WA K E F O R E S T U N I V E R S I T Y
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C ommencement C eremony Class of 2020
Class of 2021
Wake Forest Law Commencement Ceremony Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Monday, May 17, 2021 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Processional .................................................................Law Graduates & Faculty Invocation.............................................................. Rev. Dr. K. Monet Rice-Jalloh Associate University Chaplain
Opening Remarks & Welcome............................................................Jane Aiken Dean, School of Law
Distinguished Speaker................................... Judge Richard Dietz (JD ʼ02) Presentation of Graduates...................................................Richard Schneider Associate Dean for International Affairs
Marie-Amélie George
Assistant Professor of Law
Ellen Murphy Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Conferral of Degrees...................................................................... Rogan Kersh Provost
Sending Forth..................................................................................... José Villalba Chief Diversity Officer
Recessional.....................................................................Law Graduates & Faculty
Retirements
Wake Forest School of Law would like to acknowledge the following Faculty and Staff retirements: Professor Luellen Curry Professor Michael Curtis
Diane Finger Alan Keely Patricia Martin
Distinguished Speaker: Judge Richard Dietz (JD ʼ02) The Honorable Richard Dietz serves as a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The first person in his family to attend college, Judge Dietz earned a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2002. After law school, he served as a judicial law clerk before working as a research fellow at Kyushu University in Japan, studying comparative and international law issues. Judge Dietz developed his appellate practice at two large law firms, one in Washington, D.C., and another in North Carolina. He has been active in the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section. Governor Pat McCrory appointed Judge Dietz to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2014. Two features of Judge Dietz’s career may hold particular interest for the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021. First, he walks the walk in pro bono practice, providing free appellate work to low-income families, indigent criminal defendants, and nonprofits that assist the less fortunate. Second, he is a superlative writer. From crystal clear appellate opinions to innovative “animated treatises” on social media, Judge Dietz has a gift for explaining the law to a wide range of readers.
Graduating Class of 2020 Candidates for the Scientiae Juridicae Doctor Degree Mohammed Jaser Alshehri.......................................................................................................... Abha, Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Zahim Alsulami................................................................................................ Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Na Lu....................................................................................................................................Kunming, Yunnan, China Yumei Xia..................................................................................................................................Hangzhou City, China
Candidates for the Master of Laws in American Law Degree
Cynduja Crishnan................................................................................................ Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India Uju N. Ezeigbo........................................................................................................................................... Aba, Nigeria Aimal Faayez.................................................................................................................................. Kabul, Afghanistan Sandra Aparecida Mendes Haluch.............................................................................................Minas Gerais, Brazil Ethel Asantewaah Hanson..................................................................................................... Ashanti Region, Ghana Arben Hoti.......................................................................................................................................... Pristina, Kosovo Adnan Hamit Isufi.............................................................................................................................. Pristina, Kosovo Boreum Kim.........................................................................................................................................Chapel Hill, NC Allan Koshy .......................................................................................................... Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Wangyi Li.................................................................................................................................................. Yantai, China Jenell Cecilia Scarborough..................................................................................................Barquisimeto, Venezuela Olga Shermadini................................................................................................................................. Rustavi, Georgia Valentyna Siriak....................................................................................................................................... Kyiv, Ukraine Marta Ines Tondeur Arango.........................................................................................................................Apex, NC Chizoba Vivian Ugochukwu..........................................................................................................................Cary, NC Tatsiana Ziniakova...........................................................................................................Minsk, Republic of Belarus
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Andrew Vincent Adams............ Harbor Springs, MI Alexander Harry Alden................Basking Ridge, NJ Marvi Ali................................................ Roanoke, VA Evan Dean Anderson............................. Clayton, NC Nicole Margaret Arcodia...................... Fallston, MD Jesse Hayden Barrad................................... Media, PA Garra Brown Bartley ........................ Cincinnati, OH Austin Robert Bauersmith ..................... Ambler, PA Elliott Marie Beale ............................ Jacksonville, FL Abdellah Benadada .............................. Ashburn, VA Gehrig Shea Bernstein ...................Marblehead, MA Erin Katelyn Taylor Berry .....................Valdese, NC Mackenzie McCullough Betchan...Sunset Beach, NC Nicholas Kenan Blackwood............Greensboro, NC Mackenzie R. Bluedorn .....................Pittsburgh, PA Rachel Helen Boyd .............................. Abingdon,VA William David Bradham ..................... Manning, SC Davidson Nance Brooks........................Waxhaw, NC Hannah Fry Burgin.....................Rutherfordton, NC Thomas Bryant Cain........................... Greenville, SC Jessica Lynn Cannon...................New Baltimore, MI Jacqueline Chianta Canzoneri... Southborough, MA Hannah Elizabeth Carter............... Montgomery, AL Jordan Cassino...........................Winston-Salem, NC Jordan Alexander Castroverde........ Jacksonville, FL Taylor Noelle Caulk..............................Potomac, MD Sydney Marie Cauthen.........................Lancaster, SC Mia Faye Chalhoub.................... Rochester Hills, MI Adam Julius Chalmers...................... Cincinnati, OH Hailey Marie Cleek.......................Goodlettsville, TN Alexandria Clark Dean............Roanoke Rapids, NC Hayley Francesca Degnan..................River Edge, NJ Ryan C. Dibilio...................................... Nazareth, PA Nia Kaye Doaks.......................................Raleigh, NC Olivia Gaye Doss............................ Huntington, WV Benny Ugochukwu Enemchukwu.........Sorrento, FL Whitney Elizabeth Engen... Rolling Hills Estates, CA Jasmine Alexandra Farmer.............. Blythewood, SC Christina Leigh Fonda..............Winston-Salem, NC Sarah Victoria Fritsch.............................Raleigh, NC Margaret Jane Fryling .........................Charlotte, NC Katelyn Gano..........................................Tega Cay, SC James Anderson Gass.........................Dandridge, TN Ryan Christopher Gee....................Wake Forest, NC Samuel David Gilleran..............Winston-Salem, NC Jason Alexander Gonzalez......................... Miami, FL John Brian Gresham...............................Walland, TN Kelsey Dawn Grier ..................................Melissa, TX Megan Leigh Grier...................................Melissa, TX Victoria Elizabeth Grieshammer................Stow, OH
Elizabeth Ann Grindell................................Davie, FL Caroline Ruth Hamilton.................... Cleveland, OH Kylie Lynne Hamilton...................Grand Rapids, MI Shelby Alexandra Hansen ...............Brentwood, NY Zachary Morgan Harris...............................Cary, NC Philip Scott Harvey............................. Ooltewah, TN Caitlin Rebecca Herlihy...................Indian Trail, NC Carissa Nicole Herring............................ Tucson, AZ Henry Owen Hilston........................Greensboro, NC Noah Lyle Hock................................Greensboro, NC Oliver G. Holliday................. Great Barrington, MA Matthew Phillip Hooker.............. Gaithersburg, MD • Amy Nicole Houchin...........................Knoxville, TN MaTia Aurora Hughes....................... Charleston, SC John N. Hutson III..................................Raleigh, NC Lauren Jacqueline Irwin......... University Place, WA Max Jacobs................................................ Easton, MA Phillip Montgomery Jester..................Charlotte, NC Lindsay Rebecca Johnson.................. Greenville, NC Amber Baye Jones...........................Clifton Park, NY Parker Lee Jones........................... Lake Norman, NC Miles Allyn Jordan..............................Troutman, NC • Katherine Margaret Kacsur............. Blythewood, SC Haley M. Kavanaugh............................ St. Louis, MO James Neville Kuritzkes.................. Philadelphia, PA Brandon Tyler LaRose..................Williamsburg, VA Melissa Grey Lawrence....................Mount Airy, NC Cody Michael Ledford...................Johnson City, TN Matthew Cullen Lewis...................... Blacksburg, VA Morgan Ranee Lewis............................Columbia, SC Benjamin Li............................................... Hong Kong Christopher Michael Linton....Winston-Salem, NC Silu Liu..................................................Wuhan, China Anna Killoran Long.........................Greensboro, NC Kaitlyn Stahr Lumpkin......................... Pearland, TX William Russell MacFarlane... Bloomfield Hills, MI Melissa Lee Malone.......... Cape Town, South Africa Agustin Martinez Martinez.... Shelby Township, MI Nicholas Ian McCauslin........................Hudson, OH Melissa Li Hua McKinney.................... Marietta, GA Tristan MacKenzie Meagher.................Towson, MD Ryan Alexander Meier...............................Dallas, TX Roecker Smith Melick.....................Birmingham, AL Timothy Misner..................................South Elgin, IL Samantha Amy Moench........... Saint Petersburg, FL Lucas Aubrey Moomaw............................Boone, NC Peyton Hannah Moore....................... Greenville, SC Amber Mequel Morton.................. Fort Gibson, OK Leonidas Jacob Newton.....................Baltimore, MD Vanden Gregory Nibert ..........................Clinton, SC
Shannon Michelle Nicolas.............. Fort Gibson, OK Daniel Norton............................Winston-Salem, NC Kelechi C. Ohanu.................................. Marietta, GA Ashley Belinda Oldfield ....................Englewood, FL Jack Henry O’Neal II.......................... Lexington, NC Sarah Olivia Orwig............................ Milwaukee, WI Robert Melvin Padget III......................Westland, MI Sophia Marlene Minges Pappalardo...Rochester, NY Nicholas T. Pappayliou................... Long Branch, NJ Kenya Rae Parrish............................Greensboro, NC Brandon Charles Paul........................ Lexington, NC Taylor Lyn Peed........................... Charlottesville, VA Rachel Phelps Pender................Winston-Salem, NC Alexander Walton Prunka..................Rockville, MD Matthew Joseph Quierolo.........................Tampa, FL Joshua T. Randall..................................Charlotte, NC Dylan Zachary Ray................................ Belmont, NC Amber Nicole Razzano..............................Tampa, FL Tod Rainsford Reel Jr.......................Spartanburg, SC Nathaniel Isaac Reiff............................... Orlando, FL Joshua Martin Revilla..........................Knoxville, TN Sophie Florence Robart.............................. Stow, MA Shameka Carolynn Rolla .................. Greenville, NC Madelaine Elizabeth Ryan................ Cincinnati, OH Morgan McManus Sembrat................Charlotte, NC Roderick Kelvin Setzer, II...................... Hickory, NC Samantha J Shaffer .............................. Hamburg, NY Victoria Arlene Shorter........................... Bowie, MD Andrew Martin Shortt.................... Kernersville, NC Suzanne Grace Soboeiro..................... Pinehurst, NC Carley Rachel Starnes.....................Huntersville, NC
Kyle Stocks................................................Belleville, IL Eimile D. Stokes................................... Cornelius, NC Lanie Kathryne Summerlin.....................Stanley, NC Mary Templeton ...................................Denmark, SC Sarah Kathryn Thompson ...............Harrisburg, NC Cole Thomas Tipton.................. Mount Sterling, KY Connor Wayne Treece....................... Charleston, SC James Matthew Twiddy..........................Raleigh, NC Sarahanne Young Vaughan.................... Auburn, AL Alexandriana Hee Jun Venters........... Southlake, TX Kyle Edward Volkman................................... Erie, PA Victoria Hannah Wannall.................. Pinehurst, NC Cassidy Webb......................................... Advance, NC Yuqi Wei............................ Kunming, Yunnan, China Kayla West..................................... Lee’s Summit, MO Jason Michael Wiener............................. Atlanta, GA Anna Dorn Wilson...............................Lexington, SC Andrew Michael Winslett.................... Newnan, GA Alexis A. Wright................................... Bridgeton, NJ Jiacheng Zhang....................................... Wuxi, China
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Dual degree Juris Doctor / Master of Business Administration Dual degree Juris Doctor / Master of Arts in Sustainability
Candidates for the Master of Studies in Law Degree Roxsanne Aguilar............................San Antonio, TX George Allen III............................ North Chicago, IL Jonathan Thomas Anderson........... Wilkesboro, NC Vicki Lynn Banks.............................. Swannanoa, NC Christian Anthony Bellavia..................Lancaster, PA Michelle Renee Betcher............................Fairfax, VA Peggy D. Blackwell ....................... McLeansville, NC Kelvin R. Boyette..............................Greensboro, NC Blanche Elizabeth Brais............Winston-Salem, NC Shanna R. Chambers............................ Asheville, NC John J. Davis, Jr................................... Colts Neck, NJ Pamela Jean Frick.................................Charlotte, NC Angela E. Galvan-Cruz....................... Asheboro, NC Brandy Bryson George.....................Greensboro, NC Anthony Green............................. Lawrenceville ,GA Jennifer Lindsey Green....................... Cornelius, NC
Brookelynn Ruth Hall ......... North Wilkesboro, NC Jennifer M. Hecker.............................The Dalles, OR Anita Rives Lamberth........................... Durham, NC Karin Ashley Leiper...............North Stonington, CT Natasha Amanda May........................ Smithfield, NC Allison Taylor McAllister..................... Valdosta, GA Christina L. Monteleone............................ Forest, VA Ingrid Elisabeth Orav........................Morristown, NJ Kristin Rachelle Pentecost........................Visalia, CA DeShun Perry...........................................Raleigh, NC Jeffrey Scott Peterson.......................... Las Vegas, NV Brandon Dean Simmons........................Clinton, NC Susan Bailey Starnes.............................Charlotte, NC Courtney Blair Timmons..................... Whitsett, NC Lauren Nicole West-Livingston..............Buffalo, NY
Graduating Class of 2021 Candidates for the Scientiae Juridicae Doctor Degree Gizem Halis Kasap...............................................................................................................................Ankara, Turkey Atilla Kasap..........................................................................................................................................Istanbul, Turkey Mohammad Ahmad Alhajahjeh........................................................................................................Washington DC Oluwatemilorun Adenipekun.............................................................................................................Ibadan, Nigeria
Candidates for the Master of Laws in American Law Degree Abdulrahman Ali D Almashhoory.......................................................................................... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Amal Musaad Almutairi..................................................................................... Al Mithnab, Qassim, Saudi Arabia Thamer Abdullah Alraddadi..............................................................................................Almadinah, Saudi Arabia Randah Saud Alsalem................................................................................................................ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mario Banegas............................................................................................................La Ceiba, Atlantida, Honduras Finian Ross Boone.................................................................................................................................. Arlington, VA Ana Maria Granados Guarin.......................................................................... Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia Arash Keshawerz..........................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC
Candidates for the Juris Doctor Degree Omar Ayman Al-Hendy.......................... Chicago, IL Madison Jules Alligood ...........Winston-Salem, NC Andrea Ann Anderson......... Colorado Springs, CO Caitlin Tellechea Augerson ............. Damascus, MD Dakota Austin Baccus..................... Minneapolis, KS Olivia Grace Bane....................................Raleigh, NC Mary Boyd Barefoot..................................Supply, NC Joseph Bartholomew...............................Belleville, IL Catherine Elizabeth Barton.............. Jacksonville, FL Katharine Wood Batchelor..................Charlotte, NC Ryan Patrick Bauder...................Fort Lauderdale, FL Caitlin Elizabeth Becker............ Fredericksburg, VA Meredith Blake Behrens..................... St. Louis, MO. Nicholas Parkinson Bell......................Beaverton, OR Gregory Thomas Berman...........East Brunswick, NJ Kierin Bernard............................................. Avon, CT Jacquelyn Victoria Beyer.................. Jacksonville, FL Holly Paige Black ..............................Collierville, TN
Hiram Matthew Blasko....................... Greenville, SC Parker J. Blazevich................................Charlotte, NC David Loy Blue.....................................Lexington, SC Alexander Stephen Boros............................Fords, NJ Andrew James Bosserman.......................Toledo, OH Julie L. Brady........................................... Elmhurst, IL Kyle L. Brady.....................................Mt. Pleasant, SC Richardo K. Brown..............................Allentown, PA Spencer Kenneth Browne....................... Hebron, CT Daniel Buckwalter...............................Honesdale, PA Demi Bianca Busby-Nicolau.............. Arlington, TX Jaren Ciara Butts...........................Virginia Beach,VA Marissa Nicole Cascio........................Rhinebeck, NY Abigail Brooke Castaldi....................Sag Harbor, NY Alexander G. Cattermole..................... Hamburg, PA Michael C. Chapel................................ Montrose, PA Connor Jeffrey Christensen....................Omaha, NE Brooke Alexandria Church.....................Purlear, NC
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Peter Clements..................................... Davidson, NC Serena Dawn Conforti..............Winston-Salem, NC Ayrin Nicole Cooke..............................Louisville, KY Carey Danielle Cox....................... Walnut Cove, NC Berkley Anne Crain............................Huntsville, AL Patrick Joseph Crowley...................... Great Falls, VA Christopher Alan Culbert.................. Pfafftown, NC Nathaniel Ellyson Davis..............Rutherfordton, NC Stewart Addison Day...........................Charlotte, NC Matthew Linnehan Deorocki............... Boxford, MA Matthew James Digney ....................Lake Worth, FL Victoria Danielle Dishner...................Knoxville, TN Ethan Wesley Draper.............................. Golden, CO Jacob Dumas................. Timmons, Ontario, Canada Chase Vaughan Edmunds..................San Diego, CA Mary Katherine Eschels ......................Louisville, KY Paul Fangrow................................. Mission Viejo, CA Evan Grant Federico............................. Melrose, MA Bradley Feinstein................................... Marlboro, NJ Megan Marie Feltham......................... Lewisburg, PA Paul Carter Farrell............................ Doylestown, PA Shannon Victoria Ferrie..........Berkeley Heights, NJ Carley Joy Fisher...................................Wolfforth, TX Christopher Edmond Flurry................. Pell City, AL Kelsee Brooke Foster............................... Grundy, VA Elizabeth Anne Glass..................... Cedar Rapids, IA Maurice O’Neal Goldston.................. Asheboro, NC Raquel González Padrón..................Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela Lauren Marie Green................................. Athens, TX Benjamin Martin Gregory...............Greensboro, NC Mia Salerno Guglielmi.....................Mooresville, NC Ethan Eric Haddon.......................................Cary, NC Louis John Hallow, III........................ Greenville, NC Eli Nash Hardin......................... Boiling Springs, NC Emily Elizabeth Harrison...........Newton Grove, NC Mary-Kathryn Payne Hawes..................Valdese, NC Mackenzie Theresa Herman............... St. Louis, MO Karlie Hightower................................Carrollton, GA Alexander Riston Hill....................... High Point, NC Isabella Valentina Hohler.....................Rocheter, NY Abbie N. Hornberger....................Lawrenceburg, IN Anna Katherine Hubbs......................... Camden, TN Zachary Bryce Hutchinson................Pittsburgh, PA Kira Iwinski............................ Wisconsin Rapids, WI Mary Catherine Jasperse................Thomasville, NC Garrett Holt Montgomery Johnson.... Marietta, GA Aaron Edward Johnston.................Crystal River, FL Michael Ryan Johnston....................... Matthews, NC Laura Mackay Jordan.............................Fort Mill, SC Matthew John Jordan...........................Lexington, SC Britteny Y. Junious............................... Rochester, NY Kevin Patrick Spilman Kelly........... Port Orange, FL Rachel Allison Klink...................... Weddington, NC Sydney Elaine Koby............................... Houston, TX Kristen Rebecca Kovach..................... Matthews, NC
Natalie Alexandra Krikorian..................... Miami, FL Danielle Kunkel............................. Pickerington, OH Leah Lynn Lagoudis........................San Antonio, TX Tianna Larson............................................. Fargo, ND Alexander Ryan Lowitt.......................Baltimore MD Ryan Madden............................................Arcade, NY Isabel Joy Malmazada.......................... New City, NY Amanda Manzano................................... Sarasota, FL Marisa Elena Mariencheck.....................Jackson, TN Tyler James Maron.......................... Wilmington, DE Christine Ysabel Martinez........................Tampa, FL Jennifer Lynn Maynard.............Winston-Salem, NC Katelynn J. McCoy ............................. Columbus, MS Sean Thomas McKenna ........................... Valrico, FL Jon Carlton McLamb..............................Raleigh, NC Jared Adam Medrano.............................. Fort Lee, NJ Kathryn Mellinger........................... Coral Gables, FL Cole Alexander Middleton................ Lexington, NC Alexandria Kristina Montgomery........Paducah, KY Amanda Murphy Memmler...........Birmingham, AL Henry David Niblock Jr............Winston-Salem, NC Elyse Michelle Norman........................ Houston, TX William Parks Noyes........................ Wilkesboro, NC * Ozioma Obi-Onuoha.......................... Lagos, Nigeria Nnaemeka Philemon Obiagwu............ Imo, Nigeria Grayson Noah O’Saile........................... Bluefield, VA Katherine Jean Otterbeck........................Denver, CO Manning Tucker Peeler...........................Raleigh, NC Megan Sarah Pfuntner...................... Jacksonville, FL Elisabeth Kenneson Pomeroy............ New York, NY Andrew Caleb Prevatte...................... Greenville, NC Alexandra Adele Price................................Easley, SC Stephanie Elaine Raborn ....................... Atlanta, GA Alejandro D. Ramirez.............. Mexico City, Mexico Brian Alexander Ramos............................. Miami, FL James William Ray ................... The Woodlands, TX Harrison Scott Reiff...............................Concord, NC Elliott Richard Charles Riches.................Sunrise, FL William Jones Rivers IV.................... Darlington, SC Rachel Fallon Robertson ........... Hummelstown, PA Olivia H. Rojas....................................Columbia, MD Gabriella Maria Ruiz.................................. Miami, FL Cameron Bradford Rush..................... Nashville, TN Edgar Emilio Santiago II.......................Lakeland, FL Jon Anthony Schlotterback......................Marion, IA Andrea Maria Schwehr...................Wake Forest, NC Henna Jaydeep Shah........................San Antonio, TX Skyler David Shields.......................... High Point, NC Thomas Richard Southard............East Amherst, NY Corinne Spencer.......................................Buffalo, NY Patrick Cade Spivey........................... Mt. Vernon, IN James Wesley Sprague.............................. Cortez, CO Garret Stone .........................................Louisville, KY Emily Paige Stratmeyer......................Baltimore, MD Keebler Jerome Straz.................................Tampa, FL
Blake Ingram Svendsen................... Chapel Hill, NC Siri Chamanthi Swayampu.. Hyderabad, Telangana, India Caroline Gillian Tague...................... Bakersfield, CA John Henry Talbot V.......................... Middlesex, NY Eleanore Marinda Tebbetts................. Batesville, AR Emily Thompson..................................... Neenah, WI Emilia Rose Todd................................ Lake Mary, FL Sarah Mackenzie Traynor................Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ethan Andrew Trice.................................Athens, GA Nicole Susanne Tronolone.............. Fayetteville, NC Jackson Wolf Vogel.......................Franklin Lakes, NJ Aaron Walck.............................................Orefield, PA Matthew William Waldrep................. Pfafftown, NC Natalie Marie Walters.......................... Waterloo, NY Gentry Vestal Ward..............................Charlotte, NC
Jacob Henry Warech.........................Morristown, NJ Hannah R. Weiss........................................ Miami, FL Kayla Dominique Weldon..............Woodbridge, VA John-Thomas W. Wells............................Raleigh, NC Phillip J Werner......................................Fort Mill, SC Chloe Ann Williams........................Indian Trail, NC Brock C. Wolf...................................Woodbridge, VA Austin Blake Wood...............................Leesburg, VA Madison Rone Woschkolup................Charlotte, NC Lindsey Wright.................................... Greenville, SC Matthew Donald Wright ....................Clarkston, MI Emily McKenna Yates...................... Chapel Hill, NC Golzar Yazdanshenas..............................McLean, VA
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Degree in Memoriam Dual degree Juris Doctor / Master of Business Administration
Candidates for the Master of Studies in Law Degree Julia Marie Adams-Scheurich................Raleigh, NC James Michael Addington.................Columbus, OH Amanda Carter Raynor...................Indianapolis, IN Lynda Tapp Amey ............................ Burlington, NC Shannon Victoria Araya...........Winston-Salem, NC Lee Small Berrios.....................................Raleigh, NC Jennifer L. Bethell.......................... Pacific Grove, CA Sarah Bohlman....................................Statesville, NC Tyler Steven Burrows.............................Preston, MD Jonathas Carvalho............................. High Point, NC Grant Tenney Clough........................Annandale, VA Denny Darnell III................................Kingsport, TN Timothy Lee Ellerbe..............................Concord, NC LaWanda Natasha Evans....................... Clayton, NC Abigail L. Fallen............................... Philadelphia, PA Ginger Kay Gallagher.........................Lewisville, NC Tonya Renee’ Gatterson-Brown........... Houston, TX Lisa Barley Grush.................................Charlotte, NC Yusupha Harding...................................Roseville, CA DeAnna Lynn Henninger................Germanton, NC Doris Lee Hill................................... Snow Camp, NC LaKisha M. Hunter................................ Houston, TX James R.R. Van Eerden......................Stokesdale, NC April Annette Jefferson..............................Dallas, TX Audrey LeeAnn Young Johnson.... Kernersville, NC Quineka Nichelle Johnson................... Syracuse, NY Melvin Christopher Jones................... West End, NC Scott M. Kirisits................................ Whitestown ,IN
Tracie Samissie Leonard................... Jamestown, NC Jorge Ernesto Martinez.......................Fall River, MA Nala Indigo McCrimmon..........................Bronx, NY Darius Patrice McKinney.................... Norcross, GA Jessica Montgomery McKnight..................Cary, NC Cynthia Emily Meurling..............................Cary, NC Devin Miller.........................................Pittsburgh, PA Tereza Mirkovic.......................................... Brielle, NJ Nicolle Suzanne Martella Murphy.....Charlotte, NC Amanda Lanier Nijem.......................... Valdosta, GA Coy Glenn Nobles...............................Troutman, NC Brooks Chambers Padgett........................... Viera, FL Samuel J. Parker.........................Winston-Salem, NC Lindsay Marie Pastore..........................Charlotte, NC Lydia Perez.................................................. Austin TX Yasmain Rice-Greene.................Winston-Salem NC Meagan J. Sabatino..................Highland Village, TX Sarah Ashley Jadelis..................... San Francisco, CA Laci Nash Schaible................................... Sarasota, FL Densay Sengsoulavong...................Wilmington, NC Aleiah Shabazz...........................Winston-Salem, NC Robert Todd Sloan...................................Rumson, NJ Zachary Michael Snell .....................Lincolnton, NC Stephen Justin Todd..................................Mobile, AL Wendy Thomas Wilder...........................Raleigh, NC Michele Renee Worthington.......... Stockbridge, GA Jaekyoung Yoon.................................... St. Louis, MO
Appearance of a name in this program is not presumptive evidence of graduation and shall not be regarded as conclusive. The diploma of Wake Forest Law, signed and sealed by its proper officers, remains the official testimony of the possession of the degree.
Graduate Distinctions Class of 2020 Summa Cum Laude Matthew Phillip Hooker
Magna Cum Laude Mackenzie R. Bluedorn Thomas Bryant Cain Hayley Francesca Degnan Ryan C. Dibilio Samuel David Gilleran Henry Owen Hilston Noah Lyle Hock
Tristan MacKenzie Meagher Timothy Misner Ashley Belinda Oldfield Robert Melvin Padget III Alexander Walton Prunka Lanie Kathryne Summerlin Cole Thomas Tipton
Cum Laude Nicole Margaret Arcodia Elliott Marie Beale Rachel Helen Boyd Jordan Cassino Whitney Elizabeth Engen Christina Leigh Fonda Sarah Victoria Fritsch Victoria Elizabeth Grieshammer Elizabeth Ann Grindell Caroline Ruth Hamilton Haley M. Kavanaugh Matthew Cullen Lewis
Agustin Martinez Martinez Nicholas Ian McCauslin Melissa Li Hua McKinney Lucas Aubrey Moomaw Vanden Gregory Nibert Rachel Phelps Pender Tod Rainsford Reel Jr. Sarah Kathryn Thomson Sarahanne Young Vaughan Alexandriana Hee Jun Venters Cassidy Webb
Graduate Distinctions Class of 2021 Summa Cum Laude Andrea Ann Anderson
Magna Cum Laude Gregory Thomas Berman Alexander Stephen Boros Abigail Brooke Castaldi Matthew Linnehan Deorocki Victoria Danielle Dishner Christopher Edmond Flurry Raquel González Padrón Ethan Eric Haddon
Mary-Kathryn Payne Hawes Alexander Riston Hill Michael Ryan Johnston Marisa Elena Mariencheck Grayson Noah O’Saile Elliott Richard Charles Riches James Wesley Sprague Nicole Susanne Tronolone
Cum Laude Olivia Grace Bane Katharine Wood Batchelor David Loy Blue Andrew James Bosserman Julie L. Brady Kyle L. Brady Marissa Nicole Cascio Patrick Joseph Crowley Kelsee Brooke Foster Elizabeth Anne Glass Mary Catherine Jasperse Aaron Edward Johnston Kevin Patrick Spilman Kelly Tianna Larson
Ryan Madden Jared Adam Medrano Alexandria Kristina Montgomery James William Ray William Jones Rivers IV Rachel Fallon Robertson Jon Anthony Schlotterback Skyler David Shields Corinne Spencer Jackson Wolf Vogel Matthew William Waldrep Kayla Dominique Weldon Emily McKenna Yates
The Order of the Coif
The Wake Forest School of Law has been awarded a chapter of the Order of the Coif, a national membership society, honoring the academic excellence of our program, faculty, and students. Student eligibility for membership in the Order of the Coif is restricted to those in the top 10 percent of a graduating class.
Class of 2020 Mackenzie R. Bluedorn Thomas Bryant Cain Hayley Francesca Degnan Ryan C. Dibilio Samuel David Gilleran Henry Owen Hilston Noah Lyle Hock Matthew Phillip Hooker
Tristan MacKenzie Meagher Timothy Misner Ashley Belinda Oldfield Robert Melvin Padget III Alexander Walton Prunka Lanie Kathryne Summerlin Cole Thomas Tipton
Class of 2021 Andrea Ann Anderson Gregory Thomas Berman Alexander Stephen Boros Abigail Brooke Castaldi Matthew Linnehan Deorocki Victoria Danielle Dishner Christopher Edmond Flurry Raquel González Padrón Ethan Eric Haddon
Mary-Kathryn Payne Hawes Alexander Riston Hill Michael Ryan Johnston Marisa Elena Mariencheck Grayson Noah O’Saile Elliott Richard Charles Riches James Wesley Sprague Nicole Susanne Tronolone
The Dean’s Award
The Dean’s Award honors the student in each law school program who demonstrates extraordinary contributions to the community through leadership, engagement, intellectual curiosity, and dedication to the Wake Forest University Pro Humanitate mission.
Class of 2020
Agustin Martinez Martinez (JD ʼ20) Jenell Cecilia Scarborough (LLM ʼ20) Vicki Lynn Banks (MSL ʼ20)
Class of 2021
Grayson Noah O’Saile (JD ʼ21) Finian Ross Boone (LLM ʼ21) Julia Marie Adams-Scheurich (MSL ʼ21)
Smith Anderson Pro Bono Award
This award is presented to an outstanding Pro Bono Honor Society law graduate. The recipient must have contributed 100 or more hours over a three-year period or 75 hours or more within one year.
Class of 2020
Sophia Marlene Minges Pappalardo
Class of 2021 Henna Jaydeep Shah
Pro Bono Honor Society
Pro Bono Honor Society members have contributed 75 hours of pro bono service over a three-year period or 50 hours in one year.
Class of 2020
Abdellah Benadada Erin Katelyn Taylor Berry Rachel Helen Boyd Jessica Lynn Cannon Jacqueline Chianta Canzoneri Taylor Noelle Caulk Cynduja Crishnan Benny Ugochukwu Enemchukwu Aimal Faayez Christina Leigh Fonda Kelsey Dawn Grier Victoria Elizabeth Grieshammer Elizabeth Ann Grindell Kylie Lynne Hamilton Shelby Alexandra Hansen Caitlin Rebecca Herlihy Carissa Nicole Herring MaTia Aurora Hughes Lindsay Rebecca Johnson Allan Koshy
James Neville Kuritzkes Anna Killoran Long Melissa Lee Malone Peyton Hannah Moore Sophia Marlene Minges Pappalardo Nicholas T. Pappayliou Kenya Rae Parrish Taylor Lyn Peed Rachel Phelps Pender Amber Nicole Razzano Sophie Florence Robart Shameka Carolynn Rolla Jenell Cecilia Scarborough Morgan McManus Sembrat Andrew Martin Shortt Victoria Hannah Wannall Cassidy Webb Andrew Michael Winslett Alexis A. Wright
Class of 2021
Madison Jules Alligood Olivia Grace Bane Katharine Wood Batchelor Meredith Blake Behrens Gregory Thomas Berman Holly Paige Black Alexander Stephen Boros Julie L. Brady Jaren Ciara Butts Nathaniel Ellyson Davis Victoria Danielle Dishner Mary Katherine Eschels Paul Fangrow Megan Marie Feltham Shannon Victoria Ferrie Elizabeth Anne Glass Raquel González Padrón
Michael Ryan Johnston Britteny Y. Junious Sydney Elaine Koby Kristen Rebecca Kovach Ryan Madden Cole Alexander Middleton Elisabeth Kenneson Pomeroy Alexandra Adele Price Alejandro D. Ramirez Harrison Scott Reiff Andrea Maria Schwehr Henna Jaydeep Shah Emilia Rose Todd Aaron Walck Natalie Marie Walters Kayla Dominique Weldon Madison Rone Woschkolup
Order of Barristers
The Order of Barristers is a national honor society recognizing excellence in student trial and appellate advocacy. Each year, a faculty committee selects third-year students who have made outstanding contributions to advocacy.
Class of 2020
Zachary Morgan Harris Philip Scott Harvey Matthew Phillip Hooker Phillip Montgomery Jester Agustin Martinez Martinez
Timothy Misner Sophia Marlene Minges Pappalardo Shameka Carolynn Rolla Cole Thomas Tipton Cassidy Webb
Class of 2021
Dakota Austin Baccus Katharine Wood Batchelor Rachel Allison Klink Danielle Kunkel Amanda Manzano Marisa Elena Mariencheck
Alexandria Kristina Montgomery Megan Sarah Pfuntner Elliott Richard Charles Riches Sarah Mackenzie Traynor Honorary Member: Andrew Martin Shortt
Andy B. Krafsur Award
Class of 2020
Rachel Phelps Pender
Class of 2021 Henna Jaydeep Shah
Laura J. Gendy Award
Class of 2020
Roderick Kelvin Setzer, II
Class of 2021
Mary Katherine Eschels
E. McGruder Faris Memorial Award
Class of 2020 Kenya Rae Parrish
Class of 2021
Mary-Kathryn Payne Hawes
Robert Goldberg Award in Trial Advocacy Class of 2020
Class of 2021
Andrew Martin Shortt Zachary Morgan Harris
Danielle Kunkel
Miriam E. “Miki” Felsenburg Award
Class of 2020
Class of 2021
Olivia Gaye Doss Hailey Marie Cleek
Katharine Wood Batchelor
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