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Villanova University School of Law Commencement Program - Class of 2006 Class of 2006

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VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

COMMENCEMENT Two THOUSAND SIX

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES SCHOOL OF LAW FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2006 ELEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING Presiding

THE REVEREND EDMUND J. DOBBIN, O.S.A., B.A., M.A., M.S., S.T.L., S.T.D Presicknt of the University

Musical Selections

WESTMINSTER BRASS

James W. Hala. Director Bagpipes

PHIL TOWNSEND The Washington Memorial Pipe Band

Processional Marshals

DORIS DEL TOSTO BROGAN, B.A., J.D.

JOHN Y. GOTANDA, B.B.A., J.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor of Law

Associate Dean for Faculty Research; Director, J.D./M.B.A. Program Professor of Law

WILLIAM JAMES, B.A., J.D., M.S.L.S.

MICHAEL MULRONEY, B.S.C., J.D.

Associate Dean for Information Services; Director, Law Library Professor of Law

Director, Graduate Tax Program Professor of Law

Invocation

BARBARA E. WALL, B.A., M.A., PH.D. Special Assistant to the President for Mission, Associate Professor of Philosophy

National Anthem

JANINE DUNLAP MOMASSO Class of2007

Greetings

MARK A. SARGENT, B.A., M.A., J.D. Dean of the School of Law, Professor of Law

Presentation of Medallion Award

PRESIDENT DOBBIN, DEAN SARGENT, DEAN BROGAN

Address

THE HONORABLE JUAN R. SANCHEZ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Student Address

RYAN MATTHEW FANDETTI Class of2006

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

DEAN SARGENT

Distribution of Diplomas

DEAN SARGENT, DEAN BROGAN AND THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF LAW

Conferring of Degrees

PRESIDENT DOBBIN

Closing Remarks and Special Presentation

DEAN SARGENT

Benediction

THE REVEREND JOHN T. DENNY, O.S.A., B.A., M.A. Law School Chaplain and Counselor

Recessional

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MEMBERS OF THE PROCESSIONAL MARSHALS MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2006 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION MICHELLE J. ANDERSON, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law LEWIS BECKER, B.S., LL.B., Professor of Law LESLIE M. BOOK, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Director, Tax Clinic; Professor of Law KATHLEEN ANN BRADY, B.A., M.A.R., J.D., Associate Professor of Law PATRICK BRENNAN, B.A., M.A.,}ID.,John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic LegatStudies JOHN J. CANNON, A.B., J.D., Professor of Law MICHAEL CARROLL, A.B., J.D., Associate Professor of Law DAVID S. CAUDILL, B.A., J.D., Ph.D., Arthur M. Goldberg Family Chair in L^w STEVEN CHANENSON, B.A., M.S., J.D., Associate Professor of Law ARNOLD B. COHEN, A.B., LL.B., Professor of Law JOSEPH W. DELLAPENNA, B.B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law JOHN F. DOBBYN, A.B., J.D., LL.M., Professor of L^w STEVEN P. FRANKINO, A.B., J.D., Professor of Law THE HONORABLE ABRAHAM J. GAENI, B.A., B.H.L., J.D., Professor of Law RUTH GORDON, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law TIFFANY GRAHAM, A.B., J.D., Assistant Professor of Law ZELDA B. HARRIS, B.S., J.D., Visiting Professor of L^w JOHN M. HYSON, B.A., M.A., LL.B., Professor of LJIW ANN CAREY JULIANO, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law CATHERINE J. LANCTOT, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law DON W. LLEWELLYN, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law BETH LYON, B.A., M.S., J.D., Director, Farmworkers Clinic; Associate Professor of Lutw GREGORY P. MAGARIAN, B.A., M.P.P., J.D., Professorof Law JAMES EDWARD MAULE, B.S., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law ROBERT T. MILLER, B.A., M.A., J.D., M. Phil., Assistant Professor of Law JOHN F. MURPHY, B.A., LL.B., Professor of L^w JENNIFER O'HARE, B.S., J.D., Professor of Law LEONARD PACKEL, B.S., J.D., Professor of L.aw PENELOPE PETHER, B.A., LL.B., M.Litt., Ph.D., Professor of Ljiw MICHELE PISTONE, B.S., J.D., LL.M, Direaor. Clinical Programs andC.A.R.E.S.; Professor oflMW ANNE BOWEN POULIN, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law RICHARD REDDING, B.A., M.S., J.D., PH.D., Direaor,J.D./Ph.D. Programin Law and Psychology; Professor of Law DVEERA SEGAL, B.A., M.A., J.D., Direaor, CivilJustice Clinic; Associate Professor of Law LOUIS J. SIRICO, JR., B.A., J.D., Director, Legal Writing Program; Professor of Law WALTER JOHN TAGGART, A.B., J.D., Professor of Law

ELLEN WERTHEIMER, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law GERALD ABRAHAM, A.B., J.D., Professorof Law, Enteritus DONALD N. BERSOFF, B.S., M.A., PH.D., J.D., Professor of L^w, Emeritus DONALD W. DOWD, A.B., J.D., Professor of Law, Emeritus HOWARD R. LURIE, A.B., J.D., Profes.for of L^w, Emeritus J. WILLARD O'BRIEN, B.S., J.D., Deanand Professor of Law, Emeritus FREDERICK P. ROTHMAN, A.B., J.D., Professor of Law, Emeritus WILLIAM D. VALENTE, A.B., J.D., Professor of Law, Emeritus DIANE PENNEYS EDELMAN, A.B., J.D., Assistant Dean, Legal Writing; Associate Professor of Legal Writing CHAPIN CIMINO CODY, B.A., J.D., Assistant Professor of Legal Writing LIGIA ISABEL MENDEZ, B.A., J.D., Associate Professor of L^gal Writing CHRISTINE G. MOONEY, B.A., J.D., Associate Professor of l^gal Writing MITCHELL NATHANSON, B.A., J.D., Associate Professor of L^gal Writing LIBBY WHITE, A.B., J.D., Associate Professor of L^gal Writing EMILY B. ZIMMERMAN, A.B., J.D., Associate Professor of Legal Writing YOLANDA P. JONES, B.A., J.D., M.S.L.S., Assistant Direaor. Elearonic Information Services; Legal Research Instructor LYNNE F. MAXWELL, B.A., M.A., M.S.W., M.L.S., J.D., Assistant Director, Reader Services: Legal Research Instructor AMY L. SPARE, B.A., J.D., M.L.S., Faculty Services Lilrrarian, L^galResearch Instructor MARISA S. CIANCIARULO, B.A., M.A., J.D., Reuschlein Visiting Clinical Fellow JOHN LORE, B.A., J.D., Reuschlein Visiting Clinical Fellow LINDA LOVE VINES, B.S., J.D., LL.M., Reuschlein Visiting Clinical Fellow KATHLEEN M. TUREZYN, B.A., J.D., Visiting Professor of Law SAMUEL T. MCCLURE, B.B.A., M.S.ED., Associate Dean, Development and Alumni Relations APRIL MARA BARTON, B.S., J.D., Assistant Dean, Academic Computing; Adjunct Professor of Law SHEILAH VANCE, B.A., J.D., Assistant Dean, AcademicSupport; Adjunct Professor of Law WENDY C. BARRON, B.A., Assistant Dean, Financial Aid MAUREEN CARVER, B.L.S., M.S., Assistant Dean, Stuc&nt Records; Registrar DAVID P. PALLOZZI, A.B., Assistant Dean, Admissions ELAINE T. PETROSSIAN, B.A., J.D., Assistant Dean, Career Strategy and Advancement NANCY A. WHALEN, A.B., M.S., Assistant Dean, Student Affairs

MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND HONORED GUESTS BARBARA E. WALL, B.A., M.A., PH.D., Special Assistant to the President for Mission; Associate Professor of Philosophy KENNETH VALOSKY, B.S., M.S., C.P.A., Vice President for Finance DOROTHY A. MALLOY, B.A., J.D., Vice President andGeneral Counsel; Adjunct Professor of Law HELEN K. LAFFERTY, B.S., M.S., PH.D., University Vice President; Assistant Professor, Department of Education and Human Services JOHN R. JOFIANNES, B.S., A.M., PH.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor, PoliticalScience THE HONORABLE JUAN R. SANCHEZ, B.A., J.D., UnitedStates DistriaCourt for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania MARK A. SARGENT, B.A., M.A., J.D., Dean, School of Law; Professor of Law THE REVEREND EDMUND J. DOBBIN, O.S.A., B.A., M.A., M.S., S.T.L., S.T.D., President of the University; Professor, Theology and Religious Studies

THE REVEREND JOHN T. DENNY, O.S.A., B.A., M.A., Law SchoolChaplain andCounselor MICHAEL MULRONEY, B.S.C., J.D., Director, Graduate Tax Program; Professor of Law JOHN Y. GOTANDA, B.B.A., J.D., Associate Dean, Faculty Research; Direaor, JD/MBA Program: Professor of Law WILLIAM JAMES, B.A., J.D., M.S.L.S., Associate Dean, Information Seruices; Director. Law Lil>rary; Professor of Law DORIS DEL TOSTO BROGAN, B.A., J.D., Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Professor of Law M. LOUISE FITZPATRICK, ED.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Dean, College of Nursing; Professor of Nursing JAMES M. DANKO, B.A., M.B.A., Dean. College of Commerce and Finance H. KEITH MOO-YOUNG, B.S., M.S., PH.D., Acting Dean, College of Engineering THE REVERED KAIL C. ELLIS, O.S.A., B.S., M.A., M.A., PH.D., Dean, College ofArts andSciences: Associate Professor ofPolitical Science 2

CONFERRING OF THE MEDALLION AWARD The Medallion Award is conferred by Villanova University in recognition of the outstanding achievements of the recipient.

J U A N R . SANCHEZ Presented by

DORIS DEL TOSTO BROGAN

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l-he Honorable Juan R. Sanchez was inducted as a District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Pennsylvania in July, 2004 Judge Sanchez previously served as a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he presided over Criminal, Civil and Juvenile Court. Prior to his judicial election in 1997, Judge Sanchez worked as a trial attorney with the law firm MacElree, Harvey, Gallagher, Featherman & Sebastian and as a senior trial attorney with the Chester County Public Defender's Office. He also practiced as a sole practitioner, partner with the law firm Nester, Nester & Sanchez and staff attorney with Legal Aid of Chester County where he was a recipient of the distinguished Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship awarded by Howard University. Judge Sanchez was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from City College of the City University of New York, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he received the Benjamin R. Jones Award for his commitment to humanity and the law. Judge Sanchez has served on the Racial Ethnic Bias Implementation Committee of the Judicial Council (2003), the Committee on Racial and Gender Bias (2000) and the Attorney Discipline Committee for the United States District Court for the Eastern District. He also served on the Judicial Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, the Chester County Criminal Justice Advisory Board, the Chester County Forensic Diversion Committee, the Civil Settlement Program and was the coordinator for the Chester County Business Litigation Mediation/Arbitration Program. Judge Sanchez was recently appointed to co-chair a special project committee with Judge Ren& Cardwell Hughes regarding the importance of an independent judiciary. He participates in the Honorable John E. Stively, Jr., American Inn of Court, Chester County, Pennsylvania and the J. Willard O'Brien American Inn of Court, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Judge Sanchez is a member of the Board of Consultors for Villanova University School of Law and is a corporate board member for YMCA of the Brandywine Valley. He is a past board member of Community Volunteers in Medicine, assisting those who have no access to medical health care, and The Volunteer English Program in Chester County, assisting local citizens who do not speak English, Judge Sanchez also served as Commissioner for the Housing Authority of the County of Chester and as a member of the board of directors for Chester County Hospital, United Way of Chester County and Aspira of New York. He was also Assistant General Counsel to the Republican Party of Chester County. Throughout his career, Judge Sanchez received numerous awards and recognitions including the Pinnacle Award from the Clifford Scott Green Chapter of the NBA Judicial Council in recognition of his appointment to the Federal Judiciary and the prestigious William J. Clothier II Memorial Award given to an individual who exemplifies the best ideals of the Pan American Association of Philadelphia. He also received the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges President's Award (2002-2003) for his efforts in organizing the 2002 Meet Your Judges Program in Chester County, the Chester County Bar Association's Board of Director's Award in 2003, the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs Pride Award for outstanding contribution to Pennsylvania's Latino community in Criminal Justice and Human Rights (2001), the La Communidad Hispana Distinguished Community Service Award (1999) and the VA Medical Award for his contributions in developing affordable housing for Hispanic citizens in Chester County, Pennsylvania (1996). Judge Sanchez frequently returns to his community in the Bronx, where he speaks on the importance of education. Judge Sanchez serves as an Adjunct Professor at Villanova University School of Law and The James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University.

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HONOR GRADUATES SuMMA CUM

LAUDE

RONALD N. BROWN III

MEREDITH ANN PIRONE

MAIRE ELLEN DONOVAN

ANDREW THOMAS QUESNELLE

JARET NICHOLAS GRONCZEWSKI

PAMELA DYAN ROSENSTEIN

KEITH BRANDON JOSEPH

GEORGE JOSEPH WELCH III

TAMMY LYNN MERCER

MICHAEL JOEL WITMER

MAGNA CUM LAUDE JESSICA LYNN ANDERS

ADAM REID GRANDWETTER

KIMBERLY ANNE LARSON

ROBIN AMELIA ARZ6N

AMELIA RUTH HAHN

DENNIS NORMAN LUECK JR.

LAUREN ESTEE BISHOW

KURSTEN BROOKE HENSL

PAMELA ANNE MEREDITH

BARRY J. BREWER

EDWARD JOHN HEFEERNAN

ERIN O'BRIEN MILLAR

ERIKA BRADLEY CORMIER

NATHAN RANDELL JASKOWIAK

ELIZABETH ANNE OESTREICH

SAMANTHA MARIE EVANS

JAMES MATTHEW KAPLAN

CAITLIN MARGARET PICCARELLO

THOMAS A. FANNING

KELLY THERESA KINDIG

JOSHUA CRAIG SANDERS

VICTORIA ELIZABETH FORD

NICHOLAS GREGORY

ALESSANDRA LOVE SIMONS

HOLLY BETH ANN FROMPOVICZ

KONDRASCHOW

JOSHUA LEE STROBER

JOSHUA LAWRENCE GAYL

SAMANTHA KLUXEN LABARBERA

RACHEL LEWIS TAICHER

NIKA K. GEMBICKI

THOMAS FRANCIS LAMPRECHT

MARK W. WALZ

ERIN PATTERSON GILL

JOSEPH OLIVER LARKIN

CUM LAUDE MATTHEW G. BOYD

JOHN PAUL MCGRORY

JASON E. BURRITT

BRIAN REYNOLDS MOUSHEGIAN

AMY MARIE CUNNINGHAM

JENNY PAPATOLIS

EDWARD JONATHAN EASTERLY

ANDREW MICHAEL OSBORN PAPPAS

JUSTIN KARL FORTESCUE

MICHAEL PATRICK QUINN JR.

EVAN JARVIS FOSTER

CRISTIN THERESE RAEEERY-KIST

DAVID M. FRANKEL

WILLIAM GRADY ROARK

JEFFREY WILLIAM LESOVITZ

GEOFFREY EVAN ROSENBLAT

JENNIFER L. MAYER

JOSEPH ANTHONY SKOCILICH

JOHN JOSEPH MCDERMOTT III

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ORDER OF THE COIF The Order of the Coif is the National Honor Society devoted to the encouragement of high standards of legal scholarship with chapters in leading law schools throughout the country. Graduates in the top ten percent of the class are eligible for election to the Order of the Coif The Order takes its name from the word used to designate the cap which all members of the Order were required to wear. This cap or coif was originally of white lawn or silk, forming a close-fitting hood, seen today in old engravings, pictures and effigies of distinguished Judges and Serjeants. Serjeants were an order of the highest rank of barrister at the English or Irish bar. By the ancient priveleges of the Serjeants, this coif was not to be taken off, even in the royal presence. When wigs came into fashion the coif was changed, no longer worn as a complete hood, but merely as a circular piece of white lawn fastened to the top of the wig.

ROBIN AMELIA ARZON

KURSTEN BROOKE HENSL

PAMELA ANNE MEREDITH

RONALD N. BROWN III

NATHAN RANDELL JASKOWIAK

MEREDITH ANN PIRONE

MAIRE ELLEN DONOVAN

KEITH BRANDON JOSEPH

ANDREW THOMAS QUESNELLE

NIKA K. GEMBICKI

JAMES MATTHEW KAPLAN

PAMELA DYAN ROSENSTEIN

ERIN PATTERSON GILL

KELLY THERESA KINDIG

JOSHUA CRAIG SANDERS

ADAM REID GRANDWETTER

SAMANTHA KLUXEN LABARBERA

ALESSANDRA LOVE SIMONS

JARET NICHOLAS GRONCZEWSKI

THOMAS FRANCIS LAMPRECHT

RACHEL LEWIS TAICHER

AMELIA RUTH HAHN

JOSEPH OLIVER LARKIN

GEORGE JOSEPH WELCH III

EDWARD JOHN HEFEERNAN

KIMBERLY ANNE LARSON

MICHAEL JOEL WITMER

TAMMY LYNN MERCER

T H E DOROTHY DAY AWARD FOR PRO BONO SERVICE The Dorothy Day Award for Pro Bono Service acknowledges students who have volunteered at the inception of their careers to take on the added responsibility of pro bono service. Pro bono service to the poor is a central aspect of the Law School's mission as a Catholic and Augustinian institution. Pro bono service is defined as unpaid, not-for-credit legal work for the poor or disenfranchised, performed at a public interest/non-profit agency or with a private attorney working on a pro bono case. The award is named for Dorothy Day (1895-1980), Catholic journalist and peace and justice activist who cofounded the Catholic Worker and established Houses of Hospitality to help feed, clothe and comfort the poor. The Dorothy Day Award for Pro Bono Service recognizes students who have served a minimum number of hours of pro bono service over their three years in law school.

LOUIS ANTHONY CAPOFERRI

ANDREW MICHAEL OSBORN PAPPAS

AARATHI DESHMUKH

PRIYA PRAKASH

MARIO J. HANYON

THOMAS PATRICK REILLY

DAWN C. KERNER

ANNA L. RIZZI

GRACE LEE

ALESSANDRA LOVE SIMONS

SoNiA LEE

MARNI JO SNYDER

CASEY JEANNE LINEHAN

BRENDAN THOMAS WILSON

CELINE MARIE MCNICHOLAS

JENNIFER LYNN ZERRA

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THE AWARD OF PRIZES ABA/BNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE STUDY OF HEALTH LAW This award ts presented to the graduating students with the highest grades in Health Law,

Pamela Anne Meredith (2005) Jennifer Ann Chamagua

ABA/BNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE STUDY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY This award is presented to the graduating student with the highest grade in Intellectual Property Law.

Erin O'Brien Millar

ABA/BNA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE STUDY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW This award is presented to the graduating student with the highest grade in Labor or Employment Law.

John Paul McGrory

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS ERIC D. TURNER AWARD The American Academy of Matrimonial Lauyers Eric D. Turner Award is presented by the Pennsylvania Chapter of AAML. and is awarded to the graduating student who, in the opinion of the Law School's faculty, best exemplifies the positive attributes of a matrimonial lawyer.

Maire Ellen Donovan

ARTHUR J. KANIA PRIZE IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS The Arthur J. Kania Prize in Professional Ethics, established by Constance Girard-DiCarlo '74, is given annually to the graduating student who, in the judgment of the faculty, best demonstrates commitment to professional ethics and integrity as exemplified by the life and career of Arthur J. Kania '56.

Anna L. Rizzi

BEST MEMORANDUM AWARD The Best Memorandum Award is given to the first year student who, in the opinion of the Legal Writing Faculty, lurote the best memorandum in the first year legal writing class.

Samantha Kluxen LaBarbera

CENTER FOR FORENSIC ECONOMIC STUDIES The Center for Forensic Economic Studies, Inc. Award is given to graduating students in recognition of outstanding achievement in civil trial practice.

Ryan Matthew Fandetti (2005) WiUiam Grady Roark (2005) Christopher C. Fallon III Michael Patrick Quinn Jr.

CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (CLEA) AWARD This award is presented to the clinic student who demonstrated excellence in the field work component of the clinical course, arul outstanding contributions to the Clinic Program.

Andrew Michael Osborn Pappas

DAVID G. BUTTERWORTH EDITOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Shaena Nadia Doherty

The David G. Butterworth Editor Achievement Award is given annually to the Environmental Law Journal editor who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and service to the Journal. DR. ARTHUR CLEMENT PULLING AWARD The Dr. Arthur Clement Pulling Award, established by Neale F. Hooley,'56, in memory of the first Librarian of the School of Law, is given annually to the student submitting the best contribution of an editorial and administrative nature.

Samantha Kluxen LaBarbera (2005) Haridimos V. Thravalos

Rachel Elizabeth Branson FACULTY RECOGNITION AWARD This special award is presented to the graduating students who, in the opinion of the faculty, have contributed greatly to the life of the Law School. Rachel Kathleen Gallegos FIDEUTY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

Maire Ellen Donovan

This award is given each year, in honor of the late Gordon M. Burlingame, to the graduating students achieving the highest cumulative average for the three years of law study. The prize is provided by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.

Meredith Ann Pirone

HERMAN J. OBERT AWARD The Herman J. Obert Award is given annually to the students attaining the highest grade in the course in Corporations.

Maire Ellen Donovan Joshua Lawrence Gayl Adam Reid Grandwetter

HERMAN MITCHELL SCHWARTZ AWARD The Herman Mitchell Schwartz Award is given by Shirley Schwartz Weisman '71, in memory of her father, to the student in the graduating class who, in the opinion of the faculty, has contributed the most to the achievement of equality of opportunity and treatment for women in the Law School, in the legal profession, or in society at large.

Angela Melissa Pappas

HYMAN-GOODMAN AWARD The Hyman-Goodman Award, established by the family of Myron A. Hyman '64, is given annually to the graduating student who, in the opinion of the faculty, has done the most for the class and the Law School through both academic and extracurricular achievement.

Mark W. Walz

JOSEPH R. WENK AWARD The Joseph R. Wenk Award, established in memory of Professor Wenk '69 and a member of the Law School faculty until his death in 1979, is given to the graduating student who has made the greatest contribution to the Civil Justice Clinic.

Erin O'Brien Millar

LAW ALUMNI AWARD The Law Alumni Award is given annually by the Alumni Association to the third-year student who has contributed the most meaningful pro bono service to those in need.

Sonia Lee

LEONARD LEVIN MEMORIAL AWARD Professor Levin was a much beloved Property and Decedents professor who was a distinguished member of the faculty ofVillanmia Law School for twenty years. This award, made possible by the contributions of his family and friends, is given annually to the graduating students who attained the highest grades in the Decedents' Estates and Trusts course.

Elizabeth Anne Oestreich Douglas Alan Yazinski

MOOT COURT BOARD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD The Distinguished Service Award is given to the member of the Moot Court Board who has made an outstanding contribution to the work of the Board. The recipient is selected by vote of all members of the Board.

Daniel John O'Riordan

PHILADELPHIA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION JAMES J. MANDERINO AWARD The James J. tAanderino Award for Trial Advocacy is given each year by the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association to graduates in recognition of outstanding achievement in Trial Advocacy, fames Manderino was a brilliant orator, and was a renowned advocate of the less fortunate, the poor, the unemployed and the victims of society. In that sense he was viewed by trial lawyers as the embodiment of the highest ideals to which a trial lawyer may ascribe.

Victoria Elizabeth Ford Paula Ann Munafo

RAYNES MCCARTY BINDER ROSS AND MUNDY AWARD The Raynes, McCarty, Binder, Ross & Mundy Award for Excellence in Legal Writing is given to the graduating student who wrote the best brief in the first-year Legal Writing Program.

Meredith Ann Pirone

REIMEL MOOT COURT AWARD The Reimel Bowl is given each year in honor of the late Honorable Theodore L. Reimel to the winners of the annual Reimel Moot Court Competition.

Edward John Heffernan (2005) Jonathan Bernard Ortiz (2005)

THE REVEREND JOSEPH ULLMAN AWARD The ReverendJoseph Ullman Award is given to students who attain the highest grade in the course in Criminal Law. The prize was given by Jacob Kossman, Esquire, in memory of the ReverendJoseph Ullman, of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Grace Lee Rachel Lewis Taicher

ROBERT P. GARBARINO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD The Robert P. Garbarino Distinguished Service Award is given to the second year staff member of the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal who exhibited excellence in writing, and who contributed to the success of the Journal.

Caitlin Margaret Piccarello (2005)

ROMAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD The Roman Catholic High School Alumni Award is given annually to the student who attained the highest average for the first year of law study. The Award is made annually in memory of the late President Judge Vincent A. Carroll.

Ronald N. Brown III

SAINT IVES MEDAL The Saint Ives Medal is awarded annually by the faculty of the School of Law to the graduates attaining the highest cumulative average for the three years of law study.

Maire Ellen Donovan Meredith Ann Pirone

SAINT THOMAS MORE SOCIETY AWARD The Saint Thomas More Society Award is given each year by the Saint Thomas More Society in the Philadelphia area to the students attaining the highest cumulative average for both semesters of the third year of law study.

Meredith Ann Pirone Andrew Thomas Quesnelle

SCRIBES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEGAL WRITING AND EDITING The Scribes Award is given by the Law School to the graduating member of the Law Raiew who has, in the opinion of the Editor-in-Chief demonstrated an ability to do outstanding legal writing and editing.

Thomas Francis Lamprecht (2005)

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW EDITORIAL BOARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The Editorial Board Achievement Award is given in recognition of an outstanding member of the Executive Board.

Casey Lynn Stehlin

STEVEN P. FRANKINO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD The Distinguished Service Award is given to graduating members of the Board of Editors of the Villanova Law Review who have made outstanding contributions of an editorial and administrative nature.

Kursten Brooke Hensl (2005) Villanova Law Review Managing Editors Articles, Volume LI

WAPNER NEWMAN WIGRIZER & BRECHER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRIAL ADVOCACY This Award is given by Wapner, Newman Wigrizer & Brecher to the graduating students who have demonstrated excellence in Trial Advocacy.

Tammy Lynn Mercer Jenny Papatolis

WEST OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The West Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award is presented to graduating students who demonstrated outstanding merall scholastic accomplishment.

Maire Ellen Donovan Meredith Ann Pirone

THE WYN LLEWELLYN AWARD

Tracey B. Nguyen (2005) Anna L. Rizzi (2005)

The Wyn Llewellyn Award is funded through a gift from his friends and family in his honor, and is awarded to the winning team in the Villanova School of Law!ABA Client Counseling Competition.

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Christopher C. Fallon III Meredith Leigh Gaudio

RECOGNITION OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE Many of our students have rendered service to the School of Law through involvement in co-curricular activities, student governance and student activities. Certificates recognizing meritorious service will be awarded to the students listed below in connection with the activities noted.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

MOOT COURT BOARD The Moot Court Board is an honorary student organization consisting of students demonstrating outstanding written and oral advocacy skills. Students are selected for Board membership by one of three methods: through exceptional performance in the first year Legal Writing Program, the second year Reimel Moot Court Competition or the Open Competition. The Board is dedicated to the development of student appellate advocacy and coordinates a wide range of activities aimed at achieving that goal. Members represent the Law School in national moot court competitions, organize and administer every facet of the Reimel Competition and supplement the instmction of the Law School's legal writing program for first year students.

MARK W. WALZ Chairperson

NICOLE ERIN TORRINGTON

DANIEL HAYWARD

MATTHEW G. BOYD

Reimel Judicial Liaison

Reimel Evaluator

Board Administrator

AMANDA TALBOT HARRELL

ANTHONY JOHN NARDOZZI

RACHEL KATHLEEN GALLEGOS

Bench Memo Coordinator

Reimel Evaluator

Outside Competition Coordinator

NIKA K. GEMBICKI

DANIEL JOHN O'RIORDAN

WILLIAM GRADY ROARK

Reimel Evaluator

Reimel Evaluator

Summer Competition Coordinator

Board Members

JENNIFER HARI BERGER

EDWARD JOHN HEFFERNAN

JESSICA ANN MILLER

SHELLEY CHRISTINE BORCHERT

BENJAMIN WILLIAM HILLNER

JONATHAN BERNARD ORTIZ

MARIE CLAIRE DOOLEY

LINDA BARBARA MAALOUF

ANNA L. RIZZI

BROOKE KATHERINE HALEY

JOHN JOSEPH MCDERMOTT III

JAMIE LYNN SAMANNS

ERIN O'BRIEN MILLAR

VILLANOVA LAW REVIEW The Villanova Law Review, pubhshed five times a year, is prepared and edited by a staff of student writers who have been invited to join the Law Review based on outstanding academic achievement or through an open writing competition. The Law Reviewarticles by students and outside authors on a wide range of legal issues.

THOMAS FRANCIS LAMPRECHT

Editor-in-Chief2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005 JARET NICHOLAS GRONCZEWSKI

MAIRE EIXEN DONOVAN

Executive Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005

JENNY PAPATOLIS

THOMAS A. FANNING

Maruiging Editor Production 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

KEITH BRANDON JOSEPH

ADAM REID GRANDWETTER

Managing Editor Special Projects 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

PAMELA ANNE MEREDITH

AMELIA RUTH HAHN

Managing Editor Research & Writing 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

TARA

P . KAO

Managing Editor Student Work 2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005 SAMANTHA KLUXEN LABARBERA

Alanaging Editor Student Work 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005 DENNIS NORMAN LUECK JR.

Managing Editor Student Work 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005 DOUGLAS LEE WHALEN JR.

Alanaging Editor Student Work 2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005 KURSTEN BROOKE HENSL

Managing Editor Student Works 2004-2005; Staff Writer2003-2004 EVAN JARVIS FOSTER

Managing Editor Symposium 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005 KELLY THERESA KINDIG

Managing Editor Symposium 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005 RACHEL LEWIS TAICHER

Managing Editor Symposium 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005 JOHN PAUL MCGRORY

Managing Editor Symposium 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005 AMY MARIE CUNNINGHAM

Managing Editor A rticles 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005

JAMIE R. HALL

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005 NATHAN RANDELL JASKOWIAK

Associate Editor2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005 JAMES MATTHEW KAPLAN

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005 JOSEPH OLIVER LARKIN

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005 GRACE LEE

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005 TIFEANI L. MCDONOUGH

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005 TAMMY LYNN MERCER

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer2004-2005 JEFFREY WILLIAM LESOVITZ

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005 MEREDITH ANN PIRONE

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer2004-2005 JAMES ROLLIN POWERS JR.

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer2004-2005 GEORGE JOSEPH WELCH III

ANDREW THOMAS QUESNELLE

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer2004-2005

Managing Editor A rticles 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

MICHAEL JOEL WITMER

JOSEPH ANTHONY SKOCILICH

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005

Managing Editor A rticles 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005

JOHN A. ZURAWSKI

JOSHUA LEE STROBER

Alanaging Editor Articles 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005 CHRISTINA MARIA FINELLO

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005 KIMBERLY ANNE LARSON

Associate Editor 2003-2004; Staff Writer 2002-2003

Alanaging Editor Articles 2003-2004; Staff Writer 2002-2003

JENNIFER L. MAYER

JESSICA LYNN ANDERS

Associate Editor 2003-2004; Staff Writer 2002-2003

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

PATRICK M. CONNELL

LAUREN ESTEE BISHOW

Staff Writer 2005-2006

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005

HARIDIMOS V. THRAVALOS

RONALD N. BROWN III

Staff Writer 2005-2006

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer2004-2005

VILLANOVA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL The Villanova Environmental Law Journal is a national legal publication dedicated to the scholarly review of environmentally related topics. The Journal is published twice a year by a staff of student writers who have been invited to join tht Journal based on their performance in an open writing competition.

KIMBERLY PAIGE VERRUSO Editor-in-Chief2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

KATRINA MARIE KAYDEN

ALEXANDRA MARIA LEIDESDORF

Executive Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor of Student Work 2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

SHAENA NADIA DOHERTY Production Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

HOLLY BETH ANN FROMPOVICZ

ALESSANDRA LOVE SIMONS

Staff Writer 2004-2003

Associate Editor of Student Work 2003-2006; Business/Special Project Editor 2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

ADAM JOSHUA TELEM

KATHERINE ELISE SENIOR

Staff Writer 2004-2003

Associate Editor of Student Work 2003-2006; Business/Special Project Editor 2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

DANIEL MOAURO TRIGGS

LINDSAY KAYE FREEDMAN

Staff Writer Pall 2003, Spring 2003

Associate Editor of Student Work 2003-2006; Managing Editor of Student Work 2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

JAMIE ANN KESTER

ALISON RUTHE GABE

Staff Writer 2004-2003

Associate Editor of Outside Articles 2003-2006; Managing Editor of Student Work 2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

JIY.JUN

JENNIFER ASHLEY KUTZ

Staff Writer 2004-2003

Associate Editor of Outside Articles 2003-2006; Symposium Editor 2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

ERIN PATTERSON GILL

LAUREN WALKER

Associate Editor of Outside Articles 2003-2006;

Symposium Editor 2003-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2003

Staff Writer 2004-2003

JAMES JOSEPH SCOTT

KYLE LAWRENCE WEBER

Managing Editor of Outside Articles 2003-2006;

Associate Editor of Outside Articles 2003-2006;

Staff Writer 2004-2003

Staff Writer 2004-2003

ERIKA BRADLEY CORMIER

NICO T. WHITT

Associate Editor of Student Work 2003-2006;

Associate Editor of Outside Articles 2003-2006;

Staff Writer 2004-2003

Staff Writer 2004-2003

DANIEL ALBERT BAYLSON Staff Writer 2003-2006

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VILLANOVA SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL The Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal is a legal publication focusing on issues arising in the context of sports and entertainment law. The Journal publishes articles by students and outside authors that are edited by student members of the Journal. It was approved by the faculty in 1994. The Journal selects its members based on performance in an open writing competition.

DIANA PATRICIA CORTES Editor-in-Chief2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

ROBIN AMELIA ARZON

ANDREW JONATHAN BRAYFORD

Executive Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

CASEY LYNN STEHLIN

SI NAE LIM

Production Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

KAREN CYNN

AARON BENJAMIN GORODETZER

Managing Editor of Student Works 2005-2006;

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Staff Writer 2004-2005

DANIEL ALEXANDER LEVINE

DAWN C. KERNER

Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Alanaging Editor of Student Works 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

LINDSAY S. HAMILTON Associate Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

GEOFFREY EVAN ROSENBLAT Managing Editor of Student Works 2005-2006;

CAITLIN MARGARET PICCARELLO

Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor 2005-2006: Staff Writer 2004-2005

LAURA STEWART

MATTEI ION RADU

Managing Editor of Student Works 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Associate Editor 2005; Staff Writer 2004-2005

LAUREN BETH SCHMIDT

VICTORIA ELIZABETH FORD

Staff Writer 2004-2005

Managing Editor of Outside Articles 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

THOMAS PATRICK REILLY Staff Writer 2004-2005

DAVID M. FRANKEL

BRIAN REYNOLDS MOUSHEGIAN

Managing Editor of Outside Articles 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Staff Writer 2004-2005

JENNIFER ANN PASSANNANTE

TRACEY B. NGUYEN

Managing Editor of Outside Articles 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Staff Writer 2004-2005

AARATHI DESHMUKH

Staff Writer 2004-2005

DAVID PAUL MANNI

Managing Editor of Associate Editors 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

MATTHEW DEAN JOHNSON Staff Writer 2004-2005

STEVEN KIM CRISTIN THERESE RAFFERY-KIST

Symposium Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Staff Writer 2004-2005

VINCENT DE PAUL PHILLIPS JR.

HEATHER COLLEEN BISHOP

Symposium Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Staff Writer 2004-2005

RYAN MATTHEW FANDETTI SABRINA LYN BOSSE

Business Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

Staff Writer 2004-2005

MATTHEW EDWARD COURI Special Projects Editor 2005-2006; Staff Writer 2004-2005

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STUDENT GOVERNANCE T H E STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION The Student Bar Association maintains haison between the students and the faculty. All students of the Law School are members of the Student Bar Association. The purpose of the Association is to coordinate the activities of the student body; to promote law-related and social extracurricular activities; to promote cooperation with various professional and community organizations and to further the general welfare of the School of Law.

JOHN A. ZURAWSKI President 2005-2006; Secretary 2004-2005; Class Representative 2003-2004

RYAN MATTHEW FANDETTI

CHRISTIAN SEAN MATTHEWS

PATRICK MICHAEL SHELDRAKE

Vice President 2005-2006;

Class Representative 2005-2006

University Senator 2004-2006

EMILY JANE KAUFMAN

ROBIN AMELIA ARZ6N

Treasurer 2004-2005; Class Representative 2003-2004

At-Large Representative 2005-2006;

Class Representative 2004-2006

MEREDITH LEIGH GAUDIO

JOHN MICHAEL MCCONNELL

Secretary 2005-2006;

Student Groups Liaison 2004-2005

Class Representative 2005-2006

Class Representative 2004-2005

MATTHEW DEFAZIO Class Representative 2005-2006

T H E HONOR BOARD The Honor Board is comprised of elected students from each class and is empowered to investigate and adjudicate student violations of the Code of Conduct, to run elections and to assist in the administration of examinations. The Honor Board continually evaluates the rules governing all academic endeavors, including examination procedures, and recommends and implements changes as warranted.

WILLIAM RICHARD ALLEN RUSH Chair 2005-2006; Secretary 2004-2005; Member 2003-2004

PATRICK STEVEN CANNON

JENNY PAPATOUS

Co-Chair 2005-2006; Member 2004-2005

Member 2003-2006

SONIA LEE

JESSICA LYNN ANDERS

Secretary 2005-2006: Member 2003-2005

Member 2003-2006

MARGARET K. SIMPSON

KYLE LAWRENCE WEBER

Member 2003-2006

Member 2003-2004

VINCENT CHI A

SABRINA LYN BOSSE

Member 2004-2006

Member 2003-2004

AARATHI DESHMUKH Member 2003-2006

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VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Mark A. Sargent, Dean

JURIS DOCTOR DECEMBER 31, 2005 Rose Mary Staples Deese, B.S., 2001, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sheree Lorraine Fitzgerald, B.S., 2002, Howard University^

Laura R, Gribben, B.S., 1999, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Joel Edward Lazovitz, B.A., 1999, Yale University Nicole Renee Portner, B.A., 2001, The Pennsylvania State University Pamela Dyan Rosenstein, B.S., 2001, University of Pittsburgh

MAY 19, 2006 Jessica Lynn Anders, B.A., 2003, University of Pennsylvania Nisha Arora, BA., 2003, Georgetown University Robin Amelia Arzon, BA., 2003, New York University Jennifer Robyn Ashton, B.A., 2003, Columbia University inthe City of New York Eric Joseph Assini, B.A., 2003, University of Delaware Neoma Marissa Ayala, B.A., 1999, Colgate University Daniel Albert Baylson, B.A., 1996, University of California. Santa Barbara Guiliermo Javier Beades, B.S., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University Matthew Curtis Benedict, B.A., 1999, HaverfordCollege Jennifer Hari Berger, B.S.B.A., 2002, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Heather Colleen Bishop, B.A., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University Lauren Estee Bishow, B.A., 2002, Sarah Laurence College Conrad Robert Biease, B.S., 2002, Elizabethtoum College David Vincent Bogdan, B.A., 2003, Duquesne University Shelley Christine Borchert, B.S., 2003, North Dakota State University Sabrina Lyn Bosse, B.A., 2000, Gettysburg College James Patrick Bradley, B.A., 2002, Loyola College in Maryland Rachel Elizabeth Branson, B.A., 1999, Lincoln University Andrew Jonathan Brayford, B.S., 2003, Lebanon Valley College Christian Daniel Brennan, B.A., 2002, University of Southern California Barry J. Brewer, B.A., 1992, Wesley College Ronald N. Brown III, B.A., 2000, Washington andUniversity Aaron Michael Buck, B.A., 2003, Widener University Claire Elizabeth Bula, B.A., 2001, University of Notre Dame Laura Marie Burak, A.B., 2001, Cornell University Jason E. Burritt, B.A., 1999, Villanova University Patrick Steven Cannon, B.A., 2003, Providence College Louis Anthony Capoferri, B.A., 2003, Boston University Thomas Joseph Carroll Jr, B.S., 2001, University of Scranton Jennifer Ann Chamagua, B.A., 2002, University of Florida Madeha Kiran Chaudry, B.A., 2003, University of Connecticut Alexandra Rhiannon Cherrie, B.S., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University Vincent Chia, B.A., 2003, The College of William &Mar)' Patrick M. Connell, B.A., 2001, College of the Holy Cross Erika Bradley Cormier, B.S., 2001, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Diana Patricia Cortes, B.S., 2003, CornellUniversity Matthew Edward Couri, B.S., 2003, Indiana University Amy Marie Cunningham, B.A., 2003, University of Delaware Dante Cristo Cutrona, B.A., 2003, Duke University Karen Cynn, B.A., 2000, Smith College Anand Dash, B.A., 2002, The College of Williamand Mary Matthew DeFazio, B.A., 1998, The University of Chicago Michael Kevin DeSantis, B.A., Johns Hopkins University Aarathi Deshmukh, B.A., 1999, Bryn Maur College Kevin Ross Dexter, B.A., 2003, Davidson College Joshua Craig Dickinson, A.B.J., 2000, The University of Georgia Allsun Joelle DiMeo, B.S., 2002, Appalachian State University

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Thomas DiStefano, B.A., 2000, The Pennsylvania Stale University Shaena Nadia Doherty, B.A., 1998, Sacred Heart University Jessica McCabe Donnelly, BA., 2001, The George Washington University Brianne Michele Donohue, B.A., 2002, University of Pennsylvania Maire Ellen Donovan, B.A., 2001, Boston College Marie Claire Dooley, B.A., 1998, Duke University Sarah Elizabeth Eagen, B.A., 2002, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Edward Jonathan Easterly, B.A., 2003, Muhlenberg College Andrew Connolly Eckert, B.A., 2003, Villanova University Anne-Laure Eliasson, B.A., 2003, University of Maryland, College Park Samantha Marie Evans, B.A., 2001, King's College Christopher C. Fallon III, B.A., 2002, University of Notre Dame Ryan Matthew Fandetti, B.A., 2002, Boston College John Charles Fannin IV, B.S., 2003, Boston College Camille L. Fisher, B.A., 2002, Loyola University Victoria Elizabeth Ford, B.S., 2003, Brown University Justin Karl Fortescue, B.A., 2002, University of Delaware Evan Jarvis Foster, B.A., 2001, Tulane University David M. Frankel, B.A., 1979, Dartmouth College Michael Jennings Frantz, B.A., 2003, Michigan State University Lindsay Kaye Freedman, B.A., 2003, Union College Holly Beth Ann Frompovicz, B.A., 2003, Villanova University Alison Ruthe Gabe, B.A., 2003, University of California, Los Angeles Rachel Kathleen Gallegos, B.A., 2002, Clemson University Christopher Martin Gallo, B.A., 2003, University of Notre Dame Robert Barry Gardner Jr., B.S., 2002, Boston College Meredith Leigh Gaudio, B.A., 2003, University of Delaware Joshua Lawrence Gayl, B.A., 2001, The George Washington University Geoffrey Jahn Geftman, B.S., 1999, Tulane University Nika K. Gembicki, B.A., 2003, Gettysburg College Rebecca D. Gerrity, B.A., 2003, LaSalle University Erica Joy Gibson, B.A., 2002, Villanova University Erin Patterson Gill, B.A., 1999, Gettysburg College Aaron Benjamin Gorodetzer, B.A., 2003, Brandeis University Adam Reid Grandwetter, B.S., 2000, Cornell University Richard Grason VI, B.A., 2003, Franklin & Marshall College Jaret Nicholas Gronczewski, B.A., 2003, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Joseph Patrick Gushue III, B.S., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University Amelia Ruth Hahn B.S., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University Brooke Katherine Haley, A.B., 2003, Bowdoin College Ashley S. Hall, B.A., 2001, College of the Holy Cross Jamie R. Hall, B.A., 2003, Mansfield University Lindsay S. Hamilton, B.A., 2003, Gettysburg College Dana Kathryn Hammond, B.S., 2002, University of Delaware Amanda Talbot Harrell, B.A., 1995, University of California, Irvine Sara L. Havas, B.A., 2001, The Pennsylvania State University Daniel Hayward, B.C.E., 2001, University of Delaware Edward John Heffernan, B.A., 2002, Temple University Jennifer Lynn Heine, B.S., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University Benjamin William Hillner, B.A., 2002, College of the Holy Cross Peter Hua, B.A., 1996, Yale University Geoffrey Carl Jacobson, B.A., 2000, Vassar College Nathan Randell Jaskowiak, B.B.A., 2002, The College of William & Mary Matthew Dean Johnson, B.S., 2003, California Polytechnic State University Ellen Elizabeth Jordan, B.A., 2003, Villanova University Keith Brandon Joseph, B.A., 2003, University of Pennsylvania Ji Y. Jun, B.A., 2000, University of Pennsylvania Jonathan Michael Kalkin, B.A., 2003, Hofstra University Gregory Laurence Kallet, B.A., 2003, Slate University of New York at Binghamlon Tara P. Kao, B.S., 2000, Carnegie Mellon University James Matthew Kaplan, B.A., 1999, Boston University Emily Jane Kaufman, A.B., 2001, Washington University in St. Louis Katrina Marie Kayden, B.A., 2003, Westminster College Ryan John Kelly, B.A., 2003, The College ofWtlltam & Mary

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Dawn C. Kerner, B.S., 2003, The College of New Jersey Jamie Ann Kester, BA., 2003, Saint Joseph's University Hyungsun Kim, B.L., 1998, Seoul National University Steven Kim, B.A., 1998, Georgetown University Kelly Theresa Kindig, B.A., 2002, Ursinus College Courrine Michelle Knight, B.A., 2003, Barnard College, Columbia University Robert Frank Knight Jr., B.A., 1998, Bucknell University Kelly Joy Kolson, B.A., 2003, University of Maryland Nicholas Gregory Kondraschow, B.A., 2001, University of Delaware Daphne Konstantinides, B.A., 2003, Trinity College Michael Todd Kovach, B.B.A., 1999, University of Michigan Jennifer Ashley Kutz, B.A., 2003, Texas A&M University Samantha Kluxen LaBarbera, B.A., 2003, Franklin & Marshall College Thomas Francis Lamprecht, B.B.A., 2001, University of Notre Dame Joseph Oliver Larkin, B.A., 2003, University of Richmond Grace Lee, B.A., 2002, University of Pennsylvania Sonia Lee, B.S., 2001, Temple University Alexandra Maria Leidesdorf, B.A., 2001, University of Pennsylvania Jeffrey William Lesovitz, B.E.E., 2003, Villanova University Daniel Alexander Levine, B.A., 2003, Vanderbilt University Si Nae Lim, B.A., 2001, Emory University Casey Jeanne Linehan, B.S., 2003, Cornell University Emily Sinne Liu, B.S., 2003, Virginia Commonwealth University Latoya Alicia Livingston, B.A., 2003, University of Massachusetts Michael James Lorusso, B.S., 2002, Georgetown University Dennis Norman Lueck Jr., B.S., 2003, University of Utah Linda Barbara Maalouf, B.A., 2003, Moravian College Jennifer Elaine Magness, B.A., 2003, Villanova University David Paul Manni, B.A., 1999, Hobart College Alexis Marie Marchio, B.A., 2003, University of Pennsylvania Nicole Cristin Matron, B.A., 2001, Barnard College, Columbia University Ryan Hamilton McAllister, B.S., 2002, Syracuse University Ryan William McAllister, B.A., 2003, The College of William & Mary Steven Patrick McCarthy, B.A., 2001, Boston College Joanna Elizabeth McClinton, B.A., 2003, LaSalle University John Michael McConnell, B.B.A., 2003, Ijryola College in Maryland Kathleen Marie McCourt, B.A., 2002, Boston College John Joseph McDermott III, B.S., 2003, The College of New Jersey Tififani L. McDonough, B.A., B.S., 2003, Villanova University Thomas James McGlyn, B.S., 2002, Northeastern University Cara Lin Mcjunkin, B.A., 2001, Northwestern University Tesia L. McLaughlin, B.A., 2003, University of Pittsburgh Celine Marie McNicholas, A.B., 2001, Mount Holyoke College Tammy Lynn Mercer, B.S., 1996, Kutzlown University of Pennsylvania Pamela Anne Meredith, B.A., 2001, University of Pennsylvania Erin O'Brien Millar, B.S., 2001, Wake Forest University Jessica Ann Miller, B.A., 2001, Gettysburg College Lisa Michele Mittelman, B.S., 1999, The Pennsylvania State University Charles Earl Moulton Jr., B.S., 2001, Rochester Institute of Technology Brian Reynolds Moushegian, B.A., 1996, Boston College Anthony John Nardozzi, B.A., 200i, American University David Neeren, B.S., 2001, The Pennsylvania State University Daniel John O'Riordan, B.S., 1999, Temple University Elizabeth Anne Oestreich, B.A, 2002, Saint Louis University Jonathan Bernard Ortiz, B.A., 2002, The Pennsylvania State University Jenny Papatolis, B.C.E., 2003, Villanova University Andrew Michael Osborn Pappas, B.A., 2002, Syracuse University Angela Melissa Pappas, B.A., 2001, Colby College Janaki Jayant Parmar, B.S., 2003, King's College Jennifer Ann Passannante, B.A., 2002, University of Pennsylvania Kelli Jacqueline Peterson, B.S., 2003, Lehigh University Vincent de Paul Phillips Jr., B.A. 1999, Boston College Mattie Gwyn Picard, B.A., 2001, Tufts University

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Caitlin Margaret Piccarello, B.A., 2003, Bryn Maur College Samuel B. Potter, B.A., 2003, University of North Carolina James Rollin Powers Jr., B.A., 2001, Wake Forest University Andrew Thomas Quesnelle, B.A., 2003, University of Michigan Michael Patrick Quinn Jr., B.A., 2003, University of Rhode Island Mattei Ion Radu, B.A., 2003, Villanova University Cristin Thwese Raffery-Kist, B.A., 2000, The Pennsylvania State University Gregory Anthony Randazzo, B.A., 2003, Villanova University Thomas Patrick Reilly, B.A., 2003, Fordham University Anna L. Rizzi, B.A., 2001, Albion College William Grady Roark, B.A., 2003, Bucknell University Geoffrey Evan Rosenblat, A.B., 2002, Cornell University William Richard Allen Rush, B.S., 2003, Cazenovia College Talal Cyrus Saad Salaam, B.A., 2002, Villanova University Jamie Lynn Samanns, B.A., 2001, The George Washington University Joshua Craig Sanders, B.S., 1999, Merrimack College; M.S., 2002, University of Virginia Lauren Beth Schmidt, B.S., 2003, Loyola College in Maryland Michael Jason Schoen, B.A., 2000, University of Maryland George Michael Scopetta, B.S., 2001, Villanova University; M.A., 2002, Villanova University James Joseph Scott, B.A., 2003, Drew University Katherine Elise Senior, B.A., 2003, Rosemont College Dalip Singh Sethi, B.S., 2003, Miami University Patrick Michael Sheldrake, B.M.E., 2003, Villanova University Alessandra Love Simons, B.A., 2002, Johns Hopkins University Margaret K. Simpson, B.A., 2002, Yale University Joseph Anthony Skocilich, B.S., 2003, The Florida State University Drew Gerard Sloan, B.A., 2003, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Megan Elizabeth Smith, B.A., 2002, The Pennsylvania State University Michael Ryan Smith, B.A., 2003, University of Delaware Marni Jo Snyder, B.A., 2002, The Pennsylvania State University Jared Garth Solomon, B.A., 2001, Swarthmore College Adam Michael Solow, B.A., 2001, University of Pennsylvania Rebecca Joy Soto, B.S., 2000, Grace College Casey Lynn Stehlin, B.S., 2003, Virginia Polytechic Institute and State University Laura Stewart, B.A., 2003, Virginia Polytechic Institute and State University Joshua Lee Strober, B.A., 2003, Ursinus College David Andrew Strouse, B.S., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University Rachel Lewis Taicher, B.A., 1999, University of Pennsylvania Adam Joshua Telem, B.A., 2003, Emory University Gregory Coughlin Thall, B.A., 2002, Skidmore College Daniel Thomas Thistle, B.A., 2003, University of Pennsylvania Haridimos V. Thravalos, A.B., 1998, Cornell University Eric Trajtenberg, B.A., 2003, Muhlenberg College Daniel Moauro Triggs, B.A., 2000, Saint Michaels College Ashwini N. Udgaonkar, B.A., 1985, University ofPoona; M.A., 1987, University ofPoona: M.A., 1989, Syracuse University Mairin Kathleen Van Shura, B.A., 2002, Villanova University Jeffrey Adrian van der Kwast, B.S., 2003, University of Florida Kimberly Paige Verruso, B.B.A., 1996, The George Washington University Lauren Walker, B.A., 2003, St. Joseph's University Alexis A. Walter, B.S., 2003, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers Mark W. Walz, B.A., 2002, The George Washington University Kyle Lawrence Weber, B.A., 2002, Colgate University Charles Claude Weeks Jr., B.S., 2001, LaSalle University George Joseph Welch III, B.S., 2002, Villanova University Christine Welsh, B.A., 1995, LaSalle University Douglas Lee Whalen Jr., B.S., 2001, University of Delaware Nico T. Whitt, B.S., B.A., 2003, University of Washington David Wickman, B.A., 2002, Providence College Nicholas James Williamson, B.A., 2001, Cabrini College Brendan Thomas Wilson, B.A., 2002, Lewis & Clark College Michael Joel Witmer, B.S., 2003, Elizabethtawn College Douglas Alan Yazinski, B.S., 2002, University of Scranton Jennifer Lynn Zerra, B.A., 2002, Boston University John A. Zurawski, B.A., 1999, University of Pennsylvania; M.S., 2000, University of Pennsylvania

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VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AND THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE JOINT PROGRAM IN LAW AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION JURIS DOCTOR DEGREES MAY 19, 2006 John Angeloni, B.A., 2002, University of Richmond Matthew G. Boyd, B.S., 2002, Marist College Ryan Eric Gibbs, B.A., 2003, University of Virginia John Paul McGrory, B.S., 2003, Ithaca College Paula Ann Munafo, B.S., 2002, University of Richmond Tracey B, Nguyen, B.A., B.S., 2002, Villanova University Meredith Ann Pirone, B.S., 2003, Mount Saint Mary's College Michael D. Rabin, BA,, 1999, Northwestern University Jesse John Rebello, B,A,, 2003, Claremont McKenna College Nicole Erin Torrington, B,S., 2003, Marquette University

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AND DREXEL UNIVERSITY JOINT PROGRAM IN LAW AND PSYCHOLOGY JURIS DOCTOR DEGREES MAY 19, 2006 Christina Maria Finello, B,A,, 1997, University of Pennsylvania; M,S,, 2003, Drexel University Kursten Brooke Hensl, B,A., 2001, Fordham University; M,S,, 2005, Drexel University Kimberly Anne Larson, B.A., 1999, Johns Hopkins University; M, S., 2003, Drexel University Jennifer L. Mayer, B,A,, 1998, University of Massachusetts Amherst Constance Morgane Mesiarik, B,S,, 1998, University of Florida; M,A., 2002, Drexel University

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW JOINT JURIS DOCTOR MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION MAY 19, 2006 Matthew Lear Conley, B.A,, 2002, The Pmnsylvania State University Thomas A. Fanning, B.S., 2002, North Carolina State University Mario J. Hanyon, B.S., 2002, The Pennsylvania State University Eric Francis Marshall, B.A., 2003, Franklin & Marshall Christian Sean Matthews, B.A., 2003, Villanova University Kaitlin Anne McKenzie, B.A., B.S., 2003, University of Pittsburgh Priya Prakash, B.A., 2003, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers Michael David Stavish, B.S., 2003, Widener University Stephen James Patrick Ward, B.S., 2001, Villanova University

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MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 Timothy B. Anderson, B.A., 1995, fordham University; ].D., 1998, Vermont Law School Jacklynn Ann Barras, B.A,, 2000, Bucknell University, J.D., 2004, Villanova University Brijinder Singh Grewal, B.A,, 2000, University of California Berkeley; J.D,, 2004, Seton Hall University Coleen Connelly Kryst, B.A., 1996, Lafayette College: J.D., 2001, Widener University Nathan Adam Paustian, B.A., 2000, University of Delaware; }.D., 2004, Widener University Matthew D. Petroski, B.S., 1998, University of Maryland; J.D.IM.I&.K., 2002, Villanova University Sheila Maureen Ryan, B.A., 1989, University of Pennsylvania; ]!)., 1994, Washington University, M.B.A., 2001, The Pennsylvania State University Michele Pamela Sabo, B.A., 2001, Allegheny College; ]S., 2004, Duquesne University Michael Alan Siddons, B.A., 1998, The Pennsylvania State University; }.D., 2001, Widener University Devon Alexander Stoney, B.A., 1998, University of South Florida: ].D., 2004, St. Thomas University Nicholas John Stratis, B.A., 2001, University of Pennsylvania; ]Xi., 2004, Villanova University

MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION DECEMBER 31, 2005 Brian Michael Baillie, B.A., 2002, St. Johns University; }.D., 2005, Villanova University School of Law Kevin Frank Danyi, B.A., 1982, University of Pittsburgh; J.D., 1985, New England School of Law Daniel Anthony DeLiberty, B.S., 1996, Syracuse University; ].D., 2001, Villanova University School of Law Adam Lee Fernandez, B.A., 1998, Gettysburg College; J.D., 2003, The Pennsylvania State University John Isaac Frederick, B.S., 2002, Boston University; ].D. 2005, Villanova University School of Law David Brandon McGinty, B.A., 2001, Samford University: ].D., 2004, Temple University Renfc Ann Pistone, B.A., 1993, Seton Hall University: M.A., 1996, University of Pennsylvania;

2003, Quinntptac University

MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION MAY 19, 2006 Gregory Joseph Brosnan, B.A., 2002, Loyola College; ].D., 2005, Hofstra University Darlene Patricia Butler, B.A., 1984, Drew University; J.D., 1987, Villanova University School of Law Christopher Chadwick Carver, B.A., 2001, University of Richmond; }.D., 2004, The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University Ryan Patrick Flynn, B.A., 2001, Georgetown University; J.D., 2005, Villanova University School of Law Walter A. Greiner, B.S., 1996, St. Joseph's University: J.D., 2003, Villanova University School of Law John G. Kim, B.A., 1993, University of Pennsylvania: J.D., 1998, Temple University Ruby Ng Lau, LL.B., 1979, University of Warwick: M.C.L., 1986, George Washington University Janice Marie Matier, B.S., 1999, University of Delaware; J.D., 2003, Villanova University School of Law Francine Holly Maukz, B.A., 1994, St. Joseph's University; J.D., 1999, Widener University John F. McCabe IV, B.A., 1995, University of Delaware; JD., 1998, Villanova University School of Law Robert Brandon Roth, B.A., 1997, LaSalle University; J.D., 2000, The Pennsylvania State University Karyn L. Seace, Esq., B.A., 1996, Temple University; J.D., 2003, Widener University Beth Rose Silverman, B.A., 2001, Gettysburg College; JXi., 2003, Villanova University School of Law Julianna G. Van Duyne, B.A., 1995, The Pennsylvania State University; J.D., 1999, Villanova University School of Law Mark Stewart Wolfson, B.S., 1999, Drexel University; J.D., 2004, University of Baltimore

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ACADEMIC REGALIA

History

The Gown

The Cap

The Hood

The Coif

The Cord

In England the history of academic dress reaches back to the early days of the oldest schools. As early as the second half of the fourteenth century, the statutes of certain colleges prohibited "excess in apparel" and required the wearing of a long gown. It is still an open question as to whether academic dress finds its sources chiefly in ecclesiastical or in civil­ ian dress. It is often suggested that gowns and hoods were the simplest, most effective method of staying warm in the unheated, stone buildings which housed medieval scholars. The gowns used in American academic ceremonies vary according to the highest degree awarded to the wearer. The gown for the bachelor's degree has pointed sleeves. It is designed to be worn closed. The gown for the mas­ ter's degree has an oblong sleeve. The rear part of its oblong shape is square cut and the front has an arc cut away. Master's gowns may be worn open or closed. The doctoral gown is a more elaborate costume faced down the front with black velvet and across the sleeves with three bars of the same; these facings and crossbars may be of velvet of the color distinctive to the field of study to which the degree pertains. The doctoral gown has bell-shaped sleeves and may be worn open or closed. Some institutions have authorized dcxrtoral gowns in colors other than the customary black. The mortarboard cap is standard, although soft square-topped caps are permissible. Recipients of doctorates may wear a gold tassel fastened to the middle point of the top of the cap; all others wear black. At Commencement, graduates wear the tassel on the right side, moving it to the left when their degree is conferred. Faculty participating in academic ceremonies wear the tassel to the left throughout the prcKeedings. The hoods are lined in silk with the official color or colors of the institution which granted the highest degree held by the wearer; more than one color is shown by division of the field color in a variety of ways, such as by chevron or chevrons. The American Order of the Coif, the distinguished national legal honor society, draws its name and inspiration from the English Order of the Coif, the most ancient and one of the most honored institutions of the common law. For centuries, members of the Order of the Coif had the sole right to appear as barristers in the Court of Common Pleas, and judges were drawn exclusively from this group. The Coif itself is a small round piece of cloth. It traces its origin to the cap all members of the English Order wore. The cap or coif was originally of white lawn or silk, forming a close-fitting hood. Later, when wigs came into fashion, the coif was changed to a circu­ lar piece of white lawn or silk, fashioned to the top of the wig. Members of the Order of the Coif wear the white round piece of cloth on top of the academic cap whenever academic garb is worn. Cords worn on academic apparel are reminiscent of the cleric's stole. Recipients of the Law School's Dorothy Day Award wear intertwined cords of blue signifying Villanova and silver signifying service.

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The colors signifying degrees granted are as follows: Accountancy — Drab Agriculture - Maize Anthropology - Gold Architecture - Blue Violet Arts - White Auditory — Rhodes Blue Biochemistry - Gold Business Administration — Drab Chiropractic - Grey City Planning - Blue Violet Civil Engineering — Orange Commerce — Drab Beige Communication — Crimson Counseling & Guidance — Light Blue Dentistry — Lilac Divinity — Scarlet Dramatic Arts - Brown Economics - Copper Education — Light Blue Engineering — Orange English — White Fine Arts — Brown Foreign Service — PeaccKk Blue Forestry — Russet History - White Home Economics — Maroon Horticulture — Maize Humanities — White Journalism — Crimson Law — Purple Letters — White Library Science — Lemon Literature - White Medicine - Hunter Green Music — Pink Nursing — Apricot Oratory - Silver Optometry - Seafoam Pharmacy — Olive Green Philosophy Ph.D. - Dark Blue Physical Education — Sage Green Physical Therapy — Teal Public Administration — Peacock Blue Public Health — Salmon Physics — Gold Science - Gold Social Work — Citron Speech — Silver Theology - Scarlet Urban Planning — Blue Violet Veterinary Science — Grey

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