School of Law Commencement Excercises
Class of 2024
Dean Gregory W. Bowman – Presiding
MAY 17, 2024
ORDER OF EXERCISES
FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
WELCOME .......................................
Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
DIRECTOR’S GREETINGS ...........................
The Honorable Brian Stern Chair, RWU Law Board of Directors Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court
PRESIDENT’S CORE VALUES MEDALLION PRESENTATION
RECOGNITION OF HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS .............................
The Honorable Anita Earls Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
The Honorable William E. Smith United States District Court Judge for the District of Rhode Island
ADDRESS ..........................................
The Honorable Anita Earls
VALEDICTORAN ADDRESS ............................... Stefanie D. Fischer
CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES ................... Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATING CLASS Colleen A. Brown Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Legal Practice
RECESSIONAL ..........................................................
The audience is requested to remain seated during the recessional.
SCHOOL OF LAW
DEGREE
CANDIDATES
| Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
School Marshal
Jonté Tyree McKenzie
May 2024
Juris Doctor
Alfred V. Acquaviva, II
Daniel Adair
Morgan L. Alger (LMCJ+)
†Khalifa N. Al-Ghanim
‡Alyssa Almeida
‡Angela M. Amaral
‡‡Todd Derek Amaral
Geovanny Amaya
Gabrielle S. Angevine (LMCJ+)
Victoria R. Antonellis
Anna Arakelian
Alon Arguello
Taylor Alexis Bains
Chandler K. Ballantine
Kathleen Marie Baptista
†Joseph P. Baxter
†Martin R. Biancuzzo
†Spencer Borden
†Colton Joseph Patrick Boyden
†Danielle Marie Brackett
Sophia Elise Byrne
Ailish Rose Cafferty
Daniel Calabro III (3P3)
Kristina Marie Campbell
Olivia Margaret Cannizzaro
William E. Canova III
‡Timothy Brian Caplan
†Manuela Carmona
Amanda Marie Caron
Jordyn Carpenter
Savanaugh M. Casey
‡‡Matthew Cavanagh
‡Nicholas Alexander Celico
Joseph Chakif
Isheeta Chakrabarti (MBA+)
Rushil Sandeep Chandra
Romer Walter Cisneros, Esq.
Rachelle Lynn Cline
‡Ruth Coccio
‡Isabella Maria Colapietro
Andrew Blackstone Colton
‡‡Michaela Ann Conley
‡‡Rebecca A. Costello
‡‡Linda Marie Cowen
Alexis DaCruz
†Elisabeth D’Amelio (LMCS+)
‡Evan William Dandrea (3P3)
Robert Daniel
William Lee Davis
Christian Joseph Dean
Alicia Delaney
†Amy Elizabeth DeLong
Dylan C. DiLibero
Sophia Louise Dooley
Ian Summers Douglass
†Gabriela Dupuis (LMCS+)
Kristian Benjamin Dzilenski (LMCS+)
‡Kyle T. Easton
Aicha Elola
Jessica Jamie-Ann Erspamer
David Nathaniel Falin
†Jordan T. Farnsworth
‡Logan Faucher
†John Ryan Feeney
‡‡Madeleine A. Fenderson
Anika A. Fenton
‡‡Stefanie D. Fischer
Stephen Adalberto Fleitas
†Jose R. Garcia II
Miguel A. Garcia Jr.
Katelyn Hannan Garside
†Samantha Lynn Gervasio
Madison Michele Griffin
†Rebecca Scout Grippo
‡‡Tyler Haas
Nicole Ashley Hall
Jacklyn Henry
Alexis Jordan Herrington
†Emily Hogan
†Maxwell Holland
Briana A. Holley
Emily Hughes
Mahalia Blythe Isabell
Megan Elizabeth Jackson
Margaret E. Jacobs
†Katherine S. Kazarian
Ian J. Kirkpatrick
†Judd William Krasher, Esq.
†Talia Amber Kutsaftis
Taylor Ashley Kutsaftis
‡Samantha Larkin (LMCS+)
Edwin Robert Lawson
‡Keith Lefevre
‡Hilary L. Levey Friedman
Victoria Levine
Miguel Edgardo Lluesma, Esq.
Joshua Ben Victor Magnone
†Carolyn Maiorana
Jesse Manning
Abby Elena Mansolillo
Raffaelo R. Manzo
Ryan Mara
‡David Marks
†Jaclyn Alexa Martin
Jeffrey Mathew
‡Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
Victoria Erin McDonald
Jonté Tyree McKenzie
Jinni Meacham
McKenzie L. Moore
Camila C. Morell Burgos
Savanna Lee O’Neal
Brittney Brianna Ortiz
McKinzie Owen
Colin Arthur Pavluk
‡Julia Teresa Peare (LMCS+)
Olivia Joan Pellegrini
Birica-Bikira Pierre-Louis
Nicole Marie Pingree
‡Pia Piscitelli
†Melissa Caroline Richi
Jake N. Rimmer
Hannah Elizabeth Robinson
‡Emily Frances Rodriguez
Johnson
†Sarah Lindsay Roodenburg
‡Amanda Rotimi
Tyrone A. Ruales
Shira Ruskin
Emilio G. Santiago
Leakha Devi Saytoo
Hannah Jane Schilling
Hayden Shank
Johnathon Austin Sharratt
Dillon Thomas Shea
Petros Skotidakis
Nicole M. Snyder
Darren James Squillace
†Andrea Isobel Staehelin
†Daniel Starr-Tambor
‡Julia Alexandra Stern
Mark William Tabala Jr.
Abbryanna Tirado
Molly Anne Todd
Ryan L. Tremblatt
Cassidy Tuohy
†Cornelius Tyson (LMMA+)
Andrew Varga
Anastasia Aleksandra Velkov
†Jessica Viel
James T. Wagner
‡Andrew Nadal Walsh (LMMA+)
Lawrence Kong Wang
Jakia Larnelle Warren
‡Mark Weeden (LMCS+)
Keilly J. Wickham
Nasama Winters
Emily Wright
Benjamin S. Wright
Audina Wu
Anthony Bernardo Zainyeh
Andrea Zannos
May 2024
Master of Studies in Law
Leonella Acevedo
December 2023
Juris Doctor
Nana Amma Ankrah, Esq.
Tristen Larson
Richard R. Pollock
Sophia Scutero
Leonore Elaine Tripler, Esq.
Aletha Lilia Wood
December 2023
Master of Studies in Law
‡Hannah Clementine Stern
August 2024
Juris Doctor
Lindsay Saraii Bazile
Abigail Orquidia Castillo
Lily Mischo
Kyle C. Walters
December 2024
Juris Doctor
Michelle Sung Bae
Kevin Truman Farmer
Vanessa Chiquinquira Lopez
Almeida
Shapel Givens Mallard
Victoria Ritchie
† Cum laude; ‡ Magna cum laude; ‡‡ Summa cum laude (LMMA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Marine Affairs at University of Rhode Island (LMCJ+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Criminal Justice with Roger Williams University (LMCS+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Cyber Security with Roger Williams University (MBA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Business Administration with Roger Williams University (3P3) Three Plus Three Program
School of Law Latin Honors indicated as of May 13, 2024 based on Spring 2024 grades. Summa cum laude – 3.75 | Magna cum laude – 3.5 | Cum laude – 3.25