COMMENCEMENT 2023
OF MIAMI
UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LAW
MAY 13 • 10 a.m
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
PRESIDENT’S PROCESSION Live Fanfare
*GRAND MARSHALL
Charlton Copeland, J.D., MAR, A.B. Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Intellectual Life
*CONVOCATION OPENING David Yellen
Dean and M. Minnette Massey Professor of Law
*NATIONAL ANTHEM Aron Stornaiuolo
Student, Media Scoring & Production
Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
*INVOCATION Rabbi Lyle Rothman
Jewish Chaplain for the University of Miami Hillel
Father Leo Sequeira
Catholic Chaplain for the University of Miami St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Center
Imam Abdul Hamid Samra
Muslim Chaplain for the University of Miami and the Islamic Center of Greater Miami
INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Jeffrey L. Duerk
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
WELCOME Julio Frenk, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H., M.D. President
INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
ADVICE TO GRADUATES
Ana VeigaMilton, JD ’93 Presiding Trustee
Deborah Enix-Ross, A.B. ’78, J.D. ’81 President, American Bar Association
Senior Advisor, International Dispute Resolution Group, Debevoise & Plimpton
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
Dean Yellen
President Frenk
STUDENT ADDRESS David F. Scollan
Class of 2023
CLOSING REMARKS Dean Yellen
*ALMA MATER Aron Stornaiuolo
*RECESSIONAL Recessional March
After the singing of the Alma Mater, please remain standing until the faculty and candidates have exited the Watsco Center. The words to the Alma Mater can be found on the last page of this program.
*Those who are able are asked to stand for these portions of the program. At the conclusion of the program, the audience will please remain standing until the platform party has left the stage.
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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
DEBORAH ENIX-ROSS President, American Bar Association Senior Advisor, International Dispute Resolution Group of Debevoise & PlimptonDeborah Enix-Ross, B.A. ’78, J.D. ’81, is a changemaker who has used her intellect, compassion, and commitment to make the world more equitable and blaze trails in the legal profession. During her 41-year legal career, Enix-Ross has broken through numerous barriers to become one of the world’s top dispute resolution lawyers and legal leaders.
In 2022 she began her term as president of the American Bar Association (ABA), the world's largest voluntary association of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals. Enix-Ross has approached the position with the same goals she has used throughout her life—to pay it forward and “lift as you climb.”
As the second Black woman and the third School of Law alumna to lead the ABA, Enix-Ross is focusing her presidency on civics, civility, and collaboration. “The legal profession's values must be heard loud and clear in our communities,” EnixRoss said at the 2023 midyear ABA meeting in Chicago.
The road to top attorney and ABA president was a hard one. Enix-Ross was fortunate that her childhood Harlem church bolstered her, taking notice of her aptitude for writing and speaking, and fostering it by choosing her whenever a speech was to be written or a welcome address given.
The first high school graduate in her family, Enix-Ross chose the University for her bachelor's degree because of its elite journalism program, with the plan to combine her passions for writing and public speaking into one discipline. She took those talents to the School of Law, where Enix-Ross was encouraged to join the American Bar Association, an organization dedicated to enhancing the legal profession and to which she would be elected to lead decades later.
Since graduating from the School of Law in 1981, EnixRoss’ ascent has been steady though not easy. She has dealt with the struggle of being a Black female attorney in an industry dominated by white men. After graduating, though interested in international law and hoping to land a job at a global New York firm, she was turned down at every turn.
Eventually, she accepted a job with MFY Legal Services in New York City. It took her seven years to get a job in international law when the U.S. Council for International Business hired her.
In her element, she rose quickly. Enix-Ross served as in-
house counsel and director of legal affairs and was named the American representative to the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration, the first for a Black woman.
Enix-Ross joined Debevoise & Plimpton in 2002 and is now the senior advisor in its International Dispute Resolution Group. Previously, she was a senior legal officer with the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, Switzerland. She also was a director of international litigation with Price Waterhouse.
Enix-Ross has always abided by her ethic of effecting change at the ABA. She has been a part of the association’s leadership for years, as chair of the ABA’s policymaking House of Delegates and of the ABA Center for Human Rights. As chair of the ABA International Law Section, she co-founded the Women’s Interest Network, which spotlighted women and women’s legal issues. She also worked with the International Bar Association to create its Women’s Interest Group.
In addition to her work with the ABA, Enix-Ross is active in other organizations. She is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has served as vice president of the World Justice Project. She is a member of the American Law Institute. EnixRoss was appointed by the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State as one of the original eight U.S. members of the trilateral NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes.
A double ’Cane, Enix-Ross also received a diploma in comparative law from the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law of Columbia University and a certificate in international law from the London School of Economics.
In fall 2022, the School of Law Alumni Association presented her with its Distinguished Alumna Award. Upon accepting the award, Enix-Ross said, “I was mentored at the University of Miami…every step of the way I felt supported by my classmates and by the University. From the day that I stepped at Miami Law, I was determined to make the law school proud, and I hope that I have done that.’’
For helping to make a difference in gender and racial equality in the legal profession, the University of Miami is proud to welcome Deborah Enix-Ross as the School of Law’s commencement speaker.
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CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
The awarding of degrees to the candidates named in this program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the appropriate requirements by each candidate. The listing of a student’s name in this program in no way implies or insures his or her graduation or the award of honors. Individual candidates have elected not to have their respective awards or honors recognized in this program.
SPRING 2023
MASTER OF LAWS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW
Gabriella Castillo Castillo
Abogada, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia, December 2021
Elizabeth A. Keck
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Andrea M. Littlefield
B.A., The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, July 2019
Julian Alexander Marx
B.A., Grinnell College, May 2017
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, July 2022
Michael J. Maturo
B.A., Quinnipiac University, May 2018
B.S., Quinnipiac University, May 2018
M.B.A., Quinnipiac University, May 2019
Ryan P. R. Nichols
B.S., Texas A & M University, December 2017
J.D., University of Miami School of Law, May 2022
Ayobami Adegboyega Olarinde
LL.B., Obafemi Awolowo University, ile-ife, Osun State, Nigeria, May 2016
B.L., Nigeria Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, November 2018
Juanita Suarez Ruiz
Abogada, Universidad De Los Andes, Colombia, October 2020
MASTER OF LAWS IN ESTATE PLANNING Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning
Sarah L. Engel
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Charles R. Hark
B.A., Florida State University, May 2017
J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2022
Alexandra Michelle Hasner
B.A., University of Maryland, May 2019
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, May 2022
Alex G. Picard
B.A., Florida State University, May 2019
J.D., University of Miami, May 2022
Benjamin O. Pomerantz
B.S., University of Miami, May 2018
J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2022
Jaye Alexandria Straus
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2020
Matthew L. Worsham
B.A., Hobart College, May 2011
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, May 2016
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MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Ali Al Ameen
License en Science Administrative et Politique, Université
Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Lebanon, January 2014
License en Droit, Université La Sagesse, Lebanon, July 2018
Johanna Almeida
LL.B., Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal, February 2009
LL.M., King’s College London, United Kingdom, December 2010
Darejan Beridze
LL.B., University of Georgia, Georgia, July 2013
LL.M., Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), Georgia, March 2016
LL.M. Bucerius Law School, Germany, September 2018
Miriam Castillo
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Maria Leonor Cazar Garcia
Licenciada, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, December 2017
Abogada, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, September 2019
Cinthia Coronado Cordova
Bachiller en Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú, February 2010
Abogada, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú, March 2014
Belemir Demirbag
LL.B., Kocaeli University, Turkey, July 2015
Andrea Patricia Espejo Donaire
Bachiller en Derecho, Universidad del Pacífico, Perú, February 2016
Abogada, El Ilustre Colegio De Abogados De Lima, Perú, December 2017
Especialista en Derecho de la Construcción, Universidad del Pacífico, Perú, December 2018
Camilo Eduardo Fernandez Lopez
Abogado, Universidad del Norte, Colombia, June 2021
Jessica Delaney Getz
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, April 2020
Francisco Jose Guanipa
Abogado, Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua, Venezuela, May 2004
Anam Arif Gubitra
B.A. LL.B., Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, India, April 2022
Kathrin Juliane Huettmann
First State Exam, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany, May 2018
Ph.D., Universität zu Köln, Germany, June 2021
Shreyans Jain
B.A. LL.B., Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, GGSIP University, India, May 2019
Johanna Sylvain Joseph
Licence Droit Public General, Université de Droit et des Sciences
Politiques de Montpellier 1, France, June 2011
Master Droit Public General, Université de Droit et des Sciences Politiques de Montpellier 1, France, June 2012
Divij Kumar
Diploma in Law and Practice of Arbitration, National Law University Delhi, India April 2021
BBA.LL.B., Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, India, May 2022
Diego Alejandro Marin Diaz
Licenciado en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, Panamá, June 2021
Andrea Stefania Merlano Castellanos
Abogado, Universidad Libre, Colombia, December 2014
Especialista en Derecho Contencioso Administrativo, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia, December 2015
Especialista en Contratación Estatal, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia, February 2021
Jannah Mosi
Licence in Corporate Law, University of Nantes, France, May 2021
Master in French law and Common Law, University of Paris Nanterre, France, June 2022
Daria Jane Pietropaolo (M)
A.B., University of Miami, May 2021
Mateo Rivero Coello
Licenciado, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico, May 2020
LL.M., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, June 2020
Juan Manuel Suárez Parra
Abogado, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, September 1989
LL.M., Harvard Law School, June 1991
Especialista en Contratación Internacional, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, August 1994
Kritika Sureka
BA LL.B., KIIT University School of Law, India, June 2019
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Anastasiia Sydorenko
LL.B., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2019
LL.M., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2021
Brady L. Taylor
B.S., Indiana State University, May 2020
Annie Meryhelen Vega Aguirre
Abogada, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, January 2015
Especialista en Derecho Procesal Civil, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia, December 2017
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Maria Dayana Abreu
Abogado, Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela July 2003
Javier Isaac Andrade Gomez
Abogado, La Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, December 2012
Gabriela Archila Ruiz
Abogada, Universidad Católica del Táchira, Venezuela, November 2012
Especialista en Derecho Laboral, Universidad Católica del Táchira, Venezuela, July 2018
Julius Kai Barth
First State Exam, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, March 2025
Ferdi Bezek
First State Exam, Universität Bremen, Germany, July 2020
Javier Blanco Sanchez
Bachiller en Derecho, Universidad de Lima, Peru, Perú, September 2014
Abogado, Universidad de Lima, Perú, April 2017
Especialista en Derecho Digital y Nuevas Tecnologias, Universidad del Pacifico, Peru, March 2019
Especialista en Transformacion Digital Legal LATAM, IE Law School, Madrid, July 2020
Kristine Bouscayrol
Abogada, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, November 2010
LL.M., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 2017
Pamela Patricia Checo Frias
LL.B., Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic, September 2023
Javier Jose Daza Rossi
Licenciado en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Católica
Santa María la Antigua, Panama, December 2018
Adriana de França
Bacharel em Direito, Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba, Brazil, December 1994
Especialista em Direito Tributário e Processual Tributário, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil, December 1998
Jorge Antonio Geraige Gonzalez
Abogado, Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina, March 2000
Vanessa Gomez Reyes
LL.B., Pontifica Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic, August 2022
Ysel Gonzalez
Abogado, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela, November 2010
Eidelman Javier Gonzalez Sanchez
Abogado, Pontíficia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, June 2001
Especialista en Derecho de Seguros, Pontíficia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, August 2001
Especialista en Derecho de las Comunicaciones, Pontíficia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, Mayo 2007
Maestría en Derecho Económico, Pontíficia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, November 2010
Especialización en Derecho de Seguros, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, June 2018
Danilo Knijnik (C)
Bacharel em Ciências Jurídicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, March 1994
Mestre em Direito, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, February 1998
Doutor em Direito, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, August 2002
Hannah L. Lamberg (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
B.S., University of Florida, May 2020
cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
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Summa
Alina Marante
Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba, July 1998
Noelia Martinez Liranzo
LL.B., Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Dominica Republic, August 2022
Natalia Martinez Torres
Abogada, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, June 2009
Especialista en Derecho Comercial, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, March 2010
Hilda Mendez
Licenciada en Derecho, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, August 2018
Posgrado, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, August 2018
Olga Mitina
LL.B., NRU Higher School of Economics, Russia, June 2017
LL.M., NRU Higher School of Economics, Russia, June 2019
Maria Cecilia Molina Velarde
Licenciada en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Católica Santa María la Antigua, Panama, March 2021
Yaosca Del Carmen Perez Espinoza
Abogada, Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua, February 2010
Yojan Alejandro Pulido Rodriguez
Abogado, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, April 2022
Andres Mauricio Quijano
Abogado, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Colombia, August 2015
Especialista en Derecho Administrativo, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia, May 2017
MASTER OF LAWS IN MARITIME LAW
Viviam Stephanie Ruiz Fiallo
Abogada, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, May 2018
LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, May 2019
Christopher Raphael Rivera Garcia Abogado, Universidad APEC, Dominican Republic, October, 2012
Rodrigo Salles Medina
Advogado, Centro Universitário Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas, Brazil, December 2003
Javier M. Sanchez
Licenciado en Derecho, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, July 2017
Posgrado, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, July 2017
Juan Sanchez Elia
Abogado, Austral University, Argentina, December 1999
LL.M., Northwestern University, April 2003
Amanda Sotto Fontes
Licenciada en Derecho, El Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico, December 2011
LL.M., Columbia University, May 2018
Natalia Vega Rangel
Abogado, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia August 2011
Benjamin Alexander Werner
LL.B., Universität Potsdam, Germany, October 2015
First State Exam, Universität Potsdam, Germany, October 2015
Second State Exam, Higher Regional Court of Berlin, Germany, May 2021
Hamza Zouaghi
Licence de Droit, Économie, Gestion, Université de Nice, France, September 2015
Maîtrise de Droit, Économie, Gestion, Université de Nice, France, September 2016
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MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig LL.M. in Real Property Development
Daniel J. Bonardi
B.A., University of South Florida, December 2010
J.D., Western Michigan University, Colley Law School, December 2020
Beatriz Chaves Barbosa
Bacharela em Direito, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 2019
Michael S. Hamuicka, Jr.
B.A., University of Pittsburgh, August 1986
M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, July 1987
J.D., Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, December 2019
Jeffrey James Jinks
B.S., Indiana University, May 1987
J.D., Indiana University, McKinney School of Law, May 1993
Mamie C. Joeveer
B.A., The University of Memphis, August 1998
J.D., Florida International University, College of Law, December 2008
Kevin Michael Koushel
B.S., The Georgia Institute of Technology, December 2008
J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, May 2014
MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION
Zaklina Bregovic
LL.M., University of Zegreb, Croatia, July 2018
LL.M., Loyola Marymount University, May 2021
Andrii Buznytskyi
LL.B., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2015
LL.M., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2017
Marc A. Cue (C)
B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University, May 2020
Roderick Darang
LL.B., University of Leeds, United Kingdom, June 2013
Melissa M. Lipnick
B.S., University of Miami, May 2017
J.D., University of Miami, May 2021
Maia Magee
B.S., University of Central Florida, December 2018
J.D., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, College of Law, May 2022
Loretta Crews Nido
B.S., Clemson University, May 1987
J.D., Stetson University, College of Law, December 1990
Patrick Owen O'Leary
B.S., Virginia Military Institute, December 1990
J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, May 2001
M.B.A., College of William and Mary, May 2020
Allyson Marie Paige
A.B., University of Miami, May 2015
J.D., University of Florida, The Fredric G. Levin College of Law, December 2017
Dennis Vila (C)
B.B.A., University of Michigan, December 2018
M.B.A., University of Miami, December 2022
Matthew J. Graham
B.A., Florida International University, December 2012
M.B.A., Nova Southeastern University, July 2017
J.D., Nova Southeastern University, January 2021
James H. Haley
B.B.A., University of Kentucky, December 2019
B.S., University of Kentucky, December 2019
Chastidy Mirabal
B.S., Florida International University, December 2015
J.D., Nova Southeastern University, December 2019
Shaina Van Mehren
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2015
J.D., Florida International University College of Law, May 2020
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cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
Carlos Wilder
B.S., University of Hartford, May 2015
J.D., Suffolk University Law School, May 2018
MASTER OF LAWS IN TAXATION OF CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENT
Marharyta Bahno
LL.B., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2020
Upasana Goel
LL.B., Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India, May 2017
LL.M., York University, Canada, December 2021
Patricio Middleton
Licenciado, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile, January 2000
Abogado, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile, January 2001
LL.M., The University of Chicago, The Law School, June 2004
JURIS DOCTOR
Eduardo F. Abascal
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2019
Jasmine A. Abdin (C)
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, December 2019
Megan V. Acosta
B.A., State University of New York College at Geneseo, May 2018
M.S.Ed., University of Miami, August 2020
Erica Cecilia Adams (M)
B.S.C., University of Miami, May 2016
Peter Michael Agola II
B.S.B.A., University of Miami, May 2020
Ali Al Ameen
License en Science Administrative et Politique, Université SaintJoseph de Beyrouth, Lebanon, January 2014
License en Droit, Université La Sagesse, Lebanon, July 2018
Blanca J. Alcaraz Serrano (C)
B.B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Maria M. Alfaro Rodriguez (C)
B.S., Florida International University, August 2016
Lee R. Alhanti (C)
B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2020
Danilo E. Pena
B.S., Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela, July 2013
LL.B., Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela, July 2005
Juliana Restrepo
LL.B., Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia, March 2005
Vicente Antonio Torretti Schmidt
Licenciado, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile, May 2017
LL.M., Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile, April 2021
Reem Z. Ali (C)
B.A., University of Illinois, May 2019
Sydney A. Alonso
B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2019
B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2019
David A. Altschuler
B.S., University of Central Florida, April 2020
Nicole C. Amarante
B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Javier Isaac Andrade Gomez
Abogado, La Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, December 2012
Sarah D. Angress (C)
B.A., University of Florida, December 2018
Molly A. Arntson (C)
B.A., The Ohio State University, May 2017
Ferdinand Babilonia (C)
B.S., Park University, May 2020
Katelyn Nicole Babilonia
B.A., The Ohio State University, December 2019
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Jesse Bajaj (C)
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2017
Max Baron
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Bailey Beauchamp (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Ariela Benchlouch
B.A., Florida International University, May 2020
Matthew J. Benedict (M)
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, April 2017
Adam S. Bernstein
B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2019
Daniel Beyer
B.A., University of Richmond, May 2020
Liza Weisman Birchansky (C)
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, December 2019
Laura M. Blockman (M)
A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Justin Bodner
B.A., University of Florida, August 2020
Kayla S. Bokzam (C)
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
Austin P. Booth (M)
B.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison, May 2019
Brandon Z. Borino (M)
B.A., Florida International University, July 2019
Fabienne T. Boughton
B.A., Barry University, May 2016
Justin Bowling
B.S., University of Cincinnati, April 2017
Tyler Bridgeman (C)
B.S., University of Minnesota, May 2016
Michael V. Brogan (C)
B.S.B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2010
Simon W. Brooke
B.A., Emory University, May 2019
Benjamin T. Brooks
B.A., Wake Forest University, May 2019
M.A., Boston University, January 2021
Liana H. Brown
B.A., Emory University, May 2018
Victor Angel Bruzos (C)
B.S., Purdue University, May 2019
Kaitlyn F. Buffaloe (C)
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2020
Gerald J. Buitron
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, August 2016
Raegan Burke
B.S., University of Oregon, June 2020
Modeline Cadet
B.S., University of Florida, May 2020
Isabelle Marie Carbajales (M)
B.S., Florida State University, December 2019
Calvin M. Carbone
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
Joseph P. Carmi
B.S., Marshall University, May 2019
Javier Alejandro Caso
B.S., University of Miami, May 2019
Elizabeth C. Castano (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Miriam Castillo
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Maria Leonor Cazar Garcia
Licenciada, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, December 2017
Abogada, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, September 2019
Mischaël Cetoute (C)
A.B., University of Miami, May 2015
M.A., Columbia University, February 2020
Ally Chamberlin (M)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Beatriz Chaves Barbosa
Bacharela em Direito, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 2019
Shelby Chesnes
A.B., University of Miami, May 2019
Grant A. Chiappelli
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Jessie Renee Chiasson (C)
B.A., College of William & Mary, May 2019
Annie Chipchase
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, April 2020
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Summa cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
Tristan Clapham (M)
B.S.B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2020
Giselle Coalla (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Gabriella Veronica Coffield (C)
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2020
Arlene Cordoves
B.A., Brandeis University, May 2017
Vincent A. Cortellessa (C)
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2020
Luis Jorge Cortes Ruiz (C)
B.S., Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, June 2001
M.B.A., Nova Southeastern University, September 2008
Pierre Gerard Craig III
A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Myles K. Crandall (S)
B.A., Claremont McKenna College, May 2010
M.A., University of Colorado at Denver, August 2014
Edgar I. Cruz
B.A., Soka University of America, May 2016
M.A., California State University at Los Angeles, May 2018
Marc A. Cue (C)
B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University, May 2020
Frederick Newkirk Cushmore III
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Sara Cyrway
B.A., Clemson University, May 2020
Kristen E. Dagher
B.A., Arizona State University, May 2018
M.S., Arizona State University, May 2019
Melany Joy Danielson (C)
B.S., University of Florida, May 2014
Adam P. Danowitz
B.A., University of Georgia, December 2019
Courtney R. Davis (C)
B.S., Northeastern University, August 2015
Armand Andrew Del Castillo
A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Miguel E. Del Rivero (C)
B.A., University of Florida, December 2018
Isabella DelPino
B.A., The George Washington University, August 2020
Charlotte Anastasia DeMarco
B.A., University of Chicago, June 2019
Asad Demetree
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
Belemir Demirbag
LL.B., Kocaeli University, Turkey, July 2015
Taylor F. Dias (C)
B.A., Allegheny College, May 2019
Alexander J. Diaz Thomas (C)
B.A., Boston University, January 2019
Jonathan B. Dickler
B.S., University of South Florida, December 2018
Ashley E. Docherty
B.A., Oberlin College, May 2013
M.A., The University of Texas at El Paso, December 2020
Shea W. J. Doonan
B.S., Clemson University, August 2017
John G. Dowling (C)
B.A., Wake Forest University, May 2018
Catherine Anne Dremluk (C)
B.S., University of Miami, December 2018
Oliver Duke (C)
B.S., Tulane University, May 2019
Lauren L. Edwards
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, May 2020
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, May 2020
Kevin E. Ellenburg (C)
B.A., Vanderbilt University, May 2017
Kiyra S. Ellis
B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Rebecca A. Entenberg
B.S., Florida State University, May 2017
M.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Josephine H. Farrell
B.A., Elon University, May 2020
Reunie Ghael Faustin
A.B., University of Miami, May 2019
Destini M. Fernandez
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
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Rebecca J. Fernandez
B.A., University of Iowa, May 2017
Camilo Eduardo Fernandez Lopez
Abogado, Universidad del Norte, Colombia, June 2021
David Joseph Fernandez-Fidalgo
B.S., University of Miami, May 2014
M.S., University of Miami, May 2014
Ashley Findeisen
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
John S. Flagg (C)
B.A., University of Virginia , May 2019
Jason P. Frank (C)
B.S., Florida State University, December 2019
John D. Fraser (C)
B.S., Cornell University, May 2017
Scott Fraser (S)
B.S.B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, May 2012
Dakota Freeman (C)
B.S.B., Indiana University, May 2020
Isaac F. Fuhrman Borgman (M)
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2018
Hillary Robin Gabriele (S)
B.A., Barnard College, May 2017
Christina N. Gage
B.S., University of Central Florida, May 2006
Andrea A. Galea (C)
B.A., Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, May 2019
Ashley Marie Garcia (M)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Mozelle Garcia (C)
B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Nelson Garcia
B.S., Florida International University, May 2014
Orestes D. Garcia
B.S., Florida International University, June 2020
Natalia A. Garcia Baerga (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Cosimo Gaudio
A.B., University of Miami, December 2021
Lucy C. Geiger
B.A., University of Central Florida, April 2020
Nicolas T. Geraci (C)
B.S., University of Louisville, December 2019
Jessica Delaney Getz
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, April 2020
Courtney M. Giebel
B.A., Northwestern University, June 2018
Evan Stanley Gilbert (M)
B.A., Vanderbilt University, May 2015
Samantha H. Goldstein (M)
B.S., University of Florida, May 2020
Lucia Golletti (C)
B.S., University of Florida, May 2019
Yasmeen D. Gomez
B.A., Florida International University, December 2019
Alejandra Gonzales
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Carolina Gonzalez
B.A., Florida International University, December 2019
Lauren Marie Gonzalez (M)
B.S., Florida International University, April 2020
Marlene Gonzalez
A.B., University of Miami, August 2019
Roxette Gonzalez
A.B., University of Miami, December 2018
Camila C. Gonzalez Del Toro
B.S., Babson College, May 2017
Camila Gonzalez Jimenez
B.S., Florida International University, April 2019
Rachel Gopichand
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2020
Stefanie T. Grafstein
B.A., Syracuse University, May 2020
Ryan Greenberg (M)
B.S.Acc., University of Florida, May 2020
M.Acc., University of Florida, May 2020
Zachary P. Gregg (S)
B.A., Ithaca College, May 2020
Josianne T. Griffin
B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University, May 2020
Nina E. Griscelli (C)
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz, December 2017
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Summa cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
Paris C. Guinn
B.B.A., Belmont University, May 2019
Mary R. Guirguis
B.A., University of California at Irvine, March 2018
James H. Haley
B.B.A., University of Kentucky, December 2019
B.S., University of Kentucky, December 2019
Alexis D. Hammond (C)
B.A., University of South Carolina, December 2018
Samantha R. Hampson
B.A., University of Alabama, May 2018
Dora R. Haque
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, December 2018
Jennifer Harper
B.A., Cornell University, May 2019
Levi A. Harris (C)
B.A., Michigan State University, May 2019
Cory Hartstein (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2017
Megan D. Hennings (C)
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, May 2015
Daniel Herrera (C)
B.A., New York University, May 2018
Andres Hidalgo
A.B., University of Miami, May 2019
Jessica C. Hodges
B.S., University of Alabama, May 2016
Rayaan A. Hossain (C)
B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2019
Patrick Rudy Infanti
B.A., University of Tampa, May 2020
Jacob P. Irmen
B.S., University of Missouri at Columbia, May 2020
Taha Ismail
A.B., University of Miami, May 2019
Nicholas R. Jackson (C)
B.S., University of Nevada, Reno, May 2019
Nicole Jackson (C)
B.A., University of Central Florida, April 2020
Terricka A. Jackson
B.S., St John's University, May 2017
Barbara B. Jimenez (C)
B.A., Emory University, May 2020
Emma C. Johnson (C)
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, June 2018
Olivia D. Johnson (S)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Lauren Jones
B.A., University of Virginia , May 2014
M.P.H., Eastern Virginia Medical School, May 2016
Elizabeth A. Keck
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Robert Keilson
B.A., Boston College, May 2015
Milind Neil Khurana (M)
B.S., University of Miami, August 2019
M.A., University of Miami, August 2020
Victoria A. Kline (M)
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, December 2019
Danilo Knijnik (C)
Bacharel em Ciências Jurídicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, March 1994
Mestre em Direito, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, February 1998
Doutor em Direito, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, August 2002
Mitchell J. Koch (C)
B.A., University of Georgia, August 2020
Chad H. Kramer (M)
B.A., Tufts University, May 2017
Samuel Kramer (C)
B.A., Emory University, May 2019
Sy Whoi-Sang Lam
B.B.A., University of Miami, December 2019
Hannah L. Lamberg (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
B.S., University of Florida, May 2020
Monica Larsen (M)
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, May 2018
Kayla Lawless
B.S., New York University, May 2017
Sara Lazarevic (M)
B.A., Stetson University, December 2013
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Stevi J. Leavitt
B.A., Manhattanville College, May 2013
Laura Maruxa Leira
B.A., New York University, May 2016
Ernesto I. Leo
B.B.A., Florida International University, July 2019
Jacob Y. Leon
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Nicole Delia Leon
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Ryan Leon-Schetina
B.S., Florida State University, August 2019
Zachary Levin
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Jake Louis Levy
B.S., University of Florida, May 2020
Marissa A. Levy
B.A., University of Central Florida, December 2019
Abbey Lin
B.S., University of Florida, May 2020
Mitchel Lindheim (C)
B.S., Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, May 2018
Andrea M. Littlefield
B.A., The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, July 2019
Isabella M. Lopez
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Martin N. Lopez
B.S., Florida State University, December 2018
Christian L. Lorenz
B.S., Arizona State University, May 2018
Teodora Elena Maftei (M)
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, May 2017
M.H.A., University of Miami, August 2018
Peter G. Manakos (C)
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, August 2019
Daniel I. Mantzoor (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Alina Marante
Licenciada en Derecho, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba, July 1998
Miranda A. Marban
B.A., Florida International University, June 2020
David A. Marder
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
Margaret A. Marquart (C)
B.A., Villanova University, May 2020
Jacob B. Mars
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, May 2020
Natalie Raquel Mateo
B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Michael J. Maturo
B.A., Quinnipiac University, May 2018
B.S., Quinnipiac University, May 2018
M.B.A., Quinnipiac University, May 2019
Jessica Abigail Matz (C)
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, May 2020
Krystal Mc Collin
B.B.A., University of Houston, May 2017
Victoria A. McCaffery
B.S., University of South Carolina, May 2020
Kendal McElfish
B.A., Lindenwood University, May 2017
M.L.S., Arizona State University, May 2019
Nickolas C. Medina
B.S., University of Florida, May 2019
Kendrick B. Meek
B.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Hilda Mendez
Licenciada en Derecho, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, August 2018
Posgrado, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, August 2018
Emmett Moore Mercil
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2017
Thomas Michelson (C)
B.A., North Central College, June 2019
Tyler R. Miller-Jones
B.A., University of Virginia , May 2019
Noah D. Milov (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Diana Cecilia Milton (C)
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2019
Christina M. Miranda (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
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Summa cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
Amy Mizels
B.S., University of Florida, May 2020
Izabella Mojica
B.A., University of Florida, August 2020
Tiffanie Yonellie Monplaisir
B.S., University of Florida, May 2018
Nicole Gabrielle Montlick
A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Madison J. Monzon
B.A., Florida International University, May 2020
Taylor Elizabeth Moore
B.A., University of Connecticut, August 2019
Alyssa P. Morris
B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2020
Adrian C. Mosqueda (C)
B.A., Florida International University, June 2020
Marine Naito
B.A., Boston University, May 2019
Jocelyn T. Nance
B.A., University of South Florida, May 2019
Alejandro Ignacio Nehgme
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
Michael Alexander Newell II (C)
B.M., University of Miami, May 2016
Jacob J. A. Niergarth (C)
B.A., University of Florida, July 2020
Megan E. Norris Grant (C)
B.A., Emory University, May 2018
Jose I. Novo
B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Jessica Nunez Munoz (M)
B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Chelsea M. Olivera (C)
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, May 2016
Kristy O'Malley (C)
B.S., University of Toronto, Canada, June 2014
Lauren O'Neil (S)
B.B.A., University of Georgia, May 2020
Victor M. On-Sang Jr. (C)
B.A., Florida International University, May 2016
Juan M. Ortega
B.A., Florida International University, May 2020
Sabrina Maria Ortega (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
John J. Ospina
B.A., Florida State University, May 2020
Kelvin David Pacheco Monteverde
A.B., University of Miami, December 2019
Camila Paez (C)
B.B.A., Florida International University, July 2018
Jessica Palma (C)
A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Erwin M. Paniagua
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, August 2020
Nicoletta M. Pappas (C)
B.A., University of Tampa, May 2017
Bailey L. Pasho-Towns (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Anthony C. Pastor
B.S., Bentley University, May 2020
Alessandra Perez (M)
B.A., University of Central Florida, December 2019
Daniela Perez (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Jacob A. Perez
B.A., Florida International University, June 2020
Jason A. Perez (C)
B.A., Florida State University, May 2020
John A. Pessoa (M)
A.B., Dartmouth College, June 2016
Nicholas Pierre-Paul (C)
B.A., University of Florida, August 2018
Daria Jane Pietropaolo (M)
A.B., University of Miami, May 2021
Jay Pinckney Cabal
B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University, August 2020
B.S., Florida Gulf Coast University, August 2020
Samuel H. Pinson
B.A., University of Central Florida, May 2020
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Peyton C. Pipes
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Izaac A. Polukoff
B.A., Vanderbilt University, May 2020
Joshua A. Porteous
B.A., Washington College, May 2020
Nicole Marie Porzenheim McCain (C)
B.A., Boston College, May 2011
M.B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2016
Shawn T. Powers
B.G.S., Florida Atlantic University, May 2020
Austin H. Price (C)
B.S., University of Florida, May 2019
Michael R. Puretz (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
Ahmed I. Qaisi (C)
B.A., Millersville University, May 2018
Elvin Raducan
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2018
Ashley M. Rahaim (C)
B.S., University of Central Florida, April 2020
Raquel A. Ratushny
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, May 2019
Jenna M. Reifler (C)
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, May 2016
Taylor L. Rich
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Jason R. Risberg
B.A., University of Florida, May 2019
AnaMaria Rivera (C)
Ingeniera Industrial, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, September 1996
Ed.D., Insight University, October 2017
M.B.A., Harvard Business School, June 2001
Thalia G. Rivet Camejo (C)
B.A., University of Central Florida, December 2018
Scott Harris Rivlin
B.B.A., University of Miami, December 2019
Glorimer Rodriguez (C)
B.A., Boston University, May 2020
Katharine A. Rodriguez
B.A., Florida International University, April 2020
Daniella Roldan
A.B., University of Miami, December 2019
Sylvester André Rollins
B.S., Boston University, September 1997
D.M.D., Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, May 2001
Amanda M. Rose
B.A., Florida International University, April 2019
Alexa Beth Rosen (M)
B.S., University of Miami, May 2010
M.P.H., University of Miami, May 2013
Diego Rosette (C)
B.A., Columbia University, May 2017
Christopher R. Rossi
B.A., Pitzer College, May 2019
Benjamin E. Rucker
B.A., College of Charleston, December 2017
Priscilla Ruiz (M)
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2020
Kate E. Ruston (C)
B.A., Claremont McKenna College, May 2016
Marcos Antonio D. Salas
B.S., Florida International University, December 2019
Haneefah D. Saleem
B.A., Valdosta State University, May 2018
Natasha M. Samtani (C)
B.A., Elon University, May 2014
Hernando V. San Martin
B.S., Florida State University, August 2019
Jaclyn Sanchez (C)
B.S., University of Miami, May 2019
Javier M. Sanchez
Licenciado en Derecho, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, July 2017
Posgrado, La Universidad Americana, Nicaragua, July 2017
Stephanie M. Sanchez (S)
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
B.S., University of Florida, December 2019
Bayla Sandman (M)
B.A., Yeshiva University, May 2020
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Summa cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
Marina Antunes Gomm Santos (C)
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Jonathan Sardina
B.A., Florida State University, May 2020
Elizabeth C. Sardinas (M)
B.A., Florida International University, December 2018
Renata Sassarini Benvenuto (C)
B.S., University of Florida, December 2019
Joshua S. Schery
B.A., Flagler College, April 2013
M.A., University of Florida, May 2018
Anna A. Schmelzle (C)
A.B., University of Miami, December 2019
Joshua W. Schulster (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
William K. Schwartz (C)
B.A., New York University, May 2016
David Francis Scollan (C)
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, May 2017
M.Sc., The London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, November 2018
Arthur A. Sconochia III
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, April 2020
Zachary Sculler
B.S.B.A., University of Central Florida, December 2019
Dor Scwartz
B.A., University of Florida, May 2020
Joseph A. Seara (C)
B.A., Florida State University, May 2020
Julian Seethal
B.A., Catholic University of America, January 2020
Dominick L. Serio (C)
B.A., University of Connecticut, May 2019
Kristopher Robin Serrate
A.B., University of Miami, December 2018
Matthew Shalna (C)
B.A., University of Central Florida, December 2019
Fay R. Shaulson (M)
B.A., Queens College New York, May 2019
Brennan J. Shechtman (C)
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, May 2019
Arielle Renee Shoikhet
A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Zoe Johanna Shoul (C)
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2020
Francesca Shultz
B.S., Boise State University, December 2019
Jack C. Sibel
B.A., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, April 2020
Ariel A. Simmonds (C)
B.S., Rutgers University, May 2018
Jorge T. Simon (C)
B.A., Florida International University, July 2018
Asvin Sivarasa
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Mackenzie Payton Skeens (C)
B.S., University of Alabama, May 2020
M.S., University of Alabama, May 2020
Alexa Marina Somera (C)
B.S., Vanderbilt University, May 2020
Giovanna C. Spargo
B.A., Boston University, September 2018
Alexandra Spaw (M)
B.S., University of Florida, December 2017
Bridget M. Stein (M)
B.A., University of South Carolina, May 2020
Sara St. Juste
A.B., University of Miami, May 2020
Jaye Alexandria Straus
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2020
Liang Sun
B.S., Tulane University, May 2017
Christin Swanepoel Stevens (C)
B.S., Bowling Green State University, August 2018
Andrew P. Szatkowski (C)
B.S., University of Florida, August 2019
Kareem Tabba (C)
B.S., University of Miami, May 2018
Brady L. Taylor
B.S., Indiana State University, May 2020
Isabela M. Teijelo
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
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Gabriella Maria Bastos Teixeira (C)
B.A., University of California at San Diego, June 2016
Breeden Elizabeth Tesone
B.S.C., University of Miami, May 2019
Debra Ley-Anne Thomas
B.A., College of William & Mary, January 2019
Daniela Torres
B.A., University of South Florida, May 2019
Victoria H. Touzinsky (C)
B.A., University of Missouri at Columbia, December 2019
B.A., University of Missouri at Columbia, December 2019
Benjamin J. Trotto
B.A., New York University, May 2018
Caroline Marie Valencia (C)
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Daniel A. Valentin
B.A., Florida International University, December 2019
Savannah S. Valentine (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2019
Alexis B. Vegafria
B.A., University of Tampa, December 2019
Dennis Vila (C)
B.B.A., University of Michigan, December 2018
M.B.A., University of Miami, December 2022
Alyssa Laura Vincent (C)
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Stephen L. Vinson III (C)
B.A., Boston College, May 2020
Mary Victoria Vollmar (C)
B.S., University of Miami, May 2020
Annmarie R. Walsh
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Adam C. Ward
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Trenton C. Wasser (C)
B.S., Florida State University, August 2018
Rumor E. Watts
B.S., University of Central Florida, April 2020
Taylor A. Weathers
B.S., Florida State University, May 2020
Danielle Jordyn Weisman (C)
B.S., Indiana University, May 2020
Zachary Louis Wexler
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2015
Harrison Wilf
B.A., Bucknell University, May 2020
Kayla Mei Wong (C)
B.A., University of Florida, December 2019
M.I.B., University of Florida, May, 2020
Christopher David Wright
B.B.A., University of Miami, May 2019
Tanisha M. Wright (C)
B.A., University of Virginia , May 2018
Henry A. Yaniz (C)
B.A., The George Washington University, January 2015
Samuel L. Yates
B.A., Depaul University, June 2015
Abigail Young (M)
B.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, May 2017
Brooks B. Young
B.A., The George Washington University, May 2020
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the M.B.A degree from the Herbert Business School.
Andres Hidalgo
A.B., University of Miami, May 2019
Dennis Vila (C)
B.B.A., University of Michigan, December 2018
M.B.A., University of Miami, December 2022
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Summa cum laude (S) Magna cum laude (M) Cum laude (C)
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND SOCIETY
The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the MA degree from the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.
Catherine Anne Dremluk (C)
B.S., University of Miami, December 2018
JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
The following candidates for the Juris Doctor have received or will also be receiving the MA degree from the Frost School of Music.
Annie Chipchase
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, April 2020
Emma C. Johnson (C)
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, June 2018
Samuel L. Yates
B.A., Depaul University, June 2015
SUMMER 2023
The following candidates will be receiving their degrees in Summer 2023.
MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Anqi Luan
LL.B., Hainan University, China, June 2016
LL.M., The Pennsylvania State University, May 2019
LL.M., South China University of Technology, June 2019
MASTER OF LAWS IN REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig LL.M. in Real Property Development
Jonathan Marinoff (C)
A.B., University of Miami, December 2018
JURIS DOCTOR
Maria R. Frias Abreu (C)
B.A., Boston University, May 2007
M.B.A., Nova Southeastern University, February 2013
John P. Gonzalez
B.S., Wilmington University, May 2010
M.B.A., Marylhurst University, August 2011
M.T., Nova University, September 2014
Anqi Luan
LL.B., Hainan University, China, June 2016
LL.M., The Pennsylvania State University, May 2019
LL.M., South China University of Technology, June 2019
Jonathan Marinoff (C)
A.B., University of Miami, December 2018
Oskar M. Serbin
B.S., Bentley University, May 2020
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SPECIAL PUBLIC INTEREST RECOGNITION
The University of Miami School of Law
is proud to acknowledge members of the Class of 2023 who have met the Pro Bono Challenge and have completed at least 75 hours of pro bono service while in law school. They have demonstrated outstanding commitment to public service through exceptional advocacy.
Erica Adams
Maria Alfaro Rodriguez
Katelyn Babilonia
Bailey Beauchamp
Kayla Bokzam
Benjamin Brooks
Victor Bruzos
Isabelle Carbajales
Joseph Carmi
Elizabeth Castano
Mischaël Cetoute
Ally Chamberlin
Vincent Cortellessa
Myles Crandall
Kristen Dagher
Melany Danielson
Gabriela De Avila
Miguel Del Rivero
Isabella DelPino
Taylor Dias
Catherine Dremluk
Josephine Farrell
Reunie Faustin
Destini Fernandez
Ashley Garcia
Natalia Garcia Baerga
Cosimo Gaudio
Courtney Giebel
Evan Gilbert
Yasmeen Gomez
Alejandra Gonzales
Lauren Gonzalez
Rachel Gopichand
Stefanie Grafstein
Megan Hennings
Andres Hidalgo
Anna Schmelzle
Olivia Johnson
Lauren Jones
Elizabeth Keck
Hannah Lamberg
Sara Lazarevic
Stevi Leavitt
Laura Leira
Jacob Leon
Andrea Littlefield
Teodora Maftei
Natalie Mateo
Krystal McCollin
Alyssa Morris
Adrian Mosqueda
Michael Newell II
Lauren O’Neil
Sabrina Ortega
Camila Paez
Alessandra Perez
Jason Perez
Daria Pietropaolo
AnaMaria Rivera
Katharine Rodriguez
Alexa Rosen
Priscilla Ruiz
Kate Ruston
Jaclyn Sanchez
Jonathan Sardina
Elizabeth Sardinas
Mackenzie Skeens
Giovanna Spargo
Brady Taylor
Gabriella Teixeira
Debra Thomas
Caroline Valencia
Daniel Valentin
Savannah Valentine
Alyssa Vincent
Taylor Weathers
Kayla Wong
Tanisha Wright
Abigail Young
20
50TH REUNION
The Class of 2023 congratulates the members of the honored class of 1973 who have supported students through their contributions to the University of Miami School of Law.
Robert A. Ades*
Frank M. Amigo*
Michel E. Anderson*
Allan F. Appel
Eduardo Arango
Edwin B. Arnold
Barney B. Avchen
Joseph P. Averill*
Thomas A. Barba
Stephen H. Barber
Douglas M. Bates
Judith E. Becker
Roger C. Benson
Richard H. Bergman
William A. Berkley
Mark S. Berman
Michael A. Bienstock*
Gerald J. Biondo
Douglas K. Bischoff
Stanford Blake
Alvan L. Bobrow
Bruce M. Boiko
Michael E. Botos
Michael V. Bourland
Alan J. Braverman
Harold Bronstein
Jonathan D. Brown
Rodney W. Bryson
Jear Bunphabutr
James C. Burke*
Steven M. Busch
Jack C. Butler
John L. Calhoun
Eduardo Cantera
James M. Caplan
Mikele S. Carter
Stephen G. Castigliano
Paul Cecere
Shun-Shu W. Chao
Thomas J. Chasler*
William A. Clay
Louis J. Coelho*
Steven J. Cohen*
Daniel E. Conley*
David M. Conlon
Richard W. Copeland
James R. Costello
Richard A. Crisonino
Richard H. Critchlow
William R. Cummings
C. Wesley G. Currier
Paul V. De Bianchi
Charles G. De Marco*
George P. De Pozsgay
Robert J. DeBoer*
Jeffrey A. Deutch
Paul L. Driver
Kenneth B. Drucker
Gerald M. Dubois*
Richard G. Dunberg
*Deceased
Robert C. Eber
Steven A. Edelstein
Howard R. Elisofon
Murray B. Epstein*
Dafydd W. Evans
Jay L. Fabrikant
Glenn P. Falk
Robert A. Fall
Joel C. Fanning
Penn D. Farrington
David Feldman*
Donald L. Ferguson
Dana C. Ferrell*
Eva B. Field
Harold T. Fields
Philip F. Filosa
Stephen G. Fischer
Andre R. Fournier
Spencer H. Fox*
Judith A. Frankel
David A. Freedman
Paul H. Freeman
Yale T. Freeman
Jerald A. Freshman
David R. Friedman
Leopoldo L. Fuentes*
Robert J. Galamaga
J. R. Gallagher
Earl G. Gallop*
Robert F. Garcia-Esquerro
Arthur M. Garel*
Sandor F. Genet
Norman S. Gerstein
Jeffry L. Gilbert
James G. Gilmour
Millard C. Glancy*
Randy C. Golden
David M. Goldstein
Robert T. Grace
James A. Grady
David A. Graham
Edward R. Green*
Jerry Green*
Susan G. Greenberg
Gary R. Gromet
Howard P. Gross
William Grossbard*
Steven Grossbard
Stuart Z. Grossman
Sutham Guptarak
Carol K. Guralnick*
Anne-Lise Gustafson*
David J. Halberg
Peter E. Halle
Daniel A. Hanley
Thomas H. Heaton*
Henry E. Hemsath*
Jay H. Hernberg*
Linda C. Hertz
Frank J. Heston
James W. Hoffman
Bruce L. Hollander
Frederick Holzer
Samuel B. Hornstein*
Robert A. Huth
Edgar D. Ingels*
Benjamin R. Jacobi
Sylvain Jama
Stuart P. Jasper
Dennis E. Jeffries*
Mary E. Johnson
William Johnson
Howard R. Johnson*
John G. Jordan
Jerry P. Kahn
Donald J. Kahn
Edward A. Kalish
Steven I. Kaplan
Bruce W. Kent*
Stephen F. Kessler
Kyle W. King
Herman M. Klemick
Joseph P. Klock
George F. Knox
Steven Kollin
Jay M. Kolsky
Maria M. Korvick
Lawrence F. Kranert
Donald E. Krentsa
Abraham Laeser
Mario A. Lamar
Carolyn B. Lamm
Harold A. Lassman
Henry Latimer*
William M. Laufer
Robert J. Lavine
Stephen P. Lee
James E. Lefkowitz*
Larry R. Leiby
Norman L. Leopold
Marc M. Levey
Daniel W. Levin
Paul J. Levine
Yeu-Shyan Liang
Jack S. Lipson
William S. Lorenzo
Sheryl J. Lowenthal
Paul D. MacAulay*
Walter P. Maksym
Michael L. Mann
Gordon H. Mansfield*
Herbert J. Marcus
Richard V. Margolius
Jonathan J. Marks
Jeffrey N. Marks
Gene C. Marlowe
Gary L. Martin
Sonja P. Mathews
Richard Mattaway
Andrew P. Mavrides*
Daniel D. Mazar
F. J. Mc Mackin
Richard R. McCormack
Jackson F. McCoy
Roy B. McCoy
Robert F. McRoberts
Garry T. Melia*
Louis J. Michaels*
Kai D. Midboe
Richard C. Milstein
Joseph Mincberg
Oswaldo J. Mora
William B. Morrison
Malcolm H. Neuwahl
Merel G. Nissenberg
Frank Nussbaum*
John D. Nyce
Steven P. Oppenheim
Osborne W. O'Quinn
Judson L. Owen
Humberto Pacheco-Alpizar
Anthony S. Paetro
James K. Parker
Julio Pastoriza
Eugene A. Peer*
Charles V. Pernetti*
William G. Pharo
Richard H. Phillips
Alan W. Pollak*
Donald I. Pollock
Richard C. Pollock
Mark Poses
Walter J. Postula*
Randolph J. Potter
Fred G. Prichason*
Frederick J. Ramirez
Richard W. Rappaport*
Stephen R. Rapport
Harold S. Rash*
William C. Ray
George Retos
Donald A. Rett
Roger V. Rigau
Harmon A. Rigdon
Kenneth W. Rijock
Louis M. Rockman
Michael A. Rosen
Richard D. Rosen
Daniel A. Rosen
Abraham B. Rosenberg
Steven M. Roth
Jeffrey R. Roth
Mark S. Roth
Charles H. Rubenstein
Steven S. Rubinstein
Gary B. Sack
Jay M. Sackman
Jorge Sanchez-Galarraga
Frederic Schiller*
Jerry B. Schreiber*
Roger A. Schwartz
Warren S. Schwartz
Thomas Schwartz
Allan H. Schwartz
Norman S. Segall
Raymond M. Seidler
Earl M. Seligman
Neil A. Shanzer*
Steven J. Shapiro*
Bernard S. Shapiro
Freddy L. Shapiro
Dennis P. Sheppard
Gary L. Shultz
Glenn A. Shuman*
Theodore J. Silver
Ron M. Simon
Mark B. Slavin*
H.T. Smith
Sharyn L. Smith
Henry I. Smyler*
William D. Soman
Robert Spiegel
Guy G. Spiegelman
Michael C. Spring
John W. Stanton
Neil W. Steinhorn
Ralph S. Sterling
Victor L. Stosik
Thomas R. Tatum
Rod L. Taylor*
John H. Test*
Douglas J. Thiel
John A. Thompson
James E. Thompson*
Paul A. Tomar
Kenneth M. Towcimak*
Thomas F. Valerius
Arthur P. Villwock
Michael L. Von Zamft
Fred D. Wade*
James L. Wall*
Michael M. Wallack
James H. Weatherford
Dennis L. Webb
James A. Weck*
Patricia L. Weck*
Alice W. Weinstein
Sheridan K. Weissenborn
Robert I. Weissler
Alan S. Weissman
Harold A. Wheeler*
Charles T. Whitelock
Charles J. Willinger
Frederick H. Wilsen
Joel R. Wolpe
Cheng-Der Wu
Ira Zager
Martin E. Zevin
Richard M. Zinn
Jerome A. Zuravsky*
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ACADEMIC REGALIA
The custom of wearing academic dress stems from the Middle Ages, when scholars were also clerics and wore the habits of their monastic orders. Significant parts of academic dress are the gown, the hood, and the cap. Each
has a particular significance and is worn in accordance with standards established by the Academic Costume Code of the American Council on Education.
Gowns recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have different characteristics. The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is designed to be worn closed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The gown for the doctor’s degree has bell-shaped sleeves. For the doctor’s degree the gown is faced down the front with black velvet and three bars of black velvet are sewn across
Agriculture Maize
Architecture Violet
Arts, Letters, Humanities White
Commerce, Accountancy, Business Drab
Dentistry Lilac
Economics Copper
Education Light Blue
Engineering Orange
Fine Arts Brown
Forestry Russet
Journalism Crimson
Law Purple
Library Science Lemon
the sleeves. These facings and crossbars may be velvet of the color distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains.
For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor’s gowns, edging of hoods, and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different subjects are as follows:
Medicine Green
Music Pink
Nursing Apricot
Oratory (Speech)
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Silver Gray
Olive Green
Dark Blue
Physical Education Sage Green
Public Administration, Foreign Service
Public Health
Science
Peacock Blue
Salmon Pink
Golden Yellow
Social Work Citron
Theology Scarlet
Veterinary Science Gray
President Julio Frenk wears a black robe with four black velvet bars. The fourth chevron indicates this is the presidential regalia. The gown features orange and green piping as well as a doctoral hood lined in orange, green, and white— reflecting the official University of Miami school colors.
The graduation tam is for those who have graduated with a masters or doctoral degree. Unlike the mortar board cap which is square in shape, the tam is actually circular in shape and are usually made out of velvet. What is common
between the mortar board cap and the tam is that both do have tassels attached to them which hang on one side when worn. These tassels serve the same purpose and are used during the celebrated turning of the tassel ceremony.
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GOWNS TAMS
White cord—Summa Cum Laude
Orange cord—Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Green—Cum Laude
CORDS
Hunter Green—Completed the pro bono challenge of seventy five hours of pro bono service during law school career
HOODS
Hoods recommended for use in the colleges and universities of this country have the following characteristics. The length of the hood worn for the bachelor’s degree is three feet, for the master’s degree, three and one-half feet, and for the doctor’s degree, four feet. The hood worn for the doctor’s degree has panels at the sides. Hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree; more than one color is shown by division of the field color in a variety of ways, such as chevron or chevrons, equal division, etc.
The binding or edging of the hood is velvet or velveteen, two inches, three inches, and five inches in width for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degrees, respectively, while the color is indicative of the subject to which the degree pertains. For example, the trimming for the Juris Doctor degree is purple. No academic hood should ever have its border divided to represent more than a single degree.
SOME PERMISSIBLE EXCEPTIONS
Members of the governing body of a college or university are entitled to wear doctor’s gowns (with black velvet), but their hoods may be only those of degrees actually held by the wearers or those specially prescribed for them by the institution. In some colleges and universities, it is customary for the president, chancellor, or chief officer to wear a costume similar to that used by the head of a foreign university. The chief marshal may wear a specially
designed costume approved by his or her institution. Persons who hold degrees from foreign universities may wear the entire appropriate academic costume, including cap, gown, and hood. Members of religious orders and similar societies may suitably wear their customary habits. The same principle applies to persons wearing military uniforms or clad in special attire required by a civil office.
KENTE CLOTH
Kente cloth is woven by the Asante people of Ghana and the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. The origins of West African weaving may be traced back as early as the 11th century, with regional excavations showing spindles and looms. Only men produce kente cloth’s narrow band weaves, which are 2 ½ to 4 ½ inches wide, on horizontal
treadle looms. Certain Ewe cloths are historically specific to particular rites of passage, such as marriage or the birth of a child. In present day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become widespread to commemorate special occasions. Globally, the print is used in the design of academic stoles in graduation ceremonies.
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ALMA MATER
Southern suns and sky blue water
Smile upon you Alma Mater
Mistress of this fruitful land
With all knowledge at your hand
Always just, to honor true
All our love we pledge to you
Alma Mater
Stand forever
On Biscayne’s wondrous shore.
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William S. Lampe and Christine Asdurian Arranged by Henry Fillmore
