HOODING CEREMONY School of Law Texas Tech University Allen Theatre December 15,2007 TEXAS TECH UNlVERSlNSCHOOL OF LAW December 2007 HOODING CEREMONY Processional Welcome Walter B. Huffman Dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law John Krahmer Foundation Professor Of Commercial Law Introduction of Speaker Richard B. Roper United States Attorney Northern District of Texas Main Address Hooding of the Graduates Maddox Professor of Law and Associate Dean J. Wesley Cochran Associate Dean Calvin L. Lewis, Hooding Professor Farewell Remarks for the Class Recessional Reception Student Union Ballroom Aaron Vickery BOARD OF REGENTS FACULTY Mr. L. Frederick "Rick" Francis. Chair Mr. J. Frank Miller, Ill, Vice Chair Mr. Larry K. Anders Mr. C. Robert Black Mr. F. Scott Dueser Mr. Mark Griffin Mr. Dan T. Sema Mrs. Windy Sitton Dr. Bob Stafford Ebtesam Attaya Islam, Student Regent Alvin R. Allison Professor of Law and Associate Professor (Adjunct) Department of Neuropsychiatry, Texas Tech University School of Medicine Jennifer Bard Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor Gerry W. Beyer Assistant Professor Christopher Bruner Professor Bryan T. Camp Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law William R. Casto Legal Practice Associate Professor Rosemary Dilldn George H. McCleskey Professor of Water Law Gabriel Eckstein George Herman Mahon Professor of Law Susan S. Fortney Associate Professor Jarod Gonzalez Associate Professor Ann Graham Associate Professor Michael Hatfield Legal Practice Assistant Professor Jennifer Horn ProfessorVaughn E. James Associate Professor William Jeffery Legal Practice Professor Dale Jones Foundation Professorof Commercial Law John E. Krahmer Associate Professor Angela Laughlin George R. Killam, Jr. Chair of Criminal Law Amold Loewy ProfessorAlison G. Myhra Professor Dean G. Pawlowic Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law and Museum Science Marilyn E. Phelan Legal Practice Assistant Professor Kimberly Phillips Professor Jorge Alberto Ramirez UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS Kent Hance, J.D., Chancellor Dr. Jon Whitmore, President, Texas Tech University TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law Walter B. Huffman Maddox Professor of Law and Associate Dean J. Wesley Cochran Associate Dean Calvin L. Lewis Associate Dean, Professor and Law Library Director Arturo Torres Assistant Dean Terence L. Cook Assistant Dean Kay P. Fletcher Assistant Dean Amy Jarmon Assistant Dean Frank Ramos FACULN Associate Professor Richard Rosen Associate Professor Wendy Ross Charles B. "Tex" Thomton Professor of Law Brian D. Shannon Professor and Director of Legal Practice Nancy Soonpaa Professor Larry R. Spain Robert H. Bean Professor of Law Victoria V. Sutton J. Hadley Edgar Professor of Law R~bertA. Weninger ADJUNCT FACULN C. Richard Baker, Esq., Asst. U.S. Attomey Jerry Beard, Esq., Asst. Federal Public Defender Daniel H. Benson, Esq.. Texas Tech University School of Law Jeff Blackbum, Esq., West Texas Innocence Project Charles Bubany, Esq., Texas Tech University School of Law Femando M. Bustos, Esq., McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf Aaron Clements, Esq., Hurley. Reyes & Guinn Joseph B. Conboy, Esq.. Texas Tech University School of Law Donna Courville, Esq., McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf James R. Eissinger, Esq., Texas Tech University School of Law Shery Kime-Goodwin, Esq., Asst. Federal Public Defender Jeff Haag, Esq., Asst. U.S. Attomey Judge Gary Harger, Nolan County Court at Law Jay Harvey, Esq., Winkler & Harvey D. Murray Hensley, Esq., McWhorter, Cobb & Johnson Donald M. Hunt, Esq., Mullin, Hoard & Brown Bill Mateja, Esq., Fish & Richardson Heather McDonald, Esq., West Texas Innocence Project Judge Sam Medina, 237mDistrict Court Chief Justice Brian Quinn, 7'" Court of Appeals C. Dean Richard, J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law Don Richards. Esq., Richards 8 Elder Paul Stafford. Esq., Hughes & Luce David Strange, Esq., Whittenburg Stein & Strange Gary Terrell, Esq., Key & Terrell Karl Vancil. Esq., Vancil & Clayton Lois Wischkaemper, Esq., UMC Health System EMERITUS FACULN Professor Emeritus David C. Cumrnins Professor Emeritus J. Hadley Edgar Professor Emeritus U.V. Jones Professor Emeritus Bruce Kramer Professor Emeritus Annette Marple Professor Emeritus Richard Maxwell Professor Emeritus W. Reed Quilliam, Jr. Professor Emeritus Rodric B. Schoen Professor Emeritus Frank Skillern PROFESSIONAL STAFF Casey Carson, Alumni Relations Director Pam Forcum, Registrar Bernadette Granger, Manager Julie Shoop Doss, J.D., Director of Career Services Sid Walker. Director of Development VISITING FACULN Legal Practice ProfessorWendy Humphrey Criminal Justice Clinic Professor Patrick Meke Assistant Professor Melanie Reed Associate Professor Glenn Roque-Jackson GRADUATES HOODING ATTORNEY Don Arroyo Gregory Arroyo, Jr. B.B.A. Baylor University M.B.A. Baylor University Business Law Certificate Precious Carolyn Atlas Professor Gerry Beyer B.S. Texas A&M University Dean Calvin L. Lewis James Ralph Aulbaugh, Ill B.S. Texas A&M University M.B.A. Texas Tech University Business Law Certificate S. Wade Jackson Gregory David Barber B.S. Colorado State University-Pueblo Professor Jennifer Bard Gina Leigh Barrier B.S. Texas Tech University Health Law Certificate Mary Alice Bouldin Becky Miller B.A. Texas Tech University Dean Calvin L. Lewis Paige Elizabeth Bryant B.S. Texas A&M University M.P.A. Texas Tech University Law 8 Science Certificate Environmental Law Bradley Justin Crider Professor Gerry Beyer B.S. Westem InternationalUniversity Dean Calvin L. Lewis Benicio Diaz B.A. University of Texas-Pan American Dean Calvin L. Lewis Anju George B.S. New York University Ronald Phillips Carmen Diane Haworth B.S. Texas Tech University M.S. Purdue University Susan Elizabeth Keeling David L. Keeling B.A. Austin College Dean Calvin L. Lewis Manuel Michel B.A.. B.S. Oregon State University i I GRADUATES HOODING ATTORNEY Robert Joseph Ola Buddy Luce B.B.A. University of Texas at Arlington Honorable Rusty Ladd Curtis Allen Parrish B.A. Texas Tech University Omar Villa Christina Renee Sanchez B.A. George Washington University Dean Calvin L. Lewis Daniel Clayton Travis B.S. Lamar University Dean Calvin L. Lewis David Trosman B.S. lnstituto Tecnol6gicoy de Estudios Superiores de Occidente-Guadalajara, Mexico Honorable Ruben Reyes Aaron Danelle Vickery B.B.A. Texas A&M University Dean Calvin L. Lewis Victor Hugo Wanjura, Ill J.C.L. Catholic Universityof America B.A. Universdy of Dallas M.A. University of St. Thomas Christopher C. Merritt Jacquelyn Mane Wilson A.A.S. Austin Community College B.A. St Edward's University Ashley Elizabeth Bradford Wysocki Michael Wysocki B.A. University of Texas at Austin M.B.A. Texas Tech University SeanJosephYan Professor Geny Beyer B.B.A. Baylor University M.B.A. Texas Tech University Business Law Certificate