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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

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Dean Keane

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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

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

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 §

Recipients of Law School Named & Memorial ScholarshipsProgram

GREETINGPeter G. KeaneDean, Golden Gate University School of Law

WELCOMEPhilip FriedmanPresident, Golden Gate University

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

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

School of Law

Two Thousand

San Francisco

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Dean Keane

Class of 1997

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Class of 1997

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