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Exercises for the Presentation of Diplomas (May 12, 2019) William & Mary Law School College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Commencement Activities Archives and Law School History 2019 Exercises for the Presentation of Diplomas (May 12, 2019) William & Mary Law School Repository Citation William & Mary Law School, "Exercises for the Presentation of Diplomas (May 12, 2019)" (2019). Commencement Activities. 81. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/commencement/81 Copyright c 2019 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/commencement WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL FOUNDED 1779 EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA MARTHA WREN BRIGGS AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKE MATOAKA MAY 12, 2019 8:15 A.M. THE HONORABLE ROGER L. GREGORY CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT ROGER L. GREGORY, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, formerly a partner in the law firm of Wilder & Gregory, grew up in Petersburg, Virginia, and graduated from Virginia State University and the University of Michigan Law School. He is the first African-American to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He received a recess appointment from President William J. Clinton on December 27, 2000, and a nomination from President George W. Bush on May 9, 2001. After confirmation by the Senate, Judge Gregory received the commission for his lifetime appointment to the Court in July 2001. Judge Gregory is the only person in the history of the United States to be appointed to a federal appellate court by two presidents of different political parties. Judge Gregory became Chief Judge on July 9, 2016. He is a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States that governs the Federal Judiciary. Judge Gregory’s numerous awards include the National Conference of Christians and Jews Humanitarian Award, the National Bar Association’s Gertrude E. Rush and Equal Justice Awards, the Washington Bar Association’s Charles Hamilton Houston Merit Medallion, the Old Dominion Bar Association’s L. Douglas Wilder Vanguard Award, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence, and the University of Richmond School of Law’s William Green Award for Professional Excellence. He holds honorary degrees from Virginia Union University, Virginia State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Widener University and Saint Paul’s College. Judge Gregory presently serves as Trustee Emeritus for the University of Richmond and on the Board of Directors of the John Marshall Foundation. MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY Davison M. Douglas, Dean Peter A. Alces Jennifer R. Franklin Christina M. Jones Tina L. Mohr Elizabeth A. Andrews Adam M. Gershowitz Eric A. Kades Nathan B. Oman José M. de Areilza Iria Giuffrida Robert E. Kaplan Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec Jeffrey Bellin Michael S. Green Stacy E. Kern-Scheerer Patricia E. Roberts David E. Boelzner Rebecca Green Laura R. Killinger Ronald H. Rosenberg Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl Tara L. Grove Allison Orr Larsen Sarah L. Stafford Jay Butler Javier Guillén Caramés Fredric I. Lederer James Y. Stern Lynda L. Butler Kevin S. Haeberle Mason E. Lowe Jennifer S. Stevenson Anna P. Chason Vivian E. Hamilton Linda A. Malone Robert H. Thomas Eric D. Chason James S. Heller Paul Marcus Nicolas Vermeys Nancy Combs Erin J. Hendrickson Mark D. McGarvie Cynthia V. Ward Evan J. Criddle Louanna O. Heuhsen Thomas J. McSweeney Christie S. Warren Neal E. Devins Laura A. Heymann Alan J. Meese Timothy Zick James G. Dwyer Darian M. Ibrahim Hon. Tommy E. Miller Emeritus Faculty Jayne W. Barnard John E. Donaldson John W. Lee III Alemante G. Selassie Tom A. Collins Susan S. Grover W. Taylor Reveley III Timothy J. Sullivan Glenn E. Coven Jr. I. Trotter Hardy Jr. Elmer J. Schaefer Kathryn R. Urbonya Adjunct Faculty Christopher A. Abel John D. Epps Jeremy A. Markle Jennifer E. Sekula Rodney K. Adams Nicole Hartz Fisher Kevin E. Martingayle David E. Sella-Villa Thomas D. Anderson C. Reid Flinn Joseph Mayes Lauren P. Seney Alice T. Armstrong Hon. Tyneka L.D. Flythe Frank McCormick Hon. William H. Shaw III Gregory C. Bane Jody W. Forsyth Robert G. McElroy Nicholas Simopoulas Lindsay D. Barna Robert F. Friedman Hon. Douglas E. Miller McKay M. Smith Jeffrey M. Bauer Frederick R. Gerson Hon. Gary A. Mills Caleb R. Stone Craig D. Bell Hon. John A. Gibney Jr. Helena S. Mock David H. Sump Catherine A. Bellin Gregory A. Giordano Stephanie N. Morales John Tarley Jr. Ellen Frances Bergren Nathan R. Green D. Scott Nance Elizabeth A. Tarloski Dale Truitt Berrett Shana L. Haines Mark E. Newcomb Hon. Wilford Taylor Jr. Holly Ann Brady Paula L. Hannaford-Agor Susan Childers North Gilbert E. Teal II Stanley M. Brand Michael L. Heikes Hon. David J. Novak Linda K.Tesar Tillman J. Breckenridge Paul Hellyer Hon. Douglas B. Ottinger Jason B. Torchinsky Jeffrey A. Breit Hon. Gary A. Hicks Sharon M. Owlett Robert E. Trono Christopher D. Byrne Hon. Matthew W. Hoffman Elliott P. Park Michael N. Umberger Stephen P. Carney Helivi L. Holland Steven R. Perles Gregory R. Wall Timothy G. Clancy Hon. Pamela E. Hutchens Hon. Charles E. Poston Deborah C. Waters Richard G. Collins Paul J. Hutter Brian A. Pristera K. Michelle Welch Judith M. Conti Larris Hutton Neil P. Reiff Elizabeth White Hon. Cressondra B. Conyers Fred B. Jacob Robert A. Rose Laura D. Windsor Michael D. Cuda Eric H. Joss Robert V. Roussos John H. Young Darryl W. Cunningham Hon. D. Arthur Kelsey D. Alan Rudlin Hon. Roderick C. Young Andrea L. D’Ambra Angela M. King Jennifer L. Salyers Hon. J. R. Zepkin Christine R. DeModna Denise W. Koch Brian J. Samuels Howard J. Zlotnick Frederick W. Dingledy Jr. Hon. David W. Lannetti Jeffrey M. Schlerf Megan C. Zwisohn Frank A. Edgar Jr. Andrew P. Larsen William H. Schwarzschild III EXERCISES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS PROCESSIONAL WELCOME Davison M. Douglas Dean and John Stewart Bryan Professor of Jurisprudence Alyssa Lynn Kaiser ’19 President, Student Bar Association, 2018-19 Sulaiman M. Altuwayjiri, LL.M. ’19 Alyssa L. Kaiser ’19 and Eydsa M. La Paz ’19 Chairs, JD Class Gift Pollyanna L. Turner-Ward ’19 Chair, LL.M. Class Gift PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Citizen-Lawyer Awards Dean Douglas Robin C. Dusek ’98 Jennifer L. Eaton ’14 Walter L. Williams Jr. Memorial Teaching Award Alexandra M. Mays ’19 McGlothlin Faculty Teaching Award Dean Douglas Lawrence W. I’Anson Award George Wythe Award Thurgood Marshall Award John Marshall Award INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Dean Douglas REMARKS The Honorable Roger L. Gregory PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Dean Douglas LL.M. Degree Aaron-Andrew Bruhl Robert and Elizabeth Scott Research Professor of Law Jennifer S. Stevenson Assistant Dean J.D. Degree Michael J. Ende Associate Dean Elisabeth A. Beal Assistant Dean FINAL WORDS Dean Douglas PRESENTATION OF THE MACE Rebecca K. Jaeger RECESSIONAL CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES JURIS DOCTOR MASTER OF LAWS IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM MAHA SAAD ALHARBI, HEE JUNG KIM, Seoul, Korea Riyadh, Saudi Arabia LL.B., Kyung Hee University, 2007 LL.B., King Saud University, 2013 LL.M., Kyung Hee University, 2009 ABDULMALIK IBRAHIM ALHAZZAA, J.S.D., Kyung Hee University, 2014 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia YUEFAN KONG, Foshan, China LL.B., King Saud University, 2015 LL.B., Guangzhou University, 2017 OBAID ALJADANI, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia JIARU LI, Xining, China LL.B., Umm Al-Qura University, 2013 LL.B., Central South University, 2015 FAWAZ ALMEHMADI, KE LIN, Ningbo, China Jeddah, Saudi Arabia LL.B., Zhejiang University of LL.B., King Abdulazziz University, Finance and Economics, 2018 2016 WEIZENG LIN, Chongqing, China ABDULLAH MUSAED AL-NAGGAR, LL.B., Southwest University of Political Doha, Qatar Science and Law, 2016 LL.B. University of Science and XUN LU, Xiaogan, China Technology, 2013 B.A., Remnin University of China, 2016 SAMI ABDULLAH ALSHEHRE, LL.B., Remnin University of China, 2016 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia NNAEMEKA EMMANUEL OKEREKE, LL.B., King Saud University, 2009 Enugu State, Nigeria SULAIMAN MOHAMMED ALTUWAYJIRI, LL.B., University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia 2014 LL.B., Qassim University, 2015 ZEKUN PANG, Tangshan, China JONY ARBOLEDA, Virginia Beach, VA LL.M., Hebei University, 2014 LL.B., Universidad de Caldas, 1999 XIAORAN QIU, Sichuan, China HONGLYU CHEN, Changsha, China LL.B., Southwest University of Political LL.B., South China Normal University, Science and Law, 2016 2015 ZHONGZHE REN, Heze, China TIANSHU CHU, Daqing City, China LL.B., Shandong University, 2015 LL.B., Lanzhou University, 2018 LL.M., China University of Political HAO YUE DENG, Shanghai, China Science and Law, 2018 LL.B., Shanghai University of Political ANNA SERGEEVA, Minsk, Belarus Science and Law, 2018 LL.B., Belarusian State University, 2009 XIAOHUA FAN, Shandong, China LL.M., Belarusian State University, 2010 LL.B., Minzu University of China, 2016 LIN TANG, Hefei, China QING HAN, Inner Mongolia, China B.S., China University of GeoSciences, B.A., Fort Hays State University, 2016 2014 LL.B., Shenyang Normal University, PAUNA I. TRIVISO, Sofia, Bulgaria 2016 B.B.A., Sofia University, 2008 LL.M., New Bulgarian University, 2012 POLLYANNA LUCINDA TURNER-WARD, XIRAN XIE, Chongqing, China Hampshire, United Kingdom LL.B., Southwest University of LL.B., Queen Mary University of Political Science and Law, 2017 London, 2018 B.S., Southwest University, 2017 LAJJA RAJESH VAKIL, Palanpur, India YUAN YUE, Inner Mongolia, China B.Com., Ahmedabad University, 2013 LL.B., Shenyang Normal University, LL.B., Hemchandracharya North 2017 Gujarat University, 2016
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