SCHOOL OF LAW
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026 • 10 A.M.
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
COMMENCEMENT 2026
SCHOOL OF LAW
MAY 9 • 10 A .M.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
PRESIDENT’S PROCESSION Live Fanfare
*GRAND MARSHALL
Andrew Dawson, J.D., B.A. Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Judge A. Jay Cristol Professor of Bankruptcy Law
*CENTENNIAL BANNER MARSHALL JoNel Newman, J.D., B.A. Professor of Law Director, Health Rights Clinic
*CONVOCATION OPENING
Patricia Sanchez Abril
Dean
*NATIONAL ANTHEM Olivia Sabates School of Law Class of 2026
*INVOCATION
Rabbi Jason Cook Jewish chaplain, University of Miami
Imam Abdul Hamid Samra Muslim chaplain, University of Miami
Father Richard Vigoa Catholic chaplain, University of Miami
INTRODUCTION OF STAGE PARTY Joel Hassman Samuels
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
WELCOME Joseph James Echevarria
President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Miami
President, University of Miami Health System
INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
ADVICE TO GRADUATES
President Echevarria
Honorable Roy K. Altman
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES Dean Abril
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
STUDENT ADDRESS
President Echevarria
Yelyzaveta Aleksyeyeva Class of 2026
CLOSING REMARKS Dean Abril
*ALMA MATER Connor Vasile School of Law Class of 2026
*RECESSIONAL Recessional March
After the singing of the Alma Mater, please remain standing until the faculty and candidates have exited the Watsco Center. The words to the Alma Mater can be found on the last page of this program.
*Those who are able are asked to stand for these portions of the program. At the conclusion of the program, the audience will please remain standing until the platform party has left the stage.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
HONORABLE ROY K. ALTMAN
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
For Judge Roy K. Altman, the stability of a nation is not a given—it depends entirely on the willingness of good people to serve. Rooted in his family's history as the grandson of refugees, Altman is committed to public service. His paternal grandparents fled Europe for Venezuela, and his maternal grandparents emigrated from Poland to Mexico and later Israel. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Altman immigrated to the United States as a young child, carrying with him a life-altering lesson from his grandfather: Political instability is what happens to a country when its citizens remain on the sidelines.
Guided by these ancestral values, Altman has spent his life answering the call to serve. On April 4, 2019, he made history as the youngest federal judge ever appointed to the Southern District of Florida. At age 36, he became the youngest federal district court judge in the country and the youngest federal judge ever appointed in Florida’s Southern District.
Altman’s distinguished career and ascent to the bench was paved by a pursuit of excellence. He was a studentathlete at Columbia University—an All-Ivy pitcher and quarterback—and went on to Yale Law School, where he served as projects editor of the Yale Law Journal. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Stanley Marcus on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He then spent six years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Miami, where he was named “Federal Prosecutor of the Year” in 2013 by the Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police and twice received the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Director's Award for Superior Performance. Before his appointment to the bench, he was a partner at Podhurst Orseck, representing victims of major aviation disasters, including the families of those on Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared over the Indian Ocean.
Today, Altman is more than a jurist; he is a prolific writer and public speaker who frequently contributes to the national discourse on the rule of law and constitutional history. A member of the Federalist Society since 2004, he is a regular speaker at the organization's conferences on
topics ranging from originalism to free speech. His scholarship has appeared in the University of Miami Law Review and Commentary Magazine, and his recently published book, “Israel on Trial: Examining the History, Evidence, and the Law,” applies courtroomtested standards—such as burden of proof, corroboration, and chain of custody—to global debates surrounding international law.
In recognition of his legal impact, he was named Judge of the Year for the Southern District of Florida by the Cuban American Bar Association in 2024 and received the University of Miami InterAmerican Law Review’s Lawyer of the Americas Award in 2025.
In the wake of Oct. 7, 2023, Altman has emerged as a tireless advocate and prominent voice on the dangers of rising antisemitism, speaking at more than 100 events nationwide. He has led historic judicial education missions to Israel, bringing more than 50 federal judges to the region, and was recently honored as one of the Jerusalem Post’s “25 ViZionaries” for his dedication to fighting antisemitism. In 2024 he also headed the World Jewish Congress’s U.S. delegation to Argentina for the 30th anniversary of the bombing of a Jewish community center headquarters in Buenos Aires.
Altman’s impact is felt deeply here at the University of Miami School of Law, where he has served as a mentor to the next generation of legal minds. He has shared his expertise at the Miami Law Class Action and Complex Litigation Forum, served as a panelist for the Cardozo Jewish Legal Society, participated in judicial clerkship career panels, and judged for the John T. Gaubatz Moot Court Competition.
His contributions to the School of Law community— both in and beyond the classroom—have left a profound impression on our students and faculty. Building on this shared dedication to public service and the pursuit of justice, the University of Miami is proud to welcome Judge Roy K. Altman as the School of Law’s 2026 commencement speaker.
A Century of Leaders in Law
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
The awarding of degrees to the candidates named in this program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the appropriate requirements by each candidate.
The listing of a student’s name in this program in no way implies or insures his or her graduation or the award of honors. Individual candidates have elected not to have their respective awards or honors recognized in this program.
SPRING 2026
DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE
Anthony Ikwueme
MASTER OF LAWS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW
Nicholas D. Abrahams
Cristian Javier Alvarez (C)
Beste Arslan
Moses Asiimwe
Justin Azran
Marco Barbosa Garcia
Jacob Batt (C)
Madison R. Borkovich (C)
Oliver D. Canning (C)
Amanda Cristina Carballo
Dylan J. Degabli
Enrika Delince
Sophia Do (C)
William Endres
Carmen A. Ferrante III
Emilio M. Garcia Albor
Aaron I. Glas (M)
Jessebell Guerrero (C)
Chanel Holston
Clay J. Horowitz
Cameron J. Justus
Hannah U. LaBovick (S)
Jacob H. Lefton
Hailey A. Lovoy
Lauren Christine Meehan (C)
Ethan Santiago Olaguibel
Alejandro M. Otero (M)
Richard A. Reisinger
Marian C. Rich
Maricel D. Rodriguez
Solana Roitman
Frank M. Rubio (M)
Kristen Sacca
Benjamin L. Silver
Victoria Sisk (C)
Jesse B. Stein
Allyson Stuart
Ashton R. Terrigno (M)
Jaclyn N. Urso
Beyza Uygun
Joseph T. Valerino (C)
MASTER OF LAWS IN ESTATE PLANNING
Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning
Austin W. Huppert
Langdon A. Lile
Amanda K. Lyons-Archambault
Kevin I. Medina
Miriam Michelle Robles
Claudia Victoria Rodriguez Weill
Kaylee M. Rupprecht (C)
Kayla K. Sykes
Ashley Sarah Tacher
Bryan C. Whitehead
Ava Zolfo
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Andres David Abril Ordonez
Matias Fernando Canabes Del Canto
Juan Eduardo Figueroa Guzman
Patrick M. Fouhy
Luna J. Gonima
Mariana Gonzales Egg
Salam Zuhair Dhiaaldeen Hasan
Juan J. Lopez Fung
Kalisia Beth Ann Miller
Daman Saduara
Federico Ariel Sivak
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Catalina Susana Alamo Misleh
Diego Francisco Amen Polanco
Antonella Compagnucci
Antoni Estopinan
Aida C. Ferreira Guedes
Brittany Findley
Alexandra Generoso Peyroton
Jean Max Mathieu
Rene Perez-Avella Sanchez
Johanna Giuliana Rossi Villamil
Jon Sagarra
Hilda Viviana Vasquez Moreira
Sergio Alejandro Villatoro
Syed Yahya Hussain Zaidi
MASTER OF LAWS IN MARITIME LAW
Sophia Franziska Giannakis
Ann Turner Light
Magbis Sanchez
Alexandria F. Wiggins
MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig LL.M. in Real Property Development
Tracy Feldman
Thomas L. Hodgins
Tedra Clemons Huston
MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION
Luca I. Alter
Neil K. Amin
David M. Bracciano
Marcel Castro
Laura Andrea Deradourian Marotta
Oscar E. Detres Marquez
Mark A. Estrada (C)
Akshay Gupta
JURIS DOCTOR
Nicholas D. Abrahams
Daniela Maria Acosta (C)
Marianne E. Adams (M)
Cole V. Aganad (C)
Nicolas M. Aixala
Ivana Alberti
Yelyzaveta D. Aleksyeyeva
Payton R. Alexander
Ashlyn K. Aleywine
Maria Eduarda Alonso Chaves
Luca I. Alter
Kate E. Altman (M)
Victor A. Alvarado Graterol
Carlos Daniel Alvarez
Cristian Javier Alvarez (C)
Gabriela M. Alvarez (S)
Stephanie Alvarez (C)
Sharif Amastha (C)
Neil K. Amin
Ethan Nickolaus Anagnos (M)
Santiago Ossa
Calleesha A. Teel
Nadia Hipolita
Ernesto M. Juan
Benji S. Jultak
Fernanda Neves Manta Parga Vieira Silva
Thomas S. Pudas
Nathalie A. Tortolero
George M. Vallejo
Cameron J. Weiss (C)
Jade Nicole Armstrong
Starnes C. Arnold
Natalie T Askowitz (C)
Daniel Isaac Assor (M)
Clare S. Atkinson (C)
Justin Azran
Ivan D. Bachinsky (S)
Joseph J. Balerdi
Andrew D. Ballenger (C)
Mia Baranovsky (C)
Marco Barbosa Garcia
Katelyn E. Barker (M)
Cristina M. Barreto
Laita G. Barrett
Alexzandrea B. Bartle (C)
Jacob Batt (C)
Jacob Bradley Martin Benchetrit (C)
Robert Q. Bernstein
Gabriella Bertolotti
Kelly M. Bevan
Bronsen Bloom (C)
Jillian Rae Bloom (C)
Madison R. Borkovich (C)
Emily A. Brafman (C)
Noah Richard Bruster (M)
Hope Olivia Bumgarner (C)
Andrew Russell Burch
Christopher J. Busch
Orlando Calzado
Oliver D. Canning (C)
Ava St. Claire Caputo
Amanda Cristina Carballo
Alexander W. Carbaugh-Rutland
Aidan E. Carney
Livia K. Carr
George E. Carty (C)
Ana D. Castellano
Lauren A. Cerda (C)
Pranjal Chandra
Morgan H. Chason
Srimayi Chaturvedula
Isabel A. Chediak
Chloe D. Christiansen
Olivia Clausen (C)
Kimberly C. Cohen (C)
Angelina J. Contreras
Ethan G. Contreras
Danielle C. Correll
Anthony A. Costa
Eliana J. Cotton (C)
Ethan H. Cronk (C)
Benjamin G. Davis (C)
Alexa De Paz
Camila Deckers (M)
Dylan J. Degabli
Anamarie Del Amo
Enrika Delince
Morgan D. DellaBella
Katirina A. Delviscio
Patrick Michael Denny (C)
Laura Andrea Deradourian Marotta
Alexa Paulina Diaz
Bryan T. Diaz (C)
Iara Dircie (C)
Brhea D'Mello
Sophia Do (C)
Daniella Donado
Jonah Samuel Dross
Giuliana Eggleston (M)
Ashley L. Emanuel (M)
William Endres
Chandler Eng
Antoni Estopinan
Mark A. Estrada (C)
Marisa Nicole Ewing (C)
Alexandra Fabregas (M)
Genesis Isabel Fajardo
William T. Fallon
Cole Feit
Lauren G. Ferguson (C)
Otto Fernandez (C)
Carmen A. Ferrante III
Nicholas A. Fields
Brittany Findley
William F. Fitzgerald (C)
Aaron Fouladian (C)
Olivia Melody Fox (C)
Fayth Frederic
Phoebe K. Frenchman
John T. Frey (C)
Avery E. Friedman (C)
Jayson C. Fry (C)
Staci Gamble
Morgan E. Garces (C)
Allegra Gabrielle Garcia (C)
Sabrina L. Garcia (C)
Carly Sloane Gettleman (C)
Jackson Richard Gillespie (S)
Yelena Gladyr (M)
Aaron I. Glas (M)
Isabella C. Glas (C)
Riya Goel (C)
Hannah C. Goldberg
Carolina E. Gomez (C)
Vanessa Levy Gonik
Alicia-Rosa Armesto Gonzalez (C)
David G. Gonzalez
Kelsie Gonzalez
Natalie Gonzalez (C)
Jake Granese
Thomas H. Guerra
Jessebell Guerrero (C)
Annalee A. Gunderson (M)
Akshay Gupta
Juliette M. Hamilton
Seth G. Hemley
Matthew Joseph Hernandez
Jimena E. Herrera
Samantha Paige Hill
Morgan Hirsch (C)
Natalie Sabine Hollander
Carole A. Hollant (C)
Chanel Holston
Clay J. Horowitz
Harrison Horton
Blake Houston
Carlos Gabriel Huembes
Amelia M. Jacomino (C)
Emily L. Johnson (C)
Anusha Joshi
Cameron J. Justus
Jodi Nicole Kain (C)
Shivani T. Kaul
Niamh Kathleen Keane (C)
Natalie S. Kemper (C)
Hunter Keyes (C)
Barak Solomon Koren (S)
Joseph Korzeb (M)
Micah E. Krakoff
Tal Kurulkar (C)
Hannah U. LaBovick (S)
Jeffrey M. LaRosa (C)
Yorciana Lasprilla
Jessica Laurence (C)
Anderson Leal
Jacob H. Lefton
Emily I. Lopez (M)
Matthew Lourenco
Hailey A. Lovoy
Suyid L. Loza
Jacqueline M. Macia (M)
Natalie E. Magill (C)
Leanna C. Maharaj (C)
Alexander J. Makransky
Minah F. Malik (C)
David Andre Malka (M)
Amy J. Mantilla
Yale Y. Margolis
Jaclyn Frances Marra
Kyle A. Marsalisi (C)
Gabriela M. Martinez
Alexa M. Mascaro (M)
Brianna Mauvais
Christopher M. Maza
Margaret McBride
Elizabeth Mary Castañeda McCann
Tyler E. McDede (C)
Julia J. Meah
Kevin I. Medina
Lauren Christine Meehan (C)
Danielle Mena
Ellie Menashe
Summa cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
Carter G. Mermer (M)
Lisdeyvis Mestre Echavarria (C)
Molly Cate Metcalf
Brendan R. Michelon (C)
Peri Mishkin (C)
Juliana Monroy
Alexander Morales
Samantha Morales (M)
India Rose Morin (C)
Brendan Mulroy
Albany Angelina Muria
Devon Alexander Stainton Mussio
Caleigh M. Musto
Melissa Navarro (M)
Albert J. Nicaud III (M)
Mya A. Nobles (C)
Kari Nodine
Joshua A. Oresky (C)
Samantha M. Ortega
Milagros Ortola
Christopher E. Osborne (C)
Alejandro M. Otero (M)
Rebecca Michelle Pacheco Monteverde
Marco Pagano
Hailey C. Pappas
Radha C. Patel
Praneet Patil
Nicholas Raul Patricios (C)
Madison M. Payer (C)
Ana Katarina Penza (C)
Adrian T. Peraza
Olivia Pertierra (C)
Samuel Petosa (C)
Elizabeth J. Philo
Rachel Lauren Polendey
Angela Pope (C)
David Raez
Akash S. Raje
Andres Rakower
Brendan P. Ramirez (C)
Alejandra Ramos
Lauren Rasco (C)
Bronson X. Rauch
Gian A. Ray
Harris D. Reimer (C)
Richard A. Reisinger
Michael B. Ren
Melanie Rey
Emma G. Rice (C)
Marian C. Rich
Angel Sharnette Richardson (C)
Lezah Methe Richardson (C)
Lindsay V. Richman (C)
John N. Rincon (M)
Maria Fernanda Rios (C)
Aaron M. Rissman (S)
Carlos L. Rivero
William L. Robbins (C)
Kyle R. Rochefort (C)
Maricel D. Rodriguez
Nicholas L. Rodriguez
Noel Carly Rodriguez (C)
Rebeca Rodriguez
Solana Roitman
Ashley J. Romay (C)
Arianna S. Roque (C)
Elias Rosenthal
Kara Rothbard
Kaitlyn Rothwell
Diana Roy
Frank M. Rubio (M)
Kaylee M. Rupprecht (C)
Amelia Russell
Olivia T. Sabates (C)
Yasmine Marie Sadaka
Mariana Salazar (C)
Carolina A. Sanchez (M)
Daniela Sanchez (C)
Gabriella C. Sanchez
Julie S. Saynganthone
Zoe Anne Schade (M)
Maxx S. Schoenblatt
Robert Trent Schwab
Andrew R. Schwartz
Elizabeth R. Schwartz
Kendall J. Sharp
Sharon A. Shenderovskiy
Benjamin L. Silver
Anahat Singh
Victoria Sisk (C)
Savannah Slaton-Morrone
Quinten D. Smith (M)
Gabriella Maria Socarras
Jake D. Solomon
David Andres Somoza Cano
Kyle H. Spohn (C)
Samari A. Springs
Christian Pedro Stanfield (C)
Jesse B. Stein
Allyson Stuart
Ashton R. Terrigno (M)
Nolan A. Thomas (M)
Andrew E. Tonioli (M)
Andres Manuel Torres (C)
Jordan McDowell Travis
Lauren M. Trevathan
Karina Trujillo
Joseph T. Valerino (C)
Carolina Elena Varas (C)
Connor Constantin Vasile (C)
Tori M. Vasquez
Sergio Alejandro Villatoro
Rita Jeannette Vinas (C)
Nicolas Vincenty
Samantha E. Viner
Emilia V. Waddington (C)
Ellyse Hollen Wahl
Itiel J. Wainer (S)
Sophia E. Ward (C)
Bernard J. Watemberg (C)
Matthew J. Wearp
Jackson B. Weatherall (C)
Cameron J. Weiss (C)
Lance Weiss (C)
Ellen B. Wheeler
Erica R. White (C)
Samantha Angelique Whitsel (C)
Alexandria F. Wiggins
Devon F. Williams (C)
Maya S. Williams
Caitlin Gabriela Wilson (C)
Grace Winkeljohn (C)
Abraham J. Wolf
Benjamin R. Wolf (M)
Jackson S. Woolworth
Fernando A. Yzquierdo
Liesl Monica Zacher
Liliana Zavala
Gabriella V. Zlatanoff (C)
Ava Zolfo
Emily K. Zylka
JURIS DOCTOR/DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY
The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the Ph.D. degree from the Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy and Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.
Alexander W. Carbaugh-Rutland
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the M.A. degree from the Frost School of Music.
Akash S. Raje
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the M.B.A degree from the Miami Herbert Business School.
Ellie Menashe
Jordan McDowell Travis
MASTER OF LEGAL STUDIES
Joanne Antoine
Kieraa T. Belcher
Symmone Bryan
Jared W. Campbell
Derrick L. Cooper
Amani Joy Denson
Samantha E. Viner
Alicia E. Dottin
Alexia M. Iglesias
Jenna S. Jacobs
Kobi Tyler Patman
Bryan M. Thompson
Aileen Victoria
SUMMER 2026
The following candidates will be receiving their degrees in Summer 2026.
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Olivia Piluso
MASTER OF LAWS IN MARITIME LAW
Mayte J. Morillo
MASTER OF LEGAL STUDIES
Samantha A. Adams
Gabriel A. Anez
Alexa Brooke Friscia
Janine A. Marshall
Gabrielle D. Sutherland
SPECIAL PUBLIC INTEREST RECOGNITION
The University of Miami School of Law
is proud to acknowledge members of the Class of 2026 who have met the Pro Bono Challenge and have completed at least 75 hours of pro bono service while in law school. They have demonstrated outstanding commitment to public service through exceptional advocacy.
Daniela Acosta
Maria Alonso Chaves
Stephanie Alvarez
Sharif Amastha
Starnes Arnold
Natalie Askowitz
Andrew Ballenger
Mia Baranovsky
Katleyn Barker
Alexzandrea Bartle
Jacob Batt
Robert Bernstein
Madison Borkovich
Hope Bumgarner
Orlando Calzado
Oliver Canning
Lauren Cerda
P.J. Chandra
Angelina Contreras
Danielle Correll
Ethan Cronk
Benjamin Davis
Bryan Diaz
Sophia Do
Jonah Dross
Chandler Eng
Antoni Estopinan
Marisa Ewing
Phoebe Frenchman
Avery Friedman
Marco Garcia
Hannah Goldberg
Alicia-Rosa Gonzalez
Natalie Gonzalez
Jake Granese
Natalie Hollander
Carole Hollant
Amelia Jacomino
Emily Johnson
Anusha Joshi
Jodi Kain
Natalie Magill
Minah Malik
Amy Mantilla
Kyle Marsalisi
Brianna Mauvais
Elizabeth McCann
Carter Mermer
Molly Metcalf
Juliana Monroy
Samantha Morales
India Morin
Melissa Navarro
Albert Nicaud III
Mya Nobles
Rebecca Pacheco Monteverde
Radha Patel
Angela Pope
David Raez
Andres Rakower
Alejandra Ramos
Michael Ren
Emma Rice
Lezah Richardson
Maria Rios
Rebeca Rodriguez
Arianna Roque
Olivia Sabates
Carolina Sanchez
Gabriella Sanchez
Maxx Schoenblatt
Sharon Shenderovskiy
Savannah Slaton-Morrone
Jake Solomon
David Somoza Cano
Connor Vasile
Tori Vasquez
Rita Vinas
Nicolas Vincenty
Sophia Ward
Matthew Wearp
Lance Weiss
Liliana Zavala
50TH REUNION
The Class of 2026 congratulates the members of the honored class of 1976 who have supported students through their contributions to the University of Miami School of Law..
Eliot C. Abbott
Valencia M. Abner
Steven N. Abramowitz*
Joseph K. Abrell*
Rolando A. Amador*
Eldad Amit
Robert K. Amron
Andrew W. Anderson*
Francisco R. Angones
Andrew J. Anthony
Eric M. Aronowitz
Theodore B. Atlass
Joseph N. Attanasio
John A. Auner
Karel H. Baarslag
Jeffrey M. Bain
Ronald G. Baker
Craig M. Bankhead
Ana T. Barnett
Paul A. Barnett
John M. Barr
Harold Barr*
Alan B. Baybick
Hassan M. El Beely
Bruce J. Benenfeld
Steven A. Berger*
Richard B. Berman
Joseph L. Bernstein
Robert G. Berrin
Bruce R. Bielfield
Allan A. Blank
Allen R. Bosworth
William H. Bowling
William J. Bowman
M. Bradley
David A. Brady
James S. Brantl
Richard J. Brown
Caroline N. Brown
William J. Bruckel*
Richard A. Buchsbaum*
John A. Budagher
Samuel I. Burstyn
David H. Burstyn
Christian Caflisch
David R. Canning
Malcolm N. Carmichael
Joy M. Carr
Brian T. Cavanagh
Daniel W. Cave
Gregory M. Cesarano
Steven E. Chaykin*
Howard K. Cherna*
Ivan K. Chesler
L. F. Chopin
Penny M. Clark
Chris A. Clark*
J. T. Coats
Seth Cohen
Arthur A. Cohen
Ronald J. Cohen
Joe B. Cox
Thomas R. Cox*
Ana R. Craft
Alan H. Croll
A. G. Crumpler*
Robert G. Cuff
Marcia K. Cypen
David P. Dalton*
Lynn M. Dannheisser
Edward Darragh
Sherry L. Davis
Robert D. Dayton
Kenneth A. De Koven
Amy N. Dean
Andrew Degraffenreidt*
G. P. Della Fera
Theodore R. Dempster
Martin M. Dernis*
Mark A. Dienstag
Ronald A. Dion
Ronald E. Dobelstein
Roderick G. Dorman*
Paul Drager
James L. Eisenberg
Gisela Cardonne Ely
Robert C. Erlandson
Helen T. Erstling*
Elliot A. Fabric
Jon A. Feder
Christopher R. Fertig
Nicholas I. Filocco
Lewis W. Fishman
Edwin J. Fitzpatrick
Gary Forst
Charles D. Franken
Paul Freedman
Frederick G. Freundlich
Steven A. Garber
Charles E. Garris
Keith A. Gasman*
Laura J. Gelber
Ellen R. Gershow
Alan B. Gest
John R. Gillespie*
Steven D. Ginsburg
Ronald L. Giroux
William D. Givens*
Judy E. Glecer
Sidney A. Goldberg
Stephen F. Goldenberg*
Jon J. Goodman
Ellen M. Goodstein
Donald Gorenberg
Anthony A. Greenwood
Donald G. Greiwe
Milton M. Grover
William T. Haggerty
Paul H. Hagglund
Patrick J. Hanley
Robert J. Hanson
David C. Hardin
Bruce A. Harris
Glenn T. Harris
George R. Harris
Charles M. Hartz
Richard J. Heitman
Robert M. Herman
Craig L. Hershoff
Beat W. Hess
Corey E. Hoffman
William M. Hoffman
William N. Horowitz
Michael A. Hyett
Raymond G. Ingalsbe
James W. Jarvis
Stephen D. Jerome*
Lawrence A. Jones
Arthur S. Joseph
Michael I. Josephs
Ying-Haur Jow
Edwin B. Kagan
Roy J. Kahn
Jeffrey P. Kaiser
Robert A. Kanziger*
Joel Kaplan*
Neil Karadbil
Stuart F. Karden
Jerry R. Kaufman
David S. Kaufman
Joseph F. Keeley
Michael K. Kelly
Patricia D. Kenny*
Ben R. King*
Linda Koenigsberg
John E. Komorowski*
Randy D. Kotel
Kenneth M. Krasny*
Randall E. Kreuscher
Irv J. Lamel
Jack M. Large
Craig E. Larson
Theresa J. Lawrence
Stephen A. Leclair
Diane E. Leeds
Joaquin E. Leon
Norman L. Leopold
Geoffrey E. Less*
Donna Lee G. Levi
Jay S. Levine
Jay M. Levy
Charles M. Levy
Larry W. Lindeen
Stephen Lochner
David A. Lockwood
Henry A. Lopez-Aguiar
Mitchell B. Luber*
Anna E. Mack
Thomas E. Maloney
David B. Mankuta
Barbara C. Maron*
Robert W. Marsh*
Steven G. Maurer
John N. Mayo
Robert J. McFann*
John E. McHugh*
Richard E. McMahon*
James D. McMaster
Bruce P. McMoran*
Martin Melamed
Elizabeth A. Merceret
Jerome F. Miller
Edward A. Millis*
Henry N. Minich
Robert H. Mohr
James W. Moore
Michael L. Morgan
Thomas G. Murray*
Abdulhamid A. Najah
Neil M. Nameroff*
Vernon J. Neely
Ruth A. Nelson
Stephen H. Nelson
Thomas L. Newman*
Robert S. Palmer
John M. Panetta
Robert E. Panoff
Oliver A. Parker*
David M. Peckins
Robert D. Peltz
Alfonso J. Perez
Michael R. Pielet
Barry C. Pinkus
William L. Popham
Gregory A. Popp
Clarence E. Porch
Steven B. Posner
Howard B. Possick
Marc J. Postelnek
Richard S. Powers
Martin R. Press
Ira B. Price*
Richard E. Prout
Gary S. Rackear
Bruce S. Ramo
Ramon E. Rasco
Michael T. Reichard
William L. Reiser
Stephen H. Reisman
Bruce J. Ressler
Arthur H. Rice
Thomas Ringel
Bonnie L. Rippingille
L. M. Roffino*
Gary M. Rose
Neal A. Rosenbaum
Alan Rosenthal
Jeffrey H. Rosenthal
Alan S. Ross*
Russell J. Rotter
Jesus Sanchelima
Kenneth S. Sandler
Bertram A. Sapurstein
Robert W. Scarlata
Robert B. Scharf
Janice K. Scherer
Paul Schimmel
Adam M. Schneider
Robert C. Schnepper
Robert R. Schrank
Carl B. Schwait
Peter J. Schwartz
Jeffrey A. Schwarz
Howard J. Sedran*
Lawrence S. Seidlin
Judy D. Shapiro
Stephen C. Shenkman*
Marilyn Sher*
Thomas G. Sherman
Amy D. Shield
James L. Shroads
Michael S. Siegel
Barbara A. Silverman
Linda Simplicio
Charles H. Sinclair
Richard C. Sinclair*
Donald F. Sinex
C D. Skinner*
James R. Sloto
Harry M. Solomon
Curtis Solomon
Barbara W. Sonneborn
Thomas L. Stephan*
Richard J. Stone*
Valerie A. Stott*
Herbert M. Suskin*
Andrew J. Sussman
Julie D. Swift
Bradford Swing
Ronald J. Szep
Edward Szewczyk
Gail S. Taft
Fred J. Tarnell
Sheldon C. Taylor
Richard S. Taylor*
Khachornrit
Thaleonsakdanuyo
Dwight L. Thomas
Linda D. Thomas
Donald W. Thornton
Albert C. Todd*
Dennis N. Urbano
Dennis A. Vandenberg
Belan K. Wagner
Marc E. Wallace
Murrel R. Walters
Christopher W. Warner
Margaret W. Watkins
Jeffrey A. Weinman
Adam Wenner
William R. Wicks
Todd A. Wigder
Barry A. Wilen
Alfred J. Williams
Patricia G. Williams
Ronnie K. Witlin
Sharon L. Wolfe*
Donald J. Wolfson
Kathleen J. Woody
Stanford A. Wynn
Mitchell A. Yelen
William Zei
Alan I. Zelmanowitz
*Deceased
ACADEMIC REGALIA
The custom of wearing academic dress stems from the Middle Ages, when scholars were also clerics and wore the habits of their monastic orders. Significant parts of academic dress are the gown, the hood, and the cap. Each
has a particular significance and is worn in accordance with standards established by the Academic Costume Code of the American Council on Education.
GOWNS
Gowns recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have different characteristics. The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is designed to be worn closed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The gown for the doctor’s degree has bell-shaped sleeves. For the doctor’s degree the gown is faced down the front with black velvet and three bars of black velvet are sewn across
Agriculture
Architecture
Arts, Letters, Humanities
Commerce, Accountancy, Business
Dentistry
Economics
Education
Engineering
Fine Arts
Forestry
Journalism
Law
Library Science
Maize
Violet
White
Drab
Lilac
Copper
Light Blue
Orange
Brown
Russet
Crimson
Purple
Lemon
the sleeves. These facings and crossbars may be velvet of the color distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains.
For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor’s gowns, edging of hoods, and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different subjects are as follows:
Medicine Green
Music Pink
Nursing
Oratory (Speech)
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physical Education
Public Administration, Foreign Service
Public Health
Science
Apricot
Silver Gray
Olive Green
Dark Blue
Sage Green
Peacock Blue
Salmon Pink
Golden Yellow
Social Work Citron
Theology Scarlet
Veterinary Science
Gray
President Joseph James Echevarria wears a black robe with four black velvet bars. The fourth chevron indicates this is the presidential regalia. The gown features orange and green piping as well as a doctoral hood lined in orange, green, and white—reflecting the official University of Miami school colors.
TAMS
The graduation tam is for those who have graduated with a masters or doctoral degree. Unlike the mortar board cap which is square in shape, the tam is actually circular in shape and are usually made out of velvet. What is common
between the mortar board cap and the tam is that both do have tassels attached to them which hang on one side when worn. These tassels serve the same purpose and are used during the celebrated turning of the tassel ceremony.
White cord—Summa Cum Laude
Orange cord—Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Green—Cum Laude
CORDS
Hunter Green—Completed the pro bono challenge of seventy five hours of pro bono service during law school career
HOODS
Hoods recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have the following characteristics. The length of the hood worn for the bachelor’s degree is three feet, for the master’s degree, three and one-half feet, and for the doctor’s degree, four feet. The hood worn for the doctor’s degree has panels at the sides. Hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree; more than one color is shown by division of the field color in a variety of ways, such as chevron or chevrons, equal division, etc.
The binding or edging of the hood is velvet or velveteen, two inches, three inches, and five inches in width for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degrees, respectively, while the color is indicative of the subject to which the degree pertains. For example, the trimming for the Juris Doctor degree is purple. No academic hood should ever have its border divided to represent more than a single degree.
SOME PERMISSIBLE EXCEPTIONS
Members of the governing body of a college or university are entitled to wear doctor’s gowns (with black velvet), but their hoods may be only those of degrees actually held by the wearers or those specially prescribed for them by the institution. In some colleges and universities, it is customary for the president, chancellor, or chief officer to wear a costume similar to that used by the head of a foreign university. The chief marshal may wear a specially
designed costume approved by his or her institution. Persons who hold degrees from foreign universities may wear the entire appropriate academic costume, including cap, gown, and hood. Members of religious orders and similar societies may suitably wear their customary habits. The same principle applies to persons wearing military uniforms or clad in special attire required by a civil office.
KENTE CLOTH
Kente cloth is woven by the Asante people of Ghana and the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. The origins of West African weaving may be traced back as early as the 11th century, with regional excavations showing spindles and looms. Only men produce kente cloth’s narrow band weaves, which are 2 ½ to 4 ½ inches wide, on horizontal
treadle looms. Certain Ewe cloths are historically specific to particular rites of passage, such as marriage or the birth of a child. In present day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become widespread to commemorate special occasions. Globally, the print is used in the design of academic stoles in graduation ceremonies.
ALMA MATER
William S. Lampe and Christine Asdurian Arranged by Henry Fillmore
Southern suns and sky blue water
Smile upon you Alma Mater
Mistress of this fruitful land
With all knowledge at your hand
Always just, to honor true
All our love we pledge to you
Alma Mater
Stand forever
On Biscayne’s wondrous shore.
