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SENIOR DAY 2017 MAY 5 • HILL AUDITORIUM 1 Salute to the Class of 2017 2 Order of Exercises 4 Student and Faculty Speakers 5 Senior Day Speakers 6 Awards Presented 7 Lyrics 8 Degrees Presented 12 Awards 23 Acknowledgements 24 Profile of the 2017 Graduating Class 25 Academic Regalia 26 A Brief History of the University of Michigan Law School 30 Commitment to Integrity 31 Leadership 32 Crossword Dear Members of the Class of 2017, TODAY IS AN EXCITING DAY for you, for the family and friends who have supported and cheered for you, and for all of us at the Law School. As you head off to whatever lies ahead, please know that you always have a home here at Michigan Law. Alumni are an integral part of what makes our Law School so special, and we hope to count you among those who stay actively connected to Michigan for a lifetime. Congratulations, and all our best wishes. Mark D. West Dean Nippon Life Professor of Law ORDER OF EXERCISES PRELUDE AND PROCESSIONAL Today’s Brass with Tympani WELCOME PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Mark D. West Dean Nippon Life Professor of Law STUDENT SPEAKER Eliza Wilton Member, JD Class of 2017 FACULTY SPEAKER Monica Hakimi Professor of Law ADDRESS Richard W. Pogue, ’53 David Pogue MEDLEY Law School Headnotes *Please stand during the alma mater. INTRODUCTION AND HOODING OF GRADUATES BY FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS Richard Friedman Margo Schlanger Margaret C. Hannon, ’05 David Uhlmann David Moran, ’91 Sarah C. Zearfoss, ’92 PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE LAWYERS CLUB David H. Baum, ‘89, Assistant Dean for Student Life Darren Nealy, Director of Student Life RECESSIONAL Today’s Brass with Tympani RECEPTION Immediately following in the Law Quadrangle 4 STUDENT & FACULTY SPEAKERS Eliza Wilton Member, JD Class of 2017 Eliza Wilton grew up in Marysville, Michigan. After receiving her associate degree from St. Clair County Community College, she graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in social work. During her time at Michigan Law, Eliza was a member of Outlaws, the Women Law Students Association, and the Native American Law Students Association. She also was a note editor for the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review. After graduation, she will begin her legal career as a corporate associate at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn in Detroit. In her free time, Eliza likes to lift weights; play leisure sports such as darts and pool; play slightly less leisurely sports such as pick-up basketball and soccer; consume the occasional macro beer; spend time with her nephew, Charlie, and his parents, Adreanne and Kyle; and publically embarrass her little siblings, Emily and Mason. Monica Hakimi Professor of Law Monica Hakimi teaches and writes in the fields of public international law and U.S. foreign relations law. Her research ties together doctrine and theory to examine how international law operates and adapts to contemporary challenges, particularly in the areas of human and national security. In addition, she is a contributing editor to EJIL Talk!, the blog that is affiliated with the European Journal of International Law. Professor Hakimi earned her JD from Yale Law School and her BA, summa cum laude, from Duke University. After law school, she clerked for the Hon. Kimba Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and then served as an attorney- adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State. She also served as counsel before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal and worked on cases before the International Court of Justice and U.S. federal courts and agencies. From 2013 to 2016, Professor Hakimi was the associate dean for academic programming at Michigan Law. She regularly serves as an external referee for peer-reviewed law review journals and is on the advisory board for the Institute of International Peace and Security at the University of Cologne, Germany. SENIOR DAY SPEAKERS 5 Richard Pogue, ’53 Dick Pogue is an antitrust and corporate litigator who has led a long and distinguished career at Jones Day, where he served as managing partner for many years and had a significant impact on shaping the firm’s growth into international markets. A past chairman of the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association, Dick also has served in many civic leadership roles in Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, and the state of Ohio, several of those roles in education. He also is a longtime advocate of teaching Michigan Law students about the business of law and has endowed programming, including the annual “Pogue Panel,” which features distinguished Michigan Law alumni speaking on leadership challenges and professional issues. Dick is a past recipient of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award and the Law School’s Distinguished Alumni Award. David Pogue David Pogue is the tech critic for Yahoo Finance. He previously served for 13 years as the personal-technology columnist for The New York Times. He’s also a monthly columnist for Scientific American and host of science shows on PBS’s NOVA. He’s been a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning since 2002. An Emmy and Webby award-winning author and journalist, David is one of the world’s bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the for Dummies series and in 1999, he launched his own series of humorous computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 120 titles. Following his graduation from Yale with distinction in music, he spent 10 years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York. He’s been profiled on 48 Hours and 60 Minutes. 6 AWARDS PRESENTED AWARDS PRESENTATION HENRY M. BATES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD An award presented annually to outstanding seniors in the Law School, with account taken of scholarship in legal studies, personality, character, extracurricular interests, and promise of a distinguished career. The award was established through the generosity of alumni and friends of the Law School in memory of the late Dean Henry M. Bates. Katherine Hurrelbrink Claire Lally Alexandra Reed JANE L. MIXER MEMORIAL AWARD An annual award presented to the students who have made the greatest contribution to activities designed to advance the cause of social justice. Students, faculty, and staff provide nominations for the award. Omar El-Halwagi Dana Leib IRVING STENN JR. AWARD An annual award presented to students who have demonstrated leadership and contributed, through extracurricular activities, to the well-being and strength of the Law School or University. The award is made possible through the generosity of Irving Stenn Jr., ’55, and his father, Irving Stenn Sr., both of Chicago. Erin Chapman Emma Ellman-Golan Deeva Shah LYRICS 7 The Victors (Chorus) (L.Elbel)/Regents of the University of Michigan Hail! to the victors valiant Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan the leaders and best Hail! to the victors valiant Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan, the champions of the West! The Yellow and Blue (alma mater) *Please stand during the alma mater. (C. M. Gayley, M. W. Balfe)/Regents of the University of Michigan Lyrics as sung by The Headnotes Sing to the colors that float in the light; Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue! Yellow the stars as they ride through the night And reel in a rollicking crew; Yellow the field where ripens the grain And yellow the moon on the harvest wain; -Hail! Hail to the colors that float in the light Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue! Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue! 8 DEGREES PRESENTED Juris Doctor Amy Albanese Ann (Youn Jin) Choi Nadji Jordan Allan D. Jeffrey Christensen Jessica Carter Altman Jennifer Boram Chun Zachary W. Anderson Nicole M. Cleminshaw Luis Arias Szuwei Co Alexis M. Bailey Eric Cole Katherine Stallings Bailey Meredith Kathleen Collier Sudhana Darshan Bajracharya Erin Beth Gurwitch Collins Christopher Balch Kaitlyn Coverstone Evan J. Ballan Eric Anthony Cromwell Cox II Anwesha Banerjee Joseph J. Dalia Jr. Javed Rome Basu-Kesselman Andrew Campbell Dane Caroline R. Bell Adele Daniel Erica Caroline Berman Rachil Davids Nicholas M. Bessette Samuel DeBaltzo Raina Bhatt Kathryn DeLong Kele Bigknife Brian Dressel Facundo Bouzat Laura M. Dripps Elizabeth M. Boyle Bryan DuBon Patrick J. Branson Joseph Duncker Andrew J. Brown Brad Eben Christopher Bruno Mariel A. Eben Russell J. Bucher Andrew A. Eberle Seth Fleischer Buchsbaum Samuel Nnamdi Edandison Madeline Elizabeth Lindgren Buck Omar M. El-Halwagi Robert G. Burnett Kevin James Ellis Hazel Caldwell-Kuru Emma Ellman-Golan Breanna M. Caldwell Samuel L. Estenson Christian S. Carey LaToya Chevonne Sanderson Felton Cory M. Carone Caitlin M. Fitzgerald Bridget Marie Carr John L. Fitzhenry Mario J. Carroll Lauren E. Fitzsimons Sarah Madison Carter Ariel Flint Philip Daniel Castagnozzi Bush Hannah Elizabeth Friedman Jennifer Chae Magnus Wei Zhang Gan Erin R.