PRELUDE “Suite of Dances,” André Campra * PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,” Edward Elgar ACADEMIC PROCESSION The University Mace The Flags The Student Marshals The Candidates for Degrees The Faculty Marshals The University Trustees The Law School Advisory Board The Law School Faculty The Platform Party Invocation The Reverend Janet F. Fuller University Chaplain * NATIONAL ANTHEM “The Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key Led by Bryan Trent Peed welcome Katherine Ruth Koone Student Bar Association President, 2013-14 STUDENT ADDRESS Thomas Francis Prendergast DAVID GERGEN AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM Presented by Patricia Perkins Assistant Professor of Law Honorary degree Gail McMichael Lane Elon University Board of Trustees Presented by Steven D. House Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Conferred by Leo M. Lambert President 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER George R. Johnson, Jr. Dean and Professor of Law ADDRESS Thomas W. Ross, Sr. President, The University of North Carolina PRESENTATION OF THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost House CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Lambert HOODING CEREMONY ANd AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS Dean Johnson Andrew J. Haile Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law President Lambert CHARGE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS President Lambert * RECESSIONAL “Grand March” from Aida, Giuseppi Verdi *Those who are able are asked to stand. UNIVERSITY ORGANIST Mary Alice Bragg brass quintet Paul Neebe, trumpet Tim Stewart, trumpet Kim Van Pelt, horn Mike Kris, trombone Steve Truckenbrod, tuba fanfare TRUMPETS Anita Cirba Karl Kassner Brian Roberts 2 candidates for the degree of juris doctor Amber Michele Donta Allen B.S., North Carolina State University Matthew Keith Andrews B.S., Radford University Patrick Todd Apple B.A., North Carolina State University Donald Thomas Athey B.S., Pennsylvania State University at University Park Aminata Jude Andreasan Ba B.S., Hampton University Mitchell Edwin Baroody B.A., The Citadel Emily Jeanette Beeson B.A., Guilford College Vanessa Benavidez B.S., University of West Georgia William Horton Blake B.A., The University of North Carolina at Asheville William Brandon Blalock B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kyle Martin Blodgett B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jennifer Anne Bobowski B.B.A., University of Georgia Kate Lynn Bostrom B.A., Clemson University Andrew Miles Brower ** B.A., North Carolina State University M.B.A., Western Carolina University Thomas K. Brown* A.B., Elon University William Howard Brown, Jr. B.A., Hampden-Sydney College Michael J. Bunch B.A., Guilford College John Kevill Cargill B.S., North Carolina State University 3 Scott McKee Cook B.A., Carson-Newman College James David Crowder B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institution & State University Caitlin Basile Cutchin B.A., Sewanee, The University of the South Hannah Michal Davies*** B.S., Gardner-Webb University Tyrone Anthony Davis II B.A., North Carolina State University M.P.A., North Carolina State University Kristen Lee DelForge A.B., Elon University Daniel Robert Dziuban B.A., College of William & Mary Jetonné Evadnie Ellis B.A., McDaniel College John Richard Evans* B.A., University of Kentucky John Hunter Fede B.A., Virginia Military Institute Victoria Channing Franklin B.A., Michigan State University Michael Philip Goudreault B.S., Appalachian State University Justin Robert Grill B.A., Rollins College Adam Lain Hall** B.A, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte M.A., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Molly Jo Harris B.A., Youngstown State University M.S., Northeastern University Suzanne M. Haynes A.B., Colgate University M.Ed., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Laura Elizabeth Hill** B.A., University of Delaware 4 Ross Spencer Holland B.A., The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Mallory Gilliam Horne * B.A., North Carolina State University Amber Windley Hughes B.A., The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Tony Pham Huynh B.A., Lynchburg College Lavanya Jagadish B.A., Wake Forest University Rachel Jeanes B.A., Lehigh University Caroline Mary Johnson** B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill M.S., Saint Joseph’s University Samuel Irving Jones B.S., North Carolina State University Elise Goodrich Karpinski B.S., Appalachian State University Benjamin Alexander Kempton B.A., Wake Forest University Amanda Elizabeth Haege Kincaid B.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Katherine Ruth Koone B.A., Wake Forest University Sperethoula Feredinos Kroustalis B.A., North Carolina State University Hampton Breckinridge Lamb B.A., Sweet Briar College David Austin Lambert B.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Peter Ryburn Lamm B.S., North Carolina State University LeeAnne Nickole Lawrence B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Brian Gregory Lawson B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 5 Russell Eugene Lindley III B.S., Longwood University Andrew Michael Logan B.S., The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Brittany Erin Long * B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wade Hampton Love * B.A., Wingate University Laura Byrd Luffman B.S., Appalachian State University Peyton Daniel Mansure* B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Pedro Jose Mantilla B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Andrew Brotherton Marshall B.A., West Virginia University Caroline Elaine Mauch* B.A., Appalachian State University Blaire David McClanahan B.S., North Carolina State University Keshia Nicole McDonald B.S., North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State University Richard Louis Metcalf B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro William Edward Mitchell, Jr. B.A., North Carolina State University Ryan Daniel Moffitt B.S., College of Charleston Kaalil Shahiid-Ali Muhammad B.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Anna Elizabeth Murphy B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Michael D. Nash B.A., Auburn University Leigh Madeline Obler-Grill** B.A., Rollins College 6 Kathleen Marie Oxley B.A., Boston University Brian W. Padgett B.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Brian Yoon Park B.M., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bryan Trent Peed B.A., Duke University M.Ed., University of Georgia Joseph Thomas Petrack B.A., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte M.A., Appalachian State University Andrew Garrison Pinto B.A., Wake Forest University Warren Marcus Pitts III B.A., Augusta State University Thomas Francis Prendergast B.A., Canisius College Michael Victor Profit A.B., Elon University Brenna Maria Ragghianti* B.A., Rhodes College M.P.A., The University of Memphis Andrew Davidson Realon* B.A., High Point University Kristen Michelle Redman B.A., Roanoke College B.B.A., Roanoke College Nicholas Blake Roberts B.S., East Carolina University Christian Matthew Robin B.A., Lynchburg College Kelsey Marie Roth** B.A., Augustana College Andrew Joyce Scott* B.A., Marymount University Benjamin Flanagan Sharpe B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 7 Bryan Stewart Sherrick B.S., The University of North Carolina at Wilmington M.B.A., The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Monique Elizabeth Smart B.A., North Carolina State University M.S., Winston-Salem State University Rachel Margaret Spears B.S., North Carolina State University John Lanigan Storrs B.S., Clemson University Cameron Stuart Thompson B.A., St. John’s College John Murphy Townsend B.A., Appalachian State University M.A., Appalachian State University Merrill Elizabeth Ward*** A.B., Elon University Patrick David Ward B.A., Guilford College Robert Colby Warren B.A., Hampden-Sydney College Stephen Reed Warren II B.A., The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Porsha Larhea Washington B.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Mia Linetta Waters B.S., North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State University Erica Weatherford B.A., Lynchburg College M.A., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte William Anthony Whitehead, Jr. B.A., East Carolina University Dana Jackson Wilson B.A., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro William Benjamin Woody B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Babak Akbari Zarin B.A., St. John’s College * cum laude ** magna cum laude 8 *** summa cum laud­e SPECIAL AWARDS N.C. Advocates for Justice Award Kristen Lee DelForge LeeAnne Nickole Lawrence Brittany Erin Long Peyton Daniel Mansure Pedro Jose Mantilla William Edward Mitchell, Jr. Brian Yoon Park Brenna Maria Ragghianti Andrew Davidson Realon Kristen Michelle Redman Christian Matthew Robin Monique Elizabeth Smart Rachel Margaret Spears Patrick David Ward Porsha Larhea Washington Erica Weatherford ALI-CLE Award Brenna Maria Ragghianti CLEA’s Outstanding Student Award Laura Byrd Luffman Distinguished Service to the Law School Mallory Gilliam Horne International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award Brenna Maria Ragghianti Marshall-Thompson Constitutional Law Award Laura Elizabeth Hill North Carolina State Bar Student Pro Bono Award Molly Jo Harris National Association of Women Lawyers Recognition Caitlin Basile Cutchin Order of the Barristers Kristen Lee DelForge Mallory Gilliam Horne Benjamin Alexander Kempton David Austin Lambert Peter Ryburn Lamm Ryan Daniel Moffitt Anna Elizabeth Murphy Christian Matthew Robin Patrick David Ward NCBA Pro Bono Recognition Vanessa Benavidez Jennifer Anne Bobowski Kate Lynn Bostrom Caitlin Basile Cutchin Kristen Lee DelForge Daniel Robert Dziuban Molly Jo Harris Suzanne M. Haynes Ross Spencer Holland Mallory Gilliam Horne Tony Pham Huynh Rachel Jeanes Caroline Mary Johnson Katherine Ruth Koone David Austin Lambert Phi Kappa Phi Laura Elizabeth Hill Mallory Gilliam Horne Caroline Mary Johnson Merrill Elizabeth Ward MARSHALS FACULTY MARSHALS STUDENT MARSHALS Catherine Ross Dunham Michael L. Rich Kathryn Corey Michael Costolo JoAnna Fox Mark Henkle Morgan Meyers Deborah Moy THE UNIVERSITY MACE Helen P. Grant Joni Nichols Hayley Sherman Scheherazade Pittman Gonzalo Ventura Samuele Viscuso Holly Wilcox 9 SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY John Alexander Enrique Armijo Antonette Barilla Luke Bierman Doug Chapman David Crowe Catherine Ross Dunham James G. Exum, Jr. Eric M. Fink John M. Flynn Steven I. Friedland Henry Deeb Gabriel Scott W. Gaylord Helen P. Grant Andrew J. Haile Peter T. Hoffman George R. Johnson, Jr. Margaret Robison Kantlehner Howard E. Katz Hoang Lam David S. Levine David R. Maraghy Bonnie R. McAlister Keith McCrickard Kathleen A. McLeod Thomas J. Molony Thomas E. Noble Robert Parrish Patricia Perkins Michael L. Rich Faith Rivers James Heather Scavone Roland Smith Hannah Bradford Vaughan Catherine J. Wasson Alan D. Woodlief, Jr. Frank R. Lyon ’71 Thomas P. Mac Mahon Christopher P. Martin ’78 A. Michelle LaRose Mark T. Mahaffey James W. Maynard Dalton L. McMichael, Jr. Aisha R. Mitchell, ’12 The Reverend Marvin L. Morgan ’71, D.Min C. Ashton Newhall ’98 David C. Porter Anne E. Powell Jeanne S. Robertson William H. Smith Richard L. Thompson ’64, ph.d. Zachary T. Walker III ’60 Katherine S. Weaver Kebbler M. Williams ’98 Deborah A. Yow-Bowden ’74 Life Trustees ELON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Noel L. Allen, J.D. ’69 Kerrii B. Anderson ’79 Howard F. Arner ’63 A. Christine Baker G’88 Barbara D. Bass ’61 Thomas E. Chandler Alison E. Deatsch ’13 Louis DeJoy Edward W. Doherty Wesley R. Elingburg Allen E. Gant, Jr. Michele S. Hazel ’78 James A. Hendrickson ’71 William N. P. Herbert ’68, M.D. John R. Hill ’76 Victoria S. Hunt William J. Inman Maurice N. Jennings, Jr. ’87 Bradford A. Koury ’82 Gail M. Lane W. Bryan Latham, M.D. Jack R. Lindley, Sr. ’56 Robert E. Long, Jr. Ex-officio Wallace L. Chandler ’49 James B. Powell, M.D. Warren G. Rhodes Trustees Emeritus Walter L. Floyd, M.D. Edmund R. Gant Sherrill G. Hall ’55 William A. Hawks R. Leroy Howell ’51, D.D.S. Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. ’57 Ernest A. Koury, Sr. ’40 Mittie Crumpler Landi ’96 Donald A. Lopes Bob E. McKinnon ’62 Thomas E. Powell III, M.D. Janie E. Reece William D. Rippy, M.D. The Reverend Ann C. Rogers-Witte Samuel E. Scott, M.D. Robert A. Ward Leo M. Lambert, ph.d. LAW SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Noel L. Allen, J.D. ’69 Rhoda Bryan Billings Marc Bishop R. Steve Bowden Carole W. Bruce Alfred P. Carlton, Jr. Donald R. Dancer W. Randy Eaddy James G. Exum, Jr. Henry E. Frye David Gergen - Chair Ellen M. Gregg George R. Johnson, Jr. Dean, School of Law Wesley R. Elingburg Chair, Board of Trustees Andrea Harrell L’09 President, School of Law Alumni Association Jason Aycoth L’09 Immediate Past-President, School of Law Alumni Association Bassam N. Ibrahim Ronny Lancaster Robert E. Long, Jr. Maureen O’Connor James C. Spencer, Jr. Jonathan Wall EX OFFICIO Leo M. Lambert President Steven D. House Provost 10