Events

Diana and Garrett Richter, Joyce and Gary Tice

Jeff McManus with Nancy and Tom Garlick

Dean Milliron, Tatiana Cancro

Bob Messey, Patricia Jilk, Pixie Messey, Craig Jilk

Dick Klaas with Fr. Bill George

Bertha McDaniel and Lavern Gaynor Joanne Leoni and MaryAnn Zengerle

Joanne Sintic, Pamela Kramer, Dean Castro

Front Row: Oksana Dognon ‘22, Asli Karaevli, Katia Tarnowicz, Angelica Jones ‘22, Shelby Janicki ‘22, Amanda Elliott ‘22, Rachel Skiba, Sydney Volanski ‘22, Leiny Ruiz ‘22, Christy Trevino ‘21 Back Row: Andrew Salyer ‘22, Conner O’Brien ‘22, Edner Geffrard ‘22, Jonah Frost ‘22, Lea Mackett, Judelande Jeune ‘22

CANCRO FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER GRAND OPENING

Frantz Michel ‘21, Heidi Roderick, Director of Health and Wellness, Ave Maria Law, Jim Kelleher, The Kelleher Firm, Sue Kelleher, Tom Monaghan, Founder, Ave Maria Law, Dr. Salvatore Lacagnina, Tatiana Cancro, Peter Cancro, CEO Jersey Mike’s, Gary Tomcik, Chief Experience Officer, NCH Healthcare, Monsignor Frank McGrath, Chaplain, Ave Maria Law, Kevin Cieply, President and Dean, Ave Maria Law, Susan Kuhar, Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce

February 7, 2020 was a momentous occasion for the law school. We held the grand opening of the Cancro Family Wellness Center. To kick off the opening, we did what we strive to do best — we honored and celebrated our veterans at our Fourth Annual Veterans Celebration. It was exciting to host our first event in our new wellness center and it gave us a glimpse of our future to come. It takes a village and there were many individuals involved in making this happen. We were extremely blessed to receive a donation in the amount of $2 million from Mr. Peter Cancro, the founder and owner of Jersey Mike’s, his wife Tatiana, and their family for naming rights to the building. Their contribution helps with the operational expenses for the facility. We received a significant donation from The Kelleher Firm to name the north basketball court. Jim Kelleher, a member of Ave Maria Law’s Board of Governors, and his wife, Sue, are dear friends and supporters of Ave Maria Law. The Kelleher family’s connection to Ave Maria Law runs deep: their son, Patrick, graduated in 2018, their daughter Kathleen’s husband, Eric Leeman, graduated in December, and their children, Mary Clare and Jim, Jr., are members of the Class of 2021. More than a facility, this wellness center is a part of the law school’s greater mind, body, and spirit initiative. The opening of the Cancro Family Wellness Center aligns with the school’s holistic approach of bringing reason, faith, and wellness into the legal education of its students. We proudly presented and honored the following individuals with the St. Martin of Tours Hero Awards: William LaMothe, Sean Lux ‘18, and his wife Debi Lux, and Vincent Von Zwehl (posthumously). Connie Von Zwehl announced the Annual Vincent Von Zwehl Veterans Scholarship which will generously assist and enable veterans to attend Ave Maria Law. Named in honor of Vinny Von Zwehl, a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy and a steadfast friend and benefactor of the law school, the scholarship was recently founded by Mrs. Connie Von Zwehl in memory of her late husband. The first recipient of this scholarship was Taryn Vaughn ‘20, U.S. Navy Veteran.

AND FOURTH ANNUAL VETERANS CELEBRATION

Mary Kelleher ‘21

Jim Kelleher taking the first official shot!

Tatiana Cancro, Tom Monaghan, Peter Cancro, Kevin Cieply

Dean Emeritus Milhizer, Sean Lux ’18, Debi Lux, Tom Monaghan, Kevin Cieply

Kevin Cieply, Connie Von Zwehl, Tom Monaghan, Taryn Vaughn ‘20

EDWIN BLACK Back by popular demand

Mr. Edwin Black visited our campus for a third time, back by popular demand. On October 11, 2019 Mr. Black shared a compelling and riveting presentation to 100 guests, including faculty, staff, students, and friends of the law school. Mr. Black is an award-winning New York Times international investigative author of 200 award-winning editions, with more than 1.6 million books in print. He spoke to our community about the very important topic that detailed state-sponsored genocide within our midst and exposes pseudo-scientific race policy at the highest level. “Edwin Black’s presentation on American Eugenics was one of the best presentations we’ve ever attended. It was dynamic, startling and informative. I always thought eugenics was associated with Germany in the 1930’s. I found out it was alive and well in the United States in the major foundations (Carnegie and Rockefeller) and IBM. The most shocking was that in 1906, an African pigmy was displayed in a cage in the Bronx Zoo for a short time! Following the presentation it is informative to read his IBM book and see in greater detail the American personalities and policies that made the German catastrophe a reality.” - Jim and Liz Capazzi, guests of the event and friends of Ave Maria Law

Author Edwin Black engaged a crowd of approximately 100 guests on campus

Author Edwin Black with Dean Cieply

On Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Ave Maria Law hosted its second annual day of giving on campus, the 20th Anniversary Day of Giving. Our community of students, staff, faculty, alumni, benefactors, Board of Governors, and friends of the law school came together in unity. Together we raised over $15,000. Congratulations to the two winning teams: Students and Faculty/Staff! Thank you to every person who contributed to the Second Annual Day of Giving.

Save the Date for the Third Annual Day of Giving on JANUARY 29, 2021! “We have a culture of treating one another with grace, sacredness, and kindness. I thank each and every one of you for all you do for our beloved school. We are blessed to share our lives with each other, and blessed to take part in our sacred mission of delivering faith and reason.”

We kicked off the 2019-20 academic year’s Profiles in Ethical Leadership program presentation with special guest of honor, Mr. Peter Stebbins, General Council of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We’re grateful for Mr. Stebbins for sharing his time and wisdom with our students.

Madeleine Bischel ‘20, Theresa Holt ‘20, Giselle Guzman ‘20, Alicia Henry ‘20, Dean Cieply, Peter Stebbins, Cassidy Thomson ‘21, Andrew Hocott ‘21, Christina Roldan ‘21, Frantz Michel ‘21 Garlick, Esq. as one of our esteemed Profiles in Ethical Leadership speakers. Tom is a current member of our Board of Governors. He has been a guiding force at Ave Maria Law and one who has given of his time, talent and treasure to ensure its success. We are grateful to Tom for his many gifts to the law school. Tom took the time to speak to our students about his profound

The pleasure was all ours to host Ms. Mary Demetree, Chairmwoman and Owner of Demetree Global, Demetree Real Estate Services and Demetree Builders, as a Profiles and Ethical Leadership speaker on campus. Her sound advice, career, and life experience resonated with our students, as well as the staff and faculty in attendance. Some of the highlights include: “Start your day in silence to figure out your calling for the day

Our law school had the honor of welcoming Mr. Thomas from the Lord.”

life experiences, moments that defined him, and the importance of establishing great relationships.

“If you have a basic moral compass, you choose the right way.”

YEAR 3 SPEAKER SERIES 2020-21

Congressman Francis Rooney 19th Congressional District of Florida Wed. Sept. 23, 2020

Michael Kane CEO, Boral Corporation Wed. Oct. 28, 2020

Stephen Auth Author, Missionary of Wall Street Fri. Nov. 13, 2020

Tom Monaghan Chairman of the Board and Founder Ave Maria School of Law Tues. Feb. 23, 2021

Bill Bradt, Elizabeth Darcy, Donna Bradt, Jane and Nick Healy, Mary Demetree

Bret Baier, Tom Golisano, Daniel Krauthammer and Tom Monaghan

The annual Profiles in Ethical Leadership Signature Event held on Saturday, November 16 flowed so perfectly we couldn’t have asked for a better evening. Bret Baier was an outstanding speaker, providing not only an outstanding presentation, he also served as our live auctioneer and knocked it out of the park. Daniel Krauthammer joined Bret Baier and gave proud honor to his father, the late Dr. Charles Krauthammer. The annual St. Luke Award for Distinguished Philanthropy was presented to Peter & Tatiana Cancro and Lavern Norris Gaynor. A $2 million named gift of the Cancro Family Wellness Center on campus was announced. Thank you to our major sponsors including Ave Maria Mutual Funds, Tricia and Frank Hallinan, and First Florida Integrity Bank. We met up with old friends who continue to support the law school, and also new friends where we look forward to blossoming relationships. The Dean’s Delegates onsite always make us proud and they are true ambassadors of the law school. Our Development and External Affairs team orchestrated this event behind the scenes and logged many hours in doing so. On behalf of Dean Cieply and the entire law school, we would like to thank all of you who supported Ave Maria Law on this special evening. The law school raised a significant amount of monetary donations for scholarships to deserving students and veterans. This incredible support allows students to attend Ave Maria Law who otherwise wouldn’t be able to do so.

Dean’s Delegates Carolyn De Salvo ‘20, Richard Varadan ‘20, and Christina Roldan ‘21

Kevin Cieply and Tom Monaghan present the St. Luke Award for Distinguished Philanthropy to Lavern Norris Gaynor

Martha MacCallum Fox News Commentator, Anchor and Executive Editor of The Story with Martha MacCallum And a special celebration of Tom Monaghan’s Birthday! Thursday, March 25, 2021 • 5:30 p.m. Virtual Nationwide and Live Event Royal Poinciana Golf Club

Barbi Hills and Jerrilyn Hoffmann

Justice Gorsuch with Dean Cieply

U.S. Supreme Court Justice NEIL GORSUCH

Visited Ave Maria Law’s Campus and Community

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch visited Ave Maria Law’s campus on March 11, 2020. Justice Gorsuch was the tenth speaker of the Ave Maria Law Lecture Series. The series was originated over twenty years ago through the generosity of the Law School’s original faculty members, Professor Joseph Falvey, Professor Stephen Safranek, Professor Richard Myers and Professor Mollie Murphy. The professors endowed the lecture series to underscore their investment in this nascent enterprise—and to signify their faith in the merits of Ave Maria Law’s mission. We are honored to welcome Justice Gorsuch to this esteemed group of individuals. The Justice’s campus visit commenced by talking with students in the classroom followed by a special reception with the Law School’s faculty members. Justice Gorsuch then proceeded to speak to our student body, alumni, faculty, and staff in our Cancro Family Wellness Center as our guest of honor for the Ave Maria Law Lecture series. His topic of conversation before the Q & A with students was his respect and high regard for James Madison and how Madison has shaped our country, how our Constitution is of utmost importance, and how the written word is everything. That same evening Justice Gorsuch joined our community for a fireside chat with Dean Cieply at a private golf club in Naples, generously hosted by Karen and John Ferguson. He shared insights from his book, A Republic, If You Can Keep It. The book addresses the fundamental principles our Founders established in our Constitution. Justice Gorsuch explained why originalism and textualism are so critical in preserving our Constitution and way of life. As the most “Conservative” law school in the country, Ave Maria Law ascribes to this approach. It is precisely how we teach our students Constitutional Law. It was Ave Maria Law’s great privilege to host Justice Gorsuch. It was a momentous occasion that touched and inspired the lives of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. Thank you to the External Affairs team for all their efforts in producing this significant day of events.

Dean Cieply, Justice Gorsuch, Professors Mollie Murphy and Richard Myers

Justice Gorsuch, Marie Louise Gorsuch, Tom Monaghan, John Ferguson, Karen Ferguson

Justice Gorsuch visiting an Ave Maria Law class

Justice Gorsuch addressing the Ave Maria Law community at the Cancro Family Wellness Center