Graduation Convocation
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Graduation Convocation Friday, May 14, 2021 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW PROGRAM Welcome James B. Speta Interim Dean and Elizabeth Froehling Horner Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Remarks on Behalf of the Class of 2021 JD Student Speaker: George Allan Jr. LLM/Tax Student Speaker: Hannah R. Sullivan LLM Student Speaker: Yunyi Li MSL Student Speaker: Kimberly Ransom Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s graduation convocation honors and celebrates the candidates Presentation of the 2021 Faculty Teaching Awards for law degrees awarded by Charles Sprayregen, SBA President 2019–2020 Northwestern University. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Outstanding Adjunct Professor portions of this year’s ceremony Pete Wentz, Adjunct Professor of Law have been pre-recorded. Outstanding Adjunct Professor Degrees will be formally conferred at Tilden Katz, Adjunct Professor of Law the University’s Commencement on June 14. Outstanding First-Year Course Professor James Pfander, Owen L. Coon Professor of Law The appearance of a candidate’s name Outstanding Professor of a Small Class is presumptive evidence of graduation but is not to be regarded as conclusive. Sarah Lawsky, Professor of Law Robert R. Wootton Award for Teaching Excellence in the LLM Tax Program Jeffrey T. Sheffield, Professor of Practice Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, MSL Outstanding Residential Professor whatsoever things are just, Peter DiCola, Professor of Law whatsoever things are pure, MSL Outstanding Online Professor whatsoever things are lovely, George Pike, Senior Lecturer whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, Robert Childres Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence and if there be any praise, Sarah Lawsky, Professor of Law think on these things. The University motto, adopted on June 17, 1890; from the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, chapter 4, verse 8 (King James Version). 2 PROGRAM Presentation of the 2021 Student Awards Address Sarah Lawsky, Robert Childres Memorial Award Winner G. Marcus Cole (JD ’93) Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor Courage Award to the student who has shown the greatest courage in of Law at Notre Dame Law School surmounting obstacles and barriers to entering into, remaining in, or completing his or her legal education Walter Garcia Closing Remarks Global Legal Profession Award to the LLM student who has most exemplified Susie Spies Roth (BA ’01, JD ’06) standards of professionalism and has made the greatest contribution to the global Associate Dean and Dean of legal profession, through sharing professional knowledge, engaging in experiential Students opportunities, and/or building global legal networks Andrei Danilov In Memory Leadership Award to the student who has made the greatest contribution to leadership in the student community Somewhere Over the Rainbow Mariah Alexzandra Young performed by Grace Herndon in memory of Jonathan Kaufman, a Legal Profession Award to the student who has made the greatest contribution member of the Class of 2021 to professional responsibility and the practice of law, either in clinical performance or otherwise Emily M. Grant Leigh B. Bienen Prize to the student who has written the best note or comment that has been selected for publication in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Natalie Avery Barnaby Lowden-Wigmore Prize to the students who produced outstanding written contributions to each Northwestern Pritzker Law journal Jonathan M. Deitch: Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Meredith Heim: Journal of Human Rights Joseph Donald Mantegani: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (*second place contribution to JCLC) Alana J. Paris: Journal of Law and Social Policy Jules Rogers: Northwestern Law Review Service Award to the student who has shown the greatest dedication and commitment to public service in the legal profession Terah Tollner Victor Rosenblum Award to the LLM student who has done the most to uphold the traditions of the Law School Hannah R. Sullivan Wigmore Key to the student who has done the most to help preserve the traditions of the Law School Accepted on behalf of the Graduation Committee by Glen Learned 3 LEADERSHIP Morton Schapiro Susie Spies Roth President, Northwestern University Associate Dean and Dean of Students, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law Kathleen M. Hagerty Robin Walker Sterling Provost, Northwestern University Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic, Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law James B. Speta Interim Dean and Elizabeth Froehling Horner Rita Winters Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker Associate Dean of People, Planning, and Infrastructure School of Law Student Bar Association Executive Board Shannon Bartlett Associate Dean of Inclusion and Engagement Varun Lella, President Julie Biehl Amanda Jones, Vice-President Assistant Dean of the Bluhm Legal Clinic, Clinical Professor Patrick (Byung Hoon) Choi, Treasurer of Law Taylor Marcusson, Secretary Juliann Cecchi Assistant Dean of External Partnerships Graduation Committee Darnell Hines Executive Director, Alumni Relations Karyssa Yvonne Clark Melissa Kaeser Chloe Rose Edmonds Associate Dean for Marketing and Strategic Communications Charlotte Franklin George Langford Musab Gunes Assistant Dean of Facilities and Information Technology Isabel Huerta Gazapo Sarah Lawsky Maren Laure Sophie Klein Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Professor of Law Jake Law Emily Mullin Executive Director, Major Gifts Glen Learned Amy Post Claire M. Lucas Managing Director of Finance Valerie L. Outman Shericka Pringle Cathleen Ye Executive Director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic Donald Rebstock Associate Dean of Admissions and Career Services David Schwartz Associate Dean of Research and Intellectual Life, Frederic P. Vose Professor of Law 4 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Ë Also Master of Business Master of Laws International Northwestern Law – Korea Administration degree Advanced Institute of Science and Executive Master’s Program Technology (KAIST) Graduate n Also Doctor of Philosophy degree School of Management, South Korea Northwestern Law – Instituto de Degree awarded January 28, 2021 Empresa (IE) Business School, Spain Jun Won Cho Master of Laws Degree awarded January 28, 2021 Yenny Hong Laura Ospina Robledo Degree awarded January 28, 2021 Jin Kim Lucas Cuartas Kyujin Kim Candidates for degree, June 18, 2021 Sang Hun Kim Karen Ames Vasquez Candidates for degree, June 18, 2021 Sung Do Kim Reema A. Aref Jeanne Claire Boniszyn Eung Don Lee Leonardo Azurduy Saunero Andrei Danilov Taehyung Lee Maria Lucia Bellido Emiliano Flores Zepeda Taeyoung Lee Olivia Sara Biehal Musab Gunes Yun Mi Lim Jonathan Lee Black-Branch Isabel Huerta Gazapo Carolina Borja Obando Yunyi Li Master of Laws in Taxation Tania Cavallo Mallo Muge Ma Stefan Fuehrer Degree awarded January 28, 2021 Jih-Leei Mao Juanita Giraldo Kyle Van Slyke Tomohei Minatogawa Kirina Gonzalez Artigas Cong Shen Candidates for degree, June 18, 2021 Giorgi Gurgenidze Nazken Zhamaladin Amna Abid Oilie Suyte Haulo Precious-Rhoda Edwei Akpabey Mariana Islas Hernandez Christian Batallas Master of Laws in Maria Gabriela Mejía Montalvo Alex Jordan Becker International Human Rights Stephanie Ann Melville Molina Nolan-Joseph Boudreaux Candidates for degree, June 18, 2021 Valentina Morillo Ruiz William Bridger Christian Borja Navarro Durán Keith Armstrong Matthew Clark Aurelia Magdalena Nick Christina Connelly Snjeza Barrack Patrick Nick Emma V. Connor Patrick Blood César Alonso Palacios Lopez John Cox Reilly Caitlin Frye Daniela Patiño Narváez Janis M. Dacanay-Montecillo Maren Laure Sophie Klein Marcela Pongitor Rosolen Mantovani Alanna D'Alessandro Ebony Morris Elizabeth Anna Dengler Ana Gabriela Rangel Cerecedo Mauricio Sandoval Rojo Thomas Bushnell Fullerton Laura Victoria Rios Garcia Christopher Harris Felipe Samaniego Veléz Christopher Hartman Gerardo Alejandro Valdés Vázquez Daniel Louis Charles Henry Aisha E. Henry 5 Allen V.F. Lalanne Natalie Avery Barnaby Alexander Stephen Crowley Eli LeCates Ellen Baron Bianca Ysabel Gatchalian Cubos Soo Yeon Lee James Edward Barrett Nora Cygan Claire M. Lucas McLayne S. Barringer Andrea Dantus Justin Lundberg Karolina Lucyna Bartosik Tyler Scott Bitner Day Alexander George Madias Emily Rose Behrmann-Fowler Ann DeFranco Paul David Máté Meredith S. Bennett Jonathan M. Deitch Tyler James Moules Savannah Elizabeth Berger Frank DelPesce Sordum N. Ndam Joshua Block John J. DeMeulenaere Ariana Neely Bjorn A. Blomquist Kaitlyn Inez Denny Julie Reggie Patrick Blood Gregoire Devaney Mikal T. Roberson Ë Natalie Blosser Harry B. Dodsworth Nathan Servand Keith William Boeker Lora K. Dyakova George Shakro Lauri A. Bonacorsi Hugh M. Ebb Mehwesh Siddiqi Hunter Boyett Chloe Rose Edmonds Connor Melvin Sosnoff Robert Walter Brandon William Scott Edwards II Brian G. Stevens Melissa Kathleen Bressler Isaac Benjamin Ruderfer Ellman Hannah R. Sullivan Ann Michelle Bright Marijo Danielle Enderle Jeffrey Svehla Kacie Jay Brinkman Meaghan Falkanger Austin Scott Turner Breeanna Taylor Brock Aida Fernandez Laez Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara Kevin Robert Brown Luke Fernbach Christopher George Brusznicki Helen Hill Ferrall Andrew J. Walters Anne Bayly Buck Jacob Ferruzzi Ryan Wells Elizabeth A. Buescher Kevin D. Finkelstein Terrance DeMarkus White Dylon D. Busser Theresa Rose Finneran Eliot R. Wineberg Ë Matthew B. Cahill Kate Fintel Blaine A. Woodson Brianna Nicole Campbell Kevin J. Fitzgerald Genevieve Marie Carter Palden Elisabeth