Honors Convocation Program - Trinity 2017

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL

HONORS
CONVOCATION

TAMPA BAY CAMPUS
TRINITY 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

Sheila Lake
David Lee
Selena Neal

THE DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD

Sheila Lake

PRO BONO PLEDGE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

Graduating Student
Sheila Lake

LAW REVIEW

Completion of Service
Amanda Mendez – Publicity Editor
Theresa Ferriolo – Resource Editor
Matthew DeMint – Preemption and Screening Editor

John D. Voelker Award
David Lee

Eugene Krasicky Award
Matthew DeMint

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LAW JOURNAL

Graduating Members
Justin Sblano - Business Editor
David Lee - Articles Editor
Sheila M. Lake - Managing Editor
Selena Neal - Associate Editor
Cynthia Pritchett - Resource Editor

Andaloro Award
Sheila M. Lake - Managing Editor

MOOT COURT BOARD

Melissa Mitchell Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition Winners
Jason Downs
Juanda Padgett

MOCK TRIAL BOARD

Mock Trial Board Graduating Members
Justin Sblano
David Lee

Mock Trial Evidence Competition Winners

Trinity 2017
Mackiesh Taylor
Mayra Puerta

Hilary 2017
David Lee
Justin Sblano

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARDS

Certificates of Merit are presented to the students who achieved the highest grade in each of the following
courses.

NAME CLASS
Naseem Akel Florida Constitutional Law
Sarah Barnett International Law; and Equity & Remedies
Raciel Bravo Advanced Practice Skills-Family Law
Lindsay Card Civil Procedure II; and Research & Writing
Vanessa Carr Negotiation Skills
Wendy Denbo Pretrial Skills; and Law Practice: Law Office Management
Jason Downs Torts I
Amey Duran Bar Exam Skills
Hassan Elzayat Property I
Sabrina Franco Criminal Procedure; Maritime Law; and Constitutional Law I
Thomas Gilbert Trial Skills
Derek Grisard Contracts II; and Civil Procedure I
Brett Hogue Torts II
Blerina Hysenlika Bankruptcy
Elvin Jimenez Martinez Business Planning
Leah Kaufman Criminal Law; and Contracts I
Sara Marin Sales
Brandon Medley Wills Estates & Trusts
Aaron Melamed Florida Drunk Driving Law & Prac.
Mellissa Minor Death Penalty Seminar; and Florida Criminal Practice
John Murrell Immigration Law
April Pent Alternative Dispute Resolution
Zilya Ruga Research & Writing
Alexandra Sankin Law Practice: Transitioning to Practice
Justin Sblano Business Organizations; and Estate Planning
Yinying Shi Advanced Writing
Robert Slipkovich Leadership Development for Lawyers
Jessica Sparbeck Constitutional Law II; and Property II
Delsha Stewart Family Violence Practice
Mark Streufert Evidence
Adolfo Valero Taxation
LeChana Waldon-Bailey Secured Transactions
Renedria Welton Advanced Legal Research: Administrative Law
Andrew Yatkman Personal and Professional Responsibility
Emily Yehia Florida Civil Procedure

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DEAN’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL

Students who completed at least 6 credits in a single semester and earned a GPA for that semester of 3.0 are
placed on the Dean's List for that semester. Students who achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in any

semester in which they earned at least 4 credits are placed on the Honor Roll.

NAME CLASS
Joe Abrams Dean's List
Naseem Akel Dean's List & Honor Roll
Yves Alexandre Dean's List & Honor Roll
Christina Alvarez Honor Roll
Kristy Arnhart Dean's List
Jana Barnett Honor Roll
Sarah Barnett Dean's List & Honor Roll
Elina Bivins Honor Roll
Clark Bolton Dean's List & Honor Roll
David Bossone Dean's List & Honor Roll
Christine Boulos Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jennifer Bourgeois Dean's List
Samantha Bramberger Dean's List
Raciel Bravo Dean's List
Sheena Bright Dean's List
Brian Brijbag Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ashley Bruner Dean's List & Honor Roll
Krystle Cacci Dean's List
Kimberly Canals Simpson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Alexander Card Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lindsay Card Dean's List & Honor Roll
Vanessa Carr Dean's List
Luis Castro Dean's List
Suzanne Cichon Dean's List
Ayana Clark Dean's List & Honor Roll
Joseph Cline Dean's List & Honor Roll
Vanessa Contreras Dean's List & Honor Roll
Christie Coston Dean's List & Honor Roll
Anna-Marie Cunningham Honor Roll
Elizabeth Cushman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Heidi Decker Dean's List & Honor Roll
Sylvia Dell'Armi Dean's List & Honor Roll
Matthew DeMint Dean's List & Honor Roll
Wendy Denbo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Andrew Depoo Dean's List
Lakisha Dessalines Dean's List
Jennifer Diaz Dean's List
Jason Downs Dean's List & Honor Roll
Amanda Droleski Dean's List
Amey Duran Dean's List & Honor Roll

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Hassan Elzayat Dean's List
Cheryl Fernandez Dean's List
Theresa Ferriolo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Easter Floyd-Clarke Dean's List & Honor Roll
April Fly Dean's List
Stacy Forehand Honor Roll
Sabrina Franco Dean's List & Honor Roll
Patricia Francois Dean's List & Honor Roll
Bret Freeman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Midianes Garcia Dean's List
Elaine Garcia-Arano Dean's List & Honor Roll
John Gerding Dean's List
Adisa Gibson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Thomas Gilbert Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jenny Golden Dean's List
Edward Gonzalez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lavinia Gonzalez Dean's List
Robert Goodman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jessica Gordon Dean's List & Honor Roll
Derek Grisard Dean's List & Honor Roll
Leigh Grooms Dean's List & Honor Roll
James Guerin Dean's List
Devan Hardaway Dean's List
Timothy Harris Dean's List
Ann Hauter-Nichols Dean's List
Cassandra Henderson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Claudio Heredia Dean's List
Julius Hobbs Dean's List & Honor Roll
Brett Hogue Dean's List & Honor Roll
Courtney Hutchison Dean's List
Blerina Hysenlika Dean's List
Daniel Jackson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Winnie Jean-Pierre Dean's List & Honor Roll
Robert Johnson Honor Roll
Arthur Jones Dean's List
Sara Jones Dean's List & Honor Roll
Leah Kaufman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Chris Kerbo Dean's List & Honor Roll
Katherine Kiley Honor Roll
Kimberly King Honor Roll
Jack Koch Honor Roll
Mariah Kopeykin Dean's List
Brian Kozlowski Dean's List
Eriselda Kuhn Dean's List
Brittney Lainez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Sheila Lake Dean's List & Honor Roll

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Nicholas Langenkamp Honor Roll
Tamaika Larocque Dean's List
David Lee Dean's List & Honor Roll
Byron Longworth Dean's List
Ana Luna Dean's List
Sara Marin Dean's List & Honor Roll
Leonel Marines Dean's List
Rhonda Mathis Dean's List
Rosina Mayo Honor Roll
Adrienne McClain Honor Roll
Kelly McCue Dean's List
Lashawn McQueen Dean's List
Brandon Medley Honor Roll
Aaron Melamed Dean's List & Honor Roll
Amanda Mendez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Daniela Mendez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Justin Miller Dean's List & Honor Roll
Mellissa Minor Dean's List & Honor Roll
Kevin Moia Dean's List & Honor Roll
Kaitlin Mosher Dean's List & Honor Roll
Naomi Mota-Rosario Dean's List
John Murrell Dean's List
Selena Neal Dean's List
Narmeen Nkeiti Dean's List
Ken Ono Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lauren Pack Dean's List & Honor Roll
Juanda Padgett Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ronald Padron Dean's List & Honor Roll
Nilesh Patel Dean's List & Honor Roll
April Pent Dean's List
Frankie Perez Dean's List
Eugene Perry Dean's List
Trevor Persenaire Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jemima Pierre Dean's List & Honor Roll
Amy Pilson Dean's List
Kimberly Pinder Dean's List
Jarrod Prater Dean's List & Honor Roll
Cynthia Pritchett Dean's List & Honor Roll
Joannes Ramirez Dean's List & Honor Roll
Raimie Rattray Dean's List & Honor Roll
Hector Rivera Dean's List
Andres Rodriguez Dean's List
Diana Rouse Dean's List & Honor Roll
Zilya Ruga Dean's List & Honor Roll
Michelle Rush Dean's List
Timothy Saitta Dean's List & Honor Roll

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Alexandra Sankin Dean's List
Lydia Santana Dean's List
Megan Sastre Dean's List
Justin Sblano Dean's List & Honor Roll
Dawn Scepkowski Dean's List
Danielle Sears Dean's List & Honor Roll
Katherine Semone Dean's List
Hunter Shenkman Dean's List & Honor Roll
Yinying Shi Dean's List
Jazmin Shorter Dean's List & Honor Roll
Rumita Singh Dean's List
Sandeep Singh Honor Roll
Mili Sivadasan Dean's List & Honor Roll
Lia Skelton Dean's List & Honor Roll
Robert Slipkovich Dean's List
Cody Smith Dean's List & Honor Roll
Ebony Smith Dean's List
Shannon Smith Dean's List & Honor Roll
Jessica Sparbeck Dean's List & Honor Roll
Eric Stephens Dean's List
Delsha Stewart Dean's List
Mark Streufert Dean's List & Honor Roll
Nathan Tamulonis Dean's List & Honor Roll
Mackiesh Taylor Dean's List
Kishnee Theus Dean's List & Honor Roll
Angela Tormey Dean's List
George Triantis Dean's List & Honor Roll
Adolfo Valero Dean's List & Honor Roll
Alessandra Vecchio Dean's List & Honor Roll
LeChana Waldon-Bailey Dean's List
Kimlyn Walker Dean's List
Andrew Walters Dean's List & Honor Roll
Carla Walters Dean's List
Dhiraj Warman Dean's List
April Washington Dean's List & Honor Roll
Renedria Welton Dean's List
Sierra Whitaker-Davis Dean's List & Honor Roll
Charlotte Williams Dean's List
Shari Wilson Dean's List & Honor Roll
Matthew Wisniewski Dean's List & Honor Roll
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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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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