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WILLIAM & MARY MARSHALL-WYTHE
SCHOOL OF LAW FOUNDED 1779
EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA WALTER J. ZABLE STADIUM
(Rain Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall)
MAY 14, 2000 4:00 P.M.
THE HONORABLE ORRIN G. HATCH UNITED STATES SENATOR
CHAIRMAN, SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Orrin Grant Hatch was born in 1934 in Homestead Park, Pennsylvania, to a family of modest means. His father, Jesse, was a metal lather and his mother, Helen, a devout woman who encouraged her son's love of literature and the arts. Young Orrin had many jobs to help support his family and pay for his education. At different times, he worked as a janitor, an all-night desk clerk in girls' dormitory, and a metal lather like his father. As a lather, he joined the AFL-CIO.
Senator Hatch received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and won a full honors scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh Law School. After receiving his J.D. in 1962, he practiced law in Pennsylvania and Utah, until his election to the United States Senate in 1976. He was a partner in both his Pennsylvania and Utah law firms.
Orrin Hatch filed for the United States Senate on the last possible day against an entrenched three-term Utah incumbent. Although virtually unknown, Hatch campaigned with great enthusiasm and vigor, eventually overcoming considerable odds to take the seat. He has been re-elected to the Senate three times and is now in his fourth term.
Among many congressional assignments, Senator Hatch chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and serves as a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee. A powerful force in the Republican Party, Orrin Hatch has been quite willing, when he believed it appropriate, to cross party lines and work with Democrats, including Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin and Ted Kennedy, in particular. Since the late 1980s, for instance, Hatch has led successful bipartisan efforts on AIDS, child care, and children's health. Hatch was also a key player in the passage of Americans with Disabilities Act.
Orrin Hatch's early interest in the arts fostered a life-long love of poetry and music. Over the years, he has written the lyrics for hundreds of songs and has produced or co-produced seven CDs.
Senator Hatch and his wife, Elaine, have six children and 19 grandchildren.
EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
Processional
Welcome
W. Taylor Reveley III Dean and Professor of Law
John M. Stuckey III '00 President, Student Bar Association
Earl G. Pinto '00 Chair, Class Gift
Presentation of Awards
Walter L. Williams Memorial Teaching Award John M. Stuckey III '00
Lawrence W. I'Anson Award Dean Reveley
John Marshall Award Dean Reveley George Wythe Award Thurgood Marshall Award
Introduction of Senator Hatch
Dean Reveley
Remarks
The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
Presentation of Diplomas
Dean Reveley Assistant Dean Lizbeth A.S. Jackson
Final Words
Dean Reveley
Recessional
Immediately following the ceremony, we invite graduates, their families and friends to the Law School for a farewell reception.
WILLIAM & MARY SCHOOL OF LAW
W. Taylor Reveley III James E. Moliterno Davison M. Douglas James S. Heller Connie D. Galloway Robert E. Kaplan Sarah F. Kellam Faye F. Shealy Laura W. Beach Lizbeth A.S. Jackson Kimberly A. Reeves Frederick E. Thrasher Kimberly A. Ludwig
Dean and Professor of Law Vice Dean
Director, Institute of Bill of Rights Law Director, Law Library
Associate Dean for Administration Associate Dean for Career Planning and Placement
Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs Associate Dean for Admission
Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs Assistant Dean for Admission and Registrar
Assistant Dean for Program Administration Assistant Dean for Career Planning and Placement Assistant Director for Alumni Affairs
Members of the Faculty
Peter A. Alces Jayne W. Barnard Lynda L. Butler Tom A. Collins Glenn E. Coven Jr Neal E. Devins A. Mechele Dickerson John E. Donaldson Davison M. Douglas Walter S. Felton Jr. Michael J. Gerhardt Susan S. Grover I. Trotter Hardy Jr.
James S. Heller Charles H. Koch Jr. Fredric I. Lederer John W. Lee III John M. Levy Linda A. Malone Paul Marcus Alan J. Meese James E. Moliterno W. Taylor Reveley III Mitchell B. Reiss Ronald H. Rosenberg
Elmer J. Schaefer Alemante G. Selassie Timothy J. Sullivan Kathryn R. Urbonya Cynthia V. Ward Richard A. Williamson
John F. Duffy Jr. David Frisch Michael J. Klarman Gary Myers
Edward J. Bell III David G. Bookbinder Rene R. Bowditch R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Douglas P. Demoss Elizabeth S. Chupik-Dopp Honorable Robert P. Frank Merri Hanson Linda W. Harris William F. Harris Michael L. Heikes George F. Helfrich Louanna O. Heuhsen Tazewell T. Hubard III
Lynne Marie Kohm Linda S. Laibstain Judith F. Ledbetter Gretchen M. Lynch Honorable John 0. Marsh Jr. Michael E. McGinty Honorable Tommy E. Miller Steven A. Meade Steven J. Mulroy Commander Mark E. Newcomb Nina E. Olson Stephanie Burks Paine John M. Peterson Richard H. Rizk
Emeritus Faculty
Patricia E. Roberts Leo P, Rogers Mark E. Rubin Alan A. Rudnick Honorable William H. Shaw III Martin E. Silfen Duane R. Smith Paulette C. Taliaferro Honorable Wilford Taylor Jr. Donald A. Tortorice Guy K. Tower Theophlise L. Twitty Honorable H. Emory Widener Honorable J. R. Zepkin
Emeric Fischer
Christopher D. Byrne William L. Cooper
Bolling R. Powell Jr. Arthur B. White James P. Whyte Jr.
Library Administration
Mary Grace Hune Jennifer E. Sekula Martha W. Rush
Sue W. Welch
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
MASTER OF LAWS IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM
May 2000
MARIA TRINA BURGOS, Caracas, Venezuela LL.B., Universidad Catolica "Andres Bello,"
1987 Master Procedural Law, Universidad
Catolica "Andres Bello," 1996
CAROLINE A. EDERHY, Paris, France Baccalaureat, Lycee Moliere, 1994 Maitrise de droit, University Paris II, 1999
RUSSELL FRAME, Dumfries, Scotland LL.B., University of London, 1999
JURIS DOCTOR
August 1999
DEXTER ROMERO CONLEY, College Park, GA A.B., Cornell University, 1996
THOMAS EDWARD DROTTAR, Mobile, AL B.S., Old Dominion University, 1995 M.B.A., College of William & Mary, 1999
ANGELA NICOLE FRENCH, North Canton, OH B.A., Ohio State University, 1996
December 1999
* MICHAEL E. RUBERTI, Albany, NY B.B.A, College of William & Mary, 1994 M.B.A., College of William & Mary, 1999
May 2000
ASHAR N. AKHTAR, Midlothian, VA B.S., University of Virginia, 1997
MARY ELIZABETH ANDERSON, Williamsburg, VA A.B., Wellesley College, 1997
MICHAEL EDWARD ANDERSON, Richmond, MA B.S.E., Princeton University, 1995
VERONIQUE NICOLE ANDERSON, Houston, TX B.A., University ofCalifornia, Riverside, 1996
* JESSICA R. ARONS, Reston, VA B.A., Brown University, 1994
KELLY COLLINS ASHBY, Winchester, VA B.A., Shenandoah University, 1997
MELISSA ANN AUGUSTI, Manassas, VA B.A., University of Richmond, 1996
* MONICA MARY AYRES, Stratford, NJ B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1994
* R. JOSEPH BARTON, Bethesda, MD B.A., College of William & Mary, 1991
ANNA KRISTIN BASS, Colonial Heights, VA B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University 1996 STEFAN DAVID BAUGH, Kingston, Jamaica
B.S., Towson University, 1996 * MARK R. BAUMGARTNER, Honolulu, HI
B.A., University of Hawaii-West Oahu, 1996 SARI BENMEIR, Baltimore, MD
B.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1994
MA., University of Virginia, 1997 GREGORY PER BERGETHON, Virginia Beach, VA
B.S./B.A., University of Richmond, 1993 PATRICK DAYTON BLAKE, Hampton, VA
B.A., University of Virginia, 1997 JOHN ERIC BLANTON, Waynesboro, VA
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994
PHILIP PAUL BOHI, Orleans, France B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University,
1993 STEPHEN WAYNE BOWMAN, Henderson, NC
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1996 MP.P., College of William & Mary, 2000
CARLA LYNNE BOYD, Baltimore, MD B.A., College of Notre Dame of Maryland,
1995 JACQUELINE COLLEEN BRAVO, Rosedale, NY
B.S., State University College at Buffalo,1989 ELIZABETH ANNE BREEN, Richmond, VA
B.A., University of Virginia, 1997 ELLIOTT MATTHEW BUCKNER, Spencerport, NY
B.S./B.A., University of Richmond, 1993 GIANCARLO CAMPAGNARO, Fairfax, VA
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1996
JONATHAN SCOTT CAMPBELL, Roanoke, VA B.A., University of Virginia, 1997
JASON JAMES CERVENAK, Woodbridge, VA B.A., James Madison University, 1997
JEFFREY MILLARD CHAMBERLAIN, Yorktown, VA
B.S., Clarkson University, 1988 SARA RUTH CHANDLER, Virginia Beach, VA
B.A., University of Virginia, 1997 SUNG W. CHOI, New York, NY
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1994 * TIMOTHY JAY CHURNA, Wappingers Falls, NY
B.S., Binghamton University, 1996 CAMERON LOUISE COBDEN, Nevada City, CA
B.A., Carleton College, 1996 * HEATHER BRIDGED CONOBOY, Corrales, NM
B.A., University of New Mexico, 1996 MB.A., University of New Mexico, 1997
CANDICE ROMAINE COVINGTON, Morristown,NJ B.A., Hampton University, 1990 MS.W, New York University, 1993
PAUL JOSEPH SPENCER DECHARY, Reston, VA B.A., University of Virginia, 1996
MICHAEL DAVID DEFRICKE, Davie, FL B.S., Florida State University, 1997
PHILIP MAXWELL DEWITT, Williamsburg, VA B.A., University of Virginia, 1993
JASON MARK DIVELBISS, Smithsburg, MD B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
1996 CRAIG ALEXANDER ANTHONY DIXON,
Gaithersburg, MD B.B.A., College of William & Mary, 1997
BRIAN TYLER DOW, Oxshott, Surrey, England B.A., University of California-Irvine, 1997
TRENT MATTHEW DOYLE, Littleton, CO B.S., Colorado School of Mines, 1988 MA., College of William & Mary, 1991
TERRY RICHARD DRISKILL, Joplin, MO B.S., Missouri Southern State College, 1979
TIMOTHY MICHAEL DUNHAM, Midlothian, VA B.B.A., University of Richmond, 1996 MB.A., College of William & Mary, 2000
* HUNTER RANDOLPH ELEY, Pulaski, VA B.A., University of Virginia, 1995
CARL WILLIAM EWALD, Charlestown, PA B.A., Ursinus College, 1997
* ANGELA DAWN FIGUEIRAS, Cleveland, VA B.A.Ed., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University, 1987 * YVETTE CATHERINE FITZGERALD,
Ballston Lake, NY B.A., State University of New York-Geneseo,
1996 CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH FORSTNER,
Ellicott City, MD B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, 1997 WILLIAM THOMAS FORTUNE, Birmingham, AL
B.S., University of Alabama - Birmingham, 1996
KRISTI A. GARLAND, Bar Harbor, ME B.A., Skidmore College, 1993
DANIEL CHARLES GASINK, Great Falls, VA B.A., College of William & Mary, 1996
VIVIAN HAPPY GEMBARA, Fairfax Station, VA B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1997
EKUNDAYO OLADEINDE BABATUNDE GEORGE, Lagos, Nigeria
B.A., Carlton University, 1992 B.A., Carleton University, 1996
TODD MICHAEL GILLETT, Longwood, FL B.A., University of Virginia, 1995
AARON STEVEN GOLDSMITH, McLean, VA B.A., College of William & Mary, 1997
TAMAR RESIO GOODALE, Vicksburg, MI B.A., University of Virginia, 1996
LAVONDA NICOLE GRAHAM, Portsmouth, VA B.A., George Washington University, 1997
GARI Jo GREEN, Salem, IN B.A., Indiana University, 1996
JOSEPH JAMES GROGAN, Petersburg, NY B.A., State University of New York at Albany,
1994 KINDRA LYNN GROMELSKI, Alexandria, VA
B.A., Emory University, 1996
KARIN ANN GVENTER, Grapevine, TX B.S., United States Military Academy, 1994
MICHAEL EMERSON HALL, Arlington, VA B.A., University of Virginia, 1996
CRYSTAL DIANNE HARRIS, Lanham, MD B.A., Hampton University, 1996
LORI ELAINE HARRIS, Cortland, NY B.A., Hartwick College, 1987 MS., University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, 1990 M.S.P.H., University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, 1991 * EDGAR BUTLER HATRICK IV, Leesburg, VA
B.A., University of Virginia, 1995 DAVID RYAN HEINEN, Arlington, VA
B.S., Duke University, 1996 MARIA CHRISTINA HEWETT, New York, NY
B.A., University of Virginia , 1995 ADAM LAWSON HILLS, Saratoga Springs, NY
B.S., Cornell University, 1997 MEGAN CATHERINE HOGAN, Queensbury, NY
B.S., Cornell University, 1995 LEIGH TYLER HUDGINS, Richmond, VA
B.S., College of Charleston, 1995 MS., University of Charleston, 1997
KEVIN FRANKLIN HULL, Fairfax, VA B.S., University of Virginia, 1996 M.B.A., College of William & Mary, 2000
* THEODORE LEONARD HUNT, Boston, MA A.B., Harvard University, 1995
SUSAN RAE ISBISTER, Brookfield, WI B.A., University of Michigan, 1996
BRIAN JEFFREY IWASHYNA, Philadelphia, PA B.A., Boston College, 1997
ANNA MARIE JEMJEMIAN CONKLIN, Richmond, VA
B.S./B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1996
PAMELA HENNEY JENKINS, Marion, OH B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1994 MB.A., College of William & Mary, 2000
LONNIE DAVID JOHNSON, Alexandria, VA B,A., Norfolk State University, 1995
KEVIN MARTIN KENNEALLY, Bronx, NY B.A., University of Chicago, 1995
DANIEL PATRICK KENNY, Charlottesville, VA B.A., Providence College,1994
SHAWRI JENICA KING, Richmond, VA B.A., University of Richmond, 1996
AMY REBECCA KIRTLAND, Alexandria, VA B.A., Trinity College, 1995
JENNIFER STANLEY KNIES, Colorado Springs, CO B.S., United States Military Academy, 1994
DAVID ANDREW KOLMAN, Stoughton, MA B.S., University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
1997 TIMOTHY JOSEPH KOMADA, Holland, PA
B.A./B.S., The Citadel, 1995 MP.P., College of William & Mary, 2000
ERIKA ANNE KROETCH, Rapid City, SD B.A., St. Olaf College, 1993
MATTHEW TIMOTHY KUEHN, Olympia, WA B.A., University of Washington, 1995
KIMBERLY ANNE KURKJIAN, Phoenix, AZ B.B.A., University of Arizona, 1987
JULIANNE S. KWON, West Springfield, VA B.A., Wellesley College, 1996 MB.A., College of William & Mary, 2000
JOHN HOLCOMBE ROUSSEAU LANOU, Alexandria, VA
B.A., University of Virginia, 1994 * DAVID ROBERT LAPP, Charlottesville, VA
B.S., James Madison University, 1997 STEPHEN MICHAEL LASTELIC, Alexandria, VA
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997
ERIK RICHARD LEHTINEN, Kingston, NY B.S., Cornell University, 1996
MARYBETH HAZEL LENKEVICH, North Plainfield, NJ
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1995 KIMBERLY J. LEONCAVALLO, Rochester, NY
B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1994
BRETTA MARIE ZIMMER LEWIS, Virginia Beach, VA
B.A., University of Virginia, 1994 MA., George Mason University, 1996
CHRISTINE FRANCES LEWIS, Somerdale, NJ B.A., College of William & Mary, 1997
JOHN GEORGE LIETHEN, Marshfield, WI B.A., Lawrence University, 1994
REBECCA MCELFRESH LIETHEN, St. Paul, MN B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 1994
ALEXANDER C. LINN, Roseville, CA A.B., University of California-Berkeley, 1995
GARY LEE LOTRIDGE, Auburn Hills, MI B.A., Oakland University, 1995
TATE CUSTER LOVE, Waynesboro, VA B.A., College of William & Mary, 1997
REGINALD DAVID LUCAS, Nottoway, VA B.S., Old Dominion University, 1993
LAUREN PAIGE MACLANAHAN, Tullahoma, TN B.S., University of Tennessee, 1997
* JENNIFER MARIE MAGOULAS, Annandale, VA B.A., University of Virginia, 1997
DONALD WASHINGTON MARTIN JR., Wytheville, VA
B.A., Yale University, 1995 ARNIE BRUCE MASON, Hampton, VA
B.A., University of Virginia, 1997 ELLA PARHAM MATTHEWS, Hopewell, VA
B.B.A., Averett College,1997 MEGAN KATHLEEN MATTHEWS, Rutherford, NJ
B.A., Catholic University of America, 1997 LIAM ANEURIN MCCANN, Seattle, WA
BA, University of Washington-Tacoma, 1997 GEORGE WILLIAM MCCLELLAN JR.,
Bensalem, PA B.A., Saint Joseph's University, 1997
JOHN MCDONALD, Staten Island, NY B.S., State University of New York
at Geneseo, 1997 CYNTHIA ESTHER MCKAY, Poland, OH
B.A., University of Virginia, 1993 IAIN ROBERT McPHIE, Wheaton, MD B.S., Georgetown University, 1992 MP.A., George Mason University, 1997
TONIA ELIZABETH MEDRICK, Surfside Beach, SC B.S., West Virginia University, 1992
PAUL DAVID MERULLO, Virginia Beach, VA B.A., Old Dominion University, 1991
MICHELE THERESA SCOTT MITCHELL, Prince George, VA
B.A., Old Dominion University, 1997 HELENA SUE MOCK, Williamsburg, VA
B.A., University of Maryland, 1992 MA., Old Dominion University, 1996
ROBERT CHRISTIAN MORRIS, Lincoln, NE B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan, 1997
CHRISTOPHER GLENN MORRISON, Moylan, PA B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1989 MA., University of Virginia, 1990
JANE MARGARET NEW, Lakeland, FL B.S., Florida State University, 1997
WILLIAM EDWARD NOLAN, Mahopac, NY B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1994
PATRICK JAMES O'LEARY, Pittsburgh, PA B.A., Grove City College, 1997
NICHOLAS MIHRAN OHANESIAN, Grand Rapids, MI
B.S., Western Michigan University, 1996 AMANDA CHARMAINE PADULA
B.S., University of Florida, 1995 JACKSON CHEN-YU PAI, San Francisco, CA
B.S., Georgetown School of Foreign Service, 1993
MA., College of William & Mary, 2000 TIMOTHY KEITH PALMER, Panama City, FL
B.S., Troy State University - Dothan, 1996
CHARLES DANDRIDGE PATTERSON Richmond, VA
B.S., Hampton University, 1996 M.B.A., College of William & Mary, 2000
JAMES RANDOLPH PECK, Palm Springs, CA B.A., University of Cal fornia-Riverside, 1989 MA., Wheaton College, 1993 MA., University of California-Los Angeles,
1994 DEVIN BENNARD FERGUSON PEET,
Nassau, Bahamas B.A., Western New England College, 1997
GEORGETTE CROSS PHILLIPS, Poquoson, VA B.A., Norfolk State University, 1995
EARL GREGORY PINTO, Springfield, VA B.S., Cornell University, 1993
JEFFREY JOSPEH POUCH, Kingwood, TX B.A., University of Michigan, 1995
KARA ANN PROSISE, Virginia Beach, VA B.A., University of Virginia, 1996
FRANCES J. PULEO, Monroe, NY B.A., Boston University, 1992
MARC EDWARD PURINTUN, Richmond, VA B.A., Macalester College, 1985 MA., Presbyterian School of Christian
Education, 1991 TROY ROBERT RACKHAM, Ogden, UT
B.A., Weber State University, 1997 MONIQUE CLAIRE REID, Elmont, NY
B.A., Queens College, 1992 M.B.A., St. John's University, 1997
KEVIN DAVID RICE, Dallas, TX B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1995 MA., George Washington University, 1997
MARY ANN RISAVICH, Smithtown, NY B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1997
BRIAN ERIC ROBINSON, Dallas, TX B.B.A., University of Portland, 1996
TODD DANIELROTHLISBERGER, Woodbridge, VA B.S., University of Virginia, 1997
LAURA WALSH RUGLESS, Williamsburg, VA B.A., College of William & Mary, 1990
* BILLY BERNARD RUHLING II, Independence, MO B.A., United States Military Academy, 1993
JASON CRAIG RYLANDER, Yonkers, NY B.A., Cornell University, 1993
PAUL R. SCHMIDT, Virginia Beach, VA B.S., Old Dominion University, 1997
CARRIE ROTH SCHNEIDER, Annapolis, MD B.A., University of Maryland at College
Park, 1995 MATTHEW E. SCHULZ, Lovettsville, VA
B.A., Brown University, 1995 JULIE WILSON SCHWARTZ, Gainesville, FL
B.A., University of Florida, 1997
DAWN SAMARA SHERMAN, Mobile, AL B.S., United States Coast Guard Academy, 1992
KENNETH ROY SHOOK, Virginia Beach, VA B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1989
CHRISTIAN LEVINE SIMPSON, Alexandria, VA B.A., Bucknell University, 1994
RAENA LAUREN SMITH, Los Angeles, CA B.A., Northwestern University, 1994
* SANDRA LEE SMITH, Fairport, NY B.S., Purdue University, 1976 M.A.M., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, 1979 GERALD STEPHEN SMITH, Bronx, NY
B.A., College of William & Mary, 1997 JOHN MCRAE STUCKEY HI, Staten Island, NY
B.A., College of William & Mary, 1995 JOI MELISSA TAYLOR, Miami, FL
B.A., Hampton University, 1997 DARREN S. TROY, Centreville, VA
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997
TERESA CAROL TURNER, Frederick, MD B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996
KENNETH ANDREW WALSH, Arlington, VA B.A., University of Richmond, 1993
ANGELA NICOLE WATSON, Richmond, VA RS., University of Richmond, 1994
DARREN MICHAEL WELCH, Dallas, TX B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1996
LAWRENCE JUDSON WELLE, Wall, NJ B.A., Rutgers College, 1996
RICHARD HUNTER WEST, Pittsburgh, PA B.A., Yale University, 1997
JOSEPHINE FRANCES WHALEN, Croton-on-Hudson, NY B.S.G.A., Christopher Newport University,
1997 JOSHUA PATRICK WHITLEY, Fairfax, VA
B.A., College of William & Mary, 1994 M.B.A., College of William & Mary, 2000
ALAN DWIGHT WILBUR, Fairfax, VA B.A., Michigan State University, 1996
MICHAEL GREGORY WILSON, Kansas City, MO B.A., George Mason University, 1997
STACEY LYNN WILSON, Wayzata, MN B.A., Carleton College, 1990 M.P.P., College of William & Mary, 2000
* KIMBERLEE ANN WISNIEWSKI, Haddonfield, NJ B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1995
DEREICK EUGENE WOOD, Mount Vernon, NY B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1997
CHRISTINA MICHELLE WORKMAN, Christiansburg, VA
B.A., Emory and Henry College, 1994 MA., Miami University, 1999
SEBRONZIK WRIGHT, Houston, TX B.B.A., College of William & Mary, 1995
JEFFREY WALTON YEATES, Vienna, VA B.A., Brigham Young University, 1997
* MARK WILLIAM YODER, Denver, CO B.A., University of Colorado, 1997
PAUL DENNIS ZIEGLER JR., Pittsburgh, PA B.A., Norwich University, 1994
* Order of the Coif, 2000
Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is a national scholastic honor society in law. Its purpose is "to foster a spirit of careful study and to mark in a fitting manner those who have attained a high grade of scholarship" in the study of law. The English Order of the Coif was the most ancient and one of the most honored institutions of the common law. Its origins possibly antedated the Norman Conquest. The American Order of the Coif was founded in 1912. Membership in the Order of the Coif is the highest academic honor a law student may achieve. It is equivalent to membership in Phi Beta Kappa for undergraduates, recognizing the scholastic achievement of students selected from the upper ten percent of their class.
A WARDS
The Walter L. Williams, Jr. Memorial Teaching Award This annual award is named in honor of the late Professor
Walter L. Williams, Jr., who died in 1991. The winner is selected by the graduating class.
The Lawrence W. I'Anson Award The Lawrence W. I'Anson Award is presented annually to a
member of the graduating class who in the judgment of the law school faculty has shown evidence of great professional promise through scholarship, character, and leadership. The award, supported by an endowment given by the Beazley Foundation of Portsmouth, Virginia, honors the late Lawrence W. I'Anson, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and first President of the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts.
The George Wythe and John Marshall Awards These awards have been made possible through the
generosity of Robert Friend Boyd '52 (law) and Sara Miller Boyd '55. The Wythe and Marshall Awards are intended to recognize exceptional character, leadership and selfless service to the Law School community. The Wythe Award is made to a member of the law school student body. The Marshall Award is made to a member of the faculty or staff of the Law School.
The Thurgood Marshall Award Given annually by the William and Mary Law School
Association, the Thurgood Marshall award goes to that member of the Marshall-Wythe community, whether student, faculty member, friend, or alumnus, who best exhibits the ideals of distinguished public service exemplified by Justice Marshall.
Kruchko and Fries Award The generosity of the Baltimore-based firm Kruchko and
Fries has made possible the annual recognition of a graduating student who has excelled in labor law and employment relations. The recipient is selected by Law School faculty members who teach labor and employment law courses. The 2000 recipient is Jennifer Marie Magoulas.
American Bankruptcy Institute Award The American Bankruptcy Institute Award is presented
annually to a member of the graduating class who demonstrates outstanding performance in Bankruptcy Law. The recipient is selected by Law School faculty members who teach bankruptcy. The 2000 recipient is Monica Mary Ayres.
Virginia Trial Lawyers Award This award, given annually by the Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association, recognizes a graduating student who has excelled in the skills of trial advocacy. The 2000 recipient is Terry Richard
The Hermann Prize This prize is awarded to the student who in the opinion of
the Dean, President of the National Center for State Courts, and the Director of the Courtroom 21 Project has demonstrated the greatest potential in making future contributions to the enhancement of the efficient administration ofjust ice through the innovative use of technology. The award honors Richard Herrmann, the Millennium Lawyer. Mark Randall Baumgartner is the recipient of the year's award.
The William Hamilton Prize The William Hamilton Prize is a cash award presented
annually to recognize outstanding performance in legal history. The 2000 recepient is Marc Edward Purintun.
Drapers' Scholar Each year the Law School selects one graduating student as
the recipient of the Drapers' Scholarship. The Drapers' Scholar
studies for a year at Queen Mary and Westfield College of the University of London, earning an LL.M. degree. Jeffrey Walton Yeates is the 2000/01 Drapers' Scholar.
Spong Professionalism Award This award is given by the Society of the Alumni of the College
of William and Mary to a third-year law student who best exemplifies professionalism and ethics in the Legal Skills Program. The 2000 recipient is R Joseph Barton.
The Family Law Book Award The Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and the
Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers co-sponsor a Family Law Book Award to be presented to a graduating student at each Virginia law school who has demonstrated the most promise and potential for the practice of family law. The 2000 recipient is Raena Lauren Smith.
Order of Barristers The Order of Barristers is a national honor society which
recognizes individuals who have contributed substantially in an oral argument program either in the administration of an advocacy program or in the development of advocacy skills through competition. New members from the Class of 2000 are R. Joseph Barton, Patrick Dayton Blake, Elliott Matthew Buckner, Jonathan Scott Campbell, Jeffrey Millard Chamberlain, Cameron Louise Cobden, Heather Bridged Conoboy, Terry Richard Driskill, Angela Dawn Figueiras, Adam Lawson Hills, Megan Catherine Hogan, Laura Walsh Rugless, Billy Bernard Ruhling II, and Jason Craig Rylander.
Dean's Certificates Each year the Dean awards Dean's Certificates to a select group
of students who have initiated new projects, led organizations, participated enthusiastically in law school or community activities, or demonstrated special initiative on behalfof the law school. This year's recipients are: Mary Elizabeth Anderson, Jessica Rachel Arons, R. Joseph Barton, Mark Randolf Baumgartner, Jonathan Scott Campbell, Jeffrey Millard Chamberlain, Philip Maxwell DeWitt, Carl William Ewald, Angela Dawn Figueiras, Christopher Joseph Forstner, William Thomas Fortune, Lavonda Nichole Graham, Kindra Lynn Grornelski, Karin Ann Gventer, Megan Catherine Hogan, Theodore Leonard Hunt, Erika Anne Kroetch, Jennifer Marie Magoulas, Donald Washington Martin Jr., Arnie Bruce Mason, Earl Gregory Pinto, JeffreyJoseph Polich, Kevin David Rice, Jason Craig Rylander, Paul Robert Schmidt. Dawn Samara Sherman, Sandra Lee Smith, John McRae Stuckey HI, and Lawrence Judson Welle.
Thomas Jefferson Prize This prize is given by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law to the
student who published the best Student Note in the current volume of the William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal. The 2000 winner is R. Joseph Barton.
Robert R. Kaplan Award for Excellence in Legal Writing This award, made possible by the generosity of Robert R. Kaplan
'72, recognizes the graduate who has best demonstrated excellence in legal writing. This year's recipient is R. Joseph Barton.
Ewell Award In 1987, the Student Assembly established an award to honor
well-rounded graduating students — both graduate and undergraduate — of the College, those who best exemplify a liberal arts education through their activities as well as studies. This award was named in honor of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, the 16 th President of the College of William and Mary, who by ringing the Wren Building Bell kept the College alive when its doors closed during the Civil War. Ewell recognized that students are the heart of the College's existence and continued the spirit until the students could bring life back to campus. The Law School recipients of this award are Jonathan Scott Campbell, George William McClellan Jr., and John McRae Stuckey III.