NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
ONE HUNDRED SECOND COMMENCEMENT AT LINCOLN CENTER JUNE 6, 1994
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL OFFICERS Lawrence S. Huntington '64, Chairman Taylor R. Briggs, Vice Chairman Hon. Ernst H. Rosenberger '58, Vice Chairman Harry H. Wellington, President and Dean
TRUSTEES Barbara A. Black Taylor R. Briggs Beverly C. Chell '67 Arthur G. Cohen '54 Alvin Dworman '51 Richard M. Flynn '57 Alexander D. Forger Kathleen Grimm '80 John J.P. Howley '89 Lawrence S. Huntington '64 Arnold G. Kopelson '59
J. Bruce Llewellyn '60 Bernard H. Mendik '58 Hon. Roger J. Miner '56 John J. Navin, Jr. Edward V. Regan Hon. Ernst H. Rosenberger '58 Stanley S. Shuman Louisa C. Spencer '88 Marianne C. Spraggins '76 Harry H. Wellington Hon. Milton L. Williams '63
TRUSTEES EMERITI J. William Campo Bayless Manning Jerry Finkelstein '38 Hon. Francis T. Murphy '52 Sylvia D. Garland '60 Harry Ostrov '25* Maurice R. Greenberg '50 John M. Regan, Jr. Samuel J. LeFrak John V. Thornton Rev. Sydney Woodd-Cahusac
Calvin H. Plimpton
*Deceased
HONORARY TRUSTEES Joseph Solomon '27
ADMINISTRATION Harry H. Wellington, President and Dean Jane P. Helm, Associate Dean Harriet Inselbuch, Associate Dean Ellen Ryerson, Associate Dean Matthew Wilkes, Associate Dean Joyce D. Saltalamachia, Librarian Joan R. Fishman, Special Assistant to the Dean
FULL-TIME FACULTY/INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF Richard Beck Armando T. Belly Robert Blecker Michael Botein James Brook Camille Broussard Carol A. Buckler Eugene Cerruti David Chang Lung-chu Chen Carlos J. Cuevas Stephen J. Ellmann Aleta G. Estreicher B. James George, Jr.* I. Cathy Glaser
Annette Gordon-Reed Keri A. Gould Lawrence M. Grosberg Karen Gross Allen S. Hammond IV Quintin Johnstone Randolph N. Jonakait Faith Stevelman Kahn Linda R. Keenan Joseph H. Koffler* Kim M. Lang William P. LaPiana Joel S. Lee Arthur S. Leonard Jethro K. Lieberman
Alexandra Maravel Richard D. Marsico Park McGinty Carlin Meyer Elaine P. Mills Williams R. Mills William Natbony Stephen A. Newman Rudolph J. Peritz Michael L. Perlin Edward A. Purcell, Jr. Donald P. Rothschild Joyce Saltalamachia Edward Samuels Ross Sandler
David S. Schoenbrod Louis E. Schwarz* E. Donald Shapiro Richard Sherwin Milton A. Silverman* Andrew Simak James F. Simon Michael B.W. Sinclair Laura W. Stein Nadine Strossen Ruti G. Teitel Harry H. Wellington Donald Zeigler
ADJUNCT FACULTY Clifford B. Aaron Nancy B. Alisberg Beth Nancy Alson Willem F. Korthals Altes Joseph T. Arenson Sidney H. Asch Anne Aycock Mark Barnes Edwin H. Bennett Frederic S. Berman Richard B. Bernstein Dana Biberman Douglas Blazey Gerald W. Blume Victor A. Bolden Jean Marie Brescia Judith Bresler Albert K. Butzel Jay C. Carlisle Carol A. Casazza Frank E. Catalina John Haven Chapman Kevin G. Chapman Stephen M. Chizmadia Margaret L. Clancy Laura C. Cohen Myron Cohen Stefanie L. Cooper Frank J. Cuccio Mark L. Davies Mark F. De Wan Mark D. Director Stephen Dobkin Joseph W. Dolcimascolo Donna Dougherty *Emeritus
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Dan Drachler Marc Z. Edell Sherri Lee Eisenpress Ronald L. Ellis David Epstein Lloyd Epstein Paula L. Ettelbrick Richard T. Farrell Seymour I. Feig Frank R. Fioramonti Margaret M. Flint Paul Gardephe Alain Gardrat Eleanor E. Glanstein David L. Glass Kristin Booth Glen Marshall Greene Grant Hanessian Stephen J. Harkavy Anne Haskell Martin Hauptman Mary Hilgeman Mariana Hogan Lee L. Holzman Chris K. Iijima Barbara Jaccoma Herbert P. Jacoby Sandra Krevitsky Janin Sarah Taft Jones Albert Kalter Delmar Karlen, Jr. Diane Kiesel Daniel C. Knickerbocker, Jr. Simon S. Kogan Daniel Kornstein
Donald J. Kravet Judith M. LaBelle Teresa E. LaBosco Thomas M. Lahiff, Jr. Andrew A. Lance Craig A. Landy Gerald Lebovits Burton T. Lefkowitz Margaret Sipser Leibowitz Joan Greenberg Levenson Judith Levin Martin P. Levin Amy Baldwin Littman Daniel L. Master Andrew McCarthy Paul McDonnell Brian McNamara James M. McQueeney Michael Meyerson Ira Mickenberg Thomas M. Mierswa, Jr. Roger J. Miner Martin Minkowitz Zuhayr A. Moghrabi William Mogulescu Avraham C. Moskowitz Steven A. Neil Nancy Nelson Kenneth P. Norwick Deryck Ainsworthe Palmer Martin B. Pavane Robert T. Perry Dana R. Pisanelli Elaine Price J. Scot Provan
Virginia Ramadan Alexandra Rebay Norman L. Reimer David M. Rice David B. Rigney Stephen Robinson Michael Roffer Elizabeth Rosen Joseph I. Rosenbaum Ernst H. Rosenberger Robert A. Ruescher Kenneth Rutman Michael Ryan Sharon Sadow David G. Samuels Anne Marie Santangelo Sanford J. Schlesinger Stuart A. Schlesinger Lewis Schnurr Eileen Caulfield Schwab Jay Shapiro Stephen P. Shea Richard Siegler Gail P. Sinai Lawton W. Squires Ernst C. Stiefel Peter J. Strauss Lynn Boepple Su Jeremy Travis Francis J. Velentino Edward C. Wallace Otto L. Walter Patricia Anne Williams Peter Zablotsky
DEGREES WITH HONORS GRADUATING CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1994 Magna Cum Laude
John Edward Daly
Cum Laude Leo Wassner Desmond Steven Nelson Kirkpatrick Ilysa Marlene Magnus Daryl Gail Weinman
GRADUATING CLASS OF JUNE, 1994 Summa Cum Laude Debra Todres Eric Michael O'Meara Madge Ruth Kanter Robert J. Raymond Emily Maura Conant Gail Elizabeth Johnston Magna Cum Laude Richard M. Newman Robert Michael Marino II Susan Elizabeth Howsmon Deborah Duseau Steven M. Simpson Carl G. Wistreich Ian Scott Marx Zachary David Rosenbaum Albert M. Myers III Ruth Zelda Plave Patricia Ann Unz Lisa Michelle Potter David Alan Raskin Jeanne Marie Weisneck Lejdin Fazlibegu Shari Lisa Rosenberg Randy I. Monkarsh David A. Strauss Rosemary DiBenedetto Stefanie Jill Martin
Cum Laude Donald Sullivan Jacklyn Kay Bartlett Richard Rowen Kiernan Angela Debra Lurie Joel David McHugh Mark R. Grewe Hal M. Friedman Steven Thomas Senior Michael Zhu Stacy Ilene Oberman Amianna Pytel Patricia Ann Mollica Donald Stuart Sowder Adam David Finkelstein Christopher Arvin Erd Karyn B. Zeidman Robert M. Boder Robbyn S. Reichman Alyssa Joy Held Suzanne Pence Ferguson Michael Patrick Kelly Scarlett Marie Margetanski Emilio Fernandez Lori Bukoff Kimberly Elizabeth Robertson Stacey Lynn Levinson Susan Allison Schumer James E. Orr, Jr.
Laura M. Colatrella Steven Philip Krasner Scott Michael Saletta Shannon Patricia Camey Marie-Ann Inguanti Brian Wade Lynn Daniel Neil Jocelyn Michelle Sara Myers Clay R. Serenbetz Janine Renee Gravinese Janet Elizabeth MacGillivray Donna Lynn Thompson Maura Elizabeth Kelly Kenneth B. Fromson John Patrick Sheahan Eric Alan Coles Warren Samuel Green Glenn Stuart Fisher Michael Gerald Freel Genevieve Ann Felix Lyn Alison Niswander Handel Wendy Morgan Richard Mario Ballerini David Brian Goldman Barbara Sisskind Amtzis Douglas Uri Rosenthal Jeff Warren Silver Thomas Michael Majewski
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ORDER
OF EXERCISE
Dean Harry H. Wellington, Presiding PROCESSIONAL* Jubilate Deo
Gregor Aichinger J. S. Bach
Contrapuntus IV Quintet #1
Victor Ewald
Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, op. 39 Triumphal March -Aida
Sir Edward Elgar Giuseppe Verdi
Old Guard Alumni Parents Trustees, Honorees & Deans Full-Time Faculty Adjunct Faculty
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Kathleen Mahan
GREETINGS Harry H. Wellington Dean REMARKS Lawrence S. Huntington '64 Chairman, Board of Trustees AWARDING OF PRIZES JEFFORDS DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD Ellen Ryerson Associate Dean Full-Time Faculty Award Adjunct Faculty Award Student Award THE TRUSTEES' PRIZE FOR THE HIGHEST AVERAGE Harriet Inselbuch Associate Dean THE ALFRED L. ROSE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Matthew Wilkes Associate Dean STUDENT REMARKS Lori Bukoff
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CONFERRING
OF HONORARY DEGREES Bernard H. Mendik '58 Chairman, The Mendik Company
The Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani Mayor of the City of New York Remarks CONFERRING OF STUDENT DEGREES Introduction of Candidates by Professor Eugene Cerruti Professor Aleta G. Estreicher Professor William P. LaPiana Professor Michael L. Perlin Professor Nadine Strossen Professor Donald Zeigler Presentation of Candidates by Harry H. Wellington Dean
Conferring of Degrees by Lawrence S. Huntington '64 Chairman, Board of Trustees
CLOSING REMARKS Harry H. Wellington Dean
RECESSIONAL* Two Voluntaries
Henry Purcell
The audience is invited to a reception on the promenade level immediately following commencement.
*The audience is requested to remain seared during the Processional and Recessional.
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PRIZES
AWARDED AT COMMENCEMENT
JEFFORDS DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD In Memory of Walter M. Jeffords FULL-TIME FACULTY AWARD William P. LaPiana David S. Schoenbrod ADJUNCT FACULTY AWARD Richard B. Bernstein STUDENT AWARD Gail Elizabeth Johnston (Day Division) Donald Stuart Sowder (Evening Division) THE TRUSTEES' PRIZE For the Highest Average Debra Todres (Day Division for Three Years) Eric Michael O'Meara (Evening Division for Four Years) ALFRED L. ROSE AWARD For Excellence Richard M. Newman (Day Division) Robert J. Raymond (Evening Division)
OTHER AWARD WINNERS PROFESSOR JOSEPH T. ARENSON AWARD For Excellence in Wills and Decedents Estates' Debra Todres (Day Division) Ruth Zelda Plave (Evening Division) PROFESSOR LUNG-CHU CHEN AWARD For Excellence in the Field of Human Rights Susan B. Henner DEAN'S AWARD For Student Leadership Deborah Duseau HELEN & ANDREW DOKAS MEMORIAL AWARD For Excellent Achievement Rodella Elizabeth Crawford Berry ELSBERG PRIZE For Proficiency in the Law of Contracts Randy I. Monkarsh (Evening Division) FACULTY AWARD To Editor-in-Chief, New York Law School Law Review Gail Elizabeth Johnston ALEXANDER D. FORGER AWARD For Distinguished Service to the Profession Rosemary DiBenedetto SYLVIA D. GARLAND AWARD For Excellence in Subjects Relating to Civil Litigation Madge Ruth Kanter
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HARRY A. GOTIMER III ADMIRALTY AWARD For Outstanding Work in the Field of Admiralty Law
Tara A. Byrne MILTON S. GOULD AWARD For Proficiency in the Law of Contracts
Steven M. Simpson LOUIS AND SYLVIA JACKSON AWARD For Outstanding Performance in Labor Relations Law
Zoe Panarites PROFESSOR ALBERT KALTER AWARD For Excellence in Tax Law
Leo Wassner Desmond Ruth Zelda Plave PROFESSOR JAMES P. KIBBEY MEMORIAL AWARD For Excellence in Commercial Law
John Alexander Porges (Day Division) Randy I. Monkarsh (Evening Division) D. GEORGE LEVINE MEMORIAL AWARD For the Highest Grade in the Law of Real Property
Richard M. Newman (Day Division) Eric Michael O'Meara (Evening Division) NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD For Outstanding Editorial Contribution
Leonardo A. D'Alessandro
Angela Debra Lurie
Zoe Panarites
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW. AWARD For Outstanding Editorial Contribution
Joseph Thomas Kennedy
David A. Strauss
Jaime Tan
Patricia Ann Mollica
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL LAW REVIEW AWARD For Outstanding Editorial Contribution
Gail Elizabeth Johnston
Stephen M. Simpson
Rosemary DiBenedetto
Carolyn Diane Richmond
NATIONAL TEAM MOOT COURT AWARD For Outstanding Contribution
Lori Ann Alarimo
Genevieve Ann Felix
Kenneth B. Fromson
Carol Toby Taffet
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL MOOT COURT AWARD For Serving With Distinction
Lori Ann Alarimo
Gardenia P. Cucci
Genevieve Ann Felix
Kenneth B. Fromson
PROFESSOR ROBERT R. ROSENTHAL AWARD For Excellence in New York Practice
Madge Ruth Kanter Jeanne Marie Weisneck PROFESSOR HENRY B. ROTHBLATT CRIMINAL ADVOCACY WRITING AWARD Genevieve Ann Felix JOSEPH SOLOMON AWARD For Excellent Character and Fitness
Ian Scott Marx
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ERNST C. STIEFEL AWARD For Excellence in Comparative, Common and Civil Law Stacy Ilene Oberman MURRAY STOCKMAN MEMORIAL AWARD For the Highest Average in the Law of Evidence Debra Todres (Day Division) Steven Nelson Kirkpatrick (Evening Division) LOUIS SUSMAN MEMORIAL AWARD For Excellence in the Study of the Law of Evidence Robert J. Raymond (Evening Division) WOODROW WILSON AWARD For Proficiency in Constitutional Law Emily Maura Conant (Day Division) Hal M. Friedman (Evening Division) HENRY J. WOLFF AWARD For Proficiency during a Full Course of Study Eric Michael O'Meara (Evening Division)
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS DR. MAX REICH AWARD For Excellence in Civil Trial Advocacy Robert Michael Marino II PROFESSOR VINCENT LO LORDO AWARD For Excellence in Administration of Criminal Justice Susan Allison Schumer PROFESSOR IVAN SOUBBOTITCH AWARD For Excellence in Poverty Law and Civil Rights Susan Jill Greenberg
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT ADJUNCT FACULTY CERTIFICATES In Recognition of Distinguished Service to the Scholastic Excellence of the Law School and the Profession FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE Lloyd Epstein David L. Glass Thomas M. Lahiff, Jr. Ira Mickenberg Stuart A. Schlesinger TEN YEARS OF SERVICE Andrew A. Lance TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE Myron Cohen
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J.D. GRADUATES - SEPTEMBER David De Jesus B.A. City College of New York
1, 1993
Alexander M. Lee B.A. University of San Francisco
Heidi Dawn Kaufman B.A. Bucknell University
J.D. GRADUATES - FEBRUARY 1, 1994 Janet Beth Abisch B.A. Hofstra University
Jason M. Glickman B.A. University of California at Santa Barbara
Monica H. Ashton B.A. Manhattanville College
John Joseph Goldsmith B.S. Kean College of New Jersey
Brent William Barton B.A. Drew University
Michael John Keane B.S. Rutgers College
Carmen Deyanira Contreras A.B Harvard University
Steven Nelson Kirkpatrick B.B.A. Pace University
John William Cook M.C.P. University of Pennsylvania B.A. Vassar College
Alisa R. Lebensohn B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook Ilysa Marlene Magnus M.A. City University of New York/City College B.A. City University of New York/Hunter College
John Edward Daly B.S. Hofstra University Anthony S. Danna M.B.A. New York University B.S. University of Florida
*Robert Michael Mangeruga B.A. Stockton State College
Leo Wassner Desmond M.B.A. Fordham University B.A. Rollins College Bernadette E. Dono B .A. City University of New York/Queens College A.A.S. Fashion Institute of Technology Elizabeth Edwards-Macedonio B.A. New York University Robert J. Epstein B.A. City University of New York/Hunter College Jacqueline Anne Esquirol B.A. University of Rhode Island Samuel M.B.A. M.A. B.S.
Gen New York University New York University New York University
Jeffrey Evan Phillips B.B.A. Pace University Whitney Staples Quillen M.B.A. Pace University B.A. Skidmore College Robert Ian Rubenstein B.S. Boston University Benjamin Eric Setareh B.A. University of Massachusetts/Amherst William Theodore Shepard B.A. Fordham University Thomas Alphonsus Smith B.S. The University of the State of New York Suzanne Catherine Spink B.A. TulaneUniversity/Newcomb College
Gina Daniele Gerdes B.S. Cornell University
Robert Vincent Stothard M.A. Columbia University B.A. City University of New York/City College
Lisa Glauber B.S. University of Maryland
Daryl Gail Weinman B.A. Colgate University
*JD/MBA- City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
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J.D. GRADUATES -JUNE Matthew Mark Adams B.A. Rutgers University Susan Elizabeth Adams B.S.B.A. Villanova University
Jorge Antonio Batista B.S. St. John's University *Charles Thomas Beall B.S. Northeastern University
Mark Ian Adelman B.A. Hofstra University
Richard C. Becker B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Oliver A. Agha B.S. New York University
Eric J. Bender B.A. George Washington University
Lori Ann Alarimo B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton
Jeffrey Stuart Berger M.A. New York University B.A. American University
Robert W. Allen B.S. Rutgers University, Livingston College Alexander M. Amanatides B.A. New York University Tehuti Ambak M.B.A. Long Island University B.S. Medgar Evers College
Meredith Lynn Berman B.B.A. University of Massachusetts/Amherst Steven Jeffrey Berman B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Barbara Sisskind Amtzis B.S. State University of New York/Albany
Rodella Elizabeth Crawford Berry M.P.H. Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health M.S.W. Howard University B.A. Howard University
Emmanuel Archer B.S. City University of New York/Hunter College
Frank A. Blandino B.A. Lafayette College
Bradley David Asness B.A. Brandeis University
Robert M. Boder B.S. State University of New York/Binghamton
Janine Robin Azriliant B.A. Lehigh University
Adam W. Braunschweiger B.S. University of Maryland/College Park
Ira A. Bader Ph.D. Fordham University M.A. Fordham University M.S. Yeshiva University B.A. Yeshiva University
Scott Frederick Brown B.A. University of Rochester Heather Elizabeth Gordon Brownlie B.A. Columbia College
Rupinderjit Singh Badwal B.A. University of Toronto
John Joseph Bruno B.A. New York University
Jennifer L. Bailine B.A. Clark University
Melissa Jill Buda B.A. University of Massachusetts/Amherst
John R. Bainlardi B.S. State University of New York/Albany
Mary Clare Buetow B.A. Hamilton College
Richard Joseph Baker B.A. Muhlenberg College
Lori Bukoff B.A. City University of New York/Queens College
Roberta Maria Baldini B.A. Bard College
Alicia Staci Bursky B.S. New York University
Richard Mario Ballerini M.B.A. University of Dayton B.A. State University of New York/Potsdam
Laurentina Suzanne McKeney Butler B.S. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Debra Karen Bampton M.P.A. Seton Hall University B.A. Seton Hall University
Charles F. Butruch B.S. New York Institute of Technology A.A. Suffolk County Community College
Brendan Aloysius Barry B.A. Florida Alantic University Jacklyn Kay Bartlett B.A. Moravian College
Tara A. Byrne B.S.C.E. University of Vermont Leo Gerard Callaghan B.S. St. John's University
David .Mitchell Bass B.S.M. Tulane University
Kenneth Hardy Campbell B.A. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Liane J. Bass B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton
Carlo Joseph Camporeale B.A. Fairfield University
Edwin F. Bassett B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Bruce S. Cantin B.A. State University New York/Oneonta
*JD/MBA City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College 10
6, 1994
Jude Roberto Cardenas B.A. New York University
Maureen Elizabeth Delgado B.A. City University of New York/Queens College
Shannon Patricia Carney B.S. Cornell University
John William De Haan B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Lars Fredrik Cederqvist B.A. Syracuse University
Theresa A. DeRoberts B.A. University of Rhode Island
Clare J. Chapman M.M. University of Arizona B.A. University of Central Florida
Rosemary DiBenedetto B.A. University of Maryland
Richard Chen B.S. State University of New York/Buffalo
Peter Michael DiCecco B.A. New York University
Stephen M. Chin B.S. Columbia University
Maryanne Patricia Doherty B.S. College of Mt. Saint Vincent M.S. Columbia University
Jae D. Choi B.B.A. University of Texas/Arlington
Kent B. Dolan B.B.A. Washburn University
Mojgan Cohanim B.A. City University of New York/Queens College
Mary Margaret Dorrian B.S. New York University
Christopher Heintz Colaneri B.A. St. Lawrence University
William Howard Drumm B.S. St. John Fisher College
Laura M. Colatrella B.A. Upsala College
Prumiys Dulger B.A. Columbia University
Eric Alan Coles B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
Deborah Duseau B.A. Drew University
Emily Maura Conant B.A. Middlebury College
Craig Casey Eastland B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
James G. Conigliaro B.A. The American University
Cenceria P. Edwards B.B.A City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
Stephanie Alberta Cook B.A. Long Island University A.A. La Guardia Community College Thomas Blase Coppola B.S. Rutgers University
Rachel Ehrlich B.A. University of Massachusetts/Amherst Steven W. Epstein B.A. Brandeis University Christopher Arvin Erd B.S. Rutgers University/Cook College
Paul Forrest Craig M.A. New York University B.A. University of Tennessee
Tamara A. Espinel B.A. New York University
Julio Cruz B.A. Fordham University
Lorraine S. Farahmand B.A. Washington University
Gardenia P. Cucci B.A. Franklin and Marshall College
Joseph Fredrick Farelli B.S. State University of New York/Buffalo
Ruth Constance Curtis M.I.A. Columbia University B.A. Wellesley College
Alan L. Faulkner M.A. City University of New York/ Herbert H. Lehman College B.A. Hobart College
Leonardo A. D'Alessandro B.A. Bucknell University Christopher D'Orta B.A. Hofstra University Sherilyn Renee Dandridge B.B.A. Howard University
Lejdin Fazlibegu M.B.A. Monmouth College B.S.E.E.Polytechnic University Genevieve Ann Felix B.A. New York University
John Joo Darcy B.A. Fordham University
Suzanne Pence Ferguson B.A. Dartmouth College Emilio Fernandez M.B.A. University of Miami B.B.A. University of Miami
Kathleen Pamela DeCelie B.A. College of Mount Saint Vincent
Alan Jonathan Field B.M. James Madison University
Glenn Delgado B.A. State University of New York/Albany
William Figundio III B.A. Villanova University
Philip Michael Danisi B.A. University of Maryland/College Park
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Adam David Finkelstein B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Eric Jason Gottfried B.A. Syracuse University
Glenn Stuart Fisher B.S. Rider College
Steven F. Granville B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Elise Lara Flamholtz B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton
Janine Renee Gravinese B.S. Villanova University
Shioban Marie Foley B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Warren Samuel Green B.A. State University of New York/Oneonta
Jeanne Ellen Forster B.A. City University of New York/Hunter College Stephanie Joy Fox B.S. University of Maryland Michael Gerald Freel B.S. St. Thomas Aquinas College Lori Ellen Friedland B.B.A. Pace University Robert Steven Friedlander B.A. City University of New York/Queens College
Mark R. Grewe A.B Hamilton College Robert M. Grossman M.B.A. Columbia University B.A. University of Maryland Craig Michael Gruber B.S. University of Wisconsin/Madison
Hal M. Friedman B.A. Franklin and Marshall College
Amy Melissa Haber B.A. State University of New York/Buffalo
Kenneth B. Fromson B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Robert Eric Hacker B.A. State Unversity of New York/Binghamton
John Michael Gallagher B.S. Long Island University/South Hampton
Lyn Alison Niswander Handel B.A. Youngstown State University R.N. Youngstown State University
Rose Mary Gallagher B.S.B.A. Boston University Connie Joy Gargiulo B.A. Hofstra University Sharon Lynn Gasparo B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook Charles Philip Gassler B.S. New York Institute of Technology A.S. Nassau Community College John Andrew Gebauer B.A. State University of New York/Buffalo Jennine Adele Gerrard B.A. Vassar College Michael Robert Gierer B.A. Iona College Andrea S. Glenn B.A. New York University Marcia Beth Gold B.A. Emory University David Brian Goldman B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton Gary Alan Goldman B.A. State University of New York/Albany Laura Ann Goldsmith B.A. State University of New York/Purchase Scott Russell Goldstein B.S. State University of New York/Albany
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Susan Jill Greenberg B.A. City University of New York/Hunter College
Jacqueline Anne Harkin B.A. City University of New York/Queens College Jason S. Haselkorn B.S. Nova University Paul William Haug B.S. New York University Alyssa Joy Held B.A. Columbia University Susan Beth Henner B.A. State University of New York/Albany Roland Richard Hicks III B.A. Providence College Stephen Philip Hightower B.A. Hofstra University Philip Jay Hoffman B.S. State University of New York/Oneonta David Clifford Holland B.A. Boston University Christina Walsh Hope B.A. Duke University Frederick Charles Horwood B.A. Colby College Susan Elizabeth Howsmon B.S.N. The Ohio State University
Steven Eric Goldstein B.A. University of Hartford
Theresa Ann Hughes B.A. Rutgers University/Douglass College
Alexander Nicholas Golimbu B.A. Boston College
Erin Kathleen Hurley B.A. Arizona State University
Jonathan Philip Ibsen B.S. Fordham University
Kerry Cahill Kerin A.B. Lafayette College
Marie-Ann Inguanti B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Richard Rowen Kiernan A.B. College of the Holy Cross
Linda Jacobs B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Jay J. Kim B.E. The Cooper Union School of Engineering
David D. Jagger B.A. University of New Hampshire
Judith Nancy Klapper B.A. University of Rochester
Louis Edward Jakub, Jr. B.A. Rowan College of N.J.
Donald Adams Knight B.A. University of Massachusetts/Boston
Swati P. Jamindar B.S. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Christopher Philip Kohn M.P.A. New York University B.A. Hobart College
Daniel Neil Jocelyn B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Shaban Koleci B.S. Fairleigh Dickinson University
Robert Henry Johnson B.A. City University of New York/Hunter College
Nancy M. Kominkiewicz M.B.A. Indiana University B.S. Purdue University
Gail Elizabeth Johnston B.A. Bates College Alan Michael Joseph B.S. Arizona State University Erran Kagan B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook Nicholas Anthony Kaiser B.S. State University of New York/Empire State College Steven Wilhelm Kaiser B.S. St. John's University Thomas John Kalamotousakis B.S. Adelphi University Robin Jill Kannel B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton Stuart Adam Kanoff B.A. University of Michigan/Ann Arbor Madge Ruth Kanter Ph.D. Cornell University B.A. University of California/Santa Cruz
Marcelo A. Kopcow M.S. Northeastern University B.A. Northeastern University George Kotsopoulos M.B.A. Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science B.A. American University Christina Elizabeth Kousi B.A. Smith College Lori Robin Kranczer B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton Steven Philip Krasner B.A. George Washington University Imran A. Kureshy B.S. City University of New York/College of Staten Island A.S. City University of New York/College of Staten Island Anthony P. La Trace, Jr. B.A. City University of New York/Queens College Todd Vincent Lamb B.M University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
Gail Susan Karan M.A. University of Baltimore B.A. University of Maryland
John Patton Lasala B.A. University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
Chad Laurence Karp B.A. Pennsylvania State University
Terry Gushner Laufer B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Susan Ann Kassel B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Marc Scott Lawrence B.A. University of Michigan
Jason M. Kaufer B.A. Concordia University
Jay Sung Lee B.S. Polytechnic University
Elizabeth Anne Kaye B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Sylvia Lee B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
John James Kearney B.S. Providence College
David Jonathan Levine B.S. Cornell University
Robert Wilson Keddie III B.A. Millesville University
Mark Jeffrey Levine B.A. Lehigh University
Maura Elizabeth Kelly B.A. Georgetown University
Stacey Lynn Levinson B.S. Rutgers University/Rutgers College
Michael Patrick Kelly B.A. Loyola College
Michael G. Lewis B.A. University of Massachusetts/Boston
Joseph Thomas Kennedy B.A. Fairfield University
Lamont Littlejohn B.A. City University of New York/City College
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Steven A. Llorens B.A. Emory University
Arthur Anthony Metzler B.S.M.E. Villanova University
Beverly E. Loew B.A. Wheaton College Michael Vincent Luciano B.A. The College of William & Mary
Barry Alan Meyerson B.S. Skidmore College Paula Lorraine Mobley B.A. Pace University
Angela Debra Lurie B.A. The American University
Patricia Ann Mollica B.A. St. John's University
Robert William Luzzi B.S. State University of New York/Oneonta
John B. Monahan B.A. Glassboro State College
Brian Wade Lynn B.A. George Washington University
Randy I. Monkarsh B.S. Drexel University
Scot Paul Mackoff B.S. University of Maryland/College Park
Wendy Morgan B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University
Janet Elizabeth MacGillivray B.A. Columbia University
Michael Anthony Morse B.A. St. John's University
Thomas Michael Majewski B.S. Rutgers University
Peter Moulinos B.B.A. Pace University
Heather Margaret Mapp B.S. Long Island University
William Charles Muller B.S. St. John's University
David Michael Marcus B.A. State University of New York/Oneonta Daniel Scott Margetanski B.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Scarlett Marie Margetanski B.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Robert Michael Marino II B.A. Ursinus College Stefanie Jill Martin B.A. Brandeis University Reynold John Martini B.A. St. John's University Eric Andrew Marx B.A. George Washington University
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Courtney Ellen Murphy B.S. Fordham University A.A.S. Nassau Community College Sheila Patricia Murphy B.S. Cornell University Marc James Musman B.A. State University of New York/Albany Michelle Sara Myers B.S. London School of Economics & Political Science C.Q.S.W. Glasgow University Albert M. Myers III B.A. Yale University Eric P. Nachimovsky B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
Ian Scott Marx M.A. Drew University B.A. Dickinson College
Jae Hyun Nam B.A. Michigan State University
Bari Fran Maskell B.A. Washington University
Edgar Joseph Navarrete B.S. Kean College of New Jersey
Charles Lawrence Maslin B.B.A. Temple University
Richard M. Newman B.A. City University of New York
Timothy Joseph McAuliffe, Jr. B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers College
James Anthony Notaris B.S. State University of New York/Buffalo
James Harry McCutcheon B.S. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice A.S. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Teresa O'Leary B.S. New York Institute of Technology
Craig Edward McElwee B.A. Hofstra University
Stacy Ilene Oberman B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Joel David McHugh B.A. University of Rochester
Brian Joel Odza B.A. State University of New York/Albany
Sylvia Patricia Meneses B.S. Rider College
A. Afolabi Olosunde B.A. Cornell University
Eric Michael O'Meara B.S. Manhattan College
James E. Orr, Jr. B.S. Eastern Washington
Rhona Hope Ramsay B.S. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice
University
Tiffany Anne Orsini B.S. Boston University
David Alan Raskin B.A. Ithaca College
Joseph A. Pacello B.S. Seton Hall University
Robert J. Raymond B.S. The University of the State of New York/ Regents College
Jeffrey Wayne Padilla B.A. University of Michigan
Robert Louis Reda B.A. Allegheny
Zoe Panarites B.A. Vassar College Andrew Pappas B.S. Seton Hall University
Joyce Ann Reinecke B.A. Iona College
Philip Edward Parlante B.A. University of Delaware Vinit Parmar B.A. State University
College
Robbyn S. Reichman B.A. Brandeis University
Wandy Reyes B.A. New York University
of New York/Buffalo
Carolyn Diane Richmond B.S. Cornell University
Rick James Pasacreta B.B.A. Pace University
Edwin Rivera B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College A.A. Community College of the Air Force
Kristen Jay Patria B.S. Fitchburg State College Francis Stanley Pelkowski B.E. State University of New York/Maritime
College
Michelle Freda Patrica Roberts B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Frances Katherine Pfeifer Pero B.S. University of Virginia
Kimberly Elizabeth Robertson B.A. Skidmore College
Stephen Joseph Petrick B.S. New York University
Victoria Robles B.A. Bucknell University
Nancy S. Pitkofsky B.S. University
of Maryland/College
Park
Steven E. Rosenbaum B.A. University of Michigan/Ann
Arbor
Ruth Zelda Plave B.F.A. Syracuse University
Zachary David Rosenbaum B.S. University of Maryland
Reed Michael Podell B.S. Brooklyn College
Shari Lisa Rosenberg B.A. Univeristy of California/Irvine
Rhonda A. Pohl B.A. Boston University
Douglas Uri Rosenthal B.A. Yeshiva University
Sheldon R. Pontaoe B.S. University of Southern Indiana
Melissa Fay Rosenthal B.A. State University
John Alexander Porges B.A. Franklin and Marshall College
Christopher Andrew Rossi B.S. Lehigh University
Eva Maria Possavino B.A. Fordham University
Antonio JB Ruiz M.B.A. Pace University B.A. Inter American University
Lisa Michelle Potter B.A. Rutgers University/Douglass
College
Jamian Ross Probber B.A. Hampshire College Colin Punch B.A. Rutgers University Amianna Pytel B.A. New York University Franklin Gosnell Quow B.A. University of Pittsburgh
of New York/Binghamton
Stacy Robin Sabatini B.A. Brandeis University Evamarie Sabbath B.S. University
of Scranton
Scott Michael Saletta B.A. Rutgers University/Rutgers
Deborah Rebecca Raider B.A. Brandeis University
Susan Allison Schumer M.A. Montclair State College B.A. Ramapo State College
Victor Rampertab B.A. State University
Jeffrey Adam Segal B.A. Rutgers University/New
of New York/Stony Brook
College
Alfred J. Sargente M.S. City University of New York/Hunter B.S. Syracuse University
College
Brunswick
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Steven Thomas Senior B.A. Rutgers University/Newark
David A. Strauss B.S. Syracuse University
Clay R. Serenbetz M.B.A. Dartmouth College B.S.B.A. University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
Mark B. Stummer B.A. State University of New York/Albany Don Sullivan M.S. City University of New York/Hunter College B.A. State University of New York/Albany
George Eustale Sermier B.A. Lehigh University Valerie B. Shannon B.A. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice John Patrick Sheahan M.S. Harriman College B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Robert Tambini B.A. Pace University Jaime Tan B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
Alan Michael Shectman B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton
David Alan Taplitz B.A. The University of Virginia
Karen Elizabeth Shelton B.A. State University of New York/Plattsburgh
Joseph G. Taras M.P.A. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice B.S. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Michael John Sheridan B.A. Montclair State College Edward T. Sieban, Jr. B.S. St. John's University Jeff Warren Silver M.B.A. Pace University B.S. Cornell University Ventura Armondo Simmons B.A. City University at New York/City College Meredith Jane Simpson B.A. University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
Dale Tarzia B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College Alan L. Tauber B.B.A. George Washington University Ernest Edward Theurer M.A. Columbia University B.A. Bates College
Marc Jay Skobac B.A. University of Maryland/College Park
Marcia J. Thomas B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook Donna Lynn Thompson B. S. Georgian Court College Lisa Chadwick Thompson B.A. University of Rochester
Evan Smith B.A. State University of New York/Buffalo
Debra Todres B.S. Georgetown University
William J. Smith B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook
Regina Renett Trammell B.A. University of California/Santa Barbara Eric Peter Tuchmann B.S. University of Wisconsin/Madison
Steven M. Simpson B.A. Drew University
*William Roy Solli B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College B.A. City University of New York/City College Casmir Steven Sondey B.S. University of Scranton A.A.S. Bergen Community College Donald Stuart Sowder B.S. Rutgers University Robert John Spence B.A. Hamilton College Constantine A. Speres B.A. Lafayette College Robin L. Stein B.S. State University of New York/Buffalo Brenna Lynne Stewart B.S.E.. City University of New York/Hunter College Phillip Steven Stillman B.A. University of Maryland/College Park T. Howard Stone B.A. University of California Los Angeles *JD/MBA- City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
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Carol Toby Taffet B.A. Lehigh University
Ya Shan Tung B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook Patricia Ann Unz B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College Sonia Kaur Uppal B.A. State University of New York/Stony Brook Todd Andrew Wallman B.A. University of Michigan Jillie Ann Waterman B.A. Dartmouth College Jeanne Marie Weisneck B.A. Grand Valley State University Steven M. Werfel B.A. Hofstra University William Joseph Willard B.S. University of Maryland Devon Everett Williams B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
Carl G. Wistreich A.B. Colgate University
Karyn B. Zeidman B.A. McGill University
Charles David Wood B.A. Vassar College
Michael Zhu B.A. New York University
Barry Howard Woolfson B.S. University of Maryland/College Park
Lisa Barbara Zimbalist B.A. George Washington University
Scott Jordan Wortman B.A. Tufts University
Stacey Ellen Ziskin B.A. State University of New York/Binghamton
Harold Yuen B.B.A. City University of New York/Bernard Baruch College
CANDIDATES FOR J.D. DEGREES- SEPTEMBER 1, 1994 Luis M. Galup M.S. Rutgers University B.S. Jersey City State College Angela Teresa Heres B.S. Cornell University
Ilene P. Sacco M.A. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice B.A. City University of New York/John Jay College of Criminal Justice
John Andrew MacLachlan B.A. Syracuse University
Eileen Joan Weber M.B.A. Fordham University B.B.A. Pace College A.A.S. Pace College
Petro Bohdan Matiaszek O.D. State University of New York B.S. Seton Hall University Loma A. McGregor B.A. Fordham University
Brian K. Wormley B.B.A. University of Pennsylvania
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BERNARD H. MENDIK
For more than a century, New York Law School has served women and men of outstanding dedication and energy who have chosen to build their futures from a background in law. Assuming great pride in providing entry into the profession for such individuals, the Law School takes as the measure of its own success the achievements of its graduates, whose accomplishments are proof not only of their own worth, but of the institution's as well. Bernard H. Mendik is the paradigmatic example of such a graduate. Scottish-born, he arrived in New York as an infant in the first full year of the Great Depression. His intelligence and industry subsequently saw him through the Bronx High School of Science and, interrupted by military service in the Korean War, the evening division of City College of New York. While working full-time as a china and glassware wholesaler, Mr. Mendik attended the evening division of New York Law School, where he served as an editor of the Law Review, graduating in February, 1958. During his last year as a student, the young Mendik began his career as a developer with the purchase of a single Manhattan loft building. Today his holdings comprise eleven million square feet of commercial office space in the New York metropolitan area, Westchester, and Connecticut. A former Adjunct member of the faculty, long-time Trustee, and former Chair of the Board of Trustees of New York Law School during a dramatic period of evolution and renovation at the school, Mr. Mendik has been involved with numerous other organizations supporting a broad range of civic, educational, philanthropic and business goals. He is currently Chair of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York and a Trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission, the Realty Advisory Board, the Realty Foundation and the Fifth Avenue Association. He is a former Co-Chair of the 34th Street Business Improvement District, a Director of the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association, a partner of the New York City Partnership and a member of the Speaker's Legislative Advisory Commission on the Homeless. His philanthropic associations have included service as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Guild for the Blind, Trustee of the Jewish Guild's Nursing Home for the Aged Blind, the Montefiore Medical Center, the Bronx High School of Science Foundation, the City College Fund, Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the Real Estate Advisory Board of Baruch College. He is a member of the Board of Regents of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, and a member emeritus of the Character and Fitness Committee for Admission to the New York Bar Association. He is the 1993 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Bernard H. Mendik, for your personal and professional achievement, for your innovative leadership of New York's business and civic community, for your long years of unstinted service to New York and your generosity to and leadership of the New York Law School, the Board of Trustees of New York Law School hereby confers upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, with all the rights and privileges thereunto appertaining. 18
RUDOLPH
W. GIULIANI
Since its founding more than a century ago, New York Law School has not departed from its earliest determination to be located near the courts and governmental centers of lower Manhattan, providing its students and faculty with ready access to the halls and chambers where law interacts most directly with citizens. This is Rudolph W. Giuliani 's territory. As the 107th Mayor of The City of New York, Mr. Giuliani holds direct responsibility for the welfare of the third largest governmental entity in the United States. It is an office he sought and occupies with eriergy, skill, and determination. These are the same qualities that earlier had contributed to his fame as a practicing member of the bar for more than two decades. A lifelong resident of New York, Mr. Giuliani was schooled in three of the city's five boroughs, including Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, Manhattan College in the Bronx, and New York University Law School, from which he was graduated magna cum laude in 1968. He joined the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1970, and a few years later was named Chief of the Narcotics Unit, and then Executive United States Attorney. In 1975, he was called to Washington, D.C., as Associate Deputy Attorney General, and following service in the private sector with New York's Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler he returned to Washington in 1981 as Associate Attorney General with responsibilities for the Bureau of Corrections, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the United States Marshals and other federal law enforcement agencies. Mr. Giuliani returned to New York once again in 1983 to become the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In that position he established a reputation as a relentless prosecutor of both organized crime and white collar lawbreakers. During his tenure his office gained singular recognition by convicting more than 4,000 defendants. Mr. Mayor, for your long and distinguished career in government service, for your vigorous advocacy of the law, and for your determination to serve the people of New York, the Board of Trustees of New York Law School hereby confers upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, with all the rights and privileges thereunto appertaining.
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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS 1955 Hon. Charles William Froessel Hon. John Marshall Harlan Archibald Robinson Watson
1956 Albert Cohn Albert Conway Denis O'Leary
1957 Nathaniel L. Goldstein Charles H. Griffiths David W. Peck
1958 Hon. Joseph A. Cox James Thomas Hallinan Gerald Nolan Ferdinand Pecora
1959 Bernard Botein Theodore Granik Philip M. Kleinfeld Edward J. Neary
1960 Charles Stewart Desmond
1961 Robert Moses
1962 Stanley Howells Fuld Sylvester Comstock Smith, Jr. Murray Stockman
1963
1967 Alfred J. Bohlinger Leo M. Cherne Hon. W. Averell Harriman
1968 Hon. Ramsey Clark Tom C. Clark David Finkelstein Orison S. Marden Robert Morris Morgenthau Edward Joseph Mortola
1969 Jerry Finkelstein John Seward Johnson John Vincent Thornton
1970 Adrian P. Burke Joseph I. Lubin Joseph Edward Lumbard, Jr. Samuel Miller
1971 Willard Heckel John F. Scileppi
1972 Maurice R. Greenberg Samuel Rabin Hon. Whitney North Seymour, Jr.
1973 Hon. Paul J. Curran Charles H. Dyson Harry B. Helmsley E. Donald Shapiro Hon. Joseph Weintraub
Sydney F. Foster
1974 1964 George J. Beldock Hunter Labatut Delatour Marvin R. Dye Alfred Gross
Hon. Brendan T. Byrne Walter M. Jeffords, Jr. Samuel J. LeFrak Hon. Owen McGivern
1975 1965 Edwin L. Weisl Hon. David T. Wilentz
1966 Daniel Gutman John Van Voorhis 20
Hon. Charles D. Breitel William J. Curran Gen. John Einar Murray Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Stefan Trechsel Hon. Robert F. Wagner William Weary
1976
Hon. Warren E. Burger Milton Helpern Mary Gardiner Jones Gen. Rowland F. Kirks Harry Ostrov Hon. Edward D. Re Joseph Solomon 1977
Hon. Dennis DeConcini Elizabeth Hughes Gossett Hon. Howard T. Markey Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Albert M. Sacks ¡ 1978
Hon. Griffen B. Bell Hon. Gerald R. Ford Hon. Erwin N. Griswold Hon. Damon J. Keith Rabbi Emanuel Rackman 1979
Hon. Benjamin R. Civiletti Hon. Lawrence H. Cooke Barbara Knowles Debs Abraham S. Goldstein Hon. Jacob K. Javits Hon. Wade H. McCree, Jr. Hon. Francis T. Murphy Hon. Potter Stewart 1980
Hon. Richard Reeve Baxter Terence Cardinal Cooke Hon. Richard N. Gardner A. Leo Levin Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edward Allen Tamm 1981
Mario M. Biaggi Hon. William Frank Buckley, Jr. Hon. William Joseph Casey Hon. Matthew Joseph Jasen Hon. James Skelly Wright
1983
Hon. Harry A. Blackmun Hon. Sherman G. Finesilver Hon. Constance Baker Motley Albert Parker Hon. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. 1984
Hon. Geraldine A. Ferraro Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Eugene V. Rostow Robert B. Stevens Otto L. Walter 1985
Hon. Mario M. Cuomo Robert B. McKay Bill Moyers Hon. Ellen Ash Peters Donna E. Shalala 1986
Barbara Aronstein Black Hon. William Joseph Brennan, Jr. Hon. Edward I. Koch Myres Smith McDougal Hon. Spottswood W. Robinson III 1987
Fred W. Friendly Hon. Thomas Howard Kean Frederick A. 0. Schwarz, Jr. Ellen V. Futter 1988
Hon. Patricia McGowan Wald Archibald R. Murray Ernst C. Stiefel 1989
Hon. Roger J. Miner 1990
Alvin J. Bronstein Linda A. Fairstein Hon. Milton L. Williams 1991
Hon. David N. Dinkins Hon. John H. Sununu 1992
1982
Hon. Mary S. Coleman Hon. Alfonse M. D'Amato Archbishop Iakovos Rex E. Lee Hon. Shigeru Oda Thomas Grey Wicker
Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor Dean James F. Simon 1993
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THE NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL: AT THE HEART OF NEW YORK'S LEGAL CD:MMUNITY IDR OVER 100 YEARS FOUNDING: 1891 New York Law School was established in 1891 by faculty, students and alumni of the Columbia College School of Law who were protesting the trustees attempts to dictate the teaching methods used by professors. Theodore Dwight, founder and dean of the Columbia School of Law and a major figure in the history of American legal scholarship, led the creation of New York Law School in lower Manhattan, near its present location. THE EARLY YEARS: 1891-1914 Almost immediately, New York Law School attained a formidable reputation due to the excellence of its students and faculty. One early lecturer was Woodrow Wilson, then Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. Another was Charles Evans Hughes, subsequently Chief Justice of the United States. The first class included James Gerard, who went on to serve as Ambassador to Germany during World War I, and Bainbridge Colby, who became Secretary of State under President Wilson and, later, Wilson's law partner. The School began its evening division within its first decade. By 1904, the Law School was the largest in the country, and, by 1906, it had over 1,000 students, the largest enrollment attained by any law school before World War I. Many of those attending New York Law School during this period became founders or name partners of leading law firms, including: Henry Hurlbut Abbott of Breed, Abbott & Morgan; Edwin Sunderland of Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland & Kiendel, and Thomas Debevoise of Debevoise & Plimpton. It was rare for minorities and recent immigrants to attend law school in those days, but from the outset New York Law School was hospitable to all races and ethnic groups. The evening division proved a special asset in providing access to legal education for those who needed to work to support their studies. Among the Black graduates of the pre-World War I era, the most prominent was probably James S. Watson, who became a power in the New York Black community and a distinguished judge. The Judge's daughter, Barbara Watson, also attended the Law School and was the first woman to attain the rank of Assistant Secretary of State of the United States. Later, Justice Emilio Nunez, class of 1927, was the first Hispanic to be named to the bench in New York State. WORLD WAR AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION: 1915-1946 The School closed for one year during World War I, briefly interrupting a steady expansion that lasted until the mid-1920s. Classes of the 1920's produced graduates who would play a leading role in the profession. Among the most notable were U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan and Albert Parker, a founding partner of Parker, Chapin, Flattau & Klimpl. The Depression hit the school very hard and enrollment dwindled. While the situation had improved by the late 1930s the inauguration of the draft in 1940 dealt the institution another blow. In 1941, the School was forced to close for the duration of World War II. REBUILDING: 1947-1980 In 1947, New York Law School reopened and began the difficult task of rebuilding. A major impetus for reopening came from alumni who formed a committee spearheaded by New York State Supreme Court Justice Albert Cohn. The new program was small, but in the 1950s the School made significant strides. The Law Review was re-established, admission standards were raised, and faculty and curriculum were improved. Many alumni now prominent in the bar, the judiciary, government and business attended the school during these years, including Judge Roger J. Miner of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Presiding Justice Francis T. Murphy of the New York Supreme Court Appellate 22
Division, Otto Walter, founding partner of Walter, Conston, Alexarioer & Green, Bernard Mendik, a leader in the real estate industry and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Lawrence S. Huntington, CEO of Fiduciary Trust International and current Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
During the next decades, the Law School continued to upgrade its curriculum, faculty and trustees. A major expansion came with the appointment of E. Donald Shapiro as Dean in the early 1970s as the School joined the Association of American Law Schools and the trustees authorized an increase in the size of the full-time faculty. Admissions requirements were raised while enrollment climbed. Facilities were significantly expanded to include three adjacent buildings, and an endowment fund grew. GROWTH AND REVITALIZATION: 1983-1992 This period was a time of dramatic growth and revitalization for the New York Law School. Under the leadership of James F. Simon, Dean from 1983 until 1992, a series of major facilities renovations was begun, highlighted by the opening of the new Mendik Library in 1990. This was followed by the planning and construction of the new Samuel and Ethel LeFrak Moot Court Room, the Ernst Stiefel Reading Room, the Shepard and Ruth K. Broad Student Center, completed in 1993, and other extensive remodeling which completely transformed the Law School's classrooms, offices and specialty training areas. During Dean Simon's tenure, the Law School introduced an innovative Lawyering Skills Program into the curriculum. The School has attracted a distinguished full-time faculty of nearly 50. They are productive scholars as well as skilled teachers, and train a student body of almost 1,400 students in the day and evening divisions. Some of the nation's most prominent scholars from other law schools have also served on the Law School's faculty as visitors, including John Hart Ely of Stanford, Edward G. White of Virginia, and Harry H. Wellington of Yale. Distinguished visiting lecturers and speakers have also been attracted, including former President Jimmy Carter, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., and Sandra Day O'Connor, Governors Mario Cuomo of New York and Thomas Kean of New Jersey, former New York City Mayors Edward I. Koch and David N. Dinkins. Other distinguished visitors include U.S. Ambassador Max Kampelman, head of the SALT delegation in Geneva, Justice Aharon Barak of the Supreme Court of Israel, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Derisbourg, head of the European Community's Delegation to the United Nations, Thomas Pickering, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. The admissions process has continued to afford the School an opportunity for increased selectivity as the applicant pool has remained high, and aggressive outreach efforts have resulted in large minority enrollment. The Office of Career Services was expanded and revitalized during this time, resulting in greater placement of New York Law School's students in law firms as well as local, state and federal agencies, law enforcement departments, public defender and non-profit public service organizations. THE PRESENT: On July 1, 1992, Harry H. Wellington, Sterling Professor of Law emeritus and former Dean of the Yale Law School, became the 14th Dean and President of New York Law School. Dean Wellington has initiated a process of long-range planning to position New York Law School as a truly urban law center with an emphasis on lawyer-centered education, including an expansion of the full-time faculty and creation of a new Center for New York City Law providing focused study of New York City government. New York Law School has thus entered its second century with fully renovated facilities, a strong student body, an outstanding faculty and a bright future. 23
'TRADITION
OF ACADEMIC ATTIRE
The caps, gowns and hoods worn at college and university functions date back to the Middle Ages. Monks and students used them to keep warm in medieval castles and halls of learning. From these practical origins, they have developed into the accepted garb which symbolizes scholarly achievement. Baccalaureate gowns have a long, pleated front with shirring across the shoulders and back. They are primarily distinguished by flowing sleeves, pointed at the fingertip. These gowns may be worn either open or closed. The master's degree gown is worn open, and the sleeve is cut so that the forearm comes through a slit just above the elbow. Gowns for the doctor's degree are also worn open. They carry broad, velvet panels down the front, and three velvet bars on the full, round sleeves. This velvet trimming may be either black or the color distinctive of the degree. Mortar boards or caps worn with baccalaureate and master's gowns generally have black tassels. The tassel of the doctoral cap is usually made of gold bullion, Faculty members and guests in today's procession are robed in gowns and hoods which represent the institutions from which they have received degrees. The hood gives color and real meaning to the academic costume. Its silk lining bears the colors of the institution conferring the degree. The hood is bordered with velvet of a prescribed width and color to indicate the field of learning to which the degree pertains. Agriculture Architecture Arts, Letters, Humanities Commerce, Accountancy, Business Dentistry Economics Education Engineering Fine Arts Forestry Journalism Law Library Science Mathematics Medicine Music , Nursing Optometry
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Oratory (Speech) Pharmacy Philanthropy Philosophy Physical Education Physics, Police Science, Science Podiatry Political Science Psychology Public Administration, Foreign Service, Government Social Science, Service and Work, Urban Life Sociology Theology Urban Planning Veterinary Science
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