Shine On Class of 2020
Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Your class set out what you planned
to do and the accomplishment of law school is now behind you. We were thrilled to welcome you to the Ave Maria Law community in 2017. Since then, we have watched you grow into such distinguished women and men. Your class hailed from 28 states and 60 different undergraduate institutions, top states being Florida, Virginia, Georgia, and Ohio. Your class entered at 63% female and 37% male with 28 being the average age. Just after you started law school on our Naples, Florida campus, Hurricane Irma hit. You came together with the rest of our community with perseverance and strength and we all built a special bond. You are now departing Ave Maria Law during the pandemic, and again, you came together with strength and grit and were an example to all of the 1Ls and 2Ls at our school. The Virtual Commencement Ceremony took place on August 1, 2020. The ceremony was not presented live. The ceremony included a reading of each graduate’s name and remarks from Kevin Cieply, President & Dean, Bishop Frank J. Dewane, Tom Monaghan, Founder and Chairman, Monsignor Frank McGrath, Chaplain, Maureen Milliron, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Class of 2014 alumnus Joshua Molandes, Class of 2020 Student Commencement Speaker Giselle Guzman, and Commencement Speaker Callista Gingrich, United States Ambassador to the Holy See.
Congratulations to Giselle Guzman for being selected as the Class of 2020 Student Commencement Speaker. Giselle is a talented woman who embraced everything her law school community had to offer. She excelled in her studies and in her extracurriculars, such as being a part of the Law Review, a Dean’s Delegate, and a member of the Moot Court Board winning a competition this past school year. Giselle also embraced the new Ave Maria Moves mind, body, and spirit initiative on campus. You could always find Giselle on a spin bike, or rooting for her classmates.
“Ave Maria is life changing and the Class of 2020 is truly extraordinary. There is no better way to depart from my law school journey than to celebrate this accomplishment with those who shared this unique experience with me.” GISELLE GUZMAN, CLASS OF 2020
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