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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the NYLS Publications at DigitalCommons@NYLS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@NYLS. NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL Eighty-fifth Commencement Exercises

June 12, 1977

ALICE TULLY HALL Lincoln Center New York, New York Eighty-fifth Commencement Exercises

June 12, 1977

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

John V. Thornton, Chairman of the Board Senior Vice President-Finance, Consolidated Edison Co., Inc. Charles W. Froessel, Honorary Chairman of the Board Trustee Emeritus Associate Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1950-1962 David Finkelstein, Vice Chairman Chairman of the Executive Committee and General Counsel Bates Manufacturing Company, Incorporated Alfred J. Bohlinger, Secretary Superintendent of Insurance, State of New York, 1950-1955 E. Donald Shapiro, Dean and Professor of Law A. H. Brawner, Jr. Executive Vice President Toronto Dominion Bank of California Chairman, Executive Committee, Brandon Applied Systems, Inc. William L. Bruce Vice Dean and Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Jerry Finkelstein Publisher, New York Law Journal Maurice R. Greenberg President, American International (Ins.) Group, Inc. Alfred Gross, Trustee Emeritus Trustee, Horace Mann School Walter M. Jeffords, Jr. Chairman of the Board, Northern Utilities, Inc. Mary Gardiner Jones Vice President for Consumer Affairs The Western Union Telegraph Co. Samuel J. Lefrak Chairman of the Board, Lefrak Organization, Inc. Robert E. Marshak President, City College of New York John J. Navin, Jr. Vice President and Secretary, ITT Corp. Harry Ostrov Past President, New York Law School Alumni Association Calvin H. Plimpton President, Downstate Medical Center Formerly President, Amherst College John M. Regan, Jr. Chairman of the Board, Marsh & McLennan, Inc. Robert F. Wagner Mayor of the City of New York, 1954-1965 Sydney A. Woodd-Cahusac Treasurer, Rockefeller University FACULTY AND OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION

E. Donald Shaprio, Dean Daniel Gutman, Dean Emeritus Margaret S. Beam, Associate Dean Marshall E. Lippman, Assistant Dean Arnold H. Graham, Assistant Dean Anthony J. Scanlon, Secretary Andrew Simak, Librarian Lucille M. Hillman, Director Development and Alumni Affairs

Robert I. Blecker Joseph T. Arenson Harry H. Lipsig James Brook Sidney H. Asch Anthony F. LoGatto John R. Dugan Michael M. Baden Joseph S. Lobenthal, Jr. Bernard R. Eiber Frederic S. Berman Michael S. London Nancy S. Erickson Elliott Biskind Jose A. Lugo Jeffrey E. Glen Arthur M. Borden George C. Mantzoros Suzanne Gottlieb Michael Botein Benjamin Melniker Miriam J. Haines Benjamin Busch Zuhayr A. Moghrabi Richard Harbus Myron Cohen Charles Morgan, Jr. Joseph H. Koffler Frank Cuccio Lester Nelson Robert S. Laney Anthony E. Davis Maurice N. Nessen Meredith Lang Nicholas L. Deak Abigail Pessen Joel S. Lee Joseph Difede Seymour M. Peyser Myres S. McDougal Herald P. Fahringer John G. Poles Joel M. Martel Leonard L. Finz Emanuel Rackrnan Cyril C. Me ans, Jr. Hyman Frankel Edward D. Re Stephen Newman Sylvia D. Garland Michael B. Rosen Martin Oliner Charles F. Gibbs Ernst Rosenberger Edward B. Samuels Marvin H. Gladstone Robert R. Rosenthal George M. Schain Milton S. Gould Henry B. Rothblatt Douglas Scherer Martin Greene Philip J. Rufo Nelson Seitel Julius Greenfield Louis E. Schwartz Franklyn C. Setaro Simeon L. Guterman Martin A. Schwartz Milton A. Silverman Mark D. Herman Lewis Shapiro James F. Simon John G. Ingram Ernest C. Stiefel C. Richard Stafford Marvin E. Jacobs James J. Sullivan Janet R. Tracy John W. Johnson Robert S. Taft Louis C. Jones John V. Thornton Alfred S. Julien Ernest Van Den Haag Albert Kalter Otto L. Walter Richard H. Kuh ORDER OF EXERCISE

Dr. John V. Thornton, Presiding Chairman of the Board

"Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" J. S. Bach

"Prelude and Fugue on Bach" F. Liszt Christopher C. Donges organist

PROCESSIONAL* "Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, op. 39" E. Elgar

INVOCATION Rabbi Steven Riskin Lincoln Square Synagogue New York, New York

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM F. S. Key Rosalind Elias soloist

GREETINGS Dr. John V. Thornton Chairman Board of Trustees of New York Law School

REMARKS Dr. T. Edward Hollander Deputy Commissionerfor Higher and Professional Education University of the State of New York of the State Education Department

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WALTER M. JEFFORDS, JR. DISTINGUISHED WRITING A WARD in Honor of SYLVESTER C. SMITH, JR. David Finkelstein Vice-Chairman Board of Trustees of New York Law School

RESPONSE Sylvester C. Smith, Jr. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Albert M. Sacks Dean of Harvard Law School

AWARDING OF PRIZES E. Donald Shapiro Dean of New York Law School

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Elizabeth Hughes Gossett President Supreme Court Historical Society Howard T. Markey Chief Judge United States Judge of Customs and Patent Appeals Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Senator Albert M. Sacks Dean of HarvardLaw School

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Introduction of Candidates by Associate Dean Margaret S. Beam Presentation of Candidates by Dean E. Donald Shapiro Conferring of Degrees by Dr. John V. Thornton

BENEDICTION The Most Reverend Francis Mugavero Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York

RECESSIONAL* "Toccata from The Fifth Symphony" C. M. Widor

"The audience is requested to remain seated during the Processionaland Recessional. CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR

J. D. GRADUATES - SEPTEMBER 1, 1976 Bernard J. Laffer Sybil Shainwald B.A. City College of New York B.A. College of William & Mary

J. D. GRADUATES - FEBRUARY 1, 1977

Robert Lewis Boyer John M. McLaughlin B.A. University of Pennsylvania B.A. Seton Hall University Clarence Lewis Burch Michael A. Nugent B.S. University of Illinois B.S. Florida State University Harvey Jay Coopersmith George Joseph Pfluger B.S. Brooklyn College B.B.A. Hofstra University M.S. Columbia University Terence John Wronko Eileen M. Garrish B.A. Seton Hall University B.A. Hunter College Jeffrey Philip Zane Edward I. Klar B.S. Hofstra University B.S. Brooklyn College

J.D. GRADUATES - JUNE 12, 1977

Daniel David Abramtsov Helene E. Blank B.A. Syracuse University B.A. Queens College Jeffrey G. Abrandt Garry M. Bolnick B.A. Hofstra University B.A. State University at Stony Brook Karen Louise Aduba Larry Alan Brand B.A. Moravian College B.A. Syracuse University M.A. University of Nottingham Fred Ronald Braverman Gary Philip Asher B.A. Temple University B.A. Rutgers University Steven Eric Breitman Kenneth Marc Axelrod B.A. University of Wisconsin B.A. State University at Stony Brook Richard Michael Brockway John Brantley Baber B.A. Fordham University B.A. George Washington University Patricia L. Brumbaugh Loren Baily A.B. University of California B.A. Oberlin College Robert Franklin Baker Michael Budnick B.S. Boston University B.S. Boston University Charles Michael Balistreri Loraine C. Burger B.A. Cornell University B.A. The City College of New York Clarence R. Banks Christine E. Burke B.A. C.W. Post College B.A. Denison University Eileen J. Baron Susan K. Burke B.A. Syracuse University A.B. Vassar College Stephen Bernard Benisch Donald J. Burriesci B.S.E.E. University of Pennsylvania B.A. Fordham University Patricia Joan Byron Richard P. Crossin B.A. New York University B.A. Rutgers University Carolyn Ann Cairns Sarah Sharer Curley B.A. Wittenberg University B.A. Mount Holyoke College Gregory J. Cannata Christopher James Curtin B.A. Herbert H. Lehman College B.A. University of Virginia Mitchell J. Cantor Jeanne A. Cygan B.S. University of Bridgeport B.A. Marymount Manhattan College Don David Carlucci Kay Marcus Davis B.A. St. Peter's College B.A. Simmons College Paul Louis Cevoli Walter A. Denby B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.S., B.A. Georgetown University Stephen M. Chizmadia Maria St. Ann Derr B.A. University of Pennsylvania B.A. Drew University M.S. Newark College of Engineering Joseph A. Di Donato Bruce Alan Cholst B.A. Rutgers University B.A. Trinity College Gary Eugene Dolan Leslie Peter Chontos B.S. U.S. Military Academy B.A. The King's College Paul Matthew Donini Alan Wayne Clark B.S. Trenton State College B.B.A. University of Miami Denise McDermott Dunleavy Kate Terrell Clark B.S. New York University B.A. Syracuse University Edward Paul Dunphy James Francis Clarkin, III A.B. Providence College B.A. College of the Holy Cross Patricia M. Dunphy Eliot Reid Clauss B.A. Douglass College B.A. University of Wisconsin Mary Beth Elliott Peter James Clos A.B. Douglass College AB. St. Lawrence University Martin P. Elwood M.B.A. Boston University B.A. Villanova University Richard Barton Cohen Jules A. Epstein B.A. State University at Binghamton B.A. Brooklyn College John Colucci Mark Falk B.S. Brooklyn College B.A. Antioch College Dorothy Anne Conley Thomas Richard Feeney B.A. Hunter College B.S. Richmond College James Patrick Connors Gerry Evan Feinberg B.A. Herbert H. Lehman College B.A. New York University Thomas G. Conway Keith Michael Ferrara B.A. Fordham University B.A. University of Notre Dame Steven M. Coren Lawrence Joel Fineberg A.B. Rutgers University B.S. Cornell University Ralph Patrick Cosentino Patrick Joseph Finley B.A. Iona College B.A. Fordham University William Cullen Couch Andrew Irwin Fogler B.A. University of Virginia B.A. Queens College Kathryn E. Freed Joseph Anthony Grosso B.A. Temple University B.A. Fordham University Ralph Fresolone Elizabeth Anne Haas B.A. State University at Stony Brook B.A. Douglass College Richard B. Friedfertig David B. Hamm B.A. George Washington University B.A. Brooklyn College Joel Abram Fruchter Lester Helf man B.A. Yeshiva University B.A. Herbert H. Lehman College M.A. Yeshiva University Dan 0. Henry Alicia M. Gany B.A. Millikin University B.S. Syracuse University William J. Henry Gary Allen Gatza B.A. Gettysburg College B.A. University of Montana John R. Hibner M. Div. Divinity School Episcopal Church B.A. Adelphi University John M. George John Patrick Higgins B.A. Iona College A.B. Kenyon College Irene Gertel Roy Steven Hiller B.A. The City College of New York B.A. Brooklyn College Charles R. Getty, Jr. Robert B. Hochberg B.A. Rutgers University B.A. , New York University Vivienne Gilbert Chama L. Horowitz B.F.A. New York University B.A. New York University Vicki Lynn Goldbach Elliot S. Horowitz B.A. University of California B.A. Yeshiva University Peter A·. Goldberg B.S. Yeshiva University B.A. Stanford University Ilana Horowitz Marc Golden B.A. Goucher College B.A. Temple University Michael Sweeney Hudner Barry Leslie Goldstein A.B. Harvard University B.A. George Washington University Paul Nicholson Humphrey Robert Stuart Goldstein B.A. University of Rochester B.A. State University at Buffalo Peter Iannarella Martin Mordecai Goldwyn B.A. St. Peters College B.S. New York University Jay Benjamin Itkowitz Wilma Pauline Gottlieb B.A. Queens College B.A. Smith College Eric Jacobson Allan Greenberg B.A. Hunter College B.A. Queens College Jonathan G. Jacobson James Alexander Greene B.A. Duke University B.A. Iona College M.A. New School for Social Research Lawrence Peter Johnsen Mark Stephen Greene B.A. LeMoyne College A.B. Temple University Jack Kalmar Allen Isaac Gross B.E.E. Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute B.S. Brooklyn College M.A. Columbia University Terry D. Grosselfinger Lawrence Jay Kaminsky B.A. St. Lawrence University B.A. Brooklyn College David H. Kaplan Jeffrey Nelson Levy B.A. New York University B.A. Hobart College Mayeer Karkowsky Richard Michael Levy B.S. Brooklyn College B.A. Boston University Harvey M. Katz James Joseph Leyden, Jr. B.A. Temple University B.A. State University at Cortland M.A. Adelphi University Steven Jay Katz Kenneth Charles Lind B.A. Adelphi University B.A. Colgate University Kenneth Michael Keith Frank James Loverro B.A. Queens College B.B.A. Bernard M. Baruch College Peter Ellis Kelly B.A. Middlebury College Leonard Stephen Lubitz B.A. State University at Albany Leonard Paul Kiczek M.A. State University at Albany B.S. Cornell University M.P.A. Cornell University Chanoch Lubling B.S.E.E. City College of New York Arnold Spencer Klein M.S.E.E. City College of New York B.A. State University at Stony Brook Cleta McCormick Paul Fredric Kovner A.A.S. Rockland Community College B.A. State University of Buffalo B.S. Nyack College Stephen R. Krawitz George Delannio McDonald B.A. Franklin & Marshall College B.S. New York University Charles K. Krombach M.A. New York University A.B. Dartmouth College Carol Ann McEwen Frank Charles Kruppenbacher B.S. Marymount College B.A. Mount St. Mary's College Reyna McGowen William Myron Ladd B.A. George Washington University M.A. Columbia University B.A. Columbia University Jane Miller McHugh Robert William Lang B.A. New School for Social Research B.A. American University Donald Michael Manasse Gregory L. Lasak B.A. Transylvania College B.A. Queens College M.A. University of Missouri William J. Lasalle Kathryn Ginevera Manasse B.A. Boston College B.A. St. Lawrence University Alan Michael Lebensfeld Michael Louis Manci B.B.A. Bernard M. Baruch College B.A. Seton Hall University Charlotte Cho-Lan Lee Barbara Margaret Mandelowitz B.A. New York University B.A. Brooklyn College M.A. New York University Alan John Mariconda Valerie M. Lenza B.A. Rutgers University A.A. Staten Island Community College B.A. Richmond College Robert Joel Marmorstein B.A. Cornell University Chaim Herbert Leshkowitz B.S. Brooklyn College Leslie Bruce Maron M.B.A. Bernard M. Baruch College B.A. State University at Binghamton Jack Lawrence Lester William Francis Mastro B.A. State University at New Paltz B.A. Villanova University Alan Jay Mergel Stephen S. Norman B.A. Brooklyn College A.B. Oberlin College Peter C. Michalos Donald T. N owill B.E. New York University B.S. Rochester Institute of Technology Stephen J. Mighdoll Noah Nunberg B.A. Tufts University B.A. Yeshiva University Paul Edward Milbauer M.S. Yeshiva University B.A. Boston University Thomas O'Donnell Anita Podell Miller B.S. Cornell University B.A. Cornell University Richard J. O'Halloran M.A. Sarah Lawrence College A.B. College of the Holy Cross John R. Miller Alice D. Olick B.S.F.S. Georgetown University B.S. State University at Cortland Thomas Orefice Karen Miller B.A. Fordham University B.S. New York University Stephen E. Pearlman Edward Warren Mills B.S. University of Rhode Island B.S. Washington & Lee University M.B.A. Hofstra University Paula K. Pennypacker B.A. Vassar College Joel Martin Mintz Rudolph Victor Pino, Jr. B.A. Long Island University B.A. Fairfield University John James Morrissey Ira Burton Pollack B.A. Fordham University B.A. State University at Stony Brook Paulette Cline Morse Joel Garry Post B.A. New York University B.A. Hobart College Stuart Ronald Moshell Jay M. Rabinowitz B.B.A. University of Miami B.A. Brooklyn College Thomas Mulligan Samuel Racer B.A. Rider College B.A. Columbia University Paul V. Mullin M.I.A. Columbia University B.A. Trenton State College Judith M. Reichler Ichiro M urase B.A. Hobart & William Smith College B.S. The City College of New York Judith Carol Reilly Moshe Simcha Neiss B.A. Hunter College B.A. Yeshiva University Theodore Charles Richman M.S. Yeshiva University D.D. Yeshiva University B.A. Ohio University Keith Stephen Rinaldi Steven J. Nemerovsky B.S. Fordham University B.A. Brooklyn College Monica Ann Risi Jay Marshall Newman B.S. Hunter College B.A. Washington University Lester Erwin Rivelis Esther R. Niderberg B.S. Cornell University A.B. Loyola College Peter Rose Jeffrey Alan Nirenstein B.A. Brooklyn College B.A. Clark University Joseph Irving Rosenbaum Joseph Robert Nizza B.S. The City College of New,' ork B.S. John Jay College M.S. The City College of New York Alan Richard Ross Michael Shapiro B.A. Reed College B.A. Brooklyn College Alan Stuart Rothstein Jay Lester Shusterhoff B.A. State University at Stony Brook B.A. State University at Albany Richard Eric Rotner Roger John Siebel B.S. University of Maryland B.S. Newark College of Engineering M.B.A. New York University Nancy Jean Rudolph B.A. Manhattanville College Martin Neil Silberman B.A. Brooklyn College Douglas Roy Ruff B.A. State University at Oswego Lawrence H. Silverman B .S. State University at New Paltz Robert Allen Russo Ruth Ann Singer B.A. Rutgers University B.A. New York University James Gardner Ryan Geoffrey D. Smith B.A. Wheeling College B.A. University of Rochester Mark Allen Sagan Robert Gary Smith B.A. New York University B.A. St. Lawrence University Sherry J. Sandler M.A. State University at Buffalo B.A. Brooklyn College Victor Kenneth Soffer Edward John Sanocki, Jr. B.A. Long Island University A.B. University of Michigan M.A. University of Tennessee Mark Alan Sonkin B.A. State University at Buffalo Frida L. Savage B.A. University of Connecticut Robert J. Sottile B.A. St. John's University Stephan George Schick Edward Guy Spacek B.S. Cornell University B.A. Syracuse University Susan A. Schmidt Kevin John Stack B.A. Rider College A.B. College of the Holy Cross Richard Eric Schrier Timothy W. Stalker B.S. Lehigh University B.A. Rutgers University Howard Neil Schwartz Jacqueline Dewitt Stanford B.A. Hunter College B.A. George Washington University

Robert William Scott II Anya Ulana Starosolska B.S.F.S. Georgetown University B.A. Sweet Briar College Ronald V. Senese Susan Ilene Stein B.B.A. St. Francis College B.A. Skidmore College Miriam Sfarti Michael R. Steinberg B.A. St. Lawrence University B.S. Syracuse University Richard Gary Stelnik Sanford Joel Shaffer B.A. University of Wisconsin B.S. George Washington University Mark Allen Stengel Jackson P. Shapira A.B. University of Miami B.A. Montana State University William Simon Sterns III M.F.A. Boston University A.B. Colgate University Laura Emma Shapiro Thomas A. Stickel, Jr. B.A. Trinity College B.S. Bradley University Marjorie Ellen Stone Daniel Robert Varona B.A. University of Pennsylvania B.S. The City College of New York Christina M. Storm Paul Louis Verbesey B.A. Manhattanville College B.A. Boston College Abraham Baruch Strassfeld Glenn Frederic von Nostitz B.A. New York University B.A. State University at Albany Karin Linda Strauss F. Frank Vozza B.A. Queens College B.A. New York University Lala Liang Tai B.A. Barnard College Stuart H. Weiner Alex Martin Tare B.G.S. Ohio University B.A. The City College of New York Jane C. Weiss Leonard Joseph Tartamella B.A. Syracuse University B.A. Villanova University Mendel Weiss Elliot H. Taub B.S. Brooklyn College B.S. University of Pittsburgh M.A. Hunter College Steven Arthur Weissman Thomas James Taylor B.A. Brooklyn College B.A. New York University Adrienne Ann White Robert W. Tiersten B.A. Smith College A.B. Temple University Fred R. Wistow Bruce Anthony Torino B.A. New York University B.A. Earlham College Raymond Francis Wolfram James A. Tricarico, Jr. B.A. Dowling College B.A. Fordham University Douglas S. Wong Allen M. Turek B.A. New York University B.A. State University at Binghamton John E. Yandrasitz M.A. University of Chicago B.A. Iona College Paul Michael Uhlik B.A. Rutgers University Robert K. Yass Marcelle Karen Ulaner B.A. State University at Binghamton B.A. The City College of New York Eli Yeger M.A. New York University B.S. Brooklyn College Gary William Van Son Kenneth Gary Zitter B.A. State University at Buffalo B.S. Brooklyn College PRIZES TO BE AWARDED

THE TRUSTEES' PRIZE For the Highest Average Mary Beth Elliott (Day Division - For Three Years) Fred R. Wistow (Evening Division - For Four Years)

NATHANIEL L. GOLDSTEIN AWARDS For Proficiency in Constitutional Law William Simon Sterns III (Day Division) Alice D. Olick (Evening Division)

MURRAY STOCKMAN MEMORIAL AWARDS For the Highest Average in the Law of Evidence Christopher James Curtin (Day Division) Fred R. Wistow (Evening Division)

ELSBERG PRIZE For Proficiency in the Law of Contracts in the Evening Division Chaim Herbert Leshkowitz

D. GEORGE LEVINE MEMORIAL AWARDS For the Highest Grade in the Law of Real Property Alicia M. Gany (Day Division) Geoffrey D. Smith (Evening Division)

NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL AWARD For Outstanding Journalistic Contribution James A. Tricarico, Jr.

DEANE. DONALD SHAPIRO AWARD For Student Leadership James A. Tricarico, Jr.

FACULTY AWARD To Editor-In-Chief, New York Law School Law Review James Patrick Connors

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS Presented by President William Kapelrnan

DR. MAX REICH AWARD For Excellence in Practice and Procedure Robert William Lang

PROFESSOR VINCENT LO LORDO AWARD For Excellence in Practice and Procedure David B. Hamm

PROFESSOR IVAN SOUBBOTITCH AWARD For Excellence in International Law Paula K. Pennypacker NEW YORK:·LAW SCHOOL LAW REVIEW AWARDS For Outstanding Editorial Contribution John Brantley Baber Gerry Evan Feinberg James Francis Clarkin III William J. Henry Mary Beth Elliott William J. LaSalle

NATIONAL MOOT COURT TEAM AWARDS For Serving With Distinction Christina M. Storm, Chairperson Gregory J. Cannata Arnold Spencer Klein Michael A. Nugent

STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION A WARDS For Outstanding Contribution to the Student Body Carolyn Ann Cairns Karen Miller Leslie Bruce Maron Lawrence H. Silverman Paulette Cline Morse

PHI DELTA PHI INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRATERNITY DWIGHT INN AWARD In Recognition of Notable Services to the Law School Community Life Edward Warren Mills

FRANKLYN C. SET ARO A WARD For School Spirit and Service James A. Tricarico, Jr.

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT To Members of the Law Review Editorial Board John Brantley Baber Martin Mordecai Goldwyn Eileen J. Baron William J. Henry James Patrick Connors William J. LaSalle James Francis Clarkin III Michael Louis Manci Richard Barton Cohen Noah Nunberg Steven M. Coren Judith M. Reichler Sarah Sharer Curley Lester Erwin Rivelis Mary Beth Elliott Lawrence H. Silverman Mark Falk Geoffrey D. Smith Gerry Evan Feinberg Fred R. Wistow Robert K. Yass

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT To Members of the Moot Court Board Fred Ronald Braverman Jeanne A. Cygan Paul Matthew Donini Paul Frederick Kovner Donald Michael Manasse Kathryn Ginevera Manasse CERTIFICATES OF MERIT To Members of the Equitas Staff Steven Eric Breitman Alan Richard Ross Kay Marcus Davis James Gardner Ryan Elliot S. Horowitz Edward John Sanocki, Jr. Rudolph Victor Pino, Jr. Bruce Anthony Torino Ira Burton Pollack James A. Tricarico, Jr. Peter Rose Glenn Frederic von Nostitz

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT To Members of PHI DELTA PHI INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRATERNITY DWIGHT INN AWARD Charles Michael Balistreri Carol Ann McEwen Fred Ronald Braverman Peter C. Michales Steven Eric Breitman Edward Warren Mills Bruce Alan Cholst Monica Ann Risi Leslie Peter Chontos Sherry J. Sandler Thomas Richard Feeney Sanford Joel Shaffer Gary Allen Gatza Lawrence H. Silverman Vivienne Gilbert Mark Allen Stengel Lawrence Peter Johnsen Lala Liang Tai William Myron Ladd James A. Tricarico, Jr. Valerie M. Lenza Daniel Robert Varona Raymond Francis Wolfram ELIZABETH HUGHES GOSSETT

Dynamic community leader and devoted servant and protector of the public good, the legacy of the law is deeply enmeshed in the character of Elizabeth Hughes Gossett, daughter of the legendary Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States, and once a distinguished Professor of Law at New York Law School in its early formative years. A graduate of Barnard College, the interests of Elizabeth Gossett are numerous. Countless organ• izations have benefitted from her keen intellect and rare gift for administra• tion. Indeed, the lives of many thousands of individuals have been touched by her compassion and her ability to seek out meaningful solutions to diffi• cult socio-economic problems.

She is President of the United States Supreme Court Historical Society and a member of the Board of the prestigious Judicial Fellows Commission.

As a concerned citizen of the Detroit metropolitan area, Elizabeth Hughes Gossett has served on the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood, the Junior League of Birmingham, the Children's Center, the Detroit Urban League, the Rehabilitation Institute, and the Detroit Tribute Fund. She has also been active as a member of the National Board of the National Con• ference of Christians and Jews.

A devoted friend and patron of education, Mrs. Gossett has shaped the futures of numerous educational institutions as a Trustee of the Merrill• Palmer Institute from 1953 to 1974; as a Trustee of Barnard College from 1953 to 1970; as Vice-President of the Foundation Trustees of Michigan State University at Oakland, now known as Oakland University, from 1957 to 1966; and as a Director of the Brookside School of Cranbrook and the Kingswood ··school of Cranbrook, which are located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She has also served as President of the Detroit Chapter of the United Nations Association.

Elizabeth Hughes Gossett is a member of the Board of Governors of the nationally recognized Cranbrook Academy of Art, a Past Vice-Chairman of the Cranbrook Music Festival, as well as a Trustee of the Cran brook Educa• tional Community.

Elizabeth Hughes Gossett, in recognition of your outstanding record of spirited public service and your steadfast devotion to excellence, and by authority of the Board of Trustees, New York Law School is proud to confer upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws "honoris causa" with all the rights, privileges and honors thereunto appertaining. HOWARD T. MARKEY

Scholar, lecturer, attorney, aviator and gifted jurist, the accomplish• ments of Howard T. Markey are legion. Indeed, Judge Markey has served his profession, his community and his nation with dedication, bravery and com• passion.

A native of Chicago, Judge Markey earned his Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Loyola University in 1949, and a Master of Patent Law from the John Marshall Law School in 1950.

Engaged in the practice of law with the firm of Parker, Markey and Plyer for more than twenty years, Judge Markey was appointed Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals in 1972. Judge Markey is a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Board of Certification for Circuit Executives, the Subcommittee on Judicial Improvements of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the World Conference of Judges, the American Judicature Society, and the American Bar Association.

Judge Markey began a distinguished military career in the Second World War as an engineering test pilot of this nation's first jet aircraft. He served with distinction for five years in World War II and twenty-one months in the Korean War. He returned as a Major General in the United States Air Force Reserve. In recognition of his meritorious service and valor, Judge Markey was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Dis• tinguished Flying Cross, the Soldier's Medal, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the Bronze Star, nine service medals, and the Military Merit Ulchi from the Government of South Korea. In conjunction with these past services, Judge Markey was National President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United States Air Force Association. He is a Trustee of the Aerospace Educa• tion Foundation of the United States. In 1964 he received the highly coveted George Washington Honor Medal awarded by the Freedoms Found• ation at Valley Forge.

In recognition of these outstanding achievements as a dynamic jurist, highly skilled attorney, and compassionate warrior, the Trustees of New York Law School are pleased and honored to confer upon Howard T. Markey the degree of Doctor of Laws "honoris causa" with all the rights, privileges and honors thereunto appertaining. DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN

As the crises and challenges of the world and this great city reach out to touch the lives of all who dwell therein, the citizens of the Empire State are fortunate in the strength of leadership demonstrated by its junior United States Senator, Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Born in Oklahoma, but raised and educated in New York City, Senator Moynihan entered the City College of New York in 1943, only to withdraw in the service of his country in 1944 to enlist in the United States Navy. Honorably discharged in 194 7, Senator Moynihan attended Tufts University, receiving a Bachelor of Naval Science degree in 1946, a Bachelor of Arts cum Laude in 1948, and an M.A. in 1949. Having been designated as a Fulbright Fellow from 1950 to 1951 at the London School of Economics, he received his Ph.D. in 1961 from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

A dynamic educator, Senator Moynihan was Director of the Joint Center of Urban Studies, a cooperative project of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from 1966 to 1969. Also in 1966, he was designated Professor of Education and Urban Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, where he served until 1973. From 1972 to 197 6, he was Professor of Government at Harvard.

Author of numerous books and scholarly articles, Senator Moynihan has never been content to remain secluded within 'the hallowed walls of academia. Indeed, his service as a public servant spans two decades. Senator Moynihan has held positions of responsibility in the Cabinets or Subcabinets of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford. An internationally known statesman, Senator Moynihan has traveled the. world, advising international bodies in the areas of labor and economic development. He is best remembered for his spirited defense of the United States as our Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 197 5 to 197 6, and prior to that as an Ambassador to India from 1973 to 1975.

Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, in the light of your distinguished achievements as statesman, author, scholar, and dedicated public servant, and by authority of the Board of Trustees, New York Law School is proud to confer upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws, "honoris causa" with all the rights, privileges and honors thereunto appertaining. ALBERT M. SACKS

A vigorous educator and gifted administrator, Albert M. Sacks guides the destiny of one of this nation's finest legal educational institutions - the Harvard Law School.

A native New Yorker, Dean Sacks graduated magna cum laude from the City College of New York in 1940 and from the Harvard Law School in I 948, once again with the distinction of magna cum laude. He served as law clerk to Judge Augustus N. Hand of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals from 1948 to 1949 and subsequently as law clerk to Justice Felix Frankfurter of the United States Supreme Court from 1949 to 1950.

Prior to joining the Harvard Law School faculty in 1952, Dean Sacks was associated with the law firm of Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C. His career at Harvard has been distinguished by both sound scholarship and equally sound administrative policy. In 1955 he became Professor of Law; Associate Dean in 1968; Dane Professor of Law in 1969; Acting Dean in January, 1971; and Dean of the Harvard Law School in May of that same year.

A specialist in legal process, Dean Sacks helped to revise the adminis• trative procedures of Massachusetts by serving as Director of the Massa• chusetts Administrative Procedure Study Project which drafted the Adminis• trative Procedure Act of 1954. In 1966 he drafted the Massachusetts Home Rule Amendment which was adopted by referendum. From 1968 to 1971 he was Chairman of the Boston Home Rule Commission.

Dean Sacks became the Associate Reporter to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Federal Government specializing in the Federal rules regarding pretrial discovery. From 1966 to 1970 he served as Reporter for that same Committee.

Dean Sacks, in view of your truly distinguished achievements and con• tributions to the legal profession, and by authority of the Board of Trustees, New York Law School is proud to confer upon you the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, "honoris causa" with all the rights, privileges and honors thereunto appertaining. SUMMA CUM LAUDE Fred R. Wistow

MAGNA CUM LAUDE Mary Beth Elliott David B. Hamm William J. Henry Alan Michael Lebensfeld James Joseph Leyden, Jr. Kenneth Charles Lind Alice D. Olick Marcelle Karen Ulaner Robert K. Yass

CUM LAUDE Eileen J. Baron Helene E. Blank James Francis Clarkin, III Richard Barton Cohen James Patrick Connors Sarah Sharer Curley Joseph A. Di Donato Elizabeth Anne Haas Arnold Spencer Klein Frank Charles Kruppenbacher William J. Lasalle Michael Louis Manci Noah Nunberg Paula K. Pennypacker Judith Carol Reilly Mark Allen Sagan Geoffrey D. Smith Alex Martin Tare James A. Tricarico, Jr. Jane C. Weiss

The New York Law School Community

and

The Class of 1977

Extend Their Deepest Sympathy to the Families of

KENNETH MINTZ '77

and

PHYLLIS SCHER '77