May 2024 Hooding Ceremony Program

May 2024 Hooding Ceremony

May 11, 2024 · 7:45 p.m. · United Supermarkets Arena

Processional

Welcome

Jack Wade Nowlin, M.A., J.D., Ph.D.

Dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law

Welcoming Remarks

Patrick R. Gordon, M.B.A., J.D. '83 Texas Tech University System Board of Regents

Malik Williams '24 President, Student Bar Association

Keynote Address

Karen M. Kennard, J.D. '88 Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Hooding of Graduation Candidates

Sofia Chapman, M.Ed., Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Office for Student Life

Hooding Professors

Stephen Black, J.D., LL.M. Professor of Law

DeLeith Duke Gossett, J.D.

Jack F Maddox Professor of Law

Amy Hardberger, M.S., J.D. '05

George W. McCleskey Professor of Water Law; Director, Center for Water Law and Policy

Q. Dwight McDonald, J.D. '93 Clinical Instructor; Director, Community Engagement

Farewell Remarks for the Class

Mallory Elise DeGroat '24 Student Speaker

Closing Remarks

Dean Nowlin

Recessional

Texas Tech University School of Law

Hooding

Ceremony

May 2024

About Texas Tech University School of Law

Founded in 1967, Texas Tech University School of Law boasts a rich history. In the 1930s, Alvin R. Allison, a self-described “country lawyer from Levelland,” could not afford to attend one of the three American Bar Association-accredited law schools in Texas. Instead of attending law school, he earned his law license by apprenticing under a local attorney for two years and passing the Texas Bar Examination in 1934.

His struggle to become a lawyer inspired his quest to establish a law school in West Texas at his alma mater, Texas Technological College. The Texas Tech Board of Directors hired Richard B. Amandes as the Law School’s first dean in 1966, and in 1967, the first class, comprised of 72 students, enrolled at Texas Tech Law. The ABA granted accreditation to the school in August 1970. In 1969, Texas Tech Law gained membership to the Association of American Law Schools, and in 1974, was elected to the Order of the Coif, a qualification shared by less than half of the nation’s law schools.

Since opening, the Law School has graduated more than 8,800 students, including the first woman to head a major federallaw enforcement agency, the Army’s highest-ranking legal officer, general counsels of corporations, elected officials, state and federal judges, and some of the nation’s top litigators.

Texas Tech Law offers a robust clinical program, three academic centers, 10 dual-degree programs, three concentration programs, a regional-externship program, a nationally recognized legal-practice program, a public-service graduation requirement, two award-winning law journals, and a nationally competitive advocacy program that boasts 57 national and international championships.

Texas Tech Law attracts professors who are passionate about teaching. In fact, Texas Tech Law has won the University’s Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award three times in recent years, five professors have been recognized with the Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award since Fall 2018, and seven professors are elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute.

With quality students, talented faculty, and devoted staff, the Law School continues to produce gifted attorneys who practice across the state, region, and country.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Texas Tech University School of Law is to prepare individuals for the effective and ethical practice of law in a rapidly changing, diverse, and interconnected world; to engage in meaningful scholarship; and to foster a culture of public service.

Vision Statement

To be a premier student-centered law school developing effective, ethical lawyers and leaders for Texas and for the diverse world of the 21st century.

About the Doctor of Jurisprudence

Academic Regalia

Tam

Instead of the undergraduate or master’s degree mortarboard and tassel, law and other doctoral degree graduates wear a velvet tam with a short gold tassel.

Gown

Texas Tech Law graduates wear a black gown. To distinguish it from undergraduate or master’s degree gowns, the Doctor of Jurisprudence gown bears three black velvet bars on the arms and black velvet panels down the front of the gown.

Hood

As is customary with doctoral degrees, a law graduate carries the hood, and a person with the same degree places the hood on the graduate. The hood’s exterior is black while its interior has purple velvet, signifying a degree in the law.

About

the Keynote Speaker

Karen M. Kennard is a Co-Managing Shareholder and Shareholder in the Government Law and Policy Group at Greenberg Traurig, Austin. Her practice is focused on government law, policy, and regulatory matters, with an emphasis on municipal law.

Karen provides legal counsel to individuals, local governments, private businesses, and non-profits on a range of issues such as procurement, economic development, public transportation, land development due diligence, and government relations.

Before joining the firm, Karen was the City Attorney for the City of Austin for over five years and served as Austin’s Deputy City Attorney for six years.

Earlier in her career, Karen worked as the General Counsel for the Texas Municipal League, where she spent 15 years providing legal and legislative services to city officials across the State of Texas.

At Greenberg Karen brings her extensive knowledge and experience in public policy and government to offer strategic counsel and representation to clients in various industries, such as energy, technology, affordable housing, transportation, and education.

Karen’s expertise and contributions to the legal profession have been consistently recognized. She has earned numerous awards, served on various community boards, and has been featured in The Best Lawyers in America for her exceptional work in Government Relations Practice.

Hooding Candidates

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Benjamin Oluwatamilore Adeeso

Professor Brie D. Sherwin '01

B.S., Baylor University Law and Science Concentration - Environmental Law

Madalena Elizabeth Almanza

Kate Foley '18

B.A., University of Texas

Noah Vincent Andel

Professor Amy Hardberger '05

B.S., Texas A&M University Business Law Concentration

Alexander N. E. Antoniou

Professor William R. Keffer

B.A., Texas Tech University

James Charles Ashmore

Professors William R. Keffer & Larry R. Spain

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

Lindsey Grace Barnes

Professor Wendy A. Humphrey '01

B.S., University of Texas

William Barret Bashur

Professor Brandon Beck '12

B.B.A., Emory University

David W. Bedgood

Professor DeLeith Duke Gossett

B.S., Tulane University

Alek Luis Benavides

Professors Charles P. Bubany & Donnell W. Yandell '01

B.S., Texas A&M University

Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration

Peter Daniel Benson

Professors Brian D. Shannon & John L. Watts

B.A., University of Colorado - Colorado Springs

Elijah Jacob Benzvi

Professor Sally M. Henry & Shane O’Dell '08

B.A., Texas Tech University

M.B.A., University of Arizona Global Campus

Kristen J. Berrier

Mark Berrier

B.A., Baylor University

M.H.A., Texas Woman’s University

Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Avery Marie Bertagna

The Honorable David Klein & The Honorable Inna Klein

B.A., University of Texas

Garrett Michael Black

Hooding Professor

B.A., University of Texas

Levi J. Bowman

Professor Geoffrey S. Corn

B.A., University of Texas - Dallas

Haley Brooke Bray

Professor Sally M. Henry

B.A., University of Texas

A.A., South Plains College

Emily Lenore Brennan

Professor Ashley Arrington

B.A., Oklahoma State University

Brooke Rose Brewer

Professors Dustin B. Benham & DeLeith Duke Gossett

B.A., University of Texas - Tyler

Shalom M. Brown

Professor DeLeith Duke Gossett

B.S., Texas A&M University

David Kenneth Bunn

David Bunn, Sr.

B.A., Southern Methodist University

Riley C. Caraway

Professors Sally M. Henry & Derek Mergele-Rust '17

B.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Business Law Concentration

Alexander Scott Chamales

Linda Chamales

B.A., Abilene Christian University

Courtney Rosina Chaplin

Professor Gerry W. Beyer & The Honorable Michael Davis '08

B.A., Salem College

Abbey Claire Chirafis

Jimmy Vallee '00

B.S., Lamar University

* Denotes dual-degree program

‡ Denotes multiple degrees

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Alexia Briana Contreras De Castillo

Michael J. Adams

B.A., Baylor University

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Professors Charles P. Bubany & Wendy A. Humphrey '01

B.S., Louisiana State University

M.S., Texas Tech University* Business Law Concentration

Madalyn Mae Cox

Professor Donnell W. Yandell '01

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

Alex J. Crowley

Hooding Professor

B.S., Sam Houston State University

M.S., Sam Houston State University

Cody Crowley

Hooding Professor

B.A., Texas A&M University

Emily Kathryn Daniel

Zach Brady

B.S., Trinity University

Mallory Elise DeGroat

Eric DeGroat & Professor Gary R. Terrell '77

B.A., Michigan State University

Connor Thomas Drysdale

Professor William R. Keffer

B.S., Texas A&M University

Nataliya Dudar

Professor Catherine Christopher

B.S., University of Texas

B.A., University of Texas

Madyson Dionne Edwards

Professor B. Allison Clayton '07

B.A., Texas A&M University‡

Gavin B. Elliott

Professor Brie D. Sherwin '01

B.S. B.A., University of Tulsa

Samantha Escalón

Professors Wendy A. Humphrey '01 & Jorge A. Ramírez

B.A., Texas Tech University

Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Matthew Kalman Farago

Eszter Kruger & Professor Derek Mergele-Rust '17

B.A., State University of New York - Geneseo

Arvin Farangi

Professor Sally M. Henry

B.S., University of Texas

Kathryn Davida Fisher

Professor Bryan T. Camp

B.A., Trinity University

Kaylyn G. Foreman

Professors Patrick S. Metze & Donnell W. Yandell '01

B.S., Texas A&M University

Colleen Anne Frainey

Professors Brie D. Sherwin '01 & John L. Watts

B.S., University of Oregon

Mary May Franklin

Donna Divine '75

B.A., University of Texas

Victoria Gallegos

Professors Q. Dwight McDonald '93 & Patrick S. Metze

B.A., Texas State University‡

Creed Cannon Gentry

Hooding Professor

B.B.A., Texas Tech University‡

M.S., Texas Tech University*

Joseph Patrick Gonzales

Manuel Gonzales

A.A., Los Angeles Valley College

B.A., University of Houston

Megan Marie Gower

Professors Brandon Beck '12 & Patrick S. Metze

B.A., Texas Tech University

Macy Denae Green

Professor Catherine Christopher & Bradley Westmoreland

B.S., Texas A&M University - Central‡

Assoc., Temple College

Anne Scott Greenberg

Daniel W. Hurley '78 & Professor Donnell W. Yandell '01

B.A., University of Virginia‡

* Denotes dual-degree program

‡ Denotes multiple degrees

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Madeleine Elizabeth Greene

Garrett Greene

B.A., Hendrix College

Jose Andres Guillot

Regent Patrick R. Gordon '83

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

Austin Michael Heinisch

Professor Brie D. Sherwin '01

B.S., University of Arkansas

Cameron Grace Hekkert

Professor Brian D. Shannon

B.S., Texas Tech University

Diana Marie Hernandez

Professor Miranda Rhyne & Connar Windfield Allen '22

B.A., University of Texas

Melissa Denai’ Hightower

The Honorable Dee Johnson

B.A., West Texas A&M University

M.B.A., Western Governors University

Alexis Nicole Hill

Saige Lee & Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

B.S., Texas Tech University

Owen P. Hill

Garrett Elliott '23

B.A., Concordia University Texas

Derek W. Israel

Professor Geoffrey S. Corn

B.B.A., West Texas A&M University

M.Jur., Texas A&M University School of Law

Emily Grace Jacobs

Professor Gerry W. Beyer

B.S., Texas A&M University

Sarah Mariam Jarwan

Alexa Lunsford '19 & Keith C. Thompson '99

B.A., Texas A&M University

Daniel Trinidad Jaso

Professor Sally M. Henry

B.B.A., University of Texas - El Paso

Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Kyndsey Dawn Jones

Professor Geoffrey S. Corn

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

Mary Freya Kagan

Hooding Professor

B.A., Brandeis University

Sarah Rose Kannel

Danielle Johnson

B.A., California State University - Long Beach

Abigail Cecilia Keese

Cecilia Mata Keese

B.S., Texas Tech University

Civil Rights and Anti-Discrimination Law Concentration

Zachary Andrew Kim

The Honorable John Grace

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

Barry M. Klein

Professors Dustin B. Benham & Robert T. Sherwin '01

B.A., California State University - Long Beach

Julia Eugenio Koert

Professor Gerry W. Beyer

B.S., Michigan State University

Ty Nolan Koether

Professor Dustin B. Benham

B.B.A., Texas A&M University

Elise Lindsay

Joseph Lindsay

B.S., Utah Valley University Business Law Concentration

Ruby Daniella Lira

Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03 & Elizabeth Schwartz

A.A., San Antonio College

B.B.A., Texas Tech Universtisy

B.A., Texas Tech University

Joe Mario Lizcano

Professor Brian D. Shannon

B.S. Texas A&M University

M.S., Texas Tech University*

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Anna Rose Long

Fred Bowers & Professor Miranda Rhyne

B.A., Austin College

Jacob Nathaniel Lopez

Joshua Gray

B.A., University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Lauren M. Lopez

Professor DeLeith Duke Gossett

B.A., Texas Tech University

Mike Ardell MacEwan

Professor William R. Keffer

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

Wyatt Macfarlane

Todd Macfarlane

B.A., Brigham Young University

Haley Nicole Marlow

Fred Bowers

B.A., University of Texas

Iliana Isabel Martinez

Professor Brie D. Sherwin '01

B.S., University of Texas

Maralicia Martinez

Elizabeth Martinez '98

B.A., Mary’s University

Macy Michelle Massey

Professor Dustin B. Benham

B.A., Texas Tech University

Katey Ellen McCall

Professors Craig Oglesby '14 & Robert T. Sherwin '01

B.S., Lamar University

Sarah Elizabeth McClure

Professors Brandon Beck '12 & Robert T. Sherwin '01

B.A., Texas Tech University

Cassidy Lynn Monska

Professor Robert T. Sherwin '01

B.A., Texas Tech University

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia

Professors Dustin B. Benham & Nancy J. Soonpaa

B.A., Baylor University

Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Stacie Marie Morales

Professor William R. Keffer

B.A., University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

Allison Grace Morgan

Professor Brie D. Sherwin '01

B.S., Texas Tech University

Danielle Scott Munstedt

Professor Geoffrey S. Corn & The Honorable Michael Davis '08

B.S., Texas Tech University

Norman Cahil Murchison

Assistant Dean Danielle Saavedra '15

B.S., Texas A&M University

Kathryn Renee Nail

Renée Posey

B.A., University of Arizona

Christopher Nájera

Professor Eric A. Chiappinelli & Karina Neira '23

B.A., Texas Tech University

Hunter Renee Nasato

Professors Patrick S. Metze & Donnell W. Yandell '01

B.S., Texas Tech University

Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration

Ashley Nichole Ornelas

Chase Diethrich

B.A., Texas Tech University

A.A., Midland College

Orlando Rey Oropez

Hooding Professor

B.A., Texas Tech University

Lauren Michelle Ottmers

Professors William R. Keffer & Amber Miller

B.S., Texas Tech University

Adam Milo Overstreet

Samuel Thomas Overstreet

B.B.A., University of New Mexico

Joshua Anthony Owens

Professors DeLeith Duke Gossett & Q. Dwight McDonald '93

B.B.A., Baylor University

M.Acc., Baylor University

Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration

* Denotes dual-degree program

‡ Denotes multiple degrees

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Logan N. Patterson

Hooding Professor

B.B.A., Abilene Christian University

Kate Anne Pennington

Professors Geoffrey S. Corn & Donnell W. Yandell '01

B.A., Abilene Christian University

Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration

Oleg Paul Perry

Connor Daniel Beique '23 & Karina Renee Neira '23

B.A., University of Texas - Dallas

Arabella Noelle Pesce

Professors Robert T. Sherwin '01 & John L. Watts

B.A., Colorado State University

Brian N. Phan

Karina Renee Neira '23

B.S., University of Texas - Dallas

Rafi Q. Rahman

Hooding Professor

B.S., University of Colorado - Boulder

Olivia Marie Ramirez

Randi McGinn

B.A., Texas Tech University

Caroline Jane Ramsey

Shawn Adams '14

B.A., Texas Tech University

Kale K. Ridge

Professor Dustin B. Benham

B.A., Trinity University

Tyler Madison Roberts

Professors Dustin B. Benham & Amy Hardberger '05

B.S., Texas A&M University‡

Renee Nikolette Rodriguez

Professors Miranda Rhyne & Roderick E. Wetsel

B.A., Texas A&M University

Law and Science Concentration - Energy Law

Bryssa J. Rodriguez Muro

Professors Patrick S. Metze & Donnell W. Yandell '01

B.S., University of Texas - El Paso

Madeline Grace Royal

Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Anevay Nicole Sanchez

Professor William R. Keffer

B.S., Texas Tech University

Law and Science Concentration - Energy Law

Halee Sue Sanderson

Professors William R. Keffer & Amber Miller

B.S., Texas A&M University

Justin Sassaman

Professor William R. Keffer

B.S., Arizona State University

Trey John Schwartz

Professors John L. Watts & Roderick E. Wetsel

B.A., Texas Tech University

Christian Michael Shaffer

Professor Sally M. Henry

B.A., Washington State University

Khusbu Nimesh Shah

Professors Eric A. Chiappinelli & Larry R. Spain

B.S., University of Texas - Dallas

Trevor Allen Shelton

Donald Wayne Shelton II

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

Joshua Robert Shetler

Professor Stephen Black

B.S., Texas Tech University

Kaitlyn Ashley Smith

Kimberly Bailey & Phillip C. Smith, Jr.

B.S., Lamar University

Brandon Paul Staley

Kayla Staley '22

B.S., California Polytechnic State University

Amy Kalyn Stephens

Professors William R. Keffer & Roderick E. Wetsel

B.S., Angelo State University

Law and Science Concentration - Energy Law

Pryce Condron Stewart

Professors Allison Clayton '07 & William R. Keffer

B.B.A., Texas Tech University

The Honorable Lawrence Doss '99 & Professor Robert T. Sherwin '01

B.S., Texas A&M University

Candidates for the Doctor of Jurisprudence

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

Professors B. Allison Clayton '07 & Geoffrey S. Corn

B.A., Midwestern State University Criminal Law and Innocence Concentration

Maydrian Adonnas Strozier-Lowe

Professor Catherine Christopher

B.A., Prairie View A&M University

Henry Aaron Terrones

Glenn Matthew Terrones

B.A., Lewis & Clark College Business Law Concentration

Khanh Kim Tran

Professors Stephen Black & DeLeith Duke Gossett

B.B.A., University of Texas - Arlington

M.B.A., Texas Tech University*

Samantha Taylor Tweet

Professor Amy Hardberger '05

B.S., Texas State University Law and Science Concentration - Environmental Law

Victoria Sharon Chidinma Ukoh

Professor Brie D. Sherwin '01

B.A., Texas Tech University

M.B.A., Texas Tech University*

Sabrina Ashley Urso

Professors Richard W. Murphy & Maria Oviedo '19

B.A., Texas Tech University

Sammy M. Vanderpool

Professor Geoffrey S. Corn & The Honorable Michael Davis '08

B.S., University of Idaho

Lauryn Anne Vigil

Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03

B.A., University of Texas - San Antonio

Jorge Villagomez

Professor Jarod S. Gonzalez

B.M.S., University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

* Denotes dual-degree program

‡ Denotes multiple degrees

Candidate · Hooding Attorney/Professor

Margaret Elizabeth Ward

Professor Amy Hardberger '05 & Johnny Ward '95

B.A., University of Colorado - Boulder Law and Science Concentration - Environmental Law

Samantha L. Ward

Professor Terri M. Morgeson '03

B.A., Texas Tech University

Business Law Concentration

Morgan E. Webb

Professor Catherine Christopher & Assistant Dean Danielle Saavedra '15

B.S., Sam Houston State University

Shelby Mae Wetsel

Quentin Wetsel '22

B.S., Texas Tech University

M.S., Texas Tech University

Ashley Marie Williams

Professor Stephen Black

B.A., Pepperdine University

Jared Bradley Williams

Professor Charles P. Bubany & Jeffrey Scott Connelly

B.A., Sewanee

Malik Williams

Shawn Adams '14 & Professor Q. Dwight McDonald '93

B.A., Texas Tech University

Craig Bryant Woody

Professor Eric Bentley

B.A., Wayland Baptist University

Josephine Rose Woytas

Professors Geoffrey S. Corn & DeLeith Duke Gossett

B.A., McMurry University

Jacob Dylan Zouzalik

Sarah Frazier '11

B.A., Texas Tech University

Final Degree Evaluation

The listing of candidates and degrees in this program is preliminary and subject to final degree-requirement evaluation. A candidate earns a degree after the Registrar determines that the candidate has satisfactorily completed all graduation requirements and posted final grades on the official record. The diploma of Texas Tech University School of Law, signed and sealed by its appropriate officers, is the official public document evidencing that a degree has been awarded.

Agricultural Law Association 2022–2023

Norman Cahil Murchison, Vice President

Lauren Michelle Ottmers, Treasurer

Halee Sue Sanderson, Secretary

2023–2024

Lauren Michelle Ottmers, President

Halee Sue Sanderson, Vice President

Asian Pacific American Law Students Association 2022–2023

Anna Rose Long, Vice President

Rafi Q. Rahman, Treasurer

Khanh Kim Tran, Secretary

2023–2024

Rafi Q. Rahman, President

Black Law Students Association 2022–2023

Sarah Rose Kannel, President

Maydrian Adonnas Strozier-Lowe, Vice President

Joshua Anthony Owens, Treasurer

Victoria Sharon Chidinma Ukoh, Secretary

Benjamin Oluwatamilore Adeeso, Communications Director

Kale K. Ridge, Fundrasing Chair

Malik Williams, Event Coordinator

2023–2024

Benjamin Oluwatamilore Adeeso, President

Joshua Anthony Owens, Treasurer

Malik Williams, Event Coordinator

Business Law Association 2023–2024

Melissa Denai’ Hightower, President

Student Organizations

Criminal Law Association 2022–2023

Megan Marie Gower, Social Chair

Joshua Anthony Owens, Fundraising Chair

Victoria Sharon Chidinma Ukoh, Pro Bono Chair

Cameron Grace Hekkert, Event Coordinator

2023–2024

Megan Marie Gower, President

Joshua Anthony Owens, Treasurer

Victoria Sharon Chidinma Ukoh, Pro Bono Chair

Energy Law Interest Group 2022–2023

Iliana Isabel Martinez, Treasurer

2023–2024

Iliana Isabel Martinez, President

Anevay Nicole Sanchez, Vice President

Mike Ardell MacEwan, Secretary

Stacie Marie Morales, Social Media Chair

Environmental Law Society 2022–2023

Samantha Taylor Tweet, Event Coordinator

Margaret Elizabeth Ward, Event Coordinator 2023–2024

Samantha Taylor Tweet, President

Margaret Elizabeth Ward, Vice President

Benjamin Oluwatamilore Adeeso, Secretary

Haley Nicole Marlow, Treasurer

Estate and Property Law Society 2022–2023

Elijah Jacob Benzvi, President

Pryce Condron Stewart, Vice President

Halee Sue Sanderson, Secretary

Alek Luis Benavides, Treasurer

Amy Kalyn Stephens, Community Service Chair

Macy Michelle Massey, Guest Relations 2023–2024

Emily Kathryn Daniel, President

Kate Anne Pennington, Vice President

Amy Kalyn Stephens, Community Service Chair

Family Law Society 2022–2023

Alexis Nicole Hill, President

Kate Anne Pennington, Vice President

Nataliya Dudar, Secretary

Macy Denae Green, Treasurer

Federalist Society 2022–2023

Barry M. Klein, President

Madeline Grace Royal, Vice President

Tyler Madison Roberts, General Secretary

Craig Bryant Woody, Communications Director

Hispanic Law Students Association 2022–2023

Christopher Nájera, President

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia, Vice President

Alek Luis Benavides, Secretary

Jose Andres Guillot, Treasurer

Iliana Isabel Martinez, Scholarship Chair

Maralicia Martinez, PR/Social Media Chair

Diana Marie Hernandez, Fundraising Chair

Emily Lenore Brennan, Special Events Chair

Joe Mario Lizcano, Community Service Chair 2023–2024

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia, President

Bryssa J. Rodriguez Muro, Secretary

Ruby Daniella Lira, Alumni Relations Chair

Victoria Gallegos, Fundraising Chair

Student Organizations

Immigration Law Association 2022–2023

Samantha Escalón, President

Christopher Nájera, Vice President

Nataliya Dudar, Secretary

Ty Nolan Koether, Treasurer

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia, PR Chair/Social Media

Joe Mario Lizcano, Fundraising

Wyatt Macfarlane, Pro Bono Chair 1

Intellectual Property Student Association 2022–2023

Brian N. Phan, Vice President

International Law Society 2022–2023

Alex J. Crowley, Vice President - Academic Affairs

Kate Anne Pennington, Secretary

Austin Michael Heinisch, 2L Rep 2023–2024

Josephine Rose Woytas, President

Haley Brooke Bray, Treasurer

Kate Anne Pennington, Secretary

Investment and Finance Law Association 2023–2024

Arabella Noelle Pesce, President

Longhorn Bar Association 2022–2023

Haley Nicole Marlow, President

Avery Marie Bertagna, Vice President

Organization of Women Law Students 2022–2023

Renee Nikolette Rodriguez, President

Haley Nicole Marlow, Vice President

Khusbu Nimesh Shah, Treasurer

Lauryn Anne Vigil, Secretary

Danielle Scott Munstedt, Social Media Chair

OUTLaw

2022–2023

Abigail Cecilia Keese, Treasurer

Sabrina Ashley Urso, Secretary

Nataliya Dudar, Social Media Chair

2023–2024

Nataliya Dudar, President

Abigail Cecilia Keese, Vice President

Shalom M. Brown, Secretary

Prosecution Law Association 2023–2024

Katey Ellen McCall, Vice-President

Raider Bar Association 2022–2023

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney, Vice President

Noah Vincent Andel, Treasurer

Matthew Kalman Farago, Secretary

Samantha Escalón, Environmental Safety

James Charles Ashmore, Public Relations

2023–2024

Matthew Kalman Farago, Secretary

Sports & Entertainment Law Society 2022–2023

Brooke Rose Brewer, Secretary

Cameron Grace Hekkert, Social Chair

Brooke Rose Brewer

Noah Vincent Andel

James Charles Ashmore

Alek Luis Benavides

Peter Daniel Benson

Madyson Dionne Edwards

Student Organizations

Student Wellness Advisory Council 2022–2023

Mallory Elise DeGroat, Chair

2023–2024

Mallory Elise DeGroat, Chair

Melissa Denai’ Hightower, Procurement Specialist

Samantha Taylor Tweet, Social Media Chair

Tech National Lawyers Guild 2022–2023

Sarah Rose Kannel, Vice President

Abigail Cecilia Keese, National Liaison

Hunter Renee Nasato, Local Liason

2023–2024

Hunter Renee Nasato, President

Abigail Cecilia Keese, Vice President

Sarah Rose Kannel, Outreach & Development Coordinator

Samantha L. Ward, Local Liaison

Texas Aggie Bar Association 2022–2023

Madeline Grace Royal, Social Media Chair

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Legal Practice Teaching Fellows

Allison Grace Morgan

Doctrinal Tutors

Colleen Anne Frainey

Cameron Grace Hekkert

Emily Grace Jacobs

Sarah Rose Kannel

Ty Nolan Koether

Ruby Daniella Lira

Danielle Scott Munstedt

Christopher Nájera

Adam Milo Overstreet

Lauryn Anne Vigil

Benjamin Oluwatamilore Adeeso

Noah Vincent Andel

Lindsey Grace Barnes

Levi J. Bowman

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Mallory Elise DeGroat

Excellence in Legal Research Award

Madyson Dionne Edwards

Samantha Escalón

Colleen Anne Frainey

Diana Marie Hernandez

Joe Mario Lizcano

Anna Rose Long

U.V. Jones Excellence in Legal Research Award

Noah Vincent Andel

Brendan Murray Public Service Award

Sarah Rose Kannel

Edward R. Smith and Norton Baker Tax Award

Oleg Paul Perry

Fortney Award for Ethics

Peter Daniel Benson

George W. and Sarah H. Dupree Award

Ashley Marie Williams

Judge Ken G. Spencer Award

Madalyn Mae Cox

Haley Nicole Marlow

Iliana Isabel Martinez

Renee Nikolette Rodriguez

Khusbu Nimesh Shah

Ashley Marie Williams

Malik Williams

Excellence in Service Award

Megan Marie Gower

Service Awards

Special Recognition Awards

Linda J. Kamp Service Award

Peter Daniel Benson

Malik Williams

The Robin M. Green and Paulina M. Jacobo Endowed Scholarship

Malik Williams

State Bar Excellence in Appellate Advocacy

Barry M. Klein

Student Bar Association Executive Board

Mallory Elise DeGroat, Vice President of Finance

Colleen Anne Frainey, Vice President of Administration

Halee Sue Sanderson, Vice President of Students Organizations

Malik Williams, President

Pro Bono Graduating Student of the Year

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

Benjamin Oluwatamilore Adeeso

Alexander N. E. Antoniou

William Barret Bashur

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Emily Kathryn Daniel

Arvin Farangi

Macy Denae Green

Cameron Grace Hekkert

Melissa Denai’ Hightower

Alexis Nicole Hill

Daniel Trinidad Jaso

Abigail Cecilia Keese

Zachary Andrew Kim

Ruby Daniella Lira

Joe Mario Lizcano

Lauren M. Lopez

Iliana Isabel Martinez

Katey Ellen McCall

Sarah Elizabeth McClure

Kathryn Renee Nail

Joshua Anthony Owens

Kate Anne Pennington

Noah Vincent Andel

James Charles Ashmore

David W. Bedgood

Haley Brooke Bray

Connor Thomas Drysdale

Nataliya Dudar

Samantha Escalón

Colleen Anne Frainey

Diana Marie Hernandez

Derek W. Israel

Emily Grace Jacobs

Julia Eugenio Koert

Ty Nolan Koether

Anna Rose Long

Wyatt Macfarlane

Haley Nicole Marlow

Macy Michelle Massey

Cassidy Lynn Monska

Christopher Nájera

Hunter Renee Nasato

Orlando Rey Oropez

Oleg Paul Perry

Caroline Jane Ramsey

Tyler Madison Roberts

Bryssa J. Rodriguez Muro

Madeline Grace Royal

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

Samantha L. Ward

Malik Williams

Jared Bradley Williams

Craig Bryant Woody

Josephine Rose Woytas

Pro Bono Honors Award

Arabella Noelle Pesce

Renee Nikolette Rodriguez

Halee Sue Sanderson

Khusbu Nimesh Shah

Amy Kalyn Stephens

Maydrian Adonnas Strozier-Lowe

Samantha Taylor Tweet

Victoria Sharon Chidinma Ukoh

Morgan E. Webb

Pro Bono Student Board of Directors

Samantha Escalón

Alexis Nicole Hill

Melissa Denai’ Hightower, Amarillo

Mary Freya Kagan, Dallas

Elise Lindsay, Dallas

Norman Cahil Murchison, Austin –2L year legislative

Caroline Jane Ramsey, Wichita Falls

Samantha L. Ward

Regional Externs

Justin Sassaman, Washington D.C.

Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal

Lindsey Grace Barnes, Executive Managing Editor

Emily Kathryn Daniel, Editor in Chief

Gavin B. Elliott, Business Manager

Matthew Kalman Farago, Articles Editor

Megan Marie Gower, Articles Editor

Owen P. Hill, Executive Symposium Editor

Joe Mario Lizcano, Comment Editor

Haley Nicole Marlow, The Codicil Editor

Sarah Elizabeth McClure, Executive Publication Editor

Orlando Rey Oropez, Comment Editor

Kate Anne Pennington, Articles Editor

Madeline Grace Royal, Comment Editor

Margaret Elizabeth Ward, Comment Editor

Craig Bryant Woody, Articles Editor

Lindsey Grace Barnes, 2023 Outstanding Second-Year Comment Award

Lindsey Grace Barnes, 2024 Third Year Service and Leadership Award

Emily Kathryn Daniel, 2023 Second-Year Service and Leadership Award

Emily Kathryn Daniel, 2024 Gerry W. and Margaret M. Beyer Award for Outstanding Achievement

Gavin B. Elliott, 2023 Most Improved Staff Editor Award

Megan Marie Gower, 2024 Outstanding Article Editor Award

Owen P. Hill, 2024 Gerry W. and Margaret M. Beyer Award for Outstanding Achievement

Sarah Elizabeth McClure, 2023 Outstanding Second-Year Editor Award

Orlando Rey Oropez, 2024 Outstanding Comment Editor Award

Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety & Biodefense Law

Elijah Jacob Benzvi, Executive Comment Editor

Arvin Farangi, Executive Managing Editor

Anna Rose Long, Executive Lead Articles Editor

Owen P. Hill, Editor-in-chief

Mike Ardell MacEwan, Lead Articles Editor

Iliana Isabel Martinez, Lead Student Publications Editor

Stacie Marie Morales, Symposium Editor

Peter Daniel Benson, Executive Managing Editor

Elijah Jacob Benzvi, Chief Operations Editor

Avery Marie Bertagna, Editor-in-Chief

Jared Bradley Williams, Editor-in-chief

Malik Williams, Organization Development Chair

Journal of the Energy Law Practitioner

Lauren Michelle Ottmers, Executive Managing Editor

Anevay Nicole Sanchez, Business Manager

Halee Sue Sanderson, Managing Editor

Texas Bank Lawyer

Riley C. Caraway, Executive Publication Editor

Melissa Denai’ Hightower, Managing Editor

Joshua Robert Shetler, Publication Editor

Madalena Elizabeth Almanza, Managing Editor

Noah Vincent Andel, Comment Editor

James Charles Ashmore, Comment Editor

William Barret Bashur, Articles Editors

Avery Marie Bertagna, Comment Editor

Haley Brooke Bray, Comment Editor

Brooke Rose Brewer, Comment Editor

Courtney Rosina Chaplin, Comment Editor

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney, Articles Editor

Madyson Dionne Edwards, Online Edition Editor

Austin Michael Heinisch, Senior Articles Editor

Cameron Grace Hekkert, Articles Editor

Diana Marie Hernandez, Articles Editor

Emily Grace Jacobs, Articles Editor

Avery Marie Bertagna, 2023 Most Innovative Comment Award

Texas Tech Law Review

Barry M. Klein, Student Writing Editor

Iliana Isabel Martinez, Articles Editor

Allison Grace Morgan, Editor in Chief

Hunter Renee Nasato, Comment Editor

Lauren Michelle Ottmers, Articles Editor

Adam Milo Overstreet, Articles Editor

Joshua Anthony Owens, Business Manager

Tyler Madison Roberts, Symposium Editor

Christian Michael Shaffer, Lead Articles Editor

Kaitlyn Ashley Smith, Executive Managing Editor

Pryce Condron Stewart, External Relations Manager

Lauryn Anne Vigil, Articles Editor

Ashley Marie Williams, Articles Editor

Brooke Rose Brewer, 2024 Most Outstanding Comment Editor Award

Courtney Rosina Chaplin, 2023 Most Practical Comment Award

Austin Michael Heinisch, 2023 Most Outstanding Staff Member Award

Barry M. Klein, 2024 Walter B. Huffman Leadership & Integrity Award

Allison Grace Morgan, 2023 Top Comment Award

Allison Grace Morgan, 2024 Kelln Zimmer Third Year Service & Leadership Award

Adam Milo Overstreet, 2024 Most Outstanding Articles Editor Award

Joshua Anthony Owens, 2023 Donna Jones & Leadership Award

Tyler Madison Roberts, 2024 Most Outstanding Third Year Award

Christian Michael Shaffer, 2023 W.L. Penn Award

Kaitlyn Ashley Smith, 2023 Most Applicable Comment Award

Kaitlyn Ashley Smith, 2024 Davis, Gerald, & Cremer Scribes Award

Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic

Directors: Larry R. Spain & Gene Valentini

Noah Vincent Andel

Kristen J. Berrier*

Shalom M. Brown

Riley C. Caraway

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Melissa Denai’ Hightower*

Capital Punishment Clinic

Director: Patrick S. Metze

Abigail Cecilia Keese

Caprock Regional Public Defender Office

Owen P. Hill

Emily Grace Jacobs

Abigail Cecilia Keese

Julia Eugenio Koert

Joe Mario Lizcano

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia

Clinical Programs

Orlando Rey Oropez

Tyler Madison Roberts*

Trevor Allen Shelton

Khanh Kim Tran

Morgan E. Webb

Ashley Marie Williams

Directors: Patrick S. Metze & Donnell W. Yandell '01

Alek Luis Benavides

Madalyn Mae Cox

Kaylyn G. Foreman

Civil Practice Clinic

Director: Larry R. Spain

Benjamin Oluwatamilore Adeeso

James Charles Ashmore

Mallory Elise DeGroat

Criminal Defense Clinic

Anne Scott Greenberg

Sarah Rose Kannel

Hunter Renee Nasato

Kate Anne Pennington

Bryssa J. Rodriguez Muro

Wyatt Macfarlane

Danielle Scott Munstedt

Tyler Madison Roberts

Directors: Patrick S. Metze & Q. Dwight McDonald '93

Nataliya Dudar

Samantha Escalón

Victoria Gallegos

Family Law Clinic

Director: Terri M. Morgeson '03

Kristen J. Berrier

Mary May Franklin

Alexis Nicole Hill

Innocence Clinic

Megan Marie Gower

Maralicia Martinez

Joshua Anthony Owens

Khusbu Nimesh Shah Malik Williams

Olivia Marie Ramirez

Victoria Sharon Chidinma Ukoh

Ruby Daniella Lira

Kathryn Renee Nail

Lauryn Anne Vigil

Directors: Patrick S. Metze & B. Allison Clayton '07

Madyson Dionne Edwards

Joseph Patrick Gonzales

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

Director: Miranda M. Rhyne

Connor Thomas Drysdale

Jose Andres Guillot

Diana Marie Hernandez

Pryce Condron Stewart

Samantha L. Ward

Shelby Mae Wetsel

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

Anna Rose Long

Christopher Nájera

Adam Milo Overstreet

Oleg Paul Perry

Renee Nikolette Rodriguez

Avery Marie Bertagna

Haley Brooke Bray

Brooke Rose Brewer

Riley C. Caraway

Matthew Kalman Farago

Arvin Farangi

Megan Marie Gower

Barry M. Klein

Brooke Rose Brewer

Barry M. Klein

David W. Bedgood, Vice Chair of Trial Advocacy

Avery Marie Bertagna, Vice Chair of Administration

Haley Brooke Bray, Vice Chair of Appellate Advocacy

Matthew Kalman Farago, Vice Chair of Negotiations

Arvin Farangi, Director of Negotiations

Victoria Gallegos, Director of Judges

Kyndsey Dawn Jones, Director of Communications

Macy Michelle Massey, Director of Trial Advocacy

Kristen J. Berrier

David Kenneth Bunn

Riley C. Caraway

Nataliya Dudar

Megan Marie Gower

Anne Scott Greenberg

Katey Ellen McCall

Christian Michael Shaffer

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

National Order of Scribes

Allison Grace Morgan

Katey Ellen McCall, Chairperson

Sarah Elizabeth McClure, Director of Appellate Advocacy

Cassidy Lynn Monska, Director of Competitors

Madeline Grace Royal, Director of Special Events

Christian Michael Shaffer, Director of Written Advocacy

Khusbu Nimesh Shah, Vice Chair of Competitors

Shelbi Lee Stogdill, Vice Chair of Judges

Austin Michael Heinisch

Cameron Grace Hekkert

Alexis Nicole Hill

Sarah Mariam Jarwan

Barry M. Klein

Allison Grace Morgan

Renee Nikolette Rodriguez

Halee Sue Sanderson

Sammy M. Vanderpool

Jared Bradley Williams

Malik Williams

Board of Barristers Awards

2023 The Beck Prize for Excellence in Written Advocacy

Brooke Rose Brewer

2023 Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe, & Dawson ‘Top Gun’ Award

David W. Bedgood

2023 Donald M. Hunt Outstanding Barrister Award

Megan Marie Gower

2023 J. Hadley Edgar Trial Excellence Award

Arvin Farangi

2023 Most Improved Advocate of 2L Class

Macy Michelle Massey

2023 Murray Hensley Award

Samantha Escalón

2024 Outstanding Coach

Jared Bradley Williams

2024 Outstanding Director

Arvin Farangi

2024 Outstanding Judge

Megan Marie Gower

2024 Outstanding Member

Riley C. Caraway

2022 TEX-ABOTA Best In Texas

Voir Dire Competition

Derek W. Israel Semifinalist

2022 National Sports Law

Negotiation Competition

Kristen J. Berrier

Ruby Daniella Lira

2022 Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition

Katey Ellen McCall

Craig Bryant Woody Quarterfinalists

Brooke Rose Brewer Octafinalist; Runner-Up Best Brief

2022 National Health Law Moot Court Competition

Haley Brooke Bray

Sarah Elizabeth McClure Finalists

Megan Marie Gower

Barry M. Klein

Third Place; Third-Best Advocate (Gower)

2022 ABA Negotiation Competition

Riley C. Caraway

Matthew Kalman Farago

National Quarterfinalists; Regional Champions

2022 ABA Arbitration Competition

Avery Marie Bertagna

Samantha Escalón

Cameron Grace Hekkert

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

Cassidy Lynn Monska

Anna Rose Long

Khusbu Nimesh Shah

Madeline Grace Royal

2022 Hassell National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition

David Kenneth Bunn

Allison Grace Morgan

Christian Michael Shaffer

Finalists; Runner-Up Best Brief

Kaitlyn Ashley Smith

2023 Hall of Fame Sports Law

Negotiation Competition

James Charles Ashmore

Arvin Farangi

National Champions

2023 Southwestern Law School

National Negotiation Tournament

Kristen J. Berrier

Ruby Daniella Lira

Khusbu Nimesh Shah

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia

2023 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

Brooke Rose Brewer

Megan Marie Gower

Barry M. Klein

National Quarterfinalists; Regional Champions; Regional Best Brief; Regional Best Advocate (Gower); Regional Third-Best Advocate (Klein)

2023 ABA Client Counseling Competition

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Jared Bradley Williams

Regional Champions

Mallory Elise DeGroat

Alexia Briana Contreras De Castillo

Christopher Nájera

Olivia Marie Ramirez

2023 Tulane Professional Basketball

Negotiation Competition

Creed Cannon Gentry

2023 Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition

Haley Brooke Bray

Sarah Elizabeth McClure

2023 AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition

Samantha Escalón

Derek W. Israel

Sammy M. Vanderpool

Malik Williams

Avery Marie Bertagna

Anna Rose Long

Khusbu Nimesh Shah

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

National Advocacy Teams

2023 ABA Mediation Competition

Macy Michelle Massey

Halee Sue Sanderson

2023 South Texas Mock Trial Challenge

Kyndsey Dawn Jones

Maralicia Martinez

Allison Grace Morgan

Ashley Marie Williams

2023 National Gaming Law Moot

Court Competition

David Kenneth Bunn

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Christian Michael Shaffer

Cassidy Lynn Monska

Madeline Grace Royal

Margaret Elizabeth Ward

2023 Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition

Danielle Scott Munstedt

Kate Anne Pennington

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

International Champions; Honorable Mention Best Advocate (Stogdill)

Sarah Mariam Jarwan

Josephine Rose Woytas

2023 Chicago Bar Association

Transactional Negotiation Competition

Avery Marie Bertagna Finalist

Sarah Mariam Jarwan

Josephine Rose Woytas

Semifinalists

2023 TYLA State Moot Court Competition

Brooke Rose Brewer

Megan Marie Gower

Barry M. Klein

Semifinalists, Best Brief, and Runner-Up Best Advocate (Gower)

2023 TEX-ABOTA Best In Texas

Voir Dire Competition

Samantha Escalón

Derek W. Israel

Semifinalists; Best Closing Argument (Escalón)

2023 Southwestern Law School Negotiation Competition

Arvin Farangi

Austin Michael Heinisch Finalists

Ruby Daniella Lira

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia

Alexis Nicole Hill

2023 National Pretrial Advocacy Competition

Avery Marie Bertagna

Megan Marie Gower

Barry M. Klein

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

National Champions; Best Brief; Best Advocate-Final Round (Gower); Best Advocate-Preliminary Round (Gower)

2023 National Sports Law Negotiation Competition

Sarah Mariam Jarwan

Macy Michelle Massey

Halee Sue Sanderson

2023 US Army-Wayne E. Alley Military Law Moot Court Competition

Haley Brooke Bray

Christian Michael Shaffer

National Champions

2023 Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition

Iliana Isabel Martinez

Cassidy Lynn Monska

Madeline Grace Royal Octafinalists

2023 National Health Law Moot Court Competition

Cameron Grace Hekkert Finalist; Runner-Up Best Brief

2023 ABA Negotiation Competition

Riley C. Caraway

Matthew Kalman Farago Regional Champions

Arvin Farangi

Austin Michael Heinisch

2023 National Entertainment Law

Moot Court Competition

Anne Scott Greenberg Finalist; Best Petitioner Brief; Best Advocate-Final Round (Greenberg)

2023 Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition

Katey Ellen McCall

Sarah Elizabeth McClure

Runner-Up Best Advocate (McCall)

2023 National Moot Court Competition

Brooke Rose Brewer

Megan Marie Gower

Barry M. Klein

2023 Hassell National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition

Craig Bryant Woody Octafinalist

2024 TYLA National Trial Competition

Avery Marie Bertagna

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

2024 Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship

Katey Ellen McCall

Sarah Elizabeth McClure

Allison Grace Morgan Quarterfinalists

2024 ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

Brooke Rose Brewer

Megan Marie Gower

Barry M. Klein

National Quarterfinalists; National Runner-Up Best Advocate (Gower); Regional Champions; Regional RunnerUp Best Advocate (Gower)

2024 William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament

Anne Scott Greenberg Octafinalist

2024 ABA Client Counseling Competition

Sarah Elizabeth Courtney

Jared Bradley Williams

2024 Shark Beach Showdown Mock Trial Competition

Samantha Escalón

Kyndsey Dawn Jones

Maralicia Martinez

Ashley Marie Williams

National Advocacy Teams

2024 Phi Alpha Delta Law School

Mock Trial Competition

Arvin Farangi

Malik Williams

2024 William & Mary Law School

Negotiation Tournament

Ruby Daniella Lira

Pricilla Monserrat Mora Garcia

2024 Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition

Haley Brooke Bray

Christian Michael Shaffer Octafinalists

2024 National Gaming Law Moot Court Competition

Megan Marie Gower Quarterfinalist

Barry M. Klein

Cassidy Lynn Monska

Madeline Grace Royal Quarterfinalists

2024 Chicago Bar Association

Transactional Negotiation Competition

Riley C. Caraway

Matthew Kalman Farago Finalists

2024 South Texas Mock Trial Challenge

David W. Bedgood

Cameron Grace Hekkert

Derek W. Israel

Khusbu Nimesh Shah

2024 Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition

Sarah Mariam Jarwan

Kathryn Renee Nail

Josephine Rose Woytas Finalists

2024 John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition

Katey Ellen McCall

Craig Bryant Woody

2024 Jean-Pictet Competition

Danielle Scott Munstedt

Kate Anne Pennington

Shelbi Lee Stogdill

Mark Griffin '79, Lubbock Chairman

Arcilia Acosta, Dallas Clay Cash, Lubbock

Tim Culp, Midland Cody Campbell, Fort Worth

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D. Chancellor

Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D. President

Ginger Kerrick Davis, Webster Vice Chairwoman

Steeley Smith, Mason Student Regent

Pat Gordon '83, El Paso

Shelley Sweatt, Wichita Falls

Dusty Womble, Lubbock

Texas Tech University System Administrators

Ronald L. Hendrick, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President

Texas Tech University School of Law Deans

Jack Wade Nowlin, M.A., J.D., Ph.D. Dean

Jamie J. Baker, J.D., M.L.I.S. Associate Dean of the Law Library

Sofia Chapman, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Life

Jarod S. Gonzalez, J.D. Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives

Wendy A. Humphrey, M.Ed., J.D. '01 Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Ashley N. Langdon, M.B.A., J.D. '11 Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations and Communications

Alyson L. Outenreath, J.D. '00 Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Frank Ramos, Jr., M.A., Ed.D. Associate Dean for Administration and Finance

Danielle Saavedra, J.D. '15 Assistant Dean of Admissions

Victoria V. Sutton, M.P.A., J.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Digital Learning and Graduate Education

Brian J. Uline, M.B.A. Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration

Janessa Walls, M.B.A. Assistant Dean of Academic Services

Kayla Wimberley, J.D. '11 Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development

Ashley Arrington, J.D., LL.M, M.L.I.S.

Head of Instruction; Associate Librarian of Law

Jamie J. Baker, J.D., M.L.I.S.

Dean’s Distinguished Service Professor of Law

Brandon Beck, M.T.S., J.D. '12

Assistant Professor of Law

Dustin B. Benham, J.D.

Charles P. Bubany Endowed Professor of Law

Gerry W. Beyer, J.D., LL.M., J.S.D.

Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law

Stephen Black, J.D., LL.M. Professor of Law

Bryan T. Camp, M.A., J.D., LL.M.

George H. Mahon Professor of Law

William R. Casto, J.D., J.S.D.

Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor

Eric A. Chiappinelli, J.D.

Frank McDonald Endowed Professor of Law

Catherine Christopher, J.D.

Dean’s Distinguished Service Professor of Law; Director, Bar Success

Geoffrey S. Corn, J.D., LL.M.

George R. Killam Jr. Chair of Criminal Law; Director, Center for Military Law & Policy

Jarod S. Gonzalez, J.D.

J. Hadley and Helen Edgar Professor of Law

DeLeith Duke Gossett, J.D.

Jack F Maddox Professor of Law

Amy Hardberger, M.S., J.D. '05

George W. McCleskey Professor of Water Law; Director, Center for Water Law and Policy

F.J. Ross Hinojosa, J.D. '22 Law Library Fellow

Sally M. Henry, M.A.T., J.D.

John E. Krahmer Banking and Commercial Endowed Professor of Law

Wendy A. Humphrey, M.Ed., J.D. '01

Brock Professor of Law; Director, Assessment; Director, Texas Tech University Pre-Law Academy

Vaughn E. James, M.Div., M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D.

Judge Robert H. Bean Professor of Law

William R. Keffer, J.D.

Professor of Practice; Janet Scivally and David Copeland Endowed Professor of Energy Law; Director, Energy Law Program; Assistant Director, Bar Preparation Resources

Barbara Lauriat, J.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Law; Dean’s Scholar in Intellectual Property

Q. Dwight McDonald, J.D. '93 Clinical Instructor; Director, Community Engagement

Patrick S. Metze, J.D. Professor of Law; Director, Criminal Defense Clinics

Terri M. Morgeson, J.D. '03 Clinical Instructor; Director, Family Law Clinic

Richard W. Murphy, M.F.A., J.D. AT&T Professor of Law

Dajiang Nie, LL.B., J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S.

Assistant Librarian of Law; Electronic & Digital Services Librarian

Jack Wade Nowlin, M.A., J.D., Ph.D. W. Frank Newton Professor of Law

Alyson L. Outenreath, J.D. '00 Erwin and Elaine Davenport Endowed Professor of Law

Jorge A. Ramírez, J.D. Walter and Anne Huffman Professor of Law

Miranda Rhyne, J.D., LL.M. Clinical Instructor; Director, Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic

Brian D. Shannon, J.D.

Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor; Texas Tech University Faculty Athletics Representative

Brie D. Sherwin, M.S., J.D. '01, Ph.D.

Glenn D. West Endowed Research Professor of Law; Dean’s Scholar and Director for Interdisciplinary Research

Robert T. Sherwin, J.D. '01 Champions in Advocacy Endowed Professor of Law; Director, Advocacy Programs

Nancy J. Soonpaa, M.A., J.D. Professor of Law; Dean Richard B. Amandes Senior Scholar in Legal Practice

Larry R. Spain, J.D.

Alvin R. Allison Professor of Law; Director, Clinical Programs and Civil Practice Clinic

Paul K. Stafford, J.D. '94 Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

Victoria V. Sutton, M.P.A., J.D., Ph.D.

Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor; Assisstant Dean, Digital Learning and Graduate Education Director, Center for Biodefense, Law, and Public Policy; Director, Law and Science Certificate Program and J.D./M.S. Program in Life Sciences Texas Institute of Environmental and Human Health

John L. Watts, J.D.

Charles B. “Tex” Thornton Professor of Law

Donnell W. Yandell, J.D. '01

Clinical Instructor; Chief Public Defender, Caprock Regional Public Defender Office

David C. Cummins, J.D., LL.M. Professor of Law Emeritus

Kent R. Hance, J.D.

Chancellor Emeritus; Professor of Law Emeritus

Walter B. Huffman, M.Ed., J.D. '77 Dean Emeritus; Professor of Law Emeritus

Bruce M. Kramer, J.D., LL.M.

Jack F Maddox Professor of Law Emeritus

Alison G. Myhra, J.D., LL.M. Professor of Law Emeritus

Eric Bentley, J.D.

Charles P. Bubany, J.D.

B. Allison Clayton, J.D. '07

Aaron R. Clements, J.D. '96

Donna Courville, J.D. '94

Hon. Michael Davis, J.D. '08

Richard Davis, J.D.

Ronnie Garcia, J.D. '08

Sarah M. Gunter, J.D. '01

Hon. Wes Hendrix, J.D.

Hon. Mark Hocker, J.D. '98

William H. “Willie” Hornberger, J.D.

Michael Ma, J.D.

Deborah McClure, J.D.

Hon. Melissa J. McNamara, J.D. '94

Derek Mergele-Rust, J.D. '17

Dean G. Pawlowic, M.A., J.D. Professor of Law Emeritus

Marilyn E. Phelan, J.D., Ph.D.

Emeritus Faculty

Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law Emeritus

Frank Skillern, J.D.

George W. McCleskey Professor of Water Law Emeritus

Arturo Torres, M.Ed., M.LS., J.D., Ph.D. Professor of Law Emeritus

Amber S. Miller, M.S., J.D.

Andrea Nfodjo, J.D. '18

Craig Oglesby, J.D.

Maria Oviedo J.D. '19

Don R. Richards, J.D. '84

Paul Ruiz, J.D.

Rion Sanford, J.D.

Cole Shooter, J.D. '17

Sunshine Stanek, J.D.

Stephen Stone, J.D.

David N. Strange, J.D.

Gary R. Terrell, J.D. '77

Lori Truitt, J.D. '08

D. Gene Valentini, M.A.

Denette Vaughn, J.D. '81

Roderick E. Wetsel, J.D.

Shawn Adams, M.B.A., J.D. '14

Associate Director, Alumni Relations

Paul Aguilar Systems Administrator

Jo Ann Altman Executive Associate to the Dean

Jessica M. Aycock, J.D. '20 Associate Director, Office of Academic Success Programs

Sal Becerra Projects Manager; Administrative Office Assistant

Connie Bowers Senior Business Assistant

B. Allison Clayton, J.D. '07 Clinic Fellow, Innocence Clinic

Sherry Coffman Acquisitions; Law Library Associate

Tracy Coffman Senior Business Assistant

Ryn Dunn IT Support Technician II

Heather Eaton Assistant Registrar

Alexandra English Business Manager

Rebecca Espinoza Web Applications Programmer

Sierra Garcia Senior Business Assistant

Lisa Green, M.S. Chief Operating Officer, Texas Tech Law School Foundation

S. Tess Greenlees, M.A. Senior Designer; Webmaster

Blake Groves, M.B.A. Program Manager, Special Events

Jessica Guardado Law Library Associate

Josh Hernandez Assistant Director, Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

Stefanie Hoeffner Administrative Assistant, Student Life & Special Events

Karen Holden Senior Director, Development and Donor Relations

Ashley Jones Lead Account Processor

Donna Jones Senior Business Assistant; Journal Secretary

Sue Kelleher, M.L.I.S. Unit Director, Systems and Collections

David Kelly Law Library Operations Supervisor

Amanda Kitten Administrative Assistant

Michael Lambert IT Support Technician II

Saige Lee Associate Director, Career and Professional Development

Erica Lux, J.D. '21 Director, Academic Success Programs

Nancy Mojica Senior Business Assistant

Katie Moorhead Assistant Director, Admissions

Barbara Painter-Moreno, M.A. Unit Director, Cataloging and Metadata

Elma Moreno

Office Manager/Legal Assistant, Clinical Programs; Director, Pro Bono Projects

Beixin Ni, M.A. Technology Support Supervisor

Lori Obando Administrative Assistant, Admissions

Gregory Roberts Director, Academic Technologies

Natalie Tarenko, M.A., Ph.D. Writing Specialist

Robert Teer, Assistant Director, Recruitment

Michele Thaetig Senior Business Assistant

Diana Vargas Law Library Associate

Thomas G. Hall, Jr. '81, Fort Worth · President

M.C. Carrington '82, Beaumont · Vice President

Jack Wade Nowlin, Lubbock · Secretary & Treasurer

Hon. Chris Antcliff '95, El Paso

Douglas Atnipp '85, Houston

Emma Cano '02, San Antonio

Alberto Cárdenas '99, Houston

Amber Cash '09, Albuquerque, NM

Mimi Coffey '94, Fort Worth

Joseph Coniglio '97, Dallas

David W. Copeland '82, Denver, CO

Erwin Davenport '75, Wichita Falls

Denis Dennis '90, Odessa

Jerry Dixon '81, Albuquerque, NM

Hon. Robert Duncan '81, Austin

Lance Evans '91, Fort Worth

Hon. Kem Thompson Frost '83, Houston

Rankin Gasaway '88, Dallas

Laura P. Gordon '83, El Paso

Link Grimes '86, Midland

Art A. Hall '96, San Antonio

Brad Hancock '96, Houston

David Hart '86, Colleyville

Jay Harvey '82, Austin

David Joeckel, Jr. '86, Fort Worth

William Allensworth '74, Austin

John Crews, Lubbock

Gregory Curry '89, Dallas

Martin Dies '74, Austin

Suzan E. Fenner '72, Richardson

Kevin Glasheen '88, Lubbock

Mark Griffin '79, Lubbock

Melissa Vasquez Unit Manager of Clinical Programs

Janessa Walls, M.B.A. Registrar Texas Tech Law School Foundation Board of Trustees —

Stephen D. Johnson '82, Atlanta, GA

Krisi Kastl '99, Dallas

Roger A. Key '76, Lubbock

W. Mark Lanier '84, Houston

Ann Manning '84, Lubbock

William Mateja '86, Dallas

Arlene Matthews '00, Lubbock

Holland O’Neil '87, Dallas

Chris Peirson '77, Dallas

Richard Roper, III '82, Dallas

Barbara K. Runge '74, Houston

Wade B. Shelton '81, San Antonio

Paul K. Stafford '94, Dallas

Scott Summy '90, Dallas

Mitchell A. Toups '82, Beaumont

Darryl Vereen '92, El Paso

David Weinstein '81, Houston

Glenn D. West '78, Dallas

Hon. Mollee E. Westfall '94, Fort Worth

Jo Ben Whittenburg '73, Beaumont

Hon. Sharen Wilson '81, Fort Worth

Chester W. Grudzinski '81, Fort Worth

Michael J. Henry '81, Fort Worth

John Huffaker '74, Aurora, CO

George Nelson, Lubbock

David H. Segrest '70, Dallas

Jessica Whitacre Thorne '95, Dallas

Hon. E. Jeffrey Wentworth '72, San Antonio