I n n j I I il 1 :i Southern Methodist T-Iniversity o ! School of Lan¡ Twenfy-third Annual Hooding of Candidates for the Degree of Juris Doctor and ¡ Presentation of Candidates i for Other Degrees i 1 Saturday Evening, the Twenty-first of May i Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-four at Six-thirry O'clock UL) Law School Quadrangle ii \ \øELCOME TO SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY ''lrHoot oF L,{\(/ Southern Methodist University opened in the fall of l9I5 and graduated its first class in the spring of 1916. This is the University's 79th Annual Commencement Convocation. The School of Law ar Southern Methodist University was established in February 1925. k is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is approved by the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association. The Êrst law school class graduated in 1928 with 11 members. This, the 67th graduating class,consists of2S2candidatesfortheJurisDoctordegtee,3T candidatesfortheMasteroflaws degree (Comparative and International Law), and 15 candidates for the Master of Laws degree. There are four buildings in the Law School Quadrangle. Storey Hall houses the faculty library, faculty and administrative offrces, the Legal Clinic, School ofLaw publications, and Karcher Auditorium. Carr Collins Hall, formerly Lawyers Inn, was recently renovated and contains two state-of-the-art seminar classrooms; student lounge and student areas; the of6ces ofA.dmissions, Career Services, Public Service Program, and Student.Affairs; as well as other University offices. Florence Hall is the classroom building with a model law offrce and courtroom facilities having modern audiovisual equipment and closed-circuit television. Underwood Lavt Libnry contains ' collection of approximately 355,000 volumes, ranking second among private law school libraries west of the Mississippi. The Law School is uniquely advantaged by its location in the Dallas metroplex; it draws its more rhan 800 srudents from most ofthe 50 states and from over 100 colleges and universities. The School maincains a close working relationship with the Dallas Bar Association, of which many of rhe members teach seminars in specialized areas. Students have the opportunity to select courses and seminars of small enrollment with intimate interaction with the faculty. SMU, long a leader in curriculum development, has recently revamped the traditional frrst- year curriculum to include an innovative skills course, "Lawyering," and has adopted a public service curricular requirement for all students entering after the faII of 1993 ' SMU Law School! Legal Clinics provide practical instruction in appellate, civil, criminal, immigration, and tax cases under the careful supervision ofexperienced practitioners. Students prePare legal docu- ments, interview and counsel clients, and appear in court in a variety ofcases. The Graduare Program in Inrernational and Comparative Law is attended by distinguished lawyers and judges from many foreign countries with particular emphasis on those from Latin A.merica, the Middle East, and Far East. The Graduate Program in Taxation is an intensive course ofstudy in advanced tax issues. For your convenience, restroom facilities are located on the basement and frrst floor levels , Storey Hall and Florence Hall. J PROGRAM PRESENT,{TION OF THE DON M. SMART A\øARD The audience will be seated during the þrocestìonal. ^ ;¡N ConoosÉs, President, Student Bar Assocìation, Jurìs Doctor Candidate PRELUDE STATEMENT OF THE DEAN University Brass C. Paur Rocnns III, 8.,t., J.D., LL.M., Dean and Professor of Law D¡vr ArrxaNonn, Conductor ADDRESS FANFARE Nüasson Tnou¡s \Ø. Luc¡ III, B.B.A., J.D. Founding Partner, Hughes and Luce TRUMPET VOLUNTARY Purcell FANFARE \Øasson PROCESSION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES Standard Bearer for the SMU School of Law HOODING OF CANDID,{TES FOR THE DEGREE OFJURIS DOCTOR* President of the Student Bar Association Introduction Candidates for the Degree ofJuris Doctor SnaN ConoosÉs, President, Student Bar Association,Juris Doctor Candidate Candidates for the Degree of Masrer of Laws PRESENTATION OF C,A.NDIDATES FOR ADVANCED DEGREES Candidates for the Degree of Masrer of Laws Introduction (Comparative and International) rù(/rrrralr Pnor¡sson J. Bnrocn F,I,NFARE \Øasson Pnor¡sson CHnrsropsnn H. H¡Nr..la ' Master of Laws TRUMPET TUNE Purcel^ Master of Laws (Comparative and International Law) PROCESSION OF F,{,CULTY, OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND GUESTS CLOSING REMARKS Faculty Ma¡shal for the School of Law D¡¡N Roc¡ns Alumni Relatives of the Degree Candidates Faculty ofthe School ofLaw FANFARE \Øasson Guest Speaker RECESSIONAL The Dean ofthe School ofLaw The audience will renain seated darìng rhe recessìonal NATIONAL,{NTHEM RECEPTION Herald Trumpets Following tbe ceremony, a receþrion wìll be held in the Quadrangh adjacenr tu Underwood Law Lìbrary, INVOCATION In ,lte euent of rain, receþtion uill be in Moody Coliteum, front lobby area. Kntsrl Barrns \ØHIrnston, Vice President, Student Bar Association, Juris Doctor Candidate ''The traditional academic color for Law is indicated by the purple tassel; individuals hold- The flags displayed reþresent the l)one states and countries of our 1994 graduates. ing Doctorate degrees may wear a gold tassel. 4 5 DEGREE OFJURIS DOCTOR CONFERRED HONORS August 13,1993 -ori Dara Basner Paulette Patrice Puett Sunnna Cum Lalde 8.4., Northeastern Illinois University 8.4., University of Texas, Austin Amy Katherine Hunt Corinne Marie Friese Linda Mooser Stimmel B.4., University of Texas, Dallas B.G.S., University of Kentucky Sonji Herron Paula Jo Gibson Strange Magna Cunt. Laade 8.4., University of Texas, Arlington B.4., Southwest Missouri State University Jerri Lynn Jenkins Richard Allen Winfield John A.ndrew Conway Bruce Huntington Rogers 8.S., University of Colorado B.4., University of Texas, Austin Kathryn Frueh Patterson Curtis tùØayne \üØallace Karen Lynn Jones Moore Michael Young 8.4., Columbia College 4.8., University of Missou[i Cum Laude M.4., DePaul University Jason Heinz Anderson Clay A.lfred Hartmann Nisha Nicolle Poth DEGREE OF MASTER OF LA\øS CONFERRED David Todd Arlington Matthew Creighton Henry Laura Cheryl Prager (C onþaratiae and lnternalional Law) John Joseph Arnott Julie Ann Herzog Charles M. Preston III August 13,1993 Diane Michelle Barlow \Øilliam Benoit Holloway, Jr Shelby Connor Reed Hong Hsiang Lee Ming Tsang Wu LL.B., National Chengchi University, Taiwan LL.B., National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan Louise Catherine Bjorck John James Jenkins, Jr. George Edward Seay III Hsu Yau Ling Nancy Jones Bush M. Brett Johnson Joel Randall Sharp LL.B., Chinese Culture University, Taiwan Theodo¡e Scott Byers Earl M. Jones III Daniel Calvin Steppick \William Meloney Joy Cargil David Lawrence Kane Mayhew Symmes DEGREE OFJURIS DOCTOR CONFERRED Louisa Ann Collins Tamara Marinkovic Mitchell Ray Truelock December 18,1993 H. Dodd Crutcher John Harris Marshall III Julie Ungerman Kip Hughes Allison Herbert Joe Paul York Cunningham III Vicki Lynn Martin Daniel Van Gorp 8.4., University of Texas, Dallas 8.S., Baylol University Jon Tommy L. Carter, Jr. M.4., Southern Methodist University Bill E. Davidoff Vicki Lynn Minter Robert C. \liegand B.A., Southern Methodist University John Harris Marshall III Brett Thomas Enzor Cari Marchelle Ogle Scort Allen SØold Bong Jin Chung 8.4., California State University, Fullerton LL.B., Seoul National University College of Law Marjorie Muniz LL.M., Southern Methodist University 8.4., University of Texas, Austin The Order of the Coif Nicholas Corwin Frank Anthony Perez 8.4., Columbia University 8.4., University of Texas, Dallas Kane David Todd .A.rlington David Lawrence M. Daisy Everhart Lawrence Neil Pivnick Diane Michelle Barlow Tamara Marinkovic 8.,{., University of New Mexico M.D., University of Toronto Nancy Shelby Bush Vicki Lynn Martin Justin Scott Gilbert Howard Ramsey Sutherland B.4., Ouachita Baptist University 8.A., Kenyon College Louisa A.nn Collins Kathryn Frueh Patterson Charles Jackson Hughes John Anthony Zervopoulos John A,ndrew Conway Nisha Nicolle Poth 8.S., Angelo State University B.4., Wheaton College M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas Bill E. Davidoff Charles M. Preston III M.B.A., Texas Christian University Matthew Creighton Henry Bruce Huntington Rogers DEGREE OF MASTER OF LA\øS CONFERRED Julie Ann Herzog ìØilliam Mayhew Symmes \X/allace (Contþaratiue and International Law) \Øilliam Benoit Holloway, Jr. Curtis \Øayne Amy Katherine Hunt Robert C. rùØiegand December lB,1993 Scott Alen rù(/old Valeri Fedichin Veronique Staudt John James Jenkins LL.B., Kiev University LL.B ., University Catholique of Louvain Michael Brett Johnson LL.B., Rijksuniversity of Ghent The )rder of tbe Barristers DEGREE OF MASTER OF tA!øS CONFERRED December 18,1993 George Childress Cecile Labega Ellen LeGrand Donna Lois Bice.................... Taxation John Cooper 8.4., M.B.A., University of Texas, Arlington \Øilliam Davidoff NancY Penick J.D., Southern Methodist University Claudia Frey Lisa Schiffman Brett Johnson Melissa Smith 7 6 Robert Christopher Esson David Lawrence Kane DEGREE OFJURIS DOCTOR CONFERRED of Texas, Austin _ 8.4.. Emory University B.B.A., University Iday 2L, t994 'Èregory B. Fell Shari A. Keely B.B.A., Baylor University B.4., University of Oklahoma David James Abell Rose Keagy Castro Hoyt Augustus Fleming III Anna Louise Kemmerly B.S., Trinity University B.S.E.E., Southern Methodist University B.M.E., Vanderbilt University 8.4., Spring Hill College Mark William Allan M.B.A., University of