Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Class of 2021 Online Graduate Recognition Celebration
May 19
352747-Program.indd 1 5/18/21 7:52 AM ONLINE GRADUATE RECOGNITION CELEBRATION Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law May 19, 2021 7:30 p.m.
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Throughout his career — as a legal, business and civic leader — Robert H. McKinney has served his community, his state, and his nation with integrity and passion. McKinney was born November 7, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, and the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a B.S. in engineering. In WWII, he served in the Pacific theater for three years (including a period on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff) before returning to law school in Indianapolis in 1949. Recalled to the Navy after receiving his law degree from Indiana University, he served in the Korean War for two years. Until his retirement in 2005, McKinney was chairman and CEO of First Indiana Corporation, parent company of First Indiana Bank (now BMO Harris Bank). He was chairman and CEO of The Somerset Group, Inc., and also a founding partner of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, an Indianapolis law firm. McKinney’s commitment to community-based banking prompted President Jimmy Carter to appoint him as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in 1977. McKinney served on the Indiana University Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1998 and was president from 1993 to 1994. He was chairman of the Board of Advisors of IUPUI and advising director to the IU School of Public & Environmental Affairs. He also is a member of the Board of Visitors of the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. McKinney is or has been a director of many organizations, among them the Presidential Advisory Board for Cuba, Hudson Institute, Indianapolis Economics Club, Indianapolis and Indiana Chambers of Commerce, Chief Executives Organization, Inc.; World President’s Organization, Inc.; the American, Indiana, and Indianapolis Bar Associations; the United States Naval Academy Foundation, Indiana University Foundation, Conservation Law Center, Board of Trustees of Marian University (former chair), the Carter Center at Emory University, and the Sierra Club Foundation (former chair). His past work in the community also includes serving as the Indiana Chairman for the presidential campaigns of John F. Kennedy, Edmund Muskie, and Jimmy Carter. McKinney served as legal counsel to Indiana Governor Roger D. Branigin and as Chairman of Governor Evan Bayh’s Government Reorganization Committee. He has received Honorary Doctorates of Law from Marian University in 1976 and Butler University in 1981. McKinney is the 1994 recipient of the Junior Achievement Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame Award, a 1995 recipient of the Hoosier Heritage Award, a 1999 recipient of the IU Academy of Law Alumni Fellows Award, the 2000 recipient of the Indianapolis Archdiocese Spirit of Service Award, and a 2014 recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s “Man of Achievement” Award. In 2017, he was a recipient of an IUPUI Spirit of Philanthropy Award and the Indiana University and IU Foundation Herman B Wells Visionary Award. He received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Indiana University in 2018. McKinney shared a long marriage with his late wife Arlene, and is now married to Shelley Barr McKinney. He and his five children actively manage the McKinney Family Foundation, with its emphasis on solving Indiana’s environmental issues.
352747-Program.indd 3 5/18/21 7:52 AM Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Online Graduate Recognition Celebration
Welcoming Remarks:...... Karen E. Bravo Dean and The Gerald L. Bepko Professor of Law
Announcement of Faculty Prize Recipient:...... Michael J. Pitts Vice Dean and Professor of Law
Remarks from Student Speakers:...... Joyce Almeida Ponce Master of Laws Carolyn M. Dawson Master of Jurisprudence Sundeep Singh Doctor of Jurisprudence, Full-time Division Bre Robinson Doctor of Jurisprudence, Part-time Division
Roll of Graduates
Closing Remarks:...... Dean Bravo
Congratulatory Remarks from Faculty and Staff
352747-Program.indd 5 5/18/21 7:52 AM Student Speakers JOYCE ALMEIDA PONCE
Joyce Almeida Ponce attended law school at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. As a law student, she became interested in jurisprudence, constitutional law, international law, and participated in several seminars on arbitration, procedural law, and constitutional law. After completing her studies, she graduated as an attorney, licensed to practice in the Republic of Ecuador. She interned at the law firm IBELEX, where she conducted legal research and litigation in various areas such as constitutional, criminal, and family law. She also worked for the legal division of the Fire Department of Guayaquil, where she gained experience in public and administrative law and litigation. Ponce studied the International Human Rights Law track for her LL.M. and was offered an internship at the Indiana Supreme Court. She participated in the International Student Speaker Series in March 2021, where she talked about the Constitutional Court of Ecuador and its decision on same-sex marriage.
CAROLYN M. DAWSON
Carolyn M. Dawson is honored and grateful to be finishing her Master of Jurisprudence degree. Prior to IU McKinney, Dawson obtained an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership. She is particularly interested in the administrative aspects of law and its intersections with ethical decision making, public administration, non-profit management, research and development, information security and privacy, especially in healthcare and technology environments. She has over 20 years of experience working in public service for state government, non-profit organizations, and in academic institutions. She is currently a research administrator in grants and contracts at the Regenstrief Institute, Inc., a non-profit support organization of the Indiana University School of Medicine and other IUPUI schools. She volunteers with a variety of organizations and spends a lot of time working with the Officer David Moore Food Pantry in Fountain Square.
352747-Program.indd 6 5/18/21 7:52 AM Student Speakers SUNDEEP SINGH
Born in Carteret, New Jersey, and raised in Fishers, Indiana, Sundeep Singh attended Butler University, where he double majored in biology and political science with a minor in chemistry. After college, Singh completed his law degree at IU McKinney in December 2020, where he also received a graduate certificate in Criminal Law. He held the title of chief justice of the Moot Court Society and vice president of the Asian Law Students Association. He also served as a mentor-advocate in the REACH program and an IU McKinney student ambassador. Singh has worked as a legal extern for Justice Steven David of the Indiana Supreme Court, legal intern for Judge Paul Mathias of the Indiana Court of Appeals, and for Judge Grant Hawkins of Marion County Criminal Court 5. Singh was a certified legal intern for the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office during his last year of law school.
BRE ROBINSON
Bre Robinson will speak on behalf of the Doctor of Jurisprudence, part-time, evening division. Robinson graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a bachelor’s degree in English. Robinson served as the Student Bar Association president (2020- 2021) and vice president of the evening division (2019-2020). Robinson served on the Indiana Law Review Volume 54 Executive Board as the symposium editor, and the note Robinson wrote, “Who are We Afraid of? How Indiana’s Criminal Justice Reform Fails to Address Individuals with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder,” will be published in Volume 53 of the ILR. Robinson was on the Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Board as an associate justice for competition management and was co- champion of the Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition (2019-2020). Robinson also served as a teaching assistant for Civil Procedure, and the REACH Program, which supports individuals re-entering the community from incarceration. Additionally, Robinson served as a Dean’s Tutorial Society tutor for Legal Writing for two years.
352747-Program.indd 7 5/18/21 7:52 AM Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law 2020-2021 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND FACULTY Administrative Officers MICHAEL A. MCROBBIE, Indiana University President. Ph.D., Australian National University. NASSER H. PAYDAR, IU Executive Vice President and IUPUI Chancellor. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University. KAREN E. BRAVO, Dean and Gerald L. Bepko Professor of Law; B.A., The University of the West Indies; J.D., Columbia University School of Law; LL.M., New York University School of Law. CYNTHIA M. ADAMS, Vice Dean and Clinical Professor of Law. B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. MICHAEL J. PITTS, Vice Dean and Professor of Law. B.S.J., Northwestern University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center. MIRIAM MURPHY, Director and Senior Lecturer in Law; Ruth Lilly Law Library. B.A., Purdue University; M.L.S., Indiana University; J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law. TERESA (TERRI) J. CUELLAR, Assistant Dean of Technology Services. B.S., St. Bonaventure University. NAN EDGERTON, Assistant Dean for Development. B.S, University of Utah; M.A., University of Massachusetts. MIKI PIKE HAMSTRA, Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs. B.A., Butler University; M.A., Boston University; M.A., Indiana University; M.A., Ball State University; M.S. Indiana University. PATRICIA K. KINNEY, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion. B.S., Purdue University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. JONNA KANE MACDOUGALL, Assistant Dean for External Affairs and Alumni Relations. B.A., M.A., Indiana University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. VIRGINIA MARSCHAND, Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration. B.S., Indiana University Kokomo; M.P.A., Indiana University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. SONJA RICE, Interim Assistant Dean for Professional Development. B.A., Purdue University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. JULIE SMITH, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management. B.S., Indiana University; M.B.A., DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management. CHASITY Q. THOMPSON, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. A.S., B.A., Alabama State University; M.B.A., Auburn University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. ELIZABETH ALLINGTON, Director of Communications and Creative Services. B.A., Indiana University; M.A., M. Phil., New York University. MICHELE COOLEY, Director of Academic and Bar Success. B.S., Indiana University; J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law; M.F.A, Butler University. LISA SCHRAGE, Director of Development Services. B.S., Marian University. JANA MATTHEWS, Senior Associate Director for Professional Development. B.A., Wright State University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. WHITTLEY SUE PIKE, Senior Associate Director for Professional Development. B.A., Ball State University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. PERFECTO BOYET CAPARAS, Associate Director for Graduate Programs. A.B., LL.B., Manuel Luis Quezon University; LL.M., University of Hong Kong; LL.M., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. JULIE DAVIS, Associate Director of Student Affairs. B.S., Indiana University; M.S.M., Indiana Wesleyan University. HEATHER L. GRIMSTAD, Senior Associate Director for Student Affairs. B.A., M.A., University of Indianapolis, J.D., LL.M., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. LAUREN PEÑA, Associate Director of Student Recruitment. B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. AMY WHITLOCK, Associate Director of Advancement. B.A., Indiana University. SUSAN BUSHUE-RUSSELL, Assistant Director of Administration and Finance. A.A.S., Lakeland College; B.S., Eastern Illinois University. SARAH A. CALDWELL, Assistant Director of Student Recruitment. B.S., Indiana University; M.A., Lewis University. KIMBERLY CROCKETT, Assistant Director for Student Affairs/Registrar. A.A.S., Ivy Tech Community College; B.A., Indiana University. AMANDA S. FISHMAN, Assistant Director of Financial Aid. B.S., Purdue University.
352747-Program.indd 8 5/18/21 7:52 AM Faculty CYNTHIA A. BAKER, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Program on Law and State Government; Director, Experiential Learning. B.A., J.D., Valparaiso University. GERALD L. BEPKO, Chancellor Emeritus, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Indiana University Trustee Professor and Professor of Law. B.S., Northern Illinois University; J.D., ITT/Chicago-Kent College of Law; LL.M., Yale Law School. LEA BISHOP, Professor of Law and Dean’s Fellow. B.A., M.A., University of Chicago; J.D., Yale Law School. ROBERT BROOKINS, Professor of Law. B.S., University of South Florida; J.D., Ph.D., Cornell University. JEFFREY O. COOPER, Associate Professor of Law. A.B., Harvard University; J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School. BRAD DESNOYER, Associate Clinical Professor of Law. B.J., J.D. University of Missouri-Columbia. JAMES D. DIMITRI, Clinical Professor of Law. B.S., Indiana University; J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law. JENNIFER A. DROBAC, Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law. B.A., M.A., Stanford University; J.D., J.S.D., Stanford Law School. YVONNE M. DUTTON, Professor of Law; Dean’s Fellow; Grimes Fellow. B.A., Columbia University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder; J.D., Columbia Law School. GEORGE E. EDWARDS, Carl M. Gray Professor of Law; Director, Program in International Human Rights Law; John S. Grimes Fellow. B.A., North Carolina State University; J.D., Harvard Law School. FRANK EMMERT, John S. Grimes Professor of Law; Executive Director, Center for International and Comparative Law. Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen (J.D.), University of Munich Law School; LL.M., University of Michigan Law School; Diploma, European University Institute; Ph.D., University of Maastricht. NICHOLAS L. GEORGAKOPOULOS, Harold R. Woodard Professor of Law. Ptyhion Nomikis, Athens University School of Law; LL.M., S.J.D., Harvard Law School. CARRIE HAGAN, Clinical Associate Professor of Law; Director, Civil Practice Clinic. B.A., University of Kansas; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law. JOHN LAWRENCE HILL, R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law; Adjunct Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Northern Illinois University; J.D., Ph.D., Georgetown University. STEPHANIE RENEE HOFFER, Lawrence A. Jegen III Chair in Tax Law. B.S., The Ohio State University; J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law; LL.M., New York University. HILLARY HOFFMANN, Visiting Robert H. McKinney Chair in Environmental Law. B.A., Middlebury College; J.D., University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law. MAX HUFFMAN, Professor of Law; Director, Online Learning. B.A., Cornell University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law. JOSHUA JONES, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law. Bachelor of Music Education, University of Montevallo; J.D., M. Educ. Law, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law; LL.M., University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. SAM KALEN, Visiting Robert H. McKinney Chair in Environmental Law. B.A., Clark University; J.D., Washington University School of Law. ROBERT A. KATZ, Professor of Law. A.B., Harvard College; J.D., University of Chicago Law School. LINDA KELLY, M. Dale Palmer Professor of Law. B.A., J.D., University of Virginia. ANDREW R. KLEIN, Paul E. Beam Professor of Law. B.A., University of Wisconsin; J.D., Emory University School of Law. GERARD N. MAGLIOCCA, Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law. B.A., Stanford University; J.D., Yale Law School. ALLISON MARTIN, Clinical Professor of Law. B.S., J.D., University of Illinois. JANET G. MCCABE, Professor of Practice; Director, IU Environmental Resilience Institute. A.B., Harvard University; J.D., Harvard Law School. SEEMA MOHAPATRA, Associate Professor of Law and Dean’s Fellow. B.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.P.H., Yale University; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law. NOVELLA NEDEFF, Clinical Associate Professor of Law. B.A., J.D., Indiana University. JAMES P. NEHF, Professor of Law; Cleon H. Foust Fellow; John S. Grimes Fellow. B.A., Knox College; J.D., University of North Carolina Law School. XUAN-THAO NGUYEN, Gerald L. Bepko Chair, Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation. B.A., Oberlin College; J.D., Northeastern University School of Law. JOANNE ORR, Clinical Professor of Law. B.S., Indiana State University; J.D., California Western School of Law. FRAN QUIGLEY, Clinical Professor of Law; Health and Human Rights Clinic. B.A., Hanover College; M.A., Indiana University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. FLORENCE WAGMAN ROISMAN, William F. Harvey Professor of Law. B.A., University of Connecticut; LL.B., Harvard Law School. MARGARET RYNZAR, Professor of Law, Dean’s Fellow, and Grimes Fellow. B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Jagiellonian University; J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School. JOEL M. SCHUMM, Clinical Professor of Law. B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Cincinnati; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. LAHNY R. SILVA, Professor of Law and Dean’s Fellow. B.A., M.A., Boston University; J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law; LL.M., University of Wisconsin Law School. ROSS SILVERMAN, Professor of Public Health and Law (Secondary Appointment). B.A., Indiana University; J.D., Boston University School of Law; M.P.H., Boston University School of Public Health. FRANK SULLIVAN, JR., Professor of Practice; Indiana University Bicentennial Professor. A.B., Dartmouth College; J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law; LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law. MARGARET C. TARKINGTON, Professor of Law and Dean’s Fellow; Co-Director, J.D. Program Evaluation & Assessment. B.A., Brigham Young University; J.D., Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.
352747-Program.indd 9 5/18/21 7:53 AM NICOLAS P. TERRY, Hall Render Professor of Law; Executive Director, William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health. B.A., Kingston University; LL.M., Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. FRANCES LEE WATSON, Clinical Professor of Law. B.S., Ball State University; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. LLOYD T. WILSON, JR., Professor of Law; Director, Joint Center for Asian Law Studies; Director, Chinese Law Summer Program. B.A., Wabash College; M.A., Duke University; J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law; M.T.S., Christian Theological Seminary. R. GEORGE WRIGHT, Lawrence A. Jegen III Professor of Law. A.B., University of Virginia; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Ph.D., Indiana University.
Emeriti Faculty THOMAS B. ALLINGTON, Professor of Law Emeritus. B.S., J.D., University of Nebraska; LL.M., New York University School of Law. JUDITH FORD ANSPACH, Professor of Law and Director, Ruth Lilly Law Library Emerita. B.S., M.L.S., Kent State University; J.D., Mississippi College School of Law. EDWARD P. ARCHER, Professor of Law Emeritus. B.M.E., Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute; J.D., LL.M., Georgetown University Law School. JAMES F. BAILEY, III, Professor of Law and Director, Ruth Lilly Law Library Emeritus. A.B., J.D., M.A.L.S., The University of Michigan. CLYDE HARRISON CROCKETT, Professor of Law Emeritus. A.B., J.D., University of Texas; LL.M., University of London (The London School of Economics and Political Science). DEBRA A. FALENDER, Professor of Law Emerita. A.B., Mount Holyoke College; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. DAVID A. FUNK, Professor of Law Emeritus. A.B., College of Wooster; J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law; M.A., The Ohio State University; LL.M., Case Western Reserve University; LL.M., Columbia Law School. PAUL J. GALANTI, Professor of Law Emeritus. A.B., Bowdoin College; J.D., University of Chicago Law School. HELEN P. GARFIELD, Professor of Law Emerita. B.S.J., Northwestern University; J.D., University of Colorado School of Law. JEFFREY W. GROVE, Professor of Law Emeritus. A.B., Juniata College; J.D., George Washington University Law School. W. WILLIAM HODES, Professor of Law Emeritus, A.B., Harvard College; J.D., Rutgers University School of Law—Newark. WILLIAM ANDREW KERR, Professor of Law Emeritus. A.B., J.D., West Virginia University; B.D., Duke University; LL.M., Harvard Law School. WILLIAM E. MARSH, Professor of Law Emeritus. B.S., J.D., University of Nebraska. DEBORAH B. MCGREGOR, Clinical Professor of Law Emerita. Founding Director, Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) Program. B.A., University of Evansville; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center. H. KATHLEEN PATCHEL, Associate Professor Law Emerita. A.B., Huntingdon College; J.D., University of North Carolina; LL.M., Yale Law School. RONALD W. POLSTON, Professor of Law Emeritus. B.S., Eastern Illinois University; LL.B., University of Illinois College of Law. GARY R. ROBERTS, Dean and Gerald L. Bepko Professor of Law Emeritus. B.A., Bradley University; J.D., Stanford University. JOAN M. RUHTENBERG, Clinical Professor of Law Emerita. B.A., Mississippi University for Women; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. JAMES W. TORKE, Carl M. Gray Professor of Law Emeritus. B.S., J.D., University of Wisconsin. JAMES PATRICK WHITE, Professor of Law Emeritus. A.B., University of Iowa; J.D., LL.M., George Washington University Law School. LAWRENCE P. WILKINS, William R. Neale Professor of Law Emeritus. B.A., The Ohio State University; J.D., Capitol University Law School; LL.M., University of Texas School of Law. MARY THERESE WOLF, Clinical Professor of Law Emerita. B.A., Saint Xavier College; J.D., University of Iowa College of Law.
Ruth Lilly Law Library Faculty BENJAMIN J. KEELE, Research and Instructional Librarian & Lecturer in Law, Ruth Lilly Law Library. B.A., University of Nebraska—Lincoln; J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law; M.L.S., Indiana University. LEE LITTLE, Research and Instruction Librarian & Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Ruth Lilly Law Library. B.A., Xavier University; M.L.S., Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing; J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. RENA SEIDLER, Research and Instructional Services Librarian & Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Ruth Lilly Law Library. B.A., Iowa State University; J.D, Georgia State University; M.L.I.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
352747-Program.indd 10 5/18/21 7:53 AM DESCRIPTION OF DEGREES
DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE The Doctor of Juridical Science (Scientiae Juridicae Doctor or Juridicae Scientiae Doctor), or S.J.D. degree, is a terminal degree in law, which is offered by a minority of law schools in the United States. The degree is designed for persons who have completed a first degree in law (LL.B. or J.D.) and a Master of Laws (LL.M.), and who seek careers as academics in the United States or abroad, as well as for scholars who seek affiliation with other academic or public policy institutions worldwide. At the IU McKinney School of Law, the S.J.D. is a research-based dissertation degree. Each S.J.D. candidate works closely with one of our faculty members who is an expert in the candidate’s field of study. MASTER OF LAWS The Master of Laws (Magister Legum or Legum Magister), or LL.M. degree, is designed for students of exceptional ability who already hold a first degree in law. That is, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), an undergraduate degree in law from a university outside the United States, or a J.D. (Juris Doctor), a professional law degree from an American law school. The LL.M. degree at the IU McKinney School of Law is a one-year degree program, with seven “tracks” or areas of concentration: American Law for Foreign Lawyers; Corporate and Commercial Law; Health Law, Policy and Bioethics; Intellectual Property Law; International and Comparative Law; International Human Rights Law; and World Trade Law. Since the program’s inception, we have enrolled LL.M. students from more than 70 nations throughout the world. DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE
The Doctor of Jurisprudence degree, also known as a Juris Doctor, or J.D. degree, is a graduate professional degree in law. The degree was first awarded in the United States in the early 20th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree. Originating from the 19th century Harvard movement for the scientific study of law, it is a degree that in most common law jurisdictions is the primary professional preparation for lawyers. MASTER OF JURISPRUDENCE The law school’s Master of Jurisprudence, or M.J. degree, affords professionals in fields other than the law, the opportunity to acquire the legal knowledge that will help them in their chosen careers. The degree consists of 30 credit hours.
352747-Program.indd 11 5/18/21 7:53 AM PRO BONO PROGRAM Level of Achievement Award Recipients Pro Bono is a Latin phrase meaning “for the good.” Through its Pro Bono Program, the law school encourages students to volunteer time to government entities, public service organizations and community groups that provide legal assistance to low-income individuals. The students listed below have contributed 50 or more hours of pro bono service and have received a Pro Bono Program notation on their transcripts.
JOHN PAUL BERLON AWARD FOR PRO BONO SERVICE: Tiffany Costley
NORMAN LEFSTEIN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE GOLD LEVEL (200+ HOURS) Jessica Berk Hailey Leister Bre Robinson Rachel Bir Leah Miller Brenda Alexandra Salas Lopez Ana Carolina Corey Robert Miller Anna Samland Tiffany Costley Mike Moga Arianna Smith Katie Curry Bradley Neely Ashley Stump Julia Frandsen-DeLoach Ibironke Ogunleye Ajoke Yussuf Christopher Goff Scotty Probert Addison Zielinski Mollie Golden Byron Ramirez Jacob Zigenfus Bria Kemp Megan Reiley
MARY H. MITCHELL OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD SILVER LEVEL (100-199 HOURS) Olunfunmilayo Bab-Oke Benjamin Huang Patrick Sanders Jessica Briscoe Jason Marshall Sundeep Singh Emily Burchfield Virginia Marso Febuk Uya Matthew Dobbs Geofrey Mpamulungi Reja Yousuf David Faulkner Michael Nichols Armand Holmes Adaugo Sandra Nwachukwu
BRONZE LEVEL (50-99 HOURS) Jacob Antrim Zephyr Harris Daniel Swiss Valarie Bagwell Cass Lawson Alexis Weaver Sheremy Cabrera Anna Marie Shuck Molly Connor Alexis Sizemore
352747-Program.indd 12 5/18/21 7:53 AM GRADUATE CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION The IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law offers certificates and concentrations in a variety of subject areas. The graduates listed below have earned the following levels of recognition in these areas: December 2020 Advocacy Skills Jessica Briscoe Mollie Burgess Nicole McGaughey
Corporate & Commercial Law Andraea Reed Robert Rhyne Daniel Swiss
Criminal Law Jessica Briscoe Aaron Schenk Sundeep Singh Emily Schebler Kerstan Sexton Destiny Walker
Civil & Human Rights Law Mollie Burgess Trevor Oakerson
Environmental & Natural Resources Law Heather Foxx
Health Law Emily Burchfield Nicole McGaughey Caulin McGraw Alexandra Card
May 2021 Advocacy Skills Yasmin Abdelhak Hannah Hawkins Michael Lakes Ana Carolina Corey Robert Hodge Matt Metzger Julia Frandsen-DeLoach Taylor Ivy Leah Miller Christopher Goff Elizabeth James Samuel Sendrow
Corporate & Commercial Law James Campbell Jon Jacobson Anthony Smith Cody Coldren Nicholas Johnson Tyler Smith Kaylee Conley Bria Kemp Frederick Sprunger Helga Davila Jessica Kolanowski Jared Thomas Alex Eads Jade Owen Brian Wesselman Richard Furlong Patrick Sanders Joel Haas Neda Semsarieh
Criminal Law Adrian Arellano David Faulkner Erika Patrick Jessica Berk Robert Hodge Megan Reiley Rachel Boyd Taylor Ivy Anna Samland Jared Brown Bria Kemp Samuel Sendrow Norman Copley Andrew Kuhlenhoelter Alexandria Sons Tiffany Costley Leah Miller Katie Curry Jordan Oliver
*List is tentative, subject to final grades. (Graduate Certificate Recognition continued on next page)
352747-Program.indd 13 5/18/21 7:53 AM GRADUATE CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION (continued from previous page) Civil & Human Rights Law Moncerrat Alvarez Elizabeth Halodik Hannah Sobhie Tiffany Costley Hannah Hawkins Jared Thomas Katie Curry Byron Ramirez
Environmental & Natural Resources Law Julia Frandsen-DeLoach Nicholas Satterfield Adam Steel
Health Law Rani Amani Cass Lawson Jonathan Tarro Sarah Barrett Katherine Murphy Krystal Villarruel Levi Baysinger Patrick O’Brien Alexis Weaver Jacob Bradshaw David Orlich Diana White Elizabeth James Thomas Pratt Reja Yousuf Jessica Kolanowski Brandyce Sallee Michael Lakes Anthony Singer
Intellectual Property Law Francis Cislak Noah Long Mike Webb Joshua DeAmicis Shane Moreillon Brian Wesselman Luke Haskins Kenneth Nolasco Arias Zachary Leach Jade Owen
International & Comparative Law Sarah Barrett Luke Haskins Anna Samland Elizabeth Halodik Elsye Parrish
*List is tentative, subject to final grades.
352747-Program.indd 14 5/18/21 7:53 AM GRADUATES WITH HONORS Indiana University graduates who have achieved excellence in scholarship are entitled to wear honor cords, (fourragères), which hang from the left shoulder. Cream and crimson cords represent Summa Cum Laude (highest distinction), cream cords represent Magna Cum Laude (high distinction), and crimson cords represent Cum Laude (distinction).
MASTER OF LAWS GRADUATES WITH DISTINCTION
MUHAMMAD ALI CHAUDRY IURII PAK JENNIFER THUMA YUAN JIANG SARAH ELIZABETH PLEW AJOKE ADERAYO YUSSUF IBIRONKE BUNMI OGUNLEYE JIAN SHEN MOYOSOLUWA OGUNYEMI DANIEL TESHOME TEKLU MASTER OF JURISPRUDENCE GRADUATES WITH DISTINCTION
MAUREEN H. SHIEL DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE
SUMMA CUM LAUDE MAGNA CUM LAUDE CUM LAUDE
December 2020 December 2020 December 2020 MORGAN MCCANN KAREN ANN CANDLISH LAURA PARKS EMILY MICHELE SCHEBLER SUNDEEP SINGH May and August 2021 (Tentative) DANIEL J. SWISS RANI BAE AMANI May and August 2021 (Tentative) WILLIAM DEAN YOUNG LEVI DONALD BAYSINGER JACOB THOMAS ANTRIM CHANDLER JAMES DALLAS CLARK JOEL HAAS May and August 2021 (Tentative) JOSHUA DEAMICIS MICHAEL A. LAKES FRANCIS PRESTON CISLAK ABBY DEMARE GREGORY LAWTON ALEX C. EADS KRISTEN ELISE HAHN HAILEY JO LEISTER PATRICK JOSEPH FAGAN EVAN C. KENNEDY MIRANDA LYNNE STEELE CHRISTOPHER GOFF VIRGINIA TAFT MARSO SAMUEL JAMES THOMPSON JON ALEXANDER RUSSELL MATTHEW PRICE METZGER KHOA DANG TRINH JACOBSON PATRICK JOSEPH SANDERS COLLEEN MORRISON JOHNSON MICHAEL D. WEBB ANNA KARAS ADDISON KANE ZIELINSKI SHANNON KEATING TYLER JAMES KINSLEY ANDREW KUHLENHOELTER ROBERT STEWART MILLER CHERYL JEAN MILLS SHANE THOMAS MOREILLON JORDAN M. OLIVER BRE ROBINSON ANNA CHRISTINE SAMLAND NEDA SEMSARIEH ALEXANDRIA NICOLE SONS ADAM CHRISTOPHER STEEL BROOKE L. WERSTLER DIANA P. WHITE *List is tentative, subject to final grades.
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MASTER OF LAWS
TAMARA AL BANNA MOYOSOLUWA OGUNYEMI Amman, Jordan Ekiti, Nigeria
SALEM ALGHFELI IURII PAK Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
JOYCE MADDELINE ALMEIDA PONCE SARAH ELIZABETH PLEW Guayaquil, Ecuador Westfield, Indiana
DUMUA HUSSAIN ALNAJRANI BRENDA ALEXANDRA SALAS LOPEZ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Cusco, Peru
MUHAMMAD ALI CHAUDRY JIAN SHEN Lahore, Pakistan Beijing, China
YUAN JIANG DANIEL TESHOME TEKLU Yantai, China Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CLARENCE BENJAMIN LEATHERBURY MAHESHA PRASADINI SUBASINGHE TENNEKOON Salem, Indiana Fishers, Indiana
GEOFREY LUKWAGO MPAMULUNGI JENNIFER THUMA Kampala, Uganda Indianapolis, Indiana
BRUNA FREITAS NEVES FEBUK EDET UYA Miami, Florida Lagos, Nigeria
ADAUGO SANDRA NWACHUKWU AJOKE ADERAYO YUSSUF Port Harcourt, Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
IBIRONKE BUNMI OGUNLEYE Ondo State, Nigeria
MASTER OF JURISPRUDENCE
CAROLYN M. DAWSON EMILY KEMPSKI Indianapolis, Indiana Brownsburg, Indiana
AURA BROOKE DAY NATALIE MENDEZ Fishers, Indiana Hammond, Indiana
CONNIE L. ELY BRADEN RANDLES Camby, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
MARY ELY MAUREEN H. SHIEL Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
BRANDON MICHAEL HAMRICK AHMAD SOHAIL TARSHI Plainfield, Indiana Kabul, Afghanistan
KATHY L. JENSEN YINAN ZHANG Indianapolis, Indiana Tianjin, China
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YASMIN ABDELHAK CALVIN BLANK Indianapolis, Indiana Terre Haute, Indiana
MARK ABELL LAURA BLAYDES Evansville, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
MONCERRAT ALVAREZ MADISON BOLDRY Logansport, Indiana Kokomo, Indiana
RANI AMANI ANDREW BOOKWALTER Naperville, Illinois Fillmore, Indiana
JENNIFER ANAMOO RACHEL BOYD Tema, Ghana Noblesville, Indiana
ERIN ANDERSON JACOB BRADSHAW Zionsville, Indiana Kokomo, Indiana
ARIEL ANDERSON JESSICA BRISCOE Martin, Michigan Wauconda, Illinois
CARLTON ANKER JARED BROWN Carmel, Indiana Lafayette, Indiana
JACOB ANTRIM KYRA BROWNING Bluffton, Indiana Westfield, Indiana
ADRIAN ARELLANO JAMES BULOW Elkhart, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
DAULTON ARVIN EMILY BURCHFIELD Kokomo, Indiana Suwanee, Georgia
OLUFUNMILAYO BAB-OKE FARRAR BURKERT Atlanta, Georgia Winamac, Indiana
VALARIE BAGWELL SHEREMY CABRERA Franklin, Indiana Peoria, Arizona
CHRISTOPHER BANDY JAMES CAMPBELL Brownsburg, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
SARAH BARRETT KAREN CANDLISH Aiken, South Carolina Indianapolis, Indiana
TYLER BAUER WARREN CANGANY Fort Wayne, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
LEVI BAYSINGER ALEXANDRA CARD Linton, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
NOAH BENCKENDORF ASHLYN CARTER Morton, Illinois Fishers, Indiana
JESSICA BERK SCHUYLAR CASTO Mishawaka, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana
RACHEL BIR DAVID R. CHAMBERS III Carmel, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
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SHICONG CHEN STUART DILLON Beijing, China Indianapolis, Indiana
FRANCIS CISLAK MATTHEW DOBBS Indianapolis, Indiana Bakersfield, California
CHANDLER CLARK PHILIP DOBELSTEIN Indianapolis, Indiana Paris, Illinois
KATHARYN CLARK ALEX EADS Indianapolis, Indiana Shelbyville, Indiana
ERIC CLAXTON JUSTICE ENNIS Fort Wayne, Indiana South Bend, Indiana
CODY COLDREN PATRICK FAGAN Fishers, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
NATALIE COLLINS DAVID FAULKNER Dexter, Michigan Fishers, Indiana
BRAYTON CONLEY JAMES CURTIS FOSTER II Muncie, Indiana San Antonio, Texas
KAYLEE CONLEY HEATHER FOXX Muncie, Indiana Brazil, Indiana
NATHAN CONNER JULIA FRANDSEN-DELOACH Mills River, North Carolina Midlothian, Texas
MOLLY CONNOR DANIEL FROHMAN Columbus, Indiana Bloomington, Indiana
BRADY COOPER JR. RICHARD FURLONG Saint John, Indiana Grand Marais, Minnesota
NORMAN D. COPLEY JR. ROSS GILCHRIST Hodgenville, Kentucky Indianapolis, Indiana
ANA CAROLINA COREY TAYLOR GINTHER Carmel, Indiana Madison, Wisconsin
TIFFANY COSTLEY CHRISTOPHER GOFF Indianapolis, Indiana Germantown, Tennessee
TRACI CUMBAY MOLLIE GOLDEN Indianapolis, Indiana Rockville, Indiana
KATIE CURRY NOAH GOLDSTEIN Franklin, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
JOSHUA DEAMICIS JOEL HAAS Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
ABBY DEMARE KRISTEN HAHN Columbia, South Carolina Evansville, Indiana
IAN DEVEREUX ZEPHYR HARRIS Fishers, Indiana Kingston, Jamaica
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MADISYN HARSH SHANNON KEATING North Vernon, Indiana Monon, Indiana
LUKE HASKINS BRIA KEMP Noblesville, Indiana Lansing, Michigan
LASHONDA HATFIELD EVAN KENNEDY Fort Wayne, Indiana Lafayette, Indiana
HANNAH HAWKINS TYLER KINSLEY West Lafayette, Indiana Franklin, Indiana
KRYSTLE HERSHBERGER WILLIAM KIRKWOOD Attica, Indiana Nappanee, Indiana
MACIE HINEN JESSICA KOLANOWSKI Columbia City, Indiana Saint John, Indiana
ROBERT HODGE JESSICA KOOLWICK Indianapolis, Indiana Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
ARMAND HOLMES ANDREW KUHLENHOELTER Shaker Heights, Ohio Evansville, Indiana
BENJAMIN HUANG MICHAEL LAKES Carmel, Indiana Connersville, Indiana
TAYLOR IVY CASS LAWSON Owensville, Indiana Hanover, Indiana
NICHOLAS JACOBS GREGORY LAWTON Fort Wayne, Indiana New Berlin, Wisconsin
JON JACOBSON ZACHARY LEACH Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
ELIZABETH JAMES HAILEY LEISTER Columbus, Indiana Reading, Pennsylvania
WILL JENNINGS K. SKYE LINGENFELTER Little Rock, Arkansas Nashville, Tennessee
ALLISON JENSEN PATRICK LOCKHART Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
LAUREN JOHANNS JONATHAN LOUNDS Paulding, Ohio St. Johns, Michigan
PREANDRA JONES STEPHEN LUCEY Fort Wayne, Indiana El Paso, Texas
THOMAS JONES MALISSA MAGIERA Burnips, Michigan Highland, Indiana
SE YOUNG JUNG JASON MARSHALL Jeonju, Republic of Korea Spiceland, Indiana
ANNA KARAS VIRGINIA MARSO Geneva, Illinois Coldwater, Michigan
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JARRYD MARTIN SHANE MOREILLON San Diego, California Indianapolis, Indiana
KELSEY MARXSMITH COLLEEN MARIE MORRISON San Diego, California Newport News, Virginia
MORGAN MCCANN LAUREN MULLIS Tullahoma, Tennessee Greenwood, Indiana
AUSTIN MCDONALD KATHERINE MURPHY Upland, Indiana Grosse Pointe, Michigan
NICOLE MCGAUGHEY ABHA NADKARNI Indianapolis, Indiana Mumbai, India
BARRY MCGINLEY SARA KATE NASH Indianapolis, Indiana Gurnee, Illinois
CAULIN MCGRAW ABBY ELIZABETH NEELY Speedway, Indiana Brookston, Indiana
CHELSEA MCINTYRE BRADLEY NEELY Niles, Michigan Avon, Indiana
JORDEN MCKIBBEN CASEY NICHOLAS Yorktown, Indiana North Vernon, Indiana
DANIEL MCMULLEN MICHAEL NICHOLS Anderson, Indiana Loudon, Tennessee
LEAH MELDRUM KENNETH NOLASCO ARIAS Algonac, Michigan Tegucigalpa, Honduras
KATE MELTZER ROXANE OBERLEY Indianapolis, Indiana Bainbridge, Indiana
BRIANNE MERSHMAN PATRICK O’BRIEN Indianapolis, Indiana Peoria, Illinois
MATTHEW METZGER JORDAN OLIVER Indianapolis, Indiana Lafayette, Indiana
MELISSA MICHIE DAVID ORLICH Brownsburg, Indiana Valparaiso, Indiana
ANTHONY MILLER JADE OWEN Greenwood, Indiana Charleston, Illinois
LEAH MILLER LAURA PARKS Carmel, Indiana Crown Point, Indiana
ROBERT MILLER ELYSE PARRISH Peoria, Illinois Princeton, Indiana
CHERYL MILLS ERIKA PATRICK North Plainfield, New Jersey Whiteland, Indiana
MIKE MOGA LACIE PATTERSON Indianapolis, Indiana Elwood, Indiana
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MICHEAL PATTERSON EMILY SCHEBLER Columbus, Indiana Batesville, Indiana
LINDSEY PETITT AARON SCHENK Shelbyville, Indiana Newburgh, Indiana
DALIA PHELPS KYLE SCHMITZ Barranquilla, Columbia Kokomo, Indiana
KYLE PIERCE DANAE SCHNECK Anderson, Indiana Goshen, Indiana
THOMAS PRATT MADELINE SCHNEIDER Pleasant Grove, Utah Lawrenceburg, Indiana
SCOTTY PROBERT WILLIAM SCRUGGS Los Angeles, California Indianapolis, Indiana
JORDAN QUILLEN NEDA SEMSARIEH Spencer, Indiana Elk Grove, Illinois
ABBIGAIL RABEN SAMUEL JOSHUA SENDROW Evansville, Indiana Carmel, Indiana
BYRON RAMIREZ KERSTAN SEXTON Indianapolis, Indiana Mooresville, Indiana
ANDREW REDD BRENT SEYMOUR Lafayette, Indiana Bloomfield, Indiana
ANDRAEA REED CASEY SHELBURNE Indianapolis, Indiana Sheridan, Indiana
MEGAN REILEY ANNAMARIE SHUCK-GORE Greenwood, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
ROBERT RHYNE ANTHONY SINGER Greenwood, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
BRE ROBINSON SUNDEEP SINGH Richmond, Indiana Fishers, Indiana
JACOB ROEHM ALEXIS SIZEMORE Farmersburg, Indiana Frankfort, Indiana
ROBERT ROTH ANN SKIRVIN Indianapolis, Indiana Bloomington, Indiana
BRANDYCE SALLEE ANTHONY SMITH Coatesville, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
ANNA SAMLAND ARIANNA SMITH Greenfield, Indiana Lexington, Kentucky
PATRICK SANDERS CORY SMITH Westfield, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
NICHOLAS SATTERFIELD TYLER SMITH Columbus, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana
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HANNAH SOBHIE DESTINY WALKER Indianapolis, Indiana Anderson, Indiana
FARRIN SOLERO WILLIAM J. WALKER New York, New York Muncie, Indiana
ALEXANDRIA SONS WANGWEI WANG Franklin, Indiana Jinzhou, Hubei Province, China
AUSTIN SPARKS PHILIP WASHINGTON Carmel, Indiana South Bend, Indiana
FREDERICK SPRUNGER ALEXIS WEAVER Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
ADAM STEEL DENNIS WEBB Vincennes, Indiana Perrysville, Indiana
MIRANDA STEELE MICHAEL WEBB La Porte, Indiana Birmingham, United Kingdom
TIM STUCKY BROOKE WERSTLER Sellersburg, Indiana Larwill, Indiana
ASHLEY STUMP BRIAN WESSELMAN Nappanee, Indiana Bargersville, Indiana
DANIEL SWISS DIANA WHITE Noblesville, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
ROBERT TAGGART JOSHUA WILLIS Lebanon, Indiana Bowie, Maryland
JONATHAN TARRO ALEXANDRA WRIGHT Crescent City, Illinois Merrillville, Indiana
JARED THOMAS DAWIT YILMA West Lafayette, Indiana Ellicott City, Maryland
LAUREN THOMPSON TALON YOUNG Noblesville, Indiana Woodbridge, Virginia
SAMUEL THOMPSON WILLIAM YOUNG Indianapolis, Indiana Van Wert, Ohio
DAVID TIWARI REJA YOUSUF Bloomington, Indiana Dallas, Texas
KHOA TRINH ADDISON ZIELINSKI Atlanta, Georgia Indianapolis, Indiana
JOHNNY VAUGHN JR. JACOB ZIGENFUS Terre Haute, Indiana Evansville, Indiana
KRYSTAL VILLARRUEL Hobart, Indiana
STEWART WAHLE Newburgh, Indiana
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