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Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Louisiana State University
May 24, 2007
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2007 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
PROGRAM
John Neely Kennedy
TREASURER OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
John Kennedy is a native of Zachary, Louisiana. He graduated from Zachary High School in
1969 as co-valedictorian. In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in
political science, philosophy and economics from Vanderbilt University, where he served as
president of his senior class and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Kennedy received a juris
doctorate degree from the University of Virginia in 1977. There he served as executive editor of
the Virginia Law Review and was inducted into The Order of the Coif. He is also a first class
honors graduate of Oxford University in Oxford, England, where he received a B.C.L. degree in
1979.
Kennedy was elected without opposition to his second term as Treasurer of the State of the
Louisiana on October 4, 2003. He was first elected treasurer in 1999 when he unseated the
incumbent with 56 percent of the vote. From 1996-1999, he served by gubernatorial appointment as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue. As the state’s revenue secretary,
Kennedy was a member of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and the Louisiana Tax Free
Shopping Commission. His public service also includes special counsel to Governor Buddy
Roemer from 1988-1992 and secretary of Governor Roemer’s cabinet from 1990-1992. He is
a former member of the Governor’s Commission on Medical Malpractice and the secretary of
State’s Commission on Corporations.
Kennedy’s civic activities include membership on the board of directors of the Louisiana
Workers’ Compensation Corporation. He also serves as chairman of the board of directors of
the Louisiana Old State Capitol. He is a past member of the board of directors of the Council
for a Better Louisiana and the board of directors of the Institute for the New Orleans Center for
Creative Arts.
Prior to and between service in Louisiana state government, Kennedy was an attorney and
partner in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans law firm of Chaffe McCall, where he had a civil
litigation practice. He has published articles in the Louisiana Law Review, the Tulane Law
Review, the Louisiana Bar Journal and the Akron Law Review. He serves as an adjunct professor
at LSU Law Center and as a substitute teacher in the East Baton Rouge Parish public school
system.
Kennedy resides in Madisonville, Louisiana, with his wife, Rebecca Ann Stulb Kennedy, also an
attorney and special magistrate, and their son, Preston. They are members of the North Cross
United Methodist Church.
10:30 a.m., May 24, 2007
Maravich Assembly Center
Louisiana State University
Processional
The Class of 2007
The Star Spangled Banner
Brian Bonin
Invocation
Caroline Dana Preis
Senior Class President
Presiding
John J. Costonis
Chancellor, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
RECOGNITION OF THE CLASS OF 1957
Robert W. Kostelka
Louisiana State Senator, District 35
Address
John Neely Kennedy
Treasurer of the State of Louisiana
Conferring of Degrees
Francis M. “Hank” Gowen, Jr.
LSU Board of Supervisors
PRESIDENT’ S REMARKS
William L. Jenkins
LSU System
Recessional
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LSU PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER
2007 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) Candidates
May 2007
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Dawn Marie Abner
Longwood, FL
Kara Rachael Bergeron
Houston, TX
Alexander Louis Burns
Slidell, LA
Madeline Ahlgren
Baton Rouge, LA
Karen Janise Blakemore
Lafayette, LA
Garrett Sanders Callaway
Shreveport, LA
Robert Lochridge Anderson V
New Orleans, LA
Dennis Jude Blanchard, Jr.
Donaldsonville, LA
Craig Joseph Canizaro
Metairie, LA
Emily Gale Andrews
Cotton Valley, LA
Jacqueline Anne Bordelon
Opelousas, LA
Bradley Stephen Carson
Metairie, LA
Ekua A. Assabill
Houston, TX
Calli Marie Boudreaux
Napoleonville, LA
Jessica Wainwright Chapman
Lake Charles, LA
Kevin Adam Avin
New Orleans, LA
Philip Henry Boudreaux, Jr.
Lafayette, LA
Gabrielle Veronica Charles
New Orleans, LA
Christopher Gold Ayres
Houston, TX
Emalie Anne Boyce
Baton Rouge, LA
Emily Jane Clark
Mandeville, LA
Caroline Deslonde Barkerding
Covington, LA
Kimberly Renee’ Brame ❖
Sulphur, LA
Amanda Catherine Coney
Metairie, LA
Susan Brooke Barnett
Natchitoches, LA
Beau Alan Braswell
Greenwell Springs, LA
Clarence Cooper, Jr.
Birmingham, AL
Brandi Elizabeth Barron
Sicily Island, LA
Kyle Michael Braud
Baton Rouge, LA
Daniel Moreaux Cooper
Alexandria, LA
Jodi Roberta Bauer
Baton Rouge, LA
Kelly McCall Brian
Covington, LA
Arthur Ara Cormier
Port Sulphur, LA
Pamela Ann Baxter ❖
Hammond, LA
Rachel Rene’ Broussard
Houma, LA
Emily Gaunt Couvillon
Covington, LA
Carli Marie Beckett ❖
St. Martinville, LA
Ryan R. Brown
Baton Rouge, LA
Genevieve Duffy Cruise
Pacific Palisades, CA
Pascale Belizaire
Lafayette, LA
Kevin Forest Bruce
Shreveport, LA
Lewis Prentiss Cutshaw ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
Laura Bergeron-Hart
Addis, LA
Patrick Anthony Bruno
Gonzales, LA
Laura Loraine Davenport
Lafayette, LA
❖ Member, The Order of the Coif
Clifton Lamont Davidson
New Orleans, LA
Philip Joseph Gallagher
Houma, LA
Lesleigh Anne Hobbs
Covington, LA
Elisa Devall Davis
Lafayette, LA
Thomas Dufour Gardner
Shreveport, LA
Becky Jo Hollen
Franklinton, LA
Jonathan Roy Davis
Patterson, LA
Justin Keith Gates
Goldonna, LA
Benjamin Redmond Hunter
Metairie, LA
Rashaan Amira DeShay
Dallas, TX
Lauren Blair Geesey
Lafayette, LA
William Robert Hupman, III
Mebane, NC
Walter Nicholas Dietzen, IV
New Orleans, LA
Jeffrey Curtis Glasspool
Sulphur, LA
Benjamin Anthony Huxen, II
Metairie, LA
Karen Marie Dominguez
Mandeville, LA
Melanie Pearce Goolsby
Bastrop, LA
Meredith Garrett Irvin
Baton Rouge, LA
Jason Paul Dore’
Lafayette, LA
Nichole Rene Goudeau
Denham Springs, LA
Phillip Michael Jacobs
Slidell, LA
Kezia Drake
Vicksburg, MS
Katherine Suzanne Drell Grissel ❖
Alexandria, LA
Bernard Slattery Johnson, Jr.
Shreveport, LA
Kelly Ann Dugas
New Iberia, LA
Amanda Marie Gross
Port Allen, LA
Ivon Johnson
New Orleans, LA
Jennifer Carline Dyess
Mandeville, LA
Brianna Ethereal Williams Guerin
San Jose, CA
Naisha Janae’ Johnson
Slidell, LA
Francine Annamaria Elliot
New Orleans, LA
Daniel Paul Guillory
Baton Rouge, LA
Shaydra Olette Joseph
Baton Rouge, LA
Zachary S. Elliott
Grand Saline, TX
Wyndi Bryan Guillory
Baton Rouge, LA
Jacob Marshall Kantrow ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
Stephen Sebastian Everett
Cape Coral, FL
Andrew John Halverson
Lafayette, LA
Lucie Randolph Kantrow
Baton Rouge, LA
Helen Margaret Fisher
Slidell, LA
Stephanie Anne Hebert
Baton Rouge, LA
Jessica Elizabeth Kesler
Metairie, LA
Lindsay Ann Flexer
Mandeville, LA
Jodie Ann Henderson
Livingston, LA
Charles Parker Kilgore
Baton Rouge, LA
Michael Shane Frederick
Winnfield, LA
Emily Elizabeth Hill
Alexandria, LA
Rebecca Barrett Hall Klar
Birmingham, AL
❖ Member, The Order of the Coif
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2007 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Elizabeth Franke Knotts
Mandeville, LA
Paul Plauche Marks
Baton Rouge, LA
Alison Victoria Nunez ❖
Metairie, LA
Shanna Sartin Sizemore
Baton Rouge, LA
Elisa E. Tubbs
Port Allen, LA
Alonzo Prince Wilson, II
Lake Charles, LA
John Michael Korduner
Colchester, CT
Parker Lyon Marschall
Baton Rouge, LA
Natalie Jane Parria
Mandeville, LA
Elsbet Carroll Smith
Hammond, LA
Reid Scott Uzee
Mandeville, LA
B. Trevor Wilson ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
Michelle Ann Lacoste
New Orleans, LA
Shawn T. Martin-Scott
Baton Rouge, LA
Peter Joseph Perez, Jr.
Kenner, LA
Matthew L. Stedman
River Ridge, LA
Jeffrey Scott Valliere
Baton Rouge, LA
Elizabeth Jayne Wilson
Ponchatoula, LA
Van Thiet Lam
Houma, LA
Ashley Renee McCall
Birmingham, AL
Vernon Duke Pitcher, Jr.
Baton Rouge, LA
Caroline Lanaire Stewart
Baton Rouge, LA
Christopher Thomas Victory
Shreveport, LA
Jennifer Amber Wise ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
Daphne Michelle LaSalle
Patterson, LA
Jonathan Patrick McCartney
Shreveport, LA
Damon Ray Pourciau
Erwinville, LA
Bradley Christopher Stidham
Memphis, TX
Stephanie Nicole Wald
Ponchatoula, LA
Benjamin Paul Woodruff
Marksville, LA
Joey Alexander Lawler
Shreveport, LA
Virginia O’Hara Jordan McLin ❖
Rayville, LA
Caroline Dana Preis
Baton Rouge, LA
Chais L. Sweat
DeRidder, LA
Kelly Frances Walsh
Metairie, LA
Robin Hayley Wright
Thibodaux, LA
Beau Richard Layfield
Mansura, LA
Alexander John Mijalis ❖
Shreveport, LA
Brad Russell Resweber ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
Drew Michael Talbot
Baton Rouge, LA
Rachal Dene’ Chance Welch
Baton Rouge, LA
Brittany Rachelle Yoes
Baton Rouge, LA
Scott Patrick Ledet ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
John Daniel Miranda
Covington, LA
Ashley Brooke Robinson
Lake Charles, LA
Jeremy David Thibodaux
Lafayette, LA
Stuart Theron Welch ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
Suzanne Marie Zeringue
Houma, LA
Stephanie Gray Le Grange
Geismar, LA
Laranda Latricia Moffett
Bay Springs, MS
Laura Theresa Rougeau
Eunice, LA
Kimberly Michelle Thomas
McComb, MS
A. Grady Williams, IV
Montrose, AL
Richard F Zimmerman, III
Baton Rouge, LA
Joseph Thomas Leslie
Thibodaux, LA
Adia Belicia Moore
Ellicott City, MD
Brittany McRae Sanders
Shreveport, LA
Michelle A. Trahan
Abbeville, LA
Adair Smith Lupo Monroe Williams
New Orleans, LA
Raymond C. Lewis
Dallas, TX
Kami Natasha Moore
New Iberia, LA
Rebecca Lauren Schambach
River Ridge, LA
Kim Loan Thi Tran
Harvey, LA
Hayden Lee Willis
Moultrie, GA
Whitney Brianne Little ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
Wendra Joyce Shipley Moran
Livingston, MT
Kristin Ann Schmidt
Houston, TX
Rene Albert Louapre, IV
New Orleans, LA
Gregory Kent Moroux, Jr.
Lafayette, LA
Janis Michelle Seanor*
Atlanta, GA
Lyle Thomas Lowery
LaPlace, LA
Aaron Lewis Moyse
Baton Rouge, LA
Chad Eric Sepulvado
Shreveport, LA
Erin Gillen Lutkewitte ❖
Metairie, LA
Stacy Morse Neal
Slidell, LA
Tarek Philip Shahla
Baton Rouge, LA
Ashley Erin Marino ❖
Watson, LA
Christopher Scott Nichols
Baton Rouge, LA
Brett Michael Sides ❖
Baton Rouge, LA
❖ Member, The Order of the Coif
* August 2006 graduate
❖ Member, The Order of the Coif
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LSU PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER
2007 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Master of Laws (LL.M.) Candidates
Law Review Members
Moot Court Board
AMANDA CATHERINE CONEY
MELANIE PEARCE GOOLSBY
KATHERINE SUZANNE DRELL GRISSEL
REBECCA BARRETT HALL KLAR
JACOB MARSHALL KANTROW*
ALEXANDER JOHN MIJALIS
ALISON VICTORIA NUNEZ
BRAD RUSSELL RESWEBER
STUART THERON WELCH
SUSAN BROOKE BARNETT
RACHEL RENÉ BROUSSARD
KEVIN FOREST BRUCE, PRESIDENT
GARRETT SANDERS CALLAWAY, VICE PRESIDENT
CLARENCE COOPER, JR., TREASURER
ELISA DEVALL DAVIS
WYNDI BRYAN GULLORY
ANDREW JOHN HALVERSON
IVON JOHNSON
JESSICA ELIZABETH KESLER, SECRETARY
JONATHAN PATRICK MCCARTNEY
LARANDA LATRICIA MOFFETT
NATALIE JANE PARRIA
BRADLEY CHRISTOPHER STIDHAM
B. TREVOR WILSON
May 2007
Ana Maria Andronic
Bucharest, Romania
Claire Marie Debellefontaine
Castanet-Tolosan, France
Nina Rajgelj Burdet
Lyon, France
Stephan P. Dobrowolski
Nuremberg, Germany
Julieta Marotta
Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Editor-in-Chief
Completed all course requirements for the LL.M.
Agustin Luis Cerolini
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dominik Gruendger
Berlin, Germany
Jaime Antonio Zaldivar
Mexico City, Mexico
Nizar Fadhlaoui
Lyon, France
The appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but it is not to be regarded as conclusive. The names of some
students who are graduating are not listed in this program due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Because of printing
deadlines, honors designations may not be accurate.
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LSU PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER
2006-2007 LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
of the Louisiana State University System
Honorary Member of
The Order of the Coif
John J. Costonis, Chancellor
Justice Jeffrey P. Victory
Cheney C. Joseph, Jr., Vice Chancellor
Glenn G. Morris, Vice Chancellor
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Law Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
PAUL R. BAIER
JOHN S. BAKER, JR.
JOSEPH T. BOCKRATH
JAMES W. BOWERS
ANDREA B. CARROLL
JOHN M. CHURCH
WILLIAM R. CORBETT
CHRISTINE CORCOS
JOHN J. COSTONIS
WILLIAM E. CRAWFORD
JOHN DEVLIN
DARLENE C. GORING
STUART P. GREEN
WENDELL H. HOLMES
CHENEY C. JOSEPH, JR.
SUSAN KALINKA
P. RAYMOND LAMONICA
HOWARD W. L’ENFANT
ALAIN A. LEVASSEUR
SAÚL LITVINOFF
LEE ANN WHEELIS LOCKRIDGE
MICHAEL J. MALINOWSKI
FRANK L. MARAIST
PATRICK H. MARTIN
LUCY S. MCGOUGH
WARREN L. MENGIS
OLIVIER MORÉTEAU
GLENN G. MORRIS
KENNETH M. MURCHISON
CHRISTOPHER M. PIETRUSZKIEWICZ
EDWARD P. RICHARDS III
CATHERINE A. ROGERS
RONALD J. SCALISE
N. GREGORY SMITH
KATHERINE S. SPAHT
RANDALL J. THOMPSON
JOHN RANDALL TRAHAN
JOHN V. WHITE
ALBERTO L. ZUPPI
HELEN G. BERRIGAN
GREGORY BODIN
JAMES E. BOREN
BERNARD E. BOUDREAUX, JR.
JAMES BROWN
JACK CALDWELL
PRESTON CASTILLE
DURWOOD CONQUE
ANTHONY J. CORRERO
THOMAS DALEY
LOUIS DANIEL
PAUL DAVID
LAURA PROSSER DAVIS
WINSTON DECUIR
JOHN W. DEGRAVELLES
STEVE DIXON
CHARLES ELLIS
FRANK FERTITTA
MICHAEL FONTHAM
MICHAEL GARRARD
BRACE B. GODFREY, JR.
GUY HOLDRIDGE
H. ALSTON JOHNSON III
JOHN KENNEDY
JEFF KOONCE
CHRISTINE LIPSEY
LEE MARKS
W. SHELBY MCKENZIE
WILLIAM MCCLENDON III
BERNARD F. MERONEY
DOUGLAS MOREAU
PATRICK S. OTTINGER
MICHAEL PATTERSON
HARRY J. PHILIPS
LOUIS M. PHILLIPS
RUSSEL O. PRIMEAUX
KENNETH RIGBY
TODD ROSSI
RANDY ROUSSEL
DAVID RUBIN
MICHAEL H. RUBIN
EULIS SIMIEN, JR.
KATHRYN FLYNN SIMINO
DEAN SUTHERLAND
EDWARD J. WALTERS, JR.
KENNETH A. WEISS
Legal Research and
Writing Faculty
MARLENE K. ALLGOOD
GRACE H. BARRY
TODD J. BRUNO
MARK E. HOCH
KATHLEEN MILLER
ELIZABETH MURRILL
KATHRYN FLYNN SIMINO
HEIDI HOWAT THOMPSON
Visiting
International Faculty
VOLKER BEHR
AUDREY GUINCHARD
PIERRE LOISEAU
JOEL MONEGER
JACQUES VANDERLINDEN
MARCO VENTORUZZO
Emeriti Faculty
in Residence
THOMAS A. HARRELL
ROBERT A. PASCAL
GEORGE W. PUGH
BENJAMIN M. SHIEBER
Justice Jeffrey P. Victory was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1994. A native of Shreveport,
he attended Centenary College where he received a B.A. in history and government. He received his
Juris Doctor in 1971 from Tulane University School of Law, where he was a member of the Tulane
Law Review. Prior to being elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court, he served on the 2nd Circuit
Court of Appeal, and on the 1st Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish. Prior to his election to the
bench, Justice Victory was a partner with Tucker, Jeter, Jackson and Victory in Shreveport. He has
served as president of the Shreveport Young Lawyers and as a secretary-treasurer of the Shreveport Bar
Association. He is the chairman of the Louisiana Sentencing Commission, and a director of the
Louisiana Judicial College.
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