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Suffolk University
Annual Commencement
Law School
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Sunday, May 21, 2000
Ten o'clock in the morning
The FleetCenter
Boston, Massachusetts
Board of Trustees
Suffolk University
Suffolk University is a dynamic urban university with more than 6,500 students of
all ages enrolled in day and evening programs in its College of Arts and Sciences,
Frank Sawyer School of Management and Law School. The University is located on
Beacon Hill in the heart of Boston and is accessible from all parts of the metropolitan
area.
Founded as a law school in 1906, the University developed by adding a College of
Arts and Sciences in 1934 and a School of Management in 1937. On April 29, 1937,
the Law School, College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Management were
chartered as Suffolk University by the Massachusetts General Court. The University
is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The Law School, accredited by the American Bar Association and the Association
of American Law Schools, awards the juris doctor (JD) degree to its graduates. The
College of Arts and Sciences awards degrees as the associate in arts (AA),
the associate in science (AS), the bachelor of arts (BA), the bachelor of fine arts (BFA),
the bachelor of science (BS), the bachelor of science in general studies (BSGS), the
bachelor of science in journalism (BSJ), the master of arts in communication (MA),
the master of arts in psychology (MA), the master of arts in interior design (MAID),
the master of science in education (MS), the master of science in computer science
(MSCS), the master of science in criminal justice (MSCJ), the master of science in
international economics (MSIE), the master of science in political science (MSPS), the
master of education (MED) and a doctor of philosophy degree in clinical psychology.
A certificate of advanced graduate study (CAGS) is awarded for study beyond the
master degree in several fields of education and human services. The master of public administration and master of science in mental health counseling (MPA/MS) are
jointly offered by the College of Arts and Sciences and Sawyer School of
Management. The master of science in international economics and the juris doctor
degree are jointly offered by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Law School
(MSIE/JD). The Frank Sawyer School of Management, accredited by AACSB, the
International Association for Management Education and by the National
Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), conducts
both undergraduate and graduate programs in business. The undergraduate program leads to the degree of bachelor of science in business administration (BSBA).
Graduate programs lead to master's degrees in business administration (MBA) and
public administration (MPA). Special master's degrees offered include the master of
science in accounting (MSA), the master of science in finance (MSF), the master of
science in financial sciences and banking (MSFSB), the master of science in taxation
(MST), the master of science in entrepreneurial studies (MSES), the master of science
in philanthropy and media (MSPM), and the master's degree in health administration (MHA). Undergraduate certificate programs in accounting and a graduate
diploma in professional accounting (GDPA) are offered. The advanced professional
certificate (APC) in business and certificate of advanced study in public administration (CASPA) and certificate of advanced study in finance provide study beyond the
master's degree. Joint Degree programs leading to the bachelor of science in business
(BSBA/JD), master of business (JD /MBA), master of public administration
(JD /MPA) or master of science in finance (JD /MSF) and the juris doctor degrees are
offered by the Frank Sawyer School of Management and the Law School.
Since 1906, when Gleason L. Archer established a law school for working adults,
Suffolk University has graduated close to 40,000 students who have taken their
places in the professional world. Among the University's alumni are some of New
England's outstanding jurists, attorneys, businessmen and women, teachers, writers
and scientists.
During its 94 years, Suffolk University has grown in size and in the scope and
quality of its academic programs. As it develops new programs to meet emerging
needs, Suffolk University remains guided by Gleason Archer's commitment to the
community and to its people, and by a concern for access, success and excellence.
William J. O'Neill, Jr., Esq., Chairman
Edward F. McDonnell, Vice Chairman
Joseph B. Shanahan, Jr., Esq., Clerk
The Hon. Marianne B. Bowler
The Hon. Lawrence L. Cameron
Dorothy A. Caprera, Esq.
John M. Corcoran
Robert B. Crowe, Esq.
Gerard F. Doherty, Esq.
Dennis M. Duggan, Jr., Esq.
Francis X. Flannery
Leonard Florence
Robert W. Gardner, Jr., Esq.
Margaret A. Geraghty
Jeanne M. Hession, Esq.
Joseph P. Hoar
J. Robert Johnson
Robert Crowley LeBlanc, Esq.
James F. Linnehan, Esq.
Nicholas A. Macaronis, Esq.
Gail M. Mansfield
The Hon. J. Joseph Moakley
John J. O'Connor
Brian T. O'Neill, Esq.
Carol Sawyer Parks
David J. Sargent, Esq.
James F. Sullivan, Esq.
Francis M. Vazza
Beverly M. Wright
Harry Zohn
Trustees Emeriti
Thomas J. Brown
Vincent A. Fulmer
John C. Scully
Academic Administration
President
David J. Sargent, J.D., LL.D.
Vice President and Treasurer
Francis X. Flannery, B.S. in B.A., M.S. in B.A., C.P.A., D.C.S.
Vice President for Development and Enrollment
Marguerite J. Dennis, B.A., M.A.
Dean of the Law School
Robert H . Smith, B.A., J.D.
Associate Dean of the Law School
Bernard M. Ortwein, B.A., J.D., LL.M.
Associate Dean of the Law School
John C. Deliso, B.S., J.D.
Associate Dean of the Law School
Marc G. Perlin, B.A., J.D.
Dean of Students
Bernadette Feeley, B.S., J.D.
Dean of Admissions
Gail N . Ellis, B.A., J.D.
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Commencement Program
Prelude
Boston Brass Ensemble
John D. Corley, Conductor
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Processional
(Audience Please Rise)
Academic Procession
Robert W. Gardner, Jr., JD '75
Representing 25th Anniversary Class of 1975
University Marshal
Call to Commencement Exercises
William J. O'Neill, Jr., Esquire
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Presiding
David J. Sargent, Esquire
President of the University
Invocation
The Reverend Amy Fisher
University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry
National Anthem
Commencement Address
The Honorable Jack Reed
United States Senator
State of Rhode Island
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
The Honorable Suzanne V. Del Vecchio
Chief Justice of the Superior Court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Nicholas A. Macaronis
Attorney At Law
Deval L. Patrick
Vice President and General Counsel
Texaco, Inc.
The Honorable Thomas F. Reilly
Attorney General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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The Honorable Jack Reed
United States Senator
State of Rhode Island
Class Greetings
Michael J. Harris, JD '00
Conferring of Degrees
Benediction
The Reverend Amy Fisher
Recessional
(Audience Please Remain Seated Until Last Graduate Has Left the Auditorium)
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
/erry O'Shea Gorgone
Stacey Carrara Friends
THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
) Amy B. Abbott
I I:tJ:ark Joseph Alves
,,Panielle M. Andrews
/ Gregg Patrick Bailey
wGregory Michael Beston
( Allison K. Blew
;t<:athleen Cheryl Brown
,.,Stanley A. Bunner, Jr.
yf'atrick M. Callahan
A farina I. Cardoso
(1\lexandra R. Clark
)":isa D. Cohen
Catherine M. Conneely
Jutta R. Duborg
Christopher Paul Duffy
.,Barry Gaiman
/ .. Andrea L. Geiger
.,g'tephen M. Gianelli
v4"'eryl Grant
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..f~thany Ann Grazio
/ William Hamlin Grogan
vrfavid Christopher Hardy
t,.,,0anielle Herritt
..,-Nathalie F. Hibble
~dwar,d D. Holston
/ ~ffrey S. Levy
,;I'heresa MacKinnon
Mark Joseph Maier
v + :!)eza Mollaaghababa
fi,)lrbara E. Pie
'1ohn J. Powers, Jr.
• Sheila Quinn
,A(shlie L. Ringel
~enJ. Torres
/ Courtney B. Winter
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+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Distinction
• Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
• Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
Michael Al-Hussainy
tt Amrana Ali
Alexandra Amiel
*ttt Andrew J. Amigo
Michael R. Anderson
* Stacey Ann Antimone
• Christine Antonellis
* G. Paul Anundson
Walid K. Aradi
* Cheryl Phyllis Arlanson
Scott Aubrey
Zohra Aziz
Amy Azza
Amy Lynn Bagley
Rachel Davis Baime
Lauren Baker
William Ball
* Steven A. Bander
Richard Raymond Barone, Jr.
tt Nicole Allison Barron
* Michelle D. Bazin
*• Michael A. Bean
* Alex Behrakis
Melinda Shawn Bellis
Carrie Lisa Berenson
Anne Bergstrom
Adam Berkowitz
* Mark F. Bernard
+ Kemavit Bhangananda
*• Margaret Jean Billy
Karol A. Bisbee
*• Jonathan J. Blake
Suzette Marie Bolduc
Nancy A. Bottari
* Susan Marie Bourque
Zanzhe Boye
David S. Bradley
Gina M. Braza
* Keith J. Bridgford
John M. Brinkman
* Daniel C. Brown
* Nicole M. Buba
RobertL.Buchanan
Grace Catherine Byrne
David Michael Camassar
Robert Bradley Campbell
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
* Debora Ann Cancado
* Toni Elizabeth Cann
Christine A. Capers
* Christopher A. Carbone
Edward B. Carney
Christopher Joseph Carreira
Jean-Paul Cass
Luke Cebula
Leonidas Chakalos
Janie Hyun-young Chang
Jeffrey R. Chapdelaine
Alicia Anne Childs
Eleftheria N. Chronas
Eunice Mingly Chung
Gina Ann Ciolek
John S. Ciolli
Jeffrey Clancy
tt Lilach Cohen-Kopolovic
Kristin Cole
John Coles
* Janice L. Collins
* Anna Connors
Diane R. Cooper
Christopher Paul Corso
Edward V. Cosgrove
Keith Costantino
• Gregory D. Cote
* John J. Coughlin
Aurelie M. Couturier
Nicole Anderson Cox
Cristen E. Cozart
* Margaret Roselyn Crabb
*+ Robert M. Crawford, Jr.
* Andrew David Crawley
* Sheila Creaton
Diane Michele Croff
Sheila Ann Cronin
D. Cash Crossley
* Dennis M. Crowley III
Wayne Culver
Suzanne Cummings
* Larissa A. Cunningham
Kirkland Jay Curley
Ellen Marie Curran
Joshua S. Cutler
• Frances Butcher Dallmeyer
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+ High Technology Law Concentration with
Diane M. D' Amico
* Deborah D' Angelo
Nathan Amir Darvish
Tanya M. DaSilva
Heather Dauler ·
* Caryn Lynn Daum
Darly Gherardie David
James R. Davis
John W. Davis
William C. Deatte
* James DeCamp
* Joseph J. DeCaporale
* Liam Paul Deeney
Philip G. DeGeorge
Kathleen Delaplain
* • Anthony Dellorfano
Charlene A. Deloach
* Darlene DeMelo
Heidi Ann Dennis
* Denise Desmond
* James Joseph Dever
Karen Dexter
* Antonio Mario DiBenedetto Jr.
Philip Nelson DiBlasi
*• Kimberly A. Dietel
Thomas V. DiGangi
* Richard M. Dohoney
tt Julianne Bricker Donato
Patrick J. Donnelly
• David J. Donovan
* Thomas James Donovan, Jr.
Elissa Kim Doroff
Andrew J. Drayer
• Linda M. Dubuque
Jutta R. Duborg
Denise M. Duffy
Nicholas Corbett Dullea
* Mark Dunderdale
Jon-Luc Dupuy
Sheila A. Dwyer
* Nancie L. Edgren
Jennifer M. Elia
Jessica L. Evans
Kim C. Facey
* Patrick K. Faherty
* Michael J. Fencer
Stephen C. Fernandes, Jr.
Anne Marie Ferreira
Paola M. Ferrer
John Finnegan
•ttttChaz R. Fisher
Erika L. Fitzpatrick
* Michael P. Fleming
Catherine Joan Flood
* Sarah Jane Flower
*• Kelly Anne Flynn
* Elissa Flynn-Poppey
Jennifer Elissa Fogelson
Marc Daniel Foley
Christopher J. Fonehouse
Eric Andrew Fox
Dianne Lucy Frade
* Laurie Ann Frankl
Jane Frayberg
Rhea Nicole Frederick
Garrett R. Fregault
Melissa Freidel
* Jeannette M. Frey
Anthony Gallant
* Ethan Gane
* Augusta Gardner-Dickson
• Mary Colette Garippo
Brendan J. Gaughan
* Donna Marie Gavin
* Denise Susan Gearraughty
Richard Gedeon
* Donald R. Geiter
* Andre A. Gelinas, Jr.
Jennifer Gabriella Genzale
*+ George Georgountzos
Dominic Gervasi
Michael S. Giaimo
* Cary P. Gianoulis
Michael Gilliatt
Robert H. Glotzer
tttt Atul M. Golhar
• Thomas J. Goode
Andrew Adam Gordon
Nathalie H. Goulet
Jonathan Michael Graham
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
tMaster of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.a.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.a.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
Kimberly Gregalis Granatino
Kevin Kane
• Rachel Kaprielian
Robert Karam
Brian Keane
tt Britte Kelly
*• Elisabeth Ciaran Kelly
Aisling Magella Kennedy
Risa A. King
• Robert Vincent Klauzinski
Lina Klebaner
Eric Paul Klein
Panagiotis A. Konstantilakis
* Maryam Koupaie
* Amy Elizabeth Kwesell
Michelle A. Laffan
* • Tricia Margaret LaFlamme
Karen D. Lane
Thomas J. Lane
* Robert Laurie
Jeanmarie Valle Lee
* Sunmin Lee
* Michael T. Lennon
Joel Arturo Leon ~
* Valerie Leone
Elizabeth Julia Lesiak
Donald S. Levine
Karen Elizabeth Levine
Melissa P. Lindeman
Nicole L. Linehan
Tristan Logan
MaryBeth Cadigan Long
• Douglas Matthew Lucente
*• Ladidas L. Lumpkins
Kenneth Paul Lyons
* Patricia E. Madsaac
Stephanie MacLean-Gallico
* Ellen Mahoney
Jennifer Lee Mahoney
Jon Mahoney
* Deanna D. Mai
Tara Noelle Mandyck
* Daniel Maranci
Allen Jason Margulis
Kerry F. Marsicovetere
Brent Martin
* Margaret G. Grant
Vincent J. Cratch
* Evan A. Greene
Francis Paul Grenn
• David Griffin
* John P. Griffin
Jennifer Lyn Gugliotti
Sonia K. Guterman
Barbara Haas
Scott E. Habeeb
Mary Elizabeth Hadad
Susan M. Hannon
Michael James Harris
Wayne G. Haser
William Eric Lee Hayden
* Diane R. Hayes
*.6. Carrie Hedrick
Michael John Hegarty
* Rebekka Lynn Herlllans
* Stephani M. Hildebrandt
Jennifer S. Hines
• Mark A. Hoffman
* Les Hoiberg, Jr.
Lisa K. Hollenberg
* Teri H. Hoppenheim
Amanda B. Hughes
Melissa Erica Hulecki
Peter C. Humblias
James W. Hunt III
Jonathan Hunter
Colleen Ann Hurley
Corey Lee Hutchinson
Tara Anne Hutchinson
Francis John Hyatt
Marley Jayne
* Wei Jia
* David Johnson
* David B. Johnson
Kristi Ann Johnson
* Christina Jordan
* James M. Joseph
Paul M. Joseph
Jamie H. Jun
* Mary Rose Jurgensen
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
* Fumiyo Okubo
* Michael Martin
* Jeffrey Robert Mazer
Tanya Kim Oldenhoff
Jennifer O'Leary
* David Andrew Oliphant
• Michael Gerard O'Neil,Jr.
* Jeffrey Charles O'Shaughnessy
* Stephen P. O'Sullivan
Brian Pacheco
Michelle Pacheco
Jennifer Padula
Paul J. Paglierani
• Lisa Palone
* James Nicholas Panas
Jocelyn Vincent Paquette
Lori Elizabeth Penny
t Janet M. Pepin
* Cortney J. Perkins
Mark A. Perkins
* Megan E. Perrotta
* Sandy Pesiridis
Tami Pester
Sharon Mary Petrillo
* Karin V. Pettit
* Kristen J. Phillips
Bethany J. Pierson
Susan M. Pires
* Edward J. Pirrera
Kristin A. Porcu
Joel Posner
* Nancy J. Puleo
Jackson F. Quan
John Earl Quigley
Erin Reily
Thomas Tierney Reith III
Timothy P. Rempe
Brian Rensing
* David Robinson
*• Kermit Robinson
Suzanne M. Robinson
Antoinette Rodney
Marta E. Rodriguez
* John P. Rogaris
* Mark C. Rogers
* Meredith H. Rogers
Michael E. Rogers
Nicole Metsisto Mazer
Adam David Mazonson
Steven Lapham McAleer
* Kara E. McCabe
• Joseph Michael McCarthy, Jr.
• Sean McCarthy
Christian T. McCloskey
David Francis McCool
Catherine M. McCoy
Patrick W. McDermott
*• John Anthony McDevitt
Joseph McGinn
t• Shannon M. McLaughlin
*+ Daniel P. Mcloughlin
Mimi McMahon
Mary Elizabeth Melloni
* Lisa Mendel
Christie Meniates
Marco F. Mereu
Jon D. Michalek
Heather Michaud
* Shannon Michaud
Peter D. Millholland
• Peter M. Mimmo
* • Rebecca C. Minahan
Rebekka A. Monahan
Marianne Monte
Jason Christopher Moreau
* Denise J. Morgan
* Stacey E. Morris
• James G. Mortimer
Kathleen M. Mulvey
* Michael P. Murray
Stephen Murray
• Ronald J. Nasif
John P. Nelson
Jonathan Olav Nilsen
*+• Karthryn E. Noll
* Marjunette Nusbaum
Veranira Ochea
* Frank X. O'Connor
Christine Elizabeth O'.Donnell
Kathleen M. O'Hagan
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
•
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
Rafael E. Romero
Michael P. Ronzoni
David Ross
Denise Marie Ross
tt • Kristina K. Rost
Christopher S. Rothemich
Lori V. Russell
tttt Adam V. Russo
Michelle D. Russo
Michael Christopher Rylant
Michelle Annette Sadova
* Angela Saindon
• Laura A. Salek
Robert Sanders
Margaret Harris Sanel
* Mark Savage
Tracy C. Savy
t Derek Scacchi
Marisa A. Schell
Darren P. Schenck
Marco Anthony Schiavo
* Robert D. Scolaro
* Scott D. Sellers
Alyssa M. Sells
Jessica A. Seymourian
* Andrew Shact
Daniel J. Shanahan
*+ Anita P. Sharma
Charles Thomas Shea
Patrick Edward Sheehan
Layla D'Emilia Shepherd
Justin Shepherd
* Kimberly D. Shubrooks
* Catherine A. Sichol
Natalie Sika
* Amy Lee Slade
*+ Cheryl Nedobity Smith
tt Joanne D. Smith
*+ • Robert P. Smith
Brian Christopher Snell
Frank W. Solar
David Milton Souza ,,
Paul L. Speidel
Jason Spinard
* Chauncey D. Steele, IV
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administra tion Recipient
t t Master of Business Administra tion Recipient
tttMaster of Scien ce International
Economics Recipient
t t ttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Thomas B. Steeves
Rachelle Steinberg
James John Steinkrauss
Marc Elias Stoler
* Jason David Stone
Lori-Ann Stramandinoli
Brian Richard Sullivan
Robert Edward Sullivan
Ryan Patrick Sullivan
• Jennifer Teng
Stephen M. Tessier
Ava Tien
Carolyn J. Tolman
Alisha Tomasino
Kathryn A. Toomey
Jonathan C. Topitzer
David K. Tornstrom
* James S. Trainor, Jr.
*• Lisa Treiber
Joanne C. Treschel
* Lana N. Truong
* Sheryl L. Tuach
Bethlem Tzankis
* Sara Louise Uberman
Hepsen Uzcan
Matthew E. Valentinas
Robert J. Van Campen
*• John Christopher Verner
Karen Ann Vickers
Kara DiFruscia Viola
Anthony Voci
• Tracy L. Walker
Geoffrey S. Waller II
Jennifer A. Walsh
* Katie Anne Walsh
* Brian Paul Ward
Jeremy Waxler
Brian Weiner
Keith Weiner
John M. Welch
Amy E. Wells
Jennifer Beth Wexler
* Victoria Whelan
Joseph White
Susanne F. White
+ High Technology Law Concen trati on w ith
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
* Megan William s
* Nicholas George Xenos
Shawn Adam Williams
Damian Warfield Wilmot
Lisa H ollenberg Winer
* David D. Wong
Margaret A. Wright
Alexandria M.L. Wudyka
Daniel Yin
Tricia H. Yoo
* Michael Zabowsky
Alina Bregman Zalev
Neal Zalvan
John L. Zembruski
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Distinction
• Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A. Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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LAW FACULTY OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
Day Division
Kerry O'Shea Gorgone
IN ME1V10RIA1VI
Evening Division
Andrea L. Geiger
Thomas F. Lambert, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law
THE LEO J. WYMAN MEMORIAL FUND AWARD
Day Division
Michael J. Fencer
Janet M. Pepin
Evening Division
Jutta Duborg
THE DAN IEL J. FERN AWARD
Day Division
Kerry O'Shea Gorgone
Evening Division
Stacey Carrara Friends
THE PROFESSOR ALEXANDER J. CELLA AWARD
Chauncy D. Steele
THE JUD GE HARRY KALUS AWARD
Bethany A. Grazia
N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS
Andrea L. Geiger
• February 2000 Gradua te
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administra tion Recip ient
tt Master of Bu siness Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science Interna tional
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Professor Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. died on December 29, 1999
after a long and distinguished legal career. Tom, as he was
known to generations of trial lawyers and law students,
attended the University of California at Los Angeles where he
excelled as an orator and student leader. Tom's outstanding
scholarship and extracurricular work at UCLA earned him a
Rhodes Scholarship, and after three years of study at Oxford he
received three degrees in 1939. After receiving a fellowship to
study law at Yale Law School, Tom began his law teaching
career at Stetson Law School and became the country's
youngest law school dean at the age of 26. At Stetson, he met
his wife, Elizabeth. Tom left Stetson during World War II to
study at the Columbia School of Military Government, and
later worked as trial counsel at the International Military
Tribunal at Nuremberg, where he served on the staff of
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson prosecuting Nazi war
criminals. Tom then returned to the United States, teaching at
Boston University School of Law and later assuming the position of editor and chief writer for what is now the Association
of Trial Lawyers of America Law Reporter. For 40 years, Tom
taught and lectured to trial lawyers across the country on the
law of torts. His column, "Tom on Torts," was well-known
across the legal community. In 1980, Tom joined the full-time
faculty at Suffolk University Law School as a Distinguished
Professor of Law and as the first holder of the Thomas F.
Lambert, Jr. Chair. This Chair was endowed by trial lawyers
from across the country for the purpose of carrying on tort
education with the highest distinction. At Suffolk, Tom taught
torts and products liability while he continued to write for the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America and lecture on the
evolution of tort law. Suffolk University salutes the life of this
gifted teacher and scholar.
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
Distinction
• Taxation Law Concentra tion with Distinction
..a. Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
-Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Dis tinction
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ACADEMIC ATTIRE
The academic attire worn during the commencement exercises by the
graduates, faculty members, deans, trustees, the president, and the other
members of the academic procession, had its origin during the Middle
Ages at the medieval universities. The long black gown, the basic garment
of the academic attire, was worn for warmth and to conceal food and
sometimes wine to be consumed during lecture recesses. The square cap,
the shape of which resembles a book, a mason's mortarboard, or the quadrangle shape of the Oxford University campus, usually has a black tassel
indicating a bachelor's or master's degree, or a gold tassel indicating a
doctoral degree. The hood, which is the most colorful raiment, was used as
a cowl, a cape, an alms sack or to protect the wearer's wig from the elements.
In modern times, the wearing of academic attire was codified by the
American Council on Education. Contemporary guidelines specify that the
standard color for caps and gowns is black, that the material be cotton
poplin, that there be no trimming on the gowns worn by recipients of baccalaureate or master's degrees, that the doctoral gown may be faced with
black velvet trim with three bars of black velvet across the sleeves, that the
trimming of the doctoral hood be of velvet and signify the academic area
of the degree, and that the hood lining reflect the official color or colors of
the college or university conferring the degree. The hood trimming color
white designates bachelor of arts; yellow: bachelor and master of science;
magenta: bachelor of science in journalism; drab olive: bachelor and master
of business administration; peacock blue: bachelor and master of public
administration; blue: master of education and certificate of advanced
graduate study in education; and purple: juris doctor (law) degree.
Within certain permissible limits, universities may vary the style and
color of the caps and gowns worn by their graduates. These variations
may be noticed in the academic procession.
Suffolk University
Annual Commencement
Law School
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Sunday, May 21, 2000
Ten o'clock in the morning
The FleetCenter
Boston, Massachusetts
Board of Trustees
Suffolk University
Suffolk University is a dynamic urban university with more than 6,500 students of
all ages enrolled in day and evening programs in its College of Arts and Sciences,
Frank Sawyer School of Management and Law School. The University is located on
Beacon Hill in the heart of Boston and is accessible from all parts of the metropolitan
area.
Founded as a law school in 1906, the University developed by adding a College of
Arts and Sciences in 1934 and a School of Management in 1937. On April 29, 1937,
the Law School, College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Management were
chartered as Suffolk University by the Massachusetts General Court. The University
is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The Law School, accredited by the American Bar Association and the Association
of American Law Schools, awards the juris doctor (JD) degree to its graduates. The
College of Arts and Sciences awards degrees as the associate in arts (AA),
the associate in science (AS), the bachelor of arts (BA), the bachelor of fine arts (BFA),
the bachelor of science (BS), the bachelor of science in general studies (BSGS), the
bachelor of science in journalism (BSJ), the master of arts in communication (MA),
the master of arts in psychology (MA), the master of arts in interior design (MAID),
the master of science in education (MS), the master of science in computer science
(MSCS), the master of science in criminal justice (MSCJ), the master of science in
international economics (MSIE), the master of science in political science (MSPS), the
master of education (MED) and a doctor of philosophy degree in clinical psychology.
A certificate of advanced graduate study (CAGS) is awarded for study beyond the
master degree in several fields of education and human services. The master of public administration and master of science in mental health counseling (MPA/MS) are
jointly offered by the College of Arts and Sciences and Sawyer School of
Management. The master of science in international economics and the juris doctor
degree are jointly offered by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Law School
(MSIE/JD). The Frank Sawyer School of Management, accredited by AACSB, the
International Association for Management Education and by the National
Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), conducts
both undergraduate and graduate programs in business. The undergraduate program leads to the degree of bachelor of science in business administration (BSBA).
Graduate programs lead to master's degrees in business administration (MBA) and
public administration (MPA). Special master's degrees offered include the master of
science in accounting (MSA), the master of science in finance (MSF), the master of
science in financial sciences and banking (MSFSB), the master of science in taxation
(MST), the master of science in entrepreneurial studies (MSES), the master of science
in philanthropy and media (MSPM), and the master's degree in health administration (MHA). Undergraduate certificate programs in accounting and a graduate
diploma in professional accounting (GDPA) are offered. The advanced professional
certificate (APC) in business and certificate of advanced study in public administration (CASPA) and certificate of advanced study in finance provide study beyond the
master's degree. Joint Degree programs leading to the bachelor of science in business
(BSBA/JD), master of business (JD /MBA), master of public administration
(JD /MPA) or master of science in finance (JD /MSF) and the juris doctor degrees are
offered by the Frank Sawyer School of Management and the Law School.
Since 1906, when Gleason L. Archer established a law school for working adults,
Suffolk University has graduated close to 40,000 students who have taken their
places in the professional world. Among the University's alumni are some of New
England's outstanding jurists, attorneys, businessmen and women, teachers, writers
and scientists.
During its 94 years, Suffolk University has grown in size and in the scope and
quality of its academic programs. As it develops new programs to meet emerging
needs, Suffolk University remains guided by Gleason Archer's commitment to the
community and to its people, and by a concern for access, success and excellence.
William J. O'Neill, Jr., Esq., Chairman
Edward F. McDonnell, Vice Chairman
Joseph B. Shanahan, Jr., Esq., Clerk
The Hon. Marianne B. Bowler
The Hon. Lawrence L. Cameron
Dorothy A. Caprera, Esq.
John M. Corcoran
Robert B. Crowe, Esq.
Gerard F. Doherty, Esq.
Dennis M. Duggan, Jr., Esq.
Francis X. Flannery
Leonard Florence
Robert W. Gardner, Jr., Esq.
Margaret A. Geraghty
Jeanne M. Hession, Esq.
Joseph P. Hoar
J. Robert Johnson
Robert Crowley LeBlanc, Esq.
James F. Linnehan, Esq.
Nicholas A. Macaronis, Esq.
Gail M. Mansfield
The Hon. J. Joseph Moakley
John J. O'Connor
Brian T. O'Neill, Esq.
Carol Sawyer Parks
David J. Sargent, Esq.
James F. Sullivan, Esq.
Francis M. Vazza
Beverly M. Wright
Harry Zohn
Trustees Emeriti
Thomas J. Brown
Vincent A. Fulmer
John C. Scully
Academic Administration
President
David J. Sargent, J.D., LL.D.
Vice President and Treasurer
Francis X. Flannery, B.S. in B.A., M.S. in B.A., C.P.A., D.C.S.
Vice President for Development and Enrollment
Marguerite J. Dennis, B.A., M.A.
Dean of the Law School
Robert H . Smith, B.A., J.D.
Associate Dean of the Law School
Bernard M. Ortwein, B.A., J.D., LL.M.
Associate Dean of the Law School
John C. Deliso, B.S., J.D.
Associate Dean of the Law School
Marc G. Perlin, B.A., J.D.
Dean of Students
Bernadette Feeley, B.S., J.D.
Dean of Admissions
Gail N . Ellis, B.A., J.D.
•
February
High
Technology
Law
Concentration
with
2000
Graduate
*Cum
Laude
tMaster
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Commencement Program
Prelude
Boston Brass Ensemble
John D. Corley, Conductor
'r
Processional
(Audience Please Rise)
Academic Procession
Robert W. Gardner, Jr., JD '75
Representing 25th Anniversary Class of 1975
University Marshal
Call to Commencement Exercises
William J. O'Neill, Jr., Esquire
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Presiding
David J. Sargent, Esquire
President of the University
Invocation
The Reverend Amy Fisher
University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry
National Anthem
Commencement Address
The Honorable Jack Reed
United States Senator
State of Rhode Island
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
The Honorable Suzanne V. Del Vecchio
Chief Justice of the Superior Court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Nicholas A. Macaronis
Attorney At Law
Deval L. Patrick
Vice President and General Counsel
Texaco, Inc.
The Honorable Thomas F. Reilly
Attorney General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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The Honorable Jack Reed
United States Senator
State of Rhode Island
Class Greetings
Michael J. Harris, JD '00
Conferring of Degrees
Benediction
The Reverend Amy Fisher
Recessional
(Audience Please Remain Seated Until Last Graduate Has Left the Auditorium)
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
/erry O'Shea Gorgone
Stacey Carrara Friends
THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
) Amy B. Abbott
I I:tJ:ark Joseph Alves
,,Panielle M. Andrews
/ Gregg Patrick Bailey
wGregory Michael Beston
( Allison K. Blew
;t<:athleen Cheryl Brown
,.,Stanley A. Bunner, Jr.
yf'atrick M. Callahan
A farina I. Cardoso
(1\lexandra R. Clark
)":isa D. Cohen
Catherine M. Conneely
Jutta R. Duborg
Christopher Paul Duffy
.,Barry Gaiman
/ .. Andrea L. Geiger
.,g'tephen M. Gianelli
v4"'eryl Grant
.
..f~thany Ann Grazio
/ William Hamlin Grogan
vrfavid Christopher Hardy
t,.,,0anielle Herritt
..,-Nathalie F. Hibble
~dwar,d D. Holston
/ ~ffrey S. Levy
,;I'heresa MacKinnon
Mark Joseph Maier
v + :!)eza Mollaaghababa
fi,)lrbara E. Pie
'1ohn J. Powers, Jr.
• Sheila Quinn
,A(shlie L. Ringel
~enJ. Torres
/ Courtney B. Winter
v+
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Distinction
• Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
• Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
Michael Al-Hussainy
tt Amrana Ali
Alexandra Amiel
*ttt Andrew J. Amigo
Michael R. Anderson
* Stacey Ann Antimone
• Christine Antonellis
* G. Paul Anundson
Walid K. Aradi
* Cheryl Phyllis Arlanson
Scott Aubrey
Zohra Aziz
Amy Azza
Amy Lynn Bagley
Rachel Davis Baime
Lauren Baker
William Ball
* Steven A. Bander
Richard Raymond Barone, Jr.
tt Nicole Allison Barron
* Michelle D. Bazin
*• Michael A. Bean
* Alex Behrakis
Melinda Shawn Bellis
Carrie Lisa Berenson
Anne Bergstrom
Adam Berkowitz
* Mark F. Bernard
+ Kemavit Bhangananda
*• Margaret Jean Billy
Karol A. Bisbee
*• Jonathan J. Blake
Suzette Marie Bolduc
Nancy A. Bottari
* Susan Marie Bourque
Zanzhe Boye
David S. Bradley
Gina M. Braza
* Keith J. Bridgford
John M. Brinkman
* Daniel C. Brown
* Nicole M. Buba
RobertL.Buchanan
Grace Catherine Byrne
David Michael Camassar
Robert Bradley Campbell
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
* Debora Ann Cancado
* Toni Elizabeth Cann
Christine A. Capers
* Christopher A. Carbone
Edward B. Carney
Christopher Joseph Carreira
Jean-Paul Cass
Luke Cebula
Leonidas Chakalos
Janie Hyun-young Chang
Jeffrey R. Chapdelaine
Alicia Anne Childs
Eleftheria N. Chronas
Eunice Mingly Chung
Gina Ann Ciolek
John S. Ciolli
Jeffrey Clancy
tt Lilach Cohen-Kopolovic
Kristin Cole
John Coles
* Janice L. Collins
* Anna Connors
Diane R. Cooper
Christopher Paul Corso
Edward V. Cosgrove
Keith Costantino
• Gregory D. Cote
* John J. Coughlin
Aurelie M. Couturier
Nicole Anderson Cox
Cristen E. Cozart
* Margaret Roselyn Crabb
*+ Robert M. Crawford, Jr.
* Andrew David Crawley
* Sheila Creaton
Diane Michele Croff
Sheila Ann Cronin
D. Cash Crossley
* Dennis M. Crowley III
Wayne Culver
Suzanne Cummings
* Larissa A. Cunningham
Kirkland Jay Curley
Ellen Marie Curran
Joshua S. Cutler
• Frances Butcher Dallmeyer
fl
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
Diane M. D' Amico
* Deborah D' Angelo
Nathan Amir Darvish
Tanya M. DaSilva
Heather Dauler ·
* Caryn Lynn Daum
Darly Gherardie David
James R. Davis
John W. Davis
William C. Deatte
* James DeCamp
* Joseph J. DeCaporale
* Liam Paul Deeney
Philip G. DeGeorge
Kathleen Delaplain
* • Anthony Dellorfano
Charlene A. Deloach
* Darlene DeMelo
Heidi Ann Dennis
* Denise Desmond
* James Joseph Dever
Karen Dexter
* Antonio Mario DiBenedetto Jr.
Philip Nelson DiBlasi
*• Kimberly A. Dietel
Thomas V. DiGangi
* Richard M. Dohoney
tt Julianne Bricker Donato
Patrick J. Donnelly
• David J. Donovan
* Thomas James Donovan, Jr.
Elissa Kim Doroff
Andrew J. Drayer
• Linda M. Dubuque
Jutta R. Duborg
Denise M. Duffy
Nicholas Corbett Dullea
* Mark Dunderdale
Jon-Luc Dupuy
Sheila A. Dwyer
* Nancie L. Edgren
Jennifer M. Elia
Jessica L. Evans
Kim C. Facey
* Patrick K. Faherty
* Michael J. Fencer
Stephen C. Fernandes, Jr.
Anne Marie Ferreira
Paola M. Ferrer
John Finnegan
•ttttChaz R. Fisher
Erika L. Fitzpatrick
* Michael P. Fleming
Catherine Joan Flood
* Sarah Jane Flower
*• Kelly Anne Flynn
* Elissa Flynn-Poppey
Jennifer Elissa Fogelson
Marc Daniel Foley
Christopher J. Fonehouse
Eric Andrew Fox
Dianne Lucy Frade
* Laurie Ann Frankl
Jane Frayberg
Rhea Nicole Frederick
Garrett R. Fregault
Melissa Freidel
* Jeannette M. Frey
Anthony Gallant
* Ethan Gane
* Augusta Gardner-Dickson
• Mary Colette Garippo
Brendan J. Gaughan
* Donna Marie Gavin
* Denise Susan Gearraughty
Richard Gedeon
* Donald R. Geiter
* Andre A. Gelinas, Jr.
Jennifer Gabriella Genzale
*+ George Georgountzos
Dominic Gervasi
Michael S. Giaimo
* Cary P. Gianoulis
Michael Gilliatt
Robert H. Glotzer
tttt Atul M. Golhar
• Thomas J. Goode
Andrew Adam Gordon
Nathalie H. Goulet
Jonathan Michael Graham
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
tMaster of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.a.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.a.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
Kimberly Gregalis Granatino
Kevin Kane
• Rachel Kaprielian
Robert Karam
Brian Keane
tt Britte Kelly
*• Elisabeth Ciaran Kelly
Aisling Magella Kennedy
Risa A. King
• Robert Vincent Klauzinski
Lina Klebaner
Eric Paul Klein
Panagiotis A. Konstantilakis
* Maryam Koupaie
* Amy Elizabeth Kwesell
Michelle A. Laffan
* • Tricia Margaret LaFlamme
Karen D. Lane
Thomas J. Lane
* Robert Laurie
Jeanmarie Valle Lee
* Sunmin Lee
* Michael T. Lennon
Joel Arturo Leon ~
* Valerie Leone
Elizabeth Julia Lesiak
Donald S. Levine
Karen Elizabeth Levine
Melissa P. Lindeman
Nicole L. Linehan
Tristan Logan
MaryBeth Cadigan Long
• Douglas Matthew Lucente
*• Ladidas L. Lumpkins
Kenneth Paul Lyons
* Patricia E. Madsaac
Stephanie MacLean-Gallico
* Ellen Mahoney
Jennifer Lee Mahoney
Jon Mahoney
* Deanna D. Mai
Tara Noelle Mandyck
* Daniel Maranci
Allen Jason Margulis
Kerry F. Marsicovetere
Brent Martin
* Margaret G. Grant
Vincent J. Cratch
* Evan A. Greene
Francis Paul Grenn
• David Griffin
* John P. Griffin
Jennifer Lyn Gugliotti
Sonia K. Guterman
Barbara Haas
Scott E. Habeeb
Mary Elizabeth Hadad
Susan M. Hannon
Michael James Harris
Wayne G. Haser
William Eric Lee Hayden
* Diane R. Hayes
*.6. Carrie Hedrick
Michael John Hegarty
* Rebekka Lynn Herlllans
* Stephani M. Hildebrandt
Jennifer S. Hines
• Mark A. Hoffman
* Les Hoiberg, Jr.
Lisa K. Hollenberg
* Teri H. Hoppenheim
Amanda B. Hughes
Melissa Erica Hulecki
Peter C. Humblias
James W. Hunt III
Jonathan Hunter
Colleen Ann Hurley
Corey Lee Hutchinson
Tara Anne Hutchinson
Francis John Hyatt
Marley Jayne
* Wei Jia
* David Johnson
* David B. Johnson
Kristi Ann Johnson
* Christina Jordan
* James M. Joseph
Paul M. Joseph
Jamie H. Jun
* Mary Rose Jurgensen
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
* Fumiyo Okubo
* Michael Martin
* Jeffrey Robert Mazer
Tanya Kim Oldenhoff
Jennifer O'Leary
* David Andrew Oliphant
• Michael Gerard O'Neil,Jr.
* Jeffrey Charles O'Shaughnessy
* Stephen P. O'Sullivan
Brian Pacheco
Michelle Pacheco
Jennifer Padula
Paul J. Paglierani
• Lisa Palone
* James Nicholas Panas
Jocelyn Vincent Paquette
Lori Elizabeth Penny
t Janet M. Pepin
* Cortney J. Perkins
Mark A. Perkins
* Megan E. Perrotta
* Sandy Pesiridis
Tami Pester
Sharon Mary Petrillo
* Karin V. Pettit
* Kristen J. Phillips
Bethany J. Pierson
Susan M. Pires
* Edward J. Pirrera
Kristin A. Porcu
Joel Posner
* Nancy J. Puleo
Jackson F. Quan
John Earl Quigley
Erin Reily
Thomas Tierney Reith III
Timothy P. Rempe
Brian Rensing
* David Robinson
*• Kermit Robinson
Suzanne M. Robinson
Antoinette Rodney
Marta E. Rodriguez
* John P. Rogaris
* Mark C. Rogers
* Meredith H. Rogers
Michael E. Rogers
Nicole Metsisto Mazer
Adam David Mazonson
Steven Lapham McAleer
* Kara E. McCabe
• Joseph Michael McCarthy, Jr.
• Sean McCarthy
Christian T. McCloskey
David Francis McCool
Catherine M. McCoy
Patrick W. McDermott
*• John Anthony McDevitt
Joseph McGinn
t• Shannon M. McLaughlin
*+ Daniel P. Mcloughlin
Mimi McMahon
Mary Elizabeth Melloni
* Lisa Mendel
Christie Meniates
Marco F. Mereu
Jon D. Michalek
Heather Michaud
* Shannon Michaud
Peter D. Millholland
• Peter M. Mimmo
* • Rebecca C. Minahan
Rebekka A. Monahan
Marianne Monte
Jason Christopher Moreau
* Denise J. Morgan
* Stacey E. Morris
• James G. Mortimer
Kathleen M. Mulvey
* Michael P. Murray
Stephen Murray
• Ronald J. Nasif
John P. Nelson
Jonathan Olav Nilsen
*+• Karthryn E. Noll
* Marjunette Nusbaum
Veranira Ochea
* Frank X. O'Connor
Christine Elizabeth O'.Donnell
Kathleen M. O'Hagan
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
•
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
Rafael E. Romero
Michael P. Ronzoni
David Ross
Denise Marie Ross
tt • Kristina K. Rost
Christopher S. Rothemich
Lori V. Russell
tttt Adam V. Russo
Michelle D. Russo
Michael Christopher Rylant
Michelle Annette Sadova
* Angela Saindon
• Laura A. Salek
Robert Sanders
Margaret Harris Sanel
* Mark Savage
Tracy C. Savy
t Derek Scacchi
Marisa A. Schell
Darren P. Schenck
Marco Anthony Schiavo
* Robert D. Scolaro
* Scott D. Sellers
Alyssa M. Sells
Jessica A. Seymourian
* Andrew Shact
Daniel J. Shanahan
*+ Anita P. Sharma
Charles Thomas Shea
Patrick Edward Sheehan
Layla D'Emilia Shepherd
Justin Shepherd
* Kimberly D. Shubrooks
* Catherine A. Sichol
Natalie Sika
* Amy Lee Slade
*+ Cheryl Nedobity Smith
tt Joanne D. Smith
*+ • Robert P. Smith
Brian Christopher Snell
Frank W. Solar
David Milton Souza ,,
Paul L. Speidel
Jason Spinard
* Chauncey D. Steele, IV
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administra tion Recipient
t t Master of Business Administra tion Recipient
tttMaster of Scien ce International
Economics Recipient
t t ttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Thomas B. Steeves
Rachelle Steinberg
James John Steinkrauss
Marc Elias Stoler
* Jason David Stone
Lori-Ann Stramandinoli
Brian Richard Sullivan
Robert Edward Sullivan
Ryan Patrick Sullivan
• Jennifer Teng
Stephen M. Tessier
Ava Tien
Carolyn J. Tolman
Alisha Tomasino
Kathryn A. Toomey
Jonathan C. Topitzer
David K. Tornstrom
* James S. Trainor, Jr.
*• Lisa Treiber
Joanne C. Treschel
* Lana N. Truong
* Sheryl L. Tuach
Bethlem Tzankis
* Sara Louise Uberman
Hepsen Uzcan
Matthew E. Valentinas
Robert J. Van Campen
*• John Christopher Verner
Karen Ann Vickers
Kara DiFruscia Viola
Anthony Voci
• Tracy L. Walker
Geoffrey S. Waller II
Jennifer A. Walsh
* Katie Anne Walsh
* Brian Paul Ward
Jeremy Waxler
Brian Weiner
Keith Weiner
John M. Welch
Amy E. Wells
Jennifer Beth Wexler
* Victoria Whelan
Joseph White
Susanne F. White
+ High Technology Law Concen trati on w ith
Distinction
•Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A.Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
(Continued)
* Megan William s
* Nicholas George Xenos
Shawn Adam Williams
Damian Warfield Wilmot
Lisa H ollenberg Winer
* David D. Wong
Margaret A. Wright
Alexandria M.L. Wudyka
Daniel Yin
Tricia H. Yoo
* Michael Zabowsky
Alina Bregman Zalev
Neal Zalvan
John L. Zembruski
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
• February 2000 Graduate
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administration Recipient
tt Master of Business Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science International
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Distinction
• Taxation Law Concentration with Distinction
.A. Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
•Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Distinction
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LAW FACULTY OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
Day Division
Kerry O'Shea Gorgone
IN ME1V10RIA1VI
Evening Division
Andrea L. Geiger
Thomas F. Lambert, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law
THE LEO J. WYMAN MEMORIAL FUND AWARD
Day Division
Michael J. Fencer
Janet M. Pepin
Evening Division
Jutta Duborg
THE DAN IEL J. FERN AWARD
Day Division
Kerry O'Shea Gorgone
Evening Division
Stacey Carrara Friends
THE PROFESSOR ALEXANDER J. CELLA AWARD
Chauncy D. Steele
THE JUD GE HARRY KALUS AWARD
Bethany A. Grazia
N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS
Andrea L. Geiger
• February 2000 Gradua te
*Cum Laude
t Master of Public Administra tion Recip ient
tt Master of Bu siness Administration Recipient
ttt Master of Science Interna tional
Economics Recipient
ttttMaster of Science in Finance Recipient
Professor Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. died on December 29, 1999
after a long and distinguished legal career. Tom, as he was
known to generations of trial lawyers and law students,
attended the University of California at Los Angeles where he
excelled as an orator and student leader. Tom's outstanding
scholarship and extracurricular work at UCLA earned him a
Rhodes Scholarship, and after three years of study at Oxford he
received three degrees in 1939. After receiving a fellowship to
study law at Yale Law School, Tom began his law teaching
career at Stetson Law School and became the country's
youngest law school dean at the age of 26. At Stetson, he met
his wife, Elizabeth. Tom left Stetson during World War II to
study at the Columbia School of Military Government, and
later worked as trial counsel at the International Military
Tribunal at Nuremberg, where he served on the staff of
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson prosecuting Nazi war
criminals. Tom then returned to the United States, teaching at
Boston University School of Law and later assuming the position of editor and chief writer for what is now the Association
of Trial Lawyers of America Law Reporter. For 40 years, Tom
taught and lectured to trial lawyers across the country on the
law of torts. His column, "Tom on Torts," was well-known
across the legal community. In 1980, Tom joined the full-time
faculty at Suffolk University Law School as a Distinguished
Professor of Law and as the first holder of the Thomas F.
Lambert, Jr. Chair. This Chair was endowed by trial lawyers
from across the country for the purpose of carrying on tort
education with the highest distinction. At Suffolk, Tom taught
torts and products liability while he continued to write for the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America and lecture on the
evolution of tort law. Suffolk University salutes the life of this
gifted teacher and scholar.
+ High Technology Law Concentration with
Distinction
• Taxation Law Concentra tion with Distinction
..a. Health and Biomedical Law Concentration with
Distinction
-Macaronis Civil Litigation Concentration with
Dis tinction
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ACADEMIC ATTIRE
The academic attire worn during the commencement exercises by the
graduates, faculty members, deans, trustees, the president, and the other
members of the academic procession, had its origin during the Middle
Ages at the medieval universities. The long black gown, the basic garment
of the academic attire, was worn for warmth and to conceal food and
sometimes wine to be consumed during lecture recesses. The square cap,
the shape of which resembles a book, a mason's mortarboard, or the quadrangle shape of the Oxford University campus, usually has a black tassel
indicating a bachelor's or master's degree, or a gold tassel indicating a
doctoral degree. The hood, which is the most colorful raiment, was used as
a cowl, a cape, an alms sack or to protect the wearer's wig from the elements.
In modern times, the wearing of academic attire was codified by the
American Council on Education. Contemporary guidelines specify that the
standard color for caps and gowns is black, that the material be cotton
poplin, that there be no trimming on the gowns worn by recipients of baccalaureate or master's degrees, that the doctoral gown may be faced with
black velvet trim with three bars of black velvet across the sleeves, that the
trimming of the doctoral hood be of velvet and signify the academic area
of the degree, and that the hood lining reflect the official color or colors of
the college or university conferring the degree. The hood trimming color
white designates bachelor of arts; yellow: bachelor and master of science;
magenta: bachelor of science in journalism; drab olive: bachelor and master
of business administration; peacock blue: bachelor and master of public
administration; blue: master of education and certificate of advanced
graduate study in education; and purple: juris doctor (law) degree.
Within certain permissible limits, universities may vary the style and
color of the caps and gowns worn by their graduates. These variations
may be noticed in the academic procession.