REGENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW PROUDLY PRESENTS THE
CEREMONY SPRING AND SUMMER 2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018
With Gratitude to the American Center for Law and Justice, our Book Award Event Sponsor
Congratulations to today’s Book Award Recipients.
THE RONALD L. FICK BOOK AWARD CEREMONY OCTOBER 4, 2018 WELCOME JUDGE PATRICIA L. WEST (RET.) INTERIM DEAN
With Special Thanks to GEICO, our Awarding Plaque Sponsor
INVOCATION AND INTRODUCTION OF EVENT SPONSOR S. ERNIE WALTON ASSISTANT DEAN OF ADMISSIONS
REMARKS MR. RONALD L. FICK SHAREHOLDER, ATTORNEY, DUNWODY WHITE & LANDON, P.A. PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAM SPONSORS ASSISTANT DEAN WALTON
REMARKS MRS. LAURA B. HERNANDEZ SENIOR COUNSEL, ACLJ VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA MR. WILLIAM A. LASCARA MANAGING SHAREHOLDER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, PENDER & COWARD, P.C. VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
And Thanks to our Commemorative Program Sponsor
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS ASSISTANT DEAN WALTON
INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT TESTIMONIALS ASSISTANT DEAN WALTON JOSEPH ADDINK (3L) ASHNA DESAI (3L) NOAH ROETMAN (2L) TIFANI SILVERIA (2L)
DISMISSAL* ASSISTANT DEAN WALTON ALL GUESTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR A RECEPTION IN THE LOBBY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM.
*Award recipients, please remain in the Moot Court Room for photos before joining the reception.
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SPRING 2018
LAW FACULTY (CONTINUED)
ADVANCED APPELLATE ADVOCACY I AND II – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR JENKINS ARIEL BRYANT
JANIS L. KIRKLAND, Principal Lecturer; Co-Director, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing Program B.S., College of William and Mary; J.D., T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond
ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR REYNOLDS OLIVIA GRAEF
LYNNE MARIE KOHM, John Brown McCarty Professor of Family Law B.A., State University of New York at Albany; J.D., Syracuse University College of Law
ADVANCED TRIAL PRACTICE I AND II – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR METCALFE
AUDREY J. LYNN, Head of Electronic Services and Digital Initiatives, Law Library B.S., Georgia Gwinnett College; J.D., Regent University School of Law
GEICO presents this award to the student who has demonstrated excellence of performance in Advanced Trial Practice. The honoree will receive a monetary award and a plaque. STEVEN GREEN
BENJAMIN V. MADISON, III, Professor; Director, Bar Passage Initiatives; Co-Director, Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.A., College of William and Mary; J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND TRANSACTIONS – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRIFFIN JOSEPH ADDINK
WILLIAM E. MAGEE, Assistant Director for Public Services, Law Library B.A., Old Dominion University; J.D., Regent University School of Law; M.S.L.S., Catholic University
CIVIL PROCEDURE II – PROFESSOR DUANE CHARLES SHUMAKER
KATHLEEN A. MCKEE, Associate Professor; Director of Experiential Learning; Director, Civil Practice Clinic; Director, Child Advocacy Clinic B.A., State University of New York at Albany; J.D., Columbus School of Law, Catholic University; LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
CIVIL PROCEDURE II – PROFESSOR MADISON MARICRIS REAL-PRENDIGUE
MICHAEL P. SCHUTT, Associate Professor; Global Recruiter B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; J.D., University of Texas School of Law
CLIENT INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR PETERS ZACHARY JONES
JAY A. SEKULOW, Distinguished Professor of Law B.A., Mercer University; J.D., Mercer University School of Law; Ph.D., Regent University
CONSTITUTIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – PRINCIPAL LECTURER JACOB DESTINEE EASLEY
RANDY D. SINGER, Attorney-in-Residence B.A., Houghton College; J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II - INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS – PRINCIPAL LECTURER JACOB DANIEL STEPHENS
CRAIG A. STERN, Professor; Director, Honors Program B.A., Yale University; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
CONTRACTS II – SENIOR LECTURER FOLSOM CHARLIE MORRISON
KIMBERLY R. VAN ESSENDELFT, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs; Principal Lecturer; Co-Director, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing Program B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
CONTRACTS II – ASSOCIATE DEAN GANTT NOAH ROETMAN
S. ERNIE WALTON, Assistant Dean of Admissions; Lecturer; Academic and Administrative Director, Center for Global Justice, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law B.S., Houghton College; J.D., Regent University School of Law
CRIMINAL LAW – PROFESSOR STERN BLAINE HUTCHISON
THE HONORABLE PATRICIA L. WEST, Interim Dean; Associate Dean of Career and Alumni Services; Distinguished Professor B.A., College of William and Mary; J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
CYBER SECURITY LAW – SENIOR LECTURER FOLSOM ASHNA DESAI
GLORIA A. WHITTICO, Associate Professor; Director, Academic Success Program A.B., College of William and Mary; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
LAW FACULTY THE HONORABLE JOHN ASHCROFT, Distinguished Professor of Law and Government A.B., Yale University; J.D., University of Chicago Law School JAMES M. BOLAND, Principal Lecturer B.A., Wheaton College; J.D., Regent University School of Law JEFFREY A. BRAUCH, Professor; Executive Director, Center for Global Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law; Director, LL.M. Programs B.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison; J.D., University of Chicago Law School BRUCE N. CAMERON, Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law B.A., Andrews University; J.D., Emory University School of Law DOUGLAS H. COOK, Professor; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs B.A., Miami University; J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law ERIN K. DEBOER, Instructor B.A., Hillsdale College; J.D., Regent University School of Law ERIC A. DEGROFF, Professor B.A., University of Kansas; M.P.A., University of Southern California; J.D., Regent University School of Law JAMES J. DUANE, Professor B.A., Harvard University; J.D., Harvard Law School THOMAS C. FOLSOM, Senior Lecturer B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center L. O. NATT GANTT, II, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Professor; Co-Director, Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform A.B., Duke University; J.D., Harvard Law School; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary CALEB N. GRIFFIN, Assistant Professor B.B.A., Oklahoma Christian University; J.D., Harvard Law School MARIE SUMMERLIN HAMM, Law Library Director Dual B.S., Mount Olive College; J.D., Regent University School of Law; M.L.S., Syracuse University LOUIS W. HENSLER, III, Professor B.A., Bob Jones University; J.D., University of Chicago Law School
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SPRING 2018 (CONTINUED) FAMILY LAW – PROFESSOR KOHM DESTINEE EASLEY FEDERAL CIVIL PRETRIAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – JUDGE MORGAN VINCENT LASCARA HEALTH CARE LAW – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR SHAFTNER MARK BARHAM HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND NATIONAL SECURITY - DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR ASHCROFT AND PROFESSOR BRAUCH RYAN DOBBS INSURANCE – ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WHITTICO PATRICK HAGEN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW – PROFESSOR BRAUCH MORIAH SCHMIDT LEGAL ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND WRITING II – PRINCIPAL LECTURER KIRKLAND CHARLES SHUMAKER LEGAL ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND WRITING II – ASSISTANT DEAN VAN ESSENDELFT HANS SCHALEMBIER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS / PAYMENT SYSTEMS – PROFESSOR HENSLER VINCENT LASCARA NEGOTIATIONS – PROFESSOR DEGROFF PATRICK HAGEN
MICHAEL V. HERNANDEZ, Professor B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY – ASSOCIATE DEAN GANTT ASHLEIGH TIESZEN
HARRY G. HUTCHISON, Distinguished Professor B.A., Wayne State University; M.A., Wayne State University; M.B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Wayne State University Law School
PROPERTY II – PROFESSOR DEGROFF CHARLIE MORRISON
BRADLEY P. JACOB, Principal Lecturer; Director, M.A. Program B.A., University of Delaware; J.D., University of Chicago Law School
SECURED TRANSACTIONS – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRIFFIN JAMES RHYNE TORTS II – PROFESSOR BRAUCH TIFANI SILVERIA
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SPRING 2018 (CONTINUED) TORTS II – PROFESSOR HENSLER CHARLIE MORRISON
THE RONALD L. FICK BOOK AWARD
TRIAL PRACTICE – PROFESSOR DUANE MICHAEL SYLVESTER VIRGINIA PROCEDURE – PROFESSOR MADISON DANIEL STEPHENS
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SUMMER 2018 ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR REYNOLDS CORRIE LEE DRAFTING CONTRACTS – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR GIACOMO SEAN HOLLOWWA
Years ago, the publisher of American Jurisprudence (a legal encyclopedia) sponsored a series of awards recognizing students who received the highest grades in law school courses. Each award was in the form of a special book volume of the American Jurisprudence set, and hence the awards came to be known as “book awards.” Regent Law has revived this tradition and named its book awards after the award founder and sponsor, Ronald L. Fick, Esquire, the father of Allison Fick, Regent Law Class of 2014. The logo for the Book Award is an eagle holding a book, drawn from Isaiah 40.31: [B]ut those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. The student with the highest grade receives an award plaque. If the course is taught in multiple sections, each section has a recipient. We are deeply grateful to our Event Sponsor, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). The close partnership between the ACLJ and Regent University’s School of Law has included the hiring of many of our alumni, including several book award recipients. We are honored to recognize GEICO, our Awarding Plaque Sponsor, who is generously providing a monetary award for the top student in Advanced Trial Practice, and we also thank the law firm of Pender & Coward for being a Program Sponsor of the Ronald L. Fick Book Award. The law school thanks Ronald L. Fick, Esquire, for his generous sponsorship of the Book Award Ceremony. Mr. Fick is a shareholder of Dunwody White & Landon, P.A., of Palm Beach, Florida, and is a valued friend of the law school and university.