the 2015 Commencement Program

James E. Beasley School of Law
Commencement Ceremony
Delivery of Degrees, Honors and Awards
MAY 2 1 , 201 5
2015 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION AND REGALIA
Honorable Timothy R. Rice ’86
THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION AND THE REGALIA worn by the faculty
United States Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judge Timothy R. Rice ’86 is a United States Magistrate
Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania. He was appointed in March, 2005. Prior to
his appointment, Judge Rice served as an Assistant U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and was
Chief of the Criminal Division from 2002 to 2005. In 2009,
Chief Justice John Roberts appointed him to the Criminal
Rules Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference.
Judge Rice was the 2010 recipient of the Philadelphia Bar
Association’s Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Distinguished
Jurist Award. In 2011, he received Temple University
Beasley School of Law’s Gideon Award for “dedication
to the cause of justice for the indigent,” and in 2013,
he was the inaugural recipient of the Philadelphia Bar
Association’s Louis H. Pollak Award for serving the public
interest and increasing access to justice.
Judge Rice graduated magna cum laude in 1986 from the
Temple University School of Law, where he was editor-inchief of the Temple Law Review. He served as law clerk to
Honorable Anthony J. Scirica on the U.S. District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1987,
and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
from 1987 to1988.
and officers of the University symbolically represent the continuing link between the
modern American university and the founding of the great medieval universities in
Europe—chief among them Bologna, Paris, and Oxford. As those institutions were
derived from the Catholic Church, the universities adopted many of the ceremonial
trappings of the church.
THE CAPS AND GOWNS worn in the procession also vary from place to place.
Variations in design indicate the degrees held by the wearers, and many universities
in the United States have introduced colorful gowns and other distinguishing
details (in place of the customary clerical black from which all originated). The
Bachelor’s gown is a simple robe falling in straight lines from an elaborate yoke.
Its distinguishing characteristic is the long, pointed sleeves. Master’s gowns are
arranged so that the arm emerges from a long sleeve through a slit at the wrist
(replacing a former slit at the elbow). In most cases, the Doctor’s gown is marked
by velvet panels down the front and around the neck, and by three bars of the same
material on the bell shaped sleeves. It is cut much fuller than the other gowns and
may be ornamented in color. Faculty colors are occasionally seen in the sleeve bars
and paneling.
THE CAPS also vary according to the customs of the university from which
the wearer received a degree. Although most American universities adopted the
“mortarboard” style of Oxford, others have chosen styles based on other European
institutions. The color of the tassel worn with the cap may be black for any degree;
or, the color may be that of the faculty of the major field of learning. Persons
holding doctoral degrees and governing officials of institutions are entitled to wear
tassels of gold metallic thread.
THE HOOD through length and color shows the degree and the specialization
of the wearer, and the university that granted the degree. The color of the trim
identifies the academic discipline. At the Law School graduation, the purple lining
identifies the wearer as a recipient of a law degree.
PROGRAM 2015
Opening Fanfare
Processional*
The National Anthem
Welcome
Fanfare from “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini
“Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar
Albert J. Cunningham, Class of 1975
JoAnne A. Epps, Dean
Student Speakers
Amanda Elizabeth Reed, Day Division
James Patrick Meissler, Evening Division
Presentation of the
Presented to a faculty member chosen by the
George P. Williams, III Class of 2015 for excellence in teaching
Memorial Award
Rubin Public Interest Law
Honor Society
Commencement Speaker
JoAnne A. Epps, Dean
Honorable Timothy R. Rice ’86
United States Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Delivery of Degrees
JoAnne A. Epps, Dean
Robert J. Bartow, Associate Dean and Laura H. Carnell
Professor of Law
Marylouise C. Esten, Associate Dean for Students
Gregory N. Mandel, Associate Dean for Research,
Peter J. Liacouras Professor of Law
Louis Thompson, Assistant Dean for Graduate and
International Programs
Closing Fanfare
Fanfare from “Le Prophete” by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Recessional*
“Trumpet Tune” by John Stanley
Marshals
Jan Ting, Professor of Law and Chief Marshal
Jennifer Bretschneider, Director of Experiential Education Programs,
Associate Professor of Law
Craig Green, James E. Beasley Professor of Law
Kenneth A. Jacobsen, Practice Professor of Law
Andrea Monroe, Associate Professor of Law
Rafael Porrata-Doria Jr., Professor of Law
Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Co-Director of the Institute for International Law
and Public Policy, Professor of Law
James A. Shellenberger, Professor of Law
Music
The Gabrieli Brass Consort; E. E. Moore, Director
* The audience is asked to rise for the Processional and the Recessional.
The George P. Williams III Memorial Award was established by the law firm of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, the partners, associates and friends of the
late George P. Williams III. Mr. Williams was a distinguished alumnus, class of 1944, who taught for 15 years at the School of Law. The award will be used to
purchase books, in the name of Mr. Williams and the recipients, for the Law School library.
The reception before the Delivery of Degrees ceremony was made possible, in part, through the generosity of the Temple University Law Alumni Association.
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MASTER OF LAWS
DOCTOR OF
JURIDICAL SCIENCE
AUGUST 2014
Erol Gokhan Tolay
MAY 2015
Frank Lipsius
INTERNATIONAL LL.M.
AUGUST 2014
Omar Hatem Alabbasi
Kayo Yokose Kayama
Silvia Mastantuono
JANUARY 2015
Sultan Mohammed Aldasari
Guanyu Gao
Guangfa Ma
Junya Morimoto
Yoshio Murai
Keisuke Nishitsuji
Reiko Nozaki
Luciana Souza Rodrigues
Husam Mohsen Sarhan
Xiaoli Shi
Rashid T. Yusupov
Luxi Zhang
Wei Zu
MAY 2015
Ellery Kye Addo
Kabir Eniola Akanbi
Elena Alexeeva
Kouassi Roland Ananiglo
Tomoko Ashida
Amika Ghosh
Azusa Hotta
Blerina Jasari
Demir Kojku
Natalia Lantonio
Cheng Lu
Yunqiu Mao
Kenneth Fleming McCauley
Adonis Israel Mella
Aditi Ajoy Menon
Yasushi Miyagi
Omar Alaaeldin Mohamed
D Distinction
M Sarah Anne Morrissey
Bingyun Mu
Syed Naqvi
Elizaveta Nikunova
Yoshio Nomura
Esha Oza
Luisa Fernanda Oviedo Paternina
Huali Shi
Reuben C. Sirleaf
Laila Souna
Mykyta Svyrydov
Edwige L. Tsafack
Malik Waqar
Ni Xue
Hiromi Yoshihara
LL.M. IN TAXATION
AUGUST 2014
Christine Cattani
Sehr Rana
Mark Wayne Richardson
JANUARY 2015
Cole Bauer
Lisanne Faigen
Daniel Scott Heller
D David J. Karasko
Nastassja Ana Markham
Ralph S. Mazer
D John A. O’Connell
D Elesha L. Simeonov
MAY 2015
Lee R. Allman
D Kevin D. Birkhead
Megan G. Fees
Briele Nicole Haas
Jamie Patrick Hopkins
Sagar Jariwala
Maylee Marsano
Adam Todd Peltzman
Juan Carlos Rodriguez
David A. Santoro
Lemuel Harrison Shaffer
Daniel R. Stanek
Sara Jane West
H Honors
C Cum Laude
M Magna Cum Laude
LL.M. IN TRIAL ADVOCACY
MAY 2015
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Joseph Patrick Blaney
José M. Martínez Chevres
Charlotte Christian
Elizabeth Dalton
Meghan D. B. Glushenko
Antonio Gonzalo Jimenez
Rebecca L. Kolsky
Crystal M. Lacey
Steven Curtis Laird
David Jacob Langsam
Damon L. Pendleton
Delores Ann Ritzman
Matthew Louis Solomon
Heather Christiana Tenney
Meghan A. Tokash
William L. Wilkins
INTERNATIONAL LL.M.
BEIJING, CHINA
NOVEMBER 2014
Bai Na
Bian Jiang
Chen Jing
Cui Hongwei
Du Weike
Fang Hua
Gao Jing
Guan Jun
Guo Jianqiang
Guo Jihua
Guo Zhiyu
Hao Cenchen
Hou Xiaoling
Huo Xiaoli
Labazhuoga
Lei Jie
Lei Yang
Li Xiao
Li Xuxi
Liang Zijun
Liu Wanchao
Liu Wenjing
S Summa Cum Laude
Commencement Exercises May 21, 2015 • 3
JURIS DOCTOR
Liu Xiaolei
Liu Hantian
Liu Zikai
Luo Lili
Ma Nan
Pang Jinling
Qi Yingyang
Shen Linmei
Shen Yi
Shi Duo
Song Yan
Sun Jiajia
Wang Guixiang
Wang Junjie
Wang Li
Wang Na
Wang Siyuan
Wang Na
Xue Yi
Yang Junyan
Yang Ning
Yu Shuo
Zhang Feng
Zhang Nan
Zhang Qi
Zhang Shuihai
Zhang Ting
Zhang Yongsheng
Zhang Zhen
Zhang Tengyang
Zhao Hongxiang
Zhao Miao
Zhao Zijing
Zhou Lingyun
Zhu Yun
JULY 2014
Adam N. Accay
Rosemary Connors
Christopher Joel Fromme
Camilo Hernandez
Kenisha Maria Morales Marks
Thomas J. Martinicchio
Anthony L. Isamu Perez
JANUARY 2015
Jeffrey Alan Cawthorne
Daniel W. Coleman
C Edward A. Diasio
John Angelo Di Pasquale lll
Andrew James Floyd
Frank Iannuzzi
Michael A. Morley
Karissa A. Rodriguez*
C Maureen Patricia Sparks
Jason Tyler Stevenson
Krista Streisel
J. Peter Veloski
Nathan Alexander Witmer
MAY 2015
M Emery Adam Abdel-Latif
Ashley Jane Adams
C Megan Elizabeth Albright
C Elizabeth Marie Amesbury
Alicia Irene Anguiano
Daniel H. Assaraf
M Coryell L. Barlow
Andrew J. Barron
Sean Edward Barsik
Laura Ann Bartow
C Richard Angelo Hebron Barzaga
Christopher R. Bedor
Catherine Teresa Begley
Robert H. Bender*
* Certificate in Trial Advocacy and Litigation
C Cum Laude
M Magna Cum Laude
C Michael Vlad Besmer*
C Elizabeth O. Bestoso
Alyssia N. Beverly
Jeffrey Adam Bittner
C Claire Ann Blewitt
Eric L. Bodzin
C Stephen Joseph Boraske
Matthew Ryan Bravette
C Harrison William Breitman*
Kevin J. Brett†
C Melanie Las Brother
M Julie Ann Buonocore*
Mark J. Burgmann*
Jenniffer Cabrera*
Peter F. Cardwell
Christopher Paul Carney
Morgan Paige Carrin*
C Kelly Jeanne Castafero
Walt D. Charles
M Caroline Sunhee Choi
Maria Aurora Ciccotelli
C Rebecca Danielle Cole
Adara Lynn Combs*
Stephanie Marie Corcoran*
Theo Celeste Ciccarelli Cornetta
C Evan R.C. Correia*
Marc B. Cytryn
Katie Cooper Davis
Tracy Ann Davis
C Veronica Michele DeAngelo
C Christopher P. Decker, Jr.
Jonathan A. Delgado
Alison Gene deMedeiros
M Kelly Ann Dempsey
John Detwiler
C Keith Philip DiFabio
Andrew Taylor Domzalski
M Michaela Dragalin
Griffin V. Drutchas
† Certificate in Business Law
S Summa Cum Laude
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Thomas M. Dugan
M Jonathan A. Dunlap
C Alex M. Dutton JD/MSW*
Dmitry Dymarsky
Nnenna A. Eleje
C Gleb Epelbaum
Chukwudi U. Erechukwu
Joseph Francis Evangelista
S Ben C. Fabens-Lassen
Jessica R. Faulkner
Ben J. Fils*
Len A. Fisher
James Joseph Fitzpatrick lll
C Matthew D. Foley
Michael W. Fox
Edward James Furman, Jr.*
C Sarah Andrade Galetta
Brian P. Gallagher
Bridget Cauley Gallagher
Ian V. Gallo
Merlin M. George
Jeremy D. Giatras*
Mary Kathleen Gillespie*
James R. Glowacki
C Anne Marie Kerin Gochis
Ilya Gomelsky
C Grant D. Goodhart
Samuel A. Goodley lll
Christopher C. Gore
S Zachary J. Gorman
Nora Ruth Nienhagen Greenberg
Joshua H. Greever
C Melanie Carmela Grimes
M Daniel J. Grossman
C Mark Joseph Grossman
Victoria Rachel Gulasarian
Samantha Krishelle Gutierrez
Christopher G. Harper
Maggie A. Hayes-Oberst*
C Thomas Helbig, Jr. JD/MBA
C Bridget Elizabeth Henwood
Gabriel Benjamin Herman†
Stephen Paul Hildebrand*
John D. Hill IV
Yonatan Hirt
M Andrew G. Hunt
Allison N. Hurd
Khadijeh M. Jaber
C Kyle Andrew Jacobsen
Anson Jeng
Jessica S. Joh
M Shonterra Mykael Jordan
Kristen D. Junod
Mary Kate Kalinich
M Matthew E. Kaslow
Courtney Ann Keaveney
Joseph William Keller
Andrew Ross Kerpelman
C Anna Marthe Kessler
S Shaivlini Khemka
Jessica Borame Kim
Amanda Alexandra King
Justin Elias King
Kevin Ryan Knapp
S Dina Kopansky
C Emily Mary Kowey*
M Elena Kushleyev
Katherine Elisa LaDow
C Theresa Ann Langschultz*
Jonathan Karl Larsen
Kevin Laukaitis
Nicole Marie Leach
Gerard Leone
S William Aaron Lesser
M Nicholas B. Lingle
Marcos S. Long*
M Jody Thomas Lopez-Jacobs
Stephanie Anne Lutz
Nicholas M. Lyons
Lucas Machado
M Francesco Mangiaracina
C Lauren Ashley Marsh
Charmane Christina Martin
Jason H. Mas
C Rachel C. Matesic
Julie L. Maxwell
Kristen Frances Mazzeo*
John Francis McCaul*
C Cum Laude
M Magna Cum Laude
James Patrick Meissler*
Samuel J. Mills
Victoria S. Miranda
Natalie B. Molz
Peter Alex Moomjian
Andrew Chisul Moon
Zachary Taylor Morgan
Jeffrey W. Mozdziock
Joseph Louis Muzaurieta
Sarah Rahmat Nayeem
Luz Denise Negron-Bennett*
C Danielle Kamali Newsome
Alisha Ann Nichols
C Hillary L. Odza
Anna Kathryn Pachner
Shantanu C. Pathak
M Jessica Morgan Pelliciotta
Yssan Yanique Phillips
Michael A. Pileggi
Catherine Theresa Pirolli
Christian Noelle Pleskov
Daniel John Potter
Furrah J. Qureshi
Christine M. Ragsdale
Juan Martin Ramirez
Benjamin G. Rauf
C Amanda Elizabeth Reed
Marisa G. Reekie
Alison M. Reigh*
Caitlin Erin Rice*
Matthew Nicholas Riehle
Nathaniel Xavier Rivera
Angelina V. Roman
Nicholas R. Romeu
C Mark C. Rose
Michael Daniel Rosenfeld*
C Zachery Benjamin Roth
Sean K. Ruckenstein
M Jacqueline Joan Ryan
S Nicole Marie Saitta-Gill
Nico Salvitti
M Adam Robert Sansweet
C Jordan Daniel Santo*
C Andrea L. Saylor
S Summa Cum Laude
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James Harrison Schenck
C Terese Marie Schireson
C Mary Elizabeth Schluckebier
M John Robert Sharrar
Michael James Sheehan*
Gregory C. Shenkman*
Ryan Patrick Shovlin
M Zachary Adam Sivertsen
C Anthony Angelo Skalski
C Michael V. Slivjak
Bradley R. Smith
Elizabeth J. Smith
M Antoinette M. Snodgrass
Cheri A. Snook
C Aaron James Spencer
C Margaret Ruth McGuire Spitzer*
Andrew R. Stoll
Lauren Elizabeth Stram
Robert Thomas Stratton, Jr.
C Matthew K. Strout
Megan M. Stupak
C Kris Matthew Szalc
Constance Z. Tang
C Katherine Anne Tenzinger*
Abigail Marie Thibeault
Edwin Prashad Thiruchelvam
Shane M. Thompson
C Noah M. Tischler
C Jessica Linn Titler
C Silvio A. Trentalange
Antonios P. Tsirigotis
C Richard Stephen Umbrecht
M Katharine A. Vengraitis
Tyler Kane Wagner
Benjamin T. Walker
Noel Shaun Walton
Melody Wang
M John Anderson Weiss
Mandi L. Welsh*
Kathleen Elizabeth West
Matthew William White
Leonard B. Wills, Jr.
C Stephen M. Wolf
C Jonathan Tyler Woy
Katherine Wu
C Christopher Scott Yaracs
M Kevin W. Yoegel
C Shannon G. Zabel
Farhan Mansoor Zahid
Michael Gerard Zaleski
Michael Thomas Zeitler
TENTATIVE JULY 2015
Micah J. Howell
Chang Lu
Ardit Prifti
John B. Regan
Shazim T. Uppal
ORDER OF THE COIF
The following graduates have been elected
to membership in the Order of the Coif,
an honorary scholastic society aimed at
encouraging excellence in legal education
by fostering a spirit of careful study and
recognizing law students who have attained
a high grade of scholarship. These graduates
are wearing the badge of membership of
the Order, a piece of white cloth that was
affixed to the wig of English barristers,
replacing the close-fitting cap, or coif, worn
by serjeants-at-law in medieval England.
Emery Adam Abdel-Latif
Coryell L. Barlow
Julie Ann Buonocore
Caroline Sunhee Choi
Kelly Ann Dempsey
Michaela Dragalin
Jonathan A. Dunlap
Ben C. Fabens-Lassen
Zachary J. Gorman
Daniel J. Grossman
Andrew G. Hunt
Shonterra Mykael Jordan
Matthew E. Kaslow
Shaivlini Khemka
Dina Kopansky
Elena Kushleyev
William Aaron Lesser
Nicholas B. Lingle
Jody Thomas Lopez-Jacobs
Francesco Mangiaracina
Jessica Morgan Pelliciotta
Nicole Marie Saitta-Gill
Adam Robert Sansweet
Antoinette M. Snodgrass
Katharine A. Vengraitis
John Anderson Weiss
Kevin W. Yoegel
Please note: This program was printed on May 20, 2015, before final certification of grades and graduation.
Therefore, this list is tentative and there may be some omissions, inaccuracies and changes.
C Cum Laude
M Magna Cum Laude
S Summa Cum Laude
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RUBIN PUBLIC INTEREST LAW HONOR SOCIETY
Megan Elizabeth Albright
Elizabeth Marie Amesbury
Alicia Irene Anguiano
Sean Edward Barsik
Laura Ann Bartow
Richard Angelo Hebron Barzaga
Robert H. Bender
Michael Vlad Besmer
Alyssia N. Beverly
Eric L. Bodzin
Stephen Joseph Boraske
Harrison William Breitman
Kevin J. Brett
Melanie Las Brother
Mark J. Burgmann
Jenniffer Cabrera
Morgan Paige Carrin
Adara Lynn Combs
Theo Celeste Ciccarelli Cornetta
Katie Cooper Davis
Veronica Michele DeAngelo
John Detwiler
Keith Philip DiFabio
Michaela Dragalin
Griffin V. Drutchas
Thomas M. Dugan
Jonathan A. Dunlap
Alex M. Dutton
Nnenna A. Eleje
Chukwudi U. Erechukwu
Ben J. Fils
Matthew D. Foley
Michael W. Fox
Edward James Furman Jr.
Sarah Andrade Galetta
Anne Marie Kerin Gochis
Nora Ruth Nienhagen Greenberg
Daniel J. Grossman
Mark Joseph Grossman
Victoria Rachel Gulasarian
Samantha Krishelle Gutierrez
Maggie A. Hayes-Oberst
Bridget Elizabeth Henwood
Gabriel Benjamin Herman
Stephen Paul Hildebrand
John D. Hill IV
Frank Iannuzzi
Anson Jeng
Jessica S. Joh
Mary Kate Kalinich
Matthew E. Kaslow
Joseph William Keller
Anna Marthe Kessler
Jessica Borame Kim
Kevin Ryan Knapp
Dina Kopansky
Emily Mary Kowey
Katherine Elisa LaDow
Theresa Ann Langschultz
Jonathan Karl Larsen
Gerard Leone
Jody Thomas Lopez-Jacobs
Lucas Machado
Lauren Ashley Marsh
Rachel C. Matesic
Kristen Frances Mazzeo
James Patrick Meissler
Natalie B. Molz
Andrew Chisul Moon
Joseph Louis Muzaurieta
Luz Denise Negron-Bennett
Danielle Kamali Newsome
Alisha Ann Nichols
Anna Kathryn Pachner
Catherine Theresa Pirolli
Christian Noelle Pleskov
Furrah J. Qureshi
Juan Martin Ramirez
Amanda Elizabeth Reed
Caitlin Erin Rice
Nicholas R. Romeu
Michael Daniel Rosenfeld
Zachery Benjamin Roth
Sean K. Ruckenstein
Jacqueline Joan Ryan
Adam Robert Sansweet
Andrea L. Saylor
Mary Elizabeth Schluckebier
John Robert Sharrar
Michael James Sheehan
Gregory C. Shenkman
Ryan Patrick Shovlin
Zachary Adam Sivertsen
Elizabeth J. Smith
Aaron James Spencer
Lauren Elizabeth Stram
Matthew K. Strout
Megan M. Stupak
Abigail Marie Thibeault
Shane M. Thompson
Katharine A. Vengraitis
Tyler Kane Wagner
John Anderson Weiss
Leonard B. Wills Jr.
Stephen M. Wolf
Shannon G. Zabel
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AWARDS & PRIZES
MASTER OF LAWS ( LL.M.) AWARDS
The Professor Samuel Gyandoh Award
Awarded to the graduates in the International LL.M. Program
who have rendered outstanding professional and personal
service to the Law School Community. Awarded to Blerina Jasari,
Xiaoli Shi
The Professor Peter Sevareid Award
Awarded to the graduate in the International LL.M. Program
who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in academic
studies at Temple. Awarded to Sarah Anne Morrissey
The Faculty Award – Taxation LL.M.
Awarded to a graduate in the Taxation LL.M. Program who
demonstrates outstanding achievement in academic studies at
Temple. Awarded to Kevin D. Birkhead
The Faculty Award – Trial Advocacy LL.M.
Awarded to a graduate in the Trial Advocacy LL.M. Program
who demonstrates outstanding achievement in courtroom
presentation and performance. Awarded to Meghan A. Tokash
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Albert L. Bricklin Memorial Award for Outstanding
Scholastic Achievement
Established in memory of Albert L. Bricklin ’38, founding
partner of Bricklin Bennett & Saltzburg. To the graduate in the
Evening Division who achieves the highest cumulative grade
point average. Awarded to Zachary J. Gorman
Israel Packel Memorial Award for Distinguished
Scholastic Performance
In memory of Professor Israel Packel, faculty member, attorney
general of the Commonwealth, and justice of the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. Established by a principal gift from his former
law firm, Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel, and by gifts from
admirers and friends. To the graduate in the Day Division with
the highest cumulative average. Awarded to William Aaron Lesser
The Lynne M. Abraham Award
Established by the Temple Law Alumni Association, this award
honors Lynne M. Abraham, Class of 1965, and a former Court
of Common Pleas judge, who was sworn in as the first woman
district attorney of Philadelphia in May 1991. Awarded to the
graduating student with outstanding grades in Criminal Law and
Professional Responsibility who plans to work in a public service
position. Awarded to Katie Cooper Davis
The David Adamany Award
Established by David Adamany, former President of Temple
University. For the graduating student who excels in the study of
constitutional law. Awarded to Michael V. Slivjak
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Eric D. Turner Award
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Awarded to the graduating
student who best exemplifies the positive attributes of a
matrimonial lawyer. Awarded to Stephen Joseph Boraske
The Arthur L. and Minette Berns Memorial Prize
in Real Estate Law
Established by family and friends, including Mrs. Arthur L.
Berns, Dr. and Mrs. Carl Citron and Mrs. Sylvia Goldman in
memory of Arthur L. Berns. Awarded to the graduating student
who demonstrates excellence in real estate law. Awarded to
Maureen Patricia Sparks
Reuben E. Cohen Memorial Award
To the graduates who have the highest academic achievement
in the area of law related to real estate development. Awarded to
Zachary J. Gorman, Noah M. Tischler
Catherine Donahue Memorial Award
To the graduates with the highest grades in trusts and estates.
Awarded to Zachary J. Gorman, Elena Kushleyev, Kevin W.
Yoegel, Shannon G. Zabel
The Faculty Award for Academic Achievement
Awarded to the graduates chosen by the Faculty for outstanding
overall academic achievement. Awarded to Ben C. Fabens-Lassen,
Shaivlini Khemka, Dina Kopansky, Nicole Marie Saitta-Gill
The Gideon Award
Named for the landmark case, Gideon v. Wainright, this award is
given to a graduating student who plans to pursue a career as a
public defender and who exhibits overall academic achievement.
This year’s award is in honor of Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg, for
his ongoing commitment to justice for the indigent. Awarded to
Nicholas M. Lyons
The Norman Hegge SEPTA Clinical Award
To a graduate for outstanding performance while participating
in the SEPTA Clinical Program. Awarded to Stephanie Marie
Corcoran
Stewart P. Keeling Award
To the graduate who achieved the highest average during the
final year of law school. Awarded to Zachary J. Gorman
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Terrence H. Klasky Memorial Award
Established in memory of Terrence Howell Klasky, Class of 1972.
To the graduate who demonstrated outstanding achievement
in banking, negotiable instruments, or consumer protection.
Awarded to Kyle Andrew Jacobsen
Nancy J. Knauer & Eleanor W. Myers Integrated
Transactional Program Award
To the graduate who demonstrated outstanding achievement
in the Integrated Transactional Program. Awarded to Zachary
Adam Sivertsen
Harry R. Kozart Memorial Prize
Established in memory of Harry R. Kozart, Class of 1932. To the
graduate who attained the highest grades in courses related to
food and drug law or products liability. Awarded to Zachary J.
Gorman
Robert E. Lamberton Award
Established by Judge Samuel Rosenberg. To the graduates who
have received the highest grades in constitutional law. Awarded
to Bridget Elizabeth Henwood, William Aaron Lesser, Nicole
Marie Saitta-Gill
The Robert C. Podwil Memorial Prize
Established by the partners of the law firm of Reed, Smith, Shaw
& McClay, the award honors Robert C. Podwil, a late partner of
the firm and a distinguished member of the adjunct faculty at
Temple Law School. It is awarded annually to the graduate who
demonstrates excellent academic performance in the area of
intellectual property. Awarded to Krista Streisel
The Joseph W. Price III Memorial Award
To the graduate who demonstrated outstanding achievement in
the law of taxation. Awarded to Jonathan A. Dunlap
The Milton C. Sharp Memorial Award
To the graduates who received the highest grades in land use
planning. Awarded to Michael W. Fox, Daniel J. Grossman
The Lenard Sigal Memorial Award
To the graduates who demonstrated excellence in criminal law
studies. Awarded to Evan R.C. Correia, Keith Philip DiFabio,
Daniel J. Grossman
Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA) Prize for
Outstanding Performance in the Field of Evidence
Established by Edwin H. Sherman, former member of the
Board of Trustees and past president of the General Alumni
Association, and Jay L. Rosen, past president of the General
Alumni Association, who are co-founders of Technical Advisory
Service for Attorneys. To the students who excel in the field of
evidence. Awarded to Eric L. Bodzin, Edward A. Diasio, James
R. Glowacki, Shaivlini Khemka, Antoinette M. Snodgrass, Jessica
Linn Titler, Jonathan Tyler Woy
Benjamin L. Winderman Award
Awarded to the graduating student in the JD/MBA program who
has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. Awarded
to Thomas Helbig, Jr.
The Nat N. Wolfsohn Memorial Award in Real Property
Established by the Temple University Law Foundation. To the
students who earned outstanding grades in the field of real
property law. Awarded to William Aaron Lesser, Jody LopezJacobs, Richard Stephen Umbrecht
RESEARCH & WRITING AWARDS
Julian Eule Scholarship Award
Established by his colleagues and friends to honor Julian Eule,
a member of the Temple Law Faculty from 1977 to 1984, this
prize is awarded to the graduating student who, in the opinion
of the faculty, wrote the best paper in the area of federal or state
constitutional law. Awarded to Michael W. Fox
Albert H. Friedman Prize
In memory of Albert H. Friedman, Class of 1929, a dedicated
lawyer for 52 years. Awarded for outstanding performance in
the production of a writing project. Awarded to Catherine Teresa
Begley
Jack M. Golden and Frieda Golden Prize
Established by Charles M. Golden, Esq., Class of 1961, and
presented to the law school to honor his parents. Awarded to the
student who demonstrates superior qualities in legal research
and writing which advance an understanding of health care and
health administration. Awarded to Alicia Irene Anguiano
The Jacob Kossman Award in Criminal Law
To the student submitting the best paper in the field of
constitutional rights and privileges of persons accused of a
crime. Awarded to Anna Marthe Kessler
The Kranzel Award
Established in memory of Frank Kranzel and in honor of
Sonia Kranzel by their son Judge Isador Kranzel, Class of 1956.
Awarded to the graduate who wrote the best paper in the areas
of public service, state or local government regulations, or health
law. Awarded to Christopher C. Gore
Raynes McCarty Award
For scholarly achievement in the law as relates directly to
research, organization of thought, clarity, and the ability to draw
explicit conclusions. Awarded to Samuel A. Goodley III, Kyle
Andrew Jacobsen
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The J. Howard Reber Memorial Award
Established by the Law Alumni Association for excellence
in student writing and editing for the Temple Law Review.
Awarded to William Aaron Lesser–Editing, Anna Marthe Kessler–
Writing
Henry J. Richardson, III Award
Established to honor Henry J. Richardson, III, Professor of Law,
for his personal contribution to critical thinking in the areas
of international law, development, and human rights, and his
dedication to fostering thoughtful scholarship in these areas.
Awarded to the student who wrote the best paper in the field of
international human rights. Awarded to Sarah Rahmat Nayeem
The Sarah A. Shull Memorial Award
Established by Dr. and Mrs. Elden S. Magaw for excellence in
legal research and writing. Awarded to Dina Kopansky
The Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter Award
This award was established to commemorate Judge Sloviter’s
term as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit. The award is given annually to a student who writes an
excellent paper in the area of federal judicial administration or
federal jurisdiction. Awarded to Zachary Adam Sivertsen
The Smith and Leibel Family Law Award
Established by two alumnae of the law school who practice
domestic relations law to emphasize the importance of this area.
Awarded to the student who wrote the best paper on a topic
related to family law. Awarded to Dina Kopansky
Tau Epsilon Rho Law Schwartzberg Prize
Presented by the Tau Epsilon Rho Law Society, Philadelphia
Chapter to the graduating student who wrote the best paper
on a topic related to lawyering or professional responsibility.
Awarded to Alex M. Dutton
TRIAL ADVOCACY AWARDS
Center for Forensic Economic Studies
Jerome M. Staller Award
Awarded annually to the graduates who have proven themselves
in litigation areas to be the most promising litigators. Awarded to
Charmane Christina Martin, Lauren Elizabeth Stram
Myron H. Deutsch ’60 Memorial Award
Established by his colleagues to honor the memory of Myron H.
Deutsch ‘60, this award is given to a student who has excelled in
the trial advocacy program. Awarded to Stephanie Anne Lutz
Andrew Gay Award
Established by Edward Chacker, Esquire, in honor of Andrew
Gay, Class of 1963, this award is presented to a student who has
excelled in trial advocacy particularly in the area of criminal law.
Awarded to Noel Shaun Walton
Integrated Trial Advocacy Program Award
To the graduates who have demonstrated excellence in civil
trial advocacy skills. Awarded to Nicholas M. Lyons, Francesco
Mangiaracina, John Francis McCaul, Abigial Marie Thibeault
The International Academy of Trial Lawyers’ Prize
For distinguished achievement in the art and science of
advocacy. Awarded to Victoria S. Miranda
The Victor A. Jaczun Award
To the graduates who have demonstrated excellence in trial
advocacy. Awarded to Daniel H. Assaraf, Caitlin Erin Rice
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers’ Association
James J. Manderino Award
To the outstanding student in trial advocacy. Awarded to
Charmane Christina Martin
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE LAW SCHOOL COMMUNITY
The Henry Kent Anderson Human Services Award
Established by his great-grandson in 2005, this award honors
Henry Kent Anderson, a native American Cherokee who was
born in 1855 and dedicated his life to the cause of human rights
and social justice for his people. It is awarded to a student
whose challenging career has demonstrated, through exemplary
work and deed, a concern for the victims of society’s inequities.
Awarded to Dina Kopansky
The Albert M. Cohen Memorial Award
Offered by Lambda Sigma Kappa law fraternity to the graduates
who rendered outstanding service to the law school in the
work of the Student Bar Association. Awarded to Kevin J. Brett,
Jenniffer Cabrera, Adara Lynn Combs
The Beth Cross Award
Awarded to graduates who are planning a career in public
interest law and who have demonstrated Ms. Cross’ commitment
and dedication to providing legal assistance to underserved
populations. Awarded to Ben J. Fils, Abigail Marie Thibeault,
Katharine A. Vengraitis
The Crossen Award
Awarded to the graduate who has overcome adversity and
demonstrated perseverance in obtaining a law degree. Awarded
to Ian V. Gallo
Jacquelyn E. Davis Johnson Success Award
Awarded to a graduate who will incur expenses in preparing for
the bar examination and is a dues-paid member of the Black Law
Students Association and who has contributed to the law school
community. Awarded to Victoria S. Miranda
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The Ethan Allen Doty Award
Awarded to the graduates who excelled in providing service to
the law school community. Awarded to Sarah Andrade Galetta,
Aaron James Spencer
Harriet Robinson Gillock Memorial Fund
Established by the friends of Harriet Robinson Gillock, Class
of 1980, to perpetuate and honor her memory. Awarded to the
outstanding graduates who most exemplifies Harriet Gillock’s
integrity and her professional and personal dedication to her
fellow students and the law school community. Awarded to
Elizabeth Marie Amesbury, Eric L. Bodzin, Matthew Nicholas
Riehle, Tyler Kane Wagner
The Lena L. Hale Award
To the graduates chosen by the faculty for outstanding
extracurricular contributions. Awarded to Richard Angelo Hebron
Barzaga, Robert H. Bender, Mark J. Burgmann, Marcos S. Long,
Andrea L. Saylor
Elizabeth C. High Award
Established by her classmates and friends in honor of Elizabeth
C. High, Class of 2009, to a graduate who demonstrated
academic achievement while overcoming significant adversity
and contributing to the law school community. Awarded to Theo
Celeste Ciccarelli Cornetta
The Captain Robert Miller Knox Award
Created by his mother, Helen Knox. To the graduate chosen
by the faculty for the most outstanding contribution to the law
school community. Awarded to Mary Kate Kalinich
The National Order of the Barristers Award
Awarded to the graduates who have exhibited excellence in
the art of oral advocacy and brief writing through appellate
moot court and mock trial programs. Awarded to Kelly Jeanne
Castafero, Edward James Furman, Jr., Sarah Andrade Galetta,
Joshua H. Greever, Peter Alex Moomjian, Michael Daniel
Rosenfeld, Jonathan Tyler Woy, Christopher Scott Yaracs
PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award
Awarded by the National Association for Law Placement
(NALP), this award honors one law student nationwide for
their pro bono contributions to society, and recognizes the
significant contributions that law students make to underserved
populations, the public interest community, and legal education
through public service work. Awarded to Alex M. Dutton
The Sender and Janina Szwalbenest Memorial Award
Established by Ben J. Szwalbenest, Class of 1981, to honor his
parents. The award is given to graduates who are immigrants or
are the children of immigrants and who rendered outstanding
service to the law school and the law school community.
Awarded to Alicia Irene Anguiano, Furrah J. Qureshi
Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award
To the graduates who demonstrated outstanding academic
achievement as well as well-rounded activity within the law
school community. Awarded to Evan R.C. Correia, Ben C.
Fabens-Lassen, Shonterra Mykael Jordan, Mary Elizabeth
Schluckebier
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2015 CLASS GIFT FUND
Emery Adam Abdel-Latif
Megan Elizabeth Albright
Elizabeth Marie Amesbury
Andrew J. Barron
Sean Edward Barsik
Laura Ann Bartow
Richard Angelo
Hebron Barzaga
Christopher R. Bedor
Catherine Teresa Begley
Robert H. Bender
Michael Vlad Besmer
Jeffrey Adam Bittner
Claire Ann Blewitt
Stephen Joseph Boraske
Kevin J. Brett
Julie Ann Buonocore
Mark J. Burgmann
Jenniffer Cabrera
Peter F. Cardwell
Christopher Paul Carney
Morgan Paige Carrin
Kelly Jeanne Castafero
Jeffrey Alan Cawthorne
Theo Celeste
Ciccarelli Cornetta
Maria Aurora Ciccotelli
Rebecca Danielle Cole
Adara Lynne Combs
Stephanie Marie Corcoran
Katie Cooper Davis
Tracy Davis
Veronica Michele DeAngelo
John Detwiler
Jonathan A. Dunlap
Alex M. Dutton
Dmitry Dymarsky
Gleb Epelbaum
Chukwudi U. Erechukwu
Ben C. Fabens-Lassen
Ben J. Fils
Len A. Fisher
James Joseph Fitzpatrick III
Matthew D. Foley
Michael W. Fox
Edward James Furman, Jr.
Sarah Andrade Galetta
Ian V. Gallo
Mary Kathleen Gillespie
James R. Glowacki
Zachary J. Gorman
Melanie Carmela Grimes
Maggie A. Hayes-Oberst
Thomas Helbig, Jr.
Bridget Elizabeth Henwood
Gabriel Benjamin Herman
Yonatan Hirt
Andrew G. Hunt
Allison N. Hurd
Frank Iannuzzi
Kyle Andrew Jacobsen
Shonterra Mykael Jordan
Kristen D. Junod
Mary Kate Kalinich
Matthew E. Kaslow
Anna Marthe Kessler
Shaivlini Khemka
Kevin Ryan Knapp
Demir Kojku
Dina Kopansky
Emily Mary Kowey
Elena Kushleyev
Katherine Elisa LaDow
Theresa Ann Langschultz
Jonathan Karl Larsen
Nicole Marie Leach
Gerard Alexander Leone
William Aaron Lesser
Marcos S. Long
Jody Thomas Lopez-Jacobs
Stephanie Anne Lutz
Nicholas M. Lyons
Lauren Ashley Marsh
Charmane Christina Martin
Jason H. Mas
Rachel C. Matesic
Julie L. Maxwell
Kristen Frances Mazzeo
John Francis McCaul
James Patrick Meissler
Peter Alex Moomjian
Zachary Taylor Morgan
Sarah Anne Morrissey
Joseph Louis Muzaurieta
Danielle Kamali Newsome
Alisha Ann Nichols
Nora Ruth Nienhagen
Greenberg
Jessica Morgan Pelliciotta
Yssan Yanique Phillips
Michael A. Pileggi
Catherine Theresa Pirolli
Christine M. Ragsdale
Juan Martin Ramirez
Amanda Elizabeth Reed
Caitlin Erin Rice
Matthew Nicholas Riehle
Karissa A. Rodriguez
Nicholas R. Romeu
Michael Daniel Rosenfeld
Zachery Benjamin Roth
Jacqueline Joan Ryan
Nicole Marie Saitta-Gill
Adam Robert Sansweet
Jordan Daniel Santo
Andrea L. Saylor
Terese Marie Schireson
Mary Elizabeth Schluckebier
John Robert Sharrar
Michael James Sheehan
Ryan Patrick Shovlin
Zachary Adam Sivertsen
Anthony Angelo Skalski
Bradley R. Smith
Antoinette M. Snodgrass
Maureen Patricia Sparks
Aaron James Spencer
Margaret Ruth
McGuire Spitzer
Lauren Elizabeth Stram
Robert Thomas Stratton, Jr.
Megan M. Stupak
Constance Z. Tang
Katherine Anne Tenzinger
Abigail Marie Thibeault
Shane M. Thompson
Silvio A. Trentalange
Richard Stephen Umbrecht
J. Peter Veloski
Katherine A. Vengraitis
Tyler Kane Wagner
Benjamin T. Walker
John Anderson Weiss
Matthew William White
Jonathan Tyler Woy
Christopher Scott Yaracs
Kevin W. Yoegel
Shannon G. Zabel
Farhan Mansoor Zahid
Michael Gerard Zaleski
Michael Thomas Zeitler
Contributors as of May 20, 2015. Every effort has been made to avoid errors in the compilation of this list.
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PLEDGE OF PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT
I understand that today I am joining an academic community and embarking on a
professional career.
I pledge to respect the academic endeavor that I am about to undertake, and to uphold the
honor and integrity of the legal profession that I seek to enter.
I will conduct my academic, professional and personal life with honesty, dignity, and care,
honoring the values and standards that are expressed in the rules governing Temple Law
School and that are shared by the legal profession.
I will treat all of my colleagues—students, staff and faculty—with fairness and respect,
even in disagreement.
I will remember that my actions reflect not only on me, but also on Temple Law School
and on the legal profession.
I understand that one of the many privileges of the legal profession is the opportunity to
serve others, and I commit myself to seeking equal justice for all.
I take this pledge freely and upon my honor.