ConvocationSaturday, May 16, 2015

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Letter from the DeanDear Graduate: Congratulations on being awarded your degree from the University of Houston Law Center. The Houston Law degree exemplifies the power of legal education.

Through your legal education, you learned to think like a lawyer. You learned to write precisely, analyze rigorously, advocate persuasively, and uphold the highest standards of the legal profession. Joining the ranks of our alumni, you will also experience the power of the alumni network. Our alumni are located all across the country and have succeeded as litigators, corporate lawyers, public interest lawyers, and government attorneys, and indeed in any endeavor that they pursued. Our dedicated alumni networks are here to serve you; they will be your biggest supporters and mentors. In addition to connecting you with our alumni networks, we offer our graduates 5-8 free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses each year. Please make sure that you check our CLE webpage for more information. See www.law.uh.edu/cle/. These courses are just one example of our abiding commitment to support our graduates. As you begin your professional career, I encourage you to stay in touch with the Law Center. You can access our alumni page at www.law.uh.edu/alumni. We want to send you our alumni magazine and Law Center updates, such as my Dean’s Notes, and information on alumni events. Thus, we need to stay current with your email and mailing address. You may send this information and any updates to directly to briefcase@uh.edu. I hope you will get involved with the UH Law Alumni Association, which is a large and very active community that will enrich your professional and personal lives. The Association will also benefit from your participation. On behalf of the entire Law Center community, best wishes for a successful career. I feel like the “proud poppa” when I consider your accomplishments. I am honored that you are now part of our vast alumni network. I look forward to greeting you at alumni functions. Please feel free to call on me if I may ever be of assistance.Warmest regards, Leonard M. Baynes Dean and Professor of Law

University of Houston UH Law Center

ConvocationSaturday, May 16, 2015, 2 p.m. Hofheinz Pavilion

PRELUDE Selection performed by the Houston Lyric Brass

PROCESSIONAL Triumphal March from Aida (Verdi)

NATIONAL ANTHEM Sung by Kate Gigliotti

WELCOME AND RECOGNITION Dean Leonard M. Baynes OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Justice Eva Guzman Supreme Court of Texas

HOODING Zachary Bray Assistant Professor of Law

David R. Dow University Distinguished Professor

CLASS SPEAKER LaDelle Davenport Class of 2015

WELCOME FROM ALUMNI Tom Hetherington (’98) President, Law Alumni Association

CLOSING REMARKS Dean Baynes

RECESSIONAL Rondeau (Mouret)

A reception in honor of the graduates will be held at the Law Center immediately following the commencement. All graduates, their guests, faculty,

and other distinguished guests are cordially invited to attend.

Spring 2015

Doctor of Jurisprudence Temitope S. AreIan Kelly ArmstrongAhmed Davut AtikErik Kenna Avots-AvotinsKaitlyn BaileyGeovanni BarriosJoshua David BehnkeDaniel Patrick BeiterKrystle Leigh BillingsEmily C. BrlanskyMelissa Michelle BroadwayGrant Stephen BuchananJudith Zoe CadoreMiriam Ayde CameroMatthew Tyler Cameron 2Brandon Raymond CammackMeredith Ann CarrKrista ChanNimra J. ChowdhryMichael Curtis Cline 2Gregory Daniel CobbsBenjamin Avi Cohen-Kurzrock 2Simone ColsonJoshua CooperPierce Thomas CoxJoseph R. CrawfordVeronica D. Cruz 3Max CurryViridiana DarbyLaDelle Davenport 3Juan Carlos De Las CuevasAnnelise Elizabeth DeFrankTaylor Paul Denson 3Samy DiabWilliam Patrick Dinnin

Melody DuarteKevin Thomas DyerAshley Joan EllerinYong Jeong EohYana Luiza ErlerKevin Andrew FalvoArshin FaridifarPaloma Victoria FeghaliBetty FengLauren A. Fisher FloresCedrick Davion ForrestBenjamin FriedmanMatthew GaffronAlan J. GarciaKarla Vanessa GarciaAndrew Joseph Geppert 2Silva GevorkyanJohn M. GhristCourtney Giles 3Julia GillShane Thomas GilroyBrooke Augusta-Bure GliddenMatthew Coleman GoodeBrooke N. Granger 2Austin I. Gray 2James David GrayLee Nichalis GreenRussell Wesley Gryder 3Holly GummertTracie Marie HallKatherine Harding 3Evan HarlowKeith HarrisOzair HasanLisa Michelle Hasenberg 1Crystal Henry

¹ Summa Cum Laude - ² Magna Cum Laude - ³ Cum Laude

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GRADUATES

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GRADUATES

Dylan C. HickeyMarcelo Alejandro HoffmannZachary Jack HoffmannLara Paige HogueChuck HootenRichard Weldon HowardTravis Leon HuehlefeldLauren Antoinette HurstBrian Edward HutchisonKatie Nicole JacksonAndrea Christine JamesErik Owen JanitensMark Alan JessupDominique JohnsonGrant JohnsonPatrick JohnsonMegan Mikutis KeimigRuben Tyler Kendrick 2Robert Eric KentJohn Edward KettlerMaha KhalilRafi R.. KhanMashhood Sayyed KhawarEsther S. KimJeffrey Michael KirkDarina A. Koleva 3Katherine Greer KurasDrew Morgan KwartlerTheresa Elizabeth Langley 3Kyungsil Lee 2Keith LefkowitzKim LewinskiYiwei LiuDana Alexandria LizikLance Mitchell LuckenbachPhilip James MacfarlaneVeronica Faye Manning 3Gordon Martens 1Carolyn Kramer McCormick 3

Ryan James McGrewAndrea Memovic 2Nicholas Anthony MilazzoPatrick M. MillerAlison Claire Mills 3Kevin Patrick MitchellPooneh Azandaryani MomeniMoises MoralesDiana Christine MorelandJanna Marie Mouret 3Laila Maria NabiLaura Kelley NapoliRitika NarayananClay Stuart NelsonSamantha Anne NewmanIngrida Mara NorbergsSean M. O’ConnorLance Edward OelkeChukwudiogo Chisom OnyeneziAdiah A. OreyomiLena Gayoun ParkAlicia Victoria PattersonEglantine M. Pauvarel MossAmanda Danielle Pesonen 2Anna J. PhillipsCullen G. PickNicholas Raymond PierceNousheen Sadruddin PiraniMarcus Lewis Rabinowitz 1Samantha Gilley RachlinKyle Christopher RaffertyDaniel Scott RakesLauren Elizabeth RandleMonica Jade Raspino 2Daniel Anthony Ray 3Weston Prescott RayJayme Michelle Reisler 3Estella Mae RendallLeigh Ann Ressler

¹ Summa Cum Laude - ² Magna Cum Laude - ³ Cum Laude

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GRADUATES

¹ Summa Cum Laude - ² Magna Cum Laude - ³ Cum Laude

Nicholas E. ReynoldsStephen Frank Myers RisleyKelly Young RizzoJeffrey Randall Roeser 2Arthur R. RogersDestinee Kaitlynn Stamper Roman 1Cassy Eva Romano 3Megan Lee RoperRebecca Michele Rosen-SheffAndrew Furman RossJason P. Rudloff 3Kyrie Leigh Ruiz 1Michael Francis RyanBarrett Bruce Schitka 2Brandon Curtis SchrecengostEdward Bethel Seeger III 3Palak Jyontindra ShahSuleha Fazal ShaikhRebecca Anne ShoreJennifer Ryan SimsMatthew Alexander SkeltonStephen P. SmallD’Anna Shea SmithJennifer Beth SmithKayleigh Kristine SmithBrian Srubar 2Clayton M. SuittJames Noel SuttonMarshall SwansonVincent X. TangBradan Taylor ThomasSabra Gerard Thomas 3Michael Topping 2Andrew David TrueloveClara TseJohn Cotton TurnerAnthony UrbanikDavid VelasquezJamison B. Walters

Valerie Ann Weber 3Rebekah A. WendtKarrie Elizabeth WheatleyAysegul WilliamsKaitlyn Janelle WilliamsAlexandra Morit WolfYan Xu

Master of LawsAdelabu Olusegun AdepojuYaw AduboffourIra AghaiGertrude Uzo AkpenyiLotachukwu Chinwoke AkpuokweMatthew Andre AnzianiMauricio Armando ArroyoTalia AttarLisa Marlene BohmerEster Bonafonte MārquezErin Marie Lucas BullardCarlos Eduardo Calderon DiazGeorge Silva CastroPatrick Alexandro ChinchillaCarrie Lynn CogburnBradley Addair CookAditi N. DatarYury Imanol De la Flor PatinoJamal Christopher Dehtho Jr.Gemma Fern DreelanTabrez Yusuf EbrahimOghogho Violet EguasaAbinteh Hans EjobiMariana FajardoOlugbenga FawehinmiAlejandro Fereira EstradaLaura Elizabeth FierroVanessa Thomazetto FinzettoPolina GaddyMark Anthony Gonnering

Juan Manuel Gonzalez Jr.Michael L. Harrison, Jr.Rodrigo Hernández ArguellesMichael Anthony HerrinVanessa Lynn JohnsonVictoria Nyambura KaruguYoung Yuel KimElijah M. KingKeland Duvall LewisEva Maria Lopez RamirezEphraim Andre’ LucasChanelle Nicole MackElliot Wayne McCardleEdidiong MendieKenyon Kirkpatrick MooreGina Mirembe NabetaKeren NissanGrihobou Roland NombrePeace Nsoko NkworErnest NtandaChigoziri Ogechi NwakanmaChimaobi O. NwankwoCynthia C. Odika

Oluwayosola Abiodun OnanugaOluwatosin Oluwaseyi OniElida Pineda OrtunoOsasere Omoze OsazuwaOluwaseun I. OsomoStephen Daniel PerryKärt PormeisterEvans M. SackeyMariana Sequeira Da Costa FigueiredoSharbel Antoine SfeirSheena ShaghaghiSaida SharipovaJustin James SheardGrace Habiba SuleSean Christopher TimmonsLaura Ely Torres-CotAndrea Katalin TóthMatthew Chukwuemeka UgbanaEzinwanne Cherish UkabamLavern J. WalkerCarmerna Cegusta YekeGerald Lee Zimmerer

Fall 2014

Doctor of JurisprudenceTravis Garrett BeerwinkleCharlotte Shenandoah DischertDaniel Franklin DriesPreston Scott EhlersDaniel Patrick GardnerDavid Robert GarrettJereme Jackson GrayKathryn Noël GrayJessica Ireton 2Melanie Ann KoltermannMonica Enyette Mensah

Katherine James RayJennifer SheedyLee David SnelgroveJeffrey Suminto ToTracey Gabrielle TollWilliam Hughes UsnickArmando Walle

Master of LawsCarlos Alberto Ayala GuarneriCynthia BermudezValli Shobhana Challa

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GRADUATES

¹ Summa Cum Laude - ² Magna Cum Laude - ³ Cum Laude

UH Law Center

GRADUATES

¹ Summa Cum Laude - ² Magna Cum Laude - ³ Cum Laude

Peter ChristieMallory Joy CraigMaggie Elizabeth FerrellElizabeth Bazan HawkinsYusra KhalidValerie Longmire-JefferisSamuel Ernesto Mantilla

Gideon ObiSimisola OlukoluHuiyi QiuShanisha Yvette SmithMaria Eugenia StanleyPeter Oviemuno UsionyaMarines Jose Velasquez

Summer 2015

Doctor of JurisprudencePrajna Shivachar

Master of LawsVanessa Griddine-JonesBarrie HansenAnatasia N. KirichenkoAna Patrus

¹ Summa Cum Laude - ² Magna Cum Laude - ³ Cum Laude

Administration

Leonard M. Baynes Dean and Professor of Law

Marcilynn A. Burke Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Law

Russ Gibbs Associate Dean for External Affairs

Sondra R. Tennessee Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Kathy A. Brannon Assistant Dean for External Affairs

Jamie West Dillon Assistant Dean for Admissions

Allison H. Regan Assistant Dean for Career Development

Janet B. Heppard Director of Clinical Programs and Clinical Associate Professor

Jim Lawrence Director of Blakely Advocacy Institute

Merle Morris Co-Director of Lawyering Skills and Strategies and Clinical Assistant Professor

Spencer L. Simons Director, O’Quinn Library and Associate Professor of Law

Tobi Tabor Co-Director of Lawyering Skills and Strategies and Clinical Assistant Professor

Carrie A. Criado Executive Director of Communications and Marketing

MyBao Nguyen Director of Business Operations

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Faculty

Richard M. Alderman Kafah BachariLeonard M. BaynesJanet Beck Emily BermanErma C. BonaderoZachary BrayRaymond L. BrittonAaron-Andrew P. BruhlG. Sidney Buchanan (emeritus)Johnny Rex BucklesMarcilynn A. BurkeDarren BushSeth J. ChandlerAnthony ChaseDavid CrumpRichard F. Dole Jr. John J. Douglass (emeritus)David R. DowMeredith J. DuncanEliezer Ereli (emeritus)Barbara J. EvansDavid Fagundes (visiting professor)Jim HawkinsWhitney W. HeardJanet M. HeppardJames E. Herget (emeritus)Tracy HesterGeoffrey HoffmanLonny HoffmanStephen K. Huber (emeritus)Paul M. JanickeCraig JoyceRobert L. Knauss (emeritus)Sapna Kumar

David Y. KwokPeter LinzerJacqueline D. LiptonJessica Lind MantelEllen MarrusRick McElvaneyJohn Mixon (emeritus)Douglas K. MollGeraldine S. Moohr (emeritus)Merle MorrisThomas C. Newhouse (emeritus)Raymond T. NimmerThomas J. OldhamMichael A. OlivasLaura E. Oren (emeritus)Robert C. PalmerJordan J. PaustSusan S. RachlinRobert A. RagazzoD. Theodore RaveJessica L. RobertsJoseph SandersJon S. Schultz (emeritus)Ronald L. ScottRobert P. Schuwerk (emeritus) Ira B. Shepard (emeritus)Spencer L. SimonsLauren SimpsonWilliam P. StrengTobi TaborSandra Guerra ThompsonLisa Tilton-McCarthyRonald TurnerLori TwomeyGreg R. Vetter

Jacqueline L. WeaverBret WellsTasha Willis

Kellen ZaleStephen Zamora

Adjunct Faculty 2014-2015

Judge Georgia AkersNatalie AlfaroYocel AlonsoJeffrey AnapolskyRay AshburgPaul H. AsofskyChristopher V. BaconCraig M. BergezEmily BolonTheodore R. BorregoLynn BortkaJustice William J. BoyceTimothy S. BraleyJohn BrewerCharles BrownJudge Susan BrownJohn A. Buckley Jr.Franklin G. BynumLarry A. CampagnaMaria-Vittoria Giugi CarminatiDaragh John M. CarterDonna S. ClarkDavid P. CunninghamDaniel W. DavisMickey R. DavisWillie Ben Daw IIIAlistair B. DawsonAli DhananiSashe D. DimitroffLinda I. DoleArthur M. Dula

Christopher DykesAndrew M. EdisonCharles R. EskridgeZandra E. FoleyJohn-Thomas FosterValerie K. FriedrichJack C. FrelsEdward F. Gallagher David GergerMark D. GoransonJulie D. GrayMichael J. Griffin IIIJudge George C. Hanks Jr.Lawrence W. HansonAmy E. HawkEleanor B. HaynesJudge Belinda HillJames J. Hippard Jr.Mark S. HooseSharon E. HormannJacqueline HouletteRobert H. Hughes Jr.Alex HuntRichard A. HusseiniCharles IrvineClyde Jackson IIICharles J. JacobusCassandra JeuAlexander L. KaplanDaniel J. KasprzakTara Kelly

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FACULTY

David R. KeyesDouglas E. KogerPaul E. KriegerDaniel KrollKathleen Cooper LakeDaniella D. LandersE. Daniel LeightmanTracy L. LeissnerKevin P. LewisMelanie Chris LongRyan J. MaiersonJani J. MaselliJudge Sylvia A. MatthewsRyan McConnell Roni S. MihalySusham M. ModiWilliam Raymond Moore IIIMichael D. MorfeyEwell E. Murphy Jr.Jeff NewberryJohn W. Newton IIIAngela OdenskyEdward C. Osterberg Jr.Stephen P. PateWilliam PetersonJim Perdue Sr.Kenneth R. Phillips

Ignacio Pinto-LeónRobert M. Roach Jr.Judge Lee H. RosenthalJanet L. RushingGeorge M. SecrestShahzado ShaikhScott A. ShermanRichard SherryEugene J. Silva IIJames W. Skelton Jr.Frank F. SmithAlison SulenticDavid TiedeGus G. TamborelloJohn Jack TownsendJohn F. UngerJuan F. Vasquez Jr.Judge Juan F. Vasquez Sr.Judge Vanessa VelasquezRamón G. Viada IIIOdean L. VolkerLaranda WalkerRonald WardellBob WicoffKristy WilliamsJohn T. WoodruffDenney L. Wright

Visiting/Lecturer Faculty

David BenderKatherine BremDaniel D. BrennanJulian Cardenas-GarciaRichard R. CarlsonNicole B. CasarezDr. Michael S. Ewer

Patricia GrayRobert B. JohnsonNorman NadorffRuthie PillerSusan L. SakmarBen H. Sheppard Jr.Barbara J. Stalder

D. C. Toedt IIIFrançois-Xavier TrainGordon R. WalkerAllison WinnikeWilliam J. Winslade

Board of Directors

PresidentTom Hetherington (’98)

President-ElectRichard Whiteley (’99)

Vice PresidentSusan L. Bickley (’84)

SecretaryCynthia M. Mabry (’10)

DirectorsBradley J. Aiken (’07)

Brian Boyle (’04)Alice A. Brown (’82)

Clayton Forswall (’11)Laura Gibson (’85)

Warren W. Harris (’88)The Hon. Reece Rondon (’95)

Kris Thomas (’83)Laura M. Trenaman (’97)

Ex OfficioBill Jackson (’92)

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Board of Directors

PresidentMr. Jeff C. Dodd (’79)

President-Elect/Second Vice PresidentMr. Thomas Kirkendall (’79)

Past President/Second Vice PresidentMr. William Maynard (’73)

DirectorsDean Leonard M. BaynesMs. Patrice Ferguson (’89)

Mr. Dan Fontaine (’82) Mr. Tom Hetherington (’98)

Mr. William “Bill” Jackson (’92) Mr. Gregory King (’85) Mr. Stephen Koch (’92)

Ms. Judy Lee (80) Mr. Marvin D. Nathan (’66) Mr. James “Jim” Roach (’82)

Mr. Robert (“Bob”) Schick (’81) Mr. Brad Tucker (’79)

Mr. John T. Unger (’77)Mr. William “Willie” Wood (’84)

Advisory DirectorsMr. D. Jansing Baker (’73)

Mr. Denis Braham (’79)Jim M. Perdue, Jr. (’93)

Mr. Stephen D. Susman Senator Royce B. West (’79)

Emeritus DirectorsCharles W. Matthews (’70)Mr. Lawrence J. Pirtle (’66)

Mr. Leonard B. Rosenberg (’53)Mr. Alvin L. Zimmerman (’67)

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