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LAW SCHOOL

Lincoln Center Junell,2001

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

To The Class of 200 l:

Congratulations on a job well done! Today, as your family and friends erupt in cheers, as you walk across the stage to receive that coveted diploma, as you look forward to your future, take time to be thankful and excited.

Thankful, because no one arrives at Commencement unaccom­ panied, either in spirit or in person. Those who have supported and encouraged you-family members, spouses, children, and friends here today-must be appreciated. To them you owe great thanks. And, to them let me offer a special, grateful acknowledg­ ment from all of us at New York Law School.

Excited, because although you have worked hard and have achieved a great deal, the best is yet to come. Through continued hard work you will have many more achievements. Your career awaits you. You may choose to be a lawyer in the private sector or a public servant. Perhaps you will join industry. Some of you may use law to inform your work in other fields. Whatever you choose, however, remember to have fun: there is incredible joy in helping others and enriching their lives through your advice.

I am proud to be the first to welcome you to the ranks of our graduates. New York Law School graduates learn law and take action. Be proud today. Thank those closest to you. Anticipate with relish your unfolding future. New York Law School salutes you.

Sincerely,

#tt4/f- Richard A. Matasar

Dean and President

109'' Commencement June 11, 2001

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL

OFFICERS Arthur N. Abbey '59, Chair Gerald C. Crotty '76, Vice Chair Hon. Ernst H. Rosenberger '58, Vice Chair Sandra S. Weiksner, Vice Chair Richard A. Matasar, President and Dean

TRUSTEES Arthur N. Abbey '59 Judith A. Bresler '74 Anthony Capetola '70 David B. Cornstein Gerald C. Crotty '76 Philip M. Damashek Nancy Lee Giller '97 Bernard Goldberg '56 Kathleen Grimm '80 William H. Hayden Lawrence S. Huntington '64 Ronald LaBow '62 Richard A. Matasar Bernard H. Mendik '58 * Ben Pascariu, M.D. Steven E. Pegalis '65 F Peter Phillips '87 Daniel Rappaport '79 H6n. Ernst H. Rosenberger '58 Sybil Shainwald '76 David W Shipper '82 Michael N.Vittorio Sandra S. Weiksner Harry H. Wellington James D. Zirin

>1< Deceased

TRUSTEES EMERITI J. William Campo '48 Jerry Finkelstein '38 Alexander D. Forger Sylvia D. Garland '60 Maurice R. Greenberg '50 Samuel J. LeFrak Bayless Manning Hon. Francis T. Murphy Jr. '52 John M. Regan Jr. John V Thornton Rev. Sydney Woodd-Cahusac

HONORARY TRUSTEE Calvin H. Plimpton

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ADMINISTRATION Richard A. Matasar, President and Dean

Fred DeJohn, Associate Dean Stephen J. Ellmann, Associate Dean Joan R. Fishman, Associate Dean Barbara I. Leshinsky, Associate Dean

Jethro K. Lieberman, Associate Dean Matthew Wilkes, Associate Dean Joyce D. Saltalamachia, Librarian

FULL-TIME FACULTY/INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF Richard Beck LenniBenson Robert Blecker Michael Botein James Brook Camille Broussard Carol A. Buckler Eugene Cerruti Pamela Champine David Chang Lung-chu Chen Sydney M. Cone, III Paul R. Dubinsky Stephen J. Ellmann Aleta G. Estreicher B. J. George Jr.*

I. Cathy Glaser Annette Gordon-Reed Lawrence M. Grosberg Karen Gross Jeffrey J. Haas Seth D. Harris Mariana Hogan Quintin [ohnstone" Randolph N. Jonakait Faith Stevelman Kahn Kenneth C. Kettering Joseph H. Koffler* Kim M. Lang" William P LaPiana Joel S. Lee Arthur S. Leonard

*Emeritus •Dean Emeritus

:!:Visiting Professor, Fall 2000

Lawrence C. Levine:!: Jethro K. Lieberman Joseph Marino Richard D. Marsico Richard A. Matasar Carlin Meyer Elaine P Mills William R. Mills Denise C. Morgan Frank W Munger Stephen A. Newman Rudolph J. Peritz Michael L. Perlin Edward A. Purcell Jr. Margaret E. Reuter Sadiq Reza

Elizabeth Rosen Tanina Rostain Joyce D. Saltalamachia Edward Samuels Ross Sandler David S. Schoenbrod E. Donald Shapiro** Richard K. Sherwin James F Sirnon " Michael B.W Sinclair Nadine Strossen Lynn Boepple Su Ruti G. Teitel Ann F Thomas Harry H. Wellington" Donald Zeigler

ADJUNCT FACULTY (2000-2001) Eleanor Acer Paul Adler Craig Justin Albert Willem F Korthals Altes

Sidney H. Asch Victor Balancia Mark Barnes Frances C. Berger Frederic S. Berman '51 Richard B. Bernstein Lois Bloom Judith A. Bresler '74 Jay C. Carlisle Robert E. Carrigan Fredrik Cederqvist '94 Vincent Chirico David Cohen Louise E. Cohen Myron Cohen Julia Cort Julia Davis Tracee Davis Mark F DeWan Rosemary

DiBenedetto '94 Stephen Dobkin

Jayni L. Edelstein '92 Karen Eisen Sherri Lee Eisenpress'89

David Epstein Lloyd Epstein Seymour I. Feig '50 Natalie Feinstein Irving N. Feit David Ferstendig Paul Gardephe Bonnie Garone Michele Gartner Eleanor Glanstein David L. Glass Kathleen Grimm '80 Stephen J. Harkavy CaraMia Hart Thomas Hughes '85 Sandra Janin '75 William Jannace '92 Rhonnie Broder Jaus Peter Johnson '96 Pamela Jones Natalie Kabasakalian Judith Kaufman '73 David N. Kelley '86

Steven L. Kessler Steven E. Pegalis '65 Nancy Waite Eric Lane Twila Perry Edward C. Wallace Sabena Leake J. Scot Pro van Evan J. Wallach Gerald Lebovits Rosalyn H. Richter Otto L. Walter '54 Margaret Sipser Ernst H. Rosenberger '58 Philip Weinberg Leibowitz Stuart Rosenblum Patricia Anne

Andrew K. Levi Robert M. Rosh Williams Martin Levin '83 Robert A. Ruescher Cecil Wray Lawrence Lewitas Anne Marie James A. Yates Amy Baldwin Littman Santangelo Peter Zablotsky Robert Marino II '94 Shirley Sarna

Daniel L. Master Stella Schindler

Maurice Mathis Sanford J. Schlesinger Lewis Schnurr

Paul McDonnell Eileen Caulfield Philip J. Michaels '76 Schwab Roger J. Miner '56 Daniel Shanfield Martin Minkowitz Jay Shapiro Zuhayr A. Moghrabi '67 William Mogulescu Jill Shapiro Avraham C. Stephen P Shea '89 Moskowitz Richard Siegler

Russell T. Neufeld George Bundy Smith Deirdre Newton Lawton W Squires '83 Jeanne Olivo Peter J. Strauss Deryck Ainsworthe Andrew Turro Palmer Francis J. Valentino

Dennis David Parker Ad van Loon Alan Vinegrad

109'h Commencement June 11, 2001

ORDER OF EXERCISE

Dean Richard A. Matasar, Presiding

PRELUDE Jubilate Deo - Gregor Aichinger Contrapuntus IV - J.S. Bach Quintet # 1 - Victor Ewald

PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance, No. 1, op. 39 - Sir Edward Elgar Triumphal March, Aida - Giuseppe Verdi

GREETINGS Richard A. Matasar Dean

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Kathleen Mahan

REMARKS Arthur N. Abbey '59 Chairman, Board of Trustees

AWARDING OF PRIZES Otto L. Walter Distinguished Writing Awards Faculty Awards Student Awards Presentation by Professor Stephen Ellmann, Associate Dean

J09'h Commencement June 11, 2001

The Trustees' Prize for the Highest Average Presentation by Professor Jethro K. Lieberman, Associate Dean

The Alfred L. Rose Award for Excellence Presentation by Matthew Wilkes, Associate Dean

Special Trustees' Award to Professor Joseph H. Koffler Presentation by Steven E. Pegalis '65, Trustee

STUDENf REMARKS

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES

Address by

Address by

CONFERRING OF S1UDENr DEGREES Introduction of Candidates by

Presentation of Candidates by

Conferring of Degrees by

CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSIONAL

Kimberly Ann Lebron (Evening Division) Michael Howard Moore (Day Division)

• Taylor R. Briggs, posthumously Former NYLS Chairman of the Board Accepting on his behalf Mrs. Jane Briggs

• Ira Glasser Retiring Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union

Mr. Glasser

• Judge Judith B. Sheindlin '65 TV's "Judge Judy" and former New York State Family Court Judge

Judge Sheindlin

Associate Dean Barbara I. Leshinsky Professor Lenni Benson Professor Aleta G. Estreicher Professor Seth Harris Professor Michael L. Perlin Professor Nadine Strossen

Richard A. Matasar Dean

Arthur N. Abbey '59 Chairman, Board of Trustees

Richard A. Matasar Dean

Two Voluntaries-Henry Purcell

The members of the audience are asked to remain seated and to refrain from using cell phones and pagers during the commencement ceremony. The audience is invited to a reception on the promenade level immediately following commencement.

109'' Commencement June 11, 2001

DEGREES WITH HONORS Graduating Class of September

Magna Cum Laude Thomas Angelo Pitta

Graduating Class of February 200 I

Magna Cum Laude

Tatiana N. Alyonycheva Sahara Gayle Stone

Cum Laude Robert Anthony Arminante Jr. Ian R. Kaplan Patricia Ann-Margaret Serafinn

Graduating Class of June 2001 Summa Cum Laude Sonia Anne Chung Paul Michael Hotaling Jason Hubschman Amy Rebecca Janofsky Kimberly Ann Lebron John Joseph Leonard Zejreme Radoncic

Magna Cum Laude Griffin 0. Broadway Christopher Joseph De Cresce Anthea Dinos Colette Blanche Foster-Franck Tara A. Gellman Anna Victoria Genet Eleftherios Georgiou Jessica Graham Anna Marie Grant Sean David Jensen Jennifer Lynn Larkin Harold Y. Levy Deborah Ann Maher Carl Andrew Maietta Celia J. Mitchell Rose Jennifer Murphy Andrew James O'Brien Merritt Albert Pardini Lavanya Pisupati RoseMarie Diana Robinson Jason T. Ross

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Magna Cum Laude Christopher Russo Edward F. Sayago Benjamin Alexander Schwartz Stacy Michelle Schwartz Kimberly Hope Taylor Carolyn Joy Tilli Theresa Timmes David Houghton Tomlin Ekaterini Vlahos

Cum Laude Jodi E. Abramowitz Joseph John Altavilla Jr. Ana Gabriela Andrade Michael A. Arcati Carmine Battafarano Amber Noelle Beach Guy Alexander Bell Melissa Gail Cohen Cheryl Lynn Dibona Layli Eskandari Moriah M. Eskow Niblack Charisse Espinosa Jacqueline Paige Flug Shimon Getler Ian David Girshek Chad J. Helin Barry Jerome Heyman Jesse Hiney Charles Vincent Hyde Andrew Joseph Kehoe

Owen Joseph Mckeon Virginia lvanova Andrea De Fatima Louro

Cum Laude Tamara Dale Kelly Rebecca A. Lesser Jessica J. Macarone Louis Francis Maguire Kevin D. Mailman Josephine Marrali January Leigh Marsch Charles A. Martin Graig C. Martin Allison Lynn Mendlowitz Christopher G. Nace Michael Pellegrino Elise L. Perkul Irene Koutzoulis Popovic Jennifer Bessie Rabe Joyce Ann Raspa-Gore Pascual Ramon Semidey Christopher John Solgan James Tampellini George D. Toussaint Frank Anthony Valverde Charles Arthur Whites II James Joseph Wood

PRIZES AWARDED AT COMMENCEMENT

Ono L. WALTER DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD

Full-time Faculty Awards

Student Awards

THE TRUSTEES' PRIZE

For the Highest Average

ALFRED l. ROSE AWARD

For Excellence

SPECIAL TRUSTEES' AWARD

Professor David Chang Professor Michael L. Perlin Professor Edward Samuels Professor Richard K. Sherwin Professor Ruti G. Teitel

Sharon Finkel (Day Division) David Houghton Tomlin (Evening Division)

Sonia Anne Chung (Day Division) Kimberly Ann Lebron (Evening Division)

Sonia Anne Chung (Day Division) Kimberly Ann Lebron (Evening Division)

Professor Joseph H. Koffler

OTHER AWARD WINNERS PROFESSOR JOSEPH T. ARENSON AWARD

For Excellence in Wills and Decedents' Estates

CHIEF JUSTICE ROSE E. BIRD AWARD

For Motivation in Pursuing Public Interest Law

PROFESSOR LUNG-(HU (HEN AWARD

For Excellence in the Field of Human Rights

DEAN'S AWARD For Student Leadership

HELEN & ANDREW DOKAS

MEMORIAL AWARD For Excellent Achievement

ElSBERG PRIZE For Proficiency in the Law of Contracts

FACULTY AWARD To Editor-in-Chief,

New York Law School Law Review

DANIEL FINKELSTIEN COMMENCEMENT AWARD

ALEXANDER D. FORGER AWARD For Distinguished Service

to the Profession

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Sonia Anne Chung (Day Division) Kimberly Ann Lebron (Evening Division)

Stephanie Donn Weaver

Danielle S. Petito

Joseph John Altavilla Michael Howard Moore

Moriah Eskow Niblack

Paul Michael Hotaling

John Joseph Leonard

Thomas Hoff Prol

Sharon Finkel

SYLVIA D. GARLAND AWARD For Excellence in Subjects Relating to Civil Litigation

MILTON s. GOULD AWARD For Proficiency in the Law of Contracts

ANTHONY E. JAN NACE AWARD For Outstanding Achievement

PROFESSOR ALBERT KALTER AWARD For Excellence in Tax Law

PROFESSOR HENRY ROTHBLATT AWARD For CRIMINAL ADVOCACY

PROFESSOR JAMES P. KIBBEY MEMORIAL AWARD

For Excellence in Commercial Law

D. GEORGE LEVINE MEMORIAL AWARD For the Highest Grade in the

Law of Real Property

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS AWARD

For Outstanding Law Graduate

COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA CENTER AWARD For Outstanding Performance

CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY LAW FELLOWSHIP

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD For Outstanding Editorial Contribution

For Outstanding Member

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL LAW REVIEW AWARD

For Outstanding Editorial Contribution

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Legal Education and

Admission to the Bar Award

NATIONAL TEAM Moor Cousr AWARD For Outstanding Contribution

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL Moor CouRT AWARD

For Serving with Distinction

Paul Michael Hotaling

Celia J. Mitchell

Vasilios C. Angelos

Jodi E. Abramowitz

Carol A. Giuliano Marisol Martinez

Christopher Russo (Day Division) David Houghton Tomlin (Evening Division)

Sonia Anne Chung (Day Division) Paul Michael Hotaling (Evening Division)

Mickey Michele Ronan

Stacy Michelle Schwartz

Olga Koloditskaya (2001-2002) Melanie Cash (2002-2003)

Michael James Anastasiades Robin Beth Goldberg

Anna M. Grant

Thomas Hoff Prol

lkiesha Taquet Al-Shabazz (Best Advocate) Daniel J. Curtin Jr. January Leigh Marsch Marisol Martinez Alexandra Standish

Nancy Lopez Preethi Sekharan Alexandra Standish Marisol Martinez Charles A. Martin

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PROFESSOR ROBERT R. ROSENTHAL AWARD

For Excellence in New York Practice

JOSEPH SOLOMON AWARD For Excellent Character and Fitness

ERNST (. STIEFEL AWARD For Excellence in Comparative,

Common and Civil Law

MURRAY STOCKMAN MEMORIAL AWARD

For the Highest Average in the Law of Evidence

LOUIS SUSMAN MEMORIAL AWARD

For Excellence in the Study of the Law of Evidence

WOODROW WILSON AWARD For Proficiency in Constitutional Law

HENRY J. WOLFF AWARD

Course of Study

Kimberly Ann Lebron

Collette Foster-Franck Eleftherios Georgiou

Jennifer Lynn Larkin Frank Anthony Valverde

Ana Gabriela Andrade

Lawrence Harold Steele

Kimberly Ann Lebron (Evening Division) Harold Levy (Day Division)

Sonia Anne Chung (Day Division) Kimberly Ann Lebron (Evening Division)

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS

DR. MAX REICH AWARD

For Excellence in Civil Trial Advocacy

PROFESSOR VINCENT Lo LORDO AWARD

For Excellence in Administration of Criminal Justice

PROFESSOR IVAN SOUBBOTITCH AWARD

For Excellence in Poverty Law and Civil Rights

John Joseph Leonard

Jason Nardiello

Sonia Anne Chung

ORDER OF BARRISTERS

109'' Commencement June 11, 2001

lkiesha Taquet Al-Shabazz Daniel J. Curtin Jr. Andra Haley Feiner Carol A. Giuliano Jessica Michelle La Marche January Leigh Marsch Marisol Martinez Bradley Clayton Schreiber Alexandra Standish Frank Anthony Valverde

J.D. GRADUATES-SEPTEMBER 1, 2000 Stuart Todd Bassel BA.-Concordia University

William J. Emanuel BS.-University of Scranton

Thomas Angelo Pitta BA.-Hofstra University

Jennifer Lynn Tierney BA.-The College of New Jersey

J.D. GRADUATES-FEBRUARY 1, 2001 Tatiana N. Alyonycheva P.h.D.-Shemyakin Institute of Bioorgsnic Chemistry BS.-Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology

Robert Anthony Arminante Jr. BBA.-Pace University

Anita Baker B.S.-Iona Chllege

Thomas James Cannon III BS.-.Boston College

Joseph Robert Cassidy BA.-Tulane University

David P. Crowley BA.-State University of New Yorh13inghamton

Elsa Djuardi Ph.D., MS., BS.-New York University

Ana P. Esteves B.A.-Rutgers University

James Joseph Fitzpatrick MS.-Steven's Institute of Technology BS.-St. Peter's College

Francis Vincent Gallucci MBA., B.S.-Manhattan College

Ernest Gary Jr. MRA.-St. fohn's University RS.-State University of New York!U't$tbury

Jonathan J. Golden MD.-Ross University School of Medicine BA.-OJlumhia University

Tatyana Grubnik RA.-New York University

Margaret Anne Hankamp MS.-Long Island University MS. State University of New York! New Paltz BA.-State University of New York/Albany

109'' Commencement June 11, 2001

Virginia lvanova MA.-Central University of Venezuela BA.-Central University of Sofia Bulgaria

Ian R. Kaplan BA.-Um'versity of Colorado at Boulder

Jessica Hope Kavoulakis MS.-Camegie Mellon University BA.-The American University

Mellissa Layla Longo BA.-New Jersey City University

Andrea de Fatima Louro BS.-University of Scranton

Pajareewan Chaiprasert Lucarelli BS.-Fordham University

Stephanie McAleer BS.-Utica College of Syracuse University

Owen Joseph McKeon B.S.-Northeastern University

Justin Patrick Meagher MA.-New York University BA.-Iona OJ/Jege

Howie Lee Morre} BA.-Berklee College of Music

John Gerard Muller BBP.-City University of New York/Baruch College MP.-Long Island University

Thomas Hoff Prol MP.H BA-Emory University A.A. -Oxford College

Kent Robert Rackett RA.-Um'versity of San Diego

Maria Sonia Rodriguez BA.-Rutgers Um'versity/Douglass OJllege

Regina Ivonne Rodriguez BA.-New York University

Cheryl Leigh Santucci BA.-.Boston University

Patricia Ann-Margaret Serafinn MBA.-Fordham University BA.-Wi1liamSmith College

Gordon N. Shaw BS. BA.-St. Francis College

Lawrence Harold Steele MA.-Webster University BS. BA.-University of Arkansas

Sahara Gayle Stone BS.-Syracuse University

Pasquale Giuseppe Tamburino BA.-Drew University

Richard James Tedeschi MBA.-St.fohn's University BS.-Seton Hall University

Rodney Dana Troyan BS.-New York University

Reinelda Elizabeth Urena BA.-Fordham University

Mary Naomi Wilson BA.-The American Um'versity

Erin Patricia Zacher BS.-Um'versity of Hartford

J.D. CANDIDATES-JUNE 11, 2001

Yumiko Abe RA.-City University of New York! City College

Jodi E. Abramowitz RA.-University of Msssechusetts

Janet Rose Abrams RA.-State University of New York/Albany

Dino Romero Agudo RS.-Northwestern University RA.-Nliami Um'versity

Sumera Masood Ahmed RA.-College of Mount Saint Vincent

Geeta Marcelina Alphonso RA.-City University cf New York/Stony Brook

Anthony Karl Alfred RA.-City University of New York/Long Island University

Ikiesha Taquet Al-Shabazz RS.-City University of New York/Iohn fay College of Criminal Justice

Joseph John ~ltavilla Jr. . RA. -University of Central Florida

Erika Leigh Altman RA.-Pennsylvania State University

Michael Abayomi Aluko RA.-City University of New York!Baruch College

Michael James Anastasiades RA.-New York University

Pamela C. Ancona Ph.D.-State University of New York/Stony Brook MA.-Columhia University RS.-Hofstra University

Jared Anderson RA.-Wagner College

Jenna Anderson RA.-University of Southern California

Ana Gabriela Andrade RA.-Rutgers Um'versity

Vasilios C. Angelos RS.-St. John's University

Michael Arcati RA.-The George Washington University

Deana M. Ardente RS.-Boston University

Christine Ann Asanovich RA.-Dickinson College

Natalie Melanie Elizabeth Ashman RA.-Barnard College

Norma Ermina Austin RA.-University of Nlichigan

Libby Babu RS.-State University of New York/Binghamton

Vanessa Michael Bakert RA.-fohn Hopkins University

Santo Barravecchio RA.-City University of New York/Columbia College

Michael C. Bartolotti RA.-Western Connecticut State University

David Ivar Batt RA.-Tufts University

Carmine Battafarano RS.-United States Merchant A13rine Academy

Craig Ian Battle RA.-State University of New York/Albany

Ethan Samuel Baumfeld RA.-The George Washington University

Erena Diana Baybik RA.-University of Detroit/A1ercy

Amber Noelle Beach RA.-North Central College

Guy Alexander Bell MA., RA.-A13rshall University

Abraham Berger RA.-California State University/Northridge

Derwin-Mark Bernard RA.-City University ot' New Yorklfohn fay College of Criminal Justice

Marianne Elizabeth Bertuna RS.-Georgetown University

John Besse RA.-Boston University'

Craig Garret Bienstock RA.-Universityof Arizona

Michael Christopher Bigelow RA.-California State University A.A.-American River College

Marie Louise Blackman Lake RS.-City University of New York!Lehn"Jan College

Lisa Yvette Blades RA.-State University' of New York/Albany

Beth Ilise Blauer RA.-Um'versity of A13ryland

Harold Anthony Bollaci RA.-The George Washington University

Dominic Boone RA.-City University of New York/Hunter College

0. Griffin Broadway MA.-State University of New York/Stony Brook RA.-Fordham University

Arny Lynn Brodsky . RA.-University of New Hampshire

Saskia Brookfield-Martin RA.-Barnard College

Maureen Georgia Cajoux RA.-New York University

Brian James Casey RS.-St. John's University

Arlene C. Chase RA.-City University of New York/Baruch College

Todd Joseph Chiaramida RA.-Fairfield University

Yohan Choi RA.-City University of New York/Queens College

Sonia Anne Chung RS.-The Pennsylvania State University

Barry Ronald Clarke RS.-City University of New Yorklfohn fay College of Criminal Justice

Melissa Gail Cohen RA.-lndiana University

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J.D. CANDIDATES-JUNE 11, 2001 Christopher John Solgan B.S.-City University of New York/fohn fay College of Criminal Justice A.S.-Suffolk County Community College

Marlene Soukavanitch B.S.- New York University

Keith Matthew Spadaro B.S.-State University of New York/Buffalo

Alexandra Standish B.A.-Columhia University

Salvatore Emilio Strazzullo B.A.-City University of New Yorklfohn Jay College of Criminal Justice

Raphel Dominik Strzelecki B.A.-University of Illinois

Robert A. Stumpf B.S.-University of the State of New Yorh'Regents College

Natalie M. Suarez B.A.-City University of New York/Baruch College

Brian A. Sullivan B.S.-State University of New York/College at Oswego

Jeremy Lawton Susac B.A.-University of Florida

Robert Eli Suss B.A.-State University of New York/Albany

James Tampellini B.S.-State University of New York/Empire State College

Joshua Michael Tare B.A.-City University of New York/Queens College

Kimbarly Hope Taylor B.S.-Georgetown University

Carolyn Joy Tilli B.S.-The College of New Jersey

Theresa Timmes B.A.-University of California

David Houghton Tomlin MA., A.S.-The John Hopkins University

Joseph Tornberg B.S.-University of Great Falls

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George D. Toussaint B.S.-St. foseph's College

Natalie Toussaint B.A.-New York University

Julie S. Trivedi B.A.-State University of New York/Albany

Peter Chambliss Troxler B.A.-Hobart College

Jennifer Paige Twill B.S.-University of Venmnt

Maria Tzortzatos B.A.-New York University

Eleanor P. Vale B.A.-Vassar College

Frank Anthony Valverde B.A.-City University of New York/Queens College

John J. Van Dyken B.A.-Bowdoin College

Paul Payot Vestal B.S.-Um'versity of California

John J. Veteri Jr. MA.-Rutgers University B.S.-Seton Hall University

Anna Eva Vira B.A.-State University cf New York/Stony Brook

Robert E. Vivien MA.-Georgetown University B.A.-University of California

Ekaterini Vlahos B.A.-New York University

Pragna Vora B.A.-New York University

Michael Gerard Walker B.S.-Kutztown University

Keri B. Wasserstein B.A.-Rutgers University

Stephanie Donn Weaver B.S.-University of Minnesota

Edward Francis Westfield Jr. B.A.-State University of New York/Oneonta

Rebecca Anne Weiss B.A.-Columhia University/ Jewish Theological Seminary

Anthony Wells MS. State Universityof New York/Stony Brook B.A.-City University of New York! Baruch College

Charles Arthur Whites II B.S.-Hampton University JD/MB.A.-City University of New York/Baruch College

Juliette L. White B.A.-Fordham Uni versify

Daniella Nathalie Wiessen B.A.-Yeshiva University

Ian Todd Williamson B.S.-State University of New York/Buffalo

James Joseph Wood MA.-New York Institute of Technology B.A.-Long Island University/CW Post

Lori Michele Workstel B.A.-City University of New York/Brooklyn College

Karen S. Wu B.S.-Cornell University

Gil Isaac Yardeny B.S.-City Univesity of New York! Queens College

J ameelah Onaikele Lea Yesufu B.A.-Columbia University

Sukhan Yhun B.A.-City University of New Yorklfohn fay College of Criminal Justice

Carol Ann Zanoni MA.- Jersey City State College B.A.-Felician College

Johanna Sanger Zapp B.A.-Boston University

V. Bill N. Zois B.A.-New York University

T aylor R. Briggs was a gentle­ man and a scholar. He held to old-fashioned values-a

belief in hard work, in doing good, and in ethical conduct, both as a lawyer and a private individual. But Taylor Briggs also embraced change when it resulted in more opportunity, more diversity, and more justice.

In fact, in his first years as a lawyer, he served on New ,York City and State commissions study­ ing the hiring, retention and promotion of women and minori­ ties in law firms. It would remain an issue of deep concern and one he was committed to throughout his career at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae as well as his volunteer efforts, both at New York Law School and elsewhere.

Mr. Briggs was a graduate of Williams College and received his law degree from Columbia Law School. He joined LeBoeuf Lamb as an associate in 1961. Two years later, he was made a partner, and in 1988, he became the Managing Partner. Under his leadership, the firm grew from just over 100 lawyers to more than 400, with 23 offices in the United States and around the world. Its reputation grew as well: not only as one of the preeminent law offices in the nation, but also, as The New York Times reported, "The most relaxed law firm on Wall Street. The people here are people as well as being excellent attorneys." The Times continued that LeBoeuf was noted for its excellent treatment of staff. Mr. Briggs brought the same

wisdom, compassion and sense of fairness to his volunteer work, whether as a Trustee of Williams College and the Williamson Art Conservation Center or as a member of the minority enhancement committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. At New York Law School, Taylor Briggs served with distinction as a Trustee from 1984 until the time of his death.

As the Chair of the Board from 1997 to 1999, he was passionate, generous and inspirational; he always focused on the ultimate goal of offering a diverse student body an excellent legal education, and he did it all with great good grace. Taylor Briggs was married to

Jane Genske Briggs for 44 years. They raised four children and he lived to enjoy his nine grand­ children as well. He died too soon, but the life he lived and the work he did are testaments to his decency, his sense of fairness, his commitment to justice and his belief in humanity. They will not die nor will his impact fade. And it is for all theses reasons that New York Law School today honors Taylor R. Briggs.

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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS 1955 1969 1979 1988 Hon. Charles William Froessel '13 Jerry Finkelstein '38 Hon. Benjamin R. Civiletti Hon. Patricia McGowan Wald Hon. John Marshall Harlan '24 John Seward Johnson Hon. Lawrence H. Cooke Archibald R. Murray Archibald Robinson Watson John Vincent Thornton Barbara Knowles Debs Ernst C. Stiefel

Abraham S. Goldstein 1956 1970 Hon. Jacob K. Javits 1989 Albert Cohn '08 Adrian P. Burke Hon. Wade H. McCree Jr. J. William Campo Albert Conway Joseph I. Lubin '30 Hon. Francis T Murphy '52 Hon. Roger J. Miner '56 Denis O'Leary Joseph Edward Lumbard Jr. Hon. Potter Stewart

Samuel Miller '26 1990 1957 1980 Alvin J. Bronstein '51 Nathaniel L. Goldstein '18 1971 Hon. Richard Reeve Baxter Linda A. Fairstein Charles H. Griffiths '10 Willard Heckel Terence Cardinal Cooke Hon. Milton L. Williams '63 David W Peck. John F Scileppi Hon. Richard N. Gardner

A. Leo Levin 1991 1958 1972 Hon. Lewis F Powell Jr. Hon. David N. Dinkins Hon. Joseph A. Cox Maurice R. Greenberg '50 Edward Allen Tamm Hon. John H. Sununu James Thomas Hallinan '11 Samuel Rabin Gerald Nolan Hon. Whitney North 1981 1992 Ferdinand Pecora Seymour, Jr. Mario M. Biaggi '63 Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor

Hon. William Frank Buckley Jr. James F Simon 1959 1973 Hon. William Joseph Casey Bernard Botein Hon. Paul J. Curran Hon. Matthew Joseph Jasen 1993 Theodore Granik Charles H. Dyson Hon. James Skelly Wright Shepard Broad '27 Philip M. Klein field '16 Harry B. Helmsley Drew S. Days III Edward J. Neary '15 E. Donald Shapiro 1982 Hon. Judith S. Kaye

Hon. Joseph Weintraub Hon. Mary S. Coleman 1960 Hon. Alfonse M. D'Amato 1994 Charles Stewart Desmond 1974 Archbishop Jakovos Hon. Rudolph W Giuliani

Hon. Brendan T Byrne Rex E. Lee Bernard H. Mendik '58 1961 Walter M. Jeffords Jr. Hon. Shigeru Oda Robert Moses Samuel J. LeFrak Thomas Grey Wicker 1995

Hon. Owen McGivern Hon. Jose A. Cabranes 1962 1983 Alexander D. Forger Stanley Howells Fund 1975 Hon. Harry A. Blackmun Sylvester Comstock Smith Jr. '18 Hon. Charles D. Breitel Hon. Sherman G. Finesilver 1996 Murray Stockman '15 William J. Curran Hon. Constance Baker Motley Hon. Sidney H. Asch

Gen. John Einar Murray Albert Parker '21 Boris Leavitt '26 1963 Hon. Peter W Rodino Jr. Hon. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. Hon. Jon 0. Newman Sydney F. Foster Stefan Treschel

Hon. Robert F Wagner 1900 1984 1997 1964 William Weary Hon. Geraldine A. Ferraro Hon. Harry T Edwards George J. Beldock Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Dr. Raymond D. Horton Hunter Labatut Delatour '06 1976 Eugene V Rostow Lewis M. Steel '63 Marvin R. Dye Hon. Warren E. Burger Robert B. Stevens Alfred Gross Milton Helpern Otto L. Walter '54 1998

Mary Gardiner Jones Joseph T Arenson 1965 Gen. Rowland F. Kirks 1985 Lawrence S. Huntington '64 Edwin L. Weisel Harry Ostrov '25 Hon. Mario M. Cuomo Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Hon. David T Wilentz '17 Hon. Edward D. Re Robert B. McKay

Joseph Solomon '27 Bill Moyers 1999 1966 Hon. Ellen Ash Peters Hon. Guido Calabresi Daniel Gutman 1977 Donna E. Shalala John Van Voorhis Hon. Dennis DeConcini 2000

Elizabeth Hughes Gossett 1986 Sybil Shainwald '76 1967 Hon. Howard T Markey Barbara Aronstein Black Harry H. Wellington Alfred J. Bohlinger '24 Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Hon. William Joseph Brennan Jr. Hon. Ralph K. Winter Leo M. Cherne '34 Albert M. Sacks Hon. Edward I. Koch Hon. W Averell Harriman Myres Smith McDougal 2001

1978 Hon. Spottswood W Robinson III Taylor R. Briggs (posthumously) 1968 Hon. Griffen B. Bell Ira Glasser Hon. Ramsey Clark Hon. Gerald R. Ford 1987 Hon. Judith B. Sheindlin '65 Tom C. Clark Hon. Erwin N. Griswold Fred W Friendly David Finkelstein Hon. Damon J. Keith Hon. Thomas Howard Kean Orison S. Marden Rabbi Emmanuel Rackman Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr.

20 Robert Morris Morgenthau Ellen V Futter Edward Joseph Mortola

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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL: AT THE HEART OF NEW YORK'S LEGAL COMMUNITY FOR OVER 100 YEARS FOUNDING New York Law School was established in 1891 by Columbia College School of Law faculty, students, and alumni who were protesting their trustees' attempts to dictate the teaching methods used by professors. The central figure in the revolt against Columbia and the subsequent creation of NYLS was Columbia Law School's founder, Theodore Dwight, a major figure in the history of American legal scholarship.

THE EARLY YEARS Almost immediately, New York Law School attained a formidable reputation due to the excellence of its students and faculty.

From its beginning, NYLS has been dedicated to providing diverse routes to achievement through inno­ vation in scholarship, service, and professional train­ ing. Within the first decade, the evening division was already an asset for those who needed to work to sup­ port their studies. By 1904, NYLS was the largest law school in the country; by 1906, it had more than 1,000 students.

Among the Law School's early lecturers were Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes. The first class included James Gerard, who went on to serve as ambassador to Germany during World War I, and Bainbridge Colby, who became secretary of state under President Wilson. Other early graduates included Robert F Wagner, a future U.S. senator from New York and a leader in developing national labor policy, and two Pulitzer Prize winners: Wallace Stevens (poetry) and Elmer Rice (drama). Another prominent alumnus from the pre-World War I era was Hon. James S. Watson, a distinguished judge and an important member of New York's African­ American community. The Judge's daughter, Barbara Watson, also attended the Law School and was the first woman to attain the rank of assistant secretary of state of the United States.

Many of those attending at the beginning of this century became founders or name partners of leading law firms, including Henry Hurlbut Abbott of Breed, Abbott & Morgan; Edwin Sunderland of Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland & Kiendel; and Thomas Debevoise of Debevoise & Plimpton.

Classes of the 1920s and 1930s produced gradu­ ates who would play a leading role in the profession. Among the most notable was U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan. Other prominent graduates included Albert Parker, a founding partner of Parker, Chapin, Flattau & Klimpl, Cameron F MacRae, a former chairman of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae; Chester Carlson, who invented the xerography process leading to the founding of Xerox Corporation; and Justice Emilio Nunez, the first individual of Latino heritage to be named to the bench in New York State.

New York Law School closed for one year during World War I, interrupting a steady expansion that had lasted until the mid-I 920s. While the situation improved by the late 1930s, the draft in 1940 dealt the institution another blow when the Law School was forced to close in 1941 for the duration of World War II.

POST-WAR REBUILDING In 1947, New York Law School reopened and began to rebuild. A major impetus came from alumni/ae who formed a committee spearheaded by New York State Supreme Court Justice Albert Cohn. The new program was small, but the Law School made signifi­ cant strides. In 1975, the school received its first endowed professorship, the Joseph Solomon Distin­ guished Professorship of Law. Many alumni/ae, now prominent in the bar, the judiciary, and business, were students during these years. They include Judge Roger J. Miner, Second Circuit Court of Appeals; Presiding Justice Francis T. Murphy, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division; Judge Mary E. Cerbone; Judge Judith B. Sheindlin; Otto L.Walter, founding partner, Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green; Bernard H. Mendik, real estate industry leader and former chairman of the NYLS Board of Trustees; Lawrence S. Huntington, chief executive officer of Fiduciary Trust International and former chairman of the Law School's Board of Trustees; and Kathleen Grimm, deputy state comptroller of New York City.

Steady growth marked the next decades. With the appointment of E. Donald Shapiro as dean in the early 1970s, the Law School joined the Association of American Law Schools and the trustees authorized an increase in the size of the full-time faculty.

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Admissions requirements were raised and enrollment grew. As facilities expanded, an endowment f~n? was established. The School's first center for specialized study, the Communications Media Center, opened in 1977.

GROWfH AND REVITALIZATION Dramatic growth and revitalization continued under the leadership of James F Simon, dean from 1983 until 1992. A series of major facility renovations were begun, highlighted by the opening of the new Mendik Library in 1990. This was followed by the construc­ tion of the new Samuel and Ethel LeFrak Moot Court Room, the Ernst Stiefel Reading Room, and the Shepard and Ruth K. Broad Student Center. An extensive remodeling and modernization program transformed the Law School's classrooms, offices, and specialty training areas. During Dean Si~on's te~ure, the Rita and Joseph Solomon Professorship of Wills, Trusts and Estates was added, and the Law School introduced an innovative Lawyering Skills Program into the curriculum.

In 1992, Harry H. Wellington, Sterling Professor of Law emeritus and former dean of Yale Law School, became the 14th dean and president of New York Law School. Under Dean Wellington's dynamic leadership, a strategic was plan implemented to position ~ew York Law School as a vital urban law center with an ac~demic program that integrates the strategic and ethical perspectives of the practicing attorney. Dean Wellington broadened the Law School's curriculum to increase emphasis on professional skills development.

In addition to the Communication Media Center, two new centers for specialized study opened. The Center for New York City Law was established in 1993 to focus on the study of New York City government. Founded in 1996, the Center for International Law concentrates on the study and teaching global issues and related law.

During Dean Wellington's tenure, the Ernst C. Stiefel Professorship of Comparative Law was created.

THE PRESENT Richard A. Matasar, a nationally recognized scholar in civil procedure and federal jurisdiction, was named the 15th President and Dean of New York Law School on July 1, 2000. As a result of leading a comprehensive strategic planning process involving the entire NYLS community, Dean Matasar is initiating a number of innovative programs.

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Two new centers are building on the School's established specialties. The work of the Justice Action Center is comprised of curricular and clinical activi­ ties in the areas of civil liberties and human rights, immigration law, gay and lesbian law, and civil rights litigation. Designed to support the preparation of stu­ dents for their complex roles as lawyers, the Institute for Lawyers and the Profession is comprised of the Center for Professional Skills and Practice and the Lawyering Skills Center.

In addition, the new Office of Public Interest and Community Services will focus the Law School's efforts in pro bona and public interest activities.

The School has collaborated with the TriBeCa Partnership, a neighborhood organization, and has launched Law In TriBeCa, a series of free public forums in which leading experts address timely topics.

New York Law School is poised for continued suc­ cess during this new century. Its vitality springs from the dedication of its stellar faculty, the talent and energy of its students, and from the strong support and commitment of its alumni and alumnae. The Law School's distinguished full-time faculty is comprised of productive scholars who are dedicated educators. Some of the nation's most prominent scholars from other law schools also have served as visiting NYLS professors. Student enrollment has remained at a level of almost 1,400 students in the day and evening divisions. Minority representation is approximately 29%. The NYLS Office of Ca.reer Ser­ vices places graduates in law firms, corporations, gov­ ernment and law enforcement agencies, and public defender and public service organizations.

Government leaders and judges from the U.S. and abroad often speak at the Law School, including for­ mer President Jimmy Carter; Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan Jr., and Sandra Day O'Connor; former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo; former New York City Mayors Edward I. Koch and David N. Dinkins; current New York City Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani; U.S. Solicitor General Drew S. Days III; and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Thomas Pickering. In 1996, Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia presided over the Law School's 20th annual Froessel Moot Court Competition. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas served as justice for the 23'd and 241h Annual Robert F Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Competition in 1999 and 2000.

THE TRADITION.OF ACADEMIC ATTIRE

The caps, gowns, and hoods worn at college and university functions date back to the Middle Ages. Monks and students used them to keep warm in medieval castles and halls of learning. From these practical origins, they have developed into the accepted garb which symbolizes scholarly achievement.

Baccalaureate gowns have a long, pleated front with shirring across the shoulders and back. They are primarily distinguished by flowing sleeves, pointed at the fingertip. These gowns may be worn either open or closed.

The master's degree gown is worn open, and the sleeve is cut so that the forearm comes through a slit just above the elbow.

Gowns for the doctor's degree are also worn open. They carry broad, velvet panels down the front, and three velvet bars on the full, round sleeves. This velvet trimming may be either black or the color distinctive of the degree.

Agriculture Maize Architecture Blue Violet Arts, Letters, Humanities White Commerce, Accountancy, Business Drab Dentistry .' Lilac Economics Copper Education Light Blue Engineering Orange Fine Arts Brown Forestry Russet Journalism Crimson Law Purple Library Science Lemon Mathematics Gold Medicine Kelly Green Music Pink Nursing Apricot Optometry Aqua

Mortar boards or caps worn with baccalaureate and master's gowns generally have black tassels. The tassel of the doctoral cap is usually made of gold bullion.

Faculty members and guests in today's procession are robed in gowns and hoods that represent the institutions from which they have received degrees.

The hood gives color and real meaning to the academic costume. Its silk lining bears the colors of the institution conferring the degree. The hood is bordered with velvet of a prescribed width and color to indicate the field of learning to which the degree pertains.

Oratory (Speech) Silver Pharmacy Olive Green Philanthropy Rose Philosophy Dark Blue Physical Education Sage Green Physics, Police Science, Science Science Gold Podiatry Nile Green Political Science Dark Blue Psychology Gold Public Administration, Foreign Service, Government Peacock Blue

Social Science, Service and Work, Urban Life Citron

Sociology White Theology Scarlet Urban Planning Brown Veterinary Science Gray

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