CONCORD LAW SCHOOL Saturday, February 27, 2016 / 10:00 am / Skirball Cultural Center / Los Angeles

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1 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL Saturday, February 27, 2016 / 10:00 am / Skirball Cultural Center / Los Angeles GRADUATION AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY 1

2 GRADUATION PROGRAM Saturday, February 27, 2016, 10:00 am Processional (Please Stand), Pomp and Circumstance Convocation Speakers, Faculty, Candidates for Graduation Dean s Welcome... Larry David, Interim Dean Graduation Speaker... Ted Calleton, Esq. Conferring of Degrees... Larry David, Interim Dean On Instagram, please tag your photos #ConcordLaw and #ConcordLawAlumni. When tweeting, please be sure to include #ConcordLaw to your tweets. Share the live webcast link with family and friends who cannot be present today. concordlawschool.edu/graduation.aspx Awards Presentation of Kaplan Award for Legal Services Presentation of Sue Lane Award Presentation of Executive Juris Doctor Award for Academic Excellence Presentation of Jack R. Goetz Award Moot Court Honors Awards Presentations... Alana DeGarmo, Assistant Dean of Students, and David Glassman, Deputy Attorney General for the State of California Student Bar Association Presentations... Miriam Billington, Esq. Alumni Relations Director Bar Admission Ceremony... The Honorable Mark A. Juhas, Los Angeles Superior Court Closing Remarks Recessional Student Marshals Dean of Faculty, Andrew Tallmer, and Assistant Dean of Students, Alana DeGarmo Faculty Marshal Associate Dean of First-Year Programs, Steve Bracci Reader Associate Dean of Administration and of the Executive Juris Doctor Program, Kiyoko Tatsui Hooders Professors Kathleen Reagan and James Dodge 2 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY 3

3 THEODORE CALLETON SHORT BIO RECEPTION Immediately following the ceremony, lunch will be served to those with prearranged reservations. CONCORD LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Larry David, Interim Dean Steve Bracci, Associate Dean of First-Year Programs Alana DeGarmo, Assistant Dean of Students Shaun Jamison, Assistant Dean of Information Services Stacey Sharp, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Executive Juris Doctor Student Affairs Andrew Tallmer, Dean of Faculty Ted Calleton, Esq., born in 1934, is a graduate of Yale and Columbia Law School. For the three years between graduating from Yale and entering law school, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. Upon graduation from law school in 1962, he joined the law firm of O Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles, staying with O Melveny for seven years. Subsequently, he was a partner in various other law firms until his recent retirement. Ted has authored or co-authored a number of books related to his legal specialty, tax and estate planning. He has also lectured frequently and taught taxation courses at various California law schools (Loyola Law School, Golden Gate, and the of Southern California). Aside from his professional life, Ted has been a volunteer for various civic and educational projects: director of Montessori School, Incorporated; trustee, Walden School of California; trustee, Episcopalian Children s Home of Los Angeles; director, Los Angeles Master Chorale Association; member, San Gabriel Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America; and fellow, American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Throughout his career, he has received a number of honors and awards, among them, the Dana Latham Memorial Award in 1996, the Arthur K. Marshall Award in 2011, and the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award. He is also a member of Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Phi societies. Ted s other activities include playing with his model railroad, singing, and learning to speak Mandarin. Kiyoko Tatsui, Associate Dean of Administration and of the Executive Juris Doctor Program KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP Kaplan Board of Trustees Dr. Paul Bott, Vice Chair Lucien Gosselin William Hughes Lieutenant General Normand Lezy (Retired) Gregory Marino Kay K. Runge, Chair Lisa Gefen Sicilian, Secretary 4 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY 5

4 KAPLAN UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP (CONT.) EXECUTIVE JURIS DOCTOR Kaplan Executive Officers Gregory Marino, Chief Executive Officer, Kaplan Higher and Professional Education Dr. Betty Vandenbosch, President, Kaplan Lisa Gefen Sicilian, Chief Administrative Officer, Kaplan Higher and Professional Education CONCORD LAW SCHOOL FACULTY Professor Laurie Aronovsky Professor Jason Burk Professor John Ciroli Professor Mark Cwik Professor Deena DeGenova Professor James Dodge Professor Lynn Feldman Professor Richard Hermann Professor Shaun Jamison Professor Mary Jensen Professor Andrea Johnson Professor Scott Johnson Professor Marc Jones Professor Mark Kaufman Professor Rob Landry Professor Mark Lehnardt Professor Jerry Menikoff Professor Niki Mirtorabi Professor Kathleen Reagan Supplementary Lecturers Professor John Blum Professor Lawrence Levine Professor Geoffrey Corn Laurel Liefert, Esq. Professor Marci Kelly Professor Arthur Miller Visiting Professors Professor Scott Burnham Professor Joel Wm. Friedman Professor Edward Martin Professor Steve Nickles Professor Robert Schwartz Professor Vanessa Rollins Professor Diane Schussel Professor Christine Seymour Professor Angela Slater Professor Deena Sturm Professor Jeffrey VanDetta Professor Terry Watt Professor Jane Wise John Moye, Esq. Professor Douglas Whaley Eddie Baker BS, Kaplan Angela Basham BS, Central Methodist Lynh Best BSN, The Pennsylvania State MBA, William Woods Kevin Brown BA, Buena Vista Selene Carbajal BA, of Texas at El Paso Patricia Getchell-Peterson BS, St. Joseph s College MS, of Saint Francis Florence A. Hall BS, The of Memphis Sonia Hernandez BS, Arizona State Harry W. Hunt BS, of San Francisco MFA, Oklahoma State Kenneth Joshen BS, Coastal Carolina Tommy Kim BA, Colgate Kevin Dale Kromminga BA and MBA, The of North Alabama Fabian Largaespada BS, of Incarnate Word Daniel Lee BM, Brigham Young Shamarius Mathis BS, Georgia State Adam Philipps* BS and MAED, East Carolina Brando Quinn BS, Kaplan Joseph Ramirez BA, Lee MPA, Central Michigan Kathy Ramirez BS, Covenant College MSA, Central Michigan Thomas A. Richards BA, Saint Martin s Marta Rivera BA, of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Kathey Rovnak BS, John Brown Helen Smith-Goss BS and MSW, The Ohio State Keith Andrew Tarantino BSIT, of Phoenix MS, California State, Fullerton Thadee Valery BS, of Illinois at Chicago MS, of St. Francis Ralph O. Ward, Jr. BAM, Eastern Michigan MSW, Wayne State Gregory Weiss BS, The of Arizona Cynthia D. White BBA, Catawba College Melanie Yvette Wright BS, William Jewell College MBA, Park * With Honors ** With Highest Honors 6 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY 7

5 JURIS DOCTORATE Christopher Baker* BS, California State, Sacramento Stephen Balukh BS and MS, Lviv Polytechnic National Angela Lynn Barrios* MS, The Johns Hopkins MBA, of Phoenix PhD, Virginia Tech Steven L. Bynum AA, Bakersfield College BA and MPA, California State, Bakersfield Andrea Chase BA, San Diego State MS, National Brian Clark* BA, Saint Mary s College of California Bryan L. Day BA, The Ohio State Randall V. Delling EdD, Cal Lutheran Thomas Holler BA, of Detroit Ira Jacobs BA and MD, George Washington Chantil Jeffreys BSN and MSN, Graceland, DNP, The of Tennessee Health Center Clint Latham BIT, American InterContinental Joshua K. Lemburg BS, of Phoenix Tracy L. Liberatore** BS, Marywood George Lin BS, MIT MD, Uniformed Services of Health and Sciences Tanja Luemmen-Seidel BABA, Bochum of Applied Sciences David Maniscalco BA, Fairfield Carrie McKernan BS, Kaplan Cornel Nemes BFA, B. Bolyai Cluj Napoca Romania ME, of Nevada Reno Shelli Newton* BS, Brenau Nelcy Phipps-Miles BA, St. Louis Peter Radniecki BS, of Minnesota MBA, of Phoenix Richard Russell BS, Excelsior College Shireen Samanani BA, of Phoenix Eric J. Sanchez BA, Platt College Lori Sarancik AA, Fullerton College BA, of California, Los Angeles Daryoush Shahrouzi BA, Cambridge College Yahya Shakir BS, Fayetteville State MA, Webster Jesse A. Short BSBM, Western Governors Laura D. Singh* BA, Southern Nazarene Richard Smith** BA, California State, Long Beach Charlene Standridge BS, California State, Fresno Angela Stangle* BA, of California, Berkeley Robert Sullivan* BS, of Iowa MBA, of Missouri LLM Tedeisha Rowe* JD, Drexel Shirley Shepherd** BS, California State, Los Angeles JD, of West Los Angeles School of Law Stella Utomi MBA, of Phoenix Bachelor of Arts, California State, San Bernardino Mark Ver Planck* BA, California State, Santa Barbara Ann Vu BA, of Missouri St. Louis Kevin Wong BS, Yale Hong Shen** MS, of Cincinnati PhD, of Cincinnati JD, Concord Law School of Kaplan Andy Wongworwat* BA, La Sierra MD, Loma Linda Frank Wright BS, Texas State San Marcos MD, Universidad de Monterrey Joel Youngs BS, San Diego State Linda Zarapkar BA, of Washington Tammy Williams** BSCJ, of Phoenix JD, Concord Law School of Kaplan * With Honors ** With Highest Honors * With Honors ** With Highest Honors 8 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY 9

6 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CONCORD ALUMNI WHO PASSED THE JULY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM Raad Al Shaikh Michelle Booker John Conniff Scott DeShields Lewis Howell Sukjoon Jun Lindsy Martin Marta Roza CONCORD LAW SCHOOL HONOR SOCIETY Randolph Scott Vasumathi Vijayraghavan The Honor Society was established to recognize outstanding academic achievement by Concord Law School students and alumni and to promote academic excellence and service to the Law School community and the community at large. Congratulations to those who graduated with honors in the Winter Class of 2016 and are invited to join the Concord Law School Honor Society: Executive Juris Doctor Completed All Terms on 52-Week Schedule Adam Philipps Master of Laws Tedeisha Rowe Hong Shen Shirley Shepard Tammy Williams Juris Doctor Christopher Baker Angela Lynn Barrios Brian Clark Tracy L. Liberatore Shelli Newton Laura D. Singh Richard Smith Angela Stangle Robert Sullivan Mark Ver Planck Andy Wongworwat CONCORD LAW SCHOOL MOOT COURT HONORS PROGRAM Brian Clark, Laura Singh, and Richard Smith competed in the John J Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition at Seton Hall and are recognized for dedicated preparation and excellent performance. They are distinguished advocates in the written and spoken word, and an honor to Concord Law School. CONCORD LAW SCHOOL STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION The Concord Law School Student Bar Association (SBA) recognizes the graduates for their commitment and contribution to the SBA. The SBA particularly thanks Eileen (Andrea) Chase and Shelli Newton for their service to the organization throughout their years at Concord. FEDERALIST SOCIETY The Concord Law School Federalist Society recognizes and thanks Eileen (Andrea) Chase for their service to the organization throughout their years at Concord. AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIETY The Concord Law School American Constitutional Society recognizes and thanks Tracy Liberatore and Shelli Newton for their service to the organization throughout their years at Concord. BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY We are pleased to have Judge Mark A. Juhas, Los Angeles Superior Court, here today to administer the attorney s oath of admission to Concord graduate Keyer (Kasey) Shah. 10 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY 11

7 AWARDS NOTES The following awards are presented at graduation in recognition of service to the legal community, contribution to Concord Law School, and academic excellence. Kaplan Award for Legal Services The Kaplan Award for Legal Services is presented to the Concord graduate who has demonstrated excellence in professionalism and exemplary service to the community through his or her Legal Education Experience Program (LEEP) or Executive Juris Doctor Practicum externship. As externs, Concord students provide great value to the organization they serve and further the Law School s reputation in the legal community. Sue Lane Award This award is given in memory of Sue Lane, the first registrar of Concord Law School. Sue was an early champion of the Concord mission to provide access to individuals who, for reasons of work or family caregiving responsibilities, were not able to attend a brick-and-mortar law school. In her personal and professional life, Sue gave 100 percent to whatever the task was at hand. Her strong work ethic, compassionate nature, and service to the community are the basis on which this award is presented. Executive Juris Doctor Award for Academic Excellence This award is presented to the Executive Juris Doctor student in this graduating group who achieved the highest cumulative grade point average. Jack R. Goetz Award This award for academic excellence is in honor of the founding dean of Concord Law School, Jack R. Goetz. It is presented to the graduate of each Juris Doctor class who achieved the highest cumulative grade point average. 12 CONCORD LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY 13

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