REGENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW PROUDLY PRESENTS THE
CEREMONY SPRING AND SUMMER 2017 AWARD RECIPIENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017
Congratulations to today’s Book Award Recipients.
THE RONALD L. FICK BOOK AWARD CEREMONY OCTOBER 12, 2017
With Special Thanks to GEICO, our Awarding Plaque Sponsor
WELCOME AND INVOCATION MICHAEL V. HERNANDEZ DEAN
INTRODUCTION OF EVENT SPONSOR DEAN HERNANDEZ
REMARKS MR. RONALD L. FICK SHAREHOLDER, ATTORNEY, DUNWODY WHITE & LANDON, P.A. PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
INTRODUCTION OF EMCEE DEAN HERNANDEZ
INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAM SPONSORS
And Thanks to our Commemorative Program Sponsor
THE HONORABLE PATRICIA L. WEST ASSOCIATE DEAN OF CAREER AND ALUMNI SERVICES
REMARKS MR. MICHAEL JOHN WOODWORTH MANAGING ATTORNEY, GENERAL COUNSEL, GEICO VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA MR. WILLIAM A. LASCARA MANAGING SHAREHOLDER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, PENDER & COWARD, P.C. VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
and
Previous Award Recipient Donors Christopher T. Holinger, ‘17 Daniel C. Koblitz, ‘16 Joel B. Lewicki, ‘15 Sean P. Reilly, ‘16
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS JUDGE WEST (RET.)
INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT TESTIMONIALS JUDGE WEST (RET.)
DISMISSAL* JUDGE WEST (RET.) ALL GUESTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR A RECEPTION IN THE LOBBY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM.
*Award recipients, please remain in the Moot Court Room for photos before joining the reception.
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SPRING 2017 ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR HAMM KATE SAWYER ADVANCED TRIAL PRACTICE I – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR METCALFE
LAW FACULTY (CONTINUED) JANIS L. KIRKLAND, Principal Lecturer; Director, Wealth Management Concentration, M.A. Program; Acting and Assistant Director, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing Program B.S., College of William and Mary; J.D., T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond
GEICO presents this award to the student who has demonstrated excellence of performance in Advanced Trial Practice. The honoree will receive a monetary award and a plaque. VICTORIA RICE
LYNNE MARIE KOHM, John Brown McCarty Professor of Family Law B.A., State University of New York at Albany; J.D., Syracuse University College of Law
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND TRANSACTIONS – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRIFFIN JOHN-MARK CICAN
BENJAMIN V. MADISON, III, Professor; Director, Bar Passage Initiatives; Co-Director, Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.A., College of William and Mary; J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
CIVIL PROCEDURE II – PROFESSOR DUANE ARIEL BRYANT CIVIL PROCEDURE II – PROFESSOR MADISON MADELINE JONES CONFLICT OF LAWS – PROFESSOR STERN HANNAH MANIER
KATHLEEN A. MCKEE, Associate Professor; Director of Experiential Learning B.A., State University of New York at Albany; J.D., Columbus School of Law, Catholic University; LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center JAMES E. MURPHY, Lecturer; Director of the M.A. Program; Business Affairs Manager B.A., University of Iowa; J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law MICHAEL P. SCHUTT, Associate Professor; Global Recruiter B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; J.D., University of Texas School of Law
CONSTITUTIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JACOB PAMELA DODGE
JAY A. SEKULOW, Distinguished Professor of Law B.A., Mercer University; J.D., Mercer University School of Law; Ph.D., Regent University
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II - INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DYSART KATE SAWYER
RANDY D. SINGER, Attorney-in-Residence B.A., Houghton College; J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II - INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS – ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JACOB BRYAN PEEPLES CONTRACTS II – SENIOR LECTURER FOLSOM DANIEL STEPHENS CONTRACTS II – ASSOCIATE DEAN GANTT REBECCA GARCIA
CRAIG A. STERN, Professor; Director, Honors Program B.A., Yale University; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law KIMBERLY R. VAN ESSENDELFT, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs; Principal Lecturer B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law S. ERNIE WALTON, Assistant Dean of Admissions; Lecturer; Academic and Administrative Director, Center for Global Justice, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law B.S., Houghton College; J.D., Regent University School of Law
COPYRIGHT LAW – SENIOR LECTURER FOLSOM SHARLA MYLAR
THE HONORABLE PATRICIA L. WEST, Associate Dean of Career and Alumni Services; Distinguished Professor B.A., College of William and Mary; J.D., College of William and Mary, MarshallWythe School of Law
CRIMINAL LAW – PROFESSOR STERN DEBRA STIEGLITZ
GLORIA A. WHITTICO, Associate Professor; Director, Academic Success Program A.B., College of William and Mary; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
LAW FACULTY THE HONORABLE JOHN ASHCROFT, Distinguished Professor of Law and Government A.B., Yale University; J.D., University of Chicago Law School JAMES M. BOLAND, Associate Professor; Director, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing B.A., Wheaton College; J.D., Regent University School of Law JEFFREY A. BRAUCH, Professor; Executive Director, Center for Global Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law; Director, LL.M. Programs B.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison; J.D., University of Chicago Law School BRUCE N. CAMERON, Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law B.A., Andrews University; J.D., Emory University School of Law DOUGLAS H. COOK, Professor; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs B.A., Miami University; J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law JAMES A. DAVIDS, Associate Professor B.A., Calvin College; J.D., Duke University School of Law; Ph.D., Regent University ERIC A. DEGROFF, Professor B.A., University of Kansas; M.P.A., University of Southern California; J.D., Regent University School of Law JAMES J. DUANE, Professor B.A., Harvard University; J.D., Harvard Law School THOMAS C. FOLSOM, Senior Lecturer B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center L. O. NATT GANTT, II, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Professor; Co-Director, Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform A.B., Duke University; J.D., Harvard Law School; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary CALEB N. GRIFFIN, Assistant Professor B.B.A., Oklahoma Christian University; J.D., Harvard Law School MARIE SUMMERLIN HAMM, Law Library Director Dual B.S., Mount Olive College; J.D., Regent University School of Law; M.L.S., Syracuse University LOUIS W. HENSLER, III, Professor B.A., Bob Jones University; J.D., University of Chicago Law School MICHAEL V. HERNANDEZ, Dean and Professor B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law HARRY G. HUTCHISON, Distinguished Professor B.A., Wayne State University; M.A., Wayne State University; M.B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Wayne State University Law School BRADLEY P. JACOB, Associate Professor B.A., University of Delaware; J.D., University of Chicago Law School
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SPRING 2017 (CONTINUED) CYBER SECURITY LAW – SENIOR LECTURER FOLSOM KYLE BURCHAM EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION – PROFESSOR CAMERON BRYAN PEEPLES FAMILY LAW – PROFESSOR KOHM STEFANI GILLENWATER HEALTH CARE LAW – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR BARBER CRYSTAL LINEBERRY HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND NATIONAL SECURITY – DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR ASHCROFT AND PROFESSOR BRAUCH JOSHUA CHARLES INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW – PROFESSOR BRAUCH KATE SAWYER JUVENILE LAW – JUDGE WEST (RET.) JANA NATTERMANN LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR JOHNSON ZACHARY JONES LEGAL ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND WRITING II – PROFESSOR BOLAND ASHLEIGH TUTTLE LEGAL ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND WRITING II – PRINCIPAL LECTURER KIRKLAND ARIEL BRYANT LEGAL ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND WRITING II – ASSISTANT DEAN VAN ESSENDELFT REBECCA GARCIA NATIONAL SECURITY LAW – ASSISTANT DEAN WALTON BRYAN PEEPLES NEGOTIATIONS – PROFESSOR DEGROFF NATALIE DOUGLAS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY – ASSOCIATE DEAN GANTT LEAH MEARES
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SPRING 2017 (CONTINUED) PROPERTY II – PROFESSOR DEGROFF (2 SECTIONS) KATLYN HERALD DANIEL STEPHENS
THE RONALD L. FICK BOOK AWARD
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AND SKILLS – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR BYLER JONATHAN BERRY SECURED TRANSACTIONS – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GRIFFIN NOAH DIPASQUALE TORTS II – PROFESSOR BRAUCH REBECCA GARCIA TORTS II - PROFESSOR HENSLER DANIEL STEPHENS TRIAL PRACTICE – PROFESSOR DUANE LUCILLE WALL TRIAL PRACTICE – JUDGE HUMPHREYS ELIZABETH BERRY VIRGINIA PROCEDURE – PROFESSOR MADISON JENNIFER GEBLER
AWARD RECIPIENTS – SUMMER 2017 ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR HAMM BRYAN PEEBLES DRAFTING CONTRACTS – LECTURER MURPHY KRISTA SHEETS LABOR LAW – PROFESSOR CAMERON BRYAN PEEBLES NON-PROFIT, TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS – ADJUNCT PROFESSOR MULFORD DIANA DEVINE
Years ago, the publisher of American Jurisprudence (a legal encyclopedia) sponsored a series of awards recognizing students who received the highest grades in law school courses. Each award was in the form of a special book volume of the American Jurisprudence set, and hence the awards came to be known as “book awards.” Regent Law has revived this tradition and named its book awards after the award founder and sponsor, Ronald L. Fick, Esquire, the father of Allison Fick, Regent Law Class of 2014. The logo for the Book Award is an eagle holding a book, drawn from Isaiah 40.31: [B]ut those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. The student with the highest grade receives an award plaque. If the course is taught in multiple sections, each section has a recipient. We are honored to recognize GEICO, our Awarding Plaque Sponsor, who is generously providing a monetary award for the top student in Advanced Trial Practice. We also thank the law firm of Pender & Coward for being a Program Sponsor and our Previous Recipient Donors for their support of the Ronald L. Fick Book Award.
The law school thanks Ronald L. Fick, Esquire, for his generous sponsorship of the Book Award Ceremony. Mr. Fick is a shareholder of Dunwody White & Landon, P.A., of Palm Beach, Florida, and is a valued friend of the law school and university.