Commencement 2015
Members of the Class of 2015 were celebrated by family, friends, faculty, and staff at the law school’s commencement ceremony, which was held on Saturday, May 24, at the Pamplin Sports Center on the Lewis & Clark Undergraduate Campus.
Dean Jennifer Johnson shared advice proffered by the faculty regarding the next stage of their professional lives, which included observations about the importance of balancing career with personal commitments and interests. Her own counsel was this:
In order to do good for others, you first have to be good to yourself. Take time for yourself. Exercise—walk, run, swim, do yoga. Cook healthy food, watch a movie, read a good book that has nothing to do with law! Take time for your family. Read to your kids, go to their school events. Go on a date with your spouse or significant other. If you are lucky enough to still have your parents, call them—especially your mother. Spend some time with them. And after you have talked to Mom or Dad, disconnect. Seriously. Turn off your phone, your computer, your tablet, your iPod mini, your smart watch. “But,” you protest, “what about my Facebook friends, my Instagram friends, my Twitter friends?” Here’s an idea: Go see them! Take a few deep breaths. Your clients, your work, your boss, the bar exam, even your electronic buddies will all still be there when you turn your e-world back on.
Johnson also paid special tribute to Associate Dean Martha Spence ’84, who will be retiring at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Spence, who has planned the commencement ceremonies for decades, is well known for her warmth and the strong connections she’s forged with students.
In closing, Johnson told the graduates, “We are proud of you and while we congratulate you on your accomplishments, we will remember and miss you!”
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Cornelius Honor Society Induction
Twenty-nine graduates were inducted into the Cornelius Honor Society on May 24 during a special reception. Members were selected by the faculty based on distinguished scholarship, leadership, and contributions to the law community. The society is named in honor of Dorothy L. Cornelius, who served the law school for 20 years.
2015 Inductees
Leland Baxter-Neal
Rachel E. Bertoni
Sara N. Blankenship
Amber E. Buker
Jacob P. Duginski
Carla Elizabeth Edmondson
Brandon Christopher Foy
Stephanie Jo Grant
Kelsey Lauren Herman
Corbrett K. Hodson
Amy E. Jesse
Brandon Alexander Kline
Andrea K. Lang
Stevie Lemke
Omead Ali Masha
Ashley J. McDonald
Corey M. Moffat
Gabriela L. Norona
Natalia Ospina Chaparro
Sarah M. Park
Chasta Pyle
Victor Sebastian Reuther
David B. Rosengard
Daniel Isaac Rottenberg
Ryan A. Shannon
Jeffrey Brown Speir
Silvia A. Tanner
Maxine Tuan
Spencer C. Wilson
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Aliza Kaplan Honored With Leo Levenson Award
Kaplan specializes in the areas of wrongful conviction, the death penalty, asylum law, and public interest lawyering. She is cofounder of the Oregon Innocence Project and represents the organization in the community. She also works on wrongful conviction cases, is an Oregon Justice Resource Center board member, and produces documentary films. The 2007 film Kaplan coproduced, My Country, My Country, was nominated for an Academy Award, and her 2010 film, The Oath, was nominated for two news Emmy Awards.
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2015 Graduates
Master of Studies in Law
Jianlei Chen
Master of Laws Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Shane Michael Barnes
Sarah Annemarie Barth2
Pimpat Chokedara2
Socratesse Onoya Djemba2
Kelvin Ashu Egbe2
Vivian Grant Fernandes
Yun Wynn Heh1
Hubert Kainalu Hiatt2
Nathaniel B. Larsen2
Alexander Liberman
Donald Nathan Lundwall2
David Marín Cortés2
Sona Mohnot2
Verónica Muriel Carrioni1
Margaretha Quina
Lynn S. Schaffer
Vinai C. Vinlander1
Master of Laws Animal Law
Micaela Jessica Logan2
Judith Needham2
Lindsey A. Zehel2
Juris Doctor
Jared Matthew Adler
Kaitlyn A. Alavi
Reza A. Alavi1
Tyler M. Alexander
Connor J. Allen
Mary R. Anderson2
Georgia Anton1
Honoré A. Arias
Mauricio L. Austin1
Chelsea M. Barclay2
Aaron J. Baxter
Leland Baxter-Neal
Andrew J. Bean2
Eugene V. Beliy
Rachel E. Bertoni
Joseph A. Bieze
Daniella Bismanovsky
Sara N. Blankenship
Austin James Bly
Jacob Bradley Brown Booher
Anthony D. Brown
Amber E. Buker
Sarah Kay Campbell
Nicole G.S. Carver
Daniel R. Chabon
Shantel M. Chapple
Brandon T. Cobb
Victoria Simeone Cole
Alexander H. Collins
Michael Patrick Corwin
Michael Joseph Cowgill
Ashley H. Demland1
Arianna M. Destefano2
Samuel M. Diaz2
Jacob P. Duginski
Carla Elizabeth Edmondson2
Ashleigh E. Edwards
Caitlin E. Egeck2
Timur Ender1
Raleigh, North Carolina
Joseph N. Fearey
Jia J. Feng2
Kevin S. Fisher
Brandon Christopher Foy1
Andrew Paul Freeman
Shanna E. Fricklas
Megan A. Fuhrer1
Suleima Veronica Garcia
Sarah A. Garrett
Andrew David Glass
Benjamin H. Goldberg
Ann Y. Gong
Carla Grabarek
Stephanie Jo Grant
Patrick P. Green
Christopher T. Griffith
Armelle D. Gueye2
Erik R. Hanselman
Brandon O’Neal Hawkins
Kevin M. Hayes
Jie He
Nikoo Heidarzadeh
Andrea R. Herman
Kelsey Lauren Herman
Elizabeth M. Hilliard
Corbrett K. Hodson
Joseph Louis Hogan
Daniel Christopher Housley
Daniel B. Hyer1
Ryan D. Jayne
Rudolph Wade Jeffries
Amy E. Jesse1
Kyle Daniel Johnson
Kevin James Johnston
Victoria Michele Johnston1
Paul Thomas Judd
Daniel Byrne Kahle
Supriya Kanal1
Alexis Sanders Kennedy
Matthew E. Kennedy2
Christine J. Kim
Moon Young Kim1
Sun T. Kim
Tae Sung Kim
Jess Bowen Kincaid1
Brandon Alexander Kline
Daniel Richard Knowlton
Jennifer L. Kristiansen
Jamie Kujovich
Ryan S. Kunkel
Bryce C. Kunz
Rita L. Landgren2
Andrea K. Lang
Marques Lang1
Roland J. Lau
David Lauer
Michael Jae Lee
Sangduk Lee
Stevie Lemke2
Melissa Erin LeRitz
Alexander Liberman1
Serena L. Liss
Xiaohui Liu
David Charles Loos1
Paulo C. Lopez
Carol Eileen Macbeth1
Lauren M. Maccarone2
Allison R. Mahaney1
Crystal S. Maloney1
Christine A. Martin1
Omead Ali Masha
Stefanie Linn Mastic
Jesse T. Matsukawa
Michael P. May
Jason Alan McClain
Ashley J. McDonald
Candice D. McLaughlin
Victor H. Mercado1
Megan R. Miller
Merissa Anne Moeller
Corey M. Moffat
John Christopher Moulder2
Stephen D. Mudge
Jagjit S. Nagra
Ross W. Neher2
Anna Laura Jabine Niederkorn
Gabriela L. Norona
Cera E. Oh
Georgina Olazcon Mozo2
Aubrey Michelle Olson1
Samantha N. Omana
Natalia Ospina Chaparro
Angela M. Ostrowski
Nicholas Anthony
Papalambros Pappas2
Quinton Larsen Parham
Jong Sun Park
Sarah M. Park
Marisa Peterson
Nicole Jean Spade Phillips
Sierra N. Phillips
Brittney R. Plesser
Nicole Marilyn Pritchard
Chasta Pyle
Jonathan W. Quinsey
Amy N. Reid
Joel B. Reschly
Victor Sebastian Reuther
Daniel S. Reynolds
Shane A. Riedman
Emily K. Rietmann
Matthew R. Ring
Brian W. Riske1
Bradley T. Rose
David B. Rosengard
Tucker Rossetto
Daniel Isaac Rottenberg
Kyle J. Roush2
Kelly M. Ryan
Jeffrey D. Ryding
Jonah L. Sandford
Alyssa C. Sappenfield
Alexander F. Sargent
Rachel E. Sekine1
Noah A. Seligman
Hannah Elizabeth Shangraw
Ryan A. Shannon
Garrett R. Sharp
Noel Kaleikalaunuoka‘oia‘i‘o Shaw2
Changhyeon Shin
Brian L. Smith2
Caleb B. Smith
Eric M. Smith
Melonie A. Sparber2
Jeffrey Brown Speir
Jacob R. Stallings2
Celeste M. Strate
Scott Maxwell Strickland
Wilson Ta
Silvia A. Tanner
Jonathan T. Tasker2
Tigard, Oregon
Cameron H. Taylor
Philip M. Taylor
Lindsey Marie Teasdale1
Kara J. Tebeau
Steven M. Thiel
Philip Michael Thoennes
Christopher Brian Thomas
Caroline I. Thompson
Kaitlin Aliece Tidwell
Maxine Tuan
Cruz H. Turcott2
Alec S. Unis
Kent R. van Alstyne2
Joy Qing Wang
Alexandra Joy Ward
Joshua Paul Weir
Kristin Monique Welsh
Laura Westmeyer
Jarrett B. Wheeler
Royce L. Williams2
Spencer C. Wilson
Justin Michael Withem
Amy Mei Hee Wong2
Christina Jin Yoon2
1January 2015 graduate.
2Student has not yet completed requirements for graduation.
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