CLASS NOTES
❱ DEAN RISA GOLUBOFF throws out the first pitch of the 2016 invitational.
Introducing… The Goluboff Cup
WHILE COMPETITIVE, the North Grounds Softball League has always made room for those who simply want to participate and have fun. Now the league is also emphasizing goodwill and leadership by offering its inaugural Goluboff Cup.
In addition to points for doing well on the field, first-year small section members and LL.M.s now compete for points in areas such as pro bono service, leadership in student organizations and donations on behalf of the Public Interest Law Association. “I came up with the idea as a way to better bond 1L sections together and encourage them to participate in the full spectrum of activities that make UVA Law unique,” said A.J. Collins ’17, president of the Student Bar Association. This year’s winner was to be determined in mid-to-late April. Dean Risa Goluboff, for whom the cup is named, said the
honor reminds students of the value of being well-rounded and communityoriented. “Having raised children who are big Harry Potter fans, I could not pass up the honor of the Goluboff Cup,” Goluboff said. “I love the idea of both the bonding within sections and the friendly competition between them extending beyond softball to so many other aspects of Law School life. The genius of the Goluboff Cup—for which A.J. gets all the credit—is that it strengthens our internal Law School community by enhancing our service to the larger community.”
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❱ SOFTBALL FRIENDS FROM THE CLASS OF 1997 gathered in 2015 to celebrate the investiture of JUDGE AMIT MEHTA ’97 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a former NGSL commissioner. Pictured are RACHEL EPPS SPEARS, ANDREW RUDGE, ANN-MARIE CARRINGTON BURKE, CREIGHTON DRURY, CONNIE PENDLETON, ALISON BARNES, SHAWN NAUNTON, MEHTA, DUNCAN SPEARS, ANDREW GASPER, BOB BLACKWELL, DYLAN BLACK and TROY CENTAZZO.