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COMMENCEMENT2022 S C H O O L O F L AW M AY 1 1 • 3 p . m .
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM PRESIDENT’S PROCESSION *GRAND MARSHALL
*CONVOCATION OPENING *NATIONAL ANTHEM
*INVOCATION
Live Fanfare Bernard Oxman, J.D., A.B. Richard A. Hausler Professor of Law Faculty Chair, Master of Laws Program in Maritime Law Nell Jessup Newton Interim Dean and Visiting Professor Nicholas Skotzko Frost School of Music Class of 2022 Rabbi Lyle S. Rothman Jewish Chaplain for the University of Miami Hillel Father Leo Sequeira Catholic Chaplain for the University of Miami, St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Center Abdul Hamid Samra, Ph.D. Muslim Chaplain for the University of Miami
INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS WELCOME INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER ADVICE TO GRADUATES PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES CONFERRAL OF DEGREES STUDENT ADDRESS CLOSING REMARKS
Jeffrey L. Duerk Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Julio Frenk, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H., M.D. President Aaron Podhurst Presiding Trustee The Honorable Adalberto Jordan, A.B. ’84, J.D. ’87 Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Interim Dean Newton President Frenk Anoosheh Shaikh Class of 2022 Interim Dean Newton
*ALMA MATER
Nicholas Skotzko
*RECESSIONAL
Recessional March
After the singing of the Alma Mater, please remain standing until the faculty and candidates have exited the Watsco Center. The words to the Alma Mater can be found on the last page of this program. *Those who are able are asked to stand for these portions of the program. At the conclusion of the program, the audience will please remain standing until the platform party has left the stage.
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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER ADALBERTO JORDAN, A.B. ’84, J.D. ’87 Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Judge Adalberto “Bert” Jordan, A.B. ’84, J.D. ’87, exemplifies the finest qualities of the United States judicial system. An enthusiastic believer in freedom and justice for all, he is known throughout legal circles for his evenhanded approach to his rulings on appellate matters at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta. At a time of increasing partisanship, Jordan stands firm in his commitment to the rule of law. In 2012, Jordan became the first Cuban American to serve on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, winning confirmation by a 94-5 vote in the Senate. At that time, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, asked Jordan about the impartiality of judges and whether their rulings should reflect their political or personal viewpoints. “We are all human beings, of course, but I think as a judge you need to try and strive very, very hard to make sure you are deciding the case on something other than your own preferences and views, whatever those might be,” Jordan replied. “So, I have strived, and I hope I have achieved impartiality in my years on the bench in Miami.” Born in Havana, Cuba, Jordan came to Miami with his family in 1968. He quickly learned English in elementary school, began playing baseball, and found himself interested in a legal career. At St. Brendan High School, he took several lawrelated courses before graduating in 1980. As an undergraduate at the University of Miami, Jordan majored in politics and public affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences, taking classes on topics like constitutional and environmental law. He also made the varsity baseball team as a utility infielder under legendary coach Ron Fraser. Jordan graduated magna cum laude in 1984 and continued to affirm his passion for justice in his studies at the School of Law. In the third year of law school, Jordan served as articles and comments editor for the University of Miami Law Review, where he polished his writing and editing skills. His paper, “Imagery, Humor and the Judicial Opinion,” analyzed the use of literary allusions, imagery, and humor by judges in their opinions. In 1987, Jordan graduated summa cum laude and achieved his goal of entering the legal profession. After law school, Jordan served as a clerk for Judge Thomas Alonzo Clark on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, followed by a second clerkship for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1989, Jordan returned to Miami as an associate for
Steel, Hector, and Davis, a prominent local firm. He managed litigation and appellate matters and was named a partner in 1994. Soon after, he moved to the public sector, handling appellate matters as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. In 1998, he was named chief of the appellate division. A year later, President Bill Clinton nominated Jordan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and he was confirmed in a 93-1 vote. As a district judge, Jordan displayed his ability to address complex and challenging cases. He presided at the trial of Hector and Eduardo Orlansky in a $164 million bank fraud case and sentenced both brothers to 20 years in prison. In a case with international ramifications, Jordan awarded $22 million in damages to a group of Liberian plaintiffs who had filed suit under a U.S. anti-torture law as victims of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. In 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Jordan to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Today, Jordan sits as one of 11 full-time active judges on the court, supplemented by several senior judges. “We do a lot of criminal work, as well as civil rights and diversity-related matters, and might have a fraud case, an admiralty case, and a state insurance case, on succeeding days,” said Jordan in a 2018 interview for Miami Law. “We are always moving and always learning something new.” Since joining the School of Law’s adjunct faculty in 1989, Jordan has taught courses on federal courts, federal criminal practice, capital punishment, and judicial writing. Jordan also has been active in national judicial organizations, serving on the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements from 2010 to 2012 and on the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules from 2010 to 2016. He is a member of the American Law Institute and the Judicial Advisory Board of the American Society of International Law. Miami criminal defense lawyer and Dennis G. Kainen, J.D. ’81, once said that Jordan is one of the nation’s most evenhanded jurists. “There’s no arrogance. There’s no ego. He has a perfect demeanor.” The University of Miami is proud to welcome Judge Adalberto Jordan as the School of Law’s commencement speaker. 5
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES The awarding of degrees to the candidates named in this program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the appropriate requirements by each candidate. The listing of a student’s name in this program in no way implies or ensures his or her graduation or the award of honors. Some individual candidates have elected not to have their respective awards or honors recognized in this program.
SPRING 2022 MASTER OF LAWS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW Javier J. Alvarez B.A., Boston College, May 2018
B.S., St. John's University, May 2018
J.D., Tulane University School of Law, May 2021
J.D., Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, May 2021
Kelly Bensemhoun License de Droit, Université Paris, France, May 2018 Master 1, Université Paris Sud, France, May 2019 Master 2, Université Paris-Saclay, France, October 2020
Max J. Budowsky (M) B.S., University of Florida, December 2018
Luz Angelica Caceres Abogado, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, May 2002
Gerardo G. Cintron Rosario B.A., University of Puerto Rico, May 2016 J.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Law, May 2021 M.P.A., University of Puerto Rico, May 2021
Raquel Debono B.A., University of Toronto, Canada, June 2018 LL.B., University of Law - London Bloomsbury Campus, United Kingdom, May 2020 LL.M., Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada, May 2021
Victor Alberto Delgado Jaramillo Abogado, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, October 2017
Lily Frances Fontenot (M) B.A., Louisiana State University, May 2019 B.A.M.C., Louisiana State University, May 2019
Jordan K. Gary B.A., University of Southern California, December 2015
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Christina Louise Grimes
Chelsea R. Johnson A.B., Princeton University, June 2018
Sydney N. Landers (M) B.S.B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, May 2019
Alyssa D. Levy (C) B.A., Northwestern University, March 2017
Daniel Mayor (M) B.S.C., Northwestern University, June 2016
Sam Pirrie LL.B., University of Dundee, Scotland, June 2021
Samantha Michael Ross (C) B.B.A., Belmont University, May 2019
Tyler S. Rudolph (C) B.F.A., Temple University, May 2017
Ingrid Sguassabia Ferreira Giao Bacharel em Direito, UNIFEOB, Fundação de Ensino Octavio Bastos, Brazil, February 1999 Pós-Graduação, FGV Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil, November 2010 Pós-Graduação, PECE Escola Politécnica da USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, June 2017
Capucine Vincent License de droit, Université Aix-Marseille, Aix-en-Provence
Max R. Wolpoff B.S., Boston University, May 2019
France, November 2018 LL.M., Juridiska Institutionen Stockholm Universitet, Sweden, June 2018 Master 1, Université Paris I-Sorbonne, Paris, France, May 2019 Maitrise, Université d’Aix-Marseille, Aix en Provence, France, October 2020 Master 2, Université d’Aix-Marseille, Aix en Provence, France, September 2021 Magistère, Université d’Aix-Marseille, France, September 2021
MASTER OF LAWS IN ESTATE PLANNING Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning Janet Aznar
Matthew Ryan Hochstetler
B.A., Florida International University, December 2007
B.A., Goshen College, May 2006
J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad
J.D., The University of Toledo College of Law, May 2009
College of Law, December 2012
Mekenzie Louise Bittel B.A., Avila University, December 2015 J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, May 2020
Lauren M. Burns B.S., Florida State University, May 2017 J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, June 2020
Dominic Frank DeCesare B.S., University of Central Florida, December 2015 J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2019
Aida Denis A.B., University of Miami, May 2016 J.D., St. Thomas University College of Law, May 2021
Nicolette Gudknecht
Kajal Bharatkumar Patel B.A., Quinnipiac University, January 2018 J.D., Quinnipiac University School of Law, December 2021
Nina Rawal B.A., University of Florida, May 2007 J.D., University of California Davis School of Law, May 2010
Alexa E. Savalas James B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, June 2016 J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, May 2021
Laura Ann Till B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, May 1982 B.F.A., Southern Methodist University, May 1982 M.B.A., University of North Florida, Coggin College of Business, April 1988 J.D., Regent University School of Law, May 1997
Crystal Torres
B.A., Temple University, May 2015
B.S., Florida State University, August 2018
J.D., Villanova University, Charles Widger School of Law,
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, May 2020
May 2018 M.B.A., Villanova University, December 2018
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Sabina Akhroriy B.A., Westminster International University in Tashkent,
Luis Rodrigo Castillo B.A., Webster University, December 2016
Uzbekistan, May 2021 University of Miami School of Law
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Andre Cordelli Alves
Azubike Nnanna Okoye
Bacharel em Direito, Pontificia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 2008 Mestrado em Direito, Pontificia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 2011 Doutorado, Universidade de Sao Paulo–Faculdade de Direito
LL.B., Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria, July 2006
Mateus Pereira Gomes Dos Santos Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil, May 2018
Giancarlos Freddy Serna Maldonado
da Universidade, Brazil, April 2019
Abogado, Universidad de Lima, Peru, August 2013
Ezgi Ceren Cubuk
Keltoum Smimih
LL.B., Atilim University, Turkey, June 2015
Licence Droit Privé, University Mohammed V Souissi, Morocco,
Eduardo De Almeida Bombarda Bacharelado em Direito, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2020
September 2008
Movlonbek M. Tojimatov Bakalavr, National University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan,
Karina Frota Asvolinsque
July 2005
B.A., Florida International University, July 2017 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2021
Maria Andreina Hernandez Blasini Abogado, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Venezuela, January 2019
Magistr, National University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, July 2007 M.L.S., Washington University, May 2021
Juliana Bueno Virginelli Carvalho Bacharel em Direito, Ponitificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 2003 Pós Graduação Lato Sensu, Escola da Magistratura do Estado do
Raffaela Maria Anna Huber LL.B., Universität Zurich, Switzerland, October 2013 LL.M., Universität Zurich, Switzerland, October 2014
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2005
Cristian Alejandro Zannier Rufatt Licenciado, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, July 2018
Asma Hameed Khan B.A., University of the Punjab, April 1999
Diplomado, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, December 2018
LL.B., University of the Punjab, Pakistan, September 2003
Diplomado, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, December 2019
M.A., University of the Punjab, Pakistan, August 2007
Postgrado, Universidad Catolica Boliviana, Bolivia, September 2020
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Joao Felipe Abdenor Vervloet
Caf Dowlah
Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Vila Velha, Brazil, July 2018
LL.B., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 1983
Luiz Romero Gomes De Mattos Alves Bacharel em Direito, Estacio do Recife, Brazil, October 2013
Juan Angel Ariccio Beatriz Borges Leon July 2000 Master in International Relations, Raul Roa Garcia Higher Institute of International Relations, Cuba, February 2014
Luis Eduardo Esquivel Ana Carolina Paola Garcia Bodan Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, July 2019
Jaime Garcia Nieto Esteva
Andres Cardenas Ortiz Monasterio Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico, December 2008
Magna cum laude (M)
M.A., University of Southern California, May 1990
Abogado, Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina, June 2014
Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad de Camaguey, Cuba,
Summa cum laude (S)
M.P.A., University of Southern California, December 1986 Ph.D., University of Southern California, December 1990
Abogado, Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21, Argentina, July 2019
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B.S.S., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 1981
Cum laude (C)
Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Spain, October 2004
Luis Eduardo Guillen Martinez Abogado, Universidad de los Hemisferios, Ecuador, April 2012 M.B.L., Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, December 2015 M.B.A., Munich Business School, Germany, August 2019
Gabriela Mendoza Martinez Abogada, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, June 2012 M.P.A., Universidad ESAN, Peru, June 2017
Leagny Karolina Molina Darabos Abogado, Universidad José Antonio Páez, Venezuela, November 2015
Gisselle Nunez Torres Abogada, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, República Dominicana (February 2023)
Jackie Gabriela Quirola Mendoza Abogada de los Tribunales y Juzgados de la Republica, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador, October 2019
Inaia Reis Figueiredo Bacharel em Direito, UNICEUB Centro Universitario de Brasilia, Brazil, December 2002
Ibrahem Ahmed A. Rezq Bachelor of Science in Law, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, September 2017
Anja Staats First State Examination, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, September 2017 Magistra Juris, Heinrich-Heine-Universitat, Dusseldorf, Germany, July 2018 Second State Examination, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, February 2020
Elba Daniela Urena Abogado, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic (June 2023)
Paul A. Vera Abogado de los Tribunales y Juzgados de la República, Universidad de las Americas, Ecuador, July 2014
Jordan Bayley Williams B.A., University of South Carolina, December 2018
Alessandra Espolador Wimert Bacharel em Direito, Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, January 1996
Pós-Graduação—Direito Do Trabalho e Direito Processual Do Trabalho, Pontificia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, July 2007
MASTER OF LAWS IN MARITIME LAW Jose Fernando Nunez Gonzalez Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Católica Santa Maria La Antigua, Panamá, November 2020
Viviam Stephanie Ruiz Fiallo Abogada, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, May 2018
MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig LL.M. in Real Property Development Robert Alexander B.A., Babson College, May 2018 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, December 2021
Pascale Désir B.A., Boston University, September 2000 J.D., Suffolk University Law School, May 2003
Paige Fairman (C) B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Jake L. Fleischer B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Lara Giray B.S., Tulane University, May 2017 J.D., New York Law School, May 2021
John Michael Inguagiato B.A., Seton Hall University, May 2017 J.D., New York Law School, May 2020
University of Miami School of Law
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Jacob H. Nunez
Jordan E. Shayne
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
B.A., Drury University, May 2018 B.B.A., Drury University, May 2018
Daniel L. Rayon
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2021
B.A., University of Florida, May 2017 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION Hadda Burgoa
Justin W. Najmy (C)
LL.B., Universidad Major de San Andre, Bolivia, December 1994
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, May 2006
M.I.B., University of Florida, August 2019
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2020
Harry Germeus Jr.
Ryan S. Tahiri (C) B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, December 2014
M.I.B., University of Florida, December 2018
J.D., Florida A & M University College of Law, May 2019
Chastidy Mirabal B.S., Florida International University, December 2015 J.D., Nova Southeastern University, December 2019
JURIS DOCTOR Francisco I. Abad
Luiz Romero Gomes De Mattos Alves
B.S., Florida International University, December 2016
Joao Felipe Abdenor Vervloet
Rafael A. Amador (C)
Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Vila Velha, Brazil, July 2018
Matthew Richard Abes
B.A., University of Florida, June 2017
Alejandro J. Anselmi Gonzalez (M)
B.B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
A.B., Washington University in St. Louis, May 2019
Mitchell P. Abood (M)
Emily Faye Ariz (C)
B.A., Michigan State University, May 2018
B.A., George Washington University, May 2019
Michelle C. Adams (M)
Clayton P. Armstrong
B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
Fahad Abdulaziz Z. Al Ashban
B.A., University of Arizona, August 2014
Larry Stuart Atwood Jr.
B.S., Arizona State University, December 2015
B.B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2017
Lauren Suzanne Alevizos (C)
Maria A. Avila (C)
B.A., Boston College, May 2018
B.S., Florida International University, December 2016
Virginia P. Allen
Owen B. Badin
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, May 2018
Natasha Lucia Alvarez
Magna cum laude (M)
B.B.A., Iona College, June 2019
Pierce A. Bailey
B.A., Florida International University, July 2019
10 Summa cum laude (S)
Bacharel em Direito, Estacio do Recife, Brazil, October 2013
B.A., Goucher College, May 2018
Cum laude (C)
Robert D. Bannister B.A., The State University of New York at Buffalo, June 2018
Gabriel A. Barraza B.S., Florida International University, December 2017
Natalie M. Barrios B.A., Florida State University, May 2019
Logan N. Bartley B.S., University of Virginia, May 2019
John Nicholas Basil B.S.Ed., University of Miami, May 2019
Charli Beam A.B., University of Miami, May 2019 B.S.P.H., University of Miami, May 2019
Alberto Becerra Hernandez Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Agraria de la Habana Fructoso Rodriguez Perez, Cuba, July 2010
Natalie Benayoun B.A., Florida State University, May 2019
Samantha Topper Berns (C) B.A., Brandeis University, May 2016
David Max Berris (C) B.A., George Washington University, May 2016
Hannah M. Blanck B.S., Florida State University, August 2019
Jennifer L. Blanco B.A., Florida International University, May 2016
Luis D. Blanco B.A., Emory University, August 2018
Warren J. Bland (M) B.A., University of Colorado Boulder, December 2018
Harris A. Blum (M) B.A., University of Maryland, May 2017
Aurora Borealis B.A., University of Colorado Boulder, August 2017
Beatriz Borges Leon Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad de Camaguey, Cuba, July 2000 Master in International Relations, Raul Roa Garcia Higher Institute of International Relations, Cuba, February 2014
Ethan Brennan
Nicolas E. Briscoe (M) B.A., The University of Alabama, December 2017
Adam J. Brown (C) B.S.B., Indiana University, May 2019
Max J. Budowsky (M) B.S., University of Florida, December 2018
Hanna A. Burt (M) B.A., The George Washington University, May 2017
Natalie Gray Busener B.S., University of Georgia, May 2018
Alexandra N. Cabeza (C) B.B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
Roxanne Cabrera B.A., Florida International University, July 2017
Joseph M. Candelaria (C) B.A., University of Florida, December 2018
Sophia Carballo (C) B.S.P.R., University of Florida, May 2019
Lourdes M. Cardelle B.S., Florida International University, July 2019
Micaela S. Carou-Baldner (C) B.S., Nova Southeastern University, May 2018
Daniela Carreras (S) B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Luis Rodrigo Castillo B.A., Webster University, December 2016
Claire Marie Chatellier B.A., Boston College, May 2019
Camila Chediak (C) B.S., University of Miami, May 2018
Miraal Chhelavda B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Andres E. Chinchilla (C) B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Cameron A. Chuback (C) B.A., New York University, May 2018 M.B.A., University of Miami, May 2021
Ezichi Onyinye Chukwu (C) B.A., Old Dominion University, August 2016
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019 University of Miami School of Law 11
Alexandria R. Cinney (M)
Brett Nathan Dembrow
B.A., Tufts University, May 2018
B.B.A., University of Florida, December 2018 M.I.B., University of Florida, May 2019
Jett Clarke
Eliz Demren
B.B.A., University of Kentucky, May 2019
B.A., Florida International University, December 2018
Michael I. Cohan (C)
Daniel J. DeWitt (C)
B.S., Northwestern University, June 1993 M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, June 2000
Sarah E. Coleman (C)
B.S., Bentley University, May 2019
Nicole M. Diaz
B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
B.A., Boston College, May 2019
Meagan Victoria Collins
Alessandro Erwin Diaz-Barandiaran
B.A., Florida International University, December 2017
Kyle Cooper
A.B., University of Miami, December 2018
Jose M. Diemer
B.A., Clemson University, May 2019
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Zachary T. Cooper
Thomas Anthony DiVito II (C)
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, May 2014
B.S., Canisius College, May 2007 M.A., Florida Atlantic University, August 2011
Selina M. Correa
Armani D. Dixon (C)
B.A., Boston College, May 2017
B.S., Florida State University, August 2018
Gabrielle Christina Craft (M)
Lisa Dobrowolsky
B.S., Florida State University, December 2017
B.A., State University of New York University at Albany,
Gabrielle M. Crawford
May 2018
B.S., University of Alabama, May 2019
Allison M. Dopazo (C)
Eduardo J. Cruz
B.A., University of Notre Dame, May 2019
B.S., Marquette University, May 2019
Evan Dubow
Zachary Coleman Curtis
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
B.A., Yale University, June 2007
Beatriz Oliveira Del Chiaro Da Rosa (M) B.S., University of Miami, May 2019
Patrick M. Duhig (C) B.S., University of South Florida, May 2016
Bridget M. Dye (S)
Alfredo E. Dally (C) B.S., Florida International University, August 2016
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2017
Christopher J. Edgerton
Lucas J. Dawson
B.A., Saint Joseph’s College, May 2015
B.S., University of Florida, August 2017
M.A., University of Central Florida, May 2017
Alejandra De La Camara (C)
Marianne M. Eisenhart
B.S.W., Florida State University, May 2019
B.A., Florida International University, April 2018
Christian A. de la Osa (M)
Fernando J. Escobar
B.S.Acc., University of Florida, May 2018
B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
M.Acc., University of Florida, May 2018
Jean J. Espinosa
Omar Del Olmo Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba,
B.B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
Connor T. Evans (M)
July 2001
B.S., Temple University, May 2018
12 Summa cum laude (S)
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
Cameron T. Ewing (C) B.S.P.A., Indiana University, May 2017
Paige Fairman (C) B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Arthur Ituassu Faria B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Dustin Feinberg B.S., Lynn University, May 2015 M.S., Wayne State University, May 2018
Maritza C. Fernandez B.A., University of Washington, June 2019
Nicolas Alberto Fernandez B.S.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Blake S. Fezza B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Jake L. Fleischer B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Sabrina Abigail Focht (C) B.A., Fordham University, February 2019
Ashley M. Fondon B.A., Florida International University, April 2018
Lily Frances Fontenot (M) B.A., Louisiana State University, May 2019 B.A.M.C., Louisiana State University, May 2019
Kadie L. Francis B.S., University of South Florida, May 2018
Aaron T. Fried B.A., University of Central Florida, August 2017
Iliriana Fteja (C) B.A., DePaul University, June 2017
Morgan J. Galper B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Jasmine E. Gamboa B.B.A., Florida International University, December 2015
Alexa Garcia (C) B.S. Comm., University of Miami, May 2019
Horacio Nicolas Garcia B.A., The University of Alabama, December 2018
Sebastian Alexander Garcia A.B., University of Miami, May 2019
Ana Carolina Paola Garcia Bodan Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, July 2019
Christina Alma-Anne Garraway B.S., University of Miami, December 2018
Gabriella Arlene Garvin B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Jordan K. Gary B.A., University of Southern California, December 2015
Daniel Geller (C) B.S., Cornell University, May 2018
Jordan S. Ginsberg (C) B.B.A., Florida Atlantic University, December 2017
Michael T. Goldman (C) B.B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Jake A. Gonzalez B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
Hayley R. Goodman (C) B.A., Lehigh University, May 2018 M.S., Lehigh University, May 2019
Keegan A. Gothers B.S., University of Louisville, May 2019
Daniel Gottlieb (C) B.A., Union College, June 2019
Lucia G. Gradinariu Diploma de Inginer, Universitatea Tehnica ‘Gheorghe Asachi’ din lasi, Romania, December 1986 Diplome d’etudes approfondies, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon, France, September 1993 Diploma de Docteur, Insitut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon, France, March 1999
Christopher A. Gray (C) B.A., University of Louisville, May 2012 M.A., The University of Arizona, August 2015
Andrew Graykowski (C) B.S., Miami University, December 2014
Danielle Alexandra Greenberg (M) B.A., Swarthmore College, May 2015
Matthew J. Guarnaccia (C) B.A., University of Central Florida, August 2018
Allison Guaty B.S. Comm., University of Miami, May 2019
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Alexa Victoria Guerra (C)
William V. Hyland (C)
B.S., Florida State University, August 2016
B.A., Wake Forest University, May 2019
Jonathan A. Gutierrez
Blair J. Israel (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
B.S., University of Florida, May 2019
Max L. Haber
Samuel E. Jacobs
B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Mahrukh Habib
Sabrina A. Janeiro
B.S., Florida State University, August 2018
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Danielle Joyce Irene Hall (C)
Samuel David Játiva
B.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2018
Mira Hussain Haqqani (S)
B.S., University of Central Florida, December 2011
Yamilee Jeudy
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, May 2017
B.A., University of South Florida, December 2015
Armando Luis Hassun III
Luciana Jhon Urrunaga (C)
B.S., University of Miami, May 2018
B.A., Florida International University, April 2017
Madison D. Hauser (M)
Jennifer Jiménez (C)
B.S., University of Florida, December 2018
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, December 2015
M.S., University of Florida, May 2019
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, December 2015
Jared Heller (C)
Tarmo Jõeveer (C)
B.S., Tulane University, May 2019
Bakalaureus, Eesti Riigikaitse Akadeemia, Estonia, June 1996
Juliette D. Hernandez (C)
Chelsea R. Johnson
B.S., Cornell University, May 2019
A.B., Princeton University, June 2018
Maria Andreina Hernandez Blasini
Gregory A. Johnson
Abogado, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Venezuela, January 2019
Katherine A. Johnson (C)
Austin J. Hill (C)
B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2018
B.B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2019
Samantha M. Johnson (C)
Taylor Alicia Hill (C)
B.S.B.A., University of Nevada, Reno, May 2018
B.A., University of Georgia, May 2019
Briana M. Josephs
B.A., University of Georgia, May 2019
B.B.A., University of San Diego, May 2018
Gregory J. Holodak B.S.B.A., The Catholic University of America, May 2018
Hui Huang
B.S., Taylor University, May 2018
B.A., Baylor University, August 2016
John M. Hudak (C)
Edward Duwayne Kalajainen III
B.A., University of Connecticut May 2014
B.S., University of Miami, May 2019
Elizabeth N. Huertas
Nikolas T. Karam
B.S.B.A., Boston University, May 2018
B.A., New York University, May 2017
Sean W. Hughes (C)
Asiya Tahseen Khan (C)
B.S., Louisiana State University, May 2019
Magna cum laude (M)
Alexander Jung Jenna Kelsey Jurado
B.S.C., University of Miami, May 2018
14 Summa cum laude (S)
B.A., St Louis University, December 2017
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Cum laude (C)
Joubin Khazaie B.A., University of California, Irvine, June 2017
Jessica B. Klayman B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2017
Alecsander M. Kohn B.A., Chapman University, May 2019
Roi S. Koren (C) B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Tyler W. Koteskey (C) B.A., Taylor University, December 2017
Jillian Sage Kushner (C) B.J., University of Texas at Austin, May 2016
Jacob A. LaCroix B.S., Indian River State College, December 2018
Elanny Lago (C) B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
Estefanía Lalinde (C) B.S., University of Florida, May 2015 M.S., University of Florida, August 2017
Sydney N. Landers (M) B.S.B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, May 2019
Natalie Landman B.S.C., University of Miami, May 2018
Taylor Larson (C) B.S., Brigham Young University, April 2014
Nicollette Levi (C) B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Alyssa D. Levy (C) B.A., Northwestern University, March 2017
Tyler J. Litwak (C) B.S.Ch.E., University of Florida, May 2018
Huiping Liu (M) LL.B., Peking University, China, July M.A., Johns Hopkins University, May 2013
Dulaney Covington Logan III B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Amanda Nicole Lopez-Cardet (C) A.B., University of Miami, May 2019
Jose R. Lopez-Varela
Anthony P. Loyacona B.A., Lafayette College, May 2015 M.B.A., University of Southern California, May 2019
Matthew Edward Lynch B.S., Florida Gulf Coast University, August 2018
Lauren M. Maier B.A., Florida State University, May 2018
Kelly Marie Malloy (M) B.S., University of Florida, May 2019
David F. Mancia-Orellana (C) B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Marcos Martinez A.B., University of Miami, December 2018
Julian Marx B.A., Grinnell College, May 2017
Dorothy H. Masiello (S) B.A., Georgetown University, May 2019
Maximillian S. Matiauda B.S., State University of New York University at Albany, May 2018
Benjamin J. Matzke B.A., University of Pittsburgh, April 2019
Abraham Mauricio Silva B.A., Norwich University, May 2013 M.S., Florida State University, May 2015
Daniel Mayor (M) B.S.C., Northwestern University, June 2016
Emma McEvoy Bachelor in de Politieke Wetenschappen en de Sociologie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, July 2014 M.S., London South Bank University, United Kingdom, July 2016
Stephanie McKenna A.B., University of Miami, December 2018
Alexandra B. McKissick (C) B.S., The University of Texas at Tyler, May 2019
Sarah R. Medina B.A., Wake Forest University, May 2018
Maria Elena Mejia B.A., Florida International University, December 2012
B.S., University of Florida, May 2019
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Fabiola Meo
Murphy D. Nosanchuk
A.B., University of Miami, December 2015
B.A., Carleton College, June 2019
Ashley A. Meyer (C)
Annie L. Nosich
B.F.A., New York University, May 2017
B.A., Louisiana State University, May 2017
Matthew R. Mignella
Jacob H. Nunez
B.A., Syracuse University, May 2019
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Cristina Renee Miller (C)
Leah Nunziato
A.B., University of Miami, December 2012
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Mary Katherine Miller
Jose I. Ortega (M)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
B.S., Florida International University, April 2018
Cristina Lynn Miró
Lauren Nicole Palen (C)
B.A., Florida State University, May 2017
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
Allison M. Paquin
Maurice J. Mitchell
B.A.C., The University of Alabama, May 2019
B.S., Florida State University, December 2017
Ashley N. Parsons (M)
Anais Vincentia Mitra (C)
B.S.Ed., Ohio State University, May 2019
B.B.A., University of Miami, December 2018
Bryan Percy
Richard L. Moncada
B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2018
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Ana M. Perez (C)
Hugo Alberto Montero (C)
B.A., Florida International University, December 2018
A.B., University of Miami, May 2017
Miguel Perez (C)
Abril Montero Dokser (C)
B.S., University of Florida, May 2019
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
David J. Petrantoni (C)
Gabriel E. Morales (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2013
B.A., Florida International University, July 2019
M.S., Florida State University, May 2015
Alexis M. Morejon (C)
Nicholas A. Petrosino
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2019
Justin W. Najmy (C)
Alex G. Picard (C)
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
B.A., Florida State University, May 2019
M.I.B., University of Florida, August 2019
Anastasia M. Pierik (C)
Ron Shlomo Neuman (C)
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, May 2019
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, December 2017
Maria Andreina Piselli (C)
Brandon Nathaniel Newell
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
B.M., Long Island University, May 2013
B.S., University of Florida, May 2018
M.Ed., University of Georgia, May 2015
Ashley Ann Plotkin (C)
Ryan P. R. Nichols
A.B., University of Miami, August 2019
B.S., Texas A&M University, December 2017
Joshua R. Polner
Peyton R. Nir
B.S., Florida State University, May 2018
B.A., University of Maryland College Park, May 2019
16 Summa cum laude (S)
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
M.B.A., University of Miami, May 2021
Odette Ponce B.A., Florida International University, December 2013 M.P.H., Boston University, May 2016
Kyle Porter B.A., University of Central Florida, December 2018
David H. Prieto (C) B.A., College of William & Mary, May 2019
Carson Elaine Proctor B.S., Florida State University, August 2018
Justin J. Quintero B.A., University of Florida, December 2018
Juan J. Ramirez B.A., Inter American University of Puerto Rico, May 2010 M.A., American Military University, February 2018
Michael E. Raymond B.S.B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2019
Inaia Reis Figueiredo Bacharel em Direito, UNICEUB Centro Universitario de Brasilia, Brazil, December 2002 Pós-Graduação - Direito Do Trabalho e Direito Processual Do Trabalho, Pontificia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, July 2007
Mathew C. Renik (C) B.S.B.A., Boston University, May 2019
Eric M. Rice (C) B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Rivers W. Ridout B.A., Duke University, May 2019
Nicholas Anthony Ritornato (C) B.S., Florida State University, December 2018
Daniel B. Robinson (C) B.S., The University of Texas at Austin, August 2019
Christian B. Roig B.S.B.A., University of Florida, August 2019 B.S., University of Florida, August 2019
Raquel Alexandria Rosales B.A., Florida International University, April 2018
Samantha Michael Ross (C) B.B.A., Belmont University, May 2019
Jeffrey Noah Ruben B.A., The University of Arizona, May 2019
Tyler S. Rudolph (C) B.F.A., Temple University, May 2017
Cristina Elena Ruiz B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Samuel A. Sachs B.S., Wilmington University, April 2013
Isabelle K. Sadiq (C) B.A., The University of Arizona, May 2018
Andre Felipe Salles Cristofaro (C) Bacharel em Direito, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 2019 LL.M., New York University, May 2020
Leigh Salomon B.A., Brandeis University, May 2019
Alyssa Samberg (C) A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Mario D. Sanchez B.B.A., Florida International University, December 2018
Logan W. Sandler (M) B.A., Loyola Marymount University, May 2011 M.F.A., American Film Institute Conservatory, September 2014
Jacob A. Santarelli (C) B.S.B.A., Auburn University, December 2018
Minerva Santiago Acevedo (C) B.A., Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, July 2017
Jessica D. Santos (C) B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
Braelyn V. Saumure (C) B.A., University of South Florida, May 2019
Alexis Schad B.A., University of North Florida, December 2017
Megan N. Schmidt B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Jake T. Seiler (C) B.A., The University of Alabama, May 2019
Jennifer Señaris B.A., Florida International University, December 2018
David Serrano Santiago B.S., University of Mount Olive, August 2018
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Aleeza M. Shah
Kevin W. Stone Jr.
B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2018
B.A., Harvard University, May 2019
Anoosheh Aniq Shaikh (C)
Jorge L. Suarez (C)
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2019
Jamie A. Shapiro
Anisah M. Sublett
B.S.J., University of Florida, May 2019
B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Stacey Shenderov
Dimitri N. Syros (C)
B.S., University of Miami, May 2016
B.S., New York University, May 2015 M.S., Johns Hopkins University, May 2018
Sam E. Sherman
Ryan S. Tahiri (C)
B.S., The University of Tampa, December 2013
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Peter D. Shoemaker (C) B.A., University of Colorado Boulder, December 2013
M.I.B., University of Florida, December 2018
William Robert Talley
Laura B. Silva B.B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
B.A., Florida State University, August 2019
Eli L. Tanenbaum
Sydney L. Silverstein
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2018
B.A., The University of Alabama, May 2018
Chase T. Tavernier (C)
Tori Simkovic (S)
B.S., University of Oregon, June 2018
B.S.J., Northwestern University, June 2014
Zachary W. Tayler (C)
Peter J. Sitaras (M)
B.A., University of Michigan, April 2017
B.A., Saint Joseph's University, May 2017
Justin M. Taylor
Matthew A. Smekens
B.S., University of South Florida, May 2017
B.A.B.A., University of Florida, August 2018
Elias J. Thompson
Ivan D. Smerznak (S) B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, August 2018
Sara M. Thompson
Hyewon Son
B.S.B.A., University of Pittsburgh, April 2019
LL.B., Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
Kristina M. Thoren
Republic of South Korea, February 2010 LL.M., Vanderbilt University, May 2014
B.S., Cornell University, May 2018
LL.M., Boston University, May 2016
Alexandra S. Tipton (M)
Umberto Matthias Speziani
B.S., University of Kentucky, December 2017
B.S.C, University of Miami, December 2016
Jose C. Torres
M.S.Ed., University of Miami, December 2018
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2018
Mason K. Stage
Julio D. Torres (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
B.A., Florida International University, April 2018
Michelle Lauren Stein (C)
Nicolas M. Torres (M)
B.A., University of Florida, December 2018
B.A., New College of Florida, May 2014
Melissa Lynn Stewart (M)
Alek D. Ubieta (C)
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
B.B.A., Emory University, May 2018
Marissa C. Stockwell B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
18 Summa cum laude (S)
B.A., Florida State University, May 2019
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
David A. Van Sickle (M) B.S., United States Coast Guard Academy, May 2011 M.B.A., University of Nebraska–Lincoln, December 2017
Ashley R. Vazquez (C) B.A., University of Southern California, May 2018
Jazmine Vera B.H.S.A., Florida International University, December 2018
Maja Veselinovic B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2018
Veronica Vicente B.A.B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Nicole Marie Vila (C) B.S.C., University of Miami, December 2013
Noah J. Vollmer (C) B.A., Ohio State University, May 2019
Mathias Wasersztein (C) B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Bryce M. Wasserman B.S., Monmouth University, May 2018 M.B.A., Monmouth University, May 2019
James Chase Wathen (S) B.S., Barry University, May 2019
Harrell Watts II B.S., Florida A & M University, April 2017 M.A., Florida A & M University, August 2018
Austen Weinberg (C) B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Zackary B. Weiss (C) B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Cindy West (C) B.S., Indiana University, May 2019
Samuel Cole Wheeler B.A., Washington & Lee University, May 2019
Jordan Bayley Williams B.A., University of South Carolina, December 2018
Jonathan L. Wolloch (M) B.A., University of Michigan, April 2018
Max R. Wolpoff B.S., Boston University, May 2019
Victoria A. Yachkouri B.A., Boston College, May 2019
Sean A. Zeitlin (C) B.A., University of Florida, December 2018
Jared C. Zim (C) B.S.B.A., University of Central Florida, August 2018
Maxwell L. Zoberman (M) B.A., Emory University, May 2017
Jordan M. Zornes (C) B.S.B.A., The Ohio State University, June 2011
Logan J. Zucchino B.S., Syracuse University, May 2019
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the MBA degree from the School of Business Administration. Alexa Victoria Guerra (C) B.S., Florida State University, August 2016
Ron Shlomo Neuman (C) B.S.B.A., University of Florida, December 2017
Joshua R. Polner B.S., Florida State University, May 2018 M.B.A., University of Miami, May 2021
Sam E. Sherman B.S., The University of Tampa, December 2013
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JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND SOCIETY The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the M.P.S. degree from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Christina Alma-Anne Garraway
Leigh Salomon
B.S., University of Miami, December 2018
B.A., Brandeis University, May 2019
Carson Elaine Proctor B.S., Florida State University, August 2018
SUMMER 2022
The following candidates will be receiving their degrees in Summer 2022.
MASTER OF LAWS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW Samar Ali N. Alsulami
Patrick Richard Anderson
B.S., King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, December 2018
B.A., University of the West Indies (Mona Campus), Caribbean, School of Journalism, Jamaica, June 1988 LL.B., University of Technology, Jamaica, Faculty of Law, May 2015
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Diana M. Fischer J.D., Universidad Libre, Colombia, September 2004 Especializacion Derecho Inter, Escuela Militar de Cadetes Jos, Colombia, December 2007 Especializacion Derecho Administrativo, Universidad Santo Thomas, Colombia, September 2011
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Mashael Abdullah A. Abuzaid
Angelina Petrosova
B.S., King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia, January 2018
Nawaf M. Aldawsari L.L.B., King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, January 2017
Maria G. Cadena Loza Doctora en Jurisprudencia, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador, July 2002 Masestria en Derecho y Economia, University of Torcuato di Tella, Argentina, June 2013
LL.B., Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Yuridicheskij Universitet, Russia, June 2013 LL.M., Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Yuridicheskij Universitet, Russia, June 2013
Gladys Planes Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba, July 2009 Derecho Español para Juristas Extranjeros, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, March 2018
Melissa Soy Rosales Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba, July 2010 20 Summa cum laude (S)
Magna cum laude (M)
Cum laude (C)
JURIS DOCTOR Patrick Richard Anderson
Kyra L. Naylor
B.A., University of the West Indies, Caribbean School of
B.A., Southern Methodist University, May 2019
Journalism, Jamaica, June 1988 LL.B., University of Technology, Jamaica, Faculty of Law, May
Angelina Petrosova LL.B., Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Yuridicheskij Universitet,
2015
Russia, June 2013
Andrew Denny
LL.M., Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Yuridicheskij Universitet,
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, April 2008
Russia, June 2013
Thonya Dorsainvil
Yilian Pimienta
B.A., Florida International University, December 2012
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
M.S., Nova Southeastern University, December 2014
Melissa Soy Rosales
M.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba, July 2010
FALL 2021 The following candidates received their degrees in Fall 2021.
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW Ana Balcells
Fernanda Torralba Caldwell
Licenciada en Dret, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain,
Bacharel em Direito, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil,
September 2011
January 2011
LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, December 2021
Pós Graduação Lato Sensu, Insituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributario, Brazil, August 2016 LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, December 2021
JURIS DOCTOR Solomon Mendel Fine
John Patrick Keller (C)
B.A., University of Massachusetts, May 2017
B.A., University of Georgia, May 2016
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, December 2021
B.A., University of Georgia, May 2016 J.D., University of Miami School of Law, December 2021
IN MEMORIAM Jordan Mermell Class of 2022
February 5, 1990 April 2, 2021
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SPECIAL PUBLIC INTEREST RECOGNITION The University of Miami School of Law is proud to acknowledge members of the Class of 2022 who have met the Pro Bono Challenge and have completed at least 75 hours of pro bono service while in law school. They have demonstrated outstanding commitment to public service through exceptional advocacy. Hannah Blanck Alexandria Cinney Meagan Collins Beatriz Da Rosa Alejandra De La Camara Jessica Dennis Evan Dubow Ashley Fondon Luiz Romero Gomes de Mattos Alves Hayley Goodman Lucia Gradinariu Christopher Gray Danielle Greenberg Mira Haqqani Maria Hernandez Blasini Jae Lynn Huckaba William Hyland Ana Ionescu David Jessup, Jr. Luciana Jhon Urrunaga Jennifer Jimenez Chelsea Johnson Katherine Johnson Jack Keller Asiya Khan Joubin Khazaie Alecsander Kohn Tyler Koteskey Jillian Kushner Estefania Lalinde Huiping Liu
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Xinghang Liu David Mancia-Orellana Jose Lopez-Varela Emma McEvoy Stephanie McKenna Maria Mejia Ashley Meyer Abril Montero Dokser Leah Nunziato Ashley Parsons David Petrantoni Odette Ponce Nicholas Ritornato Raquel Rosales Braelyn Saumure Alexis Schad Stacey Shenderov Peter Shoemaker Laura Silva Tori Simkovic Michelle Stein Melissa Stewart Jorge Suarez Sara Thompson Ashley Vazquez Maja Veselinovic Nicole Vila Jordan Williams Victoria Yachkouri Jared Zim
50TH REUNION The Class of 2022 congratulates the members of the honored class of 1972 who have supported students through their contributions to the University of Miami School of Law. William Aaron Judith F. Abrams* William R. Ahern Gaston R. Alvarez Robert D. Anton Esther I. Arango* Charles F. Atwood Edward E. Augustine Charles E. Auslander Colin G. Baraban* David G. Bazarsky Robert D. Benincasa Charles E. Berk Frank Berman A. F. Berry Jordan Bittel* John N. Blackman James J. Boczar* Jean C. Boggie Melvin D. Bratton Morton S. Braverman Stephen T. Brown Richard C. Burket* Anne S. Camner Albert G. Caruana Chien C. Chang Susan G. Chopin Barry J. Clyman* Fernando Cordovez-Donoso Lisa Corn Kendal E. Cornell Paul F. Crames Richard A. Crisonino Richard H. Critchfield Harry B. Cummins* Jeffrey D. Cummins* Norman D. Curry A B. Cutler* Harry D. Dennis* Nathan P. Diamond Manuel Diner Michael J. Doddo Daniel Doscher Donald A. Dowdell Kenneth J. Duckworth* Robert A. Dulberg Robert E. Eisenbud* Arthur J. England* Mark J. Feldman Leonard R. Fels* Jeffrey M. Feuer* Joseph H. Ficarrotta
Michael J. Fingar Leon M. Firtel Mickele A. Foley* James E. Foster* Patricia B. Fournier Joseph G. Frantin Lawrence N. Freshman* William S. Gardella Dennis J. Getman Edward D. Gewirtz David I. Gilbert Bruce L. Glaskin* Lawrence H. Goldberg Glen Z. Goldberg Alan Goldfarb Mark J. Gordon* Robert B. Gordon Douglas L. Grable Gerald W. Gray Gregory O. Gray* Mac A. Greco Lawrence B. Green Jay B. Grossman Edward P. Guttenmacher David Halpner Harry J. Hamilton Charles B. Hankel* Philip V. Harper* James T. Hendrick Thomas A. Hendricks Irma V. Hernandez Brian R. Hersh Theodore W. Herzog R. S. Huff* Kenneth D. Hutchison Marshall G. Ives Allen L. Jacobi Stephen D. Jacobs Allen C. Jacobson Howard T. Jaffe James C. Johnston Det H. Joks Gary H. Kalb Harbhajan S. Kang Paul H. Kaplan Joseph F. Keeley Alan S. Kessler Frank B. Kessler Harden King Michael J. Korvick David H. Krathen Richard N. Krinzman
Daniel T. Kusic Mario J. Lamar John D. Lazarus Albert C. Leader* Mark K. Leban B J. Legg Barry Lessinger R. F. Lewis I N. Lewis Michael I. Libman John H. Lipinski Alan T. Lipson Stephen A. Lynch Steven A. Malcoun W J. Marshall* David F. McIntosh Harold G. Melville Luis F. Mendez* Richard D. Mickelson Joel N. Minsker Steven Mishan Eduardo Mitrani Arndt L. Mueller* Thavisak Natakuathoong Jan A. Novak George N. Otto* Victor A. Padlo Brian S. Pearl Kris E. Penzell* Oleg M. Pohotsky Thomas R. Post Lauren S. Puritz Harold F. Purnell Max D. Puyanic Blair A. Raffel Dennis A. Richard Keith L. Rinehart* Roberta Ritter Marjorie F. Robbins Lawrence C. Roberts Peter Robertson Richard S. Robinson William L. Rogers Maureen W. Roland George D. Rose Leonard Rosenberg Robert A. Rosenblatt Susan G. Rosenblatt* Jerome C. Rosenblatt William S. Rubenstein* Denis A. Russ Michael J. Samuels
Sue R. Samuels* Jair C. Santos* Jeffrey A. Sarrow John E. Sawhill Bruce J. Scheinberg Philip M. Schutzer Daniel S. Schwartz Thomas E. Scott William Selmi John L. Seymour Ronald E. Shnider Edward R. Shohat Karen K. Siegel* Howard J. Singer David H. Singer* Steven Sonberg Gary S. Sortor Samuel M. Spatzer Daniel J. Spiegel Julian R. Spradley* Clara S. Stegemann Carter Strong Fred R. Stuever Daniel J. Sullivan John R. Sutton Alan L. Tallis Thomas J. Tansey Athena R. Taylor-Carroll Antoni A. Thelen Thomas A. Tilson Michael J. Tryson* Gregory E. Tucci Harold J. Turk Robert F. Urich* Mark Van Pernis Arnaldo Velez Philip S. Vova Michael E. Walters Bernice M. Walton* Jeffrey P. Wasserman Harvey Watnick Norman S. Weider James W. Whatley* Alan B. Whitaker Alfredo H. Wilensky Ernst G. Wintter* Marshall G. Wiseheart David A. Wolfson Murray P. Yanks Richard L. Ziff
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ACADEMIC REGALIA The custom of wearing academic dress stems from the Middle Ages, when scholars were also clerics and wore the habits of their monastic orders. Significant parts of academic dress are the gown, the hood, and the cap. Each
has a particular significance and is worn in accordance with standards established by the Academic Costume Code of the American Council on Education.
GOWNS Gowns recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have different characteristics. The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is designed to be worn closed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The gown for the doctor’s degree has bell-shaped sleeves. For the doctor’s degree the gown is faced down the front with black velvet and three bars of black velvet are sewn across
the sleeves. These facings and crossbars may be velvet of the color distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains.
Agriculture Maize Architecture 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
Medicine Green Music Pink Nursing Apricot Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray Pharmacy Olive Green Philosophy Dark Blue Physical Education Sage Green Public Administration, Foreign Service Peacock Blue Public Health Salmon Pink Science Golden Yellow Social Work Citron Theology Scarlet Veterinary Science Gray
For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor’s gowns, edging of hoods, and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different subjects are as follows:
President Julio Frenk wears a black robe with four black velvet bars. The fourth chevron indicates this is the presidential regalia. The gown features orange and green piping as well as a doctoral hood lined in orange, green, and white— reflecting the official University of Miami school colors. TAMS The graduation tam is for those who have graduated with a masters or doctoral degree. Unlike the mortar board cap which is square in shape, the tam is actually circular in shape and are usually made out of velvet. What is common
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between the mortar board cap and the tam is that both do have tassels attached to them which hang on one side when worn. These tassels serve the same purpose and are used during the celebrated turning of the tassel ceremony.
CORDS White cord—Summa Cum Laude Orange cord—Magna Cum Laude Kelly Green—Cum Laude
Hunter Green—Completed the pro bono challenge of seventy five hours of pro bono service during law school career HOODS
Hoods recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have the following characteristics. The length of the hood worn for the bachelor’s degree is three feet, for the master’s degree, three and one-half feet, and for the doctor’s degree, four feet. The hood worn for the doctor’s degree has panels at the sides. Hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree; more than one color is shown by division of the field color in a variety of ways, such as chevron or chevrons, equal division, etc.
The binding or edging of the hood is velvet or velveteen, two inches, three inches, and five inches in width for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degrees, respectively, while the color is indicative of the subject to which the degree pertains. For example, the trimming for the Juris Doctor degree is purple. No academic hood should ever have its border divided to represent more than a single degree.
SOME PERMISSIBLE EXCEPTIONS Members of the governing body of a college or university are entitled to wear doctor’s gowns (with black velvet), but their hoods may be only those of degrees actually held by the wearers or those specially prescribed for them by the institution. In some colleges and universities, it is customary for the president, chancellor, or chief officer to wear a costume similar to that used by the head of a foreign university. The chief marshal may wear a specially
designed costume approved by his or her institution. Persons who hold degrees from foreign universities may wear the entire appropriate academic costume, including cap, gown, and hood. Members of religious orders and similar societies may suitably wear their customary habits. The same principle applies to persons wearing military uniforms or clad in special attire required by a civil office.
KENTE CLOTH Kente cloth is woven by the Asante people of Ghana and the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. The origins of West African weaving may be traced back as early as the 11th century, with regional excavations showing spindles and looms. Only men produce kente cloth’s narrow band weaves, which are 2 ½ to 4 ½ inches wide, on horizontal
treadle looms. Certain Ewe cloths are historically specific to particular rites of passage, such as marriage or the birth of a child. In present day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become widespread to commemorate special occasions. Globally, the print is used in the design of academic stoles in graduation ceremonies.
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ALMA MATER William S. Lampe and Christine Asdurian Arranged by Henry Fillmore
Southern suns and sky blue water Smile upon you Alma Mater Mistress of this fruitful land With all knowledge at your hand Always just, to honor true All our love we pledge to you Alma Mater Stand forever On Biscayne’s wondrous shore.
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