Hilary 2017 Honors Convocation

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW
SCHOOL

HONORS
CONVOCATION

TAMPA BAY CAMPUS
HILARY TERM 2017

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Welcome to this term’s Honors Convocation for students who earned awards based on last term’s
performance. WMU-Cooley Law School is very proud of its students’ accomplishments. Today
we acknowledge those students who exemplify outstanding academic achievement, leadership,

professionalism, and character.

THE LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Joseph Cline
Rosina Mayo
Angela Tormey

THE DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD

Sierra Whitaker-Davis

AMBASSADORS – GRADUATING STUDENTS

Angela Tormey

GRADUATION MARSHALS - GRADUATING STUDENTS

Raciel Bravo
Luis Castro
Nicholas Langenkamp
Angela Tormey

LAW JOURNAL

Graduating Members
Sierra Whitaker-Davis, Marketing Editor
Jennifer Diaz, Articles Editor
Mark Streufert, Senior Articles Editor

Andaloro Award
Sierra Whitaker-Davis, Marketing Editor

LAW REVIEW

Completion of Service
David Lee - Managing Associate Editor
Sheila M. Lake - Sr. Associate Editor
Adrienne McClain - Preemption and Screening Editor

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MOOT COURT AND MOCK TRIAL BOARDS

Moot Court Board Graduating Members
Sierra Whitaker Davis - Vice Chief Justice of the Moot Court for Spring 2017
Amey Duran - Research Chair Michaelmas 2016, and Office Manager Hilary 2017
Courtney Hutchison - Secretary Trinity 2016 and Treasurer Michaelmas 2016
Jennifer Diaz - Spooktacular coordinator Michaelmas 2016, Melissa Mitchell committee Hilary
2017, and National Teams competitor Hilary 2017

Melissa Mitchell Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition Winners
Bret Freeman
Ayana Clark.

Mock Trial Board Graduating Members
Sierra Whitaker-Davis
Jennifer Diaz

Mock Trial Evidence Competition Winners
Amanda Mendez
Nilesh Patel

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NAME CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARDS
Yves Alexandre
Christina Alvarez COURSE
Eula Bacon Slavery and Trafficking
Thomas Barklow Torts I
Law Practice: Law Office Management
David Bossone Advanced Legal Research: Computer Assisted Legal Research; and
Christine Boulos Florida Civil Procedure
Sheena Bright Business Organizations
Shelly Budloo Criminal Law
Dericka Burke Criminal Procedure
Kimberly Canals Simpson Family Law
Joseph Cline Bar Exam Skills
Heidi Decker Pretrial Skills; and Immigration Law
Jennifer Egbert Advanced Writing
Theresa Ferriolo Property II
Bret Freeman Constitutional Law II
Adisa Gibson Scholarly Writing
Thomas Gilbert Alternative Dispute Resolution
Leigh Grooms Government Contract Litigation Course
Cassandra Henderson Evidence
Jason Imler Research & Writing
Robert Johnson Appellate Advocacy/Moot Court
Sheila Lake Federal Administrative Law
Aaron Melamed Gaming Law
Daniela Mendez Wills Estates & Trusts
Daniel Munzner Bankruptcy
Cynthia Pritchett Florida County Court Practice
Zilya Ruga Advanced Legal Research: Florida Materials
Justin Sblano Property I
Danielle Sears Property I
Hunter Shenkman Civil Procedure II; and Taxation
Jessica Sparbeck Personal and Professional Responsibility
Angela Tormey Contracts I
Adolfo Valero Constitutional Law I
Carolay Vargas Interviewing and Counseling
Lindsay Vitola Research & Writing
David Wesley Florida Criminal Practice
Matthew Wisniewski Torts II; Civil Procedure I; and Contracts II
Matthew Wood Florida Juvenile Delinquency & Dependency
Andrew Yatkman Secured Transactions
Charles Gable Yerrid Equity & Remedies
Tomas Yi Law Practice: Transitioning to Practice
Trial Skills
Advanced Writing

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NAME DEAN’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL
Joe Abrams
Naseem Akel HONORS
Rachael Alexander Dean's List
Yves Alexandre Dean's List & Honor Roll
Carlos Alvarez Dean's List
Christina Alvarez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ifeanyi Anyanwu Dean's List
Stephanie Balcazar Dean's List & Honor Roll
Thomas Barklow Dean's List
Jana Barnett Dean's List
Sarah Barnett Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jana Barnett Dean's List
Krystal Bautista Dean's List & Honor Roll
Rebecca Bayle-Hager Honor Roll
Christine Behrman de Colindres Dean's List
Elina Bivins Dean's List & Honor Roll
Clark Bolton Dean's List
David Bossone Dean's List & Honor Roll
Michael Bostwick Dean's List & Honor Roll
Nelson Boswell Dean's List & Honor Roll
Christine Boulos Dean's List
Sheena Bright Dean's List & Honor Roll
Brian Brijbag Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ashley Bruner Dean's List
Shelly Budloo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Dericka Burke Dean's List & Honor Roll
Shiela Burke Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jerrold Burkhart Dean's List & Honor Roll
Janice Burton Dean's List & Honor Roll
Kimberly Canals Simpson Dean's List
Alexander Card Dean's List
Luis Castro Dean's List & Honor Roll
Katherine Chatman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Natallia Chong Dean's List
Suzanne Cichon Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ayana Clark Dean's List & Honor Roll
Joseph Cline Dean's List
Vanessa Contreras Dean's List & Honor Roll
Christie Coston Dean's List & Honor Roll
Olivia Cummings Dean's List & Honor Roll
Anna-Marie Cunningham Dean's List & Honor Roll
Christina Danielewicz Dean's List & Honor Roll
Heidi Decker Dean's List & Honor Roll
Sylvia Dell'Armi Dean's List
Matthew DeMint Dean's List & Honor Roll
Dean's List & Honor Roll
Dean's List & Honor Roll

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Wendy Denbo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jennifer Diaz Dean's List
Amey Duran Dean's List & Honor Roll
Michael Edison Dean's List & Honor Roll
Kyle Ettel Dean's List & Honor Roll
Afsoone Fakhraie Dean's List & Honor Roll
Theresa Ferriolo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Stacy Forehand Honor Roll
Bret Freeman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ashley Friedrich Dean's List
Simone Genus Dean's List & Honor Roll
Adisa Gibson Dean's List
Thomas Gilbert Dean's List & Honor Roll
Edward Gonzalez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lavinia Gonzalez Dean's List
Robert Goodman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jessica Gordon Honor Roll
Derek Grisard Dean's List & Honor Roll
Leigh Grooms Dean's List & Honor Roll
James Guerin Dean's List
Cassandra Henderson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Anya Henry Dean's List
Claudio Heredia Dean's List
Deandre Hicks Dean's List
Julius Hobbs Dean's List & Honor Roll
Brett Hogue Dean's List & Honor Roll
Olivia Hood Dean's List
Courtney Hutchison Dean's List
Blerina Hysenlika Dean's List
Jason Imler Dean's List & Honor Roll
Daniel Jackson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Robert Johnson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Arthur Jones Dean's List
Sara Jones Dean's List & Honor Roll
Chris Kerbo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Kimberly King Dean's List
Jack Koch Dean's List & Honor Roll
Eriselda Kuhn Dean's List
Brittney Lainez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Sheila Lake Dean's List & Honor Roll
Margo Land Dean's List
Nicholas Langenkamp Dean's List & Honor Roll
David Lee Dean's List & Honor Roll
Alejandra Lopez De Victoria Garcia Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jennifer Lyons Dean's List & Honor Roll
Sara Marin Dean's List & Honor Roll
Erika Martinez Dean's List
Derek Matthews Honor Roll

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Rosina Mayo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Adrienne McClain Dean's List & Honor Roll
Michelle McCurry Dean's List & Honor Roll
Natalie McSwane Honor Roll
Aaron Melamed Dean's List & Honor Roll
Amanda Mendez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Daniela Mendez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Erna Milien Dean's List
Yanicka Mims-McGee Dean's List
Mellissa Minor Dean's List & Honor Roll
Kevin Moia Dean's List & Honor Roll
Brandi Moravek Dean's List
Kaitlin Mosher Dean's List & Honor Roll
Daniel Munzner Dean's List & Honor Roll
Selena Neal Dean's List
Ken Ono Dean's List & Honor Roll
Robert Pacheco Dean's List
Lauren Pack Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ronald Padron Dean's List & Honor Roll
Nilesh Patel Dean's List
April Pent Dean's List
Trevor Persenaire Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jesse Philippe Dean's List & Honor Roll
Dominique Photos Dean's List & Honor Roll
John Pickens Dean's List
Jemima Pierre Honor Roll
Yanique Pitter Dean's List
Brandon Porter Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jarrod Prater Dean's List & Honor Roll
Cynthia Pritchett Dean's List & Honor Roll
Mayra Puerta Dean's List & Honor Roll
Christine Pytlinski Honor Roll
Raimie Rattray Honor Roll
Derelynn Revie Dean's List
Edward Reyes Dean's List
Hector Rivera Dean's List & Honor Roll
Nancy Roden Dean's List
Jessica Rodriguez Dean's List
Caroline Rojas Dean's List
Brian Rubright Dean's List
Zilya Ruga Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lee Ruiz Honor Roll
Timothy Saitta Dean's List & Honor Roll
Viviana Saletnig Dean's List & Honor Roll
Justin Sblano Dean's List & Honor Roll
Alexa Scott Dean's List
Danielle Sears Dean's List
Hunter Shenkman Dean's List & Honor Roll

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Jazmin Shorter Dean's List & Honor Roll
Debra Silvers Dean's List & Honor Roll
Rumita Singh Dean's List
Sandeep Singh Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lia Skelton Dean's List & Honor Roll
Robert Slipkovich Dean's List
Cody Smith Dean's List & Honor Roll
Steven Sones Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jessica Sparbeck Dean's List & Honor Roll
Delsha Stewart Dean's List
Mark Streufert Dean's List & Honor Roll
Nathan Tamulonis Dean's List & Honor Roll
Malvina Tashi Honor Roll
Mackiesh Taylor Dean's List
Katherine Taylor Honor Roll
Angela Tormey Dean's List
George Triantis Dean's List & Honor Roll
Hardam Tripathi Dean's List
Joey Trowbridge Dean's List
Adolfo Valero Dean's List & Honor Roll
Carolay Vargas Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lindsay Vitola Dean's List & Honor Roll
Viengphone Vongsyprasom Dean's List
Kimlyn Walker Dean's List
Andrew Walters Dean's List & Honor Roll
Tonia Washburn Honor Roll
April Washington Dean's List & Honor Roll
Amanda Watson Dean's List
Renedria Welton Dean's List
David Wesley Dean's List & Honor Roll
Sierra Whitaker-Davis Dean's List & Honor Roll
Shannon Whitesell Dean's List
Shari Wilson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Matthew Wisniewski Dean's List & Honor Roll
Matthew Wood Dean's List
Andrew Yatkman Dean's List
Emily Yehia Dean's List
Charles Yerrid Dean's List & Honor Roll
Tomas Yi Dean's List & Honor Roll
Chad Young Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ella Zhukovskaya Dean's List

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SPECIAL THANKS TO volunteers from the Western Michigan University Cooley
Law School Tampa Bay Student Bar Association (SBA) and Phi Delta Phi
International Legal Honor Society (PDP). The SBA serves as the liaison
between WMU Cooley Law School’s administration and Student Body. The
SBA also promotes, establishes, and facilitates activities and organizations on-
campus. PDP was established in 1869 to promote a higher standard of
professional ethics. PDP’s membership is drawn from WMU Cooley students
who have proven themselves to be companionable and have manifested ability
in legal study. However, excellent academic achievement alone is not sufficient
to give rise to an invitation to join. Integrity, service, and excellence in all
facets of life are considered factors for membership. Once accepted, a member of PDP is recognized as one
whose moral compass, academic ability, and personal integrity are beyond reproach. Membership in PDP is a
mark of honor and distinction that follows each member throughout life.

Let Your Honors Be Known!
WMU-Cooley Honor Students can submit their honors and award information for

publication in their hometown newspapers.
Let your family, friends, and future employers

share your accomplishments.
Go to the portal at https://portal.cooley.edu and click on the
“Student Press Release” link located in the “Communities” section.

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SCHOOL

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