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Commencement About GGU School of Law
Spring 2000
Commencement Program, 2000
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Golden Gate University
School of Law
C l a s s o f 2 0 0 0C o m m e n c e m e n t
Sa tu r day, t h e Twen t i e t h o f May
Two Thou sand
Nob H i l l Mason i c Cen t e r
San F ranc i s c o
Ten O’C lo ck A.M.536 Miss ion St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
1 8 5 3
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G A T E U NIVE
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Highest Honors‡Honors
Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember & Editor∅Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember§Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´§ vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´§Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA)§Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´§ ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´§ ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial Scholarships Program
GREETING Peter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOME Philip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE President FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Saundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITH G. MCKELVEY AWARD Kathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an Alumnus Class of 1970
JOHN A. GORFINKEL AWARD Marci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANI BADER AWARD Jennifer Rae LovkoAcademic Excellence Class of 2000
PAUL S. JORDAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Amanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student Contribution Class of 2000
STUDENT FAREWELL Sheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNI WELCOME J. KEVIN ALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSING REMARKS Dean Keane
Golden Gate University
School of Law
C l a s s o f 2 0 0 0C o m m e n c e m e n t
Sa tu r day, t h e Twen t i e t h o f May
Two Thou sand
Nob H i l l Mason i c Cen t e r
San F ranc i s c o
Ten O’C lo ck A.M.536 Miss ion St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
1 8 5 3
� �
GO
LD
EN
G A T E U NIVE
RS
ITY
Highest Honors‡Honors
Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember & Editor∅Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember§Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´§ vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´§Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA)§Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´§ ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´§ ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial Scholarships Program
GREETING Peter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOME Philip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE President FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Saundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITH G. MCKELVEY AWARD Kathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an Alumnus Class of 1970
JOHN A. GORFINKEL AWARD Marci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANI BADER AWARD Jennifer Rae LovkoAcademic Excellence Class of 2000
PAUL S. JORDAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Amanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student Contribution Class of 2000
STUDENT FAREWELL Sheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNI WELCOME J. KEVIN ALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSING REMARKS Dean Keane
Golden Gate University
School of Law
Class of 2000Commencement
Saturday, the Twentieth of May
Two Thousand
Nob Hill Masonic Center
San Francisco
Ten O’Clock A.M.536 Mission St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
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Highest Honors‡ Honors
Golden Gate University Law Review Member & Editor∅ Golden Gate University Law Review Member§ Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´ § vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´ §Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA) §Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´ v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´ § ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´ ∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´ § ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial ScholarshipsProgram
GREETINGPeter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOMEPhilip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRINGOFHONORARYDEGREEPresident FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENTADDRESSSaundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRINGOFDEGREESPresident Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITHG. MCKELVEYAWARDKathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an AlumnusClass of 1970
JOHNA. GORFINKELAWARDMarci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANIBADERAWARDJennifer Rae LovkoAcademic ExcellenceClass of 2000
PAULS. JORDANACHIEVEMENTAWARDAmanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student ContributionClass of 2000
STUDENTFAREWELLSheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNIWELCOMEJ. KEVINALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSINGREMARKSDean Keane
Golden Gate University
School of Law
Class of 2000Commencement
Saturday, the Twentieth of May
Two Thousand
Nob Hill Masonic Center
San Francisco
Ten O’Clock A.M.536 Mission St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
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Highest Honors‡ Honors
Golden Gate University Law Review Member & Editor∅ Golden Gate University Law Review Member§ Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´ § vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´ §Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA) §Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´ v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´ § ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´ ∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´ § ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial ScholarshipsProgram
GREETINGPeter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOMEPhilip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRINGOFHONORARYDEGREEPresident FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENTADDRESSSaundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRINGOFDEGREESPresident Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITHG. MCKELVEYAWARDKathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an AlumnusClass of 1970
JOHNA. GORFINKELAWARDMarci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANIBADERAWARDJennifer Rae LovkoAcademic ExcellenceClass of 2000
PAULS. JORDANACHIEVEMENTAWARDAmanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student ContributionClass of 2000
STUDENTFAREWELLSheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNIWELCOMEJ. KEVINALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSINGREMARKSDean Keane
Golden Gate University
School of Law
Class of 2000Commencement
Saturday, the Twentieth of May
Two Thousand
Nob Hill Masonic Center
San Francisco
Ten O’Clock A.M.536 Mission St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
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GATEUNIVE
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Highest Honors‡ Honors
Golden Gate University Law Review Member & Editor∅ Golden Gate University Law Review Member§ Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´ § vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´ §Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA) §Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´ v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´ § ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´ ∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´ § ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial ScholarshipsProgram
GREETINGPeter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOMEPhilip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRINGOFHONORARYDEGREEPresident FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENTADDRESSSaundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRINGOFDEGREESPresident Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITHG. MCKELVEYAWARDKathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an AlumnusClass of 1970
JOHNA. GORFINKELAWARDMarci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANIBADERAWARDJennifer Rae LovkoAcademic ExcellenceClass of 2000
PAULS. JORDANACHIEVEMENTAWARDAmanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student ContributionClass of 2000
STUDENTFAREWELLSheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNIWELCOMEJ. KEVINALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSINGREMARKSDean Keane
Golden Gate University
School of Law
Class of 2000Commencement
Saturday, the Twentieth of May
Two Thousand
Nob Hill Masonic Center
San Francisco
Ten O’Clock A.M.536 Mission St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
1853
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GATEUNIVE
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Highest Honors‡ Honors
Golden Gate University Law Review Member & Editor∅ Golden Gate University Law Review Member§ Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´ § vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´ §Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA) §Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´ v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´ § ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´ ∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´ § ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial ScholarshipsProgram
GREETINGPeter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOMEPhilip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRINGOFHONORARYDEGREEPresident FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENTADDRESSSaundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRINGOFDEGREESPresident Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITHG. MCKELVEYAWARDKathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an AlumnusClass of 1970
JOHNA. GORFINKELAWARDMarci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANIBADERAWARDJennifer Rae LovkoAcademic ExcellenceClass of 2000
PAULS. JORDANACHIEVEMENTAWARDAmanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student ContributionClass of 2000
STUDENTFAREWELLSheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNIWELCOMEJ. KEVINALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSINGREMARKSDean Keane
Golden Gate University
School of Law
C l a s s o f 2 0 0 0C o m m e n c e m e n t
Sa tu r day, t h e Twen t i e t h o f May
Two Thou sand
Nob H i l l Mason i c Cen t e r
San F ranc i s c o
Ten O’C lo ck A.M.536 Miss ion St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
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Highest Honors‡Honors
Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember & Editor∅Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember§Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´§ vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´§Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA)§Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´§ ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´§ ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial Scholarships Program
GREETING Peter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOME Philip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE President FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Saundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITH G. MCKELVEY AWARD Kathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an Alumnus Class of 1970
JOHN A. GORFINKEL AWARD Marci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANI BADER AWARD Jennifer Rae LovkoAcademic Excellence Class of 2000
PAUL S. JORDAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Amanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student Contribution Class of 2000
STUDENT FAREWELL Sheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNI WELCOME J. KEVIN ALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSING REMARKS Dean Keane
Golden Gate University
School of Law
C l a s s o f 2 0 0 0C o m m e n c e m e n t
Sa tu r day, t h e Twen t i e t h o f May
Two Thou sand
Nob H i l l Mason i c Cen t e r
San F ranc i s c o
Ten O’C lo ck A.M.536 Miss ion St.reet
San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
1 8 5 3
� �
GO
LD
EN
G A T E U NIVE
RS
ITY
Highest Honors‡Honors
Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember & Editor∅Golden Gate University Law ReviewMember§Earned Certificate(s) of Specialization
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Yutaka AmakoSara Melanie BandehzadehVerena M. BergerNicholas Karl-Heinrich
Werner BiagoschAnthony Peirson Xavier BothwellRapa Ypsi ChaichitÖmer ÇollakNicholas CrouyAnastasia DozoVishal DuttIsabelle FieldDavid Christian FranekPuripat GanlayanasantDenise GlagauHongliu GongSylvie GuldalianGlenn Ulrik HalvorsenSkjalg HalvorsenStephanie Hamis
Kristin HaugsjaaCatja HeinrichsdorffReginald HendersonStephen Hans ImmerGary M. IttigEdward J. KellyCornelia KohlhauptThomas B. LaskeYuh-ling LuBabette MuenchKongsak MusikanondOla NylandEspen SkjervenKatharina S. SpennerKannikar SuriyaburaphakulGerard TcheumaniGeraldine F. TracyMichael Dean UhligNicole Valenta
Bradley D. FellCivil Litigation
Theresa Ann RepedeCivil Litigation
Teri Lyn HealyCorporate and Commercial Law
Jill M. AbrahamsonCriminal Litigation
Susan FarrowCriminal Law
Joseph Peter ComoEnvironmental Law
Dana L. SantosFamily Law
Anne Siri HelleGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Alvin Chen Yu YinGrotius Award for Academic Excellencein International Law
Dana Dagny LofgreenLabor and Employment Law
Jessica A. SalviniInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Outstanding Student in the Field of Litigation
Michele M. StrattonPublic Interest Law
Kristina Lyn HillmanPublic Interest Law
Alan David TochtermanReal Estate Law
Carolyn Blecha HallReal Estate Law
Jesse BradmanReal Estate Law
William Andrew MorganTaxation
Jacque M. WilsonRose Elizabeth Bird Award forProfessionalism and Integrity
Student Achievement Awards
Benedicte GhanassiaAndrea GlockChristine Melusine Jessika KranichRicardo LizarragaChristian Philip MartinenAlbane Morice-Pineda
Julia NeudeckerZai Hua QuMohammed RiyadHenrique Freire SouzaShanshan Zou
Master of Laws in United States Legal Studies
F. Anthony AccuardiThomas M. AlexanderAfshin AshourzadehNadja M. BaaderDaniel A. BeckMarlys BergstromThomas Paul BoyackJohn Robert CmelakStephen W. DaleRobert L. DavisAnthony V. DiosdiKim-Oanh T. DoMatthew Porter DudmanCherie L. EvansRebekah FryeDavid D. FuTimothy Andrew GillLara N. GilmanMatthew D. GoedertDavid M. GuilfordSchalyece Marie HarrisonWendy E. HartmannChong S. HongEdwin H. Kawamoto
Amy Lee KurokawaKent LawsonVincent Yehsen LinYu-Chie LinMichael L. MagasinnPatrick McNallyScott R. MichaelsF. Bentley Mooney, Jr.William Andrew MorganRichard C. MorrisAnthony E. NwosuLowell H. OrrenBrian R. PotikerOmar A. SadriStuart SchmidtSteven J. SmyrniPaul N. StamRobert E. SteigerJasvir TaggarRandi Sue TeichmanRobert D. ValeJoyce H. VegaXiaoyue Lunar Wang
Master of Laws in Taxation
Kenneth James OwenAdriana Junqueira Paula
Master of Laws in Environmental Law
Amanda Lyda Ables Inocencio §Jill M. Abrahamson §Arlene E. Acord ´Kristen AmesJuan Carlos AranedaVictoria L. ArgumedoPhyllis A. BeechAlan Glenn Bennett § vJ. Bradley Bennett §Judondi Olivia Bolden §Jesse Bradman §Lisa J. Braly ´§ vRachel R. Brasso Razon § ∅Paul J. BrennanBarry Lee BrightonYvette Brittain §Lora S. Ceccato §Nairi Chakalian ∅Benjamin Peters ChandlerWilliam Bryce Chastain §Elmer Francisco ChavezJonathan Chu §Joseph Peter ComoYvonne Joan CowleyDiane Park CraggDaniel Michael DaileyZachary Joseph Dalton ∅Varsha Sunil DaryananiEmile A. DavisShawn Scott Decker ‡ ∅Brian Anthony Del Bove § Jennifer Tracey DeWitt vKaren R. DickersonMarkus L. DomboisDonald R. EichelbergerJennifer Angela Emmaneel vChristina Renee FabieSusan FarrowBradley D. Fell §Jennifer D. Fields ´§Beth A. FruechtenichtShintaro FujikiNicole Elisabet Gage §Carol Melanie Galán §Lisa Gindy
David Paul GirouxMaria Dolores GonzalezJohn William Gordon (JD/MBA)§Christopher GuerreroJoyce HagenCarolyn Blecha Hall §Teuila To'o-DeRosentein HansonKaren Elizabeth HarbinsonAnna M. Harrell ´v ∅Kimberly A. Harvey ‡ § ∅Teri Lyn Healy ´§ ∅Anne Siri Helle §Kristina Lyn Hillman §Mary Ann J. Holzl-DavisRussell Scott HumphreyDaniel Harrison HuntPhilip Corper James IIMichelle Denise Jew §Anita JonianLawrence M. KilloranKeith Thomas Kirk §Ira Wesley Kitmacher §Erin Beth KlingeleKarin Lynn LandryVanessa Gail Lawton ‡ § ∅Tamara K. Y. LeeSean LewisThomas Xianchun LiVanessa G. Lim ´Dana Dagny Lofgreen §Jennifer Rae Lovko ´∅Keith Alan LowrieBerthier MacielPatricia Anne Maitland ∅Sally Simone MarkowitzJennifer A. Marone §Andrew R. Martin §Suzanne Denise Mattis ‡Michailian T. McLoughlin §Rick Addison MillerBeth Wolf Mora § vAngela Lynn MorganWilliam Andrew Morgan (JD/LLM)Thomas J. Murphy ∅Jennifer S. Muse
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Carl Motoyoshi NagataChristopher NimrTiffany Dawn Norman ∅Melinda Gwen NorrellRandal Scott OakleyPamela Kay OdegaardJuliette R. Olson § ∅Eugene PakHalidgka Papazian John Henry Perrott ‡Son T. PhanDawn Michelle Philippus ‡ § ∅Sheryl Ann Phipps §Thomas K. PortaTheresa Ann Repede §Piotr Gabriel Reysner ‡Steven Donald Rice §Cheryl L. RichChristina Rodriguez §Mark William Rupp § ∅Jessica A. Salvini §Scott Donald Sanford vDana L. Santos §Jennifer Pauline SaveyGabrielle ScerriIan Scott SeldenRikki Lynne Sender § Peter Kenneth Seperack §Timothy P. ShannonPegah Shetabi §
Chagit Shmargad §Reshmi Sangita SinghScott Robert Smithline ´§ ∅Danielle Rene SoheilStephen Malcolm SquireMichele M. Stratton § vJacqueline TapiaSusan Bustria TerradoMichael James ThomasRema Marie Titcomb ∅Alan David Tochterman §Page Allner Tyran §Holly Elizabeth UllmanElizabeth Anne Villanueva §Monette VillavicencioShari A. VolimasDavid Scott WeitzenfeldTerry S. WheelerJacque M. WilsonLori Wilson-Van HoutenCatherine Yuk Wong §Deborah K. Wright ‡ ∅William Charles Wycko §Jeffrey Allen Yapo §Jack Zeev YetivAlvin Chen Yu Yin §Karen Lee ZinnShadi Zokaei §Suzette Espiritu Zurbano §
Lisa J. BralyTeri Lyn HealyThe Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Carol Melanie GalánThe Frederick W. Bradley Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa G. LimThomas J. MurphyThe Phillip Burton Endowed Law Scholarship
Chagit ShmargadThe Martin S. Cohen Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Berthier MacielThe Kevin J. Connell J.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer D. FieldsThe Helen A. & John A. GorfinkelEndowed Scholarship
J. Bradley BennettThe Richard W. Johnson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Gail LawtonDawn Michelle PhilippusThe Paul S. Jordan Endowed Law ScholarshipTeri Lyn Healy
The Anthony J. Pagano Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Deborah K. WrightThe Joseph R. & June B. RenschEndowed Scholarship
Teri Lyn HealyKaren Lee ZinnThe Louie Sbarbaro Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer Tracey DeWittKristina Lyn HillmanBeth Wolf MoraScott Donald SanfordSan Francisco Legal Auxiliary
Jennifer A. MaroneThe San Francisco Rotary Club Brad Swope Scholarship
Kimberly A. HarveyThe Michael A. Zamperini /W. Clay Burchell Scholarship
Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial Scholarships Program
GREETING Peter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law
WELCOME Philip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University
Lee D. BaxterGolden Gate University Board of Trustees
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE President FriedmanThe Honorable Anne E. Bouliane, Master of Laws, Honoris CausaDonald B. Bibeault, Doctor of Laws, Honoris CausaThe Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Saundra B. ArmstrongUnited States District Judge
CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Friedman
Dean Keane
Professor Alan RamoMaster of Laws in Environmental Law
Associate Dean Jon H. SylvesterMaster of Laws in Taxation
Distinguished Professor Sompong SucharitkulMaster of Laws in International Legal Studies
Professor Anthony J. PaganoMaster of Laws in United States Legal Studies
JUDITH G. MCKELVEY AWARD Kathryn E. RinggoldOutstanding Achievement by an Alumnus Class of 1970
JOHN A. GORFINKEL AWARD Marci L. KellyOutstanding Instructor
J. LANI BADER AWARD Jennifer Rae LovkoAcademic Excellence Class of 2000
PAUL S. JORDAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Amanda Lydia Ables InocencioOutstanding Student Contribution Class of 2000
STUDENT FAREWELL Sheryl Ann PhippsClass of 2000
ALUMNI WELCOME J. KEVIN ALLEN
Class of 1997
CLOSING REMARKS Dean Keane
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