An Established Leader in Legal Education

An Established Leader in Legal Education
The NCCU School of Law would like to thank:
Michael Williford ‘83
Harry C. Brown, Sr. ‘76
for making this publication possible.
- Professor David Green
2008/2009 progress Report
Table of Contents
6 Letter From The Dean
14 Highlights from 2008-2009
8 Special Awards and Recognition
18 Gift Data
8 Special Activities
NCCU School of Law 2008/2009
Board of Visitors
Euan N. Bagshawe ‘94
William A. Dudley, Sr. ‘76
Aaron Spaulding
Ronald Barbee ‘70
Anthony Fox ‘82
William J. Thomas, II ‘79
Senator Julia C. Boseman ‘92
Ralph K. Frasier, Sr. ‘65
The Honorable Elaine O.
Bushfan ‘91
Grazell Howard ‘87
The Honorable Milton A.
Tingling ‘82
Guy W. Crabtree ‘78
Thomas F. Cuffie ‘78
Sharon E. Dent ‘98
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Tracy Lovett
Michael J. McCrann ‘76
Carolyn B. O’Garro-Moore ‘87
Edward D. Dilone ‘03
James C. Dockery
Arnold Locklear ‘73
The Honorable Robert F. Orr
Ruffin Poole ‘98
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The Honorable Monte D.
Watkins ‘84
The Honorable William Webb
Mark H Webbink ‘94
Devon White ‘02
James D. Williams, Jr. ‘79
Saleisha Williams ‘09 and her sister,
Nisha Williams ‘09
On the Cover: James Richardson ‘09
Alumni
Association Board
Shelia Chavis ‘00
Meleisa Rush-Lane ‘95
Sharon Dent ‘98
Tonnie Villines ‘88
Ralph Frasier, Jr. ‘98
Jennifer Webb ‘04
Tonya Ford ‘99
Keisha Wright ‘02
Ronda Davis-Ward ‘89
Rogeln McLean ‘00
Carolyn O’Garro-Moore ‘87
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A Letter From The Dean
Dear Constituents,
As we embark on a new academic year at North Carolina
Central University School of Law, we look back on the
past year with a great sense of accomplishment. From
the largest graduation class in the history of the Law
School, increased national rankings, having Chief Justice
John Roberts preside over a moot court competition, and
legislatively increased funding from the State of North
Carolina, there is much for which our Law School can be
proud.
The foundation for operating the Law School is a sound
public private partnership. This year 296 scholarships
worth $1,612,363 were awarded to Law School students,
an important and critical outcome of our public private
partnership funding model. Public funding comes from
the State of North Carolina, and the Federal Government
through grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
Our private funding comes from individuals, corporations,
and foundations. In spite of budget adjustments required
by the university due to the state’s economic crisis,
fiscal year 2008-2009 was financially strong for the Law
School primarily due to the school based tuition increase
approved in February 2007 by the Board of Governors of
the University of North Carolina. This increase created
a fund specifically to finance needs in faculty retention,
student scholarships, academic support and student
services. This funding allocation answered concerns
expressed by the American Bar Association Accreditation
review team in 2006. In addition to the school based tuition
increase, the North Carolina General Assembly approved
the final installment of a recurring $4.5 million increase
to the Law School’s base budget allocation. This increase
has allowed for the development of the infrastructure
necessary to absorb the increased student enrollment. In
addition, the increased funding allowed the Law School
to eliminate its unhealthy dependency on Federal grant
funding which also had been an ABA accreditation
concern.
Our students and faculty members have continued a
great tradition of award-winning performance.
The
NCCU chapter of the Black Law Student Association
(BLSA) received the National “Johnnie Cochran Social
Consciousness” Award for outstanding programming and
commitment to social justice, and the Raymond Watkins
Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity won the National
Mock Trial Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition,
our faculty continues to be recognized for its contributions
to legal education. Professor James Beckwith became
the first recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association
Business Law Section’s Distinguished Service Award, and
several of our faculty have received invitations to publish
articles in noted law journals throughout the nation.
students, assisting with career services and providing
professional development workshops for students and
hosting alumni receptions.
Special mention must be given to Stuart Popkin ’77 and
Joseph Williams ’75 for their exceptional generosity.
Popkin’s contribution recognized his beloved teacher,
visiting professor Ernest Fullwood, through the naming of a
room in the library. Williams contributed $50,000 in support
of the Law School, which will be applied to the Anne McKay
Duncan Endowed Chair.
The NCCU School of Law is proud to have hosted several
prominent special guests this past academic year. With
support from The John William Pope Foundation, we
continued our Discourse on Contemporary Legal Issues
Speakers Series. This past year’s series featured Ken
Starr, Dean of Pepperdine University and former Solicitor
General of the United States. The highlight of the series was
a visit by Chief Justice John Roberts. Chief Justice Roberts
led a three-person panel which included the Honorable
Justice Henry Frye, former North Carolina Supreme Court
Chief Justice and Judge Allyson Duncan, U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, judging a student moot court
competition. A new speaker’s series, the General Counsel
Speakers Series was also launched. This series was made
possible by the financial support of alumni and the law
firms of Jones Day, Nelson Mullins, K& L Gates, and Hunton
& Williams. The series featured Vice President and General
Counsel of Wal-Mart, Susan Klooz, and the former General
Counsel of General Motors North America, E. Christopher
Johnson. Class of 2000 alumnus Jennifer Munford, with help
from her fellow alums held a special reception at her home
for Klooz to launch the speaker’s series. The Law School
also began the Annual Civil Rights Symposium featuring
keynote speaker Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director of
the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law.
These enhanced educational programs provide students,
alumni, and special guests the opportunity to learn more
about the practical application of the law.
My thanks to everyone who contributed to the great
accomplishments of fiscal year 2008-2009.
Warm Regards,
Alumni support the Law School through hiring our
graduates, offering internships and externships to our
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Raymond C. Pierce, Dean and Professor of Law
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Faculty Special
Awards & Recognition
James Beckwith, Professor
First recipient of the Distinguished Service
Award given by the Business Law Section
of the North Carolina Bar Association,
February 2009
Nakia Davis, Clinical Supervising
Attorney
Advisor Recognition for outstanding service
and commitment, NCCU Black Law Students
Association
Frances Solari, Professor
Article, Outlawed and Exiled: Zero Tolerance
and Second Generation Race Discrimination
in Public Schools, 29 N.C. CENT. L.J. 147
(2007), chosen for inclusion in the University
of La Verne Law Review’s Selective
Bibliographic Index of Juvenile Law
Publications (2007-2008), 30 U. LA VERNE L.
REV. 216.
Adrienne Meddock, Assistant Dean for
Evening Program
Professor of the Year, NCCU School of Law
Evening Program, 2008-09
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Special
Activities
Pro Bono Open House. On September
17, 2008, the Pro Bono Program and Public
Interest Law Organization (PILO) sponsored
a Pro Bono Open House to introduce firstyear students to the many available pro
bono activities and options.
Voter
Registration
Initiative.
On
September 27, 2008, 29 law students
traveled to Johnston, Wayne and Lenoir
Counties to participate in an all-day voter
registration drive. The effort was initiated
by Professor Irv Joyner and organized by 2L
Krystle Edwards.
- Ann Shy '09
Election Protection. On Election Day
2008, 12 law students and three faculty
members, Kimberly Cogdell, Pam Glean
and Page Potter, monitored polling locations
in Durham and Raleigh as mobile legal
volunteers for the national non-partisan
voting rights and voter protection coalition,
Election Protection.
PILO Fundraising for Summer Public
Interest Stipend. The student PILO raised
$1,900 for stipends for students working in
unpaid public interest summer internships
through its “Donate-A-Day to Public
Interest” campaign held in October 2008.
Two stipends were awarded during Summer
2009.
Project Homeless Connect. Four law
students assisted volunteer lawyers at
a free walk-in legal services clinic for
Durham’s homeless at a one-day services
fair organized by the Ten Year Plan to End
Homelessness in Durham. The event was
held on September 25, 2008, at the Durham
Bulls Athletic Park.
PILO Fall Public Interest Law Panel.
In November 2008, the Pro Bono Program
and PILO co-sponsored a panel featuring
attorneys with the Guardian ad Litem
Program, North Carolina Department of
Justice, Durham District Attorney’s Office,
Disability Rights North Carolina, and a
North Carolina District Court judge. Over
50 students attended the program, held on
November 5, 2008.
PILO Spring Program. Faculty and Alumni
in Public Service. In April 2009, the PILO
sponsored a panel featuring five law school
professors and Representative Henry
“Mickey” Michaux discussing their current
or former careers in public service.
School Programs at the Law School.
The law school hosted visits from several
middle and high school groups including
Northern High School, KIPP-Gaston College
Prep Middle School, and Chewning Middle
School. Law students presented brief
programs and gave tours to the visitors.
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Special
Activities
PILO-SBA Program on Financing a
Public Interest Career. In November 2008,
PILO and the Student Bar Association (SBA)
co-sponsored a presentation on law school
loan repayment assistance for students
considering careers in public interest law.
Presenters addressed the College Cost
Reduction and Access Act of 2007 and
NC LEAF, a law student loan forgiveness
program.
Fourth Annual Public Interest Law Fair.
Twenty-two public interest organizations
and nearly 100 students attended the
Fourth Annual Public Interest Law Fair, held
February 11, 2009. In addition to meeting
with students informally during the “Table
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Talk” portion of the Fair, representatives
of the organizations conducted formal
interviews, resulting in a number of
summer internship position offers. The fair
was co-sponsored by PILO, the Pro Bono
Program, and the Office of Career Services.
met for a dinner and roundtable discussion
on February 19, 2009.
Innocence Project Spring Program. In
April 2009, the Innocence Project sponsored
a presentation by staff attorney Christopher
Hill of the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) Capital Punishment Project entitled
“Innocence – One of Many Reasons to
Abolish the Death Penalty.”
Know
Rights
Your
Immigration
Law Project. During fall 2008, law
student volunteers gave six community
presentations about immigrants’ rights in
English and Spanish to groups at churches,
schools and community centers in Durham,
Burlington and Goldsboro, N.C. Two law
students also traveled to Greenville, S.C., to
assist undocumented workers of a poultry
processing plant , during an Immigrations
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid.
Guardian Ad Litem Volunteer Dinner
Roundtable. Guardian ad Litem volunteers
VITA Project. During the months of
January to April 2009, Volunteer Income Tax
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Cory Patterson ‘09 left
on right Mark Pickett ‘09, valedictorian
Assistance (VITA) students prepared returns
for 163 taxpayers, resulting in a total of
$164,851 in refunds. The number of returns
prepared was double the number filed in
2008. Law student participation in the VITA
Project this year grew by over 50 percent,
from 19 volunteers in spring 2008 to 29
volunteers in spring 2009.
held two volunteers trainings, conducted
a community education program at the
Durham Senior Center, and prepared wills,
powers of attorney and other advance
directives for 22 low-income seniors in
Durham and surrounding counties.
Elder Law Pro Bono Project Initiated. The
Elder Law Project, which began operation in
Fall 2008, is a collaboration with Legal Aid
of North Carolina’s Durham office, the Pro
Bono Program, and alumnus William “Bill”
Moore ’94, who serves as the supervising
attorney for the project’s 22 law student
volunteers. During 2008-09 the project
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General Counsel Speaker
Series
Funding provided by K&L Gates, Jones Day,
Mark Webink’ 94, and Hunton & Williams.
Guest Speaker: Susan Klooz
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
The lecture, “Making Diversity Sustainable
in the Legal Profession,” was held on
September 16, 2008.
Susan Klooz is the Senior Vice President and
General Counsel, Legal Administration and
External Relations at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
in Bentonville, Ark. Klooz joined Wal-Mart in
October 1998 as an in-house trial attorney
handling employment litigation matters in
federal courts throughout the U.S. She was
promoted to her current role in December
2007 and is currently responsible for
Legal Department Administration and
for the team of attorneys responsible
for advising on sustainability, corporate
affairs and government relations. Klooz is
also responsible for legal advice related
to external relationships with NGOs,
government officials, the Company’s advisory
councils, and other third parties.
Prior to joining Wal-Mart, Klooz practiced
for nine years with the Michigan law firm
of Plunkett & Cooney, PC, in its Detroit,
Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids offices.
Her practice was largely focused on
providing advice to major employers and
on employment and commercial litigation
including both professional and medical
malpractice defense.
Guest Speaker: E. Christopher Johnson, Jr.
Vice President and General Counsel for General Motors, Inc.
Now retired executive, E. Christopher
Johnson, Jr., was appointed General Motors
North America Vice President and General
Counsel in October 2001. In this position,
he was responsible for managing the
delivery of all legal services that impact the
GM North America Region and its hundreds
of attorneys, support staff, and outside law
firms.
Prior to his last appointment, Johnson was
assistant general counsel for global policy
and planning. From 1994 to 2001, he served
as corporate law and transactions practice
area manager.
Johnson was educated at the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point, graduating in
1973 as a cadet captain. He attained the
rank of captain and received the Army
Commendation Medal for Meritorious
Service while serving in the U.S. Army.
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He has been recognized by numerous
organizations for his efforts to increase the
opportunities for women and minorities in
the legal profession and for his personal
commitment
to
corporate
diversity
initiatives. In 2004, he was awarded the
Spirit of Excellence Corporate Award
from the American Bar Association and the
Michael Franck Award from the State Bar of
Michigan. In 2005, he received an Urban
Wheel Award as the auto industry’s AfricanAmerican Executive of the Year and was
awarded the Champion of Justice Award from
the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. In
2006, he received the Corporate Award from
Street Law and the Clyde Bailey Corporate
Leadership Award from the National Bar
Association. In 2008, Johnson was inducted
into the Hall of Fame of the National Black
Law Students Association and was a recipient
of the Trailblazer Award from the D. Augustus
Straker Bar Association.
Funding provided by The John William Pope
Foundation
Discourse on Contemporary
Legal Issues Speakers Series
Guest Speaker: The Honorable Kenneth Starr
Dean and Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law
His lecture, “The Modern Lawyer and the
Caring Community,” was held on October
22, 2008.
Kenneth Starr is the Duane and Kelly
Roberts dean and professor of law at
Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., and
“Of Counsel” to the law firm of Kirkland &
Ellis, LLP, where he was a partner from 1993
to 2004, specializing in appellate work,
antitrust, federal courts, federal jurisdiction
and constitutional law. Prior to his current
position, he was a partner with the law firm
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.
As Solicitor General of the United States
from 1989 to 1993, while serving in the
Judiciary, Judge Starr argued 25 cases
before the Supreme Court. He also served
as United States Circuit Judge for the
District of Columbia Circuit from 1983
to 1989, as counselor to U.S. Attorney
General William Smith from 1981 to 1983,
as law clerk to Chief Justice Warren Burger
from 1975 to 1977 and Fifth Circuit Judge
David Dyer from 1973-1974. He was also
appointed to serve as Independent Counsel
for five investigations, including Whitewater,
from 1994 to 1999.
Judge Starr previously taught constitutional
law as an adjunct professor at New
York University School of Law and was a
distinguished visiting professor at George
Mason University School of Law in Fairfax,
Va. and Chapman Law School in Orange,
Calif. In 2002, he published First Among
Equals: The Supreme Court in American
Life to explain key decisions by the justices
of the Supreme Court to the American
people. It is described by United States
Circuit Judge David Sentelle as “eminently
readable and informative… not just the best
treatment to date of the court after Warren,
it is likely to have that distinction for a long,
long time.”
Having received his B.A. from George
Washington University in 1968 and his M.A.
from Brown University in 1969, Judge Starr
graduated from Duke University Law School
with a J.D. in 1973. He was note and comment
editor of the Duke Law Journal and graduated
Order of the Coif. He is admitted to practice
in California, the District of Columbia,
Virginia and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Judge Starr has numerous professional
affiliations,
including
having
served
as President of the Institute of Judicial
Administration in New York and the Council
for Court Excellence in Washington, D.C.
Other boards on which he serves or has
served include Advocates International,
American
Law
Institute,
American
Association of Law Schools, American
Judicature Society, Supreme Court Historical
Society, American Inns of Court Foundation,
Institute for United States Studies, American
University, Shenandoah University, and the
American Bar Association Journal Board of
Editors.
He has received a multitude of honors
and awards including the J. Reuben Clark
Law Society 2005 Distinguished Service
Award, the 2004 Capital Book Award, the
Jefferson Cup Award from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Edmund
Randolph Award for outstanding service in
the Department of Justice, and the Attorney
General’s Award for distinguished service.
Judge Starr was born on July 21, 1946, in
Vernon, Tex., and raised in San Antonio. He
and his wife, Alice, have three children and
two grandchildren. They lived in McLean,
Va. from 1978 to 2004, when they moved
to Malibu, Calif. He has volunteered many
hours teaching in the inner city and assisting
disadvantaged students in Washington,
D.C. with summer internships, after school
programs, and financial help for attending
college.
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Discourse on Contemporary
Legal Issues Speakers Series
A Visit by Chief Justice Roberts to NCCU Law School
Chief Justice of the United States of America
Roberts lecture was held on April 13–14,
2009
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the
United States, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on
January 27, 1955. He married Jane Sullivan in
1996 and they have two children—Josephine
and John. He received an A.B. from Harvard
College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law
School in 1979. He served as a law clerk for
Judge Henry Friendly of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979
to 1980, and Justice William Rehnquist of
the Supreme Court of the United States
during the 1980 term. He also was a special
assistant to the Attorney General of the
United States from 1981-1982, an Associate
Counsel to President Reagan from 19821986, and a Principal Deputy Solicitor
General from 1989-1993. From 1986-1989 and
1993-2003, he practiced law in Washington,
D.C. and served as a judge on the Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
from 2003-2005. Nominated as Chief Justice of
the United States by President George Bush,
he assumed that office on September 29, 2005.
The two-day event included a moot court
competition and swearing-in to the Supreme
Court Bar by Chief Justice Roberts.
Chief Justice of the United States, John G.
Roberts, Jr., presided over a moot court
competition at North Carolina Central
University’s School of Law on April 14, 2009.
He was joined on the bench by former NCCU
law professor and Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals Judge Allyson Duncan and retired
Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Henry Frye. Roberts presided over the
proceeding at the request of NCCU School of
Law dean, Raymond Pierce.
NCCU law students Matthew Reeder and
Tanya Harris presented oral arguments with
fellow student Mike Stuart serving as brief
writer for the side of the government. For
the defense, Kahlida Lloyd and Dominique
Williams argued the briefs written by Robert
Dobson.
Students who Participated in the 2009 Moot Court Competition: Finalist: Dominique W.
Williams, Robert J. Dodson, LaTanya A. Harris. Kahlida N. Lloyd won Best Oralist Award,
Matthew T. Reeder won Best Oralist Award, and John C. Stuart, Jr. won Best Brief Award
Pictured: Alumni who were sworn into the Supreme Court Bar by Chief Justice John
Roberts on Monday, April 13 in the Moot Court Room
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The case concerned a defendant who was
suffering from paranoid schizophrenia but
refused the medication that might restore his
competency to stand trial for threatening to
murder a judge. The argument was whether
the government could force him to comply
with the medical intervention.
Matthew Reeder 3L presented oral
arguments on the side of the government.
Reeder also received Best Oralist Award
at the awards reception dinner.
Dean Pierce with Chief Justice Roberts
Judge Allyson Duncan, former NCCU law professor, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; John
G. Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States; and Justice Henry E. Frye, Jr., former Justice
of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
For the defense, Kahlida Lloyd 3L presented oral
arguments and received Best Oralist Award at the
awards reception and dinner.
Law Lunch and Learn: “Law and the Military”
Sponsored by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
The Lunch and Learn program held in
the Great Hall covered opportunities
and various career paths available in the
military, afterward on open discussion took
place between students and panelist. This
event followed the Criminal Appeals Oral
Arguments held in the Moot Court Room on
November 13, 2008.
Pictured; officers from different branches of the
military on a panel entitled, “Law and the Miliary”.
Guest Speaker: Attorney Kimberly Moore ‘94
United States Attorney’s Office Legal Advisor to Kosovo
On January 15, 2009, Attorney Kimberly
Moore visited the law school to speak
with students about her experience and to
provide advice to those interested in a career
in public service. Moore graduated from
NCCU School of Law in 1994, and after a brief
stint in private practice in rural eastern North
Carolina, began her public service career as
an Assistant District Attorney in Pitt County,
N.C. She later joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office
in Raleigh and is now on special assignment
as the legal advisor to Kosovo. Approximately
65 students filled the Great Hall to hear her
story.
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Student Awards
NCCU BLSA Wins Award
National Johnnie Cochran Social Consciousness
The NCCU Chapter of the Black Law Students
Association (BLSA) received the National
Johnnie Cochran Social Consciousness Award
to honor outstanding programming and
commitment to social justice. The award was
presented at the National BLSA Convention on
March 21, 2009, in Irvine, Calif. The chapter
was selected out of over 200 other chapters in
the nation. In the words of the National ViceChair, Michelle Augustine, “Your chapter
works! Thank you for your commitment to the
mission.” Congratulations to our BLSA!
Phi Alpha Delta Wins Competition
National Mock Trial Competition
The Raymond Watkins Chapter of Phi Alpha
Delta Law Fraternity at North Carolina Central
University School of Law recently won first place
at the National Mock Trial Competition in Las
Vegas, Nevada. Law school teams from across the
nation participated in this competition, including
universities from Alabama, New Jersey, and
Arizona. The team from NCCU included Katrina
Smith, Adriene Davis, Quinn Byars and Kamaria
Davis, all third-year law students. They were
coached by NCCU Law 2008 graduate, Kelly
Fairman. NCCU won the final round against
a team from the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas.
Attorney Fairman is very proud of her
team. Byars’ closing argument in the final
round was, “a work of art… and people
were talking about Adriene’s opening
[statement] all day. Kay and Katrina were
just so consistently solid they were a force
to be reckoned with at every turn.” Fairman
thinks that the team’s grasp of evidence and
trial practice and their diligence during
practice is what set them apart. “Even by the
quarter finals, word was that they were the
team to beat, and word was obviously right.”
The competition was held February 6 - 8, 2009.
NCCU School of Law Hosts Competition
American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division National Client Counseling Competition
The North Carolina Central University School of
Law had the honor of hosting the American Bar
Association (ABA) Law Student Division National
Client Counseling Competition on March 13 -14,
2009. The competition simulated a law office
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consultation in which law students, acting
as attorneys, are presented with a client
matter. They conducted an interview with
a person playing the role of the client,
and then explain how they would proceed
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further in the hypothetical situation. Eighty
local attorneys, clinicians, and students
volunteered as judges and clients for the
competition. Fifteen teams from across the U.S.
and Canada participated in this competition.
Student Professional
Development
Student Professional Development
NCCU School of Law Office of Career Services
The Office of Career Services’ primary
responsibility is career counseling for
law students. Lisa Morgan, Assistant Dean
for Career Services, and Tommie WrightKearney, Interim Director of Recruiting,
provide service to our student body of 624
students. Individual and group counseling
sessions were held throughout the year. In
addition, mandatory small group sessions
were held all for 1Ls during the fall semester
to help prepare them for the upcoming
spring. Day and evening office hours were
provided to meet the needs of all students.
Invitations were sent to approximately 1227
employers, prior to the beginning of the fall
2008 and spring 2009 semesters, inviting
them to participate in our on-campus
interview program or resume collection
program. These invitations were sent via
email through Simplicity, the premier
career services management system used
by law schools across the country. Fiftythree employers visited the law school to
conduct on-campus interviews. Twenty
information sessions focusing on career
development, resume preparation, job search
skills, interview skills, substantive practice
areas, and successful career management
were sponsored by the Office of Career
Services. Programs included The 3L Job
Search; The Evening Student Job Search;
Practicing in a Solo or Small Firm; A Career
in Public Service; Managing the State and
Federal Judicial Clerkship Application
Process; Pursuit of an LL.M.; Generational
Communication Differences; Professionalism
and
Avoiding
Attorney
Discipline;
Entrepreneurship;
Intellectual
Property;
International Business Law; Business Dining
and Social Etiquette; Taking Control of
Your Career; Business Development and
Networking; Recruiting and Interview Tips;
A Day in the Life of a Lawyer; and Careers
in the United States Department of Justice
(USDOJ) In addition, a 1L mock interview
program was conducted in which 80 students
participated.
The North Carolina State Government Internship
Program, coordinated by the Youth Advocacy
and Involvement Office of the Department of
Administration, selects North Carolina college
graduates and law students to participate in its
10-week summer internship program with state
agencies. Four of the 13 law students selected this
year from the seven North Carolina law schools,
attend North Carolina Central University School
of Law.
In an effort to assist students in securing
judicial clerkships and public interest
employment after graduation, the law
school annually awards stipends to first and
second-year students who secure positions
in these two areas for the summer. Without
the financial assistance of the stipend, most
of our students wouldn’t be able to work
in these public service positions for the
summer. This year, stipends were awarded to
100 students, an increase from 89 last year. In
addition, the amount each student received
was increased to $3,000.
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Gift Data
Gifts to the Law School
In Honor Of
judge Ernest Fullwood ‘72
In honor of judge Ernest Fullwood ‘72,
a dedication ceremony was held for the
naming of Library Faculty Research Room
on January 16, 2009. Funding was provided
by Stuart Popkin ‘77.
Judge Ernest B. Fullwood, a visiting
professor at NCCU School of Law was
born in Wilmington, N.C. He received his
B.A. from the University of North Carolina
at Wilmington, the former Wilmington
College, and earned his J.D. summa
cum laude from North Carolina Central
University.
After four years of teaching at NCCU, he
spent 12 years as a practicing attorney
at Fullwood and Morgan Attorneys at
Law. Later, he served the state of North
Carolinas Superior Court Judge, and
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge.
Other professional memberships and
community service activities include
North Carolina Emergency Superior Court
Judge, North Carolina State Bar, North
Carolina Conference of Superior Court
Judges, National Bar Association, and
National Bar Association Judicial Council.
From Left to Right: Judge Ernest Fullwood, Samuel Goren ‘75, and Dean Raymond C. Pierce
Samuel Popkin and Dean Pierce
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Judge Ernest Fullwood and Samuel Popkin ‘75 in front of Judge Fullwood’s portrait unveiled at the dedication
Fullwood, and Thomasine Moore ‘74
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- Aliste Harris ‘09
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Fiscal Year Scholarship funding
8%
Federally Funded
Private Contributions
32%
60%
State Appropriated
Scholarships awarded in fiscal year 2008-2009 reflect the Law School’s public private
partnership. A variety of state funded awards including the school based tuition increase
allocation from the state of North Carolina (60%), the Federal Title III grant (32%), along
with private contributions (8%), resulted in scholarship awards totaling $1,612,363
going to 296 NCCU School of Law Students.
2008–2009
Fiscal year Private Contributions detail
3%
Corporate Giving
11%
19%
7%
Student Giving
Total Foundations
5%
55%
Total Faculty/Staff
Total Non-Alumni
Total Alumni
Alumni giving contributed the highest percentage of revenue for fiscal year 2008-2009,
followed by Corporate Giving. A new category was added Student Giving which reflects
the Class of 2009’s scholarship gift.
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Gift Data
Total Funding
LAW SCHOOL FUNDING from ALL SOURCES
2%
Private Contributions
15%
83%
Federal Title III
Appropriated Dollars
State Appropriated
Dollars
In fiscal year 2008-2009 the NCCU School of Law received funding totaling $15,073,395
for operations. The funding graph illustrates the three sources of revenue, State funds,
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2008–2009
Annual Fund Operating Expenditures
Alumni Receptions
Special Events &
Meetings
9%
2%
7%
23%
6%
17%
17%
ABA National Client
Competition & ABA
Summit
CLEO Institute
Fundraising
Faculty Support
Logo Items
Recruitment &
Relocation expense
not funded by the
State (one-time)
3%
5%
10%
1%
The Annual Fund is the unrestricted operating fund for the Law School. The funds are
essential for many special events and meetings where food must be purchased. Neither
state funds, nor Title III funds can be used for food or special event needs. Contributions
to the Annual Fund support special events and meetings such as this year’s American
Association of Law Schools (AALS) reception in San Diego, AALS site visit for
membership application, Students Professionalism Dinner, graduation luncheon, Board
of Visitors Alumni Association Board meetings, and other student activities. The Annual
Fund also makes possible Alumni Association Board Bar Prep Stipends, emergency
loans to students, visits by Court of Appeals, American Bar Association (ABA) Client
Counseling Competition, and ABA Summit student participation. In addition, the fund
supports faculty recruitment and fundraising. This year the fund was the source for a
one-time faculty relocation cost denied by the state due to the budget crisis. Court of Appeals
AALS Visit
Bar Prep Stipends
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Gift Data
2006–2009
Three year donor trend
24%
Faculty Donors
700
71%
Alumni Donors
600
99%
500
Total Donors
-4%
23%
400
36%
300
200
100
0
27%
2006–2007
Total Donors
5%
2007–2008
-5%
Alumni Donors
Faculty Donors
2008–2009
The three-year donor trend graph shows a year-to-year comparison of results over the
past three years. The total number of contributions increased in fiscal year 2008–2009 by
24% compared to fiscal year 2007–2008. The increase was due to 138 gifts from the Class
of 2009 to establish a Scholarship Fund. The negative economic climate resulted in a
decrease in the number of alumni donations by -4% and the number of faculty donations
by -5%, same year comparison. The three-year trend results, a comparison of fiscal year
2006–2007 to 2008–2009 (not shown) is a healthy 112% increase in total donors, and a
91% increase in alumni donors. The number of faculty donors is flat over the three-year
period.
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- Yolanda Williams ‘09
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Gift Data
Donor list
$10,000-more
Smith/Shavers Law School
Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Joseph A. Williams ‘75
The John William Pope
Foundation
Wal-Mart Foundation
$9,999-$5,000
American Bar Association
Chestnutt, Clemmons &
Peacock, P.A.
Roberta A. Dunbar
Marvin D. Genzer
Jackson Lewis Employment
Law Scholarship
Mark Trustin
Michael L. Williford ‘83
$4,999-$2,500
Atiba Adams ‘96
Clark R. Bell ‘83
Ronald S. Douglas ‘82
Ernest B. Fullwood ‘72
Mark H. Webbink ‘94
Hunton & Williams
$2,400-$1,000
Ronald Barbee ‘70
Danielle T. Bennett ‘99
Willie R. Brooks ‘80
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Norman Butler ‘78
Henry C. Campen ‘86
John B. Carter ‘79
Sammie Chess ‘58
Harold W. Cogdell ‘96
Sharon E. Dent ‘98
William A. Dudley ‘76
Risa S. Ellovich
Mollie P. Featherstone
Ralph K. Frasier Jr ‘94
Ralph K. Frasier Sr. ‘65
John W. Garland
Kenneth D. Gibbs ‘94
Samuel S. Goren ‘75
David A. Green
John H. Harmon ‘65
Roland H. Hayes ‘71
Mitch Hecht
Deborah M. Jefferies ‘76
Leonard T. Jernigan ‘76
Grady Jessup ‘86
Leroy R. Johnson ‘57
Jones Day
Irving Joyner
K&L Gates LLP
Arnold Locklear ‘73
Mark D. Locklear ‘96
James C. MacRae ‘88
James E. Martin ‘75
Michael J. McCrann ‘76
Angela G. McIver ‘01
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Adrienne L. Meddock ‘91
Nelwyn J. Mpare ‘80
Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough LLP
Carolyn B. O’Garro-Moore ‘87
Jane E. Pearce ‘98
Raymond C. Pierce
Poole Foundation, Inc.
Herbert L. Richardson ‘76
Allen G. Roberts ‘72
Maurice R. Smith ‘05
Aaron Spaulding
Richard F. Szyc
William J. Thomas ‘79
Kia H. Vernon ‘00
Robert C. Vowels ‘88
Monte D. Watkins ‘84
Allen H. Wellons ‘75
$999-$500
Glenn Adams ‘84
Cheryl E. Amana
Debbie G. Baker ‘94
Tracy H. Barley ‘93
James P. Beckwith
Victor J. Boone ‘75
David S. Brannon ‘90
Laverne M. Cave ‘78
Irma C. Clement ‘94
D. Randall Cloninger ‘88
Thomas F. Cuffie ‘78
Onyema A. Ezeh
William M. Farris ‘01
Anitra D. Goodman-Royster ‘02
Theodore A. Greve ‘93
Charles H. Holmes ‘75
Levette H. Hopkins ‘99
Delores James
Clifton E. Johnson ‘67
Carrie L. Jones ‘09
Dara M. Kendall ‘97
Joseph H. Mitchiner ‘76
Thomasine E. Moore ‘74
Ronald S. Patterson ‘79
C. Ruffin Poole ‘98
Troutman Sanders LLP
Frances P. Solari ‘82
Jamal M. Summey ‘97
Sharon P. Turner ‘95
William Webb
Devon White ‘02
Mary E. Wright
$499-$100
Geoffrey G. Adair ‘93
Gale M. Adams ’84
Lonnie G. Albright ‘86
Donald R. Allen ‘82
Niquelle M. Allen ‘99
Wanda Allen-Abraha ‘95
Karen Frasier Alston ‘94
Pearla M. Alston ‘04
Edward M. Anderson ‘76
Melissa M. Anderson ‘08
Marcia R. Ballard
Michael D. Barnes ‘98
George T. Bartels ‘07
Braxton H. Bell ‘89
Albert M. Benshoff ‘93
Dorothy C. Bernholz ‘75
Brian O. Beverly ‘95
Keisha D. Bluford ‘04
Darlene M. Bolinger ‘86
Alice L. Bordsen ‘01
Renee L. Bowser ‘82
Thomas E. Brewington ‘98
Kristina Brown ‘08
Dawn S. Bryant ‘81
Steven F. Bryant ‘79
Betty L. Bynum
Stephen N. Camak ‘95
Amanda C. Cantrell ‘87
Jay J. Chaudhuri ‘99
Sheila W. Chavis ‘00
David E. Cheek
William H. Christy ‘89
Theaosues T. Clayton ‘58
Blair E. Cody ‘00
Timothy L. Coggins ‘84
A. Wayland Cooke ‘76
Donald W. Corbett
Guy W. Crabtree ‘78
Claudia C. Croom ‘96
Joel C. Cunningham ‘97
Forrest A. Daniels
Nakia C. Davis ‘01
Peter R. Davis
Rogers Davis ‘66
Michael J. Dayton ‘95
Dale G. Deese ‘89
Joan B. DiNapoli ‘87
James C. Dockery
Andrea N. Doyle ‘95
Christine C. Driessen ‘83
Janet B. Dudley ‘00
Brenda Eaddy ‘93
A. Root Edmonson ‘76
Richard A. Elmore ‘82
John O. N. Eluwa ‘89
James H. Faison ‘87
Linda L. Falls ‘87
Dayle A. Flammia ‘80
Jeanne B. Ford ‘98
Tonya L. Ford ‘99
Latoya C. Fortner-Merritt ‘00
Constance L. Foster ‘92
Ira L. Foster ‘88
Adrienne M. Fox
Anthony Fox ‘82
Kevin C. Foy ‘94
Henry E. Frye ‘87
Crystal A. Gaines ‘89
Kristopher B. Gardner ‘02
William E. Gardner ‘76
Nathan T. Garrett ‘86
Donald Ray George ‘05
Joseph C. George
Brenda D. Gibson ‘95
Iris W. Gilchrist
Beryl Sansom Gilmore ‘70
Pamela S. Glean ‘80
Geoffrey E. Gledhill ‘75
Philip P. Godwin ‘78
Dionne R. Gonder-Stanley
Debra C. Graves
Nichole B. Greene ‘06
Gregory Grissett ‘08
Athena Malloy Groves ‘94
Charles R. Gurley ‘90
Zeinabou Hadari
Elsa Hampton ‘98
David W. Hands ‘02
Deborah Hargett-Robinson ‘90
Nora H. Hargrove ‘77
Katie Q. Harrell ‘94
R. K. Harrell ‘96
Anthony W. Harris ‘82
Rhonda A. Harrison-Lewis
Susan Hauser
Robert J. Hensley ‘76
Tracy H. Hewett ‘04
James R. Hill ‘75
Ralph M. Hill ‘00
Bernard B. Hollowell ‘79
Manus E. Holmes ‘90
Shelia Holmes ‘92
F. Warren Hughes ‘81
Anna W. Humphrey ‘06
Kimball H. Hunt ‘74
Albert Iacocca ‘01
Diane Gilbert Jacoby ‘88
Jonathan E. James ‘06
Sharon S. Jenkins ‘93
Joyce W. Jenzano ‘96
Paul L. Jones ‘74
Cull Jordan ‘01
Vernon E. Jordan
Charles H. Jurman ‘72
Leonard T. Kelley ‘74
Early C. Kenan, Jr. ‘03
Mitzi Kincaid ‘06
Eleanor G. Kinnaird ‘92
James C. Lamb ‘86
Laura J. Lamkin’93
Horace L. Latham
L. Brent Lawrence ‘76
Lawyers Insurance Agency
Jennifer Lee ‘01
Floyd M. Lewis ‘75
J. D. Lewis ‘74
Ola M. Lewis ‘90
Tanya D. Locklair ‘96
John M. Logsdon ‘95
Tracy Lovett
Dayna A. Lucas ‘01
John L. MacCorkle ‘76
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Donors
Donor list
George C. Maha ‘95
Joshua D. Malcolm ‘04
Greg Malhoit
James (Jim) B. Maloney ‘97
Vincent P. Maltese ‘69
Dennis G. Martin ‘93
John Mason
Nancy Mayer ‘06
Rogelyn D. McLean ‘00
Staci T. Meyer ‘90
Joyce W. Michaux ‘76
Sherry E. Miller ‘95
Cathryn M. Molchin ‘88
Reginald Mombrun ‘88
Michael A. Monaco ‘00
Kimberly A. Moore ‘94
William C. Moore ‘91
Michael R. Morgan ‘79
Mark W. Morris ‘82
Victor A. Motley ‘81
Jennifer Sullivan Munford ‘00
N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Walter H. Nunnallee
Olive & Olive Attorneysat-Law
Nina E. Olson ‘91
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Robert F. Orr
Cary C. Owen
Henry W. Oxendine ‘73
Kendall H. Page ‘87
Christopher F. Peffley ‘04
Elizabeth C. Peterson ‘87
Nicolle T. Phair ‘96
Melanie G. Phelps ‘00
Brian D. Phillips ‘06
Steven B. Phillips ‘93
Marshall B. Pitts ‘90
William M. Polk ’99
Edward A. Pone
Page Potter
Cheryl A. Pough ‘07
Nathan K. Prather ‘97
George E. Pruden ‘81
Karen L. Prus ’95
E. Yvonne Pugh ‘73
Cindi M. Quay ‘00
Debra K. Quigley ‘89
Earl Richardson
Franklin L. Robinson ‘93
Mary R. Robinson ‘80
Michael A. Robinson ‘81
Vinston M. Rozier ‘01
Craigie D. Sanders ‘00
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Charles E. Scott ‘75
Olivia P. Scott ‘75
Gregory L. Seibert ‘86
Stanley G. Sheats ‘80
Thomas M. Shuford ‘73
C. Miller Sigmon ‘86
Raymond Sitar ‘72
Herman L. Sloan ‘81
Belinda A. Smith ‘85
Thomas E. Snell ‘03
Cheryl L. Spencer
Matthew P. Sperati ‘99
Clifton R. Stancil ‘05
R. Edward Stewart
Nicholas A. Stratas ‘84
Annette W. Strickland ‘97
Matthew Sullivan ‘06
The Banks Law Firm, P.A.
Angus B. Thompson ‘77
Curtis Thompson ‘07
Lacy H. Thornburg
Milton A. Tingling ‘82
Mark Turner ‘08
Karlene S. Turrentine ‘98
Amos G. Tyndall ‘92
Glenn C. Veit ‘88
Teresa H. Vincent ‘93
Gerald L. Walden ‘01
Acie L. Ward ‘75
Judith E. Washington ‘77
Suzanne J. Wasiolek ‘89
Marion J. Weaver ‘74
Mitchell Weisman
Bobby D. White ‘97
Connie Whitener ‘05
Leslie O. Wickham ‘83
Randall D. Williams ‘95
Michael W. Willis ‘81
Stephen C. Woodard ‘76
Richard L. Yelverton ‘00
Pamela Thorpe Young ‘85
Under $100
Ann-Margaret Alexander ‘95
Anonymous Anonymous
Matthew Banks ‘08
Sonja S. Beckham ‘82
Thomas L. Bell ‘87
William N. Bell ‘84
Cindy Bembry ‘07
Staris Best
Shelley R. Blake ‘00
Richard D. Boner
Keith O. Bowles ‘93
David C. Bridgers ‘72
Brian K. Brooks
Danielle Q. Brown ‘06
Henry O. Brown ‘75
Larry D. Brown ‘08
Jan H. Cahoon
John S. Carbone ‘07
Charlotte Golfing Seniors
Emma G. Clark ‘03
Krishnee V. Coley ‘00
M. Elizabeth K. Collins ‘05
C’Destine A. Couch ‘03
Kathy T. Crain ‘04
Bernell D. Daniel-Weeks ‘96
Dale J. Davis ‘04
Richard R. Davis ‘98
April Dawson
Carmela M. Del Vecchio ‘74
Sanya T. Eller ‘92
Chretta M. Ellison ‘03
LeRoy W. Etheridge ‘84
Steven W. Fowler ‘99
Charles D. Gill
William G. Goldston ‘81
Samuel E. Gray
Steven K. Griffith ‘06
Wayne R. Hadler ‘88
Pauline Hankins ‘94
Paul A. Hardison ‘84
Ja-Fana G. Harris ‘07
Deria P. Hayes ‘98
Janelle Headen ‘07
William M. Hennis ‘94
Aaron Herman ‘02
Trasha N. Hickman ‘02
Sonja M. Hole ‘85
Lisa H. Holmsen ‘88
Chekesha N. Hukins ‘97
Shannon R. Hurley ‘04
Hope D. Janke ‘90
Erika D. Jones ‘02
Rosa M. Jones
Carol A. Jones-Wilson ‘94
Risa R. Juergens ‘84
Martin L. Kaplan ‘97
Lydia E. Lavelle ‘93
Tamara Y. Lee ‘84
Raymond (Ty) T. Littles ‘05
William D. Lloyd ‘87
Michael E. Lockridge ‘02
Krista L. Maddock ‘08
Michael D. Mason ‘74
Jo Ann B. McCants ‘90
Sean T. McGinnis ‘93
Daniel F. McLawhorn
Walter P. McRae ‘81
Yvonne Mims-Evans
Wanda M. Moore ‘92
Wanda T. Moore
Bobby R. Mosely ‘07
Mount Carmel Baptist
Church
Matthew R. Myers ‘06
Deedee Nachman ‘96
Thomas Neagle ‘02
James L. Palmer ‘02
Helen Parsonage ‘06
Stephanie J. Peebles ‘06
Nicholas J. Perry ‘97
Wade W. Perry ‘55
Timothy J. Peterkin ‘04
Ronald J. Pitts ‘69
Meredith P. Pressley ‘06
Kurt Preston ‘06
Daniel F. Read
William L. Redd ‘76
Brandi S. Reeves ‘08
Samuel L. Reid II ‘02
Jamal Rhinehardt ‘03
James R. Rich ‘77
Courtney Rogers Reid ‘02
W. Robert Schultz ‘82
Frances Shabazz ‘98
Michael R. Shay ‘05
Travis H. Simpson ‘97
Maceo K. Sloan ‘79
Wendy Smallwood ‘06
Archie L. Smith ‘76
Jacqueline B. Smith ‘94
Eugene H. Soar ‘05
Heidi H. Stewart ‘95
Kerstin W. Sutton ‘01
Teresa Swanhorst ‘07
Katherine J. Tate
Donna M. Taylor ‘00
Sterling R. Thomas ‘97
Valarie E. Thomas ‘01
Lori Warlick ‘07
George H. Whitaker ‘87
Evangeline White
Regina Whitted ‘90
Bobby Wilson
Donald M. Wright ‘76
Errol Zeigler ‘91
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From the largest graduation class
in the history of the Law School,
increased national rankings, having
Chief Justice John Roberts preside
over a moot court competition, and
legislatively increased funding from
the State of North Carolina, there is
much for which our Law School can
be proud.
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School of Law
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