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EXERCISES for the

PRESENTATION

of DIPLOMAS

WILLIAM &MARY

Marshall-Wythe School of Law

Williamsburg, Virginia Walter J. Zable Stadium

(Rain Location: Phi Bela Kappa Hall)

May 10, 1992 3:45 p.m.

THE MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW

Administrators

TimothyJ. Sullivan Dean Richard A. Williamson Vice Dean Connie D. Galloway Associate Dean for Administration Robert E. Kaplan Associate Dean for Career Planning and Placement Richard D.T. Overy Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs Faye F. Shealy Associate Dean for Admissions James S. Heller Director, law Library Rodney A. Smolla Director, Institute of Bill of Rights Law Kay P. Kindred Deputy Director, Institute of Bill of Rights law

Members of the Faculty

Peter A. Alces Jayne W. Barnard Lynda L. Butler Tom A. Collins Glenn E. Coven, Jr. Neal E. Devins John E. Donaldson Davison M. Douglas Walter S. Felton, Jr. Michael J. Gerhardt Susan S. Grover

Diane Abdelnour Edward .). Bell, Ill Denise Bland Rene R. Bowditch Peter A. Cotorceanu Gregory R. Davis Michael S. Gelacak Thomas Hafemeister

I. Trotter Hardy, Jr. James S. Heller Charles H. Koch, Jr. Paul A. LeBel Fredric I. Lederer John W. Lee, Ill John M. Levy Linda A. Malone Paul Marcus Patrick McFadden

Lecturers

George H. Heilig, Jr. Thomas W. Hubbard Patrick Kelley John F. Kelly Judith F. Ledbetter Kurt R. Magette Frank R. Ortolani, Jr. John M. Peterson

John A. Miller James E. Moliterno Ronald H. Rosenberg Elmer J. Schaefer Alemante G. Selassie Rodney A. Smolla Margaret Poles Spencer TimothyJ. Sullivan Steven J. Wermiel Richard A. Williamson

Leo Rogers Elizabeth M. Schmidt E. Diane Thompson John B. Tieder, Jr. William J. Vakos, Jr. Thomas Woodward Martin Zelder J.R. Zepkin

Emeritus Faculty

Emeric Fischer Bolling R. Powell, Jr.

William B. Spong, Jr. Richard E. Walck

Arthur B. White James P. Whyte, Jr.

Mary Grace Hune

Library Administration

Martha W. Rush Susan Trask

Sue W. Welch

EXERCISES for the PRESENTATION of

DIPLOMAS

Processional

Welcome

Presentation of Awards

The George Wythe Award

The John Marshall Award

The Lawrence W. I'Anson Award

The Virginia Trial Lawyers Award

Krucho and Fries Award

The Citizen-Lawyer Award

Introduction of Lewis B. Puller

Address to the Graduates

Presentation of Diplomas

Closing Remarks

Recessional

Richard Brooks, Outgoing Student

Bar Association President

Ray C. Stoner '71

President, Marshall Wythe

School of Law Foundation

Timothy J. Sullivan

Dean, Marshall-Wythe School of Law

Timothy J. Sullivan

Lewis B. Puller

Dean Sullivan

Dean Connie D. Galloway

Dean Richard A. Williamson

Dean Sullivan

LEWIS B. PULLER

Lewis Puller, Marshall-Wythe class of 1974, is the recent recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography, FORTUNATE SON. Presently the senior attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense, Mr. Puller has also served as an attorney with the Veterans Administration, was a member of President Ford's Clemency Board, became the National Service Director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and in 1978, was the Democratic candidate for Virginia's First Congres-sional District.

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 Lawrence W. I'Anson Award

The Lawrence W. I'Anson Award is presented annually to a member of each graduating class who in the judgment of the law school faculty has shown evidence of great promise through scholarship, character, and leadership. The award, supported by an endowment given by the Beazley Foundation of Portsmouth, Virginia, is given in honor of the late Lawrence W. I 'Anson of Portsmouth, Virginia, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and first President of the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts.

Virginia Trial Lawyers Award

This award, given annually by the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, recognizes a gradu-ating student who has excelled in demonstrating the skills of trial advocacy.

Krucho and Fries Award

The generosity of the Baltimore-based firm Krucho and Fries has made possible the annual recognition of a graduating student who has excelled in labor law and employment relations. The award is made upon the joint recommendation of faculty members who teach in this area of specialty.

The Citizen-Lawyer Award

This is the first presentation of the William and Mary Law School Association award honoring an alumnus/a whose distinguished legal career and generous community service exemplify the ideal citizen-lawyer. Nominations are solicited from the entire alumni body and reviewed by the Board of Directors.

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. The Marshall-Wythe School of Law was granted a Charter in the Order of the Coif in 1981. 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.

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

MASTER OF LAWS in TAXATION

December 1991

Bettye Stephanie Commander, Martinsville, VA AA Ferrum Jr. College, 1970 BA Emory and Henry College, 1972

JD North Carolina Central University, 1990 Guy Forget, Doswell, VA

L1.. B. University of Montreal, 1981 Ralph Parker Ross, Richmond, VA

BS University of Virginia, 1984 JD College of William & Mary, 1987

Brent Lee Rowlands, Emporia, KS BS Emporia Stale University, 1982 Regent University School of Law, 1990

May 1992

Patience A. Alexander, McLean, VA BA Mary Washington College, 1982

JD University of Richmond, 1989 David Allen Brabham, Chesapeake, VA

BS Southeastern. Louisiana U, 1975 JD Regent University, 1990

Karen S. Harkness, Millboro, VA AS Dabney Lancaster CC 1979 13S Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1981 JD St Thomas Law School, 1991

Renee L. Hazen, Spotsylvania, VA BS George Mason University, 1984 MS George Mason University, 1988

JD Thomas Cooky Law School; 1991 Timothy Hrynick, Williamsburg, VA

BA Swarthmore College, 1981 MA University of Pennsylvania, 1984 JD College of William & Mary, 1991

David B. Kelm, Chesapeake, VA BA Gardner-Webb College, 1987 JD Regent University Law School, 1990

Daniel Mentzer, Mahopac, MY BA USC at Santa Barbara, 1987 JD SUNY at Buffalo, 1990

Steve Moore, Corbin, KY BS Cumberland College, 1988 JD University of Kentucky, 1991

Ronald Joseph Savoie, Metairie, LA BA University of New Orleans, 1984 BS University of New Orleans, 1985 MBA University of New Orleans, 1987 JD Mississippi College, 1991

Eric Kirby Schultheis, King of Prussia, PA BA Ursinus College, 1984 MBA St. Joseph's University, 1990 JD The Dickinson School of Law, 1991

Sandra L. Steinvoort, Salt Like City, UT

BS University of Utah, 1985 JD University of Utah, 1988

David J. Tigges, Perrysburg, Oil BA University of Toledo, 1986

JD capitol University, 1990 Joseph Townsend, Williamsburg, VA

BA Memphis State University, 1980 JD Memphis State University, 1985

Alice Twiford, York, PA BS York College, 1976 JD College of William & Mary, 1991

Chamie Grandy Valentine, Richmond, VA BS Northwestern University, 1984 JD University of Virginia, 1987

Michelle Atkinson Wood, Richmond, VA BA University of Virginia, 1982

JD T.C. Williams School of Law, 1985

MASTER OF LAWS in AMERICAN LEGAL STUDIES

May 1992

Tara Alexandra Lochhead, London, UK LL.B. Queen Mary & Westfield College, 1991

Vera S. Risteski, Yugoslavia Law University of Belgrade, 1982 MA University of Geneva, 1990

JURIS DOCTOR

December 1991

Claire Steidle Dahlberg, Reading, PA BS University of Pittsburgh, 1984

*

Debra Lynn Rauanheimo, Warminster, PA BA/BS Lebanon Valley College, 1989

May 1992

Lennie Timothy Allen, Riviera Beach, FL BS Howard University, 1987

Ali John Amirshahi, Williamsburg, VA BA Mary Washington College, 1988

Andrea Kimberly Amy, Middlesex County, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Elizabeth Hallock Andrews, Charlottesville, VA BA University of Virginia, 1987

Jennifer B. Arlin, Hillsdale, NJ AB Dartmouth College, 1988

*Pamela S. Arluk, Gaithersburg, MD BA Miami of Ohio, 1989

David Lawrence Arnold, Virginia Beach, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Katherine Louise Atkins, Aroma, IN AB Augustana College, 1983

Susan Kathleen Barger, Bloomington, IL BA Indiana University, 1988

Deborah Lynn Barr, Berryville, VA James Madison University, 1989

Thomas Jay Barrett, Williamsburg, VA BA Fairfield University, 1989

Heather Anne Benjamin, Glen Ridge, NI BA Rutgers University, 1988

Michael Alan Bishop, Damascus, VA BA University of Tennessee, 1989

Ingrid Maria Blanton, Urbana, IL BA Brown University, 1982

Sanjoy Kumar Bose, New York, NY BA Ohio Wesleyan University, 1988

Darlene Paige Bradberry, Williamsburg, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Daniel Kent Brady, Manassas, VA BA Brigham Young University, 1987

William Eric Branscom, Fincastle, VA BA James Madison University, 1986

Stephanie Lynn Brodacz, Fayetteville, AK BA University of Arkansas, 1987

Richard Edward Brooks, Rogersville, TN BA University of Maryland, 1989

Jan Allessandra Brown, Niskayuna, NY BA Tufts University, 1985 MA Tufts University, 1989

John Calvin Brown, III, Williamsburg, VA BA University of Virginia, 1 986

Gregory Paul Brummett, Springfield, VA BS Washington University, 1 982

Mills Robert Bryant, Ill, Courtland, VA BA College of William & Mary, 1 983

Dennis Dean Buchholz, Tripoli, IA BA Wartburg College, 1970 MDiv Wartburg Seminary, 1 974 PhD Claremont Graduate School, 1984

Paige Elizabeth Budd, Williamsburg, VA BA College of William & Mary, 1989

Stephanie Dana Cangin, Severna Park, MD BS University of Delaware, 1 989

Charles Burnett Cappellari, Potomac, MD BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute & Slate University, 1 984

Robert William Carll, Tehachapi, CA BS California Polytechnic State University, 1984

* Eric Sinclair Carlson, Bellevue, WA BA Washington State University, 1983

Roland Stuart Carlton, r., Salem, VA BBA James Madison University, 1 984

Ruth Nathanson Carter, Spencer, MA BS University of Rhode Island, 1 988

Ellen Chapin, Reston, VA BA Reed College, 1987

Michael Paul Chu, Chicago, IL BS University of Illinois, 1 989

Jennifer Susan Click, Bakersfield, CA AB University of California-Davis, 1987

Lauren Ann Clineburg, Mclean, VA BA Columbia College, 1988

*Christian Lee Connell, Richmond, VA BA Harvard College, 1 985

Scott James Oxman, Montgomery, NY BS Duke University, 1 985

Michael Allen Costanzo, Williamsburg, VA BA George. Mason University, 1989

William Henry Cronenberg, 111, Queens, NY BA Virginia Military Institute, 1988 * Joy Isabel Cummings, Manchester, MA AB Princeton University, 1984

Laura Margaret Dahl, Arlington, VA BA University of Pennsylvania, 1986

Keith Warren Davis, Tequesta, FL BA University of South Florida, 1989

Timothy Scott Davis, Lynchburg, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Natalia Hamati del Canto, Silver Spring, MD BA Duke University, 1988

Claudia Anne DelGross, Bala Cynwyd, PA BA Lehigh University, 1989

* William Arthur DeVan, Charlottesville, VA AB College of William & Mary, 1 986

Jason Evans Dodd, Lynchburg, VA BA University of Virginia, 1 989

Elizabeth Stuart Dopp, Alexandria, VA AB Duke University, 1989

Katherine Dowd, Stamford CT BA Smith College, 1983

Caitlin Shirer Dyk, Arlington, VA BA Bales College, 1988

*John V. Edwards, Council Bluffs, IA BS University of Nebraska, 1 984 MPA University of Nebraska, 1 985

Vanessa Reeve Elliott, Ridgewood, NJ BA University of Pennsylvania, 1987

Patricia Mary Erikson, Lynchburg, VA BA Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1989

Jesse William Erwin, r., Cleveland, OH BA Oberlin College, 1989

Carl Edmund Failmezger, Mollusk, VA BA Dartmouth College, 1987

Christopher M. Farris, Alexandria, VA BA College of William and Mary 1988

John Chinniah Fernando, Sterling, VA BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1989

*Keith Finch, Blacksburg, VA BA Davidson College, 1988

Kathleen Paling Finley, Annandale, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Kevin James Fleming, Tyrone, PA BS US Air Force Academy, 1 985

Frederic James Flemings, McLean, VA BA University of Hawaii, 1984

Linda L Fox, Falls Church, VA BA University of Virginia, 1 988

Kathy Rae Frahm, Stillwater, OK BS Oklahoma State University, 1989

James Harold Franklin, Harrisburg, PA BBA College of William and Mary, 1988

* Michael John Funk, Litchfield, IL BA Southern Illinois University, 1981 MA Virginia Commonwealth Unversity, 1984

Brian Douglas Fusonie, Greenfield, MA BA Dartmouth College, 1988

Paul Thomas Gallagher, Fairfax, VA BA George Mason University, 1986

Darrell Douglas Garvey, Newport News, VA BE State University of New York Maritime College, 1982

Steven Kessel Gerber, Philadelphia, PA BA Trinity College, 1987

Barbara Elaine Gibbs, Williamsburg, VA BA College of William & Mary, 1988

LeRon William Gilchrist, Hampton, VA BA Howard University, 1989

Brian James Gillette, Rockville, MD BS University of Maryland, 1989

Natalie Elaine Gutterman, Alexandria, VA BS James Madison University, 1989

Thomas Joseph Hanrahan, Charlottesville, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Roxanne P. Hansen, Reston, VA BBA George Washington University, 1989

Kelly C. Harris, Richmond, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Dion William Hayes, Norfolk, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Christopher Roland Hedrick, Newport News, VA BA Wake Forest University, 1988

James Lewis Heiberg, Williamsburg, VA BA Hampden-Sydney College, 1987 * Mark Edward Herrmann, Richmond, VA

BS University of Virginia, 1984 Robert L. Hogan, Sutton, WV

BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1989

Craig Forrest Holmes, Roanoke, VA BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1981

Bradley Curtis Howard, Washington D.C. BA Catholic University, 1988

*Kathryn R. Hu, Lexington, KY BS Vanderbilt University, 1986

Jeffrey Alan Huber, Williamsbug, VA BA College of William & Mary, 1984 MA College of William & Mary, 1985

Daniel Allan Jacobson, Westfield, NJ BA Rutgers College, 1989

Amy Louise Jarmon, Williamsburg, VA AB College of William and Mary, 1971 M.Ed. Boston University, 1972 Ed.D. College of William and Mary, 1983

Anthony James Johnson, Silver Spring, MD BA University of Virginia, 1989

Joanne Jones, Springfield, VA BS Duke University, 1989

* Thomas Shipley Jones, Sewickley, PA BA College of William & Mary, 1989

Michele Lynn Joseph, Oakton, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Judith Lorraine Kidd, Locust Hill, VA BA College of William and Mary, 1983 M.SEd. Old Dominion University, 1988

Nancy Lynn Killien, Williamsburg, VA BA College of William & Mary, 1988

Ann Kim, Williamsburg, VA BA University of Michigan, 1985

Mary Katherine Korb, Reston, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

George Everitt Kostel, Newport News, VA BA Vanderbilt university, 1988

*Ann Marie Kratz, Macungie, PA BS University of Virginia, 1989

Lisa Kim Lawrence, Virginia Beach, VA BA University of Virginia, 1987

Caroline Adair Leonard, Vienna, VA BS James Madison University, 1983

Peter Samuel Liaskos, Bronx, NY BS State University of New York at Albany, 1989

Kirstin Gayle Lindberg, Fairfax, VA BS University of Virginia, 1989 *Mark L. Lofgren, Rockville, MD BS University of Maryland, 1984

Jessica Leigh Lynch, Rutherford, NJ BA Franklin & Marshall College, 1988

Lucy Lynch, Beaver, PA BA Smith College, 1989

Erin Elizabeth Magee, Columbus, OH BA College of William & Mary, 1989

Jerianne Elizabeth Mancini, Upper Saddle River, NJ AB Dartmouth College, 1988

Mark Randolph Matney, Williamsburg, VA BA American University, 1989

John Daniel Maxwell, Waynesboro, PA BA Washington & Lee University, 1989

Judith Elizabeth McKenzie, El Cerrito, CA BBA Howard University, 1987

John Thomas McNelis, Williamsburg, VA BS University of Notre Dame, 1986

Annette Marie Moore, Prince George, VA BS Virginia State University, 1988

Kristin Mary Murphy, Annandale, VA BA University of North Carolina, 1989

Jan Patrick Myskowski, Littleton, MA BA North Adams State College, 1987

Adrian Van Nelson, 11, Rockville, MD BS Hampton Institute, 1988

Bridget Ann O'Keefe, Springfield, VA BA George Mason University, 1989

Christopher Michael Olson, Springfield, VA

BS College of William & Mary, 1986 Lawrence Lothar Ostema, Princeton, NJ

BA Amherst College, 1986 * Matthew J. O'Toole, New Milford, NJ

BA Fordam College, 1985 MA Fordham Graduate School, 1988

Isabel Marguerite Pauley, Fairfax, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Abigail Leigh Perkins, Covington, VA BS James Madison University, 1989

Charles Michael Phillips, Oakton, VA BBA University of Noire Dame, 1986

Rustin Scott Polk, Pryor, OK BBA University of Oklahoma, 1989

Matthew Allen Pullen, Williamsburg, VA BA Indiana University, 1989

Christine Therese Raubaugh, Columbia, MD BS T owson State University, 1988

Deann Renee Reck, Westminster, MD BA Franklin and Marshall College, 1988

Christopher Claar Reed, Chester, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Wendy Nuckols Reed, Chester, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Kathleen Ann Reiley, Ambler, PA BS Catholic University, 1985

Stephanie Marie Rever, Silver Spring, MD BA Duke University, 1989

Michael Worth Reynolds, Arlington, VA AB Stanford University, 1987

Sandra E. Rizzo, East Brunswick, NJ BA George Washington University, 1989

Joi Lenore Roberson, Newport News, VA BA Hampton Institute, 1989

Neal John Robinson, Williamsburg, VA BBA Spencerian College, 1966 MBA University of Dallas, 1968

Elizabeth Ellen Rocha, Holden, MA BA College of the Holy Cross, 1987

Ann Randolph Rogers, Arlington, VA BA Duke University, 1988

John Kevin Rogowski, Williamsburg, VA BS University of Michigan, 1980

Marcella Sadosky, Johnstown, PA BS Carnegie-Mellon University, 1985

Elaine Paul Schaefer, New York, NY BA Boston College, 1987

Jeanne Beadell Schmid, Ambler, PA BA University of Virginia, 1986

Stephen Curtis Scholfield, Chattanooga, TN BA Emory University, 1988

Mychal Sommer Schulz, Whitefish Bay, WI BA University of Noire Dame, 1987 MA University of Virginia, 1987

Brendan Linehan Shannon, AB Princeton University, 1986

Price Mitchell Shapiro, Norfolk, VA BA University of Virginia, 1989

Stephen Walter Shebest, Leesburg, VA BA Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1989

Robin Bethel Shepherd, State College, PA BA University of Pittsburgh, 1989

Jane E. Sherman, Williamsburg, VA BS fames Madison University, 1984

Paula Anne Sinozich, Annandale, VA BA Marshall University, 1982

MFA University of Virginia, 1984 Jennifer Melina Smart, Winchester, VA

BA University of North Carolina, 1988 Michael Harry Sproule, Oconomowoc Lake, WI

BA Harvard University, 1988 Eric Rolf Stahlfeld, Alexandria, VA

BA Kenyon College, 1980 Stephanie Lyn Stakem, Cumberland, MD

BA Washington &Jefferson College, 1989 William Ross Stoycos, Lancaster, PA

BA Wake Forest University, 1985 Thomas Christian Swiers, Williamsburg, VA

BA Trinity College, 1987 John, Tarley, Jr., Williamsburg, VA

BS Pennsylvania State University, 1982 MBA Pennsylvania State University, 1983

* Janet Singletary Thomas, Richmond, VA BA College of William & Mary, 1984

Carolyn Ann Tillotson, Brightwaters, NY AB Radcliffe College, 1989

Mary Kay Ann Tobias, Girardville, PA BA Allentown College, 1989

* Linda Charlotte Trees, Arlington, VA BA Smith College 1984 MA University of Wisconsin, 1989

Robert David Ulmer, Gainesville, FL BS University of Florida, 1989

*Wendy K. Voss, Lincoln, NE BA University of Michigan, 1979

Melissa Diane Walden, McLean, VA BS George Mason University, 1987

Kevin Denis Walsh, Williamsburg, VA BA University of Notre Dame, 1989

Kathryn Ann Washington, Washington, DC BA Amherst College, 1987

Mary Ellen West, Williamsburg, VA BS Cornell University, 1987

Donna Lynne White Kearney, Norfolk, VA BS Medical College of Georgia, 1976

Mary Thrower Wickham, Richmond, VA BA Duke University, 1978 MA Yale University, 1985

Dannon Gay Williams, Warrensburg, MO BA Stephens College, 1989

Cressondra Brown Willis, Hampton, VA BA Virginia State University, 1977

Kathleen Mary Wobber, Gaithersburg, MD BA George Washington University, 1988

Jarrell David Wright, Beckley, WV BA College of William & Mary, 1989

Joan Ziglar, Ridgeway, VA BA Forum College, 1982 MS Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985

Scott McIntosh Zimmerman, Big Rats, NY BA Cornell University, 1985

*Order of the Coif 1992