COMMENCEMENT 1999 the One Hundred and Eleventh Commencement Exercises

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

LAW SCHOOL

COMMENCEMENT 1999 The One Hundred and Eleventh Commencement Exercises

May 15, 1999 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Jean E. Hanson

Distinguished graduate of the University of Minnesota

Partner in Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson of New York City

Former general counsel for the U.S. Department of Treasury One of the country's top transactional lawyers, who negotiated a $1.2 billion merger of Richardson-Vicks and Proctor and Gamble

Lawyer's lawyer known for her impressive intellect, her creativity, and her unswerving adherence to the highest ethical standards

Remarkable role model and teacher who nurtures young talent

2 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Hubert H. Humphrey III

Distinguished graduate of the University of Minnesota

Dedicated public servant, whose career spans three decades, first as state senator, 1972-82, and then as Minnesota attorney general, 1982-1998

Aggressive advocate for Minnesotans, who led efforts on a wide range of policy issues, including environmental and consumer protection, child support, health care fraud, and criminal justice reform

Nationally respected attorney general, who took on the tobacco industry, winning a major settlement and succeeding in opening industry records to the public

3 ORDER OF EXERCISES

Prelude and Processional Summit Hill Brass Quintet David Baldwin Lynn Erickson Gwen Anderson Scott Anderson Larry Zimmerman

Welcome Dean E. Thomas Sullivan

Outstanding Achievement Award Jean E. Hanson Hubert H. Humphrey III

Presented by Regent William E. Hogan II

Presentation of Student Awards Bonniee Mookherjee

Stanley V. Kinyon Teaching Awards

J.D. Graduation Address Azhar M. Usman

LL.M. Graduation Address Monika Vicandi

Commencement Address The Honorable Alan C. Page

Presentation of the Class of 1999 Carol L. Chomsky Maury S. Landsman Meredith M. McQuaid

Recessional

5 The Honorable Alan C. Page

The Honorable Alan C. Page was appointed to the Supreme Court of Minnesota in 1993. Prior to his appointment, he served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Minnesota from 1987-1993 and as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the state Employment Law Division from 1985-1987. Justice Page was an associate with the law firm of Lindquist & Vennum from 1979-1984 and served as a commentator for National Public Radio and for the Turner Broadcasting System in 1982-1983. A professional football player with the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears from 1967-1981, Justice Page was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993. He was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1971. The United States Jaycees selected him as one of 10 Outstanding Young Men in America in 1981. Justice Page earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967, and his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978 while being employed full time as a professional football player. Justice Page has received many honors and awards including the Aetna Voice of Conscience Arthur Ashe, Jr. Achiever Award (1994); the WCCO Radio Distinguished Good Neighbor Award (1993); the U.S. Sports Academy Theodore Roosevelt Meritorious Service Award (1992); the Notre Dame Alumni "Reverend Edward Frederick Sorin, C. S.C. Award (1992); and the National Education Association's "Friend of Education" Award (1991). He has received Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Notre Dame (1993); St. John's University (1994); Westfield State College (1994); Luther College (1995) and the University of New Haven (1999). Justice Page currently is a member of the American Law Institute; the Minnesota, National, and American Bar Associations; and the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Mixed Blood Theater. From 1989-1992, he served as a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Justice Page's commitment to education led him to establish the Page Education Foundation in 1988, which helps disadvantaged and minority high school graduates to continue their educations. He also helped establish the Kodak/Alan Page Challenge, a nationwide essay contest encouraging urban youth to recognize the value of education, and is a regular speaker to groups of minority students about the importance of education. Justice Page and his wife Diane Sims Page have four children: Nina, Georgi, Justin, and Kamie.

6 LAW SCHOOL FACULTY E. Thomas Sullivan, Dean Edward S. Adams, Associate Dean Daniel A. Farber, Associate Dean Sharon L. Reich, Associate Dean Meredith M. McQuaid, Assistant Dean Joan S. Howland, Director of the Law Library

FACULTY Martin J. Costello Jonelle Witt Edward S. Adams Bronwen L. Cound Laura Yonts Beverly Balos Margaret Culp Stephen F. Befort Dale C. Dahl AFFILIATED FACULTY Laura J. Danielson David P. Bryden Eugene Borgida-Professor of Stephen J. Davidson Karen C. Burke Psychology and Law Brian H. Davis Ann M. Burkhart Elizabeth Boyle-Assistant Professor of Hon. Michael J. Davis Jim Chen Sociology and Law Jonathan P. Decatorsmith Carol L. Chomsky Dale Dahl-Professor of Applied Laura J. Cooper Bradford S. Delapena Stephen G. Dennis Economics and Law John J. Cound & ,! Arthur Eisenberg T.K. Daniel-Professor of Education Donald A. Dripps Human Development and Law Vincent G. Ella Daniel A. Farber Sally J. Kenney-Associate Professor of Karen C. Ellingson Barry C. Feld Public Policy and Law Mary Louise Fellows Dallas D. Erdmann Anita P. Fineday Samuel Krislov-Professor of Political Richard S. Frase Science and Law Hon. Charles A. Flinn Philip P. Frickey T. Kudrle-Professor of Public Donald M. Fraser Robert Jean M. Gerval Policy and Law Daniel J. Gifford Barbara A. Frey Gordon I. Gendler C. Ford Runge -Professor of Carl Hemstrom International Food, Agricultural Stephen E. Gottschalk Joan S. Howland Policy and Law Robert E. Hudec Edward J. Green Ann Harbinson Gordon Silverstein-Assistant Professor Bart Koeppen of Political Science and Law Maury S. Landsman Paul Hodnefield Franklin C. Jesse, Jr. Barbara Y. Welke-Assistant Professor Robert J. Levy of History and Law Donald G. Marshall Eric E. Jorstad Ann Juergens John H. Matheson FACULTY FELLOWS David McGowan William I. Kampf Miranda 0. McGowan Bradley A. Kletscher Paul H. Edelman-Professor of C. Robert Morris Anne F. Krisnik Mathematics and Law Fred L. Morrison Paula Kruchowski Jennifer L. Pierce-Associate Professor Michael Stokes Paulsen Paul D. Larsen of Sociology and Law john a. powell Kristi Lassegard George R. Spangler-Professor of Sharon L. Reich Raymond M. Lazar Fisheries & Wildlife and Law Ferdinand P. Schoettle Hon.RohertaJ.Levy Mahmood A. Zaidi-Professor of Kathryn J. Sedo Calvin L. Litsey Industrial Relations and Law Calvin W. Sharpe Michael J. Macaluso Sarah W. Holtrnan-Assistant Professor Suzanna Sherry Lawrence R. McDonough of Philosophy and Law Stephen M. Simon Bruce J. McNeil Robert A. Stein Cathryn Young Middlebrook EMERITUS FACULTY Hon. Ann 0. Montgomery E. Thomas Sullivan Carl A. Auerbach Richard Murphy Michael H. Tonry Russell Burris Charles N. Nauen Carl M. Warren Wm. Douglas Kilbourn Hon. Franklin L. Noel David S. Weissbrodt Robert C. McClure Tarni L. Norgard Susan M. Wolf Leo J. Raskind Myron W. Orfield, Jr. Judith T. Younger Stephen B. Scallen Daniel M. Pauly Mark G. Yudof Thomas L. Waterbury Hon. Bertrand Poritsky ADJUNCT PROFESSORS Mark B. Rotenberg John C. Schmittdiel ADMINISTRATION Edward C. Anderson Susan L. Segal Collins Byrd-Director of Admissions Hon. Paul Anderson Pamela S. Siege Susan Gainen-Director of Career Maria Baldini-Potermin Gordon Silverstein Services Robert C. Beck Hon. John E. Simonett Jill Merriam-Director of Finance John R. Bedosky Gregory E. Spitzer Martha Martin-Director of Justin B. Besikof JohnS. Sumners Development John D. Bessler Cheryl Thomas Terri Mische-Director of Alumni Monica M. Bogucki Hon. Edward Toussaint Relations Hon. Kevin Burke John R. Trembath C. Ann Olson-Director of Legal Melvin L. Burstein Daniel A. Tysver Writing & Research Carolyn Chalmers Michael J. Vanselow Paula Berglund Swanson-Registrar Scott Christensen Niel Willardson Bradley G. Clary 7 1999 GRADUATES JURIS DOCTOR

Susan A. Aase, Oak Park, JL Zenaida Chico, Bronx, NY Tatiana Achcar, Wayzata James R. Cho, Ann Arbor, MJ Heather Carnie Addison, Marquette, MI Cum Laude Cum Laude Jon Christofferson, Costa Mesa, CA Travis Jay Anderson, Willmar Amy Churan, Livonia, MI Cum Laude Paul Civello, San Francisco, CA Nicole D. Ankeny, St. Paul Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Michelle Lee Clark, Wadena Jeannette K. Arazi, Bloomington Scott F. Cloutier, Shoreview Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Matthew M. Armbrecht, Racine, WI Corbin Connell, Grand Junction, CO Cum Laude Cum Laude Eric Arneson, Hayti, SD April Dawn Cornelius, Canton, SD Cum Laude Aaron J. Crandall, Wadena Pamela Aufderhar, Belle Plaine Cum Laude Cum Laude Mary R. Crowson, Greenville, SC Barak J. Babcock, Whitefish Bay, WI Todd S. Culyba, Warren, MI Cum Laude Cum Laude Kelly Michelle Basco, St. Paul Paul D. Curtis, Ripon, WI Jacqueline Beaulieu, Fridley Mark Czuchry, Minneapolis Janelle K. Beitz, Minneapolis Cum Laude Cum Laude Ryan Patrick Dagon, St. Paul William G. Bentz, Minneapolis Christopher Lee Dahl, Dallas, TX Eric S. Berggren, Inver Grove Heights Cum Laude Cum Laude Deanna Dailey, Stillwater Stacy Lynn Bettison, St. Cloud Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Emily Anne Dalsin, Bloomington Craighton Thomas Boates, Bemidji Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Christopher J. DeLaForest, Roseville Diana A. Borges, Chicago, IL Cum Laude Manotham Bounnak, Eagan Frederick Dingledy, St. Paul Kathleen A. Brehl, Afton Cum Laude Cum Laude Mai-Tram B. Dinh, Gainesville, FL Vija L. Brookshire, Minneapolis Cum Laude D. Andrew Brown, Minneapolis Ian M. Divertie, Stillwater Rebekah Brown, Minneapolis Tina Dobbelaere, Mankato Paula Brummel, Minneapolis Michael L. Dolan, La Crosse, WI John M. Bryant, Minneapolis Cum Laude Betsey Dodds Buckheit, Northfield Patryk J. Drescher, Minneapolis Nichole Burgess, Mankato Cum Laude Cum Laude Kristin A. Dungan, Duluth Jeffrey J. Bursell, LaCrescent Jennifer Dunn-Foster, Eagan Shannon Elizabeth Campbell, Sioux Falls, SD Cum Laude Cum Laude Rory Patrick Durkin, Los Angeles, CA Robin J. Caneff, Hastings Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Heather Elliott, Minneapolis James William Carlson, Huntington Beach,CA John Ellsworth, Orono May Carpenter, Macon, GA

8 Heather S. Esau, Beatrice, NE K. Andrew Hall, Minneapolis Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Daniel Escamilla, Chicago, IL Theresa K. Hankes, St. Paul Jennifer L. Falk, South Shore, SD Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Rebecca S. Hansen, Superior, WI Anne M. Farrar, Independence, OH Cum Laude Cum Laude Leondra M. Hanson, Great Falls, MT Brian Patrick Farrell, White Bear Lake Cum Laude Cum Laude Michael A. Hanson, North Mankato Jon Finkelstein, St. Louis Park Katherine T. Hartmann, Brookfield, WI Cum Laude John C. Hauge, Minneapolis Curtis J. Fisher Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Christine L. Heine, West St. Paul Kathleen Marie FitzGerald, Jermyn, PA Cum Laude Cum Laude Michael Hellwich, St. Paul Susan K. Fitzke, Maple Grove Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Rebecca Diane Hess, Mercer Island, WA Gretchen L. Forney, Pierre, SD Cum Laude Cum Laude Jason M. Hill, Nashwauk Robert J. Fowler, Sioux City, lA Cum Laude Rick Franzen, Yorkville, IL Daniel Hintz, Oshkosh, WI Cum Laude Cum Laude Michael T. Freske, Otsego Ryan Hoch, Edina Cum Laude Raymond P. Hoffman, Jr., Minneapolis Patti W. Frid, Golden Valley Cum Laude Cum Laude Bret A. Holien, Watertown, SD Cynthia J. Frost, Sioux Falls, SD Alan Lee Hougum, Edgar, WI Cum Laude Betty Show-Wen Hsu, Tallahassee, FL David William Fuller, St. Paul Kobie K. Hudson, Minneapolis Cum Laude Christopher Patrick Hughes, Eagle Lake Adam C. Furber, Eden Prairie Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Peter Ims, Echo Margaret Ann Garvin, Los Altos, CA Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Naomi Isaacson, Rochester Ruth Gaydos, Ottawa, IL Cum Laude Daniel Godfrey, Faribault Jennifer Jameson, St. Cloud Cum Laude Cum Laude Anitha Gongalore, Pathanamthitta, India Thomas M. Jancik, Buffalo Alfred Jack Gordon II, Mosinee, WI Cum Laude Cum Laude Greg Jansen, Mendota, IL Eileen Day Graton, Farmington Hills, Ml Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Thomas A. Jensen, St. Paul Rachel Groneck, St. Louis, MO Kathy Ann Jimenez, Elk River Cum Laude Cum Laude Margaret L. Gustafson, Coon Rapids Bridget Cathleen Johnson, Bloomington Cheryl A. Hagen, Grafton, WI Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Carl H. Johnson, Rapid City, SO Cum Laude

9 Eric M. Johnson, Roseville Philip S. Martens, Anoka Ryan Johnson, Minneapolis Shyam Maskai, West Bloomfield, MI Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Cheryl A. Jorgensen, Shorewood Nancy V. Mate, Grand Rapids, MI Ryan L. Kaess, Clinton Cum Laude Joshua Lee Kanunerer, St. Paul Gregory J. Mayew, Kenosha, WI Cum Laude Cum Laude Pomy Ketema, Roseville Greg A. McAllister, Woodbury Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Wade A. Kish, Brooklyn Center Thomas Samuel McClenahan, Woodbury Thomas P. Klecker, St. Joseph Cum Laude Cum Laude Joy McGinnis, Minneapolis Michael David Klemm, Baraboo, WI Cum Laude Cum Laude Joe McGown, St. Paul Brian James Koehn, St. Paul Deidre McGrath, Sioux Falls, SD Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Paul B. Kohls, St. Paul Jennifer Lynn McKenna, Plymouth Cum Laude Cum Laude Chul Kwak, Pella, lA Yvonne L. McQueen, Monmouth Junction, NJ Cum Laude Cum Laude Warrick Lackner, Kent, OH Colette A. Medas-Forbes, Minneapolis Richard Kwok-Yee Lau, Honolulu, HI Jeffery Melville, Winona Cum Laude Cum Laude Todd Lee, Eagan Tammy L. Merkins, Ada Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Dr. Andrew J. Leon, St. Paul Doug Micko, St. Paul Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Nicholas Leonard, Walnut Grove Ryan G. Miest, Minneapolis Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Nicole Ann Liffrig, Upsala Jason Scott Mills, Yucaipa, CA Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Lib-Wei Lin, Minneapolis Maria Stephanie Mitchell-Mines, Eagan Daniel J. Lindsay, Missoula, MT Bonniee Mookherjee, Minneapolis Cum Laude Andrew Muller, Minneapolis Stephen A. Ling, Worthington Scott Bergan Nardi, Upper Midwest Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jason Lonstein, St. Paul Misti N. Nelc, Roseau Cum Laude Cum Laude Brad Lovelace, Minneapolis Brenna E. Nelson, Duluth Cum Laude Erik S. Nelson, Eden Prairie Dara Luangpraseut, Marshfield, WI Cum Laude Jessica Marie Lund, New Prague Lisa Cherie Netzer, Rhinelander, WI Jessica Whiteman Maher, Chanhassen Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude David Neubeck, Minneapolis Timothy R. Maher, Robbinsdale Cum Laude Cum Laude Joseph Anthony Novarro, Minneapolis Joseph A. Mandernach, Moose Lake Cum Laude Cum Laude

10 Ranga Nutakki, St. Paul Christopher B. Roth, Battleground, IN Cum Laude Cum Laude Steven W. Nyhus, Vining Jason Jeffrey Ruedy, Waseca Greg O'Dea, Mendota Heights Nabil Sabki, Ann Arbor, MI Kristin R. Olson, Eden Prairie Cum Laude Cum Laude Asako Sakai, Minneapolis Erick Ottoson, Chapel Hill, NC Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Renee R. Salazar, Sacramento, CA Derek A. Patrin, St. Paul Tommy Sangchompuphen, Dallas, TX Cum Laude James R. Sankovitz, Waseca Brent Michael Pattison, Kalamazoo, MI Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jose J. Schimming, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico Scott B. Paxton, St. Clair Shores, MI Estella J. Schoen, New Orleans, LA Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Tracy Perzel, Lakeville Robert Schumann, Rice Cum Laude Cum Laude Vincent Alan Petersen, Austin Krista M. Schwarting, Omaha, NE Carrie Peterson, Springfield, M 0 Cum Laude Cum Laude Kim E. Shepherd, Albert Lea Pablo L. Petrozzi, Bloomfield Hills, MI Alice M. Sherren, Bloomington Cum Laude Cum Laude Bryan Keith Phillips, St. Louis, MO John Bails Simko, Sioux Falls, SO Michael S. Poncin, New Ulm Magna Cum Laude Kathleen M. Premo, St. Paul Adam K. Simpson, San Diego, CA Cum Laude Cum Laude Sujit Mahbubani Ramchand, New York City, NY Stacey Slaughter, Whigham, GA Cum Laude Robert L. Smith, Missoula, MT Yolanda Redero, Miami, FL Cum Laude Dan Rehlander, Minneapolis Havilah Solarz, Roseville Cum Laude Cum Laude Andrea Reinhart, Roseville Steven Soronow, Winnipeg, Canada Cum Laude Richard G. Stulz, Farmington Samata M. B. Reynolds, St. Paul Cum Laude Jeffrey Richardson, Beverly Hills, MI Sara-Beth Swanson, Minneapolis Kai Heinrich Richter, Golden Valley Cum Laude Cum Laude Omar Atiq Syed, Brownsville, TX Stacy A. Richter, Wayzata Nicole Lee Terpstra, Orange City, lA Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Herryn Anne Riendeau, Racine, WI Joseph K. Thiegs, Woodbury Meghan L. Riley, St. Cloud Cum Laude Cum Laude Bret G. Thiele, St. Paul Jill C. Robertson, Audubon, lA Cum Laude Cum Laude Kari L. Thoe, Stevens Point, WI Emily M. Rome, Chaska Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Thayer Thompson, Minnetonka Michael Paul Ross, St. Paul Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Stacey Mathson Tidball, Mounds View Cum Laude

11 Tamara J. Tiss, Minneapolis Leslie A. Watson, Sioux Falls, SD Robert Dale Treinen, Minneapolis Magna Cum Laude Binh T. Tuong, Eden Prairie W. Mark Weidemaier, Phoenix, AZ Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Marlo An Weber Turcotte, Staples Kimberly A. Weinacht, Omaha, NE Cum Laude Elizabeth Welter, Minneapolis Azhar M. Usman, Skokie, IL Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Tiffany M. Westphal, Dubuque, lA Neil Dennis Vachhani, Eden Prairie Cum Laude Benjamin L. Vickers, Tucson, AZ Karline Nichole Wilson, Jamaica, West Indies Jason K. Walboum, Oswego, NY Sarah Winge, New London Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Raphael Thomas Wallander, Minneapolis Jeffrey B. Witt, Denver, CO Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Scott Edward Warnick, Salt Lake City, UT Jiyeon Yang, Seoul, Korea Cum Laude Cum Laude Benjamin Adam Warpeha, St. Paul Eve Clarian Zamora, Minneapolis

DECEMBER 1999 GRADUATES

Jeffrey H. Butwinick, Roseville Kevin Matthew Magnuson, St. Paul Martin A. Carlson, Dexter, MI Ryan R. Manthey, Granite Falls Cum Laude Kevin A. McDowell, Milwaukee, WI Isabelle Lewis, St. Cloud Anne Marie Rasmusson, Ada Cum Laude

LL.M. GRADUATES

Najem A. AI-Zaid, Saudi Arabia Mattia Melloni, Bologna, Italy Luciene Moura Andrioli, Sao Paulo, Brazil Victor Mokrousov, Almaty, Kazakhstan Joey Chbeir, Lebanon Anvarbek Askarbekovich Mukanbaev, Adelina Ciuta, Craiova, Romania Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Nodira S. Dadabayeva, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Philip Forsang Ndikum, Cameroon Olaf Martin de Jager, Netherlands Ani! Purattupararnbil, Madras, India Samara Dumanaeva, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Khaldoon S. Qubain, Salt, Jordan Antonio S. Giacomini Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil Nobumoto Shimizu, Tokyo, Japan Oscar Fabian Gutierrez-Herren, Ittinant Suwanjutha, Thailand Bogota, Colombia Lyazat Tabanova, Almaty, Kazakhstan Revaz Kakulia, Zugdidi, Georgia Chia-Hui Tai, Taipei, Taiwan Sang-Yup Kang, Seoul, Korea Prathet Tharnbupphar, Bangkok, Thailand Dunia Najm Khouri, Beirut, Lebanon Monika Vicandi, Volketswil, Switzerland Hakkyun Kim, Seoul, Korea Yuzhou Wang, Beijing, P.R. China Yoshiharu Kimura, Tokyo, Japan Gitte Warnick, Germany Ruilin Li, Tianjin, P.R. China Nitithom Wongyuen, Bangkok, Thailand Boonthing Maysakun, Thailand

12 JOINT DEGREE GRADUATES

Janelle K. Beitz MAandJD Jeffrey H. Butwinick MBAandJD Jon Christofferson MBAandJD Michael L. Dolan MBAandJD Scott Bergan Nardi MAandJD Anne Marie Rasmusson MPPandJD Karline Nichole Wilson MAandJD

AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP

Steven M. Block Prize ...... Brad Lovelace Federal Bar Association Foundation's Judge Edward J. Devitt Award ...... Emily M. Rome Leonard, Street & Deinard Law Review Award ...... Kari L. Thoe Ryan G. Miest Gretchen L. Forney Sidney J. Kaplan Legal Scholarship Fund ...... W. Mark Weidemaier 1998 Mansfield Fellows ...... Eve Clarian Zamora Shannon Elizabeth Campbell Diana A. Borges Ralph M. McCareins Antitrust Prize ...... Nabil Sabki Charles E. Nadler Law Scholarship Fund ...... Jason K. Walboum Judge Clarence A. Rolloff Award ...... Erick Ottoson Volume 35 & 36 Memorial Award ...... Elizabeth Welter Kent Wennerstrom Award ...... Warrick Lackner Excellence in Public Service Award ...... Bridget Cathleen Johnson Most Promising Lawyer Award ...... Greg A. McAllister

13 Minnesota Law Review Jeannette K. Arazi Greg A. McAllister Managing Editor Associate Article Editor William G. Bentz Yvonne L. McQueen Associate Managing Editor Associate Article Editor Stacy Lynn Bettison Ryan G. Miest Managing Editor Article Editor Betsey Dodds Buckheit Jason Scott Mills Associate Article Editor Erik S. Nelson Emily Ann Dalsin Associate Managing Editor Managing Editor Erick Ottoson Michael L. Dolan Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor for Articlcs/Adminislralion Estella Schoen Curtis J. Fisher Article Editor Kathleen FitzGerald Stacey Slaughter Associate Article Editor Note & Comment Editor Gretchen L. Forney Nicole Lee Terpstra Note & Comment Editor Managing Editor David William Fuller Kari Thoe Article Editor Note & Comment Editor K. Andrew Hall Thayer Thompson Associate Managing Editor Managing Editor Katherine Hartmann Jason K. Wal bourn Managing Editor Note & Commenl!Research Editor Carl H. Johnson W. Mark Weidemaier Associate Editor for Articles/Administration Note & Comment Editor Ryan Johnson Elizabeth Welter Article Editor Associate Article Editor Pomy Keterna Note & Commcnu'Rcscarch Editor Richard K wok-Yee Lau Associate Managing Editor Daniel J. Lindsay Note & Comment Editor Brad Lovelace Nancy V. Mate Associate Managing Editor Gregory J. Mayew Managing Editor

Law and Inequality Journal

Paula Brummel Brent Pattison Student Article Editor Article Editor May Carpenter Carrie Peterson Student Article Editor Managing Editor Michelle Lee Clark Pablo L. Petrozzi Student Article Editor Article Editor Heather Elliott Sarnata M.B. Reynolds Executive Editor Student Article Editor Cynthia J. Frost Stacy A. Richter Associate Editor Article Editor Anitha Gongalore Jill C. Robertson Article Edilm' Article Editor Margaret L. Gustafson Renee R. Salazar Managing Editor EdilOr-in-Chief Daniel Hintz Joseph K. Thiegs Managing Editor Managing Editor Lih-Wei Lin Student Article Editor Misti N. Nelc Managing Editor

14 Minnesota Journal of Global Trade

Jacqueline Beaulieu Deidre McGrath Associate Managing Editor Note & Comment Editor Paul Civello David Neubeck Editor-in-Chief Note & Comment Editor Mai-Tram B. Dinh Joseph Anthony Novarro Associate Managing Editor Articles Editor Jon Finkelstein Emily M. Rome Note & Comment Editor Articles Editor Susan K. Fitzke Krista M. Schwarting Managing Editor Managing Editor Rick Franzen Havilah Solarz Note & Comment EdiLor Articles Editor Christopher Hughes Neil Vachhani Associate Note & Comment Editor Associate Articles Editor Greg Jansen Managing Editor Nicole Ann Liffrig Executive Editor Shyam Maskai Associate Nate & Comment Editor

1998-1999 Moot Court Directors ABA COMPETITION TEAM AND DIRECTORS MAYNARD PIRSIG MOOT COURT Mark Czuchry DIRECTORS Anne Marie Rasmusson Susan A. Aase Meghan L. Riley Travis Jay Anderson John Bails Simko Aaron J. Crandall Deanna Dailey CIVIL RIGHTS MOOT COURT Eileen Day Graton DIRECTORS AND COMPETITORS Chul Kwak Heather S. Esau Stacey Mathson Tidball Margaret Ann Garvin Bonniee Mookheljee NATIONAL MOOT COURT DIRECTORS Omar Atiq Syed AND COMPETITION TEAM Nichole Burgess ENVIRONMENTAL MOOT COURT Curtis J. Fisher DIRECTORS Jennifer Lynn McKenna Leondra M. Hanson Kristin R. Olson Bridget Cathleen Johnson Tracy Perzel Eric M. Johnson Robert L. Smith Jessica Whiteman Maher INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MOOT COURT DIRECTORS AND COMPETITORS Bryan Keith Phillips Kathleen M. Premo

WAGNER MOOT COURT DIRECTORS Robin J. Caneff Kai Richter Leslie A. Watson

INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT DIRECTORS Heather Carnie Addison Pamela Aufderhar James R. Cho Jennifer Dunn-Foster Derek A. Patrin James R. Sankowitz Alice M. Sherren 15 Clinical Directors

CHILD ADVOCACY/INDIAN CHILD IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC STUDENT WELFARE CLINIC STUDENT DIRECTORS DIRECTORS Shannon Elizabeth Campbell Margaret L. Gustafson Bridget Cathleen Johnson Nicole Ann Liffrig Yolanda Redero Meghan L. Riley CIVIL PRACTICE CLINIC STUDENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO MINNESOTA DIRECTORS PRISONERS CLINIC STUDENT DIRECTORS Heather Elliott Matthew M. Armbrecht Warrick Lackner Kelly Michelle Basco Nicholas Leonard Aaron J. Crandall Dara Luangpraseut Christopher Patrick Hughes Carrie Peterson Doug Micko Kari L. Thoe Tamara J. Tiss

CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CLINIC MISDEMEANOR CLINIC STUDENT STUDENT DIRECTORS DIRECTORS James R. Cho Mark Czuchry Renee R. Salazar Rory Patrick Durkin Tommy Sangchompuphen Raymond P. Hoffman, Jr. Tracy Perzel FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION CLINIC STUDENT DIRECTOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLINIC Brian James Koehn STUDENT DIRECTOR Nabil Sabki HOUSING CLINIC STUDENT DIRECTORS Zenaida Chico Sarnata M.B. Reynolds Scott Edward Warnick Law Council Stacy Lynn Bettison Bridget Cathleen Johnson Yvonne L. McQueen 1999 Class Gift The Class of 1999 continues a tradition of Alumni giving with a grant to the Law School clinical pro gram for upgrading technology. The Law Clinics provide law students with the opportunity to develop lawyering skills through a combination of theoretical classroom instruction and practical application in simulations and actual client cases. The Law Clinics provide assistance to members of the community who could otherwise not afford legal services.

Thanks to the 1999 Graduation Committee

Nicole D. Ankeny Yvonne L. McQueen D. Andrew Brown Maria Stephanie Mitchell-Mines Jon Finkelstein Bonniee Mookherjee Daniel Godfrey Jill C. Robertson Betty Show-Wen Hsu Emily M. Rome Jennifer Jameson Joseph K. Thiegs Kathy Ann Jimenez Thayer Thompson Joshua Lee Kammerer Jason K. Walbourn Brad Lovelace Karline Nichole Wilson