom; Reggie Robinson (moderator), professor of law and director of the Center for Law and Government, Washburn University School of Law; Kris W. Kobach, Kansas secretary of state; and Nora V. Demleitner, dean and professor of law, Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, N.Y. washburnlaw.edu/breachingborders

Peter S. Vincent discussed federal immigration policy fr om the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

perspective.


IMMIGRATION POLICY: MYTHS, REALITIES, AND REFORMS

Peter H. Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin professor emeritus of law and professor (adjunct) of law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn., addressed attendees at the dinner presentation.

CURTAILING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP

Anchored within the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the principle that a person born within the boundaries

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State Policy Potpourri session participants included Patrick J. Charles, Professor Reggie Robinson, Kansas Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach, and Dean Nora V. Demleitner.

Panelists for the Immigration and Employment session debated the hiring of undocumented workers. Panelists included Professor Rick Su, Associate Dean Aïda M. Alaka, Professor David S. Rubenstein, and Professor Juliet Stumpf.

Professor Peter H. Schuck gave a presentation on myths,

realities, and reforms in immigration policy.

Panelists in the Curtailing Birthright Citizenship session included Professor Rachel E. Rosenbloom, Professor Tonya Kowalski, Professor Margaret Stock, and Patrick J. Charles. Th is panel discussed questions about birthright citizenship, including proposals at the federal and state levels.

of the United States is a citizen thereof, regardless of the immigration status of his or her parents. Th is panel discussed questions about birthright citizenship, including proposals at the federal and state levels. Panelists included Rachel E. Rosenbloom, assistant professor of law, Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Mass.; Tonya Kowalski (moderator), associate professor of law, Washburn University School of Law; Margaret Stock, adjunct instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Political Science; and Patrick J. Charles.

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Melissa L. Castillo, ’06Th e following are Castillo’s personal views as a Washburn Law alumna and not as a Department of Homeland Security lawyer.

Tell us about your fi rst job after law school and how you landed that opportunity. I was hired straight out of law school through the Attorney General’s Honors Program to work for the Executive Offi ce for Immigration Review, an agency within the Department of Justice, as a judicial law clerk for the Orlando, Fla. Immigration Court. I performed legal research and writing for the immigration judges in Orlando for the duration of the two-year clerkship. I am forever grateful to Margann Bennett, the director of the Professional Development Offi ce, for making me aware of this opportunity and how to apply, because I believe it changed the trajectory of my career.

What prepared you most for life after law school graduation?As far as my professional life is concerned, the Washburn Law Clinic and my Professional Responsibility class were the most helpful in directly preparing me for the practice of law. Th e nature of those classes along with the superb quality of instruction by professors Lynette Petty, ’87, and Sheila Reynolds helped mold me into the lawyer I am today.

What prepared you most for your current position?In addition to Clinic and Professional Responsibility, the classes I took in immigration law and administrative law are the most relevant to my work today. I also benefi tted greatly from being a member of the Washburn Law Journal, because I not only strengthened my writing, but I learned how to manage deadlines and manage relationships with outside authors, fellow editors, and faculty.

In your current position, what gives you the greatest satisfaction at the end of the day? What challenges you the most? Knowing that I provided a valuable service for the government by being informed, prepared, and professional


Melissa L. Castillo, ’06, is assistant chief counsel, Offi ce of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Kansas City, Mo. She attended the Breaching Borders symposium on Oct. 20-21.

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with the court and opposing counsel and compassionate to the respondents gives me the most satisfaction. Th e most challenging aspect for me is to continuously litigate such personal issues as fear of persecution in asylum cases and whether an alien’s removal will result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to their children, spouse, or parents in cancellation of removal cases. Being in such an emotionally charged environment all the time can be quite challenging.

You attended the recent Washburn Law immigration symposium. Please tell us why you attended. Please share your thoughts about the current dialogue concerning immigration in our country.I attended because I am always interested in learning more about immigration law, and I wanted to support my alma mater. Aft er agreeing to attend, the names of the presenters were released, and I was even more excited to attend due to the high caliber of the presenters and the relevance of the topics to be presented. Th e quality of the symposium was top notch. I am glad that I was able to attend, and I am more proud than ever to be a Washburn Law alumna.

Unfortunately, I think the immigration dialogue in our country is oft en one-sided, sometimes vitriolic, and usually based on misconceptions about existing law. Th e Washburn Law immigration symposium as a whole presented a wide-spectrum of issues on both sides of the debate and provided information about the current state of the law as well as suggestions for future modifi cations to the law. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Th e Washburn Law students, faculty, and staff who participated in putting on the symposium should be very proud of themselves for a job well done.

Share any advice you might have for third-year students who soon will enter the workforce. Get to know the staff in the Professional Development Offi ce if you haven’t already, because they can only help connect you with an opportunity if they know who you are and what you’re looking for. Get to know at least a few professors outside of class. Asking for recommendation letters will be easier, and getting outstanding recommendation letters depends on the professors knowing more about you than your attendance record and fi nal grade. Participate in mock interviews and conduct your own informational interviews. I am confi dent that the result of my interview for the Attorney General’s Honors Program would have been diff erent had I not practiced

interviewing so much. Finally, I understand the desperation for a paying job with student loan debt looming, but be confi dent in any interview you get and realize that the employer will hire the candidate who can off er them the most. You must be able to let them know what you can do for them and not just what they can do for you. If you don’t have any interview prospects, volunteer! When a job opening does become available, you’ll already have experience and hopefully be known to the employer.

Do you have a favorite memory of a professor, and if so, tell us about it. I have many memories of all the talented professors at Washburn, but my favorite is of my legal research and writing professor, Tim Schnacke. He gave us two simple pieces of advice that are at fi rst obvious, and then truly insightful. Th e fi rst was that all jobs and problems come down to people, and our success or failure will be determined by how well we can work with others. My biggest challenges as a lawyer have had more to do with professional relationships than with any legal issue, and resolving those challenges involved interpersonal skills and communication, not necessarily legal ability. Th e second was that there are two rules to legal writing: (1) know everything and (2) create a masterpiece. Th at is not always easy given the time and resource restraints in the real world, but it guides everything I do as a lawyer. I fi rst have to know as much as I can about the law in my case, and then I have to present my position in a way that is helpful—and even enjoyable to read—to the decision-maker.

Final ThoughtsAft er working for EOIR through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, I worked in private practice representing aliens in removal proceedings and also before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. I now work for the Department of Homeland Security, representing the government in removal proceedings against aliens. Having worked for the court, the respondents, and the government gives me a unique perspective. I especially enjoyed the Washburn Law immigration symposium because it brought diff erent viewpoints together and created a thought-provoking dialogue.

Disclaimer: All statements are the personal opinions of Melissa Castillo and not of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Offi ce of the Principal Legal Advisor, or the Chicago Offi ce of the Chief Counsel (Kansas City Sub-Offi ce).


Dean’s Cabinet($10,000+)Keith B. Berkholtz, ’69John T. Bird, ’74Glenn R. Braun, ’81Th e Hon. Sam A. Crow, ’52Th e Hon. Robert J. Dole, ’52D. Duke, ’73, and Helen E., ’76, DupreDavid A., ’79, and Hannah L. FenleyFoulston Siefk in LLPDaniel S. Garrity II, ’72Glassman, Bird, Braun and Schwartz

LLPJohn R., ’65, and Louise B. HamiltonStuart A. Haney, ’83, and Paula J.

Leszyk-HaneyLeslie Hess, ’85Th omas A. Loft us III, ’80Manuel B. Mendoza, ’58Patrik W. Neustrom, ’77Prof. Jerry E. Norton, ’62Polsinelli Shughart PCW. Bradley, ’54, and Carolyn L. PostDouglas B. ReevesGregory A. Schwartz, ’00Sharp McQueen PAJames C., ’75, and Linda L. Slattery

Dean’s Advisors($5,000 - $9,999)Bever Dye FoundationBever Dye LCWilliam D., ’56, and Charlene S. BuntenChevron HumankindProf. James M. Concannon IIIJack Kent Cooke FoundationWendell F. Cowan Jr., ’74Richmond M. Enochs Jr., ’63Cynthia G. HeathDanton C., ’76, and Julie HejtmanekRichard C. Hite, ’53Lynn R., ’70, and Jacqueline L. JohnsonKatherine E. Kelemen-Beatty, ’87Philip M. Knighton, ’71J. Richard Lake, ’68Ambassador Delano E., ’63, and

Gayle C. Lewis

Scott K., ’80, and Pam LoganTh e Hon. Marla J. Luckert ’80, and

S. Ken Morse, ’80Andrew MoellerCordellia C. MoellerDean Th omas J. and Pam RomigWiley Rein, LLP

Delmas Hill Fellows($2,500 - $4,999)Th omas A., ’69, and Ann AdrianPaul E. Ailslieger, ’92, and Suzanne R.

Dwyer-Ailslieger, ’92Christina I. Apperson, ’97Bill D. Berkley, ’75Dana, ’77, and Tina BrewerWm. David Byassee, ’75Robin K. Carlson, ’04Clift on Square FoundationMarck R. Cobb, ’89Terry C. Cupps, ’82M. Wayne, ’60, and Carolyn J. DavidsonTh e Hon. David B. Debenham, ’80, and

Glenda L. CaferS. Lucky, ’78, and Pamela A. DeFriesRonald D. DeMoss, ’80Dwight D. Dumler, ’93Prof. Linda D. Elrod, ’72Emerson Charitable TrustStephen M. Gorny, ’94, and Erin E.

Waugh GornyGTRUST Financial PartnersHill’s Pet Nutrition Inc.Hite, Fanning and Honeyman LLPEdward, ’88, and Carole KainenJohn D., ’74, and Sameta KempRobert L. Locke, ’66Terry, ’86, and Jay MannMcAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips PARonald W. Nelson, ’81Paul G. Perez*, ’74Prof. David E., ’77, and Martha A. PierceWilliam H. Pitsenberger Jr., ’78Keith L. Roberts, ’80Susan S. Saidian, ’88Rosemary Saldan-Pawson, ’83, and Kenneth

R. PawsonJoyce R. Simmons Rubenstein, ’76Prof. Michael Kaye and Susana Valdovinos, ’88Calvin, ’78, and Diane WilliamsT. Michael Wilson, ’72Larry N., ’00, and Angel R., ’06, Zimmerman

Donor Honor Roll Th ank you for your supp ort

* Deceased

President’s Club($1,000 - $2,499)Martin R. AhrensTerry J. Anderson, ’64Paul E. Artzer, ’68Mark G. Ayesh, ’79George A. Barton, ’77Dennis L. Bieker, ’66Russell E. Bishop, ’76Mert F. Buckley, ’77H. Allan, ’73, and Valle CaldwellJames M. Caplinger Jr., ’82Stephen W. Cavanaugh, ’80Prof. John E. and Carol W. ChristensenJohn M. Collins, ’91Steven G. Cooper, ’73Prof. Nancy G. Maxwell and Terry C. CurryDCP MidstreamJoe DeLongJohn R., ’84, and Kristina D. DietrickLawrence A. Dimmitt, ’68John M. Duma, ’81Prof. Myrl L. DuncanLori A. Fink, ’85William J. Fitzpatrick, ’67Jack D. Flesher, ’72Jack Focht, ’60, and Gloria Farha FlentjeJohn R. Frazier, ’57Sen. Franklin D. Gaines, ’60Arthur A. Glassman, ’65S. Jack Glaves, ’50Lawrence M., ’84, and Annette, ’83, GurneyBradley E., ’80, and Terri S. HaddockDr. Max M. Halley, ’66Eric S., ’96, and Amy E., ’96, HeathTh e Hon. William H. Helsper, ’73Allison L. Herr, ’90Winton M., ’68, and Pauletta L. HinkleLeigh C. Hudson, ’75Mary Lee Huff Laura L. Ice, ’84Prof. Jeff rey D. Jackson, ’92Kansas Bar FoundationKansas Women Attorneys AssociationCraig H. Kaufman, ’82KC Lesbian Gay and Allied LawyersRichard and Norma Jean KemmerlyW. Terrence, ’77, and Marianne M. KilroyLt. Col. Gaylon K. Kintner, ’56John K. Kleinheksel, ’72Kurt F. Kluin, ’82Th e Hon. Philip T., ’78, and Karen S., ’79, KyleKimberly D. Kearse-Lane, ’03Joel and Becky LauerRobert R. Lee II, ’84Rex K. Linder, ’74

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Anthony D. Link, ’81James F. Long, ’74Gordon K., ’46, and Margaret

H. LowryStuart S., ’85, and Lauren, ’85,

LowryJenifer L. Lucas, ’75Michael J. Manning, ’69Th e Hon. Christel E. Marquardt,

’74Willam D. MauchJoyce A. McCray Pearson, ’89Carol D. McDowell, ’75Daniel D. Metz, ’66Sunee N. Mickle, ’06Clyde E. Milligan, ’49Michael C. Moline, ’73Ted R. Morgan, ’56David H. Moses, ’79Brian J., ’85, and Dana S., ’85,

NiceswangerFrank C. Norton, ’56Kelly and Tyann OrtonC. William “Bill,” ’77, and

Catherine OssmannStephen R. Page, ’77Derek, ’05, and Lynn ParkLinda S. Parks, ’83John C. Peterson, ’74William D. Powell, ’69Prof. Mary RamirezJames P., ’76, and Barbara W., ’82,

RankinSidney A. Reitz, ’76Prof. Sheila ReynoldsZackery E. Reynolds, ’82Prof. William and Kathleen F. RichDenise D. Riemann, ’01Lawrence R., ’73, and Kay Y., ’80,

RuteDonald P. Schnacke, ’57Th e Hon. Edward P.

Schneeberger, ’73Prof. Michael H. SchwartzCecilia A. Seminara, ’85Dick E. Sherbondy, ’74J. Craig, ’78, and Rita ShultzRalph E. Skoog, ’59Edward H., ’73, and Jill R. SondkerHayden B. St. John, ’70Don B. Stahr, ’53Sabrina K. Standifer, ’99State Farm Insurance Companies

FoundationTextronTh omson ReutersPaul M. Ueoka, ’74Jeff rey L., ’82, and Mary UngererTh e Hon. Gregory L. Waller, ’73Th omas M. Warner Jr., ’84

Th e Hon. John L. Weingart, ’77Edward F. Wiegers, ’57Jill A. Wolters, ’86Warren B. Wood, ’74Woodmen of the WorldYoung Williams, P.C.

Cum Laude ($500 - $999)Shari M. Albrecht, ’84M. Lou Allen, ’85AT&T Corp.Timothy M. Aylward, ’82David M. Baer, ’78Berkley and HenkePaul D., ’56, and JoAnn BerkleyJohn V. Black, ’63Paul R. Boeding, ’72Donna F. Bohn, ’90Jonathan T., ’00, and India N., ’99,

BoultonVictor J. Braden, ’98Clark C. Bradshaw, ’69Th e Hon. J. Patrick Brazil, ’62James C. Brent, ’85David W. Brooks, ’85Th e Hon. Wesley E. BrownGeorge E. Burket III, ’72Timothy J. Carkhuff , ’79Michelle M. Carter-Gouge, ’99Robert L., ’56, and Claire ChesnutLeslie K. Ching, ’82James W. Chipman, ’94ConocoPhillips Co.Jeff rey K. Cooper, ’85M. Duane Coyle, ’80, and Donna

M. Schmidt, ’80Daryl V. Craft , ’77Cuevas Law Firm PAK. Alan Deines, ’77Th e Hon. Keith E. Drill, ’87David K. Duckers, ’74Th omas H. Duncan, ’76Prof. John J. FrancisAssoc. Dean Alex GlashausserFrederick W. Godderz, ’69Ronald J. Goodeyon, ’88Karen L. Griffi ths, ’78John A. Hageman, ’80Th omas C. Henderson, ’75Ronald E. Henke, ’83Rex W. Henoch, ’83Gwen S. HolmesJodi M. Hoss, ’02Jo and Al HuntTh e Hon. Lee A. Johnson, ’80Robert E. Johnson II, ’97John D. Jurcyk, ’84Richard J. Kastner, ’85

Kyler G. Knobbe, ’74Christopher Korth, ’85John W. Lann, ’74Richard J. Lind, ’83Steven D. Mank, ’86Barry D. Martin, ’77F. Gregory Mathias, ’76Todd M. McCauley, ’93Craig R. McKinney, ’84Larry K. Meeker, ’67Th e Hon. Eric F. Melgren, ’85Marcos A. Mendoza, ’89Brian T. Meyers, ’82Dr. Stephen D. Minnis, ’85Lawrence F. Montague, ’79Brenton B. Moore, ’76Daniel L. Muchow, ’81Jason C. Neal, ’98Bruce A. Ney, ’92Victoria L. Nilles, ’98Ruben Ortiz, ’97Arthur E. Palmer, ’63Chris L. Patterson, ’96Daniel Perez Jr., ’97David A. Peterson, ’85Larry J. Pitts, ’86Blaise R. Plummer, ’82Carl W. Quarnstrom, ’57David M. Rapp, ’76John A. Reynolds, ’88Jospeh N. Robb, ’85G. Craig Robinson, ’79Jacquelyn E. Rokusek, ’93Alan L. Rupe, ’75Th e Hon. Th omas K., ’85, and

Nancy R., ’85, RyanGeorge J. Savin Jr., ’73Debra L. SchrockFrederick W. Schwinn, ’97R. Douglas Sebelius, ’76Mark A. Shaiken, ’81Gloria E. Shaw, ’67Carolyn R. Simpson, ’97Duston J. Slinkard, ’03Alexander J. Solorio, ’99William M. Spieler, ’81J. Harlan Stamper, ’60Th e Hon. Fredrick B. Strothman, ’61Th omas G. Teichgraeber, ’72Trisha A. Th elen, ’85Gertrude E. UeokaC. Geraldine Umphenour, ’86Bob, ’69, and Donna VohsNorris D. Walter, ’59Prof. Curtis J. Waugh, ’87Ruth C. West, ’76Karla E. WhitakerTh e Hon. Evelyn Wilson, ’85Richard C., ’80, and Nina R., ’79,

Wuestling

Gifts Received JULY 1, 2010 - JUNE 30, 2011

Ronald E. Wurtz, ’73David N. Zimmerman, ’79

Dean’s Honors ($250 - $499)Th e Hon. John Anderson III, ’75Bruce L. Bachman, ’77Anne L. Baker, ’79Gregory K. Barker, ’77Eric R. Benton, ’81Terri L. Bezek, ’86Dr. Peter V. and Margaret J. BieriMatthew W. Boddington, ’81Bruce E. Borders, ’69Ray L. Borth, ’69Wade H. Bowie Jr., ’99Brenda L. Braden, ’80Kevin J., ’99, and Kelli N., ’95, BreerTh e Hon. Joseph Bribiesca, ’77George C. Bruce, ’80John J. Bryan, ’68W. Matthew Busch Jr., ’76Jacqueline R. Butler, ’03Harriet E. Caplan, ’76Don A. Cashman, ’64Th e Hon. Timothy J. Chambers, ’77William M. Cobb, ’65Carl E. Cornwell II, ’76Vincent M. Cox, ’05Steven C. Day, ’78Esther W. Digh, ’00Th e Hon. J. Charles Droege, ’84Eland Law Offi ceEllis & Zolotor Law Offi ce LLCJeff rey O. Ellis, ’77Th e Hon. Jesse D. Euler, ’65Th e Hon. John R. Eyer, ’77Betty and Gunther FischerBart A. Fisher, ’04G. Steven Fleschner, ’74Daniel W. Forker Jr., ’66Stephen C. Funk, ’78Gordon T. Garrett, ’77Th e Hon. Bruce T. Gatterman, ’78William C. Gettler, ’74Paul S. Gregory, ’85Th omas Gress, ’91Scott J. Gunderson, ’79Jay R., ’07, and Danielle M., ’09, HallKenton M. Hall, ’88Charles F. Harris, ’78Robert D. Hecht, ’58Th e Hon. Jerome P. Hellmer, ’74Arne T. Henricks, ’68Samuel M. Herrera, ’89Debra A. Hockett-Clark, ’93Chad L. Hooker, ’93Clark R. Hudson, ’90Curtis M. Irby, ’71


Contributors

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Robyn C. Euler Johnson, ’88Stanley R. Juhnke, ’74Robert E. Keeshan, ’75Norman R. Kelly, ’80William J. Kelly, ’75J. Michael Kennalley, ’76Glenn I. Kerbs, ’78Janet K. Kerr, ’87Bruce W. Kinzie, ’77Lynda Koenemann, ’00Th e Hon. Ainka C. Kweli, ’94Gregory A. Lee, ’78Jae M. Lee, ’95Myron L. Listrom, ’51Th e Hon. Tyler C. Lockett, ’62Keith L. Mark, ’86James E. Martin, ’73John O. Martin, ’71Dr. Charles M. Masner, ’82Fernando E. Mata, ’72David L. McLane, ’70Edgar M. Miner, ’51Alan P. Morel, PAEdward J. Nazar, ’78Th e Hon. Donald R. Noland III, ’76William T. North, ’76Th e Hon. J. Stephen Nyswonger, ’73Paul D. Oakleaf, ’76Blanca L. Ocampo, ’87Occidental Petroleum Corp.William H. Penney, ’74Howard I. Perry*, ’51Clarice J. Peters, ’82Randall J. Price, ’80Bryan L. Query, ’70Dwight E. Rahmeyer, ’76James N. Reardon, ’73Patrick G. Reavey, ’95Karen D. Wedel Renwick, ’84Th eodore D. Roth, ’76Michael W. Ryan, ’74Steven R. Sanford, ’85Th e Hon. Kim R. Schroeder, ’82Security Benefi t Corp.Michael Sharma-Crawford, ’02Leslee R. Sharp, ’85Roger M. Sherwood, ’64John R. Shirley, ’73Nancy SilverforbJohn M. Simpson, ’65Kent P. Smith, ’66Richard D. Smith, ’89Ardith R. Smith-Woertz, ’87Michael L. Snider, ’85Julia S. Spainhour, ’96Pamela H. Stabler, ’81Kyle Steadman, ’95, and

Shelly Steadman, Ph.D.S. Philip Stover, ’76Daniel L. Swagerty, ’68

James H. Th ompson, ’75Tittel Law Offi ceTh e Hon. Th omas L. Toepfer, ’75Th omas A. Valentine, ’69Debra A. Vermillion, ’86William A. Vickery, ’83H. Reed Walker, ’77Roger W. Warren, ’88Eric Weslander, ’10Larry H. Whitt, ’73Bradford L. Williams, ’79Dennis J. Wing, ’71Ronald P. Wood, ’79Th e Hon. John B. Wooley, ’56Roy H. Worthington III, ’74Deryl W. Wynn, ’86Anne P. Zellhoefer, ’85

Contributors ($1 - $249) Alfred B. ’71, and W. Kay, ’76, AdamTeri D. Campbell, ’04Carolyn A. Adams, ’81Adoption Law LLCDean Glen-Peter Ahlers Sr., ’87Daryl D. Ahlquist, ’79Alan F. Alderson, ’74W. Robert, ’67, and Ruth AldersonWilliam Trey A. Alford III, ’99Evelyn L. Allen, ’85Sonya L. Allen, ’94C. Frank Allison Jr., ’84Stephen R. Allred, ’08Mitzi J. Alspaugh, ’90Paul T. Amundson, ’82Kelly Lynn AndersAnton C. Andersen, ’86Don, ’85, and Rebecca AndersenRonald D. and Mary C. AndersenTh e Hon. Charles E., ’72, and

Susan D., ’ 86, AndrewsTimothy J. Arehart, ’82, and

Yvonne M. Ernzen, ’83Kevin J. Arnel, ’87Russell K. Ash, ’72Wesley L., ’03, and Elizabeth C., ’03,

AshtonStephen W. Atha, ’74Larry R. Baer, ’77Ricky E. ’83, and Deena M. Hyson,

’97, BaileyCarmen D. Bakarich, ’89Mildred J. BakerTh e Hon. Richard T. Ballinger, ’77Ernest BallwegBank of America FoundationRaymond E. and Anne M. BarberRandy M. Barker, ’84Carolyn A. Barnes

Justin A. Barrett, ’04Harry M. Bass, ’86Christopher C. Bates, ’05, and

Jamie L. Parsons, ’05Greg, ’79, and Susan BauerRobert E. Bauer, ’10Don Baxter, ’53Th e Hon. James G. Beasley, ’66Terry E. Beck, ’75David Becker, ’08, and Vera ScharrerKevin T. Beckwith, ’92J.D., ’91, and Merrill J., ’88, BefortSean W. Bell, ’96, and Stacy G.

Friend Bell, ’98Timothy M. Belsan, ’09Col. Jack S. Bender III, ’69Margann M. Bennett and

Jeff rey L. WhitePeter W. Bennett, ’84Fred Bentley, ’73Andy Bentley, ’06Jennifer M. Berard, ’96Jennifer M. Berger, ’93Th e Hon. Robert D. Berger, ’86Matthew R. Bergmann, ’05Brandon J. Berkley, ’03Th omas J. Berscheidt, ’68Eric R. Bidwell, ’03Gregory J. Bien, ’81Galen E. Biery, ’75Richard Biesterveld and Mary HelmTed Bills, ’03Lance and Hosanna BlackJohn B., ’76, and Karen A., ’76, BlackGary L. Blanton, ’77Charles L. and Alice M. BlasiCapt. Mark P. Blenden, ’74Daniel G. Blythe, ’77Th e Hon. John D. Boeh, ’77Stuart P. Boehning, ’95Th e Boeing CompanyAdam D. Boklage, ’94David P. Bolda, ’09Th omas H. and Sharon K. BolyardCraig S. BondCline I. Boone, ’96Th omas E. Borrego, ’93Richard C. Borton, ’76Dennis Bosley, ’90Bartholomew M. Botta, ’93Hillary J. Boye, ’06Th e Hon. Dan D. Boyer, ’75Jacqueline I., ’87, and Brian P.

BrandaDavid R. Brant, ’84John D. Braun, Attorney at LawTh e Hon. Mark S. Braun, ’86Th e Hon. John E. Bremer, ’74Jill Bremyer, ’80Jeff ery R. Brewer, ’82

Michael, ’82, and Connie BrewerWilliam E. Brewer, ’82Th e Hon. Daniel L. Brewster, ’72Th e Hon. David F. Brewster, ’68Bernard J. and Linda L. BristowDr. Vicki K. Brittain, ’77Rep. J. Robert Brookens, ’78D. Scott Brown, ’86E. Edward Brown Jr., ’67Kathleen H. Brown, ’88Russell A. Brown, ’85Jewel Brueggeman-MakdaTh e Hon. David E. Bruns, ’84Kristin K. BrustGrover L. Bryan, ’54Maureen O. Bryan, ’94Th e Hon. Kyle A. Bryson, ’88David V. Buckley, ’62Leonard L. Buddenbohm, ’76Forrest A. Buhler, ’77Paulette R. Burgess, ’96Patty Burley, ’01Michelle L. Burns, ’03Th e Hon. Th omas A. Bush, ’52James G. Butler, ’69Sarah E. Byrne, ’04Elwin F. Cabbage, ’56Eric V. Calvert, ’05A. Michelle Roberts Canter, ’92Glenda R. Cantrell, ’80Michael A. Card, ’95Marlee S. Carpenter, ’99John F. Carpinelli, ’96Davis S. Carson, ’50Elizabeth A. Carson, ’82Richard A. Caspermeyer, ’82Jose L. Castillo, ’93James C. Cavanaugh, ’87Zachary L. Chaff ee-McClure, ’07Anderson and Edith ChandlerKatherine A. James, ’06Linda D. ChappellMichael A. Childs, ’81Mary E. Christopher, ’01Johnny Y. Chuang, ’95Janet A. Chubb, ’76Jeff rey A. Chubb, ’78Daniel F. Church, ’84Jeremy L. Claridge, ’08Richard B. Clausing, ’42June Ellen Claydon, ’79Michael L. Clutter, ’71Alan E. Cobb, ’92B. Robertson Cohen, ’74C. Mark Cole, ’68Joseph M. Coletta, ’83Chad, ’00, and Jessica ColganJames, ’83, and Ann, ’84, ColganEdward M. Collazo, ’97Clinton D. Collier, ’94

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Scott R., ’79, and Melinda CondrayRay L., ’76, and Carolyn ConnellMartin E. S. Conrey, ’84Jason R. Coody, ’02Dale H. Cooper, ’54Donald J., ’90, and Martha L., ’89,

CooperMalcolm L. Copeland, ’80Steve L. Cornetta, ’02Richard F. Corson, ’85Joseph E. Cosgrove Jr., ’80Christopher G. Costello, ’82Wesley A. Cottrell, PAAndrew, 07, and Karen M., ’07,

CouchJeff rey L. Cowger, ’90Craig D. Cox, ’77Nicholas B. Cox, ’88David W. Craig, ’63Robert T. Craig III, ’72William J. Craven, ’78William P., ’81, and Debra K., ’81,

CrawfordTh e Hon. Daniel D. Creitz, ’85Terry D. Criss, ’87Douglas M. Crotty, ’75Wright W. Crummett, ’57Th e Hon. Kim W., ’89, and Mark

CudneyRobert F. Cunningham, ’59John J. Dale, ’97Krystle M. Dalke, ’08Dennis R. Davidson, ’80Traci Davies-MillerMarc C. Davis, ’01Reggie Davis, ’00Russ, ’57, and Ginnie DavisChristina Dean, ’00Lara L. Delka, ’96Danielle D. Dempsey-Swopes, ’92Douglas D. Depew, ’80Bob, ’64, and Anne DersteinTh e Hon. David W. Dewey, ’59Th e Hon. M. Joe Dickinson, ’82David and Rhonda DoeringDebra DolmanTh e Dorothy Law Firm LLCChristopher J. Doskocil, ’87Kenneth J., ’99, and Elizabeth M.,

’01, DotsonGregg DotterDaniel L. Doyle, ’82Greg A., ’02 and Cameron, ’02,

DrumrightShannon R. Dunham, ’98Mark A., ’07, and Shanelle E., ’07,

DupreeDavid A. EbertKen L. and Jo EdwardsRobert D. Eggleston, ’75

Bart E. Eisfelder, ’71Junior F. Elder, ’51Susan K. Ellis, ’79Carrie J. Ellison, ’09H. Philip Elwood, ’71John G. Enright, ’78Joy EreksonLisa EreksonJack R. Euler, ’53Douglas R. Everley, ’74Jimmie C. Ewing, ’97Dana L. Fanoele, ’93Joseph M. Fast, ’80Keith R. Fevurly, ’76Stephen C. Fiebiger, ’83Law Offi ce of Despahco Legal

de Th omas R. Fields PAPhillip R. Fields, ’74Alice M. Fitzgerald, ’79John and Susan FitzgeraldChristopher L. Flattery, ’81Linda J. Fleeker, ’89Matthew D. Flesher, ’90Joan V. FletcherBruce R., ’81, and Cleona A., ’88,

FlipseJohn P. Foley, ’05Richard V. Foote, ’58Carol L. Foreman, ’80Th e Hon. Th omas E. Foster, ’78Michael V. Foust, ’72Mark R. Frame, ’91Karen L. France, ’84Christopher J. Frank, ’07Robin E. FrankCurtis A. Frasier, ’76Frank L. and Sally E. FreemanTimothy A. Frieden, ’84Joletta M. Friesen, ’06Bill, ’75, and Carlene FrostWilhelmina FullerNorman J. Furse, ’67Dr. Frank K. and Karen M.

GalbraithFrank O. and Katherine E.

GalbraithCarl A. Gallagher, ’81L. Stephen Garlow, ’79Lisa K. Garza, ’08Michael C. Germann, ’76John F. Gernon, ’61Mary Ann Gerrard, ’82Cydni K. Gilman, ’78H. Marvin Gilmore, ’79Barry S. Ginsburg, ’78Firman G. Gladow, ’63Sharon E. Gloyer, ’94Craig and Sandra GoaslindKathryn S. Gonzales, ’00Kevin and Kammie Good

Roarke R. Gordon, ’06Th e Hon. Th omas H. Graber, ’67Steve, ’86, and DeAnn GradertAngela K. Gramse, ’05Linda K. Graves, ’78David H. Gray, ’76Jason T. Gray, ’06Jacob S. Graybill, ’67Gerald L. Green, ’76Vincent S. Green, ’78Frederick J. Greenbaum, ’80William R. Griffi th, ’74Daniel J. Gronniger, ’87Joyce K. Grover, ’94Richard G. Guinn, ’80Tracie J. HaddockCynthia K. Hale, ’84Connie S. Hamilton, ’87Jan M. Hamilton, ’73Byron K. Hammond, ’94Th omas D. Haney Jr., ’73Col. Lynn M. HansenDavid J. Harding, ’74Sean C. Harlow, ’02Ronald H. Harnden, ’73Th omas D. Harris, ’80Travis B. Harrod, ’06, and LeAnn

E. Miller, ’06William H. HarshTh e Hon. Gerald W. Hart, ’76Th e Hon. Amy L. Harth, ’94Emily A. Hartz, ’01Susan C. Hascall, ’97Alan N. Hassler, ’81Gary R. Hathaway, ’69Donna and Allan HaverkampAshley G. Hawkinson, ’10Robert HawleyRichard G. Hayes, ’67Michael E. Hazel, ’81Stanton A. Hazlett, ’77Randy M. Hearrell, ’70Michael R. Heim, ’82David J. Heinemann, ’73Th e Hon. Larry D. Hendricks, ’82Tracy L. Henry, ’96Michael D. Hepperly, ’77Elizabeth R. Herbert, ’77James H. Herd, ’89John C. Herman, ’78John E. Herman, ’58Paul C. Herr, ’87John J. Hesse Jr., ’69Jeff rey R. Hewett, ’95Kenneth and Janice HexdallRichard A. Hickey, ’07David W. Hildreth, ’81Gary M. Hilgers, ’55Donald E. Hill, ’75Th e Hon. Stephen D. Hill, ’75

David P. HinkleDonna R. HobbsBob, ’80, and Judith HoehnPaula D. Hofaker, ’93Don, ’71, and Betsi Hoff manTerry L. and Sharon D. HoganLoren H. Hohman Sr., ’55Marshall S. Honeyman, ’91Th e Hon. E. Leigh Hood, ’82Craig Horvath, ’09Mary V. Hower, ’79Gary M. Howland, ’80Sara N. Huerter, ’04Michael R. Hull, ’87Jeremiah C. Humes, ’03J. Franklin Hummer, ’72Edward J. Hund Jr., ’71Anthony T. Hunter, ’06Clayton Hunter, ’68Deborah A. Huth, ’91Ami S. Hyten, ’98Christopher M. Irby, ’04Th e Hon. Fred S. Jackson, ’60Joel B. Jackson, ’80Aubrey N. Jacobs, ’06Shirley A. JacobsonBrian M. Jacques, ’99James R. Jarrow, ’88Greg and Tammy JenningsRobin and Jan JepsonJames M. Jeweler, ’90Judy Y. Jewsome, ’07Kevin B. Johnson, ’81Paula N. Johnson, ’98Steven E. Johnson, ’85Tracey D. Johnson, ’08Wilbur A. JohnsonJohnston and EisenhauerRobert E. Johnston, ’81Th e Hon. Douglas P., ’02, and

Rachel JonesJeff Jones, ’81Th e Hon. Jon S. Jones, ’62Lois L. JonesMadison R. Jones III, ’65Michael G. Jones, ’88Michael W. Jones, ’86Robert S. Jones, ’76Karla R. Jones-Wilson, ’03Charles S. Joss Jr., ’75Peter A. Jouras Jr., ’87Jeff rey C. Joy, ’77Ronald D. Jung, ’87Vernon D. Just, ’67Law Offi ce of Regina Y. KaneRobert W. Kaplan, ’57Lawrence G. Karns, ’75Dennis H. KarpowitzKarstetter and Klenda LLCMelissa E. Kasprzyk, ’99


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Russell F. Kaufman, ’81Nicole M. Kean, ’99Darren K. Kearns, ’93Douglas J. Keeling, ’84Gailen L. Keeling, ’55Timothy R. Keenan, ’82Brenda R. Kelley, ’92Herbert A. Kelley, ’53Courtney T. Kennedy, ’05Kenneth L. Kerns, ’68Craig D. Kershner, ’70Cheryl A. Kessler, ’05Ronald J. Kibbe, ’83Th e Hon. Paul J. Kilburg, ’74Michael D. Killebrew, ’98Leonard W. Kinzie, ’78Dennis D. Kirk, ’75C.W. Klebe, ’05Erik C. Klutman, ’02Jeff rey C. Knapp, ’97Don J. Knappenberger, ’75Sandra M. KnippJoseph A. Knopp, ’77Daniel P. Kolditz, ’84Berend J. Koops, ’07Th e Hon. Gary M. Korte, ’81Bryan D. Krantz, ’83John L. Kratzer Jr., ’65Steven A. Kraushaar, ’85Laurine R. Kreipe, ’82Donald Kresie, ’48Anna M. Krstulic, ’09Steven W. Kruse, ’87Kenneth P., ’94, and Kayla D., ’94,

KulaRonald D. Kurtz, ’03Andrew L. Kynaston, ’02Brian J. LaRue, ’87Michael J. Laden, ’85Law Offi ce of Robert R. Laing Jr.Donna L. Lance, ’95Eva M. Landry, ’94Catherine C. Lang, ’94Joe A. Lang, ’77John E. Lang, ’62Christine M. Larson, ’09Th e Hon. Jeff ry J. Larson, ’87Gerald R. Lau, ’82Art and Judy LauttMelissa S. Lavonier, ’08Mark O., ’00, and Amy O., ’01,

LawlorTad C. Layton, ’03Maria Leal, ’92Joseph R. Ledbetter, ’09Jeff rey C. Leiker, ’01Pamela S. Leinwetter, ’95Amy L. Leisinger, ’06Th omas G. Lemon, ’93Gerald J. Letourneau, ’62

Michael B. Lewis, ’93Mike, ’93, and Katherine LeybaArthur A. and Earadean LindekeJane E. Lindhout, ’87Robert and Dianna LindquistShawn M. Lindsay, ’02Kevin W. Loeffl er, ’89Herman A. Loepp, ’81Hollis B. Logan, ’51Dr. Robert R. and Kathy LohseBarbara A. Lombrano-Williamson, ’89Cynthia J. Long, ’94Th e Hon. C. Frederick Lorentz II, ’69Byron C. Loudon, ’68Th e Hon. Daniel L. Love, ’76Jeff rey N. Lowe, ’05Susan M. Loy, ’99Nathan J. Lucero, ’02Lois J. LykinsDan, ’72, and Judy LykinsJared S. Maag, ’95Th e Mack Law Offi cesRichard Madril, ’91Ryland F. Mahathey, ’95Douglas K. Manion, ’82Robert W. Manske, ’70Kevin M. Manz, ’80Larry I. and Patricia MarczynskiNorbert C. Marek Jr., ’95Paul T. Maricle, ’79Barry D. Martin and Associates PALaw Offi ces of James E. Martin

CharteredDonté L. Martin, ’99Robert G. Martin II, ’81Ronnie D. Martinek, ’86Law Offi ce of Daniel J. Martinez

LLCJ. Steven Massoni, ’74Mark D. Masters, ’82Teresa A. Mata, ’10, and

Joe DoughertyWilliam H. Matarazzi, ’78Michael L. Maxwell, ’69Robert S. Maxwell, ’78Rande A. McAllister, ’71Shane T. McCall, ’91Charles C. McCarter, ’53Timothy P. McCarthy, ’82Pat,’72, and Gail McCartyTh e Hon. Joseph L. McCarville III,

’77Christopher J. McCurdy, ’95David E. McDonald, ’10James R., ’77, and Joann E., ’88,

McEntireTh e Hon. Kay E. McFarland, ’64Lynn S. McGivern, ’00Mark J. McGivern, ’88Andrew J. McGowan, ’93

Judith A. McKee, ’76Julia A. McKee, ’90Sarah McLean Acosta, ’02James F. McLeod, ’75Kay McLeod, ’99Prof. Lori A. McMillanMark D. McMillan, ’93John R. McNee, ’74Rich McNelley, ’02, and Amanda

Bundren McNelley, ’02Th omas W. McNish, ’80Larry R. Mears, ’70Jack A. and Mareta F. MedlinJ. Byron Meeks, ’68Mark R. MeersJan Leslie Meese, ’95Frederick L. Meier II, ’87Barbara A. MellenWillard M. Mellott, ’76David J. Melusky, ’84Karl A. Menninger II, ’75DeLayne G. Merritt, ’06Th e Hon. Jerry L. Mershon, ’61Patrick J. Meyer, ’96Th e Hon. Kristen D. Mickey, ’94Joshua S. Mikkelsen, ’10Kenneth B. Miller, ’06Sara K. Miller, ’75James M. Milliken, ’69William G. Mills II, ’73Charles E. Millsap, ’78Whitney Y. Miranda, ’08Lori R. Miskel, ’95Th e Hon. Daniel L., ’73, and

Linda R., ’00, MitchellDavid R. Mitchell, ’86Allen P. Mitchem, ’47Laura K. Moen, ’00Dara E. Montclare, ’06Th e Hon. Michael R. Montero, ’96Ellen C. Montgomery, ’09Michael A. Montoya PAMelissa A. Moodie, ’05Deborah L. Moody, ’06Michael K. Moore, ’74Tad K. Morlan, ’92Th e Hon. Joseph W. Morris, ’47Paul J. Morrison, ’80Susan M. Morrison, ’84David D. Moshier, ’77Christina D. Moss, ’91William E. Mowery III, ’83Michael S. Mullen, ’74Cleo A. Murphy, ’79Samanatha M. Musso, ’93Elizabeth M. Myers, ’04Jennifer L. Myers, ’03Deletria L. Nash, ’99Francis A. Natchez, ’74Clark R. Nelson, ’73

Sheryl C. Nelson, ’90Melissa L. Ness, ’87Ellen G. Neufeld, ’79Danny L. NewcomerGale S. Newton Jr., ’60Alexandra H. Nguyen, ’95R. Stephen Nichols, ’74Wilfred W. NicklinD. Dani Noe, ’94Timothy W. Nohr, ’96Rita L. Noll, ’84Erick E. Nordling, ’85Carol North, ’93R. Austin Nothern, ’64Larry D. Nuss, ’67K. Kirk Nystrom, ’79Donald C. Oakley, ’99Louis K. Obdyke IV, ’75Steven J. Obermeier, ’85J. Larry Odom, ’77Greogry J. Oelke, ’87Nancy A. Ogle, ’91Steven K. O’Hern, ’88Ken and Ruth OhmWilliam C. O’Keefe, ’67Jody R. Olberding, ’76Kent E., ’76, and Sen. Lana OleenBrad A. Oliver, ’04Jason E. Oller, ’10Paul R. Oller, ’86Allen E. Olson, ’92Gerald, ’53, and Glenna OlsonRachel OlsonMichele M. O’Malley, ’02Paul B. Oman, ’04Assoc. Dean Jalen O’Neil, ’87,

and Kirk W., ’87, LowryONEOK Foundation Inc.James S. Oswalt, ’77Sen. Th omas C. Owens, ’74Robert L. Owings, ’98Ryan H. Pace, ’98Adam T. Pankratz, ’06Gregory J. Pappas, ’84Daniel L. Parker, ’03Karen R. ParkerTh e Hon. Nancy E., ’85, and

James W., ’73, ParrishTh omas E. Patterson, ’96Th e Hon. James A. Patton, ’75Travis A. Pearson, ’93Helen J. Pedigo Sparkman, ’92Joe W. Peel, ’55Kerri A. PeltonTh e Hon. Gene B. Penland, ’61Jennifer L. Perkins, ’97, and

Andrew N. MassieonLynn L. Perkins, ’67Ted L. Peters, ’67Deborah A. Peterson, ’80

* Deceased


Asst. Dean Lynette Petty, ’87Edwin R. and Sara D. PhelpsTh e Hon. Mark B. Pilley, ’79Th omas J. Pinnick, ’76Jeremiah L. Platt, ’06Frank P. Pollner, ’40Elwaine F. Pomeroy*, ’57Ronald P. Pope, ’84Kahlea M. Porter, ’10Tony A. Potter, ’95Gene A. Powell, ’55Jerry Powell, ’87H. Wayne Powers Jr., ’74Harry J. Pratt, ’84Robert A. Prentice, ’75Michael A. Preston, ’80Scott M. Price, ’76Ryan A. Prochaska, ’10Prosecution Charitable TrustTh e Hon. Terry L., ’78, and Patti

PullmanNicholas D. Purifoy, ’05Larry J. Putnam, ’76William K. Quarles, ’64Th e Hon. James F. Quinn, ’83Th e Hon. Michael L. Quint, ’75Jake and Samantha QuistNora M. Quitno, ’89Jack S. Ramirez, ’64John M. Rasmussen, ’99Gary H. Ratzlaff , ’70Fred W. Rausch Jr., ’49Charles R. Rayl, ’75Elizabeth J. Shannahan

Redmond, ’81Robert H. Reeder, ’60Dr. C. Patrick and Miriam D. ReidGary W. Rexford, ’70Mindy B. Reynolds, ’92Carol S. RhodesJohnathan A. Rhodes, ’04Kim K. Richards, ’91Susan Richards, ’05Th e Hon. Cheryl A. Rios

Kingfi sher, ’93Julia A. Rivera, ’87Bruce E. Roach Jr., ’95Marie, ’94, and Steven A. RobbRobert L. Roberts, ’61Angela M. Robinson Markley, ’06Jeff rey W. Rockett, ’89Norman J., ’80, and Anita M., ’81,

RodriguezDennis D. Rogers, ’75Christopher M. Rohrer, ’91William P. Ronan III, ’80Rebecca R. Rookstool, ’09E. Jolene Rooney, ’76Th e Law Offi ce of Daniel S. RorkDr. Libby A. Rosen

Richard D. Ross, ’75Lt. Col. Walter H. Ross, ’77John C. Rubow, ’64Mark and Cecilie RushHarold E. and Joan RussellProf. David L., ’65, and Dr. Rita

Kay RyanRonald S. Ryburn, ’86Sabre DevelopmentDouglas B., ’79, and Susan F., ’79,

SalsburyPatrick M. Salsbury, ’74Th eodore D. Salzer, ’87Th e Hon. Keith Sanborn, ’50Th e Hon. Christopher D.

Sanders, ’90Th e Hon. Rebecca A. Sanders, ’78Ronald E. and Rebecca M. SandhausCharles P. Sandilos, ’85Robert J. Sandilos, ’77Janette L. Satterfi eld, ’90Melvin J. Sauer Jr., ’90Patricia A. Scalia, ’78Jack J. Scheske, ’81Bryon R. Schlosser, ’71Michael A. Schlueter, ’86Mark F. Schmeidler, ’86William K. Schmidt, ’09Michael K. Schmitt, ’74Lawrence E. Schneider, ’77Ronald L. Schneider, ’92Sandra J. Schrader-Farry, ’96Sherri L. Schuck, ’02Richard L. Schultz, ’60SueAnn V. Schultz, ’83Steve A. Schwarm, ’87Gerald W. Scott, ’64Roger L. Seedorf, ’94Bonnie J. Selby, ’88Sentry Insurance FoundationDavid L. Serrault, ’83Mark A. Sevart, ’85Ron ShackleRonald L. Shackle, ’76John H. Shaff er, ’54Th e Hon. Philip R. Shaff er, ’69Patricia A. Shalhoob, ’91Chip, ’03, and Stephanie ShanerG. Richard Shaw, ’73John P. Sheahon, ’86Allen L. Shelton, ’68Th e Hon. William Neil, ’67, and

Martha J. ShepherdJohn, ’76, and Judith ShermanKenichi Shibata, ’96Douglas T., ’94, and Michelle ShimaShook, Hardy and Bacon LLPDonald H. Shoop, ’76Th e Hon. Scott I. Showalter, ’84Timothy A. Showalter, ’81

David G. Shriver, ’75Andrew U. Shull, ’02Sandra Sigler, ’11Kristy L. SimpsonLt. Col. R. Clay Small, ’90Marcy A. SmalleyBryan W. Smith, Attorney at Law,

LLCTh e Hon. Dean J. Smith, ’59Eric B. Smith, ’94Leon Smith, ’66, and Janice

Mittleider-SmithPamela L. Smith, ’92Richard E. Smith, ’68Laura J. Smithson-Corl, ’95William W. Sneed, ’80Donald H. Snook, ’04Andrew T. Snyder, ’03Brock R. Snyder, ’64Frederick R. Snyder, ’79Luke A. Sobba, ’02Society of Former Special Agents

of the FBITh e Hon. Larry T. Solomon, ’76Edward B. Soule, ’65Stephen J Soule, ’81Kerwin L. Spencer, ’81Steven L. Speth, ’85Nathan C. Sprague, ’01Anthony L. Springfi eld, ’02Th e Hon. Nicholas M., ’85, and

Julie L., ’92, St. PeterLaurence A. Stanton, ’72Laura L. Steel, ’07Robert D. Steiger, ’75Charles C. Steincamp, ’93Mary Stephenson, ’94William T. Stetzer, ’96Kelli J. Stevens, ’93Th e Hon. James B. Stewart, ’78Cindy and David StillingsCraig D. Stirn, ’80Eric and Misty StoferStanley K. Stoll, ’80Wayne T. ’58, and Janet S. StrattonA. Mark Stremel Law Offi ce PAMatthew D. Stromberg, ’08Roger D. Struble, ’82Lynette C. Stueve, ’97Robert G. Suelter, ’74David B. Summers, ’78Kwalonue Sunwabe, ’09Christopher D. Swickard, ’92Robert N. Symmonds, ’74Rodney H. Symmonds, ’78James D. Tack Jr., ’77Susan J. Tannenwald-Miringoff , ’85Gerald V., ’82, and Kathleen A., ’83,

TannerNicole K. Tarantino, ’94

Wayne R. Tate, ’80Th e Hon. Steve Tatum, ’74Brian A. Taylor, ’10Anita M. Tebbe, ’86Claire M. Terrebonne, ’08Richard D. Terrill, ’79Lt. Col. Lance D. Th axton, ’94Terri D. Th omas, ’88Frederick T. Th ompson, ’66Shirard D. Th ompson, ’03Bruce, ’80, and Georgia Th ompsonJon E., ’95, and Kristen, ’96,

Th ornbrughLinus A. Th uston, ’95Th e Hon. Nelson E. Toburen, ’67John D. Tongier, ’82Phillip M. Tongier, ’04John B. Towner, ’58Th e Hon. Harold R. Towslee, ’71Jessica J. Travis, ’99Irwin S. Trester, ’68Timothy E. Troll, ’78Russell Y. Tsuji, ’89D. Suzan Tucker, ’91Amy L. Turner, ’09Jenette Turner, ’04Jeremy S. Unruh, ’99Roger L. Unruh, ’76Martin E. Updegraff , ’61Kathleen A. Urbom, ’80Joseph N. Vader, ’64Deborah L Valentino, ’93Th e Hon. James W. Van Amburg, ’82Tom R. Van Sickle, ’66Peter J. Vanderwarker, ’98Catherine Veach Moyer, ’02J. Ronald Vignery, ’69Donna VilanderWoody VincentRolf J. and Shelley Von MerveldtDonna M. Voth, ’77Timothy L. Voth, ’88Cricket Wadley and Marvin BranchFrances WadleyRandy WadleyShelly R. Wakeman, ’91Patrick, ’87, and Janet, ’87, WalshDennis M. Walters, ’89Dr. Howard N., ’79, and Marilyn S.

WardJames R. Ward, ’62Th e Hon. Mark A. Ward, ’81K. Michael Warner, ’84Capt. Jeff ry L. Washburn, ’93Bruce E. Wasinger, ’77Robert M. Wasko Jr., ’76Cynthia G. Waskowiak, ’08Teresa L. Watson, ’94Shannon D. Wead, ’97Claudia J. Weaver, ’07


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William, ’68, and Lois WellsJulian F. Weltsch, ’59Rebecca J. Wempe, ’95Karl L. Wenger, ’08Judy WernerR. Clark Wesley, ’59Charles B. Wesonig, ’72Craig W. West, ’87Gary C. West, ’94Bob, ’88, and Karen WestWayne K. Westblade, ’79Deborah C. Westphal, ’02John Wheeler, ’76Th e Hon. Merlin G. Wheeler, ’77William E. White, ’93Th e Hon. Jerry C. Whitehead, ’60Th eodore, ’73, and Rose WilchBradley D. Wilcox, ’74Heather M. Wilke, ’00James S. Willard, ’76Jenny M. Williams, ’06Ronald P. Williams, ’77Tom A. Williamson, ’73Richard E. and Ellen F. WillisMichael T. Wilson, ’88June S. Windscheff elWendell D. Winkler, ’51Vashti Winterburg, ’95Martin E. WisneskiEric P. Witkoski, ’89Douglas P. Witteman, ’91Joseph I., ’79, and Karen L., ’91,

WittmanMason W. Wolf, ’81Bruce A. Woner, ’79Colin D. Wood, ’00Rebecca E. Woodman, ’87Keron D. Wright, ’07Wyatt M. Wright, ’80Mitchell D. Wulfekoetter, ’87Wendy A. Wussow, ’94Phylemon C. M. Yau, ’93Emily A. Yessen, ’09Lori L. Yockers, ’91Michael W. Zehner, ’79Joseph W. Zima, ’72Marilyn Faye Zortman Philips

Class of 1940Frank P. Pollner

Class of 1942Richard B. Clausing

Class of 1946Gordon K. Lowry

Class of 1947Allen P. MitchemTh e Hon. Joseph W. Morris

Class of 1948Donald Kresie

Class of 1949Clyde E. MilliganFred W. Rausch Jr.

Class of 1950Davis S. CarsonS. Jack GlavesTh e Hon. Keith Sanborn

Class of 1951Junior F. ElderMyron L. ListromHollis B. LoganEdgar M. MinerHoward I. Perry*Wendell D. Winkler

Class of 1952Th e Hon. Th omas A. BushTh e Hon. Sam A. CrowTh e Hon. Robert J. Dole

Class of 1953Don BaxterJack R. EulerRichard C. HiteHerbert A. KelleyCharles C. McCarterGerald OlsonDon B. Stahr

Class of 1954Grover L. BryanDale H. CooperW. Bradley PostJohn H. Shaff er

Class of 1955Gary M. HilgersLoren H. Hohman Sr.Gailen L. KeelingJoe W. PeelGene A. Powell

Class of 1956Paul D. BerkleyWilliam D. BuntenElwin F. CabbageRobert L. ChesnutLt. Col. Gaylon K. Kintner

Ted R. MorganFrank C. NortonTh e Hon. John B. Wooley

Class of 1957Wright W. CrummettRuss DavisJohn R. FrazierRobert W. KaplanElwaine F. Pomeroy *Carl W. QuarnstromDonald P. SchnackeEdward F. Wiegers

Class of 1958Richard V. FooteRobert D. HechtJohn E. HermanManuel B. MendozaWayne T. StrattonJohn B. Towner

Class of 1959Robert F. CunninghamTh e Hon. David W. DeweyRalph E. SkoogTh e Hon. Dean J. SmithNorris D. WalterJulian F. WeltschR. Clark Wesley

Class of 1960M. Wayne DavidsonJack FochtSen. Franklin D. GainesTh e Hon. Fred S. JacksonGale S. Newton Jr.Robert H. ReederRichard L. SchultzJ. Harlan StamperTh e Hon. Jerry C. Whitehead

Class of 1961John F. GernonTh e Hon. Jerry L. MershonTh e Hon. Gene B. PenlandRobert L. RobertsTh e Hon. Fredrick B. StrothmanMartin E. Updegraff

Class of 1962Th e Hon. J. Patrick BrazilDavid V. BuckleyTh e Hon. Jon S. JonesJohn E. LangGerald J. LetourneauTh e Hon. Tyler C. Lockett

Prof. Jerry E. NortonJames R. Ward

Class of 1963John V. BlackDavid W. CraigRichmond M. Enochs Jr.Firman G. GladowAmbassador Delano E. LewisArthur E. Palmer

Class of 1964Terry J. AndersonDon A. CashmanRobert L. DersteinTh e Hon. Kay E. McFarlandR. Austin NothernWilliam K. QuarlesJack S. RamirezJohn C. RubowGerald W. ScottRoger M. SherwoodBrock R. SnyderJoseph N. Vader

Class of 1965William M. CobbTh e Hon. Jesse D. EulerArthur A. GlassmanJohn R. HamiltonMadison R. Jones IIIJohn L. Kratzer Jr.Kerry E. McQueenProf. David L. RyanJohn M. SimpsonEdward B. Soule

Class of 1966Th e Hon. James G. BeasleyDennis L. BiekerDaniel W. Forker Jr.Dr. Max M. HalleyRobert L. LockeDaniel D. MetzKent P. SmithLeon SmithFrederick T. Th ompsonTom R. Van Sickle

Class of 1967W. Robert AldersonE. Edward Brown Jr.William J. FitzpatrickNorman J. FurseTh e Hon. Th omas H. GraberJacob S. GraybillRichard G. HayesVernon D. Just

* Deceased


Larry K. MeekerLarry D. NussWilliam C. O’KeefeLynn L. PerkinsTed L. PetersGloria E. ShawTh e Hon. William Neil ShepherdTh e Hon. Nelson E. Toburen

Class of 1968Paul E. ArtzerTh omas J. BerscheidtTh e Hon. David F. BrewsterJohn J. BryanC. Mark ColeLawrence A. DimmittArne T. HenricksWinton M. HinkleClayton HunterKenneth L. KernsJ. Richard LakeByron C. LoudonJ. Byron MeeksAllen L. SheltonRichard E. SmithDaniel L. SwagertyIrwin S. TresterWilliam A. Wells

Class of 1969Th omas A. AdrianCol. Jack S. Bender IIIKeith B. BerkholtzBruce E. BordersRay L. BorthClark C. BradshawJames G. ButlerFrederick W. GodderzGary R. HathawayJohn J. Hesse Jr.Th e Hon. C. Frederick Lorentz IIMichael J. ManningMichael L. MaxwellJames M. MillikenWilliam D. PowellTh e Hon. Philip R. Shaff erTh omas A. ValentineJ. Ronald VigneryBob Vohs

Class of 1970Randy M. HearrellLynn R. JohnsonCraig D. KershnerRobert W. ManskeDavid L. McLaneLarry R. MearsBryan L. Query

Gary H. Ratzlaff Gary W. RexfordHayden B. St. John

Class of 1971Alfred B. AdamMichael L. ClutterBart E. EisfelderH. Philip ElwoodDon Hoff manEdward J. Hund Jr.Curtis M. IrbyPhilip M. KnightonJohn O. MartinRande A. McAllisterBryon R. SchlosserTh e Hon. Harold R. TowsleeDennis J. Wing

Class of 1972Th e Hon. Charles E. AndrewsRussell K. AshPaul R. BoedingTh e Hon. Daniel L. BrewsterGeorge E. Burket IIIRobert T. Craig IIIProf. Linda D. ElrodJack D. FlesherMichael V. FoustDaniel S. Garrity IIJ. Franklin HummerJohn K. KleinhekselDan LykinsFernando E. MataPat McCartyLaurence A. StantonTh omas G. TeichgraeberCharles B. WesonigT. Michael WilsonJoseph W. Zima

Class of 1973Fred BentleyH. Allan CaldwellSteven G. CooperD. Duke DupreJan M. HamiltonTh omas D. Haney Jr.Ronald H. HarndenDavid J. HeinemannTh e Hon. William H. HelsperJames E. MartinWilliam G. Mills IITh e Hon. Daniel L. MitchellMichael C. MolineClark R. NelsonTh e Hon. J. Stephen NyswongerJames W. ParrishJames N. Reardon

Lawrence R. RuteGeorge J. Savin Jr.Th e Hon. Edward P. SchneebergerG. Richard ShawJohn R. ShirleyEdward H. SondkerTh e Hon. Gregory L. WallerLarry H. WhittTh eodore M. WilchTom A. WilliamsonRonald E. Wurtz

Class of 1974Alan F. AldersonStephen W. AthaJohn T. BirdCapt. Mark P. BlendenTh e Hon. John E. BremerB. Robertson CohenWendell F. Cowan Jr.David K. DuckersDouglas R. EverleyPhillip R. FieldsG. Steven FleschnerWilliam C. GettlerWilliam R. Griffi thDavid J. HardingTh e Hon. Jerome P. HellmerStanley R. JuhnkeJohn D. KempTh e Hon. Paul J. KilburgKyler G. KnobbeJohn W. LannRex K. LinderJames F. LongTh e Hon. Christel E. MarquardtJ. Steven MassoniJohn R. McNeeMichael K. MooreMichael S. MullenFrancis A. NatchezR. Stephen NicholsSen. Th omas C. OwensWilliam H. PenneyPaul G. Perez*John C. PetersonH. Wayne Powers Jr.Michael W. RyanPatrick M. SalsburyMichael K. SchmittDick E. SherbondyRobert G. SuelterRobert N. SymmondsTh e Hon. Steve TatumPaul M. UeokaBradley A. WilcoxWarren B. WoodRoy H. Worthington III

Class of 1975Th e Hon. John Anderson IIITerry E. BeckBill D. BerkleyGalen E. BieryTh e Hon. Dan D. BoyerWm. David ByasseeDouglas M. CrottyRobert D. EgglestonBill L. FrostTh omas C. HendersonDonald E. HillTh e Hon. Stephen D. HillLeigh C. HudsonCharles S. Joss Jr.Lawrence G. KarnsRobert E. KeeshanWilliam J. KellyDennis D. KirkDon J. KnappenbergerJenifer L. LucasCarol D. McDowellJames F. McLeodKarl A. Menninger IISara K. MillerLouis K. ObdykeTh e Hon. James A. PattonRobert A. PrenticeTh e Hon. Michael L. QuintCharles R. RaylDennis D. RogersRichard D. RossAlan L. RupeDavid G. ShriverJames C. SlatteryRobert D. SteigerJames H. Th ompsonTh e Hon. Th omas J. Toepfer

Class of 1976W. Kay AdamRussell E. BishopJohn B. BlackKaren A. BlackRichard C. BortonLeonard L. BuddenbohmW. Matthew Busch Jr.Harriet E. CaplanJanet A. ChubbRay L. ConnellCarl E. Cornwell IITh omas H. DuncanHelen E. DupreKeith R. FevurlyCurtis A. FrasierMichael C. GermannDavid H. GrayGerald L. GreenTh e Hon. Gerald W. Hart


Contributors

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Danton C. HejtmanekRobert S. JonesJ. Michael KennalleyTh e Hon. Daniel L. LoveTh e Hon. L. Barry MackF. Gregory MathiasJudith A. McKeeWillard M. MellottBrenton B. MooreTh e Hon. Donald R. Noland IIIWilliam T. NorthPaul D. OakleafJody R. OlberdingKent E. OleenTh omas J. PinnickScott M. PriceLarry J. PutnamDwight E. RahmeyerJames P. RankinDavid M. RappSidney A. ReitzE. Jolene RooneyTh eodore D. RothR. Douglas SebeliusRonald L. ShackleJohn P. SheahonJohn ShermanDonald H. ShoopJoyce R. Simmons RubensteinTh e Hon. Larry T. SolomonS. Philip StoverRoger L. UnruhRobert M. Wasko Jr.Ruth C. WestJohn WheelerJames S. Willard

Class of 1977Bruce L. BachmanLarry R. BaerTh e Hon. Richard T. BallingerGregory K. BarkerGeorge A. BartonGary L. BlantonDaniel G. BlytheTh e Hon. John D. BoehDana BrewerTh e Hon. Joseph BribiescaDr. Vicki K. BrittainMert F. BuckleyForrest A. BuhlerTh e Hon. Timothy J. ChambersCraig D. CoxDaryl V. Craft K. Alan DeinesJeff rey O. EllisTh e Hon. John R. EyerGordon T. GarrettStanton A. HazlettMichael D. Hepperly

Elizabeth R. HerbertJeff rey C. JoyW. Terrence KilroyBruce W. KinzieJoseph A. KnoppJoe A. LangBarry D. MartinTh e Hon. Joseph L. McCarville IIIJames R. McEntireDavid D. MoshierPatrik W. NeustromJ. Larry OdomC. William “Bill” OssmannJames S. OswaltStephen R. PageProf. David E. PierceLt. Col. Walter H. RossRobert J. SandilosLawrence E. SchneiderJames D. Tack Jr.Larry D. TittelDonna M. VothH. Reed WalkerBruce E. WasingerTh e Hon. John L. WeingartTh e Hon. Merlin G. WheelerRonald P. Williams

Class of 1978David M. BaerRep. J. Robert BrookensJeff rey A. ChubbWilliam J. CravenSteven C. DayS. Lucky DeFriesJohn G. EnrightTh e Hon. Th omas E. FosterStephen C. FunkTh e Hon. Bruce T. GattermanCydni K. GilmanBarry S. GinsburgLinda K. GravesVincent S. GreenKaren L. Griffi thsCharles F. HarrisJohn C. HermanGlenn I. KerbsLeonard W. KinzieTh e Hon. Philip T. KyleGregory A. LeeWilliam H. MatarazziRobert S. MaxwellCharles E. MillsapEdward J. NazarWilliam H. Pitsenberger Jr.Th e Hon. Terry L. PullmanTh e Hon. Rebecca A. SandersPatricia A. ScaliaJ. Craig ShultzTh e Hon. James B. Stewart

David B. SummersRodney H. SymmondsTimothy E. TrollCalvin Williams

Class of 1979Daryl D. AhlquistMark G. AyeshAnne L. BakerGregory L. BauerTimothy J. Carkhuff June Ellen ClaydonScott R. CondraySusan K. EllisDavid A. FenleyAlice M. FitzgeraldL. Stephen GarlowH. Marvin GilmoreScott J. GundersonMary V. HowerMichael K. JohnstonKaren S. KylePaul T. MaricleLawrence F. MontagueDavid H. MosesCleo A. MurphyEllen G. NeufeldK. Kirk NystromTh e Hon. Mark B. PilleyG. Craig RobinsonDouglas B. SalsburySusan F. SalsburyFrederick R. SnyderRichard D. TerrillDr. Howard N. WardWayne K. WestbladeBradford L. WilliamsJoseph I. WittmanBruce A. WonerRonald P. WoodNina R. WuestlingMichael W. ZehnerDavid N. Zimmerman

Class of 1980Brenda L. BradenJill BremyerGeorge C. BruceGlenda R. CantrellStephen W. CavanaughMalcolm L. CopelandJoseph E. Cosgrove Jr.M. Duane CoyleDennis R. DavidsonTh e Hon. David B. DebenhamRonald D. DeMossDouglas D. DepewJoseph M. FastCarol L. Foreman

Frederick J. GreenbaumRichard G. GuinnBradley E. HaddockJohn A. HagemanTh omas D. HarrisBob HoehnGary M. HowlandJoel B. JacksonTh e Hon. Lee A. JohnsonNorman R. KellyJohn B. KlendaTh omas A. Loft us IIIScott K. LoganTh e Hon. Marla J. LuckertKevin M. ManzTh omas W. McNishPaul J. MorrisonS. Ken MorseDeborah A. PetersonMichael A. PrestonRandall J. PriceKeith L. RobertsNorman J. RodriguezWilliam P. Ronan IIIKay Y. RuteDonna M. SchmidtWilliam W. SneedCraig D. StirnStanley K. StollWayne R. TateBruce Th ompsonKathleen A. UrbomWyatt M. WrightRichard C. Wuestling

Class of 1981Carolyn A. AdamsEric R. BentonGregory J. BienMatthew W. BoddingtonGlenn R. BraunMichael A. ChildsDebra K. CrawfordWilliam P. CrawfordJohn M. DumaChristopher L. FlatteryBruce R. FlipseCarl A. GallagherAlan N. HasslerMichael E. HazelDavid W. HildrethKevin B. JohnsonRobert E. JohnstonJeff JonesRussell F. KaufmanTh e Hon. Gary M. KorteAnthony D. LinkHerman A. LoeppRobert G. Martin IIMark R. Meers

* Deceased


Daniel L. MuchowRonald W. NelsonElizabeth J. Shannahan RedmondAnita M. RodriguezJack J. ScheskeMark A. ShaikenTimothy A. ShowalterStephen J. SouleKerwin L. SpencerWilliam M. SpielerPamela H. StablerTh e Hon. Mark A. WardMason W. Wolf

Class of 1982Paul T. AmundsonTimothy J. ArehartTimothy M. AylwardJeff ery R. BrewerMichael B. BrewerWilliam E. BrewerJames M. Caplinger Jr.Elizabeth A. CarsonRichard A. CaspermeyerLeslie K. ChingChristopher G. CostelloTerry C. CuppsTh e Hon. M. Joe DickinsonDaniel L. DoyleMary Ann GerrardMichael R. HeimTh e Hon. Larry D. HendricksTh e Hon. E. Leigh HoodCraig H. KaufmanTimothy R. KeenanKurt F. KluinLaurine KreipeGerald R. LauDouglas K. ManionDr. Charles M. MasnerMark D. MastersTimothy P. McCarthyBrian T. MeyersClarice J. PetersBlaise R. PlummerBarbara W. RankinZackery E. ReynoldsTh e Hon. Kim R. SchroederRoger D. StrubleGerald V. TannerJohn D. TongierJeff rey L. UngererTh e Hon. James W. Van Amburg

Class of 1983Ricky E. BaileyJoseph M. ColettaJames ColganYvonne M. Ernzen

Stephen C. FiebigerAnnette GurneyStuart A. HaneyRonald E. HenkeRex W. HenochRonald J. KibbeBryan D. KrantzRobert R. Laing Jr.Richard J. LindWilliam E. Mowery IIILinda S. ParksTh e Hon. James F. QuinnRosemary Saldan-PawsonSueAnn V. SchultzDavid L. SerraultKathleen A. TannerWilliam A. Vickery

Class of 1984Shari M. AlbrechtC. Frank Allison Jr.Randy M. BarkerPeter W. BennettDavid R. BrantTh e Hon. David E. BrunsDaniel F. ChurchAnn ColganMartin E. S. ConreyJohn R. DietrickTh e Hon. J. Charles DroegeKenneth J. ElandKaren L. FranceTimothy A. FriedenLawrence M. GurneyCynthia K. HaleLaura L. IceJohn D. JurcykDouglas J. KeelingDaniel P. KolditzRobert R. Lee IICraig R. McKinneyDavid J. MeluskySusan M. MorrisonRita L. NollGregory J. PappasRonald P. PopeHarry J. PrattKaren D. Wedel RenwickTh e Hon. Scott I. ShowalterK. Michael WarnerTh omas M. Warner Jr.

Class of 1985Evelyn L. AllenM. Lou AllenDon AndersenJames C. BrentDavid W. BrooksRussell A. Brown

Jeff rey K. CooperRichard F. CorsonTh e Hon. Daniel D. CreitzLori A. FinkPaul S. GregoryLeslie HessSteven E. JohnsonRichard J. KastnerChristopher KorthSteven A. KraushaarMichael J. LadenLauren M. LowryStuart S. LowryTh e Hon. Eric F. MelgrenDr. Stephen D. MinnisBrian J. NiceswangerDana S. NiceswangerErick E. NordlingSteven J. ObermeierTh e Hon. Nancy E. ParrishDavid A. PetersonJoseph N. RobbNancy R. RyanTh e Hon. Th omas K. RyanCharles P. SandilosSteven R. SanfordCecilia A. SeminaraMark A. SevartLeslee R. SharpMichael L. SniderSteven L. SpethTh e Hon. Nicholas M. St. PeterSusan J. Tannenwald-Miringoff Trisha A. Th elenTh e Hon. Evelyn WilsonAnne P. Zellhoefer

Class of 1986Anton C. AndersenSusan D. AndrewsHarry M. BassTh e Hon. Robert D. BergerTerri L. BezekTh e Hon. Mark S. BraunD. Scott BrownSteve GradertMichael W. JonesSteven D. MankTerry L. MannKeith L. MarkRonnie D. MartinekDavid R. MitchellPaul R. OllerLarry J. PittsRonald S. RyburnMichael A. SchlueterMark F. SchmeidlerAnita M. TebbeC. Geraldine Umphenour

Debra A. VermillionJill A. WoltersDeryl W. Wynn

Class of 1987Glen-Peter Ahlers Sr.Kevin J. ArnelJacqueline I. BrandaJames C. CavanaughTerry D. CrissChristopher J. DoskocilTh e Hon. Keith E. DrillDaniel J. GronnigerConnie S. HamiltonPaul C. HerrMichael R. HullPeter A. Jouras Jr.Ronald D. JungKatherine E. Kelemen-BeattyJanet K. KerrSteven W. KruseBrian J. LaRueTh e Hon. Jeff ry J. LarsonJane E. LindhoutKirk W. LowryFrederick L. Meier IIMelissa L. NessBlanca L. OcampoGregory J. OelkeAssoc. Dean Jalen O’Neil LowryAsst. Dean Lynette PettyJerry PowellJulia A. RiveraTh eodore D. SalzerSteve A. SchwarmArdith R. Smith-WoertzJanet C. WalshPatrick G. WalshProf. Curtis J. WaughCraig W. WestRebecca E. WoodmanMitchell D. Wulfekoetter

Class of 1988Merrill J. BefortKathleen H. BrownTh e Hon. Kyle A. BrysonNicholas B. CoxCleona A. FlipseRonald J. GoodeyonKenton M. HallJames R. JarrowRobyn C. Euler JohnsonMichael G. JonesEdward KainenJoann E. McEntireMark J. McGivernMichael A. MontoyaSteven K. O’Hern


Contributors John A. ReynoldsSusan S. SaidianBonnie J. SelbyTerri D. Th omasSusana ValdovinosTimothy L. VothRoger W. WarrenRobert A. WestMichael T. Wilson

Class of 1989Carmen D. BakarichMarck R. CobbMartha L. CooperTh e Hon. Kim W. CudneyLinda J. FleekerJames H. HerdSamuel M. HerreraKevin W. Loeffl erBarbara A. Lombrano-WilliamsonJoyce A. McCray PearsonMarcos A. MendozaAlan P. MorelNora M. QuitnoJeff rey W. RockettRichard D. SmithRussell Y. TsujiDennis M. WaltersEric P. Witkoski

Class of 1990Mitzi J. AlspaughDonna F. BohnDennis BosleyDonald J. CooperJeff rey L. CowgerTh omas R. FieldsMatthew D. FlesherAllison L. HerrClark R. HudsonJames M. JewelerJulia A. McKeeSheryl C. NelsonTh e Hon. Christopher D. SandersJanette L. Satterfi eldMelvin J. Sauer Jr.Lt. Col. R. Clay Small

Class of 1991J.D. BefortJohn M. CollinsMark R. FrameTh omas GressMarshall S. HoneymanDeborah A. HuthRichard MadrilShane T. McCallChristina D. MossNancy A. Ogle

Kim K. RichardsChristopher M. RohrerPatricia A. ShalhoobA. Mark StremelD. Suzan TuckerShelly R. WakemanDouglas P. WittemanKaren L. WittmanLori L. Yockers

Class of 1992Paul E. AilsliegerKevin T. BeckwithA. Michelle Roberts CanterAlan E. CobbDanielle D. Dempsey-SwopesSuzanne R. Dwyer-AilsliegerProf. Jeff rey D. JacksonBrenda R. KelleyMaria LealTad K. MorlanBruce A. NeyAllen E. OlsonHelen J. Pedigo SparkmanMindy B. ReynoldsRonald L. SchneiderBryan W. SmithPamela L. SmithJulie L. St. PeterChristopher D. Swickard

Class of 1993Jennifer M. BergerTh omas E. BorregoBartholomew M. BottaJose L. CastilloDwight D. DumlerDana L. FanoeleDebra A. Hockett-ClarkPaula D. HofakerChad L. HookerRegina Y. KaneDarren K. KearnsTh omas G. LemonMichael B. LewisMike LeybaTodd M. McCauleyAndrew J. McGowanMark D. McMillanSamantha A. MussoCarol NorthTravis A. PearsonTh e Hon. Cheryl A. Rios Kingfi sherJacquelyn E. RokusekCharles C. SteincampKelli J. StevensDeborah L ValentinoCapt. Jeff ry L. Washburn

William E. WhitePhylemon C. M. Yau

Class of 1994Sonya L. AllenAdam D. BoklageMaureen O. BryanJames W. ChipmanClinton D. CollierSharon E. GloyerStephen M. GornyJoyce K. GroverByron K. HammondTh e Hon. Amy L. HarthKayla D. KulaKenneth P. KulaTh e Hon. Ainka C. KweliEva M. LandryCatherine C. LangCynthia J. LongTh e Hon. Kristen D. MickeyD. Dani NoeMarie RobbRoger L. SeedorfDouglas T. ShimaEric B. SmithMary StephensonNicole K. TarantinoLt. Col. Lance D. Th axtonTeresa L. WatsonGary C. WestWendy A. Wussow

Class of 1995Stuart P. BoehningKelli N. BreerMichael A. Card*Johnny Y. ChuangJeff rey R. HewettDonna L. LanceJae M. LeePamela S. LeinwetterJared S. MaagRyland F. MahatheyNorbert C. Marek Jr.Christopher J. McCurdyJan Leslie MeeseLori R. MiskelAlexandra H. NguyenTony A. PotterPatrick G. ReaveyBruce E. Roach Jr.Laura J. Smithson-CorlKyle SteadmanJon E. Th ornbrughLinus A. Th ustonRebecca J. WempeVashti Winterburg

Class of 1996Sean W. BellJennifer M. BerardCline I. BoonePaulette R. BurgessJohn F. CarpinelliLara L. DelkaAmy E. HeathEric S. HeathTracy L. HenryPatrick J. MeyerTh e Hon. Michael R. MonteroTimothy W. NohrChris L. PattersonTh omas E. PattersonSandra J. Schrader-FarryKenichi ShibataJulia S. SpainhourWilliam T. StetzerKristen Th ornbrugh

Class of 1997Christina I. AppersonEdward M. CollazoJohn J. DaleJimmie C. EwingSusan C. HascallDeena M. Hyson BaileyRobert E. Johnson IIJeff rey C. KnappRuben OrtizDaniel Perez Jr.Jennifer L. PerkinsFrederick W. SchwinnCarolyn R. SimpsonLynette C. StueveShannon D. Wead

Class of 1998Victor J. BradenShannon R. DunhamStacy G. Friend BellAmi S. HytenPaula N. JohnsonMichael D. KillebrewJason C. NealVictoria L. NillesRobert L. OwingsRyan H. PacePeter J. Vanderwarker

Class of 1999William “Trey” A. Alford IIIIndia N. BoultonWade H. Bowie Jr.Kevin J. BreerMarlee S. CarpenterMichelle M. Carter-Gouge

* Deceased

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Kenneth J. DotsonBrian M. JacquesMelissa E. KasprzykNicole M. KeanSusan M. LoyDonte’ L. MartinKay McLeodDeletrai L. NashDonald C. OakleyJohn M. RasmussenAlexander J. SolorioSabrina K. StandiferJessica J. TravisJeremy S. Unruh

Class of 2000Jonathan T. BoultonChad ColganReggie DavisChristina DeanEsther W. DighKathryn S. GonzalesLynda KoenemannMark O. LawlorLynn S. McGivernLinda R. MitchellLaura K. MoenGregory A. SchwartzHeather M. WilkeColin D. WoodLarry N. Zimmerman

Class of 2001Patty BurleyMary E. ChristopherMarc C. DavisElizabeth M. DotsonEmily A. HartzAmy O. LawlorJeff rey C. LeikerShawn M. LindsayDenise D. RiemannNathan C. Sprague

Class of 2002Amanda Bundren McNelleyJason R. CoodySteve L. CornettaCameron V. DrumrightGreg A. DrumrightSean C. HarlowJodi M. HossTh e Hon. Douglas P. JonesErik C. KlutmanAndrew L. KynastonNathan J. LuceroSarah McLean AcostaRich McNelley

Michele M. O’MalleySherri L. SchuckMichael Sharma-CrawfordAndrew U. ShullLuke A. SobbaAnthony L. Springfi eldCatherine Veach MoyerDeborah C. Westphal

Class of 2003Elizabeth C. AshtonWesley L. AshtonBrandon J. BerkleyEric R. BidwellTed BillsMichelle L. BurnsJacqueline R. ButlerJeremiah C. HumesKarla R. Jones-WilsonKimberly D. Kearse-LaneRonald D. KurtzTad C. LaytonJennifer L. MyersDaniel L. ParkerChip ShanerDuston J. SlinkardAndrew T. SnyderShirard D. Th ompson

Class of 2004Teri D. CampbellJustin A. BarrettSarah E. ByrneRobin K. CarlsonChristopher R. CuevasBart A. FisherSara N. HuerterChristopher M. IrbyElizabeth M. MyersBrad A. OliverPaul B. OmanDonald H. SnookPhillip M. TongierJenette Turner

Class of 2005Christopher C. BatesMatthew R. BergmannEric V. CalvertVincent M. CoxJohn P. FoleyAngela K. GramseCourtney T. KennedyCheryl A. KesslerC.W. KlebeJeff rey N. LoweMelissa A. MoodieDerek L. Park

Jamie L. ParsonsNicholas D. PurifoySusan Richards

Class of 2006Andy BentleyHillary J. BoyeKatherine A. JamesKristy L. CuevasSteven M. EllisJoletta M. FriesenRoarke R. GordonJason T. GrayTravis B. HarrodAnthony T. HunterAubrey N. JacobsAmy L. LeisingerDeLayne G. MerrittSunee N. MickleKenneth B. MillerLeAnn E. MillerDara E. MontclareDeborah L. MoodyAdam T. PankratzJeremiah L. PlattAngela M. Robinson MarkleyJenny M. WilliamsAngel R. ZimmermanKevin J. Zolotor

Class of 2007Zachary L. Chaff ee-McClureAndrew CouchKaren M. CouchMark A. DupreeShanelle E. DupreeChristopher J. FrankJay R. HallRichard A. HickeyJudy Y. JewsomeBerend J. KoopsLaura L. SteelClaudia J. WeaverKeron D. Wright

Class of 2008Stephen R. AllredDavid BeckerJeremy L. ClaridgeKrystle M. DalkePaige J. Eichert-ZolotorLisa K. GarzaTracey D. JohnsonMelissa S. LavonierWhitney Y. MirandaMatthew D. StrombergClaire M. TerrebonneCynthia G. WaskowiakKarl L. Wenger

Class of 2009Timothy M. BelsanDavid P. BoldaCarrie J. EllisonDanielle M. HallCraig HorvathAnn M. KrstulicChristine M. LarsonJoseph R. LedbetterEllen C. MontgomeryJohnathan A. RhodesRebecca R. RookstoolWilliam K. SchmidtKwalonue SunwabeAmy L. TurnerEmily A. Yessen

Class of 2010Robert E. BauerAshley G. HawkinsonTeresa A. MataDavid E. McDonaldJoshua S. MikkelsenJason E. OllerKahlea M. PorterRyan A. ProchaskaBrian A. TaylorEric Weslander

Class of 2011Sandra Sigler

Honor/MemorialContributionsGift s received in memory of

Eberle A. Baldwin, ’55*Elwin F. Cabbage, ’56Evelyn B. CaseyFrank C. Norton, ’56

Gift s received in honor of Caleb R. Biesterveld, ’12

Richard Biesterveld and Mary Helm

Gift s received in honor of Courtney D. Boehm, ’12

Robert and Trish Steele

Gift s received in honor of Jennifer L. Brewer, ’13

Joseph and Patricia Brewer

Gift s received in honor of Arthur R. Bridgens, ’13

Marcy A. Smalley

Gift s received in memory of Byron McCormick Cerrillo, ’84*


Contributors C. William “Bill” Ossmann, ’77Duston J. Slinkard, ’03

Gift s received in honor of Jacob A. Conard, ’13

Larry and Lisa Conard

Gift s received in honor of Daniel W. Cramer, ’13

Rachel Cramer

Gift s received in honor of Christopher J. Davies, ’13

Traci L. Davies-Miller

Gift s received in honor of Ann K. DeLong, ’13

Joe DeLong

Gift s received in honor of Molly G. Dolman, ’12

Debra Dolman

Gift s received in honor of Jessica L. Dotter, ’12

Gregg Dotter

Gift s received in memory of Edgar W. Dwire, ’63*

Clift on Square Foundation

Gift s received in honor of Heather R. Fletcher, ’14

Judith A. Werner

Gift s received in honor of Sara G. Freeman, ’13

Frank L. and Sally E. Freeman

Gift s received in honor of Steven Goaslind, ’13

Craig and Sandra Goaslind

Gift s received in honor of Chelsea K. Good, ’12

Kevin and Kammie Good

Gift s received in memory of David J. Heath, ’76*

Emerson Charitable TrustEmerson Electric CompanyCynthia G. Heath

Gift s received in honor of Ashley R. Heidrick, ’12

Mike and Judy Heidrick

Gift s received in honor of Ben Hinkle, ’13

David P. Hinkle

Gift s received in honor of Myles D. Jennings, ’12

Greg and Tammy Jennings

Gift s received in honor of Brent A. Jepson, ’13

Robin and Jan Jepson

Gift s received in honor of Nicole M. Johnson, ’13

James H. Johnson and Victoria L. Johnson

Tributes for Catherine E. KelleyGift s received in memory of

Elizabeth R. Kelley*Ronald D. Andersen and Mary C.

AndersenRonald D. AndersenKen and Jo EdwardsLois J. LykinsJack and Mareta F. MedlinWilfred W. Nicklin

Gift s received in memory of Th omas E. Kelly, ’48*

Th omas and Sharon K. BolyardAnderson W. and Edith ChandlerJaylene DumasDr. Frank K. and Karen GalbraithFrank O. and Katherine GalbraithC. William “Bill” Ossmann, ’77Karen R. ParkerFred W., ’49, and Shirley RauschHarold E. and M. Joan RussellSociety of Former Special Agents

of the FBI

Gift s received in memory of Nanette Kemmerly-Weber, ’79*

Richard A. and Norma J. KemmerlyTh e Hon. Ainka C. Kweli, ’94

Gift s received in honor of Brian Koch, ’13

Bernard and Debbie Koch

Gift s received in honor of Susan R. Kueker, ’12

Dr. Richard and Susan Keuker

Gift s received in memory of Prof. John F. Kuether*

Brenda R. Kelley, ’92Jeff rey C. Knapp, ’97

Gift s received in honor of Steven A. Lautt, ’12

Art and Judy Lautt

Gift s received in honor of Alan W. Lindeke, ’13

Arthur and Earadean Lindeke

Gift s received in honor of Brian Lindquist, ’12

Robert and Dianna Lindquist

Gift s received in memory of Todd W. Lowe*

Kelly and Tyann Orton

Gift s received in memory of Hugh D. Mauch, ’56*William D. Mauch

Gift s received in memory of Brian J. Moline, ’66*

Jason T. Gray, ’06Michael C. Moline, ’73

Gift s received in memory of Th omas W. Moorman, ’81*

Donna R. HobbsRonald E. and Rebecca M.

SandhausNancy A. Silverforb

Gift s received in honor of Andrew T. Newcomer, ’12

Danny L. Newcomer

Gift s received in memory of Harold D. Oelschlaeger, ’49*

Kristin K. BrustFred W., ’49, and Shirley Rausch

Gift s received in honor of Lynne M. Philips. ’13

Marilyn Faye Zortman Philips

Gift s received in honor of Prof. Jean and Julie Reeves

Dr. Douglas B. Reeves

Gift s received in memory of Ronald K. Richey, ’51*

Prof. James M. Concannon and Melissa P. Masoner

Th e Hon. Joseph W. Morris, ’47

Gift s received in honor of Christopher M. Rush, 13

Mark and Cecilie Rush

Gift s received in honor of Kesar Sharma-Crawford, ’14

Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law LLC

W. Michael Sharma-Crawford, ’02

Gift s received in honor of Verily A. Stevenson, 12

Hosanna Black

Gift s received in memory of Prof. James B. Wadley*

David G. and Evelyn L. AllenAnheuser-Busch Companies Inc.Craig S. BondProf. John E. and Carol W.

ChristensenWesley A. Cottrell PADavid A. EbertProf. Linda D. Elrod, ’71Joy EreksonLisa EreksonWilhelmina FullerProf. Alexander GlashausserTracie J. HaddockCol. Lynn M. HansenDonna and Allan HaverkampDennis H. KarpowitzProf. Michael Kaye and Susana L.

Valdovinos, ’88Daniel P. Kolditz, ’84Brian J. La Rue. ’87Jane E. Lindhout, ’87Shawn M. Lindsay, ’01Assoc. Dean Jalen O’Neil, ’87,

and Kirk W., ’87, LowryProf. Nancy G. Maxwell and Terry

C. CurryJan Leslie Meese, ’95Barbara A. MellenJay S. Miringoff Erick E. Nordling, ’85Paul B. Oman, ’04Chris L. Patterson, ’96Th omas E. Patterson, ’96Johnathan A. Rhodes, ’09Prof. William and Kathy RichJoseph N. Robb, ’85Sandra M. Sigler, ’11Steven L. Speth, ’85Nathan C. Sprague, ’01Misty M. StoferSusan J. Tannenwald-Miringoff , ’85Tucker and Boklage PLLCD. Suzan Tucker, ’91Jenette Turner, ’04Th omas A. Valentine, ’69Valentine, Zimmerman and

Zimmerman PADonna L. VilanderCricket Wadley and Marvin BranchFrances WadleyRandall N. WadleyLarry N., ’00, and Angel R., ’06,

Zimmerman

* Deceased


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Th e following provided donations during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 WashCall phonathons.

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The Dean’s Circle: A Rich Tradition of Giving

Th e Dean’s Circle is a collection of committed leaders who share a common vision of the rule of law, service to Washburn Law, and reciprocal giving. Dean’s Circle members bring distinction to the law school through their philanthropy and their life’s work.

The Value of your Gift

Ability has always outweighed assets in determining who is admitted to Washburn Law. Accordingly, our students oft en come from families of modest means. Th erefore, the law school relies on the generosity of our Dean’s Circle members to help keep a Washburn Law education aff ordable.

Washburn Law’s ability to educate its students—those who will help the nation meet the legal challenges of the 21st century—depends upon the generosity of our Dean’s Circle members. Such philanthropy helps today’s students meet real educational goals and thus contributes to the betterment of the rule of law.

You Determine the Future

Your membership in the Dean’s Circle will make a diff erence. Th rough your vision and support, bright and deserving students will have the opportunity to benefi t from a Washburn Law education.

Many members fi nd advantages in making gift s of securities. Your gift of stock qualifi es you for an income tax charitable deduction for the current market value of the securities. (Please consult your tax advisor for specifi c information.) In addition, many companies off er matching gift programs that double or triple the value of your donation. Matching gift s are added to your own personal gift to determine Dean’s Circle eligibility.

Benefi ts of Being a Dean’s Circle Member

• Show your leadership and support of Washburn Law.• Receive special invitations to events throughout the

year.• Receive a special Dean’s Circle recognition award in

honor of your support.• Receive an invitation to the annual dinner recognizing

all Dean’s Circle members.

Join the Dean’s Circle

We thank you for your generosity to the law school, but most importantly for your contribution to our students. Your gift makes a considerable diff erence.

If you would like to learn more about the Dean’s Circle contact Joel Lauer, development director, at (785) 670-1702 or [email protected].

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Dean’s Circle members Reese, ’06, and Jennifer, ’06, Hays (left ), and Margot and Manny, ’58, Mendoza (right)

attended the Dean’s Circle festivities at the Kansas City Marriott on the Country Club Plaza.

(seated) Dan Garrity, ’72, Mary Carol Garrity, (standing) Professor Linda Elrod, ’72, Dr. Jerry Farley, president of Washburn University, and Tom Adrian, ’69


Washburn Law mourns the passing of the following alumni whose deaths were reported to the school

since the date of our last publication.

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In Memoriam

57 Jerry L. Griffi th, Derby, Kan., on May 25, 2011, at age 80 • Elwaine F. Pomeroy, Topeka, on June 29, 2011, at age 78

59 Marvin R. Appling, Wichita, on July 20, 2011, at age 80 • Max R. Woodall, Oldsmar, Fla., on Nov. 28, 2010, at age 81

61 Gary L. Pauley, Normal, Ill., on April 8, 2011, at age 75

65 Ronald H. Baxter, Topeka, on July 19, 2011, at age 76

66 Robert V. Mulch, Scott City, Kan., on June 24, 2011, at age 70

68 Lieutenant Colonel Bate R. Hamilton, Wichita, on Aug. 3, 2011, at age 68 • Loren H. Rosson Jr., Nashua, N.H., on Sept. 14, 2010, at age 67

69 The Hon. Paul W. Clark, Mulvane, Kan., on Aug. 12, 2011, at age 73

42 Richard B. Clausing, Wichita, on March 9, 2011, at age 92

43 M. Maurine Hallock, Crawford, Colo., on May 6, 2011, at age 90

51 George W. Holland, Russell, Kan., on July 14, 2011, at age 85 • Howard I. Perry, Riverside, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2011, at age 86

52 Charles L. Buehler, Great Bend, Kan., on April 21, 2011, at age 84

53 Don E. Brown, Pratt, Kan., on May 19, 2011, at age 85

55 Eberle A. Baldwin, Bartlesville, Okla., on June 8, 2011, at age 85

56 The Hon. Lyle P. Baker, The Woodlands, Texas, on April 2, 2011, at age 81

72 Charles E. McNish, Topeka, on July 20, 2011, at age 69

74 Paul G. Perez, Houston, Texas, on July 12, 2011, at age 65

80 William Sams, Oceanside Calif., on March 30, 2011, at age 60

83 William C. Kennedy, Hartford, Conn., on May 16, 2001, at age 66

88 David Flores, Fort Worth, Texas, on May 21, 2011, at age 60

95 Michael A. Card, Kansas City, Mo., on June 27, 2011, at age 56

04 Natalie Faye Gibson, Topeka, on July 21, 2011, at age 40

06 John Paige Williams, Joplin, Mo., on Aug. 11, 2009, at age 28


50 William F. Stahl, ’50, Junction City, Kan., retired aft er 60 years of practicing law.

57 Edward F. Wiegers, ’57, Marysville, Kan., is the chairman of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Aff airs. He practices law in Marysville.

62 Harry S. Connelly , ’62, Las Cruces, N.M., was appointed as city attorney of Las Cruces. He also served as interim city attorney for Las Cruces and as city attorney for Santa Fe, N.M.

71 Jackie N. Williams, ’71, was appointed by the Secretary of State in December 2010 to the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission.

76 Th eodore D. Roth, ’76, Carlsbad, Calif., is on the board of directors at BioMed Realty Trust Inc. Roth is the president of Roth Capital Partners LLC, an investment banking fi rm.

78 Gregory V. Pelton, ’78, Colorado Springs, Colo., joined the commercial litigation practice at the law fi rm Sparks Willson Borges Brandt & Johnson.

79 Daryl D. Ahlquist, ’79, Erie, Kan., was appointed by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as a judge for the 31st District Court. He has been engaged in a general private practice for more than 30 years and has served as the Erie city attorney and the Th ayer city attorney. • Brian M. Vazquez, ’79, Topeka, has been the deputy counsel of the Kansas Health Policy Authority where he has worked since 1992.

80 Michael J. Kemmy, ’80, Charlotte, N.C., has been certifi ed as a specialist in Elder Law by the North Carolina State

Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is one of only 16 lawyers statewide—and the only one in Charlotte—to have achieved this distinction. Kemmy is a partner in the law fi rm of Conrad Trosch & Kemmy. • Bradley G. Rigor, ’80, Naples, Fla., was named to Florida Trend magazine’s list of Florida Legal Elite 2011. He is a partner in the Naples offi ce for Quarles & Brady LLP. • William W. Sneed, ’80, Topeka, was appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback to the Washburn Board of Regents. Sneed is also a Washburn University Foundation trustee. • Sue Jean White, ’80, Bellaire, Texas, retired as associate general counsel of Shell Oil Company aft er 29 years.

81 Kathy L. Armstrong, ’81, Lenexa, Kan., was appointed to the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board by Gov. Sam Brownback. She is an attorney in private practice. • Glenn R. Braun, ’81, Hays, Kan., is a partner at Glassman Bird Braun & Schwartz LLP. He serves as the City of Hays prosecutor and previously served two terms as Ellis County (Kan.) Attorney. • Gary L. Conwell, ’81, Topeka, opened his practice, the Law Offi ce of Gary L. Conwell, in June.

82 Craig H. Kaufman, ’82, Tucson, Ariz., is a co-managing partner at the Tuscon offi ce of the national law fi rm Quarles & Brady LLP. He has been at the fi rm since 1984. • Judith L. Olander, ’82, Topeka, is a recipient of the Honorable E. Newton Vickers Professionalism Award from the Topeka Bar Association. Olander is the City of Topeka’s assistant attorney.

83 Stephen C. Fiebiger, ’83, Burnsville, Minn., was appointed to the Merit System Council by Gov. Mark Dayton. Fiebiger practices employment law and civil litigation.

84 Th e Hon. J. Charles Droege, ’84, Overland Park, Kan., received the Earl E. O’Connor Civility Award at the June 2011 Johnson County Bar Association Membership Luncheon. • Robert D. Jones, ’84, Monument, Colo., has joined the board of directors for the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. He was

elected to the executive committee as secretary of the organization. • John D. Jurcyk, ’84, Fairway, Kan., senior partner at McAnany Van Cleave and Phillips, was inducted into the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers in April 2011, in Boston, Mass. Th e College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers was established to honor those attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice in the fi eld of workers’ compensation. • Ron Pope, ’84, Ralston, Pope & Diehl, Topeka, was named Topeka Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiff ’s Lawyer of the Year for 2012 by Best Lawyers.

85 Th e Hon. Patrick B. Augustine, ba ’77, and jd ’85, Denver, Colo., is on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. He was appointed as a U.S. administrative law judge in 1997 and was a judge with the Social Security Administration Offi ce of Disability Adjudication and Review. • Brenden J. Long, bba ’82, and jd ’85, Topeka, is the general counsel for TFI Community Services Inc. He previously served as the associate general counsel and director of human resources for the agency. • Stuart S. Lowry, ’85, Hays, Kan., was named president and CEO of Sunfl ower Electric Power. He was executive vice president and general counsel from 2004 to August 2011.

86 Steven D. Scheiwe, ’86, Encinitas, Calif., was appointed to the board of directors for Primus Telecommunications Inc. Scheiwe is the president of Ontrac Advisors Inc., a provider of analysis and business management systems. • Benjamin J. Sexton, ’86, Abilene, Kan., sat with the Kansas Supreme Court in April to hear an appeal on the court’s docket. Th e Dickinson County judge had a private practice until appointed to his current post in 2001.

88 Michelle V. Hostetler, ’88, Superior, Wis., is the new executive director of Th e Development Association, Inc., a company that assists with retention, expansion, creation, and recruitment of businesses in Superior and Douglas

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counties, Wis. • John N. Roberts, ’88, Escondido, Calif., is the deputy commissioner for the San Manuel Gaming Commission in southern California. Previously he was executive director for the San Pasqual Gaming Commission and chairperson of the California Tribal-State Association Regulatory Standards Taskforce. Formerly the drummer for the Shadows of Knight, Roberts is currently the drummer for Evervess based in San Diego. • Th e Hon. Maritza Segarra, ’88, Junction City, Kan., has been nominated to serve as secretary of the National Association of Women Judges.

89 Troy H. Gott, ’89, Wichita, and John Brennan have formed Brennan Gott Law PA. • Kenley J. Th ompson, ’89, Neodesha, Kan., is the director of fraud investigations for Social and Rehabilitation Services in Kansas. He is also a lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve.

90 Erika V. Bessey, ’90, Lawrence, Kan., opened her own practice in Lawrence. She will be concentrating in elder law, family law, probate and estate planning, and environmental law. • Delilah J. Schroeder, ’90, Odessa, Texas, established a solo practice specializing in children and family law as well as social security and disability law.

92 Bruce L. Stubbs, ’92, Wichita, is with KBKG Inc., a nationwide specialty tax fi rm.

93 Th e Hon. Steven R. Ebberts, ba ’90, and jd ’93, Topeka, was appointed to a seat on the Shawnee County District Court. He had been Topeka’s chief municipal judge since 2003.

94 Shari L. Berry, ’94, Peoria, Ill., joined the law fi rm of Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen as Of Counsel in the fi rm’s Peoria, Ill., offi ce. Originally from Eureka, Kan., she practiced both in private practice and in the corporate sector prior to joining Heyl Royster. Berry has

represented clients in areas of complex litigation for pharmaceutical clients, the defense of employment related claims, governmental investigations, and benefi ts and labor litigation. • Kenneth P. Kula, ’94, Lawrence, Kan., joined Kennedy Clark & Williams a Dallas-based intellectual property and commercial litigation boutique.

95 Mark A. Kubinski, ’95, Boise, Idaho, has been promoted to the position of lead deputy attorney general for the Idaho Department of Correction. • Jared S. Maag, ’95, Topeka, was appointed chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce, Kansas District. He joined the U.S. attorney’s offi ce in 2004 as a special assistant U.S. attorney while working as a prosecutor for the Kansas Attorney General’s Offi ce.

96 William T. Stetzer, ’96, Belmont, N.C., has been hired to be the homicide team supervisor for the District Attorney’s Offi ce in Charlotte, N.C.

97 Terry D. Holdren, ’97, Manhattan, Kan., is general counsel for the Kansas Farm Bureau. He was named to the 2011 Leadership Kansas class in March. • Timothy J. Langland, ’97, Lawrence, Kan., joined the in-house legal department of Kansas City Life Insurance Company. (Th e spring issue of the Washburn Lawyer included incorrect information on Langland.) • Sarah J. Loquist, ’97, Wichita, has opened her own offi ce and will be practicing primarily in the areas of employment, education, administrative, municipal, and appellate law. • Patrice Petersen Klein, ’97, Topeka, was hired as executive director of the Kansas Corporation Commission in June. She previously worked for the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court. Petersen Klein was a member of Phi Delta Phi while at Washburn. • Steven C. Vosseller, ba ’94, and jd ’97, San Diego, Calif., joined the trial attorneys team at Th e Gomez Law Firm. Prior to that he managed his own boutique trial fi rm.

98 Victor J. Braden, ’98, Lawrence, Kan., is deputy attorney general for the Kansas Attorney General’s offi ce. He was appointed to the 2011 Leadership Kansas class in March. • Kent E. Galley, ’98, Olathe, Kan., is vice president and CFO of Saepio Technologies Inc., which specializes in marketing automation soft ware. Th e business was named top small company by the Kansas City Business Journal. • Christopher M. Gilbert, jd ’98, and mba ’98, Hiawatha, Kan., is a partner at PwC International Tax practice. He previously worked as the tax director for GE Commercial Finance and GE Capital Asia Pacifi c. • Paula N. Johnson, ’98, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is president of the Midwest Chapter of the Energy Bar Association. • Kristen S. Pettit, ’98, Grand Forks, N.D., was installed as president of the North Dakota Bar Association.

99 L. Travis Lamb, ’99, Topeka, returned to Topeka Collegiate School (TCS) as the new head of middle school and middle school social studies teacher. Lamb taught social studies and language arts at TCS before becoming chairman of the English Department at Hayden High School, a position he held for three years. Lamb is an adjunct instructor at Washburn University. • Jonathan J. Martin, ’99, Cypress, Texas, has been elected a principal of the international law fi rm Baker & McKenzie.

00 Th omas E. Beall, ’00, Topeka, has been sworn in as an assistant U.S. attorney. • Shannon L. Cooper, ’00, Wichita, is an associate with Cotton & Pittman LLC. • Pamela C. Musgrave, ’00, Monett, Mo., is the manager of the Monett public defender trial offi ce.

01 Lara K. Blake Bors, ’01, Garden City, Kan., was appointed to the USD 457 Board of Education. • Marcus B. Cooper, ’01, Wichita, is an associate with Klenda Mitchell Austerman & Zuercher. • Shantele D. Elmy, ’01, Midland, Mich., joined the law fi rm of Jerold T. Coon PC as an associate. Elmy practices in bankruptcy, social security, disability,

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and divorce. • Aaron M. Finter, ’01, and Adam B. Decker, ’02, Gilbert, Ariz., have formed a real estate and commercial litigation law fi rm Finter Decker PLLC in the Phoenix area. • Quentin Pittman, ’01, and Stephanie Mitchell Pittman, ’02, Wichita, welcomed a son, Matthew, in June. He joins Madyson, 15, Nicholas, 4, and Anthony, 1. • Daniel A. Washburn, ’01, Queen Creek, Ariz., has been elected as superior court judge for Pinal County Division 1. Before that, he was a solo practitioner specializing in business and real estate law.

02 Catherine Veach Moyer, ’02, Ulysses, Kan., was appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback to the Kansas Lottery Commission. Moyer is currently the director of legal and regulatory aff airs at Pioneer Communications in Ulysses. • Kimberly D. Kearse-Lane, ba ’95, and jd ’02, Lawrence, Kan., opened Mutual Security Insurance LLC.

03 Tina M. Huntington, ’03, Andover, Kan., and Larry Wall have formed Wall Huntington Trial Law.

04 Reagan C. Cussimanio, ’04, Topeka, is a senior fi scal analyst with the Kansas Legislative Research Department. • Graham C. Jura, ’04, Lincoln, Neb., recently started his own practice, focusing on corporate real estate, small business, and criminal defense law aft er serving three years as the assistant city attorney for St. Joseph, Mo. • Richard Petersen Klein, ’04, Topeka, was named as executive director of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission in April. He has been working in fi nance and accounting fi elds for more than 30 years. • Linda I. Priest, ’04, Wichita, is an associate with Hite Fanning & Honeyman LLP.

05 Matthew R. Bergmann, bba ’01, and jd ’05, Silver Lake, Kan., and Shannon (Charbonneau) Bergmann, ba ’01, welcomed their son, Hagen John, on May 25. He joins a brother, Grady.• Brett A. Flachsbarth, jd ’05, and Annie

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The Hon. Robert J. Dole, ba ’52, and jd ’52, was the fi rst Kansan to be honored on the Kansas Walk of Honor. Sen. Dole and his wife,

Elizabeth, joined Governor Sam Brownback and the First Lady to witness the unveiling of the bronze plaque on Sept. 30, 2011, at the southeast corner of the Statehouse south lawn. The Walk of Honor is located within the sidewalks on the Statehouse grounds and will honor those with signifi cant contributions on a state and national level and who have connections to Kansas.

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Flachsbarth, ba ’07, Topeka, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Molly Kate, on Dec. 3, 2010. • Jason R. Griess, ’05, Lincoln, Neb., was promoted to senior claims counsel at Fidelity National Title Group. • Nicholas J. Heiman, ’05, Americus, Kan., is a partner with the law fi rm of Miller & Heiman Chartered in Emporia Kan. • Jennifer R. Sourk, bba ’02, jd ’05, and mba ’08, Topeka, was appointed to the Washburn University Board of Regents. She is an attorney with the Kansas Insurance Department.

06 Pamela S. Jacobs, ’06, Columbia, S.C., was hired as director of the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. • Megan K. Walawender, ’06, Lenexa, Kan., is an attorney at the fi rm Constagny Brooks and Smith LLP. • Angel R. Zimmerman, ’06, Topeka, has been elected Women Attorneys Association of Topeka president and as president-elect for the Kansas Women Attorneys Association. She has accepted a position to serve with J. Reuben Clark Law Society (JRCLS) international as a Women in the Law committee member and also serves on the local JRCLS KS/MO chapter board.

07 James W. Garrison, bs ’04, and jd ’07, and Karen DeDonder Garrison, bs ’05, Paxico, Kan., announce the birth of a boy, James Isaac, on June 24. James is an assistant county attorney in Manhattan. • Berend J. Koops, ’07, Topeka, is the government aff airs executive for Merck & Co. in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Arkansas.

08 Martisse L. Best-Dettmer, ’08, Elizabethtown, Ky., recently completed a two-year stint as a prosecutor for the U.S. Army in the JAG Corps. She is a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney’s offi ce for the Western District of Kentucky as well as an administrative attorney for Fort Knox, Ky. • A.J. Bingham, ’08, Austin, Texas, is a legislative aide for McWilliams Governmental Aff airs Consultants.

09 Timothy M. Belsan, ’09, Alexandria, Va., has been selected as the president of Newman University’s (Wichita) National Alumni Board. He took offi ce on July 1, 2011. • Jessica L. Dorsey, ’09, Utrecht, joined the T.M.C. Asser Institute in Th e Hague, Netherlands, as a researcher. She will carry out research in the fi eld of international humanitarian law/international criminal law, culminating with writing and defending a dissertation. • Jessica L. Garner, ’09, Wichita, works at Kutak Rock LLP in Wichita specializing in employment administration and litigation. • Angela Y. Madathil, ’09, Lincoln, Neb., is with Shively & Lannin PC. • Joshua A. Ney, ’09, Lawrence, Kan., was nominated by Gov. Sam Brownback to the Kansas Human Rights Commission. Ney is a staff attorney at the Offi ce of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, having previously served as fi rst assistant county attorney in Jeff erson County, Kan. • Ashley S. Turner, ’09, Chesterfi eld, Mo., is an assistant prosecuting attorney for Audrain County in Missouri.

10 Jennifer N. Horchem, ’10, Hays, Kan., served as KBA Young Lawyers Section co-editor (2010-11). • Danielle R. Sanger, ’10, Lawrence, Kan., is an assistant attorney general for the Kansas State Board of Nursing. She previously worked as a social worker.

11 Brian L. Bina, ’11, Marion, Kan., is now associated with the law fi rm of Karstetter & Klenda LLC of McPherson and Marion. • Patrick J. Collins, ’11, Colorado Springs, Colo., is associate counsel for William Muhr LLP, a fi rm concentrating in personal injury, medical malpractice, and premises liability in Colorado Springs, Denver, and Pueblo, Colo. and has partnerships throughout the U.S. • Timothy D. Resner, ’11, Ottawa, Kan., has joined the law fi rm of Frieden Unrein & Forbes in Topeka as an associate.

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Dean Thomas J. Romig and Professor Nancy Maxwell met with Les Pico, ’92 (center), director of player development/legal for the Minnesota Vikings, prior to a Vikings vs. Buffalo Bills game. The group also spoke with Kevin Warren, vice president of legal

affairs and chief administrative offi cer of the Vikings, about the possibility of creating a program to introduce professional football players to law school and the legal fi eld.

Conversations about this opportunity are on-going.


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29 P.3d 887 (Colo. 2001).] Barton has also represented thousands of other oil, gas, and coal royalty owners in Colorado and nationally, including the successful trial and appeal of a substantial punitive damage verdict against a major coal company. [Reis v. Peabody Coal Company, 997 S.W.2d 49 (Mo. App. E.D. 1999).]

Barton is currently the sole shareholder of The Law Offi ces of George A. Barton, PC, a three-person law fi rm in Kansas City, Mo., that specializes in civil litigation, primarily representing plaintiffs. Barton was a visiting advocate at Washburn Law in 2006.

George A. Barton, ’77, Kansas City, Mo., was honored as the Washburn University Alumni

Fellow from the law school on Oct. 27, 2011.

Sponsored by the Washburn University deans and the Alumni Association, the Alumni Fellows program recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their career fi elds. The Alumni Fellows program brings successful alumni to campus to meet with students, faculty, and other alumni and share their expertise.

While on campus to receive his award, Barton visited law school classes and presented a Lunch & Learn session titled, “The Practical and Legal Aspects of Class Action Litigation.” Barton spoke about his success in class action litigation cases. His Lunch & Learn presentation was sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Advocacy and the Business and Transactional Law Center.

Barton graduated magna cum laude from Washburn University School of Law in 1977. Since that time he has been a practicing attorney in Kansas City, Mo., specializing in commercial litigation. Barton has had extensive experience in the preparation and trial of commercial lawsuits, including class action cases, antitrust cases, royalty underpayment cases, and breach of fi duciary duty cases, which have included complex litigation cases fi led in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma.

During the past 15 years, Barton has devoted the majority of his practice to representing mineral interest owners in royalty underpayment cases against both coal producers and natural gas producers. Barton was lead counsel for 25 mineral owners in a royalty underpayment case recently tried in Yuma County District Court in Wray, Colo. The case culminated in an important decision by the Colorado Supreme Court clarifying the contractual obligations of natural gas producers to calculate and pay royalties to mineral interest owners in the State of Colorado. [Rogers v. Westerman Farm Co.,

George Barton, ’77, (right) receives a plaque from Washburn University President Jerry Farley at the

Alumni Fellow Luncheon on Oct. 27.


Kath leen Sebe lius has served in public offi ce for more than two decades, inheriting her father’s desire to give back to others through a vocation in public service.

Sebelius won election as the 44th governor of Kansas in November 2002, becoming the fi rst daughter of a U.S. governor (John Gilligan, Ohio, 1971-75) to serve in that same capacity. Th ree years into her initial term, TIME magazine named Sebelius

to its list of “America’s Five Best Governors.” She was re-elected governor in 2006 and served until her appointment as the 21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in April 2009.

She served two terms as Kansas Insurance Commissioner between 1995 and 2003, and during that time was

named one of Governing magazine’s “Public Offi cials of the Year” and one of the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare Magazine.

She began her career in public service as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives serving from 1987 to 1995. Before that, Sebelius worked as an aide with the Kansas Department of Corrections and was director of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C., and earned a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas.

She is married to Gary Sebelius, a U.S. magistrate judge.

Paul Hofere r, ‘75, Topeka, joined the Kansas City offi ce of Lathrop & Gage aft er retiring as vice president and general counsel for BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, Texas, in 2008.

He began his legal career in 1975 when he joined Th e Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as a trial attorney. He was later promoted to assistant general counsel and managed the regional law offi ce in Topeka. Following the merger of Burlington Northern Railroad and the Santa Fe Railway Company in 1995, he was promoted to assistant vice president-claims and litigation counsel. In 2000, he became general counsel, and in 2002 was named vice president and general counsel.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969 as an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Purple Heart.

He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo., and a juris doctor from Washburn Law. He attended the Institute of Business Economics and Management at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Hoferer serves on the Washburn University School of Law Board of Governors and is a member of the Dean’s Circle. He shares with Washburn Law his business acumen by serving as an advisor to the Business and Transactional Law Center. He and his wife, Jeanne, established the Paul and Jeanne Hoferer Law Scholarship.

A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N

AwardsThe Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association Board of Governors selects its annual awards for presentation at the Washburn Law luncheon at the Kansas Bar Association’s annual meeting or at the October Dean’s Circle Dinner.

The Distinguished Service Award is bestowed on graduates of the School of Law who have particularly

distinguished themselves and brought recognition to the school through their service to Washburn University School of Law,

the legal profession, or their community.

Distinguished Service AwardThe Honorary Life Membership is awarded annually

to a non-graduate. The recipient of this honor is someone who has provided exemplary service

to Washburn University School of Law, the legal profession, or their community.

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Samuel E. Cary, 1910, was born in Providence, Ky., the youngest of fi ve children. He was the fi rst African-American graduate of Washburn University School of Law. By age 24, Cary opened his fi rst law offi ce in Russell Springs, Kan., with partner W. L. Sayers, and began his long, and sometimes controversial, career. He was a man whom many people loved and befriended, resulting in his election as Russell Springs county attorney in 1914. Five years later, Cary, his wife, Allena, and two young children, John and Kathryn, moved to Denver.

He was admitted to the Colorado Bar, becoming the fi rst black attorney licensed to practice law in Colorado and one of the earliest African-American pioneers in the fi eld of law in the American West. Cary set up his criminal law practice in the Five Points area of Denver. His clientele included people mainstream lawyers oft en shunned as clients: blacks, Asians, Indians, and poor whites, many of whom were unable to pay him. His family and friends oft en commented that “nearly half of Denver owed him money.”

It was his love of law and of people that gave him the burning desire to succeed despite a hostile racial climate.

In 1926, the all-white Colorado Bar Association, acting on complaints it had received, disbarred Cary and he was forbidden to practice law in the state. Questions remain whether the punishment was overly harsh and unjust, and whether racial prejudice played a part in Cary’s disbarment. To support his family during this diffi cult time, he worked as a waiter for the Denver Rio Grande Railroad.

Nine years later, Cary was reinstated to the Colorado Bar and permitted to practice law. In June 1945, Cary retired from his law practice aft er being diagnosed with throat cancer. He continued to spend time with his family and friends until his death. Th e Sam Cary Bar Association in Colorado was created in his memory.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon graduates whose careers have been highly distinguished and whose achievements and contributions are widely recognized as signifi cant and outstanding in their fi eld of endeavor,

whether it be in the practice of law, the judiciary, business, public service, education, or otherwise. While all graduates of the law school will be eligible for consideration, in general those nominated should be

persons whose professional careers have been substantially completed, and who clearly will represent the very best and most accomplished of the law school’s many outstanding graduates.

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Born: July 9, 1886 - Providence, Ky. Died: April 13, 1961 in Denver, Colo.

J.D., Washburn University School of Law, 1910

Born: May 5, 1926 - TopekaB.A., University of Kansas, 1949

J.D., Washburn University School of Law, 1952U.S. District Court Senior Judge

Th e Honorabl e Sam A. Crow, 1952, began his service to the country as a seaman in the United States Navy during World War II from 1944 to 1945. He then returned to Kansas and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1949 and graduated from Washburn University School of Law in 1952.

Aft er law school, Judge Crow served during the Korean War, worked in private practice, and completed the JAG basic, advanced, offi cer career, and military judge course certifi cations. He received certifi cation in National Security Management in 1977. Judge Crow served his country for more than 30 years, retiring at the rank of Colonel in 1986.

On Nov. 24, 1981, Crow was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the U. S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Crow was confi rmed by the Senate and received his commission in December 1981. Aft er fi rst serving in Wichita, he later returned to Topeka. He assumed senior status on the bench in 1996.

In 1997, Th e Topeka American Inn of Court in honor of Judge Crow changed its name to the Sam A. Crow American Inn of Court. Judge Crow was the organization’s founding president from 1992 to 1995. Th e Sam A. Crow American Inn of Court emphasizes excellence in litigation, lawyering, and legal ethics to improve the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the bench and bar. Each year Judge Crow helps to provide scholarships for students to join the Sam A. Crow American Inn of Court.

Judge Crow served on the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association’s Board of Governors from 1994 to 1998. In addition, Judge Crow was honored in 2000 as the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award recipient. At the May 2006 Commencement, he received an Honorary Doctor of Law, the highest degree awarded at Washburn University.


Born: April 27, 1940 - London, EnglandDied: Sept. 29, 2008 - Topeka

B.A., Wichita State University, 1963 J.D., Washburn University School of Law, 1966

M.P.A., University of Kansas, 1983

Born: March 2, 1914 - TopekaDied: July 12, 1998 - Carmel, Calif.

J.D., Washburn University School of Law, 1940LL.M., Stanford University, 1952

Brian J. Mol ine, 1966, was a naturalized citizen of the United States, having emigrated from England with his family when he was 12 years old. He graduated from Chaplain Kapaun High School in Wichita, and received an undergraduate degree from Wichita State University. He furthered his education with a juris doctor from Washburn University School of Law and a master’s in public administration from the University of Kansas. He also attended Oxford University.

Moline’s career included representing the people of Kansas in the state legislature from 1966 to 1971. He was passionate about serving those who most needed help, which resulted in an eight-year career as director of the Wichita Legal Aid Society and four years working with Kansas Legal Services in Topeka. In addition, Moline was the Kansas Insurance Commission’s general counsel for a number of years.

Governor Bill Graves appointed Moline to the Kansas Corporation Commission in 1998 citing his extensive regulatory experience. At the time, he was serving as general counsel at the Commission. One of the immediate issues he confronted was the proposed merger of Western Resources with Kansas City Power & Light Company. He was a commissioner until 2003 when he was elevated to chairman of the organization and served in that capacity until 2007.

After departing the Kansas Corporation Commission, Moline became general counsel at the Disability Rights Center of Kansas until his sudden and incapacitating illness in 2008 following an automobile accident.

His dedication to legal education was experienced by the many students whom he taught in legal history and insurance courses as an adjunct professor at Washburn Law. In 2003 he received the Adjunct Professor of the Year, an annual award selected by the law students.

Martha S. Yerkes-Robi nson, 1940, was born Martha Lenora Stewart in Topeka in 1912. She attended the College of the Sisters of Bethany in Topeka until it closed in 1929. She then enrolled at Washburn University at the young age of 15. Five years later, she received her undergraduate degree with honors in French and English, and in 1940 she received her law degree. While in Topeka, Martha married Albrecht Marburg Yerkes and they had two sons, Robert S. Yerkes, now residing in North Bend, Wash., and William M. “Bill” Yerkes, who lives in Oroville, Calif.

The family moved to the Los Angeles area in the early 1940s, where Yerkes set up a private practice while working on an LL.M. degree, which she received in 1952 from Stanford University. Between 1947 and 1955, she was an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law

School and later worked as an attorney with the state committee advising California Superior Courts on jury instructions. She was hired as judge pro tem-domestic relations in the Los Angeles County court system for a time in the early 1960s.

Loyola University Law School offered Yerkes a position in 1964 following the death of her husband who had been a faculty member

there. As a full-time professor from 1965 to 1984, Yerkes taught classes in law and literature, remedies, criminal law, restitution, equities, trusts, and legal writing. She received the designation of professor emeritus upon retiring from academia at the age of 70. In 1971, she married Stephen B. Robinson Jr., and Pasadena, Calif., became their home for 27 years. Shortly before her death in 1998, Yerkes-Robinson moved to a retirement residence in Carmel, Calif.

In addition to being an attorney, law professor, wife, and mother, Yerkes-Robinson was a gifted writer. She enjoyed writing poetry and published “The Zoo at Night,” a book dedicated to her grandchildren: Karl Yerkes, of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Lenora Yerkes, a recent graduate of Georgetown Law School.

Alumni association awards

Lifetime Achievement Awards


Front row: Kathy Webb, Jim Slattery, Jo Hunt, Tom Romig, Winton M. Hinkle, Christina Apperson, and Sabrina Standifer

2nd row: Dana Brewer, Cailin Ringelman, Paul Hoferer, Steve Cavanaugh, and Cal Williams

3rd row: Manny Mendoza, Frank C. Norton, John R. Hamilton, Jeff Jackson, and John D. Jurcyk

4th row: Keith Roberts, Bill Bunten, Angel Zimmerman, and Marck Cobb

Back row, left to right: John M. Duma, S. Ken Morse, and S. Lucky DeFries

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Laura Ice, ’84, Mike Snider, ’85, and Joan Kirkpatrick

Wichita area alumni enjoyed the Nov. 8 reception at CityArts in Wichita.

Lynn Ward, ’90, and Sabrina Standifer, ’99 Jon Newman, ’94, and Bill Townsley, ’89

Winton Hinkle, ’68, Th e Hon. Tom Marten, ba, ’73, jd, ’76, Bradley Prochaska, ’78, Tom Ellis, and John Johnson, ’73

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Front row: Allie Devine, Topeka; and Greg Wright, Topeka.

2nd row: Marsha Pankewich-West, Topeka; Kevin Bennett, Shawnee, Kan.; and Anna Moretto Cramer, Flushing, N.Y.

3rd row: Terri Bezek, Topeka; Susan Barker Andrews, Topeka; Steve Gradert, Wichita; and Paul Kramer, Stroudsburg, Pa.

4th row: Chris Medeiros, Kansas City, Kan.; Bruce Mayfi eld, Prairie Village, Kan.; Jill Wolters, Topeka; Deb Duncan, Lawrence, Kan.; and Tony Anderson, Overland Park, Kan.

5th row: Leigh Bennett, Edmonds, Wash.; Barbara Head, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; and John McGuire, Washington, D.C.

Back row: Steve Wagle, Eastborough, Kan.; Mark Braun, Topeka; Jean Lamfers, Shawnee, Kan.; Mark Schmeidler, Quinter, Kan.; and Terry Mann, Wichita.

Not pictured: Tim Haverty, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Professor Joe McKinney, Topeka; Jim Simpson, Evergreen, Colo.; and Deb Vermillion, Prairie Village, Kan.washburnlaw.edu/alumnireunion


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Gary Conwell, ’81, Terry Beck, ’75, Dan Hejtmanek, ’76, and John Dietrick, ’84

Rita Bicknell, ’95, Stan Hazlett, ’77, David Markham, ’77, and Kathy Webb, ’83.

The winning team members were Kevin Mechtley, ’09, Cory Gallagher, ’09, Jason Robbins, and Jeff Harris, ’09.

On behalf of this year’s golf committee, we sincerely

thank those who participated and those who provided fi nancial assistance for the 6th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament and Ethics CLE. Th e net proceeds of $7,601 have been forwarded from the Alumni Association to the Washburn University Foundation to benefi t unrestricted law school scholarships.

Hole sponsorships were at a six-year high of 31, and additional alumni support allowed for 10 current law students to play golf with us. Watch for details about the 2012 golf tournament in the coming months.

Co-chairs,Kathy Webb, ’83, WichitaRita Bicknell, ’95, Pittsburg, Kan.

6TH ANNUAL ALUMNI GOLF TOURNAMENT AND ETHICS CLE

OCTOBER 14, 2011ALVAMAR GOLF COURSE, LAWRENCE, KAN.

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