BARRY BEAT
Barry Law Moot Court Team
Champions
Fire Academy Class A cohort of 16 students have become the first alums of Barry University’s Fire Academy, graduating from the program at a ceremony held on June 18. The group of hopeful firefighters took part in a six-month program offered through Barry’s School of Professional And Career Education (PACE), training at the City of Hollywood’s certified firefighter recruit training facility. The Fire Academy class, which consists of 398 hours of training, is a prerequisite for becoming a firefighter. The curriculum was provided by eight experienced instructors. More than 100 family members attended the graduation ceremony, including Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Chief Joseph Fernandez, whose son was among the graduates. 21206 DAA ad.qxp_Layout 1 11/14/16 3:53 PM Page 1
2017 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS RECIPIENTS Sister Mary Margaret “Peggy” Albert, OP, PhD ’82, ’88 President, Siena Heights University Nelson Andreu, Sr. ’11, MPA ’12 Chief of Police, City of West Miami Rodney Barreto ’88 President and CEO, The Barreto Group, Inc. Rev. Mary Ellen Dakin Cassini, ’77, D. Min. ’10 School Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life Palmer Trinity School
For the first time in Barry history, the Barry Law Moot Court team finished first overall in the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition. In addition, Barry won the 2016 competition’s two other top prizes — Best Advocate and Best Brief. The Barry Law Moot Court team members were Geraldine Pena, Dalya Zalloum and brief-writer Michael Andriano. Pena earned the Best Advocate award in both the preliminary rounds and the final round, and Andriano won Best Brief. “Barry Law’s Moot Court Orseck win is a major victory,” said the team’s faculty advisor, Terri Day, a professor
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at the law school. “Our Barry team beat the best of the best, as Florida law schools have some of the nation’s top-ranked moot court programs.” The Orseck competition, sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar, is held annually during the Florida Bar Convention, culminating in the final round before the Florida Supreme Court. All 12 Florida law schools competed this year. “We couldn’t be more proud of our students,” said Leticia M. Diaz, dean of the School of Law. “They worked incredibly hard and dedicated a great deal of time towards preparing for this stellar performance.”
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
11:00 am – Networking Reception 12:00 pm – Luncheon and Awards Ceremony The Coral Gables Country Club For tickets and sponsorships opportunities visit barry.edu/daa
Andrea Ivory ’13 Founder and Executive Director, The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative Sister Nancy Murray, OP ’72 Adrian Dominican Sister Preaching through Acting Carlos F. Orta ’95 Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Carnival Corporation & plc Stephanie L. Rakofsky, MA, MSW ’81, LCSW, CCM, C-ASWCM Medical Social Work Leader and Change Agent 2017 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI FACULTY/STAFF RECIPIENTS Dr. Roxanne Davies, PhD ’12 Associate Vice President, Mission and Institutional Effectiveness, Barry University Dr. Mario Cala, DPM ’08 Assistant Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Barry University Chief of Podiatry, Jackson North Medical Center
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CAMPUS BARRY CURRENTS BEAT
PACE’s First