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WILLIAM & MARY MARSHALL-WYTHE

SCHOOL OF LAW FOUNDED 1779

EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS

WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA WALTERJ. ZABLE STADIUM

(Rain Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall)

MAY 13,2001 4:00 P.M.

JOHN E. DONALDSON BALL PROFESSOR OF LAW

MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW

Professor Donaldson received his B.A. from the University of Richmond in 1960 (Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa), his J.D. from the College of William & Mary in 1963 (Editor-in-Chief, WILLIAM & MARY LAW REVIEW), and his LL.M. from Georgetown University in 1966. He joined the Law School faculty that same year. Since that time he has served as Assistant Vice-President of the College, Associate Dean of the Law School, Counsel to the College Endowment Association, Director of the Graduate Tax Program, and Coordinator of the Continuing Legal Education Program. In spring 1991, Professor Donaldson visited at Washington & Lee School of Law.

He has received numerous awards, including the Law School's Citizen Lawyer and Walter L. Williams Jr. Memorial Teaching Awards and the College's Thomas A. Graves and Thomas Jefferson Awards. Professor Donaldson has taught Conunercial Law, Contracts, Corporate Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning, Family Wealth Transactions, Federal Income Taxation, Procedure, Property, Tax Administration and Procedure, Trusts and Estates, Urban Land Use and Virginia Civil Procedure. He served on the presidential search committees that brought Paul Verkuil and Tim Sullivan to the Brafferton. He also has twice been a member of the Faculty Assembly, serving as its secretary, a member of its Executive Conunittee, and a participant on its ad hoc committee to redraft the Faculty Handbook. He is a long-time Faculty Marshall and a member of the College Conunence­ment Policy Committee. He has assisted the College's Development Office in countless ways and regularly reviews Honor Code and disciplinary decisions for the Provost.

Professor Donaldson is graced with ability, energy and ambition. As a master teacher, he has nurtured his students and remembers them by name long after they graduate. He is a scholar who has harnessed research and analysis to help resolve leading issues of the day.

Professor Donaldson retires at the end of this academic year, after 35 years of service to William & Mary. He returned to Williamsburg in 1966 as an Assistant Professor of Law and retires in 2001 as the Ball Professor of Law. I Along the way, he has put far more into this splendid old school than he has taken out. Marshall-Wythe will sorely miss him.

IThis professorship is a chair in taxation, created by a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Foundation.

EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS

Processional

Welcome

Presentation of Awards

Citizen Lawyer Award

Walter L. Williams Jr. Memorial Teaching Award

Lawrence W. I' Anson Award George Wythe Award Thurgood Marshall Award John Marshall Award

Introduction of Professor Donaldson

Remarks

Presentation of Diplomas

Final Words

Recessional

W. Taylor Reveley III Dean and Professor of Law

Erin M. Manahan '01 President, Student Bar Association

Adam Casagrande ' 01 Co-Chair, Class Gift

The Honorable R. Edwin Burnette Jr. President, Law School Association

Monica N. Robinson '01

Dean Reveley

Dean Reveley

John E. Donaldson Ball Professor of Law

Dean Reveley Lizbeth A.S. Jackson

Associate Dean

Dean Reveley

Immediately following the ceremony, we invite graduates and their families and friends to the Law School for a farewell reception.

WILLIAM & MARY SCHOOL OF LAW

Peter A. Alces Jayne W. Barnard Lynda L. Butler Lan Cao Glenn E. Coven Jr. Neal E. Devins A. Mechele Dickerson John E. Donaldson Davison M. Douglas John F. Duffy Jr. James G. Dwyer Walter S. Felton Jr. Michael J. Gerhardt

Members of the Faculty

Susan S. Grover I. Trotter Hardy Jr. James S. Heller Richard M. Hynes Charles H. Koch Jr. Fredric I. Lederer John W. Lee ill John M. Levy Linda A. Malone Paul Marcus Alan 1. Meese James E. Moliterno Mitchell B. Reiss

Emeritus Faculty

W. Taylor Reveley ill Ronald H. Rosenberg Elmer J. Schaefer Alemante G. Selassie Michael Stein Timothy J . Sullivan Kathryn R. Urbonya Cynthia V. Ward Richard A. Williamson

Visitors

Leslie M. Kelleher David V. Snyder

Tom A. Collins Emeric Fischer Arthur B. White James P. Whyte Jr.

Craig D. Bell Edward J. Bell III Rene R. Bowditch Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Judith M. Conti Nancy N. Delogu Douglas P. DeMoss Hon. Robert P. Frank Michael L. Heikes George F. Helfrich Louanna O. Heuhsen Charles F. Hobson Mai Lan Isler

Adjunct Faculty

Fred B. Jacob Barbara H. Kamp Gretchen M. Lynch Michael E. McGinty Steven A. Meade Stephen W. Miller Hon. Tommy E. Miller Cmdr. Mark E. Newcomb Nina E. Olson John M. Peterson Richard H. Rizk Leo P. Rogers Mark E. Rubin

Senior Administrators

Alan A. Rudnick A. SprightJey Ryan Hon. William H. Shaw m Martin E. Silfen Duane R. Smith Paulette C. Taliaferro Hon. Wilford Taylor Jr. Donald A. Tortorice Guy K. Tower Theophlise L. Twitty Tina Marie Walls Christie S. Warren Douglas S. Wood Hon. J. R. Zepkin

W. Taylor Reveley m . .. . ... . .. . . ... ... . .. .. .. . ... . . .. .. . ..... . . . ........ . .... . Dean Lynda L. Butler .... . ............ . .... ... . ... . .. .. . . . .. .. . .. ..... . . . ....... Vice Dean I. Trotter Hardy Jr . . . . . . .... ... ... . ........ . . ... ... . .. . . .. . Associate Dean for Technology James S. Heller .. ..... .. .... . ......... . .. . . . . . . . .. .. ... .. . ... . . . Director, Law Library Lizbeth A.S. Jackson ... . ..... . .. . . . .. . . ........... . .... Associate Dean for Administration Robert E. Kaplan . . ...... . . . ..... . ..... . . .. Associate Dean for Career Planning & Placement Sarah F. Kellam . . .. ... . . . . ... . . . . . ....... Associate Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs Terri T. Lorincz ... . . ..... . .. . .. . . .. ....... ... . .... ... . . ... . ... . Chief Financial Officer Faye F. Shealy ... ...... . . . .. . . .. . . .... .. . . ........ .. .. .. .. Associate Dean for Admission

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

MASTER OF LAWS IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM ____ _

May 2001

RASHEED MOHAMED KAMEL. Cairo, Egypt B.A. , American University in Cairo, 1997 LL.B., Cairo University, Schoolo/Law, 1999

MAREN KINDERMANN, Muenster, Germany LL.B., Westfalian Wilhelms-University 0/

Muenster, 2000

MARIO MENDEZ, London, England LL.B .. University of London, 2000

MASA YUKI YAMAMOTO, Fiukui, Japan B.A., The University o/Tokyo. 1992

LONG ZHANG, Beijing, China LL.B., Peking University, 1996

RTIUSDOCTOR _________________________________ __

August 2000

BRENDAN BARRETT, Arlington, V A B.A., Georgetown University, 1996

ANN LUERSSEN CROWTHER, Westfield, NJ B.A., University o/Pennsylvania, 1993

December 2000

MICHAEL DAVID POLLARD, Fairfax, V A B.A .. George Mason University, 1991

May 2001

STEVEN TORBEN AASE, Salt Lake City, UT B.S., University o/Utah. 1997

ROBIN A. ABBOTT, Cocoa Beach, FL B.S .. Christopher Newport University, 1998

MATTHEW DAVID ANDERSON, Rutland, VT B.A., The University of Vermont. 1996

DOUGLAS CARLETON ANSPACHJR., Plymouth, IN B.A., University o/Notre Dame, 1998

* MARY SUE BACKUS, Wasilla, AK B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1981 MA. T. University of Alaska, Anchorage, 1990

MARC BENEDICT BASSLER, Winchester, V A B.S, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State

University, 1995 MS, Clemson University, 1998

AMY BAUER, Durango, CO A.B., Duke University, 1997

JAMES WHEELOCK BEERS JR., Williamsburg, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1996

STEPHANIE CATHERINE BOVEE, Philadelphia, PA B.A., Trinity College, 1996

JENNIFER ANN BREWER, Senatobia, MS B. S., United States Military Academy, 1995

ALTA S. BROADDUS, Phoenix, AZ B.A., Arizona State University, 1998

D. TILGHMAN BROADDUS JR., Mechanicsville, VA B.A., University o/the South, 1993 ME-A., College o/William & Mary, 2001

* DEREK JOHN BROSTEK, Baldwinsville, NY B.A. , University 0/ Rochester, 1994

STEVEN T. BURNElIE, Herndon, V A B.A., James Madison University, 1994

SHEYNA NICOLE BURT, Prince William County, VA

B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1998 ADAM CASAGRANDE, Reston, VA

B.A., James Madison University, 1995 JARON EDWARD CHRISS, Freeport, NY

B.A., University o/Virginia, 1994 KEITH WILLIAM CLOUATRE, Manchester, NH

B.S., Old Dominion University, 1993 MS , Old Dominion University, 1996

TAMEKA MESHAUN COLLIER, Ettrick, VA B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1998

WILLIE COMMONS III, Fairfax Station, V A B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1997

GREGORY HAROLD COUNTS, Mclean, V A B.A., University 0/ Virginia, 1998

ROBIN SUZANNE COURTNEY, Charlottesville, VA B.A., University 0/ Virginia, 1992

MA TTHEW L. CURTIS, Las Vegas, NY B.S. , United Slates Military Academy, 1989

REBECCA LYNN DANNENBERG, Dearborn Heights, MI

B.A., Michigan State University, 1997 DUSTIN HARR DEVORE, Williamsburg, VA

B.A., Virginia Military Institute, 1994 * KENDRA KRISTINE DIETZ, Urbana, OH

B.A., Miami University, 1998 ADAM PAUL DOHERTY, Glastonbury, CT

B.A., Yale University, 1996 MS , University 0/ Hartford, 1997

SARAH ELIZABETH DOWNING, Willow, NY B.S'/B.A., Elmira College, 1998

ANTHONY L. DRAPER, Roanoke, VA B.A. , College o/William & Mary, 1996 MA. , Wake Forest University, 1998

KARA MARIE DRISCOLL, Auburn, ME B.A., The American University, 1997

JOHN ALLEN ESTRELLA, Napa, CA B.S. , University 0/ San Franciso, 1995

SALIK H. FAROOQI, Karachi, Pakistan B.A., McGill University, 1998

LISA DIANE FINKLEA, Richmond, VA B.S, North Carolina Agricultural &

Technical State University, 1991 ROBERT ANDREW FISHER, Lubbock, TX

B.B.A'/MS., Texas Tech University, 1998 * DANA GENE JOSEPH FITZSIMONS JR.,

Southington, CT B.Mus., Ithaca College, 1994

MARK WILLIAM FLOYD, Borger, TX B.A., Texas A&M University, 1998

ROBERT EMMEll FORD, Joppatowne, MD B.A., Mount Saint Mary's College, 1997 MP.P., College o/William & Mary, 2001

HEATHER ANN FORREST, Colts Neck, NJ B.A., Clemson University, 1998

HUMES JEFFERSON FRANKLIN III, Waynesboro, V A

B.A., Davidson College, 1998 RAYMOND PATRICK FRESON, Fairfax, VA

B.A. , College o/William & Mary, 1995 MA TTHEW FREY, Mendon, MA

B.A., Clark University, 1994 A.M , Brown University, 1996

DANIEL M. FROEHLICH, Shenandoah, V A B.S., University 0/ Virginia, 1993

WM. CLAY GARRETT, Buena Vista, VA B.A. , Col/ege o/William & Mary, 1998

SARAH DAWSON GEE, Newport, R1 B.A., Hamilton College, 1994

MATTHEW TODD GILL, Fairfax Station, VA B.A., University o/Virginia, 1998

BENJAMIN ALEXANDER GOODMAN, Charlottesville, VA

B.A., College o/William & Mary, 1996 PETER MICHAEL GOULD, Wilton, CT

B.A. , Vanderbilt University, 1995 * DANIEL PA TRICK WILLIAM GRAHAM,

Washington, D.C. B.A. , The Johns Hopkins University, 1996

DAVmBENJAMINGRANAT, St. Louis, MO B.A., University 0/ Missouri-Kansas City, 1997

MARK GREENSPAN, Norfolk, VA MD., State University o/New York, 1960

GRETCHEN MARY GREISLER, Albany, NY B.A., Boston College, 1996

AUDRA ANNE HALE, Oxford, MS A.B., Harvard University, 1998

SEAN PATRICK HANEY, Old Bridge, NJ B.S , Pharm.D., Rutgers University, 1995

RANDALL MARTINUS HANSEN, Murray, KY B.S, Texas A&M University, 1996 MP.P., College of William & Mary, 2001

DA WN A. HANZLIK, Atlanta, GA B.A., University of Georgia, 1993

.. JASON WILLIAM HARBOUR, Fannville, VA B.A., Davidson College, 1998

HUGH LEE HARRELL, Raleigh, NC B.S, Wake Forest University, 1990 MS , Wake Forest University, 1993

MARLENE ALICE HARRIS, Midlothian, VA B.S , Virginia Commonwealth University,

1997 VALERIE RENEE HARRIS, Glen Ferris, WV

B.A. , Washington & Lee University, 1998 JAMES GLENN HARWOOD, Oklahoma City, OK

B.S., University of Rhode Island, 1991 EMILY ANNA HAYES, Potsdam, NY

A.B., Colgate University, 1998 LIANA DA YE HENRY, Stone Mountain, GA

B.A., Hampton University, 1998 JOSHUA MEYERHERDST, Silver Spring, MD

B.S'/B.S. , University of Maryland, 1995 .. CHRISTINE GARNAVISH HESLINGA, Erie, PA

B.A. , Washington & Lee University, 1998 ELIZABETH A. HOBBS, Richmond, V A

B.A., Houghton College. 1998 .. BRIAN THEODORE HOLMEN, Los Angeles, CA

B.A .. University of California. Santa Cruz. 1998

JULI HORKA-RUIZ, Calumet City, IL B.SG.A., Christopher Newport University,

1998 SCOTT A. HOVEY, Virginia Beach, VA

B.S, University of Virginia, Clinch Valley College, 1995

BRYSON JAMES HUNTER, Wilmington, DE B.A .. Dickinson College. 1991

CAROLLYN DAVIS JACKSON, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

B.A., Haverford College. 1997 DANIEL MARK JACKSON, Portland, OR

B.A., Willamette University, 1995

JAMES LENARD JAUSSI, Provo, UT B.S, Utah Valley Slale College. 1996

MARNIE ANNE JENSEN, Cairo, NE B.A. , Dana College. 1998

BRYCE DICKINSON JEWETT ro, Richmond, V A B.A., Davidson College, 1997

.. DAVID SAMUEL JOHNSON, McLean, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1998

MICHAEL LEE JUNK, Carlisle, PA A.B., Lafayette College, 1995

MICHAEL ANDREW KANTRO, Modesto, CA B.A., Pomona College. 1998

Toy JA ERAN LIBIA KELLEY, Brookshire, TX B.A .. Franklin & Marshall College, 1998

HYUNG M. KIM, Houston, TX B.A., Trinity University, 1996

LYDIA LoVELACE KING, Norfolk, V A B.A .. Old Dominion University, 1996

SUE MARIE KING, Williamsburg, V A B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1991 MA., University of Southern California, 1996

JULIA MARIE KIRALY, Bethesda, MD B.S., University of Maryland. 1993

KARA MERCEDES KONRA Y, Westfield, NJ B.A., Georgetown University, 1996

MARY LYNNE KUPCHELLA, Huntingdon, PA B.A., Franklin & Marshall College. 1998

MARTHA LYNN LAWSON, Woodbridge, V A B.A .. University of Virginia. 1993

NANCY J. LEE, Lancaster, PA B.A .. University of Pennsylvania, 1998

KRISTEN FINZEL LEWIS, Sharon, PA B.A., Westminster College. 1997

JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER LIGUORI, Somers Point, NJ B.A. , Stockton Stale College. 1998

GREGORY THOMAS LOWEN, Charlotte, NC B.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,

1982 Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles.

1987 GERALD EUGENE MADE II, Wytheville, VA

B.S., University of Virginia, 1998 AGNES KADENYI MAKOKHA, Ibubi, Kenya

B.A. , Ohio State University, 1996 MB.A., College of William & Mary, 2001

ERIN MICHELLE MANAHAN, Cincinnati, OH B.A., Clemson University, 1998

ANDREW ROBERT MARGRABE, Jackson, MO B.A .. University of Missouri-Columbia. 1997

EDWARD MICHAEL MCDONALD JR. B.A .. Indiana University. 1994 MP.P .. College of William & Mary. 1997

MARY ELISE MEEK, Bourbonnais, IL B.A .. Olivet Nazarene University. 1997

LAWRENCE CLAYTON MELTON, Houston, TX B.A., University of Texas. 1997

TRACI BUDD MILLER, Chester, V A B.A .. University of Virginia. 1996

STACEY ALAN MOLLOHAN, Augusta, GA B.S . Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996

CHARLISA DENEEN MOORE, Bassett, V A B.A .• University of Virginia. 1996

KA THERINE ANNE MORRISON, Honolulu, HI B.A .. The American University. 1994

BRIAN GARTH MUSE, Suffolk, VA B.A .. University of Virginia, 1998

CHRISTOPHER NORMAN NEUS, Cincinnati, OH B.A .. Thomas More College. 1996

MATTHEW FREDERICK NIEMAN, Guilderland, NY B.S., Cornell University. 1998

JESSICA MORRISON NORRIS, Ovid, NY B.A .. Saint Leo University. 1997

ELANA H. OLSON, Manitowoc, WI B.S .. Indiana University. 1998

SHERYL LYNN ORR, Rushville, NE B.A .. Hood College. 1994

C. WAYNE OWEN JR., Stony Creek, VA B.A., Hampden-Sydney College, 1998

LARANA JAVITA OWENS, Norfolk, VA B.S. Old Dominion University, 1998

CARLA JEUNYNE PALMER, Huntsville, AL B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997

STEPHANIE ANN PARKS, Tulsa, OK B.A .. Vanderbilt University, 1996

WARREN JAMES PEARSON, Brooksville, FL B.S . Florida State University, 1998

* BRIAN JOHN PERRON, Issaquah, W A B.A., Pacific Lutheran University. 1996

* MELISSA ANNE PETERS, Metuchen, NJ B.A., The American University, 1997

HEATHER ANNE PHILLIPS, Orange, CA B.A., Scripps College, 1998

SARAH ANN PIPER, Reston, V A B.A. , Wellesley College, 1998

LOREN MISHA PREHEIM, Bryn Mawr, PA B.A., Earlham College. 1994 ME.M , Duke University, 1996

JENNIFER LYNNE REDMOND, Conneaut, OH B.A., The American University, 1998

JONATHAN BRAY REED, Virginia Beach, VA B.A., Washington & Lee University, 1998

SARAH CARTER RICHARDSON, New Kent, VA B.A., College of William & Mary, 1977 ML.A., University of Virginia, 1989

KEIL JOSEPH RITTERPUSCH, Washington, D.C. B.A., Northwestern University. 1995

MONICA NICOLE ROBINSON, Montclair, NJ B.A., Hampton University. 1998

WENDY MICHELE ROENKER, Virginia Beach, V A B.A .• Old Dominion University. 1997

SHEON JEANNIECE ROSE, Suffolk, V A B.A .. Hampton University, 1998

GINA ONG RUIDERA, Virginia Beach, V A B.A., College of William & Mary. 1998

TRAVIS AARON SABALEWSKI, Charlestown, NH B.A., James Madison University, 1995 MA., University of Iowa, 1998

JEFFREY SAMIR SARADAR, Uniontown, PA B.A .. Washington & Jefferson University. 1998

TOBEY M. SCHULTZ, Torrington, CT B.S , Florida State University, 1998

TIMOTHY PATRICK SHEAHAN, Commach, NY B.A., Sacred Heart University, 1997 MB.A. , Long Island University, 1998

DA VID MICHAEL SHEWCHUK, Centreville, V A B.A .. University of Virginia, 1998

JOSHUA SAXION SHUEY, Pleasant Gap, PA B.A., University of Delaware. 1993

KARAN R. SINGH, Brooklyn, NY B.A .. George Mason University. 1998

ERIC WADE SMITH, Waynesboro, VA B.A.. Virginia Military Institute. 1998

* TODD NICHOLAS SPALDING, Fort Washington, MD B.S .. Brigham Young University. 1991 MS. The Johns Hopkins University. 1998

* MICHAEL ALAN SPROW, Shillington, PA B.A .• Gettysburg College. 1991 A.M, University of Illinois, 1994

ANGELA MARIE STEWART, Winchester, V A B.A.. University of Virginia, 1993

EILEEN SUH, Great Falls, VA B.S, College of William & Mary. 1995

MARTHA JANE SWICEGOOD, Danville, VA B.A., University o/Virginia, 1997

ANTHONY TACCONI, Philadelphia, PA B.S. . Villanova University. 1996

BENJAMIN W ALZ TAYLOR, Arl ington, V A

B.A .. College o/William & Mary. 1997 * ERIC CHRISTOPHER TEW, Palmyra, V A

B.S. . Old Dominion University. 1998 PIA ZARA THADHANI, New Delhi, India

B.A .. St. John 's College. 1997 JASON BRETT TORCHINSKY, Williamsburg, V A

B.A .. College 0/ William & Mary. 1998 KATE ELIZABETH TUCKER, Kingston, TN

B.A .. University o/Tennessee. 1997 STUART W. TURNER, Arlington, V A

B.A .. Carleton College. 1993 ROBERT HUGH TYLER, Charles City County, V A

B.A .. University 0/ Virginia. 1992 MB.A .. College o/William & Mary. 2001

SARA MARIE VANDER GOOT, Grand Rapids, MI B.A .. University 0/ Michigan. 1996

DANIEL VELEZ, New York, NY B.S.. California Institute o/Technology, 1998

* THOMAS L. VICARIO JR., Naperville, IL B.S.. North Central College. 1991 MB.A .. DePaul University. 1993

MA TTHEW E. VINCIGUERRA, Latham, NY B.A .. Yale University. 1998

* Order of the Coif, 2001

Order of the Coif

THOMAS GERHARD VOEKLER, Fairfax, VA B.S.. George Mason University. 1998

GEORGE IRVING VOGEL ill, Roanoke, V A B.S. , Washington & Lee University. 1997

JILL KANTOR W AINGER, Norfolk, V A B.A., Trinity College, 1996

ELIZABETH MARTORI WELDON, Phoenix, AZ B.A., University 0/ Arizona, 1998

JENNIFER Jo WEST, Newport News, V A B.A. , Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State

University. 1996 SHANNON ASHLEIGH WILEY, Columbia, SC

B.A .. University o/South Carolina. 1995 MA., University 0/ Alabama. 1997

DEREK WILKINS, Stamford, CT B.S.. Hampton University, 1994

NIKKI LEE WILSON, Hilo, HI B.S. , Colorado State University. 1998

MICHAEL PHILIP WISE, Burke, VA B.S. , The Pennsylvania State University. 1997

SHARILYN BRANDT YOUTZ, Warren, MI B.A., Wayne State University, 1997

* CATHERINE REBEKKAH ZALLER, Richmond, V A B.A .. The American University. 1997

MARTIN ZERFAS, Arlington, V A B.A .. Connecticut College. 1995

The Order of the Coifis a national scholastic honor society in law. Its purpose is "to foster a spirit of careful study and to mark in a fitting manner those who have attained a high grade of scholarship" in the study of law. The English Order of the Coifwas the most ancient and one of the most honored institutions of the common law. Its origins possibly antedate the Norman Conquest. The American Order of the Coifwas founded in 1912. Membership in the Order of the Coif is the highest academic honor a law student may achieve. It is equivalent to membership in Phi Beta Kappa for undergraduates, recognizing the scholastic achievement of students selected from the upper ten percent of their class.

AWARDS

The Citizen Lawyer Award This award honors a graduate or friend of the Law

School who stands squarely in the Jeffersonian tradition of outstanding citizenship and leadership.

Tile Walter L Williams Jr. Memorial Teaching Award This annual award is named in honor of the late

Professor Walter L. Williams Jr., who died in 1991. The winner is selected by the graduating class.

Tlte Lawrence W. I'Anson Award The Lawrence W. rAnson Award is presented

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

The George Wythe and John Marshall Awards These awards have been made possible through the

generosity of Robert Friend Boyd '52 (law) and Sara Miller Boyd '55. The Wythe and Marshall Awards recognize exceptional character, leadership and selfless service to the Law School community. The Wythe Award goes to a member of the law school student body and the Marshall Award to a member of the faculty or staff.

Tlte Tlturgood Marshall Award Given annually by the William & Mary Law School

Association, the Thurgood Marshall award goes to that member of the Marshall-Wythe community, whether student, faculty member, friend or alumnus, who best exhibits the ideals of distinguished public service exemplified by Justice Marshall.

Dean's Certificates Each year Dean's Certificates go to a small group of

students whose efforts on behalf of the Law School have been especially compelling. This year's recipients are: Mary Sue Backus, D. Tilghman Broaddus, Sheyna Nicole Burt, Kendra Kristine Dietz, Kara Marie Driscoll, Robert Emmett Ford, Sarah Dawson Gee, A udra Anne Hale, Sean Patrick Haney, Hugh Lee Harrell, Brian Theodore Holmen, Bryson James Hunter, Marnie Anne Jensen, Erin Michelle Manahan, Katherine Anne Morrison, Sheryl Lynn Orr, C. Wayne Owen Jr., Brian John Perron, Sarah Carter Richardson, and Monica Nicole Robinson.

American Bankruptcy Institute Award The American Bankruptcy Institute Award is presented

annually to a member of the graduating class who demonstrates outstanding performance in Bankruptcy Law. The recipient is selected by Law School faculty members who teach bankruptcy. The 2001 recipient is Brian Theodore Holmen.

The Family Law Book Award The Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and

the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers co-sponsor a Family Law Book Award to be presented to a graduating student at each Virginia law school who has demonstrated the most

promise and potential for the practice of family law. The 2001 recipient is Thomas L. Vicario Jr.

The William Hamilton Prize The William Hamilton Prize is a cash award presented

annually to recognize outstanding performance in legal history. The 200 I recipient is Michael Lee Junk.

Thomas Jefferson Prize This prize is given by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law to

the student who published the best Student Note in the current volume of the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. The 2001 winner is Christine Garnavish Heslinga.

Robert R. Kaplan Award/or Excellence in Legal Writing This award, made possible by the generosity of Robert R.

Kaplan '72, recognizes the graduate who has best demonstrated excellence in legal writing. This year's recipient is Michael Alan Sprow.

Kruchko & Fries Award The generosity of the Baltimore-based fum Kruchko &

Fries has made possible the annual recognition of a graduating student who has excelled in labor law and employment relations. The recipient is selected by Law School faculty members who teach labor and employment law. The 2001 recipient is Elana Happe Olson.

Virginia Trial Lawyers Award This award, given annually by the Virginia Trial Lawyers

Association, recognizes a graduating student who has excelled in the skills of trial advocacy. The 200 I recipient is Sean Patrick Haney.

The Thatcher Prize for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Study

This award is presented each year to recognize an outstanding student from among those completing advanced degrees in Arts and Sciences, Education, Marine Science, Business Administration or Law. The winner is selected on the basis of character, scholarship, leadership and service. The aim is to find a well-rounded graduate or professional student reflecting each of these qualities, who embodies the values of the College of William & Mary.

Drapers' Scholar Each year the Law School selects one graduating student as

the recipient of the Drapers' Scholarship. The Drapers' Scholar studies for a year at Queen Mary and Westfield College ofthe University of London, earning an LL.M. degree. Heather Ann Forrest is the 2001/02 Drapers' Scholar.

Order 0/ Barristers The Order of Barristers is a national honor society which

recognizes individuals who have contributed substantially in an oral argument program either in the administration of an advocacy program or in the development of advocacy skills through competition. New members from the Class of200 I are Mary Sue Backus, Sheyna Nichole Burt, Humes Jefferson Franklin III, Sarah Dawson Gee, Audra Anne Hale, Hugh Lee Harrell, Daniel Mark Jackson, Gerald Eugene Mabe II, Stacey Alan Mollohan, Jessica Morrison Norris, C. Wayne Owen Jr., Monica Nicole Robinson, David Michael Shewchuck ,and Stuart W Turner.