The McKinney Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Lawyer Summer 2021 Issue Classes of 2020 and 2021 Participate in Commencement Ceremonies McKinney Law Alumnus J.B. Stradford was Prominent on Black Wall Street IU McKinney Law and Purdue Partner to Offer Innovative Degree Program Dear Alumni and Friends, The July 1, 2021, anniversary of my first year as dean of IU McKinney Law brought us closer to the end of an eventful and challenging time. As vaccination rates increase and COVID-19 cases decline, we are looking ahead with gratitude and anticipation to a return to more “nor- mal” operations. The word “normal” in the life of our law school, however, should not be interpreted to mean “ordinary.” Just the opposite, in fact. As students and faculty once again enliven classrooms at Inlow Hall this Fall, we especially extend a warm welcome to new classes of 1Ls, LLMs and MJs. We continue to plan for activities and operations and are optimistic that we will be able to gather for vibrant conversations and collaborations. The strategic planning preparations we undertook during this past year will be invaluable when we begin the formal process this Fall. Our experienced faculty and technology staff will continue to build upon their online exper- tise in delivering instruction to students who, for a variety of reasons, may need to access legal education at a distance. So many of our initiatives and achievements are made possible through the generosity of loyal alumni. We share a few alumni stories in this issue of The McKinney Lawyer. We hope you will enjoy learning more about what motivates people to create life-changing scholarships for students and remember IU McKinney through annual gifts. The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Recognizing the significance of the anniversary and the role and impact of the Massacre on our alumnus, JB Stradford, we include a story by the Honorable David Shaheed, ‘84. Please visit the IU McKinney website for details on registering for a virtual event on this important topic at 5 p.m. on Septem- ber 10, which is Mr. Stradford’s birthday. We also invite you to read more about the law school’s partnership with Purdue University to offer the first-ever M.J./M.S. in Agricultural Economics and Law dual-degree program. As you read through this issue, I hope you’ll appreciate, as I do, how well our law school navi- gated through the worst of a historic pandemic. In countless ways, the essential rhythms of law school—papers, presentations, exams, class discussions, and lectures—continued. Students and faculty adopted social distancing, the use of masks, and other restrictions with grace. IU McKinney students continued their pro bono work, assisted clients through our law school’s legal clinics, honed their professional skills in externships, excelled in moot court competitions, and participated in symposia. They learned to lead, to analyze, to problem solve, and to respond to the needs of others. And finally, please take a moment to enjoy the images of our 2021 commencement festivi- ties—my first as dean of the law school—and to appreciate our IU McKinney graduates and their accomplishments. Commencement marks a beginning, not just an end, and I look forward to the upcoming aca- demic season and the transformational possibilities of our strategic planning process. I hope we can meet or become reacquainted in person, and I invite you to stay in touch, in all the ways that work for you, with your IU McKinney Law community. Very truly yours, Karen E. Bravo Dean and Gerald L. Bepko Professor of Law Contents IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law 2 News Briefs Alumni Magazine 4 Classes of 2020 and 2021 Participate in Commencement DEAN Karen Bravo/[email protected] Ceremonies VICE DEAN Cynthia M. Adams, ‘83/[email protected] 8 Focus on Helping Formerly Incarcerated People VICE DEAN Michael. J. Pitts/[email protected] DIRECTOR OF RUTH LILLY LAW LIBRARY 10 Professors Analyze Supreme Miriam A. Murphy/[email protected] Court Voting Coalitions ASSISTANT DEAN OF ACADEMIC AND BAR SUCCESS 14 Establishing Professorship Michele Cooley/[email protected] Brings Mary Beth Ramey, ‘72, ASSISTANT DEAN FOR DEVELOPMENT Nan C. Edgerton/[email protected] Full Circle ASSISTANT DEAN FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 16 Shared Values: Marya Rose, ‘90 Patricia K. Kinney, ‘02/[email protected] and Tony Rose, LL.M. ‘07, ASSISTANT DEAN OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Julie Smith/[email protected] 4 Establish Scholarship ASSISTANT DEAN FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & ALUMNI RELATIONS 18 Alumnus J.B. Stradford was Jonna Kane MacDougall, ‘86/[email protected] Prominent on Black Wall Street ASSISTANT DEAN OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 21 Bicentennial Medal Presentations Virginia D. Marschand, ‘04/[email protected] ASSISTANT DEAN OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS Miki Pike Hamstra/[email protected] 22 Donkeys and Goats, and Pigs—Oh My! INTERIM ASSISTANT DEAN FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS 25 McCabe Confirmed as Sonja Rice, ‘07/[email protected] Deputy EPA Administrator ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS 26 IU McKinney Law and Purdue Chasity Q. Thompson, ‘02/[email protected] Partner to Offer Innovative ASSISTANT DEAN OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Teresa J. Cuellar/[email protected] Degree Program DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & CREATIVE SERVICES 28 Loyal Donors Elizabeth A. Allington/[email protected] 30 Indiana University Names DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Lisa Schrage/[email protected] Pamela Whitten President SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, IU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Stefan Davis/[email protected] 31 IU President Michael A. McRobbie Steps Down 32 Susan Brooks, ‘85, Joins IU McKinney School of Law The McKinney Lawyer is published 18 33 Spirit of Philanthropy Award by the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law and the IU McKinney School 38 Hall Center News of Law Alumni Association. 43 Environmental Law Program News 44 IP Center News EDITOR/Jonna Kane MacDougall 46 International Law News ASSOCIATE EDITORS/Elizabeth Allington, Rebecca Trimpe, Alicia Dean Carlson, Beth Young 49 Graduate Studies Program News CONTRIBUTING WRITERS/Elizabeth Allington, Alicia Dean Carlson, 57 Faculty News Jonna Kane MacDougall, Rebecca Trimpe, Hon. David Shaheed, Beth Young PHOTOGRAPHY/David Jaynes; IU Studios/Liz Kaye, Alex Kumar; Rebecca Trimpe 61 Class Notes Additional photos courtesy of: Barnard College; John and Laurie Boyd; Perfecto 67 In Memoriam Caparas; Chiang Mai University; Yvonne Dutton; Hon. Christopher Goff, Robert Grand; Terry Harrell; Indiana Court of Appeals; Indiana Lawyer; Indiana Office of the ON THE COVER/Commencement59 took Governor; Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Hon. Michael Kirby; Jim Lauck; Library of place on May 15th at the Michael A. Congress; Jonna MacDougall; Marion County Prosecutor’s Office; Carlos Moreno/ The Victory of Greenwood; Bruno Pigott; Laurel Stradford; Pervin Taleyarkhan; Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium on the Tiffany Studios; Kay Williams/Frog Song Farm Sanctuary; G. Michael Witte IUPUI campus. DESIGN/DesignMark/Susie Cooper ON THE WEB/mckinneylaw.iu.edu PRINTING/Printing Partners 26 News Briefs Former U.S. Senator Dan Patricia Kinney, ‘02, Named Dr. Nuthamon Kongcharoen, Coats, ‘72, joins Indiana Chair of AALS Committee LL.M. ‘07, Named Dean of University Patricia Kinney, ‘02, Assistant Dean of Di- Chiang Mai University Former U.S. Senator Daniel R. Coats, ‘72, is versity and Inclusion at IU McKinney, has Faculty of Law been named Chairperson of the Standing joining Indiana University at the Hamilton Dr. Nuthamon Kongcharoen, LL.M. ‘07, Program Committee for the Association Lugar School of Global and International was named Dean of Chiang Mai Universi- of American Law Schools’ Section on Studies as distinguished scholar and am- ty Faculty of Law in Thailand in the spring PreLegal Education and Admission to bassador at large. of 2021. She taught at Chiang Mai before Law School. The Hamilton Lugar School offers in- she came to IU McKinney for her Master In her role at IU McKinney, Dean Kinney struction in about 70 languages and of Laws degree and returned there to pur- is responsible for building the depart- helps students develop cultural fluency sue her teaching career. ment to serve the law school's mission of and expertise in nearly every region of Dean Kongcharoen comes from a fam- being "committed to accessibility, afford- the world. The school hosts the largest ily of educators. Her father graduated ability, diversity, and excellence in public number of global institutes designated by from Thammasart Law School in Thai- legal education." She provides strategic the Department of Education as National land and was a professor at Chulalong- leadership on diversity, inclusion and eq- Resource Centers under the prestigious korn University; her grandfather also was uity initiatives. Dean Kinney also serves Title VI program. a professor there. as a liaison with internal and external Coats represented Indiana in the U.S. After teaching for five years at Chiang constituencies on and off campus and House of Representatives from 1981 to Mai Law, Dean Kongcharoen wanted to continues to recruit students from popu- 1989 and in the U.S. Senate from 1989 to expand her areas of expertise. She counts lations underrepresented in the profes- 1999 and 2011 to 2017. He also served as di- her legal research and writing class, Pro- sion and provides support to enrolled rector of national intelligence from 2017 to fessor Florence Wagman Roisman’s “Law students. Prior to serving as Assistant 2019. As an ambassador to Germany from and Social Change” course, and Profes- Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Dean 2001 to 2005, Coats played a critical role in sor George Edwards’ advice and counsel Kinney was Assistant Dean of Admissions establishing robust relations with German as some of the most memorable things from 2010 to 2018. Chancellor Angela Merkel and in the con- about her time at IU McKinney.