Commencement 2023 | College of Law

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Universities have held ceremonies for the awarding of degrees since the eleventh century. Over these many hundreds of years, considerable tradition has evolved around these commencement exercises and the procedure by which degrees are awarded.

Authorization for the awarding of a degree is complex. In the United States, each state has laws that permit the state to recognize and acknowledge the worthiness of an institution to award a degree. The Louisiana Legislature granted a charter to Loyola University on July 10, 1912, recognizing the university’s right to grant degrees. Regional associations set standards and after careful examination will recognize an institution through accreditation. Loyola is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

The sequence of events that leads to the awarding of a degree consists first of a statement by the faculty of a college that an individual has completed all of the requirements and a recommendation to the dean that the individual be awarded a degree. The dean then certifies to the president of the institution that the student has completed the course requirements. The president, who has been authorized by the Board of Trustees, then confers the degree. A degree is a title that a college grants an individual upon completion of scholarly work. As proof of that title, a diploma is issued. The diploma repeats the sequence of faculty recommendations, certification by the dean, conference by the president, and the authority of the Board of Trustees as shown by the presence of the seal of the university.

In today’s ceremonies, the name of each candidate for graduation will be announced publicly. Each individual will come to the stage when their name is announced. The president of the university will congratulate the recipient. The diploma cover symbolizes the academic achievement that the individual has attained. The president will wait until all of the names of degree recipients and candidates are announced and then will confer a degree collectively upon each individual in a real or prophetic way. At many universities today, diplomas are not issued until some weeks after commencement exercises.

Academic Gowns And Hats

Academic gowns and hats are a custom that dates back to the Middle Ages. Since early European and English universities were founded by the church, students and teachers were required to wear distinctive gowns at all times. Although the custom was brought to this country in colonial days, the requirement for students was soon dropped. The custom for professors was confined to special occasions such as graduation exercises and inaugurations of college and university presidents.

With the increase in the number of educational institutions and the development of new fields of study, confusion arose about the type of gown and the color to denote various degrees. To introduce uniformity and set up a clearinghouse for new disciplines, a commission representing leading American colleges produced The Intercollegiate Code in 1895. In 1932, a national committee of the American Council on Education revised this code into The Academic Costume Code. It was revised again in 1959. Although not obligatory, most of the educational institutions in the country follow it in awarding their degrees, earned and honorary.

The most significant part of the academic dress is the hood. While there are bachelor’s degree hoods, many institutions reserve the wearing of hoods for graduate degrees. Each successively higher degree carries with it a longer hood. The doctoral hood also has side panels on the back. The color of its velvet border indicates the academic field, and it is lined with the color or colors of the institution granting the degree.

Although most doctoral gowns are black, with black velvet bars and panels, in some cases the color of the gown is that of the university conferring the degree—blue for Yale, crimson for Harvard, slate for Columbia. All such gowns have black bars and panels.

Academic fields also may be indicated by the color of velvet on the doctoral gowns: three two-inch bars on the sleeves and a five-inch border extending from the back of the neck down the two sides in front.

Caps are black. Gowns for bachelor’s and master’s degrees are plain black, but sleeves of the latter are short with trailing “elbows.” Doctoral gowns of European universities are usually very colorful. The caps often are not of the conventional mortarboard shape.

Distinction Cords

Students graduating with honors wear distinction cords symbolizing the following honors:

Gold Cords — Summa Cum Laude (3.8 GPA)

Silver Cords — Magna Cum Laude (3.6 GPA)

Bronze Cords — Cum Laude (3.4 GPA)

Ceremonial Mace

Loyola University’s Ceremonial Mace is an ornamental mace traditionally carried at the head of academic processions as a symbol of educational authority and institutional identity. Its design and appearance typically resemble a metal torch or cross decorated by carvings including the university seal.

The Loyola mace was designed in 1995 by then Department of Visual Arts faculty member Erik Johnson. It is carried as a symbol of authority in processions at commencement and other academic ceremonies. During other times of the year, it is on permanent display in Marquette Hall. It was utilized for the first time October 28, 1995, at the inauguration of the Rev. Bernard P. Knoth, S.J., as 15th president of the university.

The iconography on the mace is derived from the seal of the university as designed in 1929 and stylized in 1970. The arms of the Loyola family consist of two gray wolves suspending a kettle between them. This is seen as a symbol of generosity because it signifies such abundance that after everyone was fed there was always something left in the pot upon which the wolves could feast.

The fleur-de-lis represents the French origins of the state and city.

The pelican feeding her young with her own blood affiliates Loyola with the state of Louisiana.

The wolves, fleur-de-lis, pelican, and bottom termination are of cast bronze. The kettle, with the facade of Marquette Hall in low relief, is cast iron. Overall length is approximately thirty-three inches.

The staff is inscribed with the following significant dates in Loyola University New Orleans history:

2012 — the 100th anniversary of Loyola’s charter;

MCMXII — 1912 — chartering of Loyola University;

MDCCCXLIX — 1849 — founding of the College of the Immaculate Conception;

MDCCCXXXVII — 1837 — founding of St. Charles College; and

MDCCXXVI — 1726 — arrival of the Society of Jesus in Louisiana.

HONORARY DEGREES

Honorary degrees are awarded to individuals because of contributions the individual has made to their community and beyond. These degrees carry the distinction honoris causa, which means “cause of honor.”

The sequence of events is slightly different and is somewhat more ceremonial than for traditional degrees.

A committee of faculty, staff, and student representatives considers individuals for this honor, examining both the careers and the contributions of the nominees. This group presents its recommendations to the president, who forwards them to the Board of Trustees. The board selects the recipients and authorizes

the preparation of a diploma for each honoree. The diploma bears the signatures of the chair and secretary of the Board of Trustees, the president, and the provost.

The diploma notes the actions of the individual that the committee and the board considered. The president confers the degree. The honoree wears an honorary degree hood, bordered in velvet and lined in the maroon and gold colors of the university.

Commencement Speaker

The Honorable Carl J. Barbier, J.D. ’70

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier has served for over 24 years on the bench in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Barbier grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1970.

As a federal judge, he handled a number of large, complex cases including litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest oil spill in the nation’s history, which involved tens of thousands of cases.

Barbier served as president of the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (now the Louisiana Association for Justice), president of the New Orleans Bar Association, and president of the Thomas More Loyola Inn of Court, and served on the board of the Loyola Law Alumni Association. He was also an adjunct faculty member at the law school and was the recipient of the 2018 St. Ives Award, the highest honor awarded by the College of Law Alumni Association.

Order of Proceedings

Presiding

The Rev. Justin Daffron, S.J., Ph.D. Interim President, Loyola University New Orleans

Procession.............................................................................................. Candidates for Degrees College of Law Faculty and Staff Presidential Party

Mace Bearer ............................................................................. M. Isabel Medina, J.D. Ferris Distinguished Professor of Law and Chair, University Senate

Invocation

The Rev. Lawrence W. Moore, S.J. Professor of Law

National Anthem Nora Cullinan ’23

Welcome and Presidential Remarks ................................................ The Rev. Justin Daffron

Fulbright Scholar Commencement Message Salome Bakhsoliani, LL.M. ’23

2023 Commencement Message Joy Nneka Alia, J.D. ’23

Presentation and Conferring of Honorary Degree ................................................................................ Stephen J. Landry ’83 Chair, Board of Trustees

The Rev. Justin Daffron

2023 Commencement Remarks ...........................................

The Hon. Carl J. Barbier, J.D. ’70 Senior United States District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana

Dean’s Remarks and Charge to the Candidates ........................

The Hon. Madeleine M. Landrieu, J.D. ’87, H ’05 Dean and Judge Adrian G. Duplantier Distinguished Professor of Law

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

The Hon. Madeleine M. Landrieu

Reader ............................................................................ Mary Garvey Algero, J.D. ’89

Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Academic Affairs, Philip and Eugenie Brooks Distinguished Professor of Law, and Warren E. Mouledoux Distinguished Professor of Law

Conferring of Degrees

Blessing and Sending Forth

The Rev. Justin Daffron

The Rev. Justin Daffron

Recessional ..................................................................................................... Presidential Party Faculty and Staff Graduates

Announcer Tom Evison University Athletics

There will be a brief celebratory noise at the end of the show. Guests may meet their graduates outside the arena following the recessional.

Fulbright Scholars

Fulbright Scholars attend the Loyola College of Law as part of the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious, merit-based, cultural enrichment program that supports foreign students interested in pursuing graduate study in the United States.

Salome Bakhsoliani

is a Fulbright graduate student from Tbilisi, Georgia, graduating with a Master of Laws degree in United States Law for International Students. She holds LL.B. and MPA degrees from the Caucasus University and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, both located in Tbilisi, Georgia. Prior to coming to the U.S., Salome worked in a Georgian governmental authority overseeing privacy and personal data protection. Her academic and professional interests revolve around Technology and Internet Law. After completing her studies, Salome will be relocating to Washington, D.C., where she will continue her work in Internet law, policy, and legislation as an Edmund Muskie Fellow at the think-tank organization –the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Jonato Lucio Xavier

is a Fulbright graduate student from Lospalos, Timor-Leste, graduating with a Master of Laws degree in United States Law for International Students. He holds an LL.B. degree from the University of Porto Faculty of Law in Portugal.

Faculty Emeriti

Loyola considers granting emeritus status upon retirement to all assistant and associate professors, professors, and academic administrators who normally have given 15 years or more of service to the university and who have made contributions to the university.

The following individuals were granted emeritus status during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Leslie A. Shoebotham, J.D.

Victor H. Schiro Distinguished Professor of Law. Professor Emerita of Law; Law.

B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1980, University of Texas Medical Branch; C.R.N.A., 1983, University of Texas Health Sciences Center; J.D., cum laude, 1998, University of Houston Law; LL.M., with Distinction, 1993, Tulane University School of Law.

Dian Tooley-Knoblett, J.D.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere and Denegre Distinguished Professorship in Law. Professor Emerita of Law; Law. B.A., 1977, Southeastern Louisiana University; J.D., 1980, Louisiana State University.

COLLEGE OF LAW

Juris Doctor

Suad Abdel Aziz New Orleans, Louisiana

Maya Li Acharya St. Louis, Missouri

Cum Laude

Aki O. Aitsebaomo Stafford, Texas

Joy Nneka Alia Houston, Texas

Asia Lashon Allen Campti, Louisiana

Cum Laude

O’Brien Bayle Alley ◊ New Orleans, Louisiana

Magna Cum Laude

Marc A. Alvendia Metairie, Louisiana

Adrianna M. Anderson Vancouver, Washington

Jonathan Thomas Aperwhite New Orleans, Louisiana

Mary Frances Aucoin Morgan City, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Jace C. Austin New Orleans, Louisiana

Christopher J. Auzenne

Alexandria, Louisiana

Sara Elizabeth Baker

Pascagoula, Mississippi

Marli Baquet Metairie, Louisiana

Daniel J. Barroukh

Los Angeles, California

Jessica M. Barton Lafayette, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Jahmecia J. Beasley Gonzales, Louisiana

Jonathan David Beck Jonesboro, Arkansas

Magna Cum Laude

Emily E. Becnel Lutcher, Louisiana

Mary Elizabeth Macmillan Bell Maitland, Florida

Sarah J. Betancourt

Miami, Florida

Kambrie Bethard Coushatta, Louisiana

Victoria Bindrup

Draper, Utah

Ashley Frances Bossier New Orleans, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Reed J. Boulter Lake Forest, California

Brennan Elizabeth Bourgeois Marrero, Louisiana

Bailey Alexandra Breuhl ◊ Mandeville, Louisiana

Magna Cum Laude

Daniel J. Brignac Kenner, Louisiana

Christian T. Bruno New Orleans, Louisiana

Emily A. Cabrera Metairie, Louisiana

Jacob S. Caldwell Iowa, Louisiana

Alec J. Champagne

Thibodaux, Louisiana

Alexis Lauren Chapital New Orleans, Louisiana

Arthur J. Chassaignac

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ryan M. Clark

Lafayette, Louisiana

Jake Sebastian Clements

Houma, Louisiana

Alan D. Comardelle II

Covington, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Enrique Antonio Contreras

Brownsville, Texas

Cailyn Cook

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Kent J. Coupé ◊

Walnut Creek, California

Summa Cum Laude

Paul Parks Dance

Memphis, Tennessee

Katherine Louise DeBlanc

New Orleans, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Sarah Claar deQuay

Slidell, Louisiana

Jessi Leah Dominique Metairie, Louisiana

Carrie Ann Ducote Violet, Louisiana

Claire Elizabeth Dulle

St. Louis, Missouri

Morenike Abeke Erinkitola

Chicago, Illinois

Gabrielle Lucia Ferrara

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Clifford E. Fields, Jr.

Laurel, Maryland

Peter P. Finney III ◊

New Orleans, Louisiana

Summa Cum Laude

Deshanda E. Firmin

Daingerfield, Texas

Kallen Forster

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lauren K. Foshee ◊

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Magna Cum Laude

Bernadette Olivia Fox

New Orleans, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Jasmine N. Francis

New Orleans, Louisiana

Paige Hotard Franckiewicz

Slidell, Louisiana

Jade A. Franke

New Orleans, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Antonino M. Fricano

Sarasota, Florida

Roy A. Galliano III

New Orleans, Louisiana

Josèphe Jeannot Gasquet

Gretna, Louisiana

Elise Claire Gibbens

Lafayette, Louisiana

Cody Gibbs

San Antonio, Texas

Jordan T. Giles

Shreveport, Louisiana

McKenna R. Giovingo

Monroe, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Kailey Michelle Goerlitz

Laguna Beach, California

Elliott M. Goldberg

Santa Rosa, California

Brittany P. Gondolfi

New Orleans, Louisiana

Heather Gracianette Covington, Louisiana

Michael Breton Green

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Jackson Edward Green

White Oak, Texas

Mallory G. Grefer

Gretna, Louisiana

Cum Laude

Cameron Haddad

Mandeville, Louisiana

Lauren Jamie Hall Camarillo, California

Julian B. Harmon Mableton, Georgia

Nicholas Andrew Hart ◊ Bentonville, Arkansas

Summa Cum Laude

Scott Ambrose Havener ◊ New Orleans, Louisiana

Summa Cum Laude

Austin O. Hayes Folsom, Louisiana

Joseph Hays Ringgold, Louisiana

Park M. Hegeler La Jolla, California

Magna Cum Laude

Jonathan Michael Henneberg New Orleans, Louisiana Cum Laude

Ashley A. Holtzman Lake Charles, Louisiana

Alexander Hood Miami, Florida Cum Laude

Kristine Anne Hosman Omaha, Nebraska Cum Laude

Daisy Neala Huck New Orleans, Louisiana

Adriana J. Humphrey New Orleans, Louisiana

Lawrence Joseph Ingraffia Hammond, Louisiana

Nicholas P. Isolani Madisonville, Louisiana

John Kent Jackson III Metairie, Louisiana

Elizabeth F. Jay Louisville, Kentucky

Alessandra Jerolleman Lima, Peru Cum Laude

Peter Maximilian John Crowley, Louisiana Cum Laude

Meshellé Desireé Johnson Chicago, Illinois

Cedric Erving Joseph North Miami Beach, Florida

Nadia Kamoona Great Falls, Virginia

Shayne M. Kearney League City, Texas

Mallory Elizabeth Knudsen ◊ Kenner, Louisiana Magna Cum Laude

Edwin Grant Laizer ◊ Metairie, Louisiana Summa Cum Laude

Brenna Ashley Landis Biloxi, Mississippi

Soren Tiberius Lannes Slidell, Louisiana

Joan Ashton Lattof Orange Beach, Alabama

Jordon C. Legendre ◊ Thibodaux, Louisiana Cum Laude

Christopher D. Lestage Spring, Texas

Charelle Lett New Orleans, Louisiana

Madison Frances Leveque Lake Charles, Louisiana

Connor C. Little Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Michele Marie Lopresti Readington, New Jersey

Sarah Elizabeth Lott Concord, North Carolina

Thomas M. Lynn Valdosta, Georgia

Juliane Gene Mahoney ◊ New Iberia, Louisiana

Summa Cum Laude

Joshua O’Neil Malone Lake Charles, Louisiana

Daniel Travis Marler ◊ Sieper, Louisiana Magna Cum Laude

Hannah Olivia Martell Kenosha, Wisconsin

Matthew A. Martin Miami, Florida

Salina Masone Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Stephen Paul Matheny Los Angeles, California Cum Laude

Albert W. Mauseth Tubac, Arizona

Kyle Alan Meredith Metairie, Louisiana

Kevin Michael Michot Harahan, Louisiana

Ali K. Mohamed Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Ashlyn Faith Mott ◊ Mandeville, Louisiana Summa Cum Laude

Meaghan M. Mulvey New Orleans, Louisiana

William DePass Mumfrey New Orleans, Louisiana

Aspen Steib Murphy Vacherie, Louisiana

Darla Ngoc-Tho Nguyen Belle Chasse, Louisiana

Charlotte Isabel Nichols Daphne, Alabama

Julianna L. Nicks Houston, Texas

Delaney A. Norton New Orleans, Louisiana

James Patrick O’Donnell New Orleans, Louisiana

Briana Isabel Ortiz El Paso, Texas

Lauren M. Pacaccio Covington, Louisiana

Mindy Jo Parker ◊ Marrero, Louisiana Magna Cum Laude

Nalin R. Patel New Orleans, Louisiana

Jessica L. Patterson Tucson, Arizona

Dawn Ashley Penn Palmdale, California

Alexys Karlyssa Peron Lake Charles, Louisiana

Jared Richard Pigeon Destrehan, Louisiana

Mauricio A. Pons Miami, Florida

Shaun M. Prats Mandeville, Louisiana

Jack Isaac Primack Ponchatoula, Louisiana Cum Laude

Patricio D. Ramos New Orleans, Louisiana

Alex S. Raphael Miami, Florida

Spencer Michael Raynal Belle Chasse, Louisiana

Bryan Recile Kenner, Louisiana

Bonnie Consuelo Rees Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

Jack Joseph Rizzuto New Orleans, Louisiana

Cassidy M. Roath Blue Ridge, Georgia Cum Laude

Joshua M. Robin St. Bernard, Louisiana

Jonathan T. Robinson Montgomery, Alabama

Alexandra Rochelle Rosen Lafayette, Louisiana

Cassandra Faye Rousseau

San Antonio, Texas

Randy R. Salazar Metairie, Louisiana

William Wegmann Lyman Sampson Charlottesville, Virginia

Mackenzi L. Saucier Slidell, Louisiana

Jovian Virginia Scafati Chilton, Wisconsin Summa Cum Laude

Jackson Olouse Scott Metairie, Louisiana

Aarti R. Shah New Orleans, Louisiana

Reem Elaine Shawish Fairfax Co., Virginia

Christopher N. Shirer Metairie, Louisiana

Alexis Ariel Smith ◊ Covington, Louisiana Summa Cum Laude

Cassidy Logan Smith Tampa, Florida

Magna Cum Laude

Morgan Michelle Smith New Orleans, Louisiana

Paige Specht Stein Mandeville, Louisiana

Michael Thomas Stewart ◊ Mandeville, Louisiana

Magna Cum Laude

Patrick Ripley Stewart Mandeville, Louisiana Cum Laude

Hannah Claire Marie Stierwald

New Orleans, Louisiana

Michael Drake Tanner Mobile, Alabama

Sydney Victoria Tatum

Atlanta, Georgia

Kristina Renee Taylor Mary Esther, Florida Cum Laude

Jordan Dale Tidwell

McMinnville, Tennessee

Emily D. Torrey

Portland, Maine

Conner R. Toups

Gretna, Louisiana

Sophie R. Trosclair

Houma, Louisiana

Magna Cum Laude

Madison Olivia Ann Tuck ◊ Charleston, West Virginia Summa Cum Laude

Kenneth L. Verlander, Jr. New Orleans, Louisiana

Emma L. Veselsky

Chicago, Illinois

Ashly Maria Villa-Ortega

Denver, Colorado

Justin F. Von Andersson New Orleans, Louisiana

Benjamin Paul James Walker

Columbus, New Jersey

Magna Cum Laude

Christina C. Walker

Windsor, Canada

Bridget Elise Wallis New Orleans, Louisiana

Alaycia Nicol Warr New Orleans, Louisiana

William Edwin Wildman III Laurel, Mississippi

Angel Ariel Williams

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Lee Davis Williams ◊

Charlotte, North Carolina

Magna Cum Laude

Tyler S. Williamson

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Kassidy R. Wozniak

Buffalo, New York

Amelie Jeanne Zimmer ◊ Metairie, Louisiana

Summa Cum Laude

Juris Doctor / Master of Business Administration

Edwin Grant Laizer Metairie, Louisiana Summa Cum Laude

Master of Laws

Salome Bakhsoliani Tbilisi, Georgia

Zachary D. Berryman Pensacola, Florida

Zaira Klie Metairie, Louisiana

Luisa Margarita Laguado Bogota, Colombia

Sarah Theresa Morgan League City, Texas

Alena Pugacheva Mandeville, Louisiana

Célia Sanchez Rungis, France

Joshua Daniel Senter West Chester, Ohio

Brianna DeShay Merricks-Walker New Orleans, Louisiana

Jonato Lucio Xavier Lospalos, Timor-Leste

Master of Arts in Environmental Law

Dimitri Marcus Celis Sunnyville, California

Ella Cogerino Katy, Texas

Master of Arts in Health Law and Administration

Shanola Cross New Orleans, Louisiana

Jamie Hoitien Do Kuo New Orleans, Louisiana

Caitlin Louise Sullivan New Orleans, Louisiana

Professor William L. Crowe, Sr., Scholars

In 2000, the faculty at the College of Law established an honor in memory of their late colleague for students graduating in the top 10 percent of the class (based on fall 2022 senior rank). These students, in grade point average rank order, are designated the 2023 William L. Crowe, Sr., Scholars:

Amelie Jeanne Zimmer

Juliane Gene Mahoney

Peter P. Finney III

Kent J. Coupé

Edwin Grant Laizer

Nicholas Andrew Hart

Ashlyn Faith Mott

Madison Olivia Ann Tuck

Scott Ambrose Havener

Alexis Ariel Smith

Lee Davis Williams

Michael Thomas Stewart

O’Brien Bayle Alley

Mallory Elizabeth Knudsen

Daniel Travis Marler

Mindy Jo Parker

Lauren K. Foshee

Bailey Alexandra Breuhl

Jordon C. Legendre

The Order of Barristers

The Order of Barristers is a national honor society that encourages effective oral advocacy and brief writing. Schools selected to have chapters are those nationally recognized for outstanding Moot Court and Trial Advocacy programs and for successful participation in regional, national, and international interscholastic oral advocacy competitions. The following graduates have been inducted as members of this prestigious group for the 2022-2023 academic year:

William Edwin Wildman III

Kevin Michael Michot

Cassidy Logan Smith

Gabrielle Lucia Ferrara

Aspen Steib Murphy

Adriana J. Humphrey

Angel Ariel Williams

Paige Hotard Franckiewicz

Matthew A. Martin

Alexis Ariel Smith

Park M. Hegeler

Mallory Elizabeth Knudsen

Law Review

Editorial Board 2022-2023

Editor-in-Chief

Peter P. Finney III

Managing Editors, Print

Kent J. Coupé

Scott Ambrose Havener

Managing Editor, Online

William Edwin Wildman III

Articles Editors

Michael Thomas Stewart

Lee Davis Williams

Online Editor

Jonathan David Beck

Substance & Citation Editor, Online

Alexis Ariel Smith

Substance & Citation Editors, Print

O’Brien Bayle Alley

Paul Parks Dance

Hannah Claire Marie Stierwald

Casenote and Comment Editors

McKenna R. Giovingo

Amelie Jeanne Zimmer

Candidate Development & Symposium Editor

Mallory Elizabeth Knudsen

Members 2022-2023

Katherine Louise DeBlanc

Jade A. Franke

Edwin Grant Laizer

Juliane Gene Mahoney

Ashlyn Faith Mott

Sophie R. Trosclair

Journal of Public Interest Law

Editorial Board 2022-2023

Editor-in-Chief

Nicholas P. Isolani

Chief of Staff

Elise Claire Gibbens

Managing Editors

Peter Maximilian John

Madison Olivia Ann Tuck

Comment Editors

Arthur J. Chassaignac

Mindy Jo Parker

Online Editor

Cassidy Logan Smith

Articles Editor

Asia Lashon Allen

Publishing Editor

Jack Isaac Primack

Symposium Editor

Sarah Claar deQuay

Members 2022-2023

Adrianna M. Anderson

Alan D. Comardelle II

Paige Hotard Franckiewicz

Lauren Jamie Hall

Thomas M. Lynn

Maritime Law Journal

Editorial Board 2022-2023

Editor-in-Chief

Ashley Frances Bossier

Chief of Staff

Lauren K. Foshee

Managing Editors

Nicholas Andrew Hart

Joshua M. Robin

Symposium Editor

Mallory G. Grefer

Comment Editors

Jake Sebastian Clements

Bridget Elise Wallis

Substance and Citation Editors

Daniel J. Barroukh

Clifford E. Fields, Jr.

Technology and Blog Editor

Claire Elizabeth Dulle

Longshore Conference Editor

Jacob S. Caldwell

ALJ Survey Editor

Paige Specht Stein

Event Chair

Delaney A. Norton

Ad Hoc Board Members

Darla Ngoc-Tho Nguyen

Alexandra Rochelle Rosen

Members 2022-2023

Maya Li Acharya

Mary Frances Aucoin

Bailey Alexandra Breuhl

Jonathan Michael Henneberg

Molly Liberto

Connor C. Little

Stephen Paul Matheny

Jackson Olouse Scott

Moot Court

Executive Board 2022-2023

Chair

William Edwin Wildman III

Chief of Staff

Cassidy Logan Smith

Intramural Chair

Matthew A. Martin

Alumni & Event Chair

Jake Sebastian Clements

Graduating Members 2022-2023

Suad Abdel Aziz

Joy Nneka Alia

Asia Lashon Allen

O’Brien Bayle Alley

Jonathan David Beck

Ashley Frances Bossier

Bailey Alexandra Breuhl

Jake Sebastian Clements

Enrique Antonio Contreras

Morenike Abeke Erinkitola

Gabrielle Lucia Ferrara

Clifford E. Fields, Jr.

Brittany P. Gondolfi

Mallory G. Grefer

Nicholas Andrew Hart

Scott Ambrose Havener

Park M. Hegeler

Peter Maximilian John

Meshellé Desireé Johnson

Mallory Elizabeth Knudsen

Charelle Lett

Thomas M. Lynn

Matthew A. Martin

Albert W. Mauseth

Kevin Michael Michot

Ashlyn Faith Mott

Meaghan M. Mulvey

Aspen Steib Murphy

Darla Ngoc-Tho Nguyen

Mindy Jo Parker

Dawn Ashley Penn

Jack Isaac Primack

Cassidy M. Roath

Randy R. Salazar

Aarti R. Shah

Alexis Ariel Smith

Cassidy Logan Smith

Kristina Renee Taylor

Sophie R. Trosclair

Emma L. Veselsky

William Edwin Wildman III

Lee Davis Williams

Amelie Jeanne Zimmer

Trial Advocacy

Board 2022-2023

Chairman

Gabrielle Lucia Ferrara

Chief of Staff

Angel Ariel Williams

Intramural Chair

Lawrence Joseph Ingraffia

Alumni & Events Chair

Paige Hotard Franckiewicz

Staff Members 2022-2023

Christopher J. Auzenne

Jessica M. Barton

Jahmecia J. Beasley

Jonathan David Beck

Ashley Frances Bossier

Enrique Antonio Contreras

Kent J. Coupé

Gabrielle Lucia Ferrara

Paige Hotard Franckiewicz

Kailey Michelle Goerlitz

Heather Gracianette

Michael Breton Green

Mallory G. Grefer

Scott Ambrose Havener

Park M. Hegeler

Adriana J. Humphrey

Lawrence Joseph Ingraffia

Nadia Kamoona

Michele Marie Lopresti

Daniel Travis Marler

Kevin Michael Michot

Meaghan M. Mulvey

Cassandra Faye Rousseau

Christopher N. Shirer

Alexis Ariel Smith

Kristina Renee Taylor

William Edwin Wildman III

Angel Ariel Williams

Lee Davis Williams

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Board 2022-2023

Chair

Courtney Newberry

Chief of Staff

Kevin Michael Michot

Alumni & Events Chair

Morenike Abeke Erinkitola

Communications Chair

Joshua Burkart

Graduating Members 2022-2023

Adrianna M. Anderson

Mary Frances Aucoin

Kambrie Bethard

Morenike Abeke Erinkitola

Elise Claire Gibbens

Heather Gracianette

Lawrence Joseph Ingraffia

John Kent Jackson lll

Peter Maximilian John

Connor C. Little

Joshua O’Neil Malone

Kevin Michael Michot

Meaghan M. Mulvey

Briana Isabel Ortiz

Dawn Ashley Penn

Alexandra Rochelle Rosen

Paige Specht Stein

Michael Thomas Stewart

Christina C. Walker

Kassidy R. Wozniak

Student Bar Association

Officers and Class Representatives 2022-2023

President

Jahmecia J. Beasley

Vice President

Mallory Elizabeth Knudsen

Secretary

Anya Miner

Social Chairs

Morenike Abeke Erinkitola

Mary Margaret Hyer Moore

Wellness Chair

Riley Rao

3L Representatives

Jace C. Austin

Julian Bernard (evening)

2L Representatives

Margaret Hallauer

Taylor Meyer

1L Representatives

Angelica Pickens

Wesley Webre

Anika Butler (evening)

Honor Board

Officers and Class Representatives 2022-2023

Chief Justice

Kassidy R. Wozniak

Co-Chair

Jessica M. Barton

Secretary

Claire Elizabeth Dulle

3L Representatives

Elise Claire Gibbens

Lawrence Joseph Ingraffia

Cassidy M. Roath

2L Representatives

Samuel Gartman

Anna Jones

Aeron Tisdale

1L Representatives

Myles Hopkins

Zoie Spears

Law Clinic Students 2022-2023

children’s rights clinic

Mary Frances Aucoin

Sara Elizabeth Baker

Emily E. Becnel

Bailey Alexandra Breuhl

Mallory Elizabeth Knudsen

Soren Tiberius Lannes

Mindy Jo Parker

Mackenzi L. Saucier

Kristina Renee Taylor

Madison Olivia Ann Tuck

criminal defense clinic

Suad Abdel Aziz

Aki O. Aitsebaomo

Adrianna M. Anderson

Ashley Frances Bossier

Peter P. Finney III

Bernadette Olivia Fox

Scott Ambrose Havener

Matthew A. Martin

Nalin R. Patel

Alexandra Rochelle Rosen

criminal prosecution clinic

Jake Sebastian Clements

Michael Breton Green

Mallory G. Grefer

Jonathan Michael Henneberg

Adriana J. Humphrey

Michele Marie Lopresti

Jessica L. Patterson

Patricio D. Ramos

Cassandra Faye Rousseau

Cassidy Logan Smith

Paige Specht Stein

Emily D. Torrey

Conner R. Toups

Benjamin Paul James Walker

family law clinic

Jessica M. Barton

Clifford E. Fields Jr.

Brittany P. Gondolfi

Kevin Michael Michot

Aspen Steib Murphy

Alexys Karlyssa Peron

misdemeanor clinic

Marli Baquet

Brennan Elizabeth Bourgeois

Paul Parks Dance

Morenike Abeke Erinkitola

Elliott M. Goldberg

Julian B. Harmon

Sarah Elizabeth Lott

Ashlyn Faith Mott

Meaghan M. Mulvey

Bonnie Consuelo Rees

Sophie R. Trosclair

Kassidy R. Wozniak

workplace justice clinic

Joy Nneka Alia

Alec J. Champagne

Kent J. Coupé

Lauren K. Foshee

Paige Hotard Franckiewicz

Cody Gibbs

Nicholas P. Isolani

Charlotte Isabel Nichols

Mauricio A. Pons

Christina C. Walker

youth justice clinic

Alessandra Jerolleman

Meshellé Desireé Johnson

Charelle Lett

Joshua O’Neil Malone

Aarti R. Shah

Ashly Maria Villa-Ortega

Angel Ariel Williams

A Message from Dean Landrieu

Welcome to our 2023 graduation ceremony. We have come together to celebrate your successes and to send you forth equipped in mind, body, and spirit, to make a difference in the world.

You entered law school during an uncertain time, when the world was challenged by a new and worrisome virus, racial unrest, and a climate of political divisiveness. You may have first met each other as one dimensional faces in small boxes on a computer screen. Yet, you approached your new adventure with a steadfast desire to learn, a heartfelt desire to be a part

As you made your way to this moment, I trust you learned something about yourself and about one another. Together, you worked hard to maintain a sense of community through the pandemic and natural disasters that challenged us. You engaged in meaningful, thoughtful, and often difficult conversations in and out of class. You learned the written law, but you also learned that the law moves and bends as people come to rightfully expect more from each

You might notice that St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuit order, is often depicted in images and statues in mid-stride – in motion. He has one foot planted firmly on the ground, and one foot moving purposely forward. His head is level, his gaze fixed ahead, into the future. We never know where our lives will take us, but in the spirit of St. Ignatius, I pray that you too will plant your feet firmly in the truth and gaze forever forward in search of justice.

On behalf of Interim President Justin Daffron, S.J., the Board of Trustees, and the faculty and staff of the College of Law who have walked with you, worked with you, challenged you, and supported you, congratulations! We are so very proud to send you off knowing that you will go

Board of Trustees

Stephen J. Landry ’83 Chair

Robért LeBlanc ’00 Vice Chair

The Rev. Justin Daffron, S.J., Ph.D. Interim President

The Rev. Gregory Waldrop, S.J., Ph.D. Secretary/Treasurer

Marguerite “Peggy”Adams, J.D. ’81

Michael Bell

Catherine “Michie” McHardy Bissell ’64

The Rev. John Brown, S.J.

The Rev. John Cecero, S.J.

Lynn Coatney

The Rev. John Cunningham, S.J.

The Rev. Thomas Curran, S.J.

The Rev. Brian Dunkle, S.J.

Benjamin Fields ’18

The Rev. Michael Garanzini, S.J., Ph.D.

Anne Gauthier

Ryan Haas ’99, M.S. ’06

Nancy Hairston, ’90

Morton Katz, J.D. ’69

Stephen Kent ’73, Ph.D.

Dennis Lauscha, Sr. ’93, M.B.A.

James Meza, Jr., ’70, Ph.D.

Sean O’Keefe ’77, H ’03

Gregory Rattler, Sr. ’81, M.B.A. ’85

Scott Rodger

Leah Schlater-Brown ’93, M.B.A.

Leonardo Seoane ’91, M.D.

Michael Skehan ’76

Tod Smith ’84

Stephanie Stokes, M.S.

The Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., Ph.D.

Trustees Emeriti

Adelaide W. Benjamin, H’08

Donna D. Fraiche, J.D. ’75

Theodore “Ted” M. Frois, J.D. ’69

Anthony Laciura ’74

Jerome J. Reso, Jr.,’58, J.D. ’61

Jeanne Wolf

President Emeritus

The Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., Ph.D.

University Administrators

The Rev. Justin Daffron, S.J.,

Ph.D. Interim President

Tanuja Singh, D.B.A. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Carol Markowitz

Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration

Nathan Ament, M.A. Vice President of Enrollment Management

Alicia Bourque, Ph.D. Vice President of Student Affairs

Rachel Hoormann ’94, M.L.I.S. Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Kedrick Perry, Ed.D. Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Sharonda Williams, J.D. ’01 General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs

Christopher Wiseman ’88, Ph.D. Vice President for University Advancement

Maria Calzada, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Michelle Collins, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Nursing and Health

Kern Maass, M.F.A. Dean of the College of Music and Media

Michael Capella, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Business

Paul Cesarini, Ph.D. Dean of Online and Digital Learning and City College

The Hon. Madeleine M. Landrieu, J.D. ’87, H’05 Dean of the College of Law

Deborah Prosser, Ph.D. Dean of Libraries

The preceding program lists candidates eligible to participate in the spring 2023 commencement. Participation in this commencement exercise is not restricted to those who have completed all requirements for graduation. Candidates for degrees in spring, summer, and fall participate without consideration of final semester grades. Therefore, the program may not be a true list of degree recipients and their dates of graduation.

The academic distinctions listed in this program are based on work completed through fall 2022 but updated for changes through March 1. Distinctions may change based on final spring and/or summer grades.

May graduates are certified for graduation by College of Law deans in late May. August graduates are certified in early September. December graduates are certified in January.