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EXERCISES FOR THE

PRESENTATION OF

DIPLOMAS

THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW

WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA WALTERJ. ZABLE STADIUM

(Rain Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall)

MAY 16, 1999 4:00 P.M.

THE HONORABLE MARK L. EARLEY

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA

Mark L. Earley was elected Virginia's 40th Attorney General in November 1997. A native Virginian, he attended the College of William and Mary and received his degree in Religion in 1976. After serving as a missionary in the Phillippines for two years, he returned to William and Mary and received his JD. from Marshall- Wythe in 1982. Mr. Earley was elected Attorney General of the Commonwealth after 15 years in private practice and 10 years in the Virginia Senate.

EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF

DIPLOMAS

Processional

Welcome

Presentation of Awards

W. Taylor Reveley, III Dean and Professor of Law, William and Mary School of Law

Jeffrey M. Timmers '99 Outgoing Student Bar Association President

Christopher C. Matteson '99 Chair, Class Gift Drive

Walter L. Williams Memorial Teaching Award David A. Hitchens

The Lawrence W. I' Anson Award

The John Marshall Award The George Wythe Award Thurgood Marshall Award

Introduction of The Honorable Mark L. Earley '82

Remarks

Presentation of Diplomas

Closing Remarks

Recessional

Dean Reveley

Dean Reveley

Dean Reveley

The Honorable Mark L. Earley' 82 Attorney General of Virginia

Dean Reveley Assistant Dean Lizbeth A.S. Jackson

Dean Reveley

Immediately following the ceremony, we invite graduates, their families and friends to the Law School for a farewell reception sponsored by the William and Mary Law School Association, the Student Bar Association, the Law School and catered by the Public Service Fund.

THE WILLIAM AND MARY SCHOOL OF LAW

W. Taylor Reveley, III ... . ........ . .... ... ... .. .... . .... . .. .. Dean and Professor of Law James E. Moliterno .......... . ...................... ... . . . .. . . ... ..... . .. Vice Dean James S. Heller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Director, Law Library Connie D. Galloway ......... . . .. . .. . ... .. .. . .. . . ...... Associate Dean for Administration Robert E. Kaplan . .... ... ... . ....... .... . Associate Dean for Career Planning and Placement Sarah F. Kellam ... .. . . ... . ...... . ... .. Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs Faye F. Shealy ..... .. . .. . . ..... . . .. .... .. ....... .... . .. . Associate Dean for Admission Lizbeth A.S. Jackson . .. ... . .. . . . . .. .... . .. .. ... Assistant Dean for Admission and Registrar Frederick E. Thrasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Assistant Dean for Career Planning and Placement Laura D. Wellborn .... .. ............ .... Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs Davison M. Douglas ................ . .. . .. .. .... . . Director, Institute of Bill of Rights Law Lori A. Cwalina ....... ....... ...... . Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving

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

Edward J. Bell, III David G. Bookbinder Rene R. Bowditch R. Edwin Burnette, Jr. Michael D. Campbell Melissa Cole Peter A. Cotorceanu Philip N. Davey Gregory R. Davis Elizabeth S. Dopp Mary Hanson Eckles Edward L. Flippen Robert P. Frank Jeanne Goldberg

Emeric Fischer

Christopher Byrne William L. Cooper

Members oftbe Faculty

I. Trotter Hardy, Jr. James S. Heller Kevin Kennedy Kay P. Kindred Charles H. Koch, Jr. Ronald J. Krotosznski, Jr. Fredric I. Lederer John W. Lee, III John M. Levy Linda A. Malone Paul Marcus Alan 1. Meese

* * * * *

George F. Helfrich Louanna O. Heuhsen Tazewell T. Hubard, III Thomas Hubbard Ami Kim Judith F. Ledbetter Janie A. Litten Michael E. McGinty Steven A. Meade Hullihen W. Moore Mark E. Newcomb Stephanie Burks Paine Steven B. Pershing John M. Peterson Patricia E. Roberts

Emeritus Faculty

Bolling R. Powell, Jr. lames P. Whyte, Jr.

Library Administration

Mary Grace Hune Martha W. Rush

James E. Moliterno W. Taylor Reveley, III Ronald H. Rosenberg Elmer 1. Schaefer Alemante G. Selassie Johnathan K. Stubbs Timothy J. Sullivan Kathryn R. Urbonya Cynthia V. Ward Stephen 1. Ware Richard A. Williamson Paul 1. Zwier

Leo P. Rogers Mark E. Rubin Alan A. Rudnick William H. Shaw, m Martin E. Silfen Margaret Spencer Paulette C. Taliaferno John B. Tieder, Jr. Guy K. Tower Theophlise L. Twitty Tina Marie Walls H. Emory Widener Douglas S. Wood J. R. Zepkin

Arthur B. White

Susan L. Trask Sue W. Welch

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

MASTER OF LAWS IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM ___________ _

May, 1999

KA THARINA KRISTIN BREKKE, Oslo, Norway JD., University oj Oslo, 1997

KARINE ISABELLE LEONHARD, Paris, France Maitrise, Nanterre University oj Paris, 1998

LADINA CLAUDIA RUEPP, Mesocco, Switzerland Lic. iur. , University oj Bern, 1998

DARIUSZ SIELICKI, Wroclaw, Poland Magister oj Law, University oj Wroclow,1989

JURiS DOCTOR _______________________________________________ __

August, 1998

ALEXIS LA YLA BENNEIT, Randolph, NJ B.A., Colgate University. 1995

HARRISON CHARLES BLANKMEYER, III, Jeffersonton, V A B.A., Middlebury College, 1972 MA. , Middlebury College. 1973 MPhi/ .. Yale University, 1978

STEVEN THOMAS DICKEY, Long Valley, NJ B.S , Cornell University, 1994

December, 1998

PATRICK MULDOON, Hoges Chapel, V A B.S , Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

1991 MS , Catholic University oj America. 1994

TERRY LEE TILLER, Huntington, WV B.A., Marshall University, 1995

May, 1999

TIMIKA SHALANA ADAMS, Washington, DC B.A., Hampton University. 1995

JENNIFER LEIGH ALLAIRE, Big Flats, NY B.S, Union College, 1996

DEBORAH LYKENS ARSCOTT, Winter Park, FL A.B., Duke University, 1994

ALLEN RUSSELL BACHMAN, Centerville, MD B.A. , College oj William and Mary, 1994

MICKIE YOLANDA BAILEY, Augusta, GA B.A .. Northwestern University, 1996

MARCUS CHARLES BANTEL, Penfield, NY B.A .. Westminster College, 1996

* DENNIS CARL BARGHAAN, JR., Lincroft, NJ B.A. , University oj Richmond, 1996

* MARTHA ANN BARNACLE, Denver, CO B.A .. University oj Virginia, 1996

KIMBERLY ANN BARNEY, Pittsfield, MA B.A .• Mount Holyoke College. 1996

STEVEN DONNELL BOND, Chesapeake, V A B.A., College of William and Mary, 1996

AARON SAMUEL BOOK, Fairfax, V A B.A., University oj Virginia. 1990 MA., University oj Virginia. 1993

TARA MICHELLE BOOKER, Aurora, CO B.A., Hampton University. 1996

ELIZABETH ELLEN BOWYER, Earlysville, V A B.A., Mary Washington College, 1983 MA .. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University, 1995

* PAUL MARTIN BREME, Cherry Hill, NJ B.S, University of Richmond, 1993

MEEGAN JOLENE BURBANK, Jefferson, ME B.A., Albertus Magnus College, 1996

TINA GRAY BURKE, Annapolis, MD B.A., Goucher College, 1989

DOUGLAS GORDON BUSH, Northport, NY A.B., Duke University, 1994

DARYLL DEANDRE BUTLER, Washington, DC B.A., Syracuse University, 1996

MA TTHEW WILLIAM CAMBI, Riverhead, NY B.A., College of William and Mary, 1996

JEAN LOUISE CAMPBELL, Cleveland, OH B.A. , American University, 1991

TIFFANY ANN CARDER, St. Petersburg, FL A.B., Duke University, 1996

* DAVID EMMETT CARNEY, Baldwin, MD B.A., Swarthmore College, 1994

JOANNA LEE CARSON, Richmond, VA B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University, 1996 ANDREW JOSEPH CHAMBERS, Poquoson, V A

B.A., University of Virginia, 1996 * ROBERT ERNEST CHANDLER, Leesburg, V A

B.S, James Madison University, 1994 SONY A DENYS CHAVIS, Glen Allen, VA

B.A., University of Virginia, 1994 ALLISON KALEO-O-NALANI CHOCK, Kailua, HI

B.A., University of California! Santa Barbara, 1994

THOMAS BRYAN CHRISTIANO, Manassas, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1993

TIVEY ELIZABETH CLARK, Richmond, VA B.A., Wofford College, 1996

DANIEL SCOTT CLEVENGER, Fredericksburg, VA B.S, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University, 1992 REBECCA L. COPELAND, Virginia Beach, VA

B.A., University of Miami, 1995 DAVID MICHAEL COTTER, Lancaster, OH

B.S , George Washington University, 1996 * ANNE WOODBRIDGE COVENTRY,

Arlington Heights, IL B.A., Lawrence University, 1995

ALLISON DALE Cox, Christiansburg, V A B.AIB.S Virginia Polytechnic Institute

and Stale University, 1992 MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

and State University, 1994 CHRISTINE BANNON Cox, Marion, MA

A.B., Georgetown University, 1994 HOLLY BRYANNA COX, Evansville, IN

B.A., University of Virginia, 1996

JILL ALISON CRAMER, Vienna, V A

A.B. , Duke University, 1996 ERIC T. CRONIN, Alexandria, VA

B.A., Mary Washington College, 1995 * WENDY PELC DAKNIS, Lewisville, NC

B.S, Duke University, 1990 CHARLENE DENISE DANIEL, Hampton, V A

B.S, Old Dominion University, 1996 KRISTI AKINS DAVIDSON, Knob Noster, MO

B.S, Northeast Missouri State University, 1996 CHRISTOPHER ROGER MACK DELACY,

Arlington, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1994

STACY LYNN DEWALT, Falls Church City, VA B.A., Mary Washington College. 1996

MICHAEL HOWARD DREWRY, Wakefield, VA A.A.S, North Carolina State University, 1977 A.S. Richard Bland College, 1990 B.A., College of William and Mary, 1992

PETER GUNTER DUNNA VILLE, Midlothian, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1996

DOUGLAS DZIAK, Sheffield Village, OH A.B., Ohio University. 1993 MA .. Ohio University. 1995

WILLIAM ROBERT EDWARDS, Stafford, VA B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1972

CHARLES EDWARD EHRLICH, Philadelphia, PA A.B., Harvard College, 1991 MSc., London School of Economics. 1992 D.Phil. University of Oxford, 1996

ROBYN SMITH ELLIS, Salem, V A B.A .. University of Virginia. 1994

MARK DARRAN EPLEY, Virginia Beach, V A B.A., Gordon College, 1989

ELIZABETH DOAN EVANS, Yardley, P A B.A., University of Virginia. 1996

SHANNON LEINANI FAGAN, Honolulu, HI B.A .. Pitzer College. 1981 MJ. University of California/Berkeley. 1994

SEAN FAMA, Williamsburg, VA B.S. LeMoyne College, 1991

TANYA FICKENSCHER, Madison, NJ A.B., Georgetown University, 1993

LYDELL LucIUS FORTUNE, Ruther Glen, VA B.A .. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University. 1996 JANET BENSON FORVILLE, Alexandria, V A

B.A .. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994

WILLIAM D. Fox, Williamsburg, V A B.A., Brigham Young University, 1996

DARRYL LEONARD FRANKLIN, Chantilly, VA B.A .. American University. 1996

FRANCINE ELIZABETH FRIEDMAN, Potomac, MD B.A. , Georgetown University, 1995

CHRISTOPHER GEORGE GARBER, Miamisburg, OH

B.SJ , Ohio University, 1995 JAMES JAY GIBSON, Pinconning, MI

B.A., Michigan State University, 1990 * RACHEL COUGHLIN GODDARD, Champaign, IL

B.A. , University of Notre Dame, 1996 GURBIR SINGH GREWAL, Fairfield, NJ

B.S.lF.S., Georgetown University, 1995 ANN JULIA IlASELBAUER, East Aurora, NY

B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1995

DEANNA HENSLEY HA THA WA Y, Richmond, V A B.A.S , University of Richmond, 1995

SARA WYNNE HIRSCH, Vienna, VA B.S , University of Virginia, 1996

DAVID ALLEN HITCHENS, Dover, DE B.A. , University of Pennsylvania, 1996

SUSAN LYNNE HOBBS, Dallas, PA B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1986 MA. , University of Virginia, 1989

JENNIFER CELESTE HONOR, Mahwah, NJ B.A. , University of Virginia, 1995

HORACE FRAZIER HUNTER, Richmond, V A B.S , Florida A&M University, 1996

MICHAEL ANDREW HYMAN, East Windsor, NJ B.A., Rutgers College, 1996

IAN ROGER IVERSON, Carroll, IA B.A., Drake University, 1991

KAREN SCOTT JAMES, Chicago, IL B.A., Barat College, 1975 M A., Northeastern Illinois University, 1979

* ROBERT ARNOLD JOHNSON JR., Tappahannock, VA

B.A .. University o/Virginia, 1994 ERICA VONEA JOHNSON MORRIS,

Newport News, VA B.A. , Gonzaga University, 1996

BERNARD DELANO JORDAN, Chesapeake, V A B. S, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University, 1994 THOMAS B. KEARNS, Brookfield, CT

B.A .. University of Virginia. 1992 * KATHLEEN MEGAN KEDlAN, Hillsborough, NJ

B.A., James Madison University, 1990 MA .. American University. 1992

VIVIEON ERIKA KELLEY, Vienna, VA B.A., College of William and Mary, 1996

NADIA S. KHAN, Richmond, V A B.A. , University of Virginia, 1996

EUNICE E. KIM, Milford, MA B.A .. Tufts University. 1996

CYNTHIA ANN KING, Stamford, CT B.A.lB.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1992

JEANNE ELIZABETH KLAPPS, Springfield, V A B.A., University of Virginia, 1996

DEANNA GRIFFITH KUCLER, Clarksburg, WV B.SJ , West Virginia University, 1996

ROBERT DREW KUCLER, Westlake, OH B.SE.E., Ohio State University, 1996

AMYELIZABETHLADERBERG, Virginia Beach, VA B.A. , Williams College, 1996

TA WANDA DENISE LANE, Bronx, NY B.A., University of Connecticut. 1995

* DAVID WAYNE LANNETTI, Norfolk, V A B.S .. United Slates Naval Academy, 1981 MS. , Troy Siale University. 1994

SONIA YOUNG LEE, Ashland, OH B.A.lB.S, University of Pennsylvania, 1994

ALICIA LEA LEWIS, Brooklyn, NY B.S. , University of Pennsylvania. 1994

CHARLES DEMON LEWIS, Texarkana, TX B.S.. Norfolk State University, 1995

DOUGLAS ANDREW LIPTON, Lawrenceville, V A B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University. 1995

ROBERT GEORGE LITTS, Bethlehem, PA B.S, Pennsylvania State University. 1996

SUSAN JANETTE LLEWELLYN, Midland, MD B.S , Frostburg State University, 1996

* JEFFREY WILLIAM LOBB, Findlay, OH B.A .. Georgetown University, 1996

DANA LA YNE LOFTIS, Soddy Daisy, TN B.A., University of Tennessee, 1995 MA., University of Tennessee. 1996

GREGORY DANIEL LoGERFO, Belmont, MA B.A. , University of Miami. 1995

KA THERINE MACAULA Y, Richmond, V A B.A. , Trinity College, 1990

* BROOKS MACKINTOSH, Atlanta, GA B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1995

CHRISTOPHER COCHRANE MATTESON, Jefferson, NY

B.A., Union College, 1992 MARK DANIEL MATTHEWS, Charlotte, NC

B.A. , Belmont Abbey College. 1993 ELLEN CECILE McBARNETTE, Washington, DC

A.B. , Smith College, 1989 SCOTT DANIEL MCBRIDE, Conneaut, OH

B.A. , Ohio Wesleyan University, 1993 PATRICK JOSEPH McGUIRE, Troy, NY

B.S, United States Coast Guard Academy. 1988

CASEY JAMES MCMAHON, Merrimac, NH B.A., Tufts University. 1995 MB.A. , College of William and Mary, 1999

BANDELE FERGUSON MCQUEEN, Washington, DC B.A., University of Virginia, 1993

CHARLES LEE MILLER, Carthage, NY B.A., State University of New York at

Geneseo, 1996 JOSEPH McNEW MILLSPAUGH, Clifton, VA .

B.A., Dartmouth College, 1996 GREGORY BAXTER MOORE, Chester, V A

B.S., College of William and Mary, 1995 MB.A., College of William and Mary, 1999

KATHLEEN THERESE MULVILLE, Vienna, VA B.S., University of Virginia, 1994

JEANIE ANNE NELSON, Virginia Beach, VA B.A., Bucknell University, 1986

SEAN PAUL O'CONNOR, Miami, FL B.A., Florida International University, 1995

* TRACY LYNN HALLAM OLEY, Huntingtown, MD A.B., College of William and Mary, 1995 MB.A., College of William and Mary, 1999

DEBORAH S. OLIN, Kent Cliffs, NY B.S., Columbia Union College, 1996

KEVIN MICHAEL O'NEILL, Vienna, VA B.A., Syracuse University, 1992

ALLEN AUSTIN PALACIO, Belize City, Belize B.A., Creighton University, 1988 Ph.L.. Universidad Centroamericana, 1992 M Ts., Jesuit School of Theology at

Berkeley, 1998 EUNICE PARK, Roanoke, V A

B.A., University of Virginia, 1995 ADRIENNE ELIZABETH PARKER, Charlotte, NC

B.A., University of North Carolina, 1994 KELLAM THOMAS PARKS, Virginia Beach, VA

B.A .. St. Andrews. 1996 Ross H. PARR, Charlotte, MI

B.A., Michigan State University, 1994 MICHAEL THOMAS PASCUAL, Severn, MD

B.A. , Towson University, 1995 ANDREW PA YNE PEARSON, Arlington, VA

B.A., Washington & Lee University, 1993 ROBERT CHARLES FRIEDT PEREZ,

Williamsburg, VA B.S. . College of William and Mary, 1993 MA. , College of William and Mary, 1995

JOEL ZVI PROHOFSKY, West Lafayette, IN B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1994

SHANNON M. PUGH, Sterling, V A B.S., University of Minnesota, 1993

MARK EDWARD RAMOS, Richmond, V A B.A .. University of Richmond, 1995

STACIA LEIGH RIGGS, Tehachapi, CA B.A .. California State University!

Sacramento. 1994 MP.P., College of William and Mary, 1999

QUINTON D. ROBERTS, Lansing, MI B.S., United States Air Force Academy. 1988 MA., Webster University, 1995

STEPHEN CLAWSON ROBERTSON, Williamsburg, V A

B.A., College of William and Mary. 1984 MA., College of William and Mary. 1998

BENNIE C. ROGERS, III, McLean, V A B.A .. Duke University, 1990 MEd. George Washington University, 1994

MARVIN GORDON RUFFIN, Newport News, V A B.A. , Old Dominion University, 1996

KRISTIN KIMBERLY RUTIGLIANO, Rocky Hill, CT B.A., College of Holy Cross, 1993

DAVID MASATOSHI SAIKI, Honolulu, HI B.A., University of Hawaii, 1995

* PHILIP CHARLES SCHIFFLlN,JR., Port Richey, FL B.S., United States Coast Guard Academy. 1990

MARY ROBIN SCHRIDER, Millville, DE B.A., Washington College, 1996

JAMES ANTHONY SHERMAN, Brooklyn, NY B.S., Virginia State University, 1996

SHAWN STEPHEN SHURDEN, Drew, MS B.A., Delta State University, 1996

* CRISTEN ELIZABETH SIKES, Macon, GA B.A., Georgetown University, 1996

REBECCA ELLEN SILBERBOGEN,

Berkeley Heights, NJ B.A., University of Richmond, 1996

STACEY RAE SIMCOX, Milford, OH B.A.lB.S., Ohio University. 1996

JAMES BA YARD SMITH, JR., Metuchen, NJ A.B .. Lafayette College. 1995

MATTHEW WESTCOTT SMITH, Williamsburg, VA B.S., New York Regents College. 1988 MA., State University of New York

at Buffalo, 1990 Ph.D .. State University of New York

at Buffalo, 1995 JUDY ARETHA SNEAD, Goochland, V A

A.S.. J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, 1990

B.S. , Virginia Commonwealth University, 1993 NELSON BENJAMIN SNYDER, ill, Harveys Lake, PA

B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1991 CAREN ELIZABETH SOMERWITZ, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ

B.A .. The Johns Hopkins University. 1996 B.M, Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1996

SYBIL LOUISE SPURGEON, Norfolk, VA B.A. , College of William and Mary, 1991

HEATHER STACEY, Saint Petersburg, FL B.A .. University of Florida, 1996

ANNA MARIE STAFFORD, Baton Rouge, LA B.A., George Washington University, 1994

SHEILA ANNE STAGGS, Great Falls, VA B.A .. University of Montana. 1990 MP.A., Indiana University. 1994

KEVIN THOMAS STREIT, Mechanicsville, VA B.A .. College of William and Mary. 1989 MA .. University of Toronto. 1990

ELIZABETH ANNE SUMNER, Buffalo, SC B.A .. University of South Carolina. 1995

Dov MICHAEL SZEGO, Roanoke, V A B.A .. University of Virginia. 1996

JENNIFER GAIL TATUM, Midlothian, VA B.A .. College of William and Mary. 1996

JEFFREY MICHAEL TIMMERS, Appleton, WI B.B.A .. Emory University. 1996

ROBERT JAMES TOY, Newark, DE B.A .. University of Delaware. 1996

LESLIE ANN TROTIER, Sterling, VA B.A .. University of Virginia, 1996

MARILYN THERESA TUCKER, Virginia Beach, VA B.A .. College of William and Mary. 1996

SAMUEL FRANKLIN VANCE, IV, Roanoke, V A A.B .. Duke University. 1992

* CHRISTOPHER DANIEL VAUGHAN, Vienna, V A B.A.. Un ivers ity of Virginia. 1996

JENNIFER ELIZABETH VOLLMER, Annandale, VA B.A .. New York University. 1993

KA THRYN FRANCES VOYER, Virginia Beach, VA A.B .. Davidson College. 1996

NANCY NOEL WATERMAN, Stafford, VA B.A .. The University of Texas at Austin, 1991

SEAN MICHAEL WATTS, Seattle, W A B.A .. University of Colorado. 1992

AMY ELIZABETH WEBBINK, Champaign, IL A.B .. Duke University. 1994

RICHARD LEWIS WEBER, Oswego, NY B.A., State University of New York

at Buffalo. 1994 ERIC JOSEPH WEISSMAN, Virginia Beach, VA

A. B .. Princeton University. 1996 CHRISTOPHER JAMES WESSER, Syracuse, NY

B.A .. LeMoyne College. 1996

* JULIE CHRISTINE WHYSONG, Roaring Spring, PA B.A .. University of Pittsburgh. 1996

YINKA RANDOLPH WILLIAMSON, Clinton, MD B.A .. James Madison University. 1990

STEVEN PAUL WILLMORE, Severna Park, MD B.S.. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University. 1988 MB.A .• College of William and Mary. 1999

ANEIDA PEARL WINSTON, Richmond, V A B.S .. University of Richmond. 1993

MA TIHEW THOMAS WITIEN, Richmond, VA B.S.. Radford University. 1996

ROBERT EDWARD WORST, Broad Run, VA B.A .. University of Virginia. 1983

AMY YERV ANIAN, Pequannock, NJ B.A .. James Madison University. 1996

JIEZHANG, People' s Republic of China B.A .. Beijing University. 1985 B.A .. Beijing University. 1987

* Order of the Coif, 1999

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 oflaw. The English Order of the Coifwas 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.

AWARDS

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 se lected by the graduating class.

The Lawrence W. ['Anson A ward 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. ['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 A ward is made to a member of the facu Ity 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.

Krucl,ko and Fries A ward 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 1999 recipient is Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr.

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 1999 recipient is Vivieon Erika Kelley.

Virginia Trial Lawyers A ward This award, given annually by the Virginia Trial

Lawyers Association, recognizes a graduating student who has excelled in the ski lls of trial advocacy. The 1999 recipient is Matthew William Cambi.

National Associatioll of Womell Lawyer ... Award The National Association of Women Lawyers has

established an award to be given to the outstanding woman graduate who has excelled in programs of particular importance to women and the law. Mickie Yolanda Bailey is the recipient of this year's award.

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. Allen Austin Palacio is the 1999-2000 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 1999 recipient is Francine Elizabeth Friedman.

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 1999 recipient is Patrick Joseph McGuire.

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 ad vocacy program or in the development of advocacy skills through competition. New members from the Class of 1999 are Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr., Martha Ann Barnacle, David Emmett Carney, Allison Kaleo-O-Nalani Chock. Wendy Pelc Daknis, Vivieon Erika Kelley, Eunice E. Kim. Deanna Griffith Kucler, David Wayne Lannetti, Alicia Lea Lewis, and Steven Paul Willmore.

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 behalf of the law school. This year's recipients are : Timika Shalana Adams, Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr .. Martha Ann Barnacle. Aaron Samuel Book, Tina Gray Burke, Rebecca L. Copeland, Douglas Dziak, William Robert Edwards, Tanya Fickenscher, Janet Benson Forville, Francine Elizabeth Friedman. James Jay Gibson, Susan Lynne Hobbs. Kathleen Megan Kedian, Vivieon Erika Kelley, Eunice E. Kim. David Wayne Lannelti, Alicia Lea Lewis. Christopher Cochrane Matteson. Mark Daniel Matthews. Scott Daniel McBride, Jeanie Anne Nelson, Kevin Michael O'Neill, Allen Austin Palacio. Quinton D. Roberts. Bennie C. Rogers. III. Rebecca Ellen Si/berbogen, Stacey Rae Simcox, and Kathryn Frances Voyer.

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 1999 winner is Ross H. Parr.

Robert R. Kaplan Award for Excellellce 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 Kathleen Megan Kedian.