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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISESCHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAWSaturday, May 15, 2021Eleven in the MorningPRESIDINGThe Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, BA, MA, MDiv, PhDPresident of the UniversityBAGPIPESDouglas ConnersLia Fail Pipe BandPROCESSIONALMARSHALSMichael Risch, AB, JDVice Dean and Professor of LawCandace Mueller Centeno, BA, JDAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the Duane Morris LLPLegal Writing Program and Professor of LawTeressa E. Ravenell, BA, JDAssociate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and Professor of LawMark Bomon Connell, BS, MHSA, MBAAssociate Dean for Finance, Administration and StrategyJoy Sabino Mullane, BA, JD, LLMFaculty Director of the Graduate Tax Program and Professor of LawINVOCATIONReverend Aldo Potencio, OSAVillanova Campus Ministry and Law School ChaplainNATIONAL ANTHEMGREETINGSMark C. Alexander, BA, JDThe Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of LawSTUDENT ADDRESSLiliane Maminette CooperClass of 2021PRESENTATION OFCANDIDATES FOR DEGREESDean AlexanderDISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMASDean AlexanderDean CentenoCONFERRING OF DEGREESPresident DonohueCLOSING REMARKSDean AlexanderBLESSINGPresident DonohueRECESSIONAL
MEMBERS OF THE PROCESSIONALMARSHALSMEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2021MEMBERS OF THE FACULTYOFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITYThe Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, BA, MA, MDiv, PhD, PresidentPatrick G. Maggitti, BS, MBA, PhD, ProvostKenneth G. Valosky, BS, MS, Executive Vice PresidentMichael J. O’Neill, BA, MBA, Senior Vice President for Advancement and Alumni RelationsE. Michael Zubey Jr., BA, JD, Vice President and General CounselKathleen J. Byrnes, BA, MA, JD, Vice President for Student LifeAnn E. Diebold, BM, MBA, Vice President for University Communication and MarketingThe Rev. Kevin M. DePrinzio, OSA, BA, MA, MDiv, PhD, Vice President for Mission and MinistryKelly P. Doney, BA, MS, Vice President for Technology and Chief Information OfficerRobert H. Morro, BS, MS, Vice President for Facilities ManagementNeil J. Horgan, BS, MT, Vice President for FinanceCraig M. Wheeland, BA, MPA, PhD, Vice Provost for AcademicsTeresa A. Nance, PhD, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity OfficerLAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONMark C. Alexander, BA, JD, The Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of LawMichael Risch, AB, JD, Vice Dean and Professor of LawCandace Mueller Centeno, BA, JD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the Duane Morris LLP Legal Writing Programand Professor of LawTeressa E. Ravenell, BA, JD, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of LawMark Bomon Connell, BS, MHSA, MBA, Associate Dean for Finance, Administration and StrategyEdward Stephen, BA, MBA, Associate Dean for Development and Alumni RelationsACADEMIC DEANSAdele Lindenmeyr, BA, PhD, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesMichele Marcolongo, PhD, Drosdick Endowed Dean, College of EngineeringDonna S. Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN, Connelly Endowed Dean, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingJoyce E. A. Russell, BA, MA, PhD, The Helen and William O’Toole Dean, Villanova School of BusinessChristine Kelleher Palus, BA, MA, PhD, Dean, College of Professional StudiesEmory H. Woodard IV, PhD, Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesLAW FACULTYTodd Aagaard, BA, MS, JD, Professor of LawGilat Bachar, LLB, MBA, JSM, JSD, Visiting Assistant Professor of LawNadia Banteka, LLB, LLM, SJD, Visiting Assistant Professor of LawCaitlin Barry, BA, JD, Director of Clinical Programs, Director of the Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic and Associate Professor of LawHeather D. Baum, BA, JD, Professor of LawLeslie M. Book, BA, JD, LLM, Professor of LawRichard A. Booth, AB, JD, Martin G. McGuinn Chair in Business Law and Professor of LawAndrew Brandt, BA, JD, Executive Director of The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law and Professor of PracticePatrick McKinley Brennan, BA, MA, JD, DHL, John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies and Professor of LawDoris DelTosto Brogan, BA, JD, Harold Reuschlein Leadership Chair and Professor of LawMichael Campbell, AB, JD, Director of the Interdisciplinary Mental and Physical Health Law Clinic and Professor of LawJohn Cannan, BA, JD, MLS, Faculty Scholarship Librarian and Legal Research InstructorDavid S. Caudill, BA, JD, PhD, Arthur M. Goldberg Family Chair in Law and Professor of Law
Steven L. Chanenson, BA, MS, JD, Director of The David F. and Constance B. Girard–diCarlo Center for Ethics,Integrity and Compliance and Professor of LawLori Strickler Corso, BA, BS, JD, MLIS, Head of Staff Development and Legal Research InstructorBrittany Deitch, BA, JD, Visiting Assistant Professor of LawMichelle Madden Dempsey, BA, JD, LLM, DPhil, Harold Reuschlein Scholar Chair and Professor of LawDiane Penneys Edelman, AB, JD, Director of International Programs and Professor of LawAmy Emerson, BA, JD, MLS, Assistant Dean for Library and Information Services and Assistant Professor of LawBrett Frischmann, BA, MS, JD, The Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and EconomicsRuth Gordon, BA, JD, LLM, Professor of LawDeeya Haldar, BS, JD, Director of the Civil Justice Clinic and Visiting Assistant Professor of LawJason Happ, BA, JD, MLS, Emerging Technologies Librarian and Legal Research InstructorJ. Richard Harvey Jr., BSBA, MS, Distinguished Professor of PracticeRobert Hegadorn, BA, JD, MLS, Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian and Legal Research InstructorJason Iuliano, BA, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor of LawAnn Carey Juliano, BA, JD, Professor of LawMelvin Kelley IV, BA, JD, Assistant Professor of LawFrances Kreimer, BA, JD, Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services and Visiting Assistant Professor of LawCatherine J. Lanctot, BA, JD, Professor of LawAndrew Lund, BA, JD, Director of The John F. Scarpa Center for Entrepreneurship and Law, Director of the Reza TaleghaniJD/MBA Program and Professor of LawChristine G. Mooney, BS, BA, JD, Director of Professional Skills and Professor of LawMichael P. Moreland, BA, MA, JD, PhD, Director of The Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policyand University Professor of Law and ReligionMitchell Nathanson, BA, JD, Professor of LawJosephine S. Nelson, BA, JD, Associate Professor of LawJennifer O’Hare, BS, JD, Professor of LawOrli Oren–Kolbinger, BA, LLB, LLM, Visiting Assistant Professor of LawMichele R. Pistone, BS, JD, LLM, Professor of LawItay Ravid, LLB, LLM, JSM, JSD, Assistant Professor of LawMary Ann Robinson, BA, JD, Professor of LawChaim N. Saiman, BBS, JD, Chair in Jewish Law and Professor of LawTuan Samahon, BA, JD, Professor of LawMichael Semes, BA, MFA, JD, Professor of PracticeStephanie Sena, BA, MA, Anti-Poverty FellowAmy Spare, BA, JD, MLIS, Associate Director for Law Library Research and Instructional ServicesChristine Speidel, BA, JD, Director of the Federal Tax Clinic and Assistant Professor of LawEmily Stolzenberg, BA, MPhil, JD, Assistant Professor of LawKomal Vaidya, BS, JD, Director of the Clinic for Law and Entrepreneurship and Assistant Professor of LawJane Voegele, BA, BS, JD, Visiting Assistant Professor of LawJessica Webb, BA, JD, Professor of LawEllen Wertheimer, BA, JD, Professor of LawBOARD OF CONSULTORSDean Mark C. Alexander, BA, JDDiane E. Ambler, BA, JDJerome E. Bogutz, BS, LLBJ. Gordon Cooney, BA, JDJoseph V. Del Raso, BS, JDCynthia DiBartolo, BA, JDMark S. Dichter, BSEE, JDIsrael J. Floyd, BA, JDThomas M. Gallagher, BA, JDJames P. Garland, AB, LLBAmbassador David F. Girard–diCarlo, BS, JDJames J. Gruccio, BS, LLB
Michael J. Heller, BS, JDJohn J. Iannozzi, BA, JDThom Jackson, BS, MBA, JDArthur J. Kania, BS, LLBThe Honorable Mark A. Kearney, BA, JDSara Lee Keller, BA, JD, LLMThe Honorable Kathryn S. Lewis, BA, JDJohn T. Lutz, BBA, JD, LLMFred H. Martínez, BS, LLBMartin G. McGuinn Jr., BA, JDMaryfrances Metrick, BA, JDJeffrey S. Moorad, BA, JDEdward R. Murphy, AB, JDPatrick J. O’Connor, BA, JDJeffrey A. Pott, BA, JDThomas A. Riley Jr., BS, LLBThe Honorable Juan R. Sánchez, BA, JDStuart H. Savett, BS, LLBJody G. Seibert, BA, JDJohn F. ScarpaKathleen M. Shay, BA, JDReza Taleghani, BA, MBA, JDJoseph A. Tate, BA, LLBAnn S. Torregrossa, BA, JDPaul A. Tufano, BS, JDSol H. Weiss, BA, JDCharles Widger, BA, JD, LLMRichard N. Winfield, BA, LLBAlexa Pappas Zannetos, BA, JDLAW SCHOOL DIRECTORSKristin Archibald, BA, JD, Director of Career Strategy and RecruitmentAnthony Cancelli, BS, MBA, Director of Business and Support ServicesMatthew Carluzzo, AB, JD, Assistant Dean of Student Services and Academic SuccessJulie Delaney, BA, MA, Director of Communications and MarketingNicole Garafano, BA, MA, Director of EventsJennifer Henfey, BS, JD, Assistant Dean for Career Strategy and AdvancementKimberly Madden, BS, Associate Director of Alumni RelationsJoseph Mariani, Director of OperationsMatthew McGovern, BS, JD, MSLIS, Director of Experiential Learning and Legal Research InstructorSusan Mesick, BA, RegistrarMeghan Petsko, BA, Director, Graduate Tax ProgramThe Rev. Aldo Potencio, OSA, Campus Ministry and Law School ChaplainShea Rhodes, BA, JD, Director of the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual ExploitationMatthew Saleh, BS, Assistant Dean for AdmissionsNancy A. Whalen, AB, MS, Director of Student AffairsKristina Wilhelm–Nelson, BS, MS, Director of Financial Aid
HONOR GRADUATESSUMMA CUM LAUDEJillian Sharon BrennanJennifer C. BlackChelsea Elizabeth EretJennifer A. HarchutMAGNA CUM LAUDEBriana Lyn BorgoliniConnor Brendan DeFilippisErin Keely FountaineAnna Josephine GloriosoRachel InsalacoYuliya KhromyakShelby Marie KrafkaKarina Renée NorwoodDanielle J. RheaumeElizabeth Diane RobbinsMichael James SchwabMadeline Elizabeth SmithPatrick SmithCUM LAUDEBianca Rose BasiloneMark Richard Bell IIIDavid Michael BertoneFrancesco Luigi CampeseCecilia Yvette CarrerasIdna Graciela CastellónAlice Inyoung ChoiJuliana Grace CliftonDaniel Duffy ConroyMeline Ana DerderianAlice Frances DouglasZachary EpsteinLeah Nicole GeorgeKristen Alexandra KelbonRyan John KellyMonica Paulette Matias QuiñonesEric J. NasconeMargaret Grace NolanJennifer L. PaciccoKatherine Anne RaynorAmanda Carole SaperHannah Marie SchroerFiona SteeleCarlynne Anne WagnerSpencer V. WoepseGrace E. Wydeven
ORDER OF THE COIFThe Order of the Coif is the national honor society devoted to the encouragement of high standards of legal scholarshipwith chapters in leading law schools throughout the country. Graduates in the top ten percent of the class are eligible forelection to the Order of the Coif.The Order takes its name from the word used to designate the cap which all members of the Order were required to wear.This cap or coif was originally of white linen or silk, forming a close–fitting hood, seen today in old engravings, pictures andeffigies of distinguished Judges and Serjeants. Serjeants were an order of the highest rank of barrister at the English or Irishbar. By the ancient privileges of the Serjeants, this coif was not to be taken off, even in the royal presence. When wigs cameinto fashion the coif was changed, no longer worn as a complete hood, but merely as a circular piece of white linen fastened tothe top of the wig.Mark Richard Bell IIIJennifer C. BlackBriana Lyn BorgoliniJillian Sharon BrennanFrancesco Luigi CampeseConnor Brendan DeFilippisChelsea Elizabeth EretErin Keely FountaineAnna Josephine GloriosoJennifer A. HarchutRachel InsalacoYuliya KhromyakShelby Marie KrafkaKarina Renée NorwoodDanielle J. RheaumeElizabeth Diane RobbinsMichael James SchwabMadeline Elizabeth SmithPatrick SmithTHE DOROTHY DAY AWARD FOR PRO BONO SERVICEThe Dorothy Day Award for Pro Bono Service acknowledges students who have volunteered at the inception of theircareers to take on the added responsibility of pro bono service. Pro bono service to the poor is a central aspect of theLaw School’s mission as a Catholic and Augustinian institution. Pro bono service is defined as unpaid, not–for–credit legalwork for the poor or disenfranchised, performed at a public interest/non–profit agency or with a private attorney workingon a pro bono case. The award is named for Dorothy Day (1895–1980), Catholic journalist and peace and justice activistwho co–founded the Catholic Worker and established Houses of Hospitality to help feed, clothe and comfort the poor. TheDorothy Day Award for Pro Bono Service recognizes students who have served a minimum number of hours of pro bonoservice over their three years in law school.Kassandra Alyssa AlbericoColleen Margaret BullockKatharine Elizabeth CardenKyle Evan GalloMelissa Ann GriestRachel InsalacoCatherine Rooney KapplesJessica C. LaskeAnne Catherine McDermottElizabeth Savery ScattergoodGrace E. Wydeven
THE AWARD OF PRIZESALI–CLE SCHOLARSHIP AND LEADERSHIP AWARDKeith Michael LeeThis award is presented to the graduating student who best represents a combination ofscholarship and leadership.AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS(AAML) ERIC D. TURNER AWARDKarina Renée NorwoodThe American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Eric D. Turner Award is presented by thePennsylvania Chapter of AAML and is awarded to the graduating student who, in the opinionof the Law School’s faculty, best exemplifies the positive attributes of a family lawyer.AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE MEDAL OF EXCELLENCEAlice Inyoung ChoiThe American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence is given annually to the graduatingstudents who excelled in bankruptcy studies.ANNE BOWEN POULIN AWARD FOR PRO BONO SERVICESarah BlumThe Villanova Law Alumni Association Anne Bowen Poulin Award for Pro Bono Serviceis given annually by the Alumni Association to the third–year student who has contributedthe most meaningful pro bono service to those in need.ARTHUR J. KANIA PRIZE IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICSPatience S. BrownThe Arthur J. Kania Prize in Professional Ethics, established by Constance B. Girard–diCarlo’74, is given annually to the graduating student who, in the judgment of the faculty, bestdemonstrates commitment to professional ethics and integrity, as exemplified by the lifeand career of Arthur J. Kania ’56.BEST MEMORANDUM AWARDAnna Josephine GloriosoThe Best Memorandum Award is given to the first year student who, in the opinion of theLegal Writing Faculty, wrote the best memorandum in the first year legal writing class.CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (CLEA) AWARDCatherine Rooney KapplesThis award is presented to the clinic student who demonstrated excellence in the field workcomponent of the clinical course and the students’ contributions to the clinical community.DAVID G. BUTTERWORTH EDITOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDJuliana Grace CliftonThe David G. Butterworth Editor Achievement Award is given annually to the EnvironmentalLaw Journal editor who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and service to the Journal.DR. ARTHUR CLEMENT PULLING AWARDGabriella Maria ScottThe Dr. Arthur Clement Pulling Award was established by Neale F. Hooley, Esquire ’56, inmemory of the distinguished first Librarian of the School of Law. It is given annually to thestudent who has contributed the most to the current issue of the Villanova Law Review.EVE BISKIND KLOTHEN LAW STUDENTPUBLIC INTEREST AWARDThe Eve Biskind Klothen Law Student Public Interest Award is presented by the PhiladelphiaBar Association in recognition of three students from each of the Philadelphia area lawschools for their outstanding pro bono and public interest achievements.FACULTY RECOGNITION AWARDThis special award is presented to the graduating student who, in the opinion of the faculty,has contributed greatly to the life of the Law School.Ronald Omar AvilaKyle Evan GalloAnne Catherine McDermottLeah Marie Edelstein
HERMAN J. OBERT AWARDThe Herman J. Obert Award is given annually to the students who have attained the highestgrades in Business Organizations.HERMAN MITCHELL SCHWARTZ AWARDJillian Sharon BrennanConnor Brendan DeFilippisRachel HanscomThe Herman Mitchell Schwartz Award is given by Shirley Schwartz Weisman ’71, in memoryof her father, to the student in the graduating class who, in the opinion of the faculty, hascontributed the most in the achievement of equality of opportunity and treatment forwomen in the Law School, in the legal profession or in society at large.HYMAN–GOODMAN AWARDJillian Sharon BrennanThe Hyman–Goodman Award, established by the family of Myron A. Hyman ’64, is givenannually to the graduating student who, in the opinion of the faculty, has done the mostfor the class and the Law School through both academic and extracurricular achievement.INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERSSTUDENT ADVOCACY AWARDMonica Paulette Matias QuiñonesThe International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award is given annually tothe graduating student who excelled in trial practice.JAN JANCIN AWARD–AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYLAW EDUCATION FOUNDATIONMonica Paulette Matias QuiñonesThe Jan Jancin Award is presented to law students who are members of anunderrepresented racial or ethnic group who, although still students, have nonethelesscontributed to the Intellectual Property (IP) law profession through work experience relevantto the practice of IP law, achievement in IP law coursework, active membership or leadershiproles in IP law student organizations, published writings on IP law topics or other efforts thatadvance the study or practice of IP law.JEFFREY S. MOORAD SPORTS LAW JOURNAL EDITORIALBOARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDCharli Mariel GraysonThe Editorial Board Achievement Award is given in recognition of an outstanding memberof the Executive Board.JOHN J. DUFFY ’62 ADVOCACY CUPThis award is given each year to the winners of the annual Honorable Theodore L. Reimel ’24CLAS Moot Court Competition.JOHN M. HYSON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL STAFFACHIEVEMENT AWARDCecilia Yvette CarrerasKarina Renée NorwoodManuel Louis Colon Jr.The staff achievement award is given to the member of the Board of Editors of the VillanovaEnvironmental Law Journal who has made outstanding contributions of an editorial andadministrative nature.JOSEPH R. WENK AWARDThe Joseph R. Wenk Award, established in memory of Professor Wenk ’69, a member of theLaw School faculty until his death in 1979, is given to the graduating student who has madethe greatest contribution to the Civil Justice Clinic.Katharine Elizabeth Carden
LEONARD LEVIN MEMORIAL AWARDPatrick SmithThis award is given annually to the graduating student who has attained the highest grade inthe Decedents’ Estates and Trusts course.LOUIS DEL DUCA MEMORIAL AWARD IN BUSINESS LAWJillian Sharon BrennanThis award is presented by the Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association tothe graduating student who demonstrates academic excellence in business law.MOOT COURT BOARD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDMaria Fernanda Sandoval BojorgesThe Distinguished Service Award is given to the member of the Moot Court Board who hasmade an outstanding contribution to the work of the board. The recipient is selected by voteof all members of the Board.PHILADELPHIA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONJAMES J. MANDERINO AWARD FOR TRIAL ADVOCACYChelsea Elizabeth EretThe James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy is given each year by the PhiladelphiaTrial Lawyers Association to graduating students in recognition of outstandingachievement in Trial Advocacy. James Manderino was a brilliant orator and was arenowned advocate for the less fortunate, the poor, the unemployed and the victims ofsociety. In that sense he was viewed by trial lawyers as the embodiment of the highestideals to which a trial lawyer may ascribe.RAYNES MCCARTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL WRITINGAwarded to the student who wrote the best brief in the first–yearLegal Writing Program.Bianca Rose BasiloneAwarded to the student who wrote the best appellate brief inLegal Writing III: Litigation.Katharine Elizabeth CardenAwarded to the student who had the best overall writing and drafting inLegal Writing III: Transactional.Mark Richard Bell IIITHE REVEREND JOSEPH ULLMAN
Joy Sabino Mullane, BA, JD, LLM Faculty Director of the Graduate Tax Program and Professor of Law INVOCATION Reverend Aldo Potencio, OSA Villanova Campus Ministry and Law School Chaplain NATIONAL ANTHEM GREETINGS Mark C. Alexander, BA, JD The Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of L
