Widener University Delaware Law School Commencement Program May 2025
MAY 16, 2 025
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ACADEMIC DRESS
The history of academic dress begins in the early days of the oldest universities. A statute of 1321 required all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of the Portuguese University of Coimbra to wear gowns. In England during the second half of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges forbade “excess apparel” and prescribed the wearing of a long gown. It is still a question whether academic dress finds its sources chiefly in ecclesiastical or in civilian dress. Gowns may have been considered necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings used by medieval scholars. Hoods may have served to cover the tonsured head until superseded for that purpose by the skull cap. The cap was later displaced by a headdress similar to ones now recognized as “academic.” European institutions continue to show great diversity in their specifications of academic dress.
In the United States, the practice of wearing academic apparel dates back to colonial times, but there was no uniform standard of approved attire until 1895 when a commission of leading American educators devised a code of academic dress. Although modified in 1932 by the American Council on Education, this code continues to govern the style of academic dress today.
GOWNS – The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist, with the sleeve base hanging down in the traditional manner. The rear part of the sleeve’s oblong shape is square cut and the front part has an arc cut away. It may be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctor’s degree has bellshaped sleeves and may be worn open or closed. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns have no trimmings, but the doctor’s may be faced on the front with black or colored velvet and with three bars of the same across the sleeves. If color is used, it is the color distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains, and it matches the edging or binding of the hood. The colors associated with the different disciplines include the following:
Arts, Letters, and Humanities—White
Commerce, Accountancy, and Business—Drab Brown Economics—Copper Education—Light Blue Engineering—Orange Fine Arts—Brown Journalism—Crimson Law—Purple Library Science—Lemon Medicine—Green
Music—Pink Nursing—Apricot Philosophy and Psychology—Dark Blue Physical Education—Sage Green Physical Therapy—Teal Public Administration—Peacock Blue Public Health—Salmon Pink Science—Golden Yellow Social Work—Citron Theology and Hospitality Management—Scarlet
HOODS – Hoods are worn by those receiving graduate degrees. The colors used in the satin linings are drawn, customarily, from the official colors of the granting institution. Widener University’s colors are blue and gold. The trimming on the hood varies in color and usually indicates the field of study.
CAPS – Mortarboards are generally worn as part of the academic costume. The long tassel fastened to the middle point of the cap’s top is either black or the color appropriate to the subject, except that the doctor’s cap may have its tassel of gold threads. It is customary for degree candidates to wear the tassels on the right front side before degrees are conferred and to shift them to the left when the degrees are awarded
THE MACE A ceremonial staff carried by the Grand Marshal of the University to open and close academic convocations.
The Honorable Tamika Montgomery-Reeves
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The Honorable Tamika Montgomery-Reeves has built a distinguished career defined by her achievements as a dedicated public servant, a staunch advocate for diversity in the judiciary, and a fierce defender of the rule of law. After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law, she excelled as a junior attorney in private practice, focusing on corporate governance, securities litigation, and complex commercial litigation.
While clerking for Chancellor William B. Chandler III in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Judge Montgomery-Reeves discovered her passion and talent for corporate law, which ultimately led to her own appointment to that bench in 2015. As Vice Chancellor on the Court of Chancery, she applied her corporate law expertise and commitment to public service to uphold principles of fairness and justice in the nation’s preeminent Court of Equity.
Her service on the Delaware bench garnered national recognition and respect. In 2019, she was appointed to the Delaware Supreme Court with a unanimous confirmation by the Delaware State Senate—a testament to her proven leadership and impeccable reputation within the First State. In 2022, Judge Montgomery-Reeves’s excellent service on the Delaware bench was further recognized with a nomination by President Joe Biden to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals and confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
Throughout the ascendancy of her career, she has remained steadfast in her advocacy for important causes, including advancing opportunities and equity for all Delawareans and providing reliable housing and resources for individuals with HIV/AIDS. Her service beyond the bench sets a standard for graduates as they prepare to make a positive impact on their communities.
With each milestone in her career, Judge Montgomery-Reeves has emerged as a trailblazer and servant of the public good. As the youngest justice and first Black woman appointed to the Delaware Supreme Court, and only the second Black woman to serve on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, her historic rise to the federal bench has laid a pathway for future clerks, lawyers, and justices to follow—many of whom sit before the audience on this momentous day
The Widener University Delaware Law School community celebrates Judge Montgomery-Reeves’s tremendous professional and personal accomplishments and is grateful for the wealth of knowledge and experience she brings to the classroom as an adjunct professor at Widener Delaware Law School. She stands as an exceptional example for all to emulate.
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
MASTER OF JURISPRUDENCE/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Kathryn Taylor Brous
Emilyann Marie-Celest Lindskov
† Lindsay Malkowski
Diallo Souleymane
MASTER OF JURISPRUDENCE IN CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW
Faris Khalid Saleh AlShehri
Ryan Bass
† Daniel Merrick
Sheneen Marie Wilson
MASTER OF LAWS IN AMERICAN LEGAL STUDIES
† Marie Antignac
† Anne-Sophie Marie Berchet
† Aliénor Marie Charlotte Davigo
† Inès Khedoudja Jourdan
Gloria Rossitto Judge
† Faustine Laduron
† Valentine Lata
Olivia Leveille Nizerolle Le Gouey
Matthieu Parent
Feride Telingun
† Maria Touimi-Benjelloun
MASTER OF LAWS IN CORPORATE LAW & FINANCE
Margaux Bouffel
Andrea Castagnetti
Maïmouna Reine Savannah Coulibaly
Marie Gosselin
Christophe Charles Philippe Lienard
Arthur Navarro
MASTER OF LAWS IN GENERAL STUDIES CONCENTRATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS & DIGNITY LAW
Angélique-Adélaïde Catherine Patricia Cabaj
Augustin Joseph Eric Christian Dhorne
Marie Brigitte Claude Flament
Alexia Anh-Tram Malachin
Clément Michel Marcel Minodier
Juliette Marie Véronique Annika Monchalin
Giuseppe Negro
Paolo Pagliaroli
DOCTOR OF JURIDICAL SCIENCE IN CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW
Amal Dila Alanazi
Ayman Abdullah Alotaibi
Guilherme R Berndsen
Nofal Ahmad Ibrahim
Felipe Schmidt
JURIS DOCTOR / MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
† Abigail Quinn
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
JURIS DOCTOR
Noah C Afonso
Alexandria Rose Alberti
Austin Anderson
Jenna E Anderson
3 Allyce Marie Andricola
1,4 Lauren Angelina
Eric James Annibale
†,1 Keith Barlett
2 David C Beach
1,5 Jennifer Lauren Beck
Caitlynn A Thomas
2 Cailin E Bernazzoli
5 Alexandra S Bethman
3 Monica Yvonne Borsella
Nichole F Bray
Michaela L. Brunnabend
Emily Margaret Buchter
3 Nathan Robert Bunyon
Maria Elizabeth Buren
Jordan D Burgh
3,5 Olivia A Caccoma
†,5 Olivia Nicolette Calamia
†,5 Derveleen Adriana Calixte
† Rebecca Rae Carroll
5 Kristina N Cass
Matthew Anthony Chiari
Genna Angela Cicchetti
Liam S Cochran
3 Mario F. Colacino
Camille Collins
3 Lauren Marie Crawford
Ayanna C Crawley
3,5 Myasia Marie Cummings
1,4 Kristin Nicole Cunningham
Dayane C Da Silva
2 Jordan S Davis
†,5 Luke Clinton Dees
† Nicole DeLuca
3 Claire De Marshall
Katierose Devenney
1,4 Madison Taylor Devlin
3,5 Kirsten Vail Dirks
3 Lauren Caulfield DiStefano
2 James C Diver
3 Alexandra Diane Dolan
Amanda P Donato
Brian Joseph Donovan Jr
Michael Andrew Dorfschneider
Sean Douglas
Alicia Renee Dowdy
Leslie A Durivage
Margaret E. Eisler
David S. Erbele
Zina M. Fabiani
3 Melanie Fellerman
3 Leah Rose Ferro
Matthew T. Flaherty
3 Connor John Foley
Kaitlyn Marie Force
3 Nicholas A Fore
† Diane Catherine Friend
3 John C Garvey
3 Bianca Gabrielle Gennaoui
Justice R Gettle
1,5 Laura Ellen Giardina
3,5 Seth Eric Goldstein
3,5 Donald J Gonnelli
Gavin R Gray
Bria Grace Greenlee
Nathan C Greenlee
3,5 Vivian Summer Hadian
3,5 Sophia L Harrell
Joshua Benjamin Heisler
5 Rebecca Nicole Hitchiner
Romario Holness
Taylor Rae Hoopes
3 Ona Hoxha
5 Brooke Colleen Hutton
David Iorio, Jr.
3 Ema J Jacketti
Erica M. Jacobs
5 Sophia Jimenez
Ryan Johnson
Mason Joseph Karl
2,5 Renate Mariel Keg
3 Dominique Kendus
Lazarus Kirifides
3 Edward Powers Kirn
Maria Kozlovska
2 Joseph F Lafferty
Santi Antonio Lara
3 John J. Later IV
Robert Maxwell Linn
3 Ian Christopher Logan
2 Eric Anthony Lovetri
3 Joseph D Lungen
3 Mariah Rose MacIntosh
Puja Mahendru
Justin Thomas Maiorini
Daniel Max Maman
5 Lauren Alyssa Marshall
5 Tyejha Cornelia Martin
Avery Wilfredo Martinez
5 Michelle Martinez
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
5 Julie Mary Mathews
Susan Clare Mathie
Joseph Anton Mauro
3 Drea Lynn McCloskey
1 Mary Margaret McCormack
† Dana L. McCulloch
5 Christopher J. Melbourne
3 Michael Louis Miranda
Nicole Renee Morgan
1,4 Autumn Kate Mueller
Brandon Joseph Nailor
3 Elmer N Nalevanko
2 Mimi Danielle Nielsen
1,4 Shane L. O’Connor
†,5 Alexandra Dee Olah
2 Brady C. O’Neill
Femon Aldulfus Borbor Padmore II
Nipun Palikhey
Alexander Panetta
Jackson Lee Parker
5 Lorena Patricia Pavon
Christopher M. Pendleton
Brian Perez
Victoria Jordan Pollock
3 Alexis Catherine Poore
†,5 Nicole Marie Psaila
5 Dalmiry Puello
†,3 Abigail Quinn
Chelsea Marquette Quinn
Harrison Andre Racicot
Noah Michael Rakowski
5 Maalya D. Ramachandra
3 David Kent Ramirez Jr
Dalton E Ramsey
Veronica H. Ravello-Arceo
Alexander Hallam Reede
5 Miranda Reube
Daniel J Rice
†,5 Angelica Nicole Richardson
Marcus Leon Richardson
Jacob Ford Ridgway
Zachary Marshall Rimmer
3 Jaelyn M. Robinson
Dailyn Rodriguez
Michael S. Rodriguez
1 Zachary Roseman
†,1 Amanda Lynne Roy
3 James Ross Rubin
† David A Ryan
Mark R. Salley
† Jot Saroop Sandhu
5 Eva Blanche Scheffler
5 Tre Schumacher
Amelia Kathryn Seibert
3 Heather E Selekman
5 Jordan A Sernoff
Noor Shadid
Jacob Cameron Shane
Brandon T Shenan
Ethan P Showalter
Christian Simoes
Elijah Aaron Smarrito
Alexandra Emily Smith
3 Austin Garrett Soriano
Dominick N Spigarelli
2,4 Shelby G. Stack
Kelly M. Stoffers-Johnson
† Brandon S Straight
Eliza Sulea
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
3 Brendan P Sullivan
Rebecca E. Summers
3 Victoria Rose Swiacki
5 Meghan Marie Tereman
Chels J Thiruselvam
1,4 Patrick Daniel Tkacik
Austin J Torres
Alexandra Totaro
Joseph P. Trabucco
Steven Vincent Tuccio
Curtis D Uhle
George J Uhlir
Victor Joseph Urbaez Torres
Bianca Stefania Ursu
Samuel E. Vandergast
3 Erika Danielle Volpi
Aliyah S. Walker
5 Eileen Wang
3 Shericka M. Ward
Trenae’ Lashawn Watson
Matthew R. Webster
5 Tanisha D. Webster
John David Wegmann
Jonathan M. Weinstein
Charles W. Welch IV
Jacob H. Westpy
Bria N. Wilson
† Gabrielle L. Winter
5 Anna Marie Wolf
Grace Victoria Yarosewick
3 Edward John Yocum III
3,5 Sophia Soraya Zaki
5 Natalie Zisa
WOLCOTT FELLOWS
Wolcott Fellows are appointed each spring for judicial clerkships which begin the following fall. They are chosen from the top students in their third and fourth year of study Fellows receive academic credit and a scholarship to clerk for justices of the Delaware Supreme Court and Delaware Court of Chancery during the school year Successful applicants demonstrate excellence in academic performance and possess substantial experience in research and writing.
PRO BONO, CLINIC & EXTERNSHIP RECOGNITION
Pro Bono Distinction: Delaware Law School recognizes those students who voluntarily provided at least 50 hours of free legal work for organizations serving those with limited means and groups that protect civil liberties or rights. Graduates receiving pro bono distinction wear a red cord to honor their service.
Clinics & Externships: Students who fostered access to justice through a law school clinic or externship with a public service agency or court are recognized for their service. Graduates who engaged in substantial service to the community through clinics or externships wear a red and silver cord to recognize and honor their service
President’s Award—Lauren Angelina (2024)
2025 AWARDS
Awarded to a student in either the second-year regular division or third-year extended division who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and who, in the opinion of the president of Widener University, possesses a high potential for meaningful future contributions to the law school, the community, and the profession
Dean’s Award—Laura Ellen Giardina
Awarded annually to a graduating student who, in the opinion of the dean of the law school, has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.
Dean’s Award for the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Awarded annually to the graduating student who, in the opinion of the dean of the law school, has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.
Camille Collins
The Howard M. Berg Award—Zachary Roseman
Renate Mariel Keg Dalmiry Puello
Awarded to an outstanding member of the graduating class whose scholarship, character, personality, activities in the affairs of the school and promise of efficacy in the practice of law deserves special recognition.
The William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law—Renate Mariel Keg
Presented to the graduating student who demonstrates academic excellence especially in administrative law, and an interest in public service.
The Nicole Cullison Memorial Award—Trenae’ Lawshawn Watson
This award was established in the memory of Nicole Cullison, a member of the Class of 2003, and is given to a graduating student on the basis of overall character and experience in Widener’s clinics or other non-profit legal services agency. Preference is given to a graduating student who has demonstrated determination in completing his/her studies.
The Erin Daly First Generation Award—Nathan C. Greenlee
Awarded to a first-generation law student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to service to his or her community.
The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Commencement Award—Jennifer Lauren Beck
Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding service to the law school, high academic achievement, and effectiveness in dealing with peers, faculty, administrators and the community in general.
The Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award—Shane L. O’Connor
Awarded annually to the graduating law student achieving the highest grades in the area of criminal law
The Dr. Arnold V. Giusini Award—Nicholas A. Fore
Awarded to a graduating student in the top 10% of the class, who is preparing to take the bar exam, and who has a sincere interest in eventually pursuing a career in academia
The Graham Foundation Award—Julie Mary Mathews
Awarded annually to a graduating law school student whose demonstrated commitment to the Moot Court Honor Society and intellectual excellence deserves exceptional recognition above and beyond his/her peers.
The Reed Hamilton Memorial Award—Melanie Fellerman
Awarded to a graduating student who demonstrates excellence and a strong interest in the area of health law
The Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award—Alicia Renee Dowdy
Awarded to a female graduate who has demonstrated excellence in scholarship, significant traits of leadership, and is deemed most likely to make a substantial contribution pro bono publico.
Russell R. Levin Memorial Award—Allyce Marie Andricola
Awarded annually to a Law Review member whose work, dedication, attitude and guidance have been of such a high quality and have so contributed to the advancement of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law as to merit special recognition and honor
George B. Lindsay Foundation Award— Day: Madison Taylor Devlin Evening: Nicholas A. Fore
Presented to a graduating regular division and a graduating extended division student for significant achievement in legal research and writing
The Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award—Seth Eric Goldstein
Awarded to a student demonstrating extraordinary commitment to public service by performing the most pro bono work.
The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy—
Victor Joseph Urbaez Torres
Established in 1980 to encourage proficiency in trial advocacy, this award is given to a graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in trial advocacy
Moot Court Outstanding Executive Board Member—Eileen Wang
Awarded annually by the Moot Court Honor Society to an outstanding executive board member for distinguished service and contributions made to the Society.
Presented to a member of the faculty who, in the opinion of the graduating class, deserves special recognition for exceptional teaching ability, the highest caliber of professionalism and extraordinary dedication to the students of Delaware Law School
Outstanding Service Awards
Awarded to those students of the graduating class who have been actively involved in the Widener community above and beyond their peers and have been of outstanding service to the school.
Allyce Marie Andricola
Nathan Robert Bunyon
Laura Ellen Giardina
Tyejha Cornelia Martin
Femon Aldulfus Borbor Padmore II
Brendan P. Sullivan
Matthew R. Webster
Victoria Rose Swiacki
Lauren Angelina
Jennifer Lauren Beck
Kristina N. Cass Camille Collins
Nathan C. Greenlee
Avery Wilfredo Martinez
Dalmiry Puello
Victor Joseph Urbaez Torres
Anna Marie Wolf
The William Prickett Jr. Corporate Law Award—Lauren Angelina
Renate Mariel Keg
Julie Mary Mathews
Veronica H. Ravello-Arceo
Eileen Wang
Sophia Soraya Zaki
Awarded to a member of the graduating class planning to sit for the Delaware Bar Exam, for outstanding achievement in corporate law
The Alexander V. Sarcione Jr. Memorial Award—Patrick Daniel Tkacik
Awarded annually to the graduating law school students displaying the greatest aptitude for the area of criminal law
The Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding Service Award—Eileen Wang
Awarded to a graduating student who, in the opinion of the Student Bar Association Executive Committee, has demonstrated outstanding and exemplary service, dedication and support to the Student Bar Association of the Widener University Delaware Law School.
The E. John Wherry Jr. Award—Matthew Anthony Chiari; Victor Joseph Urbaez Torres
Awarded to the graduating student who has demonstrated a commitment to public service practice, either criminal or civil, and who has best demonstrated a commitment to trial advocacy.
The William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award in Real Property Law—Shericka M. Ward
Awarded annually to a graduating extended division or regular division student who has demonstrated excellence in real property law or real estate development
The Order of Barristers is a national honorary organization whose purpose is the encouragement of oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school appellate advocacy programs. The Order recognizes, on a national basis, graduating law students who have excelled in moot court activities in their respective law schools
Eugene D. McGurk Jr., Esq., ’78L Secretary Attorney at Law, Raynes & Lawn
Nancy G. Hesse ’80 Treasurer Healthcare Executive
John H. Tilelli Jr. ’63, ’96H Past Chair
General, U.S. Army (retired), Chairman Emeritus, Cypress International, Inc.
Stacey M. Robertson President, Widener University
BOARD MEMBERS
Domenic Colasante ’10 CEO & Co-Founder, 2X
Maritza Garcia ’26 Student Trustee
Dexter Hamilton ’83 Member, Cozen O’Connor
James J. Hargadon ’75
Retired Executive Vice President & CFO, Oki Data Americas, Inc.
J. Matthew Hartley Deputy Dean & Professor, University of Pennsylvania
James W. Hirschmann III ’82
President & CEO, Western Asset Management Company
Antoinette Leatherberry
Retired Principal, Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Christian Nascimento ’97
Vice President of Product Management, Comcast Business
Miguel O. Peña ’99, ’14
President & CEO, Tenex Technologies, LLC
Iraklis Prokopakis
Vice Chairman of the Board, Danaos Corporation
Catherine Pulos ’84
Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer, Wawa, Inc. (retired)
Scott Reid, Esq. ‘02
United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Louis Rodriguez Jr. ’91 President & Founder, Rodriguez Consulting, LLC
Timothy Speiss ’83, ’89
Min S. Suh, Esq., ’95L Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP
Richard L. P. Tan ’09H Founder & President, Pacific Millennium Group
Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq., ’96L Founding Member, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC
Marcia Zaruba-O’Connor ‘90 President & CEO, The O’Connor Group
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Thomas H. Bown II ’67
Ira Harkavy
Jack Schmutz, Esq.
Ronald S. Stead
Vito R. Verni ’61
Karol M. Wasylyshyn ’82
Stephen M. Wynne ’77, ’08H
Peter B. Zacharkiw ’72, ’77
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Stacey Robertson
President
Marina Barnett
Assistant Provost for Civic Engagement
Eric Behrens
Vice President for Library & Information Services
Lori Blount
Associate Provost for Student Success
Brian Cook
Associate Provost for Multi-Modal Education
Angela Corbo
Faculty Chair
Todd Clark
Dean of the Delaware Law School
andré cummings
Dean of the Commonwealth Law School
Robin Dole
Dean of the College of Health & Human Services
Lisa Grimm
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Katie Herschede
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Chief of Staff
Joseph Howard
Vice President for Enrollment
Fred McCall
Vice President for Student Engagement & Transformation and Dean of Students
Pamela McCauley
Dean of the School of Engineering
Michelle Meekins-Davis
Vice President for Inclusion & Belonging
Heather Meier
Vice President for Administration & Finance
Mark Nicosia
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & Strategy
Barbara Patterson
Interim Dean of the School of Nursing
Gregory Potter
Associate Vice President for University Relations
Terry Travis
Vice President for University Advancement
Anthony Wheeler
Dean of the School of Business Administration
Andrew Workman
Provost
COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
Katie Herschede, Co-Chair
Amy Pecsi, Co-Chair
Mary Allen
Mary Aruffo
Joseph Badolato
Mandie Banks
Marcus Bagby
Emily Barrett
Nicole Beaty
Bill Briddes
Tiffany Bryant
Kanetha Caulk
Kristen Chando
Todd Clark
Michael Corcoran
Timothy Dean
Sandra Dedinas Thomas
Jessica Delaney
Alice Eakin
Carolyn Falkowski
Victoria Fine
Stacy Gallo
Tamara Graham
Mary Gunheim
Christopher Haas
Tamisha Hopkins
Kristen Quinn, Co-Chair
Nyiaijha Jennings
Justin Johnson
Alicia Kelly
Daniel Kiers
John Kitchen
Brian Larson
Kristina Mulholland
Jessica Miller
Iain Moyer
Damian Perkins
Jim Pettus
Anthony Pluretti
Cassandra Posso
Kevin Raport
Rebecca Ross
Kevin Sims
Curt Sminkey
Bob Smith
Greg Spicka
Nicole Stolarski
Connie Sweeney
Allison Taddei
Sharmane Walker
Maria Zack
WIDENER UNIVERSITY DELAWARE LAW SCHOOL
BOARD OF ADVISORS 2024-2025
Eugene D. McGurk Jr., Esq. ’78 Chair Philadelphia, PA
The Honorable Meghan A. Adams, Esq. ‘07 Wilmington, DE
Renae B. Axelrod Hammer, Esq. ’91 Ex Officio Advisor Philadelphia, PA
Steven P. Barsamian, Esq. ’75 Philadelphia, PA
Ronald A. (Chip) Brown, Jr., Esq. ‘90 Wilmington, DE
John T. Carroll III, Esq. ’81 Wilmington, DE
Dean Todd Clark, Esq. Ex Officio Advisor Wilmington, DE
Bonnie E. Copeland, Esq. ’09 Wilmington, DE
Michael G. DeFino, Esq. ’75 Honorary Advisor Newtown Square, PA
Richard K. Herrmann, Esq. Williamsburg, VA
Robert A. Honecker Jr., Esq. ’81 Ocean, NJ
Nicolas E. Jenner, Esq. ’18 Wilmington, DE
George W. Kern V, Esq. ’96 Wilmington, DE
Joan T. Kluger, Esq. ‘92 Wilmington, DE
Cecilia M. McCormick, Esq. ‘91 Ocean City, NJ
Kathleen W. McNicholas, MD, JD ’06, LLM ’10 Rockland, DE
George K. Miller Jr., Esq. ’81 Atlantic City, NJ
The Honorable Paul P. Panepinto ’76 Philadelphia, PA
The Honorable Scott W. Reid ’02L Philadelphia, PA
President Stacey M. Robertson, PhD Ex Officio Advisor Chester, PA
Andrew L. Schaeffer, Esq. ‘87 Pottstown, PA
John F. Schmutz, Esq. Wilmington, DE
Edward Seglias, Esq. ‘88 Wilmington, DE
Bernard W. Smalley Sr., Esq. ’80 Philadelphia, PA
The Honorable Lee A. Solomon ’78 Cherry Hill, NJ
Craig A. Styer, Esq. ’90 Exton, PA
The Honorable Gary F. Traynor ‘82 Georgetown, DE
WIDENER UNIVERSITY
DELAWARE LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Todd Clark, JD Dean and Professor of Law
Alicia Kelly, LLM Vice Dean; Co-Director, Family Health Law and Policy Institute; Distinguished Professor
John Culhane, JD
Associate Dean for Faculty Development; Professor; Co-Director, Family Health Law and Policy Institute
Alice Eakin, JD
Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs; Co-Director, Academic Success Program; Associate Professor
Dana Harrington Conner, JD
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning; Professor; Co-Director, Family Health Law and Policy Institute
Beth Jennings, JD Director, Legal Information Center and Associate Professor of Law
DELAWARE LAW SCHOOL FULL TIME FACULTY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025
Maryann Brown, Esq., BA, JD, LLM
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Academic Success Program
Todd J. Clark, Esq., BA, JD, MBA
Dean and Professor of Law
Elena L. Cohen, Esq., JD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Brendan M. Conner, Esq., BA, MA, JD Assistant Professor
Dana Harrington Conner, Esq., BA, JD
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning; Professor; Co-Director, Family Health Law and Policy Institute
John G. Culhane, Esq., BA, JD
Associate Dean for Faculty Development; Professor; Co-Director, Family Health Law and Policy Institute
Randle C. DeFalco, Esq., JD, LLM, SJD
Associate Professor
Alice E. Eakin, Esq., BA, JD
Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs; Co-Director, Academic Success Program; Associate Professor
Sarah M. Everhart, Esq., BA, JD
Assistant Professor
Stephen E. Friedman, Esq., BA, JD Professor
Alan E. Garfield, Esq., BA, JD
Distinguished Professor
Brooke L. Girley, Esq., BA, MARS, JD
Assistant Professor
Bruce Grohsgal, Esq., BA, JD
Helen S. Balick Professor in Business Bankruptcy Law
Rosemarie Griesmer, Esq., BA, JD
Associate Professor; Director, Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Law Clinic
Sara S. Hildebrand, Esq., BSBA, JD, LLM Assistant Professor
Beth Jennings, Esq., BS, MLIS, JD Director, Legal Information Center and Associate Professor
Leslie A. Johnson, Esq., BS, MS, JD Associate Professor
Alicia B. Kelly, Esq., BA, JD, LLM
Vice Dean; Co-Director, Family Health Law and Policy Institute; Distinguished Professor
Catherine Zwolak Kilian, Esq., BA, JD
Associate Professor; Director, Delaware Civil Law Clinic; Director, Public Interest Resource Center
Mary Ellen Maatman, Esq., BA, JD Professor
Nyla E. Millar, Esq., BS, JD
Assistant Professor
Jennifer R. Morrell, Esq., BA, JD
Associate Professor; Director, Veterans Law Clinic
Paul L. Regan, Esq., BS, JD
Associate Professor
Judith L. Ritter, Esq., BA, JD
Distinguished Professor; Director of the Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public Service Institute
Jean K. Sbarge, Esq., BS, JD Associate Professor
Luke M. Scheuer, Esq., BA, MA, JD Professor
Wendy B. Scott, Esq., BA, JD
Visiting Distinguished Professor
Jennifer E. Sturiale, Esq., BA, JD, LLM
Associate Professor; H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law
Gigi Tewari, Esq., BA, JD, MFA
Associate Professor
Keeshea Turner Roberts, Esq., BA, JD Assistant Professor
Margaret Zhang, Esq., BM, JD Assistant Professor
DELAWARE LAW SCHOOL
EMERITUS
FACULTY
Larry D. Barnett, Esq., BA, MS, PhD, JD
Emeritus Professor
Francis J. Catania Jr., Esq., BA, MA, JD
Emeritus Associate Professor
Ann E. Conaway, Esq., AB, MA, JD
Emerita Professor
Erin Daly, Esq., BA, JD
Emerita Professor; Co-Founder, Dignity Rights Project
Jean Macchiaroli Eggen, Esq., AB, MA, JD
Distinguished Emerita Professor
Michael J. Goldberg, Esq., AB, JD, LLM
Emeritus Professor
Susan L. Goldberg, Esq., BA, JD, LLM Emerita Associate Professor
Russell A. Hakes, Esq., BS, MS, JD
Emeritus Professor
Lawrence A. Hamermesh, Esq., BA, JD Emeritus Professor
Robert L. Hayman Jr., Esq., BA, JD, LLM
Emeritus Professor
Louise L. Hill, Esq., BA, MEd, JD
Distinguished Emerita Professor
David R. Hodas, Esq., BA, JD, LLM
Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Patrick J. Johnston, Esq., AB, JD
Emeritus Associate Professor
J. Patrick Kelly, Esq., BA, JD Emeritus Professor
Martin A. Kotler, Esq., BA, JD, LLM, JSD
Emeritus Professor
Kenneth T. Kristl, Esq., BA, JD Emeritus Professor
James R. May, Esq., BSME, JD, LLM
Emeritus Professor
Mary Brigid McManamon, BA, JD Emerita Professor
H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr., Esq., BA, JD Emeritus Professor
John F. Nivala, Esq., BA, JD, LLM Emeritus Professor
Laura K. Ray, Esq., AB, MPhil., PhD, JD Emerita Professor
Thomas J. Reed, Esq., BA, JD Emeritus Professor
Michael J. Slinger, BA, JD Emeritus Professor
Leonard N. Sosnov, Esq., BA, JD Emeritus Professor
Serena M. Williams, Esq., AB, JD, LLM Emerita Professor
John D. Wladis, Esq., AB, JD Emeritus Associate Professor
Faculty members wearing red cords have completed at least 30 hours of pro bono service during the current academic year. Pro bono service is uncompensated work that may include representing indigent clients, serving on public interest boards of directors, and participating in community education projects.
Christopher L. Baxter, Esq.
Brett E. Bendistis, Esq.
The Honorable Danielle Brennan
Matthew C. Buckworth, Esq.
Rae S. Campagnola, Esq.
Robert H. Czepiel, Esq.
Patricia Dailey Lewis, Esq.
The Honorable Eric Davis
Periann Doko, Esq.
Thomas W. Dolgenos, Esq.
Joseph D. Farris III, Esq.
Andrew B. Finkelstein, Esq.
Ross Flockerzie, Esq.
Daniel K. Glessner, Esq.
Eileen Grena Piretti, Esq.
Joseph S. Grubb, Esq.
Brittany Giusini, Esq.
Susan C Hadley
Shannon J. Hamlin, Esq.
Joseph C. Handlon. Esq.
Robert L. Hayman, Jr., Esq.
W. Bruce Hemphill, Esq.
Louise Lark Hill, Esq.
The Honorable Eliza M. Hirst
Steven W. Hoffman, Esq.
David L. Holmes, Esq.
The Honorable Lauren N. Holt
Janine Howard-O’Rangers, Esq.
Laura E. Jacobus, Esq.
The Honorable Francis M. Jones
Maria Kelly, Esq.
Steven R. Koense, Esq.
Amanda Krasinski-Konyk, Esq.
Kenneth T. Kristl, Esq.
Mark D. Kuller, Esq.
Ipek Kurul, Esq.
Elisa C. Lacianca, Esq.
Howard Levinson, Esq.
Deborah Lindeke, Esq.
Michael S. Lofts, Esq.
Edmund B. Luce, Esq.
Eliane Markus, Esq.
Doretta M. McGinnis, Esq.
The Honorable Francis E. Mieczkowski
David B. Miller, Esq.
Lisa A. Minutola, Esq.
Scott J. Mitnick, Esq.
The Honorable Selena Molina
The Honorable Tamika Montgomery-Reeves
James H. Moreno, Esq.
Ryan P. Newell, Esq.
Jennifer R. Noel, Esq.
Lauren M. O’Connell-Mahler
Margaret O’Neill, Esq.
Kristen Poff, Esq.
Joelle E. Polesky, Esq.
Steven Rosen, Esq.
Amy M. Rottura, Esq.
Brian G. Santo, Esq.
Yvonne T. Saville, Esq.
John E. Savoth, Esq.
The Honorable Theresa Sedivec
Nathan M. Schenker, Esq.
Misty A. Seemans, Esq.
Kristina M. Stielau, Esq.
Gerald F. Strachan, Esq.
Jack Stucker, Esq.
Eileen Riley Sutton, Esq.
Aleksandra Tucker, Esq.
Maribel Valentin, Esq.
Robert J. Valihura, Esq.
Kathleen M. Vavala, Esq.
The Honorable Paul R. Wallace
Dawn M. Williams, Esq.
CLASS OF 1975
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the graduating class of 1975, we present this list to recognize their lasting legacy.
