60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS

60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS i

Southern University Board of Supervisors HON. MYRON LAWSON, Chair Alexandria, Louisiana HON. LEA POLK MONTGOMERY, Vice Chair DR. RALPH SLAUGHTER, SU System President and Secretary to the Board HON. JOHNNY G. ANDERSON HON. DALE N. ATKINS New Orleans, Louisiana HON. JESSE B. BILBERRY, JR. HON. RICHARD J. CAITON, JR. Metairie, Louisiana HON. TONY M. CLAYTON Port Allen, Louisiana HON. MARY R. DOUCET Opelousas, Louisiana HON. WARREN A. FORSTALL New Orleans, Louisiana HON. HERMAN HARTMAN, SR. Morgan City, Louisiana HON. LOUIS J. MILLER Gray, Louisiana HON. MURPHY NASH, JR. Shreveport, Louisiana HON. AFI C. PATTERSON (Student Member) HON. SAM TOLBERT Lake Charles, Louisiana HON. E. JEAN WARE Shreveport, Louisiana HON. ACHILLES WILLIAMS Bastrop, Louisiana Law Center Administration FREDDIE PITCHER, JR., B.A., J.D. Chancellor JOHN S. PIERRE, B.S., M.S., J.D. Vice Chancellor for Institutional Accountability and Evening Division RUSSELL JONES, B.A., J.D., LL.M. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs RUTH B. WESLEY, B.A., J.D. Executive Assistant to the Chancellor STACEY M. ARMELIN, B.S. Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor BERTELL DIXON, B.S. Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial Affairs ELAINE S. SIMMONS, B.S., M.S.L.S. Associate Vice Chancellor for Records & Enrollment Management ROEDERICK WHITE, B.S., M.B.A., J.D. Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs BERRYL G. THOMPSON, B.S., J.D. Dean of Academic Support & Counseling CYNTHIA BUGGAGE, B.S., M.P.A. Director of Development RACHEL L. EMANUEL, B.A.J., M.J., Ph.D. Director of Publications & Electronic Media JEROME HARRIS, B.A., J.D. Director of Financial Aid RUTH J. HILL, B.A., M.S.L.S., J.D. Director of Library Services & Associate Professor MICHELLE JACKSON, B.S., J.D. Interim Director of Career Counseling & Development LATA JOHNSON, B.A., M.S., M.S. Director of Information & Technology ANDREA LOVE, B.S., M.Ed. Director of Recruitment CYNTHIA N. REED, B.S., J.D. Director of Continuing Legal Education & Alumni Affairs FELTON DeROUEN, B.S. Coordinator of Facilities RAY HELEN JONES, B.S., M.S. Coordinator of Records VELMA WILKERSON, B.S. Coordinator of Admissions EARLENE CRUMPTON, B.S. Budget Offi cer

THE MAGAZINE FOR SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER ALUMNI SUMMER 2007 SOUTHERN REFLECTIONS iii SUMMER/FALL 2007 ISSUE VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 60 TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE WINTER 2008 VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 On The Cover Southern University Law Center is celebrating its 60th anniversary this academic year, with a three-fold purpose: Paying SULC Years And Counting Changing Our World F OREVER! Tribute to Our Past; Celebrating the Achievements of the Present; and Preparing to Meet the Challenges of the Future. You are invited to be a part of this significant milestone celebration for legal education in the state of Louisiana. Notwithstanding its birth as a Plessy v. Ferguson institution, SULC has grown to become one of the most racially diverse law schools in the nation, and in particularly, the most racially diverse law school in the state of Louisiana. In its brief history, and according to the publication, Black Issues in Higher Education, our Law Center is ranked third among all institutions awarding law degrees to African Americans. We enjoyed a spectacular evening November 9 at the Anniversary Gala, where we hosted more than 400 of our 3,000-plus alumni as we celebrated 60 Years and Counting Changing OUR WORLD Forever. See article on page 31. Symposium Honors 1956 Graduate Justice Honored Pictured from left, standing, Alden J. McDonald, president and CEO of Liberty Bank and Trust, and former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, congratulate Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., during the first-time symposium named in his honor. 2007 Hall of Fame Inductees Left to right: Annette Eddie-Callagain, 81; Brace B. Godfrey, Jr., 85; Ernest Johnson, 76; Chris J. Roy, Jr., 87; Judge Ethel Simms Julien, 82; State Representative T. Taylor Townsend, 89; and W. James Singleton, 73. See article on page 18. SULC THE MAGAZINE FOR SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER ALUMNI Recognized by the Louisiana Press Women s Association and the Southern Public Relations Federation. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Editor Dr. Rachel L. Emanuel Administrative Assistant III Carla Ball Contributor Gail Stephenson, Assistant Professor and Director of Legal Writing Photographer John H. Williams Photography Printer Moran Printing, Inc. Reflections is published twice yearly for the benefit of alumni and friends of the Southern University Law Center. Comments and letters are welcome. We also are interested in publishing articles written by alumni, including professional activities, scholarly reviews, and editorial comments. Please send manuscripts to: Reflections, Post Office Box 9294, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813-9294; (225) 771-5815; Fax: (225) 771-6257; E-mail: Remanuel@sulc.edu; Web address: www.sulc.edu Opinions expressed and positions advocated herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Law Center.

CONTENTS (continued) Armed Forces Court of Appeal Judge Charles Erdmann, student-attorney Jaymeski Pullins Gorham, Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron, and Judge Scott W. Stuckey 55 14 Shenequa Grey, 2006 Professor of the Year Day Division 14 Linda Fowler, 2006 Professor of the Year Evening Program 16 2007 Baton Rouge Bar President Barbara Baier, 89 State Senator Donald R. Cravins, Jr., presented a Senate Resolution to retiring Professor Clyde Tidwell at the retirement reception held in his honor. Features 2007 Hall of Fame Inductees True Commitment to Public Service 18 Professors of the Year Discuss Their Love of Teaching 14 Interview with First Grad to Head Baton Rouge Bar Association 16 Faculty Scholarship Rises to 80 Percent 20 Departments 37 The Southern Sit-In Sixteen and their original attorney were honored at a reception and premiere screening of an SULC documentary on the 1960 Baton Rouge Sit-Ins held at the Manship Theatre of the Shaw Center in downtown Baton Rouge. 26 Page 3 CHANCELLOR S MESSAGE Page 26 LAW CENTER NEWS Enrollment Services - Commencement 2006 and 2007 Pictorials Salute Achievement Orientation 2006 and 2007 Recruitment Scores at Pre-Law Day and Minority High School Student Day Faculty and Staff Notes Director Honored at Louisiana Black Film Festival and YWCA s Racial Justice Award Breakfast CLE and Alumni Affairs 2007 Alumni Round-Up and more 47 Memorial Scholarship Presentation Judge Trudy White, Judge Luke LaVergne, Chancellor Pitcher, Judge Yvette Alexander, and Judge John Michael Guidry. Page 37 DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2007 Chancellor s Golf Scramble Retiring Professor Prompts Establishment of Endowed Professorship Settlements Mean Good Dollars for Law Center and more Page 40 ALUMNI UPDATES Achievements and Accolades - Alumni Involvement in History Making Cases Thomas Nelson Elected Mayor of New Roads, Louisiana and more Page 44 STUDENT ACTIVITIES Honors and Organizations Students Standout Throughout the Year Monica Smith s Summer Internship Focuses on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Daphne Trevathan Recognized by National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) and more Inside Back Cover Upcoming Events 48 First-Place Winners In 2007 Chancellor s Scramble From left: SULC student George Grace, Jr., Will Coenen, Brian Carmouche, and Allison Young. 2 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

As the Southern University Law Center celebrates its 60th anniversary throughout the 2007-08 academic year, we are reminded of all the opportunities afforded us to make this institution the best that it can be. These opportunities most often deal with change, progress, and doing things differently. As announced in the 2005 Winter/Spring issue of Reflections, we instituted a weekly electronic newsletter, SULC E-News, and because of its frequency in publication it can provide more up-todate coverage of happenings at the Law Center. You may also receive a relatively new magazine that covers news about SULC people and events published by the SU System, with the assistance of the SULC Office of Publications and Electronic Media. Continuing to engage our readers, who have enjoyed Reflections since its inception as a newsletter in 1993 and change to the magazine format in 1994, is an on-going commitment of the Law Center staff. With this idea in mind, we have taking the occasion of our 60th anniversary to celebrate by giving Reflections a facelift. This issue introduces more color, new graphics, larger photographs, and an editorial modification that should keep our feature articles fresh, entertaining, and inspiring. We hope to promote creative thinking about how you can help us tell the Law Center story in ways that engender recruitment of the best and brightest in students, faculty, and staff; garner recognition of excellence and national prominence; and stimulates increased involvement in sponsored-events and greater financial support. For reasons beyond our control, the revamping of the magazine has taken longer than anticipated and we regret that our readers have missed a copy of Reflections since the Winter/Spring 2006 issue. Not to neglect coverage of significant annual events of the Law Center, this issue includes reporting of the commencement exercises, the orientation program, staff and faculty retirements, student achievements, and other news from 2006 and 2007. However, our 60th anniversary takes center stage with coverage of events that took place during the first semester of the year including the kick-off, alumni receptions across the state and in cities with significant numbers of alumni, the endowed professorship reception, and the November gala. The next issue of Reflections will continue coverage of the 60th anniversary with news about the $4.1 million Law Center expansion ground-breaking, the ABA accreditation site team visit, the J. J. McKernan Lecture Series, the Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice, the 2008 Commencement, and more. We ask that you submit comments and reflections on the 60th anniversary and what it means to you. We hope you enjoy the magazine s new format. Your comments and feedback on the new Reflections are welcome. Thank you for your continued support by submitting your news and article ideas for publication. And we say Happy Anniversary! Southern University Law Center Sixty Years and Counting: Changing OUR WORLD Forever. Chancellor s Message Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Chancellor Southern University Law Center This issue introduces more color, new graphics, larger photographs, and an editorial modification that should keep our feature articles fresh, entertaining, and inspiring. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 3

Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr. Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice Why Justice Matters in the Rebuiding of Community Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr. (Retired) Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League Milton J. Bailey President, Louisiana Housing Finance Agency William Bill Rouselle President and CEO Bright Moments, Inc. Mtumishi St. Julien Executive Director New Orleans Finance Authority Dr. Albert W. Morris, Jr. President National Medical Association Richard Pennington Chief of Police Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Lee Brown Chairman and CEO Brown Group International The Honorable Arthur L. Hunter, Jr. Judge, New Orleans Criminal Court Former New Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan 4 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Symposium Convened to Address Rebuilding Community Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, led ten other national and regional experts who were convened in Baton Rouge, March 29, for Southern University Law Center s newly established Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice. The symposium attracted more than 100 attorneys and community, business, and political leaders, as well as experts and other professionals who addressed the topic of rebuilding community in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Morial gave the keynote luncheon address, Justice Matters: Maintaining Political Leadership, at the Shaw Center for the Arts. Liberty Bank and Trust was a major sponsor for the event. The former mayor, who still has a home in New Orleans, but lives in New York because of his job running the Urban League, explained that In a tragedy, in a disaster (like Katrina) all suffer. There s this haughty view out there that New Orleans has mountains and valleys, high ground and low ground. In south Louisiana, we know it s all low ground. In discussing the politics surrounding the rebuilding of New Orleans, Morial said, Everybody should have the right to go home. However there is growing belief that rebuilding or moving back to New Orleans is out of the financial reach for many New Orleanians. Businesses have lost their customer base; some people don t have neighbors, he said. Morial commended the Law Center for having a Civil Rights and Justice Institute and spelled out its value and the activities it must engage in to help Louisiana solve its problems. It (the institute) can be about helping folks in the legislature to deal with a myriad of issues regarding economics, regulatory, environmental and legal, giving them fresh and clean, new ideas to move this state forward, Morial said. The opening session was Justice Matters: Creating Inclusive Communities and Affordable Public Housing. Mtumishi St. Julien, executive director of New Orleans Finance Authority, advocated for more affordable housing through leverage of policy issues. St. Julien argued the pros and cons of various housing assistance issues, but noted the need for lower interest rates, down payment assistance, a lease/purchase program, anti-insurance fraud measures, credit repair assistance, and gap financing, such as the Road Home program. The problem with the Road Home program is a process problem rather than a product problem, he said. Therefore, people at all levels of the problem must be involved in public policy-making, St. Julien said. William Rouselle, president and CEO of Bright Moments, Inc., and Milton J. Bailey, president of the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency, also was included on that panel. Dr. Albert W. Morris, Jr., president of the National Medical Association, presented on the topic, Justice Matters: Keeping Healthy. Dr. Morris discussed the impact of Katrina on medical delivery systems in New Orleans. Justice Matters: Overhauling the Criminal Justice System was addressed by Lee P. Brown, chairman and CEO of the Brown Group International; Judge Arthur L. Harris, Jr., of the Orleans Parish Criminal Court; District Attorney Eddie Jordan of New Orleans; and Richard Pennington, Chief of Police for Atlanta, Georgia. Criminal justice is a process not a system, according to Brown, a long-time outspoken advocate and enforcer of community policing. In community policing, he said, The community is willing to work with the police to help make community safe. Rachel L. Emanuel, director of publications and electronic media; and Cynthia N. Reed, director of CLE and Retired Justice Honored The Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium for Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice is named for New Orleans native and long-time resident Revius O. Ortique, Jr., a 1956 graduate of the Southern University Law School, who became the first African-American to be elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Justice Ortique (retired) through his many first attainments in the legal profession is a person of leadership, courage, dedication, and perseverance. To honor Justice Ortique for his monumental impact on the course of judicial, political, and civil rights history in Louisiana and throughout the nation, SULC will host an annual academic conference on law, politics, civil rights, and justice. Organized by Law Center administrators, students, and alumni volunteers, the symposium will provide a forum for thematic discussions, films, readings, and public addresses by experts; and provides the opportunity for continuing legal education. alumni affairs, served as symposium chair and co-chair, respectively. Faculty and alumni facilitators were Angela Allen-Bell, adjunct professor of law; Shenequa Grey, assistant professor of law; Russell Jones, vice chancellor for academic affairs; Tonya Ozene, Class of 2006; Nadia Nedzel, assistant professor of law; John Pierre, vice chancellor for institutional accountability and evening division; Donald Tibbs, assistant professor of law and director of the Civil Rights and Justice Institute; Evelyn Wilson, professor of law. Student facilitators were Marcus Augustine, Marc Batte, Dr. Jasmine Brooks, Tamesha Bendaw, Angela Brown, Eston Hood, Dr. Anthony Ioppolo, Jonathan Riley, Tavares Walker, Sheritta Woodruff, and Walter Zinn. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 5

The Class of 2006 2006 COMMENCEMENT 2006 COMMENCEMENT SERIOUSNESS OF PURPOSE 2006 COMMENCEMENT 2006 COMMENCEMENT Marking the 20th anniversary of the Law Center holding its graduation ceremony apart from Southern University s Baton Rouge campus, the 113 members of the Class of 2006 marched across the stage to received their law school diplomas. The class of 2006 was introduced in the 2003 Orientation as one of the largest classes in Law Center history. The group also represented the first students enrolled in the Law Center s part-time day program division, which began in 2000. Commencement speaker Associate Justice Catherine Kitty Kimball of the Louisiana Supreme Court gave a message of inspiration and congratulations. Justice Kimball wished the graduates well on taking the bar and said she looks forward to having them in the legal profession. Edward Ted James, III, 2006 graduate and 2005-06 SBA president, with Commencement speaker Louisina Supreme Court Associate Justice Catherine D. Kitty Kimball and Chancellor Pitcher. 6 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Clinical Education Award Recipient- from left: S. Gill and Professor Marcia Burden Clinical Education Award Recipients- from left: H. Gloston-Hilliard and K. Brown Clinical Education Award Recipient-from left Professor Virginia Listach with V. Carter Clinical Education Award Recipients- from left: D. Jackson, W. Zanders, Jr., and V. Carter Top student H. Gloston-Hillard and Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Recruitment Committee- from left: D. Brown, M. Wright, and E. James II Joint JD and MPA Graduates-from left: T. Dowell, T. Boudy, A. Bailey, and S. Varnado 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 7

More Class of Academic Support Teaching Assistants-standing from left: S. Simmons, K. Brown, D. Jackson, A. Eiland, E. Claville, N. Walker, M. Cage, C. Mack, L. Durham, C. Mack, D. Edwards, A. Claxton, E. James II, R. Candler, E. Waddell, and K. Bagawandoss; seated from left, H. Gloston-Hillard, K. Carter, A. Roche, B. Spurlock, D. Guidry, M. Brown, T. Boudy, B. Biagas, and I. McCrea. 2006-07 SBA Officers/Board-standing from left: E. Claville; D. Edwards, L. Durham, and C. Green; seated from left: S. Simmons, E. James II, and B. Biagas Inn of Court-standing from left: B. Stelly, E. James II, A. Clayton, L. Durham, D. Edwards, A. Eiland, and K. Brown; seated from left, D. Guidry, A. Roche, A. Ferachi, V. Carter, M. Montalbano, R. Candler, and C. Duhon Law Review-from left: M. Cage, B. Stelly, I. McCrea, M. Wright, H. Gloston-Hillard, A. Eiland, K. Bagawandoss, and R. Messer 8 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) Moot Court Graduates-standing from left: A. Eiland, B. Stelly, B. Frazier, Prof. Virginia Listach, T. Dukes, R. Messer, A. Ferachi, R. Candler, and W. Zanders; seated from left: D. Guidry, M. Brown, D. Jackson, I. Lazard, and E. Claville

2006 Graduates Honor Graduates-standing from left: E. James II, W. Dodd, I. Lazard, B. Stelly, J. Dagate, A. Roche, S. Chabert, R. Messer, E. Waddell, M. Cage, S. Washington, W. Bergeron, L. Durham, A. Claxton, D. Edwards, M. Wright, M. Foster, K. Bagawandoss, M. Montalbano, R. Husband, G. Waddell, J. Champlin, W. Bankston, and B. Searcy; seated from left: A. Ferachi, R. Candler, E. Claville, N. Walker, D. Guidry, H. Gloston-Hillard, B. Spurlock, K. Pleasant, C. Duhon, and I. McCrea Elzie Alford, Jr. Northridge, California Charles Edward Brumfield, Jr. Albany, Louisiana William Seth Dodd Houma, Louisiana Consuella Lenear Green Bianca LaShone Lee Lutcher, Louisiana Antonette A. Roché Port Allen, Louisiana Erin Leigh Waddell Shreveport, Louisiana Efrem F. Armstrong Monroe, Louisiana Michael S. Bradley Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Tremayne Temetrius Dowell Prichard, Alabama Merchon Delesia Green Vero Beach, Florida Tracey Lee, II Wilmington, Deleware Cassie M. Rodrigue Thibodaux, Louisiana Gregory Leo Waddell Shreveport, Louisiana Brandon James Babineaux Lakethia Breyun Bryant Gabe Anthony Duhon Kaplan, Louisiana Seth Greer Vidalia, Louisiana Macie Rae Letard Edward D. Rubin, II Carencro, Louisiana Dylana L. Wadley Houston, Texas Kesavalu M. Bagawandoss Aishala Ishanti Burgess Charenton, Louisiana Temica Reneé Dukes New Roads, Louisiana Donald James Guidry, Jr. Chanelle Nicole Mack Waggaman, Louisiana Colette Greggs Russell Nykeba Rochello Walker Bienville, Louisiana April Charmain Bailey Atlanta, Georgia Gregory Allen Burrell New Orleans, Louisiana Nadine Dunbar Lake Charles, Louisiana Tyroid Harton, Jr. Chrystal Michelle Matthews Danielle Ann Soldani Ryland Mansura, Louisiana Steven R. Walters Ellen Smith Ballard Moses Cage, III New Orleans, Louisiana Keenan Dunlap New Orleans, Louisiana Jason Phillip Hawkins Kelvin Donell May Angie, Louisiana Kelvin O Shea Scott Monroe, Louisiana Sonia Elsie Washington Ridgeland, Mississippi Wyman Earl Bankston Albany, Louisiana Rikkisha Lashea Candler Lori Liza Dunn New Orleans, Louisiana Jonathan Joseph Henderson Ian S. McCrea Brett Michael Searcy Gretna, Louisiana Elizabeth A. White Michael Laurence Barras Lafayette, Louisiana Brian Talbot Carmouche Lacy Ladonna Durham Minden, Louisiana Navoda S. Hilton Prairieville, Louisiana Karen Renée McWhite Albany, Georgia James Brandon Shaw Jennings, Louisiana Don Roshon Williams Monroe, Louisiana Alexander D. Bates New Orleans, Louisiana Kimberly Nicole Carter D Lisia C. Edwards Plaquemine, Louisiana Roshawn Robinette Husband New Orleans, Louisiana Rusty Monét Messer Prairieville, Louisiana Beverly Fruge Shermer Jennifer Renee Woodland Wesley J. Bergeron Thibodaux, Louisiana Valencia Rashellé Carter Anthony Paul Eiland Damien C. Jackson John D. Mitchum James Vincent Short, II Newburg, Maryland Brian A. Woods, Jr. Kenner, Louisiana Bridget Anne Biagas New Orleans, Louisiana Irvin Joseph Celestine, Jr. Lafayette, Louisiana Angie Nicole Eubanks Houston, Texas Michael W. Jackson Plaqemine, Louisiana Michael Joseph Montalbano, III Saul Elisha Simmons Lake Charles, Louisiana Kathy Wright Antonio Birotte Opelousas, Louisiana Scotty E. Chabert, Jr. Antonio Charles Ferachi Plaquemine, Louisiana Edward C. James, II Carl Anthony Moore, II Houston, Texas Brook Shantel Spurlock Monique O. Wright Tallahassee, Florida Rhonda Sylvain Blacknell Justin B. Champlin Murphy J. Foster, Jr. Franklin, Louisiana Petrina R. Johns Edward Moses, Jr. Brandon Kyle Stelly Opelousas, Louisiana Willie Matthews Zanders, Jr. New Orleans, Louisiana Jonathan Dewayne Blake Natchitoches, Louisiana Michelle Andrica Charles Brian Edward Frazier Grayson, Louisiana Christy Lynette Jones Vi Nanthaveth Maria Elena Stillman Miami, Florida Kristin Marie Gautreau Zimmerman Gonzales, Louisiana Bradley Steven Blanchard Troynel Denise Boudy Robert K. Chevalier Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Eric Wayne Claville Tracie Danae Freeman New Orleans, Louisiana LaShonda Marie Gedward St. Martinville, Louisiana William B. Jones Baytown, Texas Shalita Monique Kelly Andrea Odessa Nathan Vacherie, Louisiana Thomas A. Nelson, Jr New Roads, Louisiana Steven Benard Sumbler Oakdale, Louisiana Ryan M. Temple Joint JD and MPA Candidates Shadi Bouz Alexandria, Louisiana Angela Lynn Claxton Tallulah, Louisiana Steven Courtney Gill New Orleans, Louisiana Corey Anthony Kenney Baker, Louisiana Lisa Michael Parker Labadieville, Louisiana Charmaine Nicole Thomas Marrero, Louisiana April Charmain Bailey Atlanta, Georgia Damon D. Brown Thibodaux, Louisiana Ronald Edward Coleman Voorhees, New Jersey Hester Gloston-Hilliard LaPlace, Louisiana Christopher Patrick Keyser Robert Geraud Peters, Jr. Jason B. Thrower Troynel Denise Boudy Kerri Delon Brown Corey Clayton Cranford Hattiesburg, Mississippi J. D. Goins Alexandria, Louisiana Courtney Imani Marie King Maria Christie LeBoeuf Pitre Youngsville, Louisiana Tracy Lynn Tyler New Orleans, Louisiana Tremayne Temetrius Dowell Prichard, Alabama Mesa Brown-Jefferson Winnsboro, Louisiana Jason A. Dagate Houma, Louisiana George Louis Grace, Jr. St. Gabriel, Louisiana Ivory Mechelle Lazard Lake Charles, Louisiana Kristen Brown Pleasant Sean A. Varnado Sean A. Varnado Rebecca Denise Broussard Lafayette, Louisiana Keith Lamonte Dobbs Memphis, Tennessee Anthony Lavell Green Blake Michael LeBlanc Pride, Louisiana Ryan Christopher Robison Shana Shirley Veade 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 9

The Class of 2007 Southern University Law Center Commencement 2 0 0 7 One hundred and forty three graduates were awarded the Juris Doctor Degree from the Southern University Law Center during the 2007 Commencement, held Saturday, May 12, at the Felton G. Clark Activity Center. Naomi Churchill Earp, Chair, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), delivered the 2007 Commencement address telling the graduates to remember PIE, take pride in what they do; protect their images; and not limit themselves, but take advantage of exposure to all the opportunities that the world and their careers have to offer. Golden Alumni Murphy W. Bell of Baton Rouge, former executive director of the Capital Area Legal Services and chief public defender, and the late Lawrence Wheeler of New Orleans, a criminal justice solo practitioner, were recognized for earning their JDs 50 years ago. TOP: Graduates Told to Remember PIE: Pride, Image, and Exposure Terry Landry, Jr., 2007 graduate and 2006-07 SBA president, with Commencement speaker Naomi Churchill Earp, Chair, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr. ABOVE: Chancellor Pitcher and Commencement speaker Naomi Churchill Earp led the recessional. 10 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Top student N. Rockforte and Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Clinical Education Award Recipients-from left, first row: L. Cleere, B. Garrett-Levison, D. Vorise, and J. Jarreau; second row, from left, M. Albert III, T. Landry, N. Cooper, and K. Augillard. Academic Support Teaching Assistants-from left, first row: A. Mason, B. Reed, T. Cooper-Smith, B. Garrett-Levison, R. Keelen-Williams, J. Jarreau, D. Arceneaux, L. Cleere, and E. Branzaru; from left, second row: T. Lowe, A. Smith, K. Brumfield, N. Kimble, J. Dunahoe, M. Dickerson, K. Bernhard, F. Jones, and C. Losavio. 2006-07 SBA Officers/Board-from left, first row: M. Smith, K. Brumfield, and S. Fowler; from left, second row: F. Jones, D. McKay, T. Landry, Jr., and N. Clark. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 11

SULC Law Review-from left, first row: K. Bergeron, T. Cooper-Smith, B. Garrett-Levison, R. Keelen-Williams, J. Jarreau, and N. Clark; from left, second row: N. Amstutz, C. Cravins, C. Joiner, V. Douglas, V. Suane, and A. Philen. Inn of Court- from left, first row: I. James, C. Wimbley, S. Fowler, N. Clark, L. Cleere, M. Smith, T. Lowe, K. Brumfield, and A. Smith; from left, second row: F. Jones, K. Augillard, C. Joiner, D. McKay, T. Landry, Jr., V. Douglas, V. Suane, S. Bluford, and M. St. Mary. Moot Court-from left, first row: E. Miniex-Mayon, A. Mason, K. Antonie, B. Garret-Levison, J. Jarreau, and B. Reed; from left, second row: T. Cooper-Smith, S. Mellion, M. Dickerson, C. Losavio, and B. Brown. Recruitment Committee-from left, first row: M. Wright, I. James, M. Smith, and S. Fowler; from left, second row: C. Joiner, D. McKay, and B. Brown. 12 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

SULC 2007 Honor Graduates Honor Graduates-seated from left: F. Jones, T. Cooper-Smith, K. Bowman, B. Reed, K. Brumfield, N. Clark, L. Cleere, S. Anderson, J. Jarreau, and S. Jourdan; standing from left, second row: A. Smith, B. Schexnailder, S. Mellion, E. Branzaru, K. White, C. Losavio, A. Mason, K. Bergeron, E. Gremillion, B. Garrett-Levison, S. Bluford, and D. Arceneaux; standing from left, third row: B. Caillouet, T. Howard, N. Rockforte, L. Murphy, C. Joiner, A. Dewey, J. Dunahoe, V. Suane, M. Dickerson, C. Cravins, V. Douglas, D. Godfrey, P. Moser, A. Philen, K. Augillard, V. Stephens, W. Burris, N. Amstutz, and P. McQueen. SULC 2007 Graduates Kavitha Akula Mitchell L. Albert, III Nicole M. Amstutz Sara T. Anderson Kenesha D. Antoine Thibodaux, Louisiana David Grant Arceneaux Thibodaux, Louisiana Marcia Caillouet Arceneaux Thibodaux, Louisiana Ashley Arinder Kyle David Augillard New Orleans, Louisiana Andréa Marie Augustus New Orleans, Louisiana Nicholas Blair Authement Mandeville, Louisiana Matthew Scott Belser Greensburg, Louisiana Ashley N. Benoit Lake Arthur, Louisiana James Benton, III Lake Charles, Louisiana Kari A. Bergeron Carencro, Louisiana Frantzgermain Bernadin Nanvet, NY Kenneth W. Bernhard, II Benjamin Turner Bethard Coushatta, Louisiana Henry William Bethard, V Coushatta, Louisiana Summer Sheree Bluford Alysson Foti Bourque Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Kathryn Hughes Bowman Memphis, Tennessee Elena Paulina Branzaru Candace Marie Breaux Melody Bridgewater Houma, Louisiana Charles A. Brock, Jr. Broussard, Louisiana Brandon Bonaparte Brown Monroe, Louisiana Krystal Joy Brumfield Roseland, Louisiana Barrett D. Burkart, Jr. Westwego, Louisiana William H. Burris Franklinton, Louisiana Stephen Benjamin Caillouet Thibodaux, Louisiana Marie-France Jessica Cantave Lafayette, Louisiana Jo-Leo Wade Carney-Waterton Blackwood, New Jersey Brandy S. Citizen Ellenwood, Georgia Nefertara Clark Bowman, Georgia Stacey K. Clarke Gonzales, Louisiana Ethel Mae McFarland Shelton Clay Clarksdale, Mississippi Lindy Hicks Cleere Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Shameca Shantè Collins Natchez, Mississippi Nicolette Christina Colly Gregory Cook Baker, Louisiana Tawnii N. Cooper-Smith Luther, Louisiana Charles T. Cravins Opelousas, Louisiana Helen Mary Daniel Houston, Texas Harry Lawrence Daniels, III New Iberia, Louisiana Ashton T. Dewey Marla Lashea Dickerson Brusly, Louisiana Rochelle Shuffield Doty Troy Michael Douglas New Orleans, Louisiana Vionne M. Douglas Houma, Louisiana Keturah Drake Port Gibson, Mississippi Jared Ryan Dunahoe Natchitoches, Louisiana Melissa Michelle Folse Sacia Idella Fowler Edmond, Oklahoma Raashand Michelle Frazier Joèl Leah Freeman Bernetta M. Garrett-Levison Satartia, Mississippi Stephanie Reuter Gettys Anna M. Giordano Alexandria, Louisiana Deidra L. Godfrey Ville Platte, Louisiana Christopher Sephern Green Vicksburg, Mississippi Lisa Ann Green Palmetto, Louisiana Emily Beth Gremillion Moreauville, Louisiana Karla Denise Guity Lee Harden Peter James Hamilton, III Karen Jean Hayes Pine Bluff, Arkansas Lacey Lynne Henry Timothy Michael Howard Morgan City, Louisiana LaShaunte Gloria Humphrey Cathedral City, California Tenedra A. Jackson Lutcher, Louisiana Ingrid Janell James Bossier City, Louisiana Michael A. Jarrard Chicago, Illinois Jessica Chutz Jarreau Orenthal Jude Jasmin Vacherie, Louisiana Erica Nicole Jefferson Shreveport, Louisiana Courtney Terell Joiner Monroe, Louisiana Frederick Douglas Jones Howell Davidson Jones, IV Alexandria, Louisiana Jennifer Elizabeth Joy Lafayette, Louisiana Jonathan Joy Lafayette, Louisiana Raynique T. Keelen-Williams Nicholas Dunteé Kimble Jackson, Mississippi Shelley Marie Jourdan Terri Russo Lacy Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Terry C. Landry, Jr. Lafayette, Louisiana Albert E. Latham, Jr. Victor R. Loraso, III Candace Lynette Wells Losavio Baker, Louisiana Treffaney R. Lowe Seattle, Washington Angela Patrice Mason Brandy Lynn McClure Jonesville, Louisiana Danté T. McKay East Point, Georgia Philip Edwin McQueen Peter John Marshall Schuyler Keith Mellion Erica Rene Miniex Opelousas, Louisiana Daniel Ellis Morris Cleveland, Mississippi Pamela Roxanne Moser Ruston, Louisiana LaDonte Akeem Murphy Opelousas, Louisiana Miracle DéHaven Myles James Harold Napper, III Lisa Michael Parker Labadieville, Louisiana Katherine E. Pellegran Lafayette, Louisiana Ashley Elizabeth Philen Natchez, Louisiana LySheenya D. Phillips Panama City, Florida Alex Payton Prochaska Opelousas, Louisiana Jayneski Shuntai Pullins-Gorham Kenner, Louisiana Danielle Q. Quarles Los Angeles, California Brittany LaShaune Reed Opelousas, Louisiana Charlee Kimberly Renaud Opelousas, Louisiana Nicholas R. Rockforte Maringouin, Louisiana Edwin D. Rubin, II Carencro, Louisiana Brandi Michelle Sanders Franklin, Louisiana Sangbahn Youloamour Scere Vivian, Louisiana Beau Daniel Schexaildre Walter C. Scott, Jr. Miami Lakes, Florida Michelle R. Shelton Port Allen, Louisiana Melvin A Shortess, Jr. Ashley Ian Smith New Orleans, Louisiana Monica Lynn Smith Indianapolis, IN Melissa Anne St. Mary Iowa, Louisiana Victoria Sweetin Stephens Covington, Louisiana Adrienne L. Stevens Victor J. Suane, Jr. Mandeville, Louisiana Pamela Denise Taplin Woodville, Mississippi Derrick Abraham Taylor Shontell Angelic Terrance Marrero, Louisiana Kimberly Anisha Thomas New Orleans, Louisiana Yves M. Verret, III Denham Springs, Louisiana Valencia J. Vessel Plaquemine, Louisiana Demi Lynn Vorise Maringouin, Louisiana Christopher Jermaine Washington Simmesport, Louisiana Jonas Blake Weatherbie Monroe, Louisiana Kendra D. White Fayetteville, North Carolina Don Roshon Williams Monroe, Louisiana Renada A. Williams Alexandria, Louisiana Marjorianna Willman Christina Maria Wimbley Alexandria, Louisiana Dexter Lamon Woodberry Vaughan, Mississippi Ebony Tanjel Woodruff Harvey, Louisiana Monika R. Wright Maringouin, Louisiana Jessica S. 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Left: Shenequa Grey, Day Program Teacher of the Year Right: Linda C. Fowler, Night Program Teacher of the Year 2005 2006 Shenequa Grey, Day Program Teacher of the Year For the first year selections for Teacher of the Year were made from the day program and the part-time evening program. We salute this year s honorees who were relatively newcomers to the Law Center faculty and have added much to the law studies environment. Read what they say that reveal why they are true standouts. RE: What is your philosophy on teaching? Grey: My philosophy on teaching is to do my best to make sure that at the end of the day, they ve got it. Teaching law requires challenging the students in many ways and requiring them to think and to learn the analytical process. For me it s not enough to say that I went through the motions and assigned the cases and talked about it in class. I have a goal of making sure that each student understands the law and how it is applied. Some of the best advise that I received from a senior professor during my very first week of teaching at SULC was that each day go into the classroom with a few points that you want to get across to the students and focus on that, because If you try to give them too much, they get nothing. And that s what I do each day. RE: Describe what you hope to accomplish as a professor. Grey: Our job entails so much more than teaching. I also know that as a professor I am a mentor and role model for students, which I feel is a very important part of my job. As a professor of law, I understand that many students as well as many colleagues in the legal profession consider us as a resource of information in our fields and that brings with it a responsibility to stay current on law, court decisions, research and writing. RE: Describe your relationship with the students. Grey: I have an outstanding relationship with the students and my interaction with them is what makes my day. Many of my students feel comfortable enough with me to seek advisement and counseling on career decisions, resume writing, interviewing tips, bar preparation, letters of recommendation, etc., but they also understand my position and have always treated me with the utmost respect both inside and outside of the classroom. Working with the students has definitely been the most rewarding part of this job. I ve completed two years now so I m starting to see them pass the bar and get jobs, and it feels good 14 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

thinking that I played some small part in that. RE: How do you define your mentoring relationship with students? Grey: Several students truly value my opinion and seek advice and counseling on a number of issues. They know that it wasn t long ago that I did the exact same thing they re doing now with deciding career paths, getting jobs, taking the bar exam, etc. I take great pride in my role as a mentor and I try to make sure that they know they are a priority of Grey: I loved attending law school at SULC and I loved the study of law then and I still do. Southern helped me to form a very positive outlook on legal education due to the very challenging yet supportive and encouraging environment. Also I find that knowing the faculty and administration, and being familiar with resources were also very important assets. I certainly had no questions about whether I was prepared to take on the leadership role in the classroom because I felt thoroughly prepared. I was ready and I am very pleased with the feedback As a professor of law, I understand that many students as well as many colleagues in the legal profession consider us as a resource of information in our fields and that brings with it a responsibility to stay current on law, court decisions, research and writing. Professor Shenequa Grey Teachers of the Year mine and that I truly care about their success. RE: What has been your most significant moment in teaching? Grey: Just being hired changed my life. But since I ve started, if I had to pick one moment, which is very difficult, it would have to be the honor of winning Professor of the Year. RE: How did attending Southern University Law Center help to prepare you for your faculty position? that I get from the students on what they feel that they re getting from my classes. RE: What advice would you give to law students preparing now to pursue career goals that may include teaching? Grey: I would first encourage them to follow through with that goal because I think that teaching is a wonderful profession that I love and I hope that they will love as well. I would highly recommend getting an LLM degree in a field of interest to them. I would encourage them to take advantage of writing opportunities in law school such as law review or writing competitions to begin honing their writing skills early and to build upon that so that they can develop the type of strong writing skills needed for scholarship purposes. Finally, I would encourage them to practice law a few years first to have some practical experience to bring to the classroom. Linda C. Fowler, Night Program Teacher of the Year RE: What is your philosophy on teaching? Fowler: My approach is to make learning legal analysis and research as interesting and enjoyable as possible with an eye toward preparation for students final exams, bar exams, and law practice. RE: Describe what you hope to accomplish as a law professor. Fowler: I hope that my students will walk away from my course with the skills and confidence to research and analyze legal problems with an appropriate respect for the importance of analysis. RE: Describe your relationship with the students. Fowler: I try to convey that I am approachable and enjoy working with my students. I emphasize that I am available to help them learn the material on an individual basis if they need special attention. RE: How do you define your mentoring relationship with students? Fowler: I let them know that I am here to help them learn, and I endeavor continued on next page 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 15

Teachers of the Year (continued) to give feedback on their work in an encouraging manner. I share experiences from my law practice years with them to demonstrate the practicality of their legal education. RE: What has been your most significant moment in teaching? Fowler: It was two years ago when I had the opportunity to join the SULC faculty and help start our new evening program. Working with the other faculty members and our non-traditional evening students has been tremendously rewarding. RE: How will you prepare for each year of working with your students? Fowler: I work on improving my teaching materials every year and continually search for new ways to teach. I also participate in conferences where new teaching methods are discussed and ideas are exchanged among law professors. RE: What advice would you give to law students preparing now to pursue career goals that may include teaching? Fowler: I would advise students to seek opportunities to engage in scholarship while pursuing their law degrees. Barbara Baier, 2007 Baton Rouge Bar Association President: I don t fit the profile. By Gail Stephenson, assistant professor and director of legal writing Barbara Baier, 89, took a decidedly nontraditional route to becoming president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. Many of her predecessors followed the Catholic High/LSU undergrad/lsu law/big firm path, Baier, only the fourth woman to preside over the BRBA, didn t go to the state s largest public law center, didn t go straight to law school from undergrad school, and doesn t work for a big firm. As she describes herself, I don t fit the profile. Thank goodness the BRBA is not guilty of profiling! Spring 2007 Convocation participants listen to president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association Barbara Baier, 98, discuss community service. Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Roederick White and Vice Chancellor for Institutional Development and Evening School John Pierre were selected as 2006-07 Teachers of the Years. Read their profiles in the next issue of Reflections. Barbara Baier is not originally from Baton Rouge, as you can quickly tell by her accent Gretna tinged with Boston (her mother is a native Bostonian). She is the third of ten children eight boys and two girls. At Archbishop Blenk High School in Gretna she played volley ball, basketball, and indoor baseball (cabbage ball), and she sang and played the guitar in a folk group, The Shades of Youth. We would sing in Jackson Square [in New Orleans] and pretend we were from somewhere else Boston or New York, she said. Someone always had to watch out to make sure no relative was coming down the path. She graduated from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette with a double major in sociology and psychology and got a job in Baton Rouge City Court as a probation officer. She had thought about going to graduate school, not 16 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Barbara Baier believes that her education at the Law Center prepared her well for practice. Baton Rouge City Court Judge Darrell White gave her good advice: You get out of law school what you put into it. If you read the cases, study, and come to class on time, you re going to learn. law school, because I always thought lawyers were brilliant, like heart surgeons. After observing attorneys in action in City Court, however, she decided she was capable of being an attorney. After nine years as a probation officer, she applied to both LSU and SULC. She received her acceptance letter from LSU first, so she entered LSU, which turned out to be a bad decision. She started over a year later at SULC a better place for me to be, based on the way they treated you, she says. I enjoyed my experience there much better. Baier said that at first she was a little intimidated and maybe had a bit of an inferiority complex. But on her first day she met a good friend from high school, and law school at SULC quickly turned into a good experience for her. She graduated from the Law Center in May 1989 and was sworn in to practice law that October. During law school Baier clerked at Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette, and she was asked to stay on after she passed the bar. She said there were no other women at the firm, and they hadn t had anybody from Gretna, that s for sure. She left Seale, Smith after eight years for a part-time position during a full-time attorney s maternity leave and ended up staying for a year. She then did pro bono work, including appointments for criminal cases in Judge Lou Daniel s courtroom, and spent a lot of time at the bar office. Wade Shows encouraged her to run for the Baton Rouge Bar Association s board of directors. When she told him she didn t want to be president, he replied, Barbara, it s 10 years from now, you don t have to worry about that. Baier also worked part-time at the Perry Atkinson firm for five years. She enjoyed doing the behind-the-scenes pretrial work, but it began to get routine. Then she heard about a job at the State Treasurer s Office, which is where she has worked since 2003. During the interview, when she asked for a job description, she was told, It depends on what time of day it is. After two weeks there, she realized that was an accurate description. Every day it s something different, but it s all to do with contracts and the treasurer and money going in and out, she said. Professor Paul Baier of LSU, Baier s husband, affectionately refers to her as Princess Barbara. Barbara says that she used to joke with Bill Kaufman, one of the attorneys at Seale, Smith, that one day her prince would come. When Kaufman was introduced to Paul Baier at a Christmas party, he said, Oh, so you re the prince. Paul decided immediately that Barbara was his princess, and she has carried that appellation ever since. Baier said her overall experience at SULC was a good one. She was impressed with Prof. Cynthia Picou, who I think you could put up against anybody, she said. She also found that she learned a great deal from Professor Clyde Tidwell about legal research and conflicts. But Tidwell laid it all out. It wasn t spoon feeding, but it wasn t that hide-the-ball approach. One of her favorite professors was Professor Al Tate, who taught her civil procedure. I just loved him. He taught us how to get from the parking lot to the courthouse. Baier taught civil procedure and civil litigation at the LSU Paralegal School with Jimmie Murvin, and she also taught appellate advocacy as an adjunct at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She also heard many cases as an ad hoc Baton Rouge City Court judge, although she is now prohibited from serving as a judge while working for the Treasurer s Office. Her education at the Law Center prepared her well for practice, Baier said. Baton Rouge City Court Judge Darrell White gave her good advice: You get out of law school what you put into it. If you read the cases, study, and come to class on time, you re going to learn. Baier took that advice, she learned, and she has never let her nontraditional background stand in her way. 60thA Anniversary yi Issue e( (Winter 2008) 08) SULCR REFLECTIONS ECT 17

2007 HALL OF FAMERS From left, Annette Eddie-Callagain, Brace B. Godfrey, Jr., Ernest Johnson, Chris J. Roy, Jr., Judge Ethel Simms Julien, State Representative T. Taylor Townsend, and W. James Singleton, with Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Seven Inducted into the 2007 Hall of Fame More than 200 well-wishers attended the Southern University Law Center 2007 Hall of Fame Banquet, where seven alumni, representing elected officials and community activists, were inducted March 30, in Riverside A Ballroom of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The distinguished slate of inductees are Annette Eddie-Callagain, 81, of Okinawa, Japan; Brace B. Godfrey, Jr., 85, and Ernest Johnson, 76, both of Baton Rouge; Judge Ethel Simms Julien, 82, of New Orleans, Louisiana; Chris J. Roy, Jr., A.P.L.C., 87, of Alexandria, Louisiana; W. James Singleton, 73, of Shreveport, Louisiana; and State Representative T. Taylor Townsend, 89, of Natchitoches, Louisiana. New Iberia, Louisiana, native Eddie-Callagain of Annette M. Eddie- Callagain Law Office, Okinawa, Japan, is the first African American to obtain a license to practice law in Japan, the first foreign female to open her own solo private law practice in Japan, the only American civilian lawyer engaged in the solo practice of law in Japan, and the first and only foreign lawyer in Okinawa who is license to practice law in Japan. With more than 20 years of experience in the legal and legislative professions, Brace B. Godfrey, Jr. is CEO of Cyntreniks, LLP, and managing partner of Godfrey and Schneider Ltd., where he practices in the areas of business organizations and commercial law. Ernest Johnson, president of the Louisiana State Conference of NAACP branches and member of the NAACP National Board of Directors, is a civil rights attorney and ordained minister with more than 30 years of professional, leadership, and management experience in a number of high level legal, financial, education, civil, and public policy positions. Judge Ethel Simms Julien of New Orleans, Louisiana, has served on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court since she was appointed judge pro tempore by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1993 and elected to the court in 1995. Chris J. Roy, Jr., is the owner of Chris J. Roy, Jr., Law Corporation, specializing in nursing home litigation, medical negligence, personal injury, and auto accident litigation. W. James Singleton, whose law practice is in Shreveport, Louisiana, served in the Louisiana State Legislature from 1983 to 1996 and is a former Assistant State Attorney General. State Representative T. Taylor Townsend served in the Louisiana Legislature since he was elected in 1999. Ruth Bailey Wesley, 92, of Baton Rouge and John F. K. Belton, 90, of Ruston, Louisiana, a former member of the SU Board of Supervisors, were mistress and master of ceremony for the occasion. The Hall of Fame Banquet was the closing event for the two-day Law Center 2007 Alumni Round-Up that for the first-time had a title sponsor, Liberty Bank and Trust. Bank representatives were Alden J. McDonald, president continued on next page 2007 SULC Hall of Fame Banquet Mistress of Ceremony Ruth Bailey Wesley, Baton Rouge, and Master of Ceremony John F. K. Belton, Ruston, Louisiana. 18 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

From left, Judge Pamela Taylor-Johnson, Tyler Johnson, 2007 SULC Hall of Fame inductee Ernest Johnson, and Judge Janice Clark, 2005 Hall of Famer. From left, Cary Caswell, 2007 SULC Hall of Famer inductee Annette Eddie-Callagain of Japan, and her husband, Odis Nichols. From left, Alden J. McDonald of Liberty Bank, Judge Ramona L. Emanuel, Chancellor Emeritus B.K. Agnihotri, and Judge Leon L. Emanuel III. From left, Brace Trey Godfrey, Brenda Raymond, M.L. Raymond, and John Schnieder. From left, law student Treffeny Lowe, and attorneys Michael Jefferson, Jason Decuir, A. Hays Town, and Arthur Thomas. From left, Rhesa M. McDonald, Miriam Ortique, Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., and Andrea Love, director of recruitment. Photos by John H. Williams 2008 Save The Date From left, Will Nabors of Liberty Bank, Terry Landry, and 2006-07 SBA President Terry Landry Jr. and CEO, Ann Marie Allen, executive assistant to the president, and Marva Arceneaux, special events coordinator. Other event sponsors were Attorney Don Carmouche; Gerry Lane Hummer- Saab; Wachovia; AT&T; Business First Bank; Hollywood Casino; Walter Dumas and Associates; Lemle Kelleher; McGlinchey Stafford; McKernan Law Firm; Moore Walters; Phelps Dunbar; State Senator Robert Rob From left, John Smith and Alvin Cavalier of 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge; Bill Benedetto of Entergy; Prof. Arthur Stallworth, and Courtney Joiner, editor of the Southern University Law Review. Marionneaux; Simien and Simien; Collis Temple and Harmony Center; Thomson West; Baker Donaldson; Jones Walker; Gauthier & Amedee; Louisiana Lottery; Southern University Foundation; Albertson s; Aramark; Coca Cola Bottling Company of Baton Rouge; Don Juan Cigar Company and Mockler Beverage. See page 48 for the Chancellor s Scramble highlights and photos. Thursday April 10, 2008 Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice 9 a.m. Hall of Fame Reception 6:30 p.m. Louisiana State Museum (downtown Baton Rouge) For more information, contact Herbert Brown, Southern University Law Review, (225) 771-2223; Hbrown@sulc.edu; Cynthia N. Reed, director of CLE and alumni affairs, (225) 771-2155; Creed@sulc.edu. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 19

During his first year at the Law Center, Chancellor Pitcher promised to strengthen the faculty members record of publications by assisting them in their research efforts. Pitcher solicited the support of outside donors to provide incentive funding for faculty scholarship. Thanks to the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, the Law Center substantially increased the summer research stipends for its law faculty. When the LPFA president and CEO Jim Parks, vice president Tricia Dubroc, vice president of public affairs Pam D. Hutchinson, and LPFA board member Lemon Coleman presented $20,000 to the Chancellor Pitcher at its June 2003 board meeting, the heightened level of assistance went into effect immediately. The stipend is in the amount of $10,000 each. WHEN faculty members share their enthusiasm for publishing, they encourage students to expand their knowledge, add to the learning experience, promote the Law Center s expertise throughout the academy, and inform the community through the media, speaking engagements, and other presentations of legal issues of the day. The number of faculty members engaged in research and publishing has increased since 2003 from just over 20 percent to more than 80 percent. Publications between 2006-07 and forthcoming research of the Law Center s faculty of scholars are highlighted here. Assistant Professor Ruby Andrew Recipient of a 2005 and 2007 summer research stipend. Child Sexual Abuse and the State: Applying Critical Outsider Methodologies to Legislative Policymaking, U.C. Davis Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 5. (June 2006). Professor Alfreda Sellers Diamond, Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Endowed Professor of Law First recipient of these summer faculty research stipends, 2004, and recipient of a 2007 summer research stipend. Butterfly Effects from the Life of a Little Girl: A Book Review Essay of Equal Justice; The Courage of Ada Spuel, Women s Rights Law Reporter, (2007). The Flavor of Higher Education in Louisiana and Mississippi in Chocolate and Vanilla: A Melange of Black, White, Brown, Green, and Fordice, St. John s Journal of Legal Commentary (2007). Black, White, Brown, Green and Fordice: The Flavor of Higher Education in Louisiana and Mississippi, Hastings Journal of Race and Poverty Law Journal (2008). Professor Ernest Easterly III, B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor of Law Louisiana Civil Code, Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, 2 nd edition, University of Mississippi, forthcoming. Common Law, Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, 2 nd edition, University of Mississippi, forthcoming. Assistant Professor Linda C. Fowler My Best Advanced Legal Writing Class: So It s Like We re Really Lawyers? 20 Second Draft 14 (2005). Spoliation: Tort Liability for Missing Evidence, 53 La. B.J. 427 (2006). Keeping It Real: Developing a Culturally and Personally Relevant Legal Writing Curriculum, 10 J. Gender, Race & Just. 67 (2006) with Gail S. Stephenson Professor Maurice Franks Recipient of a 2006 summer research stipend. Airline Liability for Loss, Damage, or Delay of Pas-senger Baggage, 12 Fordham J. Corp. & Financial L. 735 (2007). Remedies for Loss, Damage, or Delay of Airline Luggage, 54 La. Bar J. 256 (Dec./Jan. 2006/07). Professor Michelle Ghetti. Louisiana Outside Counsel Endowed Professor of Law Recipient of a 2005 summer research stipend. The Gingerbread Man s Run Is Over: Permanent Disbarment for Attorneys Using Runners, 54 La.B.J. 80 (August 2006). 20 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Louisiana Capital Crimes Benchbook, (2007), with J. Conery, and C. Joseph. The Terrorist Is A Star: Regulating Media Coverage of Publicity-Seeking Crimes, 60 Fed. Comm. L.J. (2008). Assistant Professor Shenequa Grey Recipient of a 2005 summer research stipend Revisiting the Application of the Exclusionary Rule to the Good Faith Exceptions and Beyond in Light of Hudson V. Michigan, University of San Francisco Law Review, (2007). Professor Stanley Halpin, Kendall Vick Public Law Foundation Professor of Public Law Recipient of a 2005 summer research stipend. Looking Over A Crowd And Picking Your Friends?: Civil Rights and the Debate over the Influence of Foreign and International Human Rights Law Upon Interpretation of the United States Constitution, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, (Fall 2006). Ruth J. Hill, Director of Library Services and Associate Professor Celebrating Diversity: A Legacy of Minority Leadership in AALL (Hein, 2006), with C. Nicholson and V. Garces. Origins of the Dred Scott Case: Jacksonian Jurisprudence and the Supreme Court, 1837-1857 by Austin Allen, Book Review, 99 Law Library Journal 427 (2007). Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Russell L. Jones, Jesse N. Stone Endowed Professor of Law A More Perfect Nation: Ending Racial Profiling, Valparaiso University School of Law Law Review, (Fall 2006). Supreme Court Nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and the Fourth Amendment, Southern University Law Review Special Symposium Journal, (Fall 2006). Louisiana Evidence A Treatise, 5th ed., Cleveland: Thompson-West Thomson (2007), with Bobby Harges Louisiana Evidence, 4th, with yearly supplement (West-Thomson Publishing). Against Prediction Profiling, Policing, and Punishing in an Actuarial Age, by Bernard E. Harcourt, Book Review, George Mason Journal of Law Economies and Policy, (Fall 2007). Assistant Professor Ollivette Mencer Recipient of a 2006 summer research stipend. Assistant Professor Nadia E. Nedzel Recipient of the 2005 and 2007 summer research stipend. Business Law, Sage Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2007). Eminent Domain, Sage Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2007). European Directive on Privacy in the Electronic Communications Sector, Sage Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2007). Restraint of Trade, Sage Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2007). Subsidies, Sage Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2007). The Demise of Eminent Domain, NYSBA Government, Law, and Policy Journal (2007) with Walter Block. Book Review, Trade Remedies for Global Companies, Book Review, International Law News vol. 36 no. 3 (ABA Section of International Law 2007). Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing for International Graduate Students (2 nd ed., Aspen Publishing, Jan. 2008). Antidumping and Cotton Subsidies: A Market-based Defense of Unfair Trade Remedies, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business (vol. 83, Jan., 2008). Eminent Domain: A Legal and Economic Critique, Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender, and Class (Jan. 2008) with Walter Block. Professor Okechukwu Oko, Dodson and Hooks Endowed Professor of Law Recipient of a 2007 summer research stipend. The Challenges of Lawyering In Africa, Edwin Mellon Press, (2007). The Challenges of International Criminal Prosecutions in Africa, Fordham Journal of International Law, (2008). Associate Professor Judith Perhay The Natural Step: A Scientific and Pragmatic Framework For A Sustainable Society, 33 SU Law Rev. 250 (Spring 2006). 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 21

Vice Chancellor John Pierre, Institutional Accountability & Evening Program Understand the Stafford Act: Providing Disaster-Related Legal Assistance to Individual Victims of Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters, 56 La. Bar J. 86 (2006). After Katrina: A Critical Look at FEMA s Failure to Provide Housing for Victims of Natural Disasters, 68 Louisiana Law Review, (Winter 2007), with Gail S. Stephenson Assistant Professor Paul Race Recipient of a 2006 summer research stipend. Professor Thomas E. Richard Torts: Selected Louisiana Cases and Materials, Southern University Law Center (Revised 2006), with B.K. Agnihotri Tort Law: The American and Louisiana Perspectives; with Maraist, Frank L.; Galligan, Thomas C.; Church, John M.; Corbett, William; Richard; and White, John V.; LSU Law Center, (2006). Huey Pierce Long, Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, 4 vols., ed. Paul Finkelman, New York: Routledge, Fall, 2006. Tort Law: The American and Louisiana Perspectives, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center (2007), with John M. Church and William Corbett Assistant Professor Gail Stephenson, Director of Legal Writing Recipient of a 2007 summer research stipend. Keeping It Real: Developing a Culturally and Personally Relevant Legal Writing Curriculum, 10 Journal of Gender, Race and Justice 67 (2006) with Linda C. Fowler Student Body Diversity: A View from the Trenches, 10 Cumberland Law Review, (Winter 2007). After Katrina: A Critical Look at FEMA s Failure to Provide Housing for Victims of Natural Disasters, 68 Louisiana Law Review, (Winter 2007), with Vice Chancellor John Pierre Deep Roots: The Bethard Family of Coushatta, 54 La. B.J. 429 (2007). Six Generations of Legal Eagles: The Cunninghams of Natchitoches, 54 La. B.J. 416 (2007). Assistant Professor Donald Tibbs, Director of the Civil Rights and Justice Institute Recipient of a 2006 and 2007 summer research stipend. It Takes a Nation of Millions: Black Power and the Prisoner Union Movement in North Carolina, in Neighborhood Rebels: Black Power at the Local Level, Peniel E. Joseph (ed.) New York, Palgrave Publishing, forthcoming, Spring 2008 Black Power, Prison Power: The Rise and Fall of the Prisoner Union Movement in North Carolina, forthcoming, (under contract review with University of Georgia Press). Shawn D. Vance, Associate Professor of Legal Writing How the Supreme Court s Toyota Decision Impacted the View of EEOC s Regulatory Authority, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, (2005). Prentice L. White, Associate Professor of Legal Writing Neglect of Duty Is Fault Nonetheless: a Practical Discussion of Strict Liability, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP Students have been encouraged by faculty to contribute to legal scholarship through their research and publication: Medical Trial Technique Quarterly Ian McCrea, 05 Jennifer Woodland, 05 Nicole Amstutz, 06 Sangbahn Scere, 06 Shalita Kelly, 06 ABA International Law Online Journal Rusty Messer, 05 Around the Bar Temica Dukes, 05 CONTEST WINNERS: International Association of Defense Counsel First Place Jessica Jarreau, 06 Southern Trial Lawyers Association Essay Contest First Place Joe l Freeman, 06 Oklahoma City University Law Review, (Fall 2006). Professor Evelyn L. Wilson, Horatio C. Thompson Endowed Professor of Law Recipient of a 2006 summer research stipend. Treading Through Murky Waters, Loyola Law Review, Vol, 51, (2006). 22 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGES: Jessica Jarreau, Joel Freeman, and Kari Bergeron were first-place winners in writing competitions. Karla Johnson ABA Administrative Law Section Essay Contest for Law Students First Place Kari Bergeron, 06 Louisiana Black Judges Association Karen Hayes, 06 Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association Second Place Treffaney Lowe, 06 Mitchell L. Albert III CONTEST NOMINEES: ABA Student Division Law School Newspaper & Magazine Awards: Best Feature Article Mitchell L. Albert III, 06 Best Editorial, Gulf Coast Residents v. Hurricane Katrina or Allstate or State Farm Karla Johnson, 06 Alumni Are Writers, Too Marcia C. Arceneaux, 07, winner of the 2007 Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award For Women Working in Health Care Law, was published in 2005 in Volume 32 of the Southern University Law Review. Her article, The System and Label of Special Education: Is It a Constitutional Issue? focuses on legislation or litigation necessary to ensure the rights of at-risk students displaced following Hurricane Katrina. (See more on page 52.) Tony Clayton, 91, was special prosecutor for the South Louisiana serial killer, Derrick Todd Lee. Clayton teamed up with writers Susan D. Mustafa and Sue Israel for a written account of the cases in the book, I ve Been Watching You. The book creates a graphic account of Lee s rapes and homicides. Readers are provided an intimate portrait of the seven victims who have been linked to Lee by DNA. On October 12, 2004, after deliberating for just 80 minutes, jurors returned their verdict, finding Lee guilty of first degree-murder. In December 2004, Lee was formally sentenced to death. He was denied relief on appeal this year. Chris Fontenot, 94, has published a book on the solo practice of law titled, The Real Deal in the Legal Field: Legal Beaver Graduates Beware. For the past year and a half, Fontenot has served as an attorney with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. His book, published by Airleaf Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana, targets recent law graduates who are struggling with financing their new law practices. Summer Abroad Program to Offer Two Additional Courses Participants in the 2008 Summer Abroad Program in London, England, will have a choice of four courses for a total of six credit hours during the six-week program, June 15-July 26. Two additional courses, European Law and Comparative Constitutional Law, will be taught concurrently with International and Private International Law. Students may take two courses as usual and have the afternoon free for travel and studying. A $25 non-refundable application fee is due with application, on or before April 21, 2008. For more information on the summer abroad program, check details on line at http://www.sulc.edu/ summerabroad.htm. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 23

Inside the Author s Studio Features Critically Engaged Civil Rights Scholars In keeping with the tradition of recognizing the importance of civil rights scholarship, the Civil Rights and Justice Institute presented Inside the Author s Studio, featuring two critically engaged civil rights scholars during the fall of 2006. Southern University associate professor of political science Albert Samuels, author of Is Separate Unequal: Black Colleges and the Challenge to Desegregation, and Arizona State University professor of history and law Thomas J. Davis, author of Race Relations in America: A Reference Guide With Primary Documents, both gave a two and a half hour presentation, moderated by Prof. Donald Tibbs, director of the Civil Rights and Justice Institute. Both presentations, with receptions immediately following, were free and open to the public. The author s studio raised relevant issues in civil rights and sparked spirited debate between the authors and audience members on how best to proceed, as a nation, towards advancing civil rights policy in the United States. Prof. Samuels specializes in American politics, black politics, public law and educational policy. His book, published in 2004 by the University Press of Kansas, received the Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association s Section on Race and Ethnicity at the associ-ation s annual meeting. Samuels has published in The National Political Science Review and contributed a chapter to From left, Southern University associate professor of political science Albert Samuels; Prof. Donald Tibbs, director of the Civil Rights and Justice Institute; and Arizona State University professor of history and law Thomas J. Davis. Understanding American Government in 2006. Samuels earned his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in August of 1998. An attorney and counselor at law admitted to practice in the states of Arizona and New York, Davis serves as a commissioner and chairman of the Judicial Merit Commission of the Superior Court of Arizona for the County of Maricopa. He served also as a member of New York City s antipoverty council in the 1960s and as a staff assistant at the 1967 New York State Constitutional Convention. Prof. Davis has taught at several colleges and universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was for ten years before joining the ASU faculty in 1996, and at Howard University in Washington, D.C., for ten years before going to Buffalo. The ASU College of Extended Education selected him for an Outstanding Faculty Award in 2002, and he was Educator of the Year at the University at Buffalo in 1992. Davis has been a National Teaching Fellow, a Herbert H. Lehman Fellow, a Ford Foundation Advanced Study Fellow, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, twice a Fulbright Fellow, a Smithsonian Institution Fellow, and an American Bar Foundation Visiting Fellow. He served from 1974 to 2001 on the editorial board of the Journal of Negro History; since 1996 he has been an editorial board member of the Law and History Review, the journal of the American Society for Legal History. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate (A.B.) of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Fordham University in New York City, Davis earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in United States history, with minors in African history and economic history, from Columbia University in the City of New York. He also earned an M.A. in journalism from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and a J.D. from the School of Law at the University at Buffalo in New York. 24 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

PATHWAY TO PROFESSIONALISM 16th Speak with financial aid/admission counselors annual PRE-LAW DAY February 6, 2009 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.sulc.edu Judge Wilson Fields Associate Vice Chancellor Roederick White Prof. Judith Perhay Prof. Nadia Nedzel Meet administration, faculty, staff, and students Tour the facility Learn about careers/opportunities Deadline for registration: February 4, 2009 60th Anniversary Issue (Falll 2007) SULC REFLECTIONS 25 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 25

A standing room only audience gathered at the Shaw Center for the Arts to honor former Southern University students and view the premiere public screening of a documentary produced by the Southern University Law Center on their historic deeds of 1960. The former students who made history 45 years ago as the first participants in sit-in demonstrations in segregated lunch counters in downtown Baton Rouge were back in the city November 10, 2006, for the premiere of Taking A Seat for Justice: the 1960 Baton Rouge Sit-Ins. SOUTHERN SIT-IN SIXTEEN AND THEIR ATTORNEY From left, Marvin Robinson, Lawrence Hurst, attorney Johnnie Jones, Vernon Jordan, E. Charles Brown, Donald Moss, Judge Kenneth Lavon Johnson, Felton Valdry, Sandra Jones Overby, attorney John W. Johnson, Dr. Janette Hoston Harris, Mack Jones, and Jo Ann Morris. SULC Premiere benefit reception and screening The documentary, produced and written by Rachel L. Emanuel, director of publications and electronic media for the law center, chronicles the sitin activities and the subsequent legal case, Garner v. State of Louisiana, that the U.S. Supreme Court heard and overturned criminal convictions against the students. WBRZ-TV news anchor Sylvia Weatherspoon, who also provided the narration for the documentary, Taking A Seat for Justice: the 1960 Baton Rouge Sit-Ins More than 45 years ago 16 Southern University students took a dramatic stand that set in motion a legal victory that helped to change the Southern culture of racial segregation in public places. and Ruth Bailey Wesley, a Law Center graduate and attorney for the Louisiana Attorney General s Office were the emcees for the screening. A pre-screening benefit reception honored the Southern Sit-In Sixteen in attendance, E. Charles Brown of Atlanta, Georgia; Dr. Janette Hoston Harris of Washington, D.C.; Lawrence Hurst of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana; Judge Kenneth Lavon Johnson of Baltimore, Maryland; attorney John W. Johnson of New York City, N.Y; Mack Jones of Itta Bena, Mississippi, Vernon Jordan of Baton Rouge; Jo Ann Morris of Normal, Alabama, Donald T. Moss of Shaker Heights, Ohio; Sandra Jones Overby of Baton Rouge, Marvin Robinson of Dallas, Texas, Felton Valdry of Los Alto, California, and Dr. V. Jean Nichols, representing her brother, Larry Nichols of Shreveport, Louisiana. Downtown Baton Rouge welcomed them as celebrities for the night, not so when they sat-in as students in 1960. Continued on page 28 26 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

The audience gave the Southern Sit-in Sixteen a standing ovation. Toasting the Southern Sit-In Sixteen at the prescreening reception are pictured from left, SU System President Ralph Slaughter, Denise Slaughter, Janette Hoston Harris; back row V. Jean Nichols, E. Charles Brown, Donald Moss, Lawrence Hurst, and Mack Jones. Wallter Zinn, presented awards to Sit-In Participants who were law students at the time: Judge Kenneth Lavon Johnson, Donald T. Moss, and John Will Johnson. Sit-in participants Lawrence Hurst and Vernon Jordan chat with attorney Johnnie A. Jones, Jr. Everrett Parker provided music for the reception as well as the original score for the documentary. Judge Leon L. Emanuel, documentary writer and producer Rachel L. Emanuel, and A. P. Tureaud, Jr. Ernest Johnson set the stage with reflections from the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Among those attending the pre-screening reception are from right, Dr. James Prestage, attorney Johnnie Jones, Bruce Craig, Diane Craig, Judge Luke LaVergne, Donald Tibbs, Lee Wesley, and Russell Jones. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 27

PREMIERE SPONSORS Cheri Morial Ausberry of Capital One Bank, Vice Chancellor Pierre, and Pastor Charles T. Smith of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. Chancellor Pitcher with Brian Jackson of Liskow and Lewis, sponsor for the documentary s closed captioning. Chancellor Pitcher thanks William Shelby McKenzie representing sponsor Taylor, Porter, Brooks, and Phillips. Mary Sternberg and Chancellor Pitcher. Mayor-President Melvin Kip Holden and Mary Durusau, representing Chase Bank. Chancellor Pitcher with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana representative Todd Schexnaydre. Southern University Athletic Director Greg LaFleur with Vice Chancellor Pierre. Co-sponsors of the Law Center s premiere event were also honored including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, represented by Allison Young and Todd Schexnaydre; Chase Bank, represented by Mary Durusau; and City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge, represented by Mayor President Melvin Kip Holden. Other sponsors were Shelby McKenzie of Taylor Porter Brooks and Phillips LLP; Mary Ann Sternberg of the Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund; Brian Jackson of Liskow and Lewis; James Holt of the Holt Law Firm; John and Virginia Noland Fund; Rick Curry and David Jensen of McGlinchey Stafford; Mary K. Scott of Care Management Alliance, Inc.; Van Mayhall and Lervett Blair of Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson; the Rev. Charles T. Smith of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church; Dennis Blunt of Phelps, Dunbar; Kenny Hooks of Dodson and Hooks Law Firm; Kean, Miller; Christopher Tyson and Warren Fleet of Jones Walker; Mike and Ayan Rubin; Precision Title of Louisiana; ExxonMobil; Jean Crites and Karla Argrave of Dow Chemical; Cheri Morial Ausberry of Capital One; Chancellor Leodry Williams of the SU Agricultural Center; and Greg LaFleur, SU Athletics. The reception s catering sponsor was Jimmy Russo, owner of Monjuni s Special Thanks to Liberty Bank for a sponsorship that provided free DVD copies of the documentary to every public high school in the state. Italian Café and Grocery. Printing in-kind sponsors were Digital Press and Graphics and Champion Graphic Communications. The documentary was funded through grants by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the Louisiana Bar Foundation, the Roothbert Foundation, and Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Copies of the documentary on DVD are available with a minimum $20 donation to the SULC Southern Sit-In 16 Scholarship Fund. For more information, consult the SULC Website, www.sulc.edu or contact the Southern University Law Center Office of Publications and Electronic Media, Post Office Box 9294, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70813; (225) 771-5815; or Remanuel@sulc.edu. 28 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

SULC FEATURED IN BEST 170 LAW SCHOOLS: 2008 EDITION or a second year in a row, the Southern University Law Center is one of the nation s most outstanding law schools, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features the school in the just-published 2008 edition of its Best 170 Law Schools. According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review VP-Publishing, We select schools for this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and offerings, institutional data we collect from the schools, and the candid opinions of students attending them who rate and report on their campus experiences at the schools. We are pleased to recommend SULC to readers of our book and users of our website as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn a law school degree. Best 170 Law Schools has two-page profiles of the schools with write-ups on their academics, student life and admissions, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity, and career placement services. In a Survey Says... sidebar in the profile, The Princeton Review lists topics that SULC students it surveyed for the book were in most agreement about. The list includes: #9 in Best Environment for Minority Students (down from 4 th place in 2007) and #3 in Most Diverse Faculty (holding same ranking as 2007 edition). The Princeton Review s 80-question survey asked students about themselves, their career plans, and their schools academics, student body, and campus life. #9 in Best Environment for Minority Students #3 in Most Diverse Faculty 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 29

Glass Ceiling Broken On First-Time Bar Passage Congratulations to the Class of 2006 From left, back row: Edward Moses, 06; Chancellor Pitcher; Edward Ted James, 06; and Shawn Vance, legal writing instructor; from left, front row: Kristen Pleasant, 06; Nadine Dunbar, 06; Christy Jones Barnes, 06; Cynthia N. Reed, director of CLE and alumni affairs; Regina Ramsey James, director of career counseling and development; Jason Thrower, 06; Eric Claville, 06; and Antonio Ferachi, 06. The glass ceiling has been broken. Law Center graduates who took the bar exam for the first-time in 2006 and 2007 achieved a 67 percent and 62 percent successful passage rate respectively, the highest percentages in recent history. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., stated, We (at the Law Center) have long recognized that the first-time bar passage rate of our graduates was a major concern. Historically, more than 94 percent of all SULC graduates who have taken the Louisiana bar exam since 1963, have passed and been admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana. In 2003, administrators and faculty instituted a more focused approach to the student bar passage challenge by: Initiating a new and improved student bar review sessions under the direction of legal writing instructor Shawn Vance. Awarding 50 Bar Review Scholarships in the amount of $500 to help underwrite the cost of a post-graduation bar review course. Extending invitations to Bar Examiners to visit the Law Center to give advice on taking the Louisiana Bar Examination. Providing additional staff to improve and reinforce the Academic Support Program. Strengthening the Legal Writing program by adding a director and additional instructors. The 2006 and 2007 graduating classes are the first to have taken advantage of thes initiatives. Such an achievement as the increased first-time bar passage rate validates the quality of the legal education program offered at the Law Center and adds value to the institution for all of its graduates. A student s perspective Recent graduates celebrate with former faculty member following the 2007 swearing-in ceremony. From left, Peter Hamilton, Krystal Brumfield, Professor Regina Ramsey James, Deidre Godfrey, Raashand Frazier, Ethel Clay, and Brandon Brown. The 2007 swearing-in ceremony included more than 65 SULC graduates. Taking the bar exam using a laptop computer Taking the Louisiana Bar exam was all that everyone told me it would be tons of preparation, stress, and prayer. But, the one thing that I think helped me when I took the bar (that no one told me) was taking the exam on a laptop computer. By taking the exam electronically, I was able to maintain organization in my writing and to perform better within the time constraints. Actually, I do not know of any SULC 2006 grad who took the bar on the laptop and did not pass the exam on the first time, although many were skeptical. I suggest that students practice taking an exam on the laptop computer while in law school. Because Professor Nadia Nedzel allowed students in her Sales and Lease class to take final exams on the laptop, I was able to practice maneuvering through the Exam4 software and I was more comfortable on the bar exam. Students should know that there is a fee for the software and your request to use your laptop must be approved by the Committee on Bar Admissions when you submit your application to the bar. Best wishes to future bar exam takers. Christy Jones Barnes, 06 30 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

SULC Celebrates 60 Years A Gala Occasion More than 400 supporters attended the 60 th Anniversary Gala for the Law Center. More than 400 participants attended the Southern University Law Center s 60 th Anniversary Gala, Friday, November 9, at the Holiday Inn Select Premier Ballroom. Brace B. Godfrey, Jr., and Sylvia Weatherspoon, news anchor for WBRZ-TV, served as emcees for the celebration that carried the theme: SULC 60 Years and Counting.. Changing Our World Forever. National Steering Committee Co-chair Wanda Henton Brown, the first lady of Bermuda, welcomed the gala participants and presented a gift from her country to each dinner guest. Brown served with other co-chairs and fellow Law Center alumni Godfrey, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, and honorary co-chair former Governor Murphy Mike Foster. Law Center alumni Mayor President Melvin Kip Holden, State Senator Robert Marionneaux, Vice President of the National Bar Association Sonya D. Hoskins, and President of the Baton Rouge Bar Association Barbara Baier formally greeted the gala audience. U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu also made remarks. SULC alumnus Marcus Brown, associate general counsel of Entergy Corporation, gave the statement of occasion. Chancellor Emeritus B. K. Agnihotri gave reflections on his more than 30-year affiliation with the Law Center. He served as dean/chancellor from 1974-2001. State Representative Willie Hunter of Monroe, Louisiana, gave reflections on behalf of students and alumni. Hunter is a member of the Class of 1977 and has two sons who are Law Center graduates. SULC 1989 alumnus Claire Babineaux- Fontenot, Sr. Vice President and Chief Tax Chancellor Pitcher, keynote speaker Claire Babineaux- Officer for Walmart Stores, Inc., Henton Brown, and Mayor Melvin Kip Holden. Fontenot; national steering committee co-chair Wanda gave the keynote address and was honored at a pre-gala reception hosted by the Greater Baton Rouge Louis A. Martinet Legal Society. Babineaux- Fontenot, who now lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, is a past president of the Martinet Society. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., presented the following special awards: Education Leadership Award, Phelps Dunbar, accepted by attorney Dennis Blunt and Alston Johnson, managing partner of the Baton Rouge office; Equal Justice Award, Robert Williams of Baton Rouge; Lead Sponsor Award, Entergy Corporation, accepted by associate general counsel Marcus Brown and general counsel and executive vice president Robert D. Sloan; Alumni Leadership Award, Walter C. Dumas of Dumas and Associates, and Legislative Service Awards to State Senators C. D. Jones and Cleo Fields, State Representatives T. Taylor Townsend, Willie Hunter, and Rick Farrar. During closing remarks, Chancellor Pitcher and Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter acknowledged the support of Law Center faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends who have helped the institution be the best that it can be. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 31

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot Sponsorships for the anniversary gala and promotions were Platinum Level: Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans and Attorney W. James Singleton, Shreveport, Louisiana; Gold Level: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Monroe Chapter; Silver Level: Lamar Representative-Elect Rosalind Jones and Representative Willie Hunter presented a mock check representing a $10,000 donation from the Northeast Louisiana Louis A. Martinet Legal Society to the Law Center. Advertising and Premier Ewart and Wanda Henton Brown, Bermuda; and Bronze Level: Phelps Dunbar and Coca Cola Companies. Liberty Bank helped to underwrite a 60 th Anniversary video presentation that was screened at the gala. Lead Sponsor Award presented by Chancellor Pitcher to the Entergy Corporation, was accepted by associate general counsel Marcus Brown and general counsel and executive vice president Robert D. Sloan. Chancellor Pitcher, Representative-Elect Rosalind Jones, presented Legislative Service Award to out-going State Representative Willie Hunter. Lifting the celebratory cake for all to see are from right Chancellor Pitcher, Mayor Holden, SU System President Ralph Slaughter, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, and co-emcee and national steering committee chair, Brace B. Godfrey, Jr., and co-emcee Sylvia Weatherspoon. Members of the Southern University Army ROTC posted colors as the audience sang the National Anthem. Chancellor Emeritus B. K. Agnihotri with keynote speaker Claire Babineaux-Fontenot. During the program, Agnihotri gave reflections on his more than 30 years of service to the Law Center. Louise Calloway, Judge Curtis Calloway, and Veronica Howard. First ladies were significant supporters From right the Chancellor s wife, Dr. Harriet Pitcher; wife of the premier of Bermuda, Wanda Henton Brown, and wife of Baton Rouge s mayor, Lois Holden. Pupils of the Southern University Law Center American Inn of Court served as hosts and hostesses at the Gala. Pictured are from left, Paul DeRouselle, Harry Brown, Jr., William Bradford, Jr., Angela Brown, Samuel Milledge III, Dwazendra Smith, Bobby Holmes, Kelvin Rodgers, and Sharon Florence. 32 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Telling the SULC Story The 60 th Anniversary Celebration of the Law Center was kicked off at an alumni and friends reception in Memphis, Tennessee, in July of 2007. Professor Discusses Law Center s Founding Chancellor Freddie Pitcher and other Law Center administrators shared the highlights of Law Center achievements on the road with stops in Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C.; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Houma, Louisiana. Special thanks to all alumni and supporters who helped to sponsor these receptions. Alumni and friends receptions, an Endowed Professorships Recognition Reception, the 2007 Fall Convocation, and the November 9 Anniversary Gala were just a few of the activities hosted by SULC marking its 60 th Anniversary during the 2007-08 academic year. See highlights of these events on the next three pages. Other activities, such as the 2008 Justice Revius O. Ortique Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice; 2008 Pre-Law Day; 2008 Alumni Round-Up and Hall of Fame; Annual Law Week; and the 2008 Commencement will also feature the anniversary theme. For more information on how you can participation in SULC 60 th Anniversary, contact Cynthia Buggage, director of development, (225) 771-5004 or Cbuggage@sulc. edu. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., opened the 2007 Fall Convocation with a message inspired by the celebration of the Law Center s 60 th Anniversary. Professor Evelyn Wilson is author of Laws, Customs, and Rights: Charles Hatfield and his Family, A Louisiana History. Professor Evelyn Wilson, Horatio C. Thompson Endowed Professor of Law, discussed her book on the late Charles Hatfield, Jr., whose 1946 lawsuit prompted the establishment of the Southern University School of Law. Professor Wilson addressed more than 100 students, faculty, and staff at the Fall 2007 Convocation. Wilson s book is titled: Laws, Customs, and Rights: Charles Hatfield and his Family, A Louisiana History. Hatfield, a New Orleans black postman, attempted to apply for admission to the Louisiana State University School of Law. The returning veteran and prospective graduate of Xavier University of New Orleans meets all requirements for admission. However, in a tersely worded letter from the Dean of the LSU School of Law, Hatfield was advised that, quote Louisiana State University does not admit colored students. Pressed on the matter, and under the legal concept of separate but equal, the State of Louisiana establishes a law school for Negroes at Southern University to begin in the fall of 1947. Hatfield s lawsuit is dismissed. In the years that followed, the first faculty members of the Southern University Law School welcomed returning veterans into its new program, holding its first Moot Court trials soon thereafter. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 33

Alumni Gatherings Washington, D.C. Reception From left: Alumnus Dwayne Murray, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, and Chancellor Pitcher From left: James Williams, and alums Ruth Bailey Wesley and Chris Hebert From left: Michelle Rhett and alum Sean Varnado From left: Chancellor Pitcher and alumnus Ben Cannon, general counsel of BP International Atlanta, Georgia, Breakfast Above, from left, donor Artee Young of Seattle, Washington, expresses her appreciation of Southern University Law Center, as Chancellor Pitcher looks on. Below, from left: Cynthia N. Reed, director of CLE and alumni affairs, congratulates 2007 Distinguished Alumnus John M. Clark of Atlanta, Georgia. From left: Members of U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu s office, Lauren Bocanegra, legislative correspondent; Sarada Peri, legislative assistant; James Bassett, staff assistant; and Jason Matthews, chief of staff Shreveport, Louisiana, Reception Ron Miciotto, Jacqueline Scott, and Judge Scott J. Crichton Carol D. Powell Lexing, Rosa Whitlock, and Mary L. Harried Geya D. Prudhomme, John Pierre, Judge Scott J. Crichton, and Carlos Prudhomme 34 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Endowed Professorship Recognition Reception Seven members of SULC faculty newly appointed to endowed professorships were recognized with the principal donors of the professorships at a reception last fall at the University Center on the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University. The history-making event was part of a number of activities hosted by the Law Center in celebration of its 60th anniversary, which carries the theme, Southern University Law Center 60 Years and Counting Changing Our World Forever. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., acknowledged that the Law Center had nine endowed professorships and faculty members were honored with seven of them. Local businessman and former state legislator Kevin Reilly attended the reception to present a check and announce his family s donation of $60,000 to create a tenth endowed professorship. Alfreda Sellers Diamond was recognized for her appointment to the Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Endowed Professorship of Law, which was established in 2005 by Friends of Justice Ortique, 56. The Friends include Kendall Vick Public Law Foundation; Liberty Bank; Phelps Dunbar, LLP; Adams and Reese; Baker, Donelson; Jones Walker; Lemle Kelleher, Magistrate Harry C. Cantrell, Jr.; attorney Kenneth Carter; and Wilkerson & Henry, LLC. Ernest S. Easterly III, was recognized for his appointment to the B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professorship of Law, established in 2000 by attorney Walter C. Dumas. Chancellor Emeritus B. K. Agnihotri attended the reception. Other honorees and their appointments are: Michelle R. Ghetti, Louisiana Outside Counsel Endowed Professorship of Law, which was established in 2002 by Louisiana Outside Counsel Health and Ethics Fund. Stanley A. Halpin, Jr., Kendall Vick Endowed Professorship of Law, established in 2004 by the Kendall Vick Public Law Foundation. 1. 2. 4. 6. 7. 3. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Russell L. Jones, Jesse N. Stone Endowed Professorship of Law, established by Chase Bank, formerly City National Bank in 1998. Professor Okechukwu Oko, Dodson and Hooks Endowed Professorship of Law established in 2004 by Richard J. Dodson and Kenneth Hooks of the Dodson and Hooks Law Firm. Dodson and Hooks attended the reception. Professor Evelyn L. Wilson, Horatio C. Thompson Endowed Professorship of Law established in 2003 by John and Virginia Noland in honor of long-time 8. 1. Chancellor Pitcher and Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter (pictured left and right) accept a mock check from Commissioner E. Joseph Savoie representing matching funds in the amount of $40,000 from the Louisiana Board of Regents. The match helped to establish the Professor Clyde C. Tidwell Professorship of Law. 2. Chancellor Pitcher and local businessman and former state legislator Kevin Reilly are pictured at the SULC reception. Reilly presented a $60,000 check to Pitcher to establish the tenth endowed professorship at the Law Center. 3. John Noland, who with his wife, Virginia (not pictured), established the Horatio C. Thompson Endowed Professorship of Law; appointee Evelyn L. Wilson; and Horatio C. Thompson. 4. Chancellor Pitcher, Michelle Ghetti, Louisiana Outside Counsel Endowed Professor, and Vice Chancellor John Pierre. 5. Chancellor Pitcher, Vice Chancellor 5. Russell Jones, Jesse N. Stone Endowed Professor. 6. Richard Dodson; Okechukwu Oko, Dodson and Hooks Endowed Professor; Jones; and Kevin Hooks. 7. Chancellor Emeritus B.K. Agnihotri, and Ernest Easterly, B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor. 8. Pitcher; Stanley Halpin, Kendal Vick Endowed Professor; and Pierre. Baton Rouge businessman Horatio C. Thompson. Commissioner E. Joseph Savoie announced the Board of Regents matching contribution to the Clyde C. Tidwell Endowed Professorship of Law established in 2007 by the Friends of Professor Tidwell. Southern University System president Ralph Slaughter noted that the 10 endowed professorship represent a million dollars in endowment fund for the Law Center thanks to generous donors who value the contributions of this institution to excellence in legal education. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 35

Law Center News New Hires 2007 Ruth J. Hill, one of the well-respected and highly regarded public figures in library science, began her Law Center tenure March 1 as the director of law library services. A native of Austin, Texas, Hill comes to SULC from the Rains Law Library at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, where she was head of reference services and adjunct professor of law. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and teaching credentials at the University of Texas at Austin; an M.S.L.S. degree from the University of Memphis, and a J.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Hill formerly worked as librarian and teacher for the Memphis (Tennessee) City Schools; librarian at the law firm of Hunton & Williams, in Knoxville, Tennessee; assistant law librarian for public services and reference and assistant professor of law at the University of Tennessee; and associate director and acting director at the A.M. Daniel Law Library at Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. Hill is an active member and newly elected secretary of the American Association of Law Librarians (AALL). Eric W. Claville, a 2006 cum laude honor graduate, has joined the Law Center as a counselor with the Office of Academic Support. While in law school, Claville was selected as an American Inns of Court pupil, elected American Bar Association/Law Student Division (ABA/LSD) representative, served as vice-chairperson and treasurer for the Moot Court Board, and competed on the First Team of the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) for two consecutive years. He served as a student attorney under the Criminal Clinic, a student member of the Speaker Series Committee and a BAR/ BRI Representative. Claville also served as an extern with the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus; and a summer associate with the law firms of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P; and Blue Williams, L.L.P. Ruth Bailey Wesley has joined the Law Center as the executive assistant to the Chancellor. Wesley, a native of Baton Rouge, came to SULC from the Department of Justice, Civil Attorney/Gaming Section, where she was assistant attorney general. Wesley has served in a variety of public service positions throughout her professional career in Louisiana state government. She has been an administrative law judge, press secretary to the governor, lobbyist, and research writer. In addition to her substantive work experience, Wesley is the recipient of a variety of awards as well as an active member of several professional and civic organizations, among them are the Louisiana and Baton Rouge Bar associations, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and Louisiana Women s Political Caucus. She is a founding member of the Louisiana Taskforce for A Talent Bank of Women. A graduate of Capitol Senior High School, Wesley earned her bachelor s degree in English from Southern University, a public affairs reporting certificate from the Washington Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., and a juris doctorate from SULC. Michael D. Oeser joined the faculty in August 2007 as a visiting assistant professor of legal writing. A native Houstonian, Prof. Oeser comes to SULC from Adair & Myers, P.L.L.C., where he primarily practiced business and contract litigation. Oeser earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, with a minor in political science from the University of Houston in 1993. He earned a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 1998. After serving as staff attorney for the Ho-Chunk Nation Judiciary for a year, Oeser took a position at the Wisconsin Department of Justice in the Civil Litigation Unit. His responsibilities ranged from defending classaction lawsuits concerning prisoner rights to enforcing Wisconsin s wage and plant closing laws. His unit also handled personal injury, wrongful death, and employment discrimination claims made against the state and its employees. In November 2001, Oeser joined the more than 70 attorneys working at von Briesen & Roper, S.C. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While with von Briesen, Oeser worked in the Indian Law and Litigation Practice Groups. In early 2003, Prof. Oeser moved home to Houston, Texas, where he began a solo practice, primarily handling employment discrimination, consumer protection, and business litigation. 36 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Retirements 2006 and 2007 The years 2006 and 2007 marked the retirements of a number of longtime professors and Law Center administrative staff. Members of the SULC family gathered to honor these stalwarts at receptions and dinners in fitting tribute to their distinguished service. Yvonne Schofield, administrative service assistant IV, gave 28 years of service to the Law Center. Her retirement party drew colleagues and friends who reminisced with fondness and in good humor a number of memorable moments during her tenure at the Law Center. Prof. Clyde Tidwell, who retired after 38 years of teaching, has the distinction of being the Law Center s Legal Research Master, and historian of his alma mater. Chancellor Pitcher congratulates Yvonne Schofield, administrative service assistant IV, for 28 years of service to the Law Center. Chancellor Pitcher leads a salute to Professor Clyde Tidwell (seated) on the occasion of his retirement after 38 years of teaching. Chancellor Pitcher congratulates from left, Alvin Roché, director of law library services and special assistant to the Chancellor; Drusilla King, account specialist II; Gloria S. Simon, executive assistant to the Chancellor; Helen Burris, administrative assistant to the Chancellor; and Prof. Washington Marshall, former acting assistant dean, vice chancellor, and interim Chancellor. More than 150 well-wishers, including alumni, Southern University System administrators, members of the SU Board of Supervisors, and Law Center colleagues, filled the atrium to salute Tidwell on his retirement. Bearing plaques, resolutions, and special certificates, there were many words of appreciation from those who represented four decades of students touched by the legal research master. A combined total of 154 years of experience at the Law Center was represented in retiring faculty member Washington Marshall and administrative staff members Helen Burris, Drusilla Duncan King, Alvin A. Roché, Jr., and Gloria S. Simon, who were honored in May of 2007. Professor Marshall joined the Law Center faculty in 1975 after a career in public interest law. He was promoted to associate professor and acting assistant dean in 1980 and to full professor in 1995. He served as vice chancellor from 1985 to 1993 and as interim chancellor in 2002. Marshall is a 1967 graduate of Southern University, where he earned magna cum laude honors, and is a 1971 cum laude graduate of the Southern University Law Center. He began his legal career as an attorney for the Office of the General Counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration, from 1971-1973, and served as a trial attorney for the Office of the General Counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, D.C., from 1973-1975. Burris, administrative assistant to the Chancellor, retires after a 33-year tenure in the Law Center s dean/ Chancellor s office. She joined the Law Center as secretary to the associate dean in 1974, leaving a high school teaching position in Independence, Louisiana. Burris is a 1970 graduate of Southern University, Baton Rouge, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education. A native of Crowley, Louisiana, King, account specialist II, is a 1971 graduate of Southern University with a bachelor s degree in business education. Continued on next page 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 37

NBA Holds Press Conference at SULC on Jena 6 When the Law Center hosted the National Bar Association s Press Conference on Jena 6, Wednesday, September 19, 2007, SULC student leaders had already signed up hundreds to go to Jena, Louisiana, joining thousands from across the country in support of the African- American youth facing criminal punishment believed to be unjust. NBA president Vanita M. Banks called for justice in Jena, following several racially charged incidents that culminated in a school yard fight and the six Jena High School male students facing stiff prison terms. We are closely monitoring this case which has captured national and 2006-2007 Retirements continued She began her career at SU in the College of Business and moved to the Law Center in 1975, where she has been employed for the past 32 years. She is a life member of the Southern University Alumni Federation. Three months before his graduation from Southern University in June of 1970, Roché was hired at the University Library by then director Edward Fontenette. Roché, a New Orleans native, worked in the circulation department. He earned a Master of Science in Library Science from Louisiana State University in 1972 and joined the Southern University Law Center library staff in 1985 as an associate law librarian, supervising three employees and 27 student assistants. From 1988-89, National Bar Association (NBA) Holds Press Conference on Jena 6 at SULC Pictured from left Vice Chancellor John Pierre; R. Delacy Peters, Jr., NBA general counsel; Vanita M. Banks, NBA president; and Chancellor Pitcher. international attention because of the gross disparity in treatment of these youth, Banks told the press conference audience. The NBA has appointed a special task force on this matter. Several Law Center alumni involved in the case also spoke at the press conference. The Jena 6 case will be the topic of the 2008 Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice, set for Thursday, April 10. For more information, contact Southern University Law Review officials, (225) 771-2223; or consult the SULC website, www.sulc. edu. Roché was named Law Librarian, supervising 18 employees and 20 student assistants. His tenure has been marked by increasing the services and resources of the Law Library. Simon is retiring after a 35-year tenure at the Law Center that began as secretary to the dean and assistant dean in 1972. She served 24 years as administrative assistant to the dean/ chancellor, and the past six years as executive assistant to the chancellor. Simon earned a bachelor s degree in business education from Southern University in 1961 and 26 hours in guidance counseling in graduate school. She joined the Law Center after several teaching and administrative positions in the public schools of East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., commended Arthur Stallworth (left) as he announced that the 13-year veteran administrator is stepping down as vice chancellor, but continuing on as a full-time law professor. APPOINTMENTS/RECOGNITIONS Rachel L. Emanuel, director of publications and electronic media, was elected chairman of the Baton Rouge Film Commission, was honored by the Louisiana Black Film Festival for her contributions to Louisiana film-making, and was a recipient of the YWCA s 2007 Racial Justice Award. Berryl Gordon-Thompson, dean of Academic Support Programs, was recommended by her colleagues to be considered for Direct Women Institute 2007. Direct Women is a new initiative of the American Bar Association (ABA), sponsored by Catalyst, Inc., to promote women attorneys for service on boards of directors. Jerome J. Harris, director of financial aid, was elected to the Louisiana Association for Student Financial Aid Administrators Executive Board of Directors at its fall conference in Shreveport, Louisiana, October 10-12, 2007. In this capacity, Harris will represent professional and graduate schools statewide. Assistant Clinical Law Professor Dorothy F. Jackson was named to the Louisiana Land Grant Initiative Sub- Committee. Donald W. North, professor and director of clinical education, was appointed the Indigent Defense Assistance Board for the State of Louisiana by Governor Kathleen Babineaux-Blanco. North was also appointed to handle the Arbitration docket for Baton Rouge City Court by Judge Laura Davis. 38 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

The prestigious American College of Real Estate Lawyer elected adjunct professor Mike Rubin as its president at the college s annual meeting held in Seattle, Washington. Rubin is the first Louisianian to be elected to this position, and he is the only Baton Rouge lawyer in the organization. Rubin was also honored as the 2007 LSU Law Center Alumnus of the Year. Angela Scott-Gaines, Law Library, was among the Hurricane Heroes honored December 1, at the 2006 Tribute to Excellence Gala sponsored by the Arthritis Association of Louisiana. Scott- Gaines received a master of information systems degree December 2, 2006, from the University of Phoenix Louisiana campus. Vice Chancellor John K. Pierre was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel, by Governor Ernie Fletcher of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, a non-profit charitable organization. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., was honored at the 2007 NAACP Freedom Banquet. Juanita Singleton Richard, administrative assistant in the faculty area, was honored by the Women s Foundation for a Greater Memphis at its 9th Annual Tribute Luncheon. Professor Gail Stephenson, director of legal writing, has been appointed to serve on the Legal Writing Institute s ABA Standards Education Committee for 2006-2007. Stephenson was also elected director-at-large of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Professor Ruby Andrew presented her work in progress, A Failure to Communicate: State Legal Representation for Children in Abuse/Neglect Cases, at the Junior Faculty Forum held April 13, 2007, at Loyola Law School. Rachel L. Emanuel, director of publications and electronic media, presented her documentary, Taking a Seat for Justice: the 1960 Baton Rouge Sit-In, at 2007 Black History Month programs at St. Philip s College and Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas. Professors Linda C. Fowler and Gail S. Stephenson, director of legal writing, presented a paper at the 2006 Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, June 7-11. The topic was Keeping It Real: Developing a Culturally and Personally Relevant Legal Writing Curriculum. Vice Chancellor John K. Pierre was the keynote speaker for the 2007 Michigan Family Farms Conference in Battle Creek, Michigan. The conference theme was 21st Century Practices for Sustainable Family Farms. Pierre addressed the topic, Charter Schools: New Skins for New Wine. Pierre addressed the Fourth Annual Community Outreach Conference, Preserving the Family Farm and Sustaining Rural Communities, hosted by the Small Farms Research Center at Alabama A&M University on November 16-17. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., served as moderator for Brain Trust: Is There A Rebirth of Legal Racial Segregation?, Friday, September 8, in Washington, D.C. Chancellor Pitcher was the featured speaker for the Alexandria Bar Association s Law Day Program, May 1, 2007, and addressed the Baton Rouge Bar Association and the Terrebonne Parish Bar Association in November. Professor Donald Tibbs, director of the civil rights and justice institute, was awarded an advanced book contract from the University of Georgia Press for his manuscript tentatively titled, Black Power, Prison Power: Law, Race, and Punishment in the Moderate South. CONFERENCES/MEETINGS Professors Ruby Andrew, Nadia Nedzel, Paul Race, and Gail Stephenson attended the Junior Faculty Forum, Friday, March 2, 2007, at Tulane University Law School. Junior faculty from all four Louisiana law schools attended. Law library director Ruth J. Hill, and staff members Marie Louis, Jean Allen, and Adrienne Shields attended the Southeastern Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries 2007 annual meeting, April 11-14, in Baton Rouge. Andrea Love, director of recruitment, attended the National Black Pre-Law Admissions and Preparation Conference and Law Fair September 8 in Dallas, Texas. Donald W. North, director and associate professor of law, and clinical professors Virginia B. Listach, Jacqueline A. Nash, Dorothy F. Jackson, Christian P. Fasullo, and Gary Harvey attended the Clinical Legal Education Conference: Challenging Assumptions in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2-6, 2007. North also attended the Louisiana State Bar Disney Seminar in Orlando, Florida, teaching a CLE class on Jury Selection: the Underlaid Science. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., and Prof. Arthur Stallworth accompanied 15 law students to the 6th Annual Leadership Institute Recruitment Conference, The Roadmap to Excellence, October 20-23, 2007, at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, in New York City. Chancellor Pitcher, Cynthia Buggage, director of development; Rachel L. Emanuel, director of publications and electronic media; and Cynthia N. Reed, director of CLE and alumni affairs, attended the American Bar Association s Law School Development Conference, May 29-June 1, 2007, in Broomfield, Colorado. Elaine Simmons, associate vice chancellor for enrollment management; Bertell Dixon, associate vice chancellor for finance; Lata Johnson, director of information technology, and Earlene Crumpton, budget manager, attended the Sungard Summit 2007 for users of the Banner System for Higher Education, March 18-23 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The system is used for Student Records and Enrollment Management, Higher Education Finance, and Human Resources. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 39

LSBA at SULC From left, Troy Nathan Bell, Joseph Casanova, Donald DeRouen, Lon D. Norris, and Alvin Armistad. Jocelyn Sias, not pictured. From left, William H. Arata, Tarvald A. Smith, Cheryl C. Hall, Judge Jewel Duke Welch, Mary D. O Brien, and Linda Law Clark. Judge Ulysses Thibodeaux, E. Phelps Gay, Judge John Saunders (seated), Christopher B. Hebert, and Ree Jernelle Casey. From left, Wendell Jay Luneau, Charlotte McDaniel, D. Beau Sylvester, Judge Trudy White, Virginia G. Benoist, Ike Spears, and Monique M. Edwards. From left, John S. Chip Coulter, Thomas D. Davenport, Jr., Judge Leslie J. Schiff, Christine Lipsey, Deidre Robert, and Cynthia N. Reed. A number of alumni and other members of the judiciary and legal practitioners lead sessions on professionalism in the law and reinforce its value during the Louisiana State Bar Association s Quality of Life and Professionalism sessions to incoming law students each year. Pictured are those who volunteered during Orientation 2006 and 2007. From left, Paulette Porter-LaBostrie, Ree Jernelle Casey, and Ashley Beck. From left, Monica Anderson, Monique M. Edwards, Judge Leslie J. Schiff, and Tiffany L. Foxworth. From left, Parris Taylor, Judge Curtis Calloway, Melanie Fields, and Judge Jewel Duke Welch. William Arata, Cheryl C. Hall, Harley M. Brown, and Genia Coleman-Lee. Thomas L. Lorenzi, Lisa Woodruff White, Angela M. Swift, and Judge Trudy White. Donald Zuber, William Daniel Dyess, Deidra Deculus Robert, and Virginia G. Benoist. 40 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

On-Campus Interviews (OCIs) In the fall and spring of each academic year, the Office of Career Counseling and Development conducts its On-Campus Recruitment and Resume Collection Programs. In each session, the program include employers their regularly recruit on campus, as well as employers new to recruiting at the Law Center. In the fall 2006 and spring 2007 sessions, 55 employers participate in On-Campus Interviews (OCIs). In addition, numerous others employers hired students and graduates through SULC s Off-Campus Coordination and Resume Referral Programs. Those these program, students and graduate have been hired by national law firms, such as Sidley Austin LLP and Jenner & Block, LLP.; prominent regional and local firms such as Baker Donelson, Kean Miller, Phelps Dunbar, and Adams and Reese; and government and public service agencies such as the Louisiana Attorney General Office, the 21st and 27th Judicial District Court, The United State Army JAG corps, and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives. Adams and Reese Jason Brown, student Wes Bailey, Ann Halphen/ J. Brown, student Cari Bershell, A. Halphen/ J. Brown, student Christian Elloie, A. Halphen Baker Donaldson Roy Cheatwood, student Andrew Quackenbos, Lauren McKnight/ R. Cheatwood, student Herbert Brown, L. McKnight/ Seated at right, student Cari Bershell, (standing) L. McKnight, R. Cheatwood Deutsch Kerrigan Student Kris Kahao, Walter Maestri/ Student David Bacon, W. Maestri Duplass Zwain Joseph Morton, student Kristen Peel, Kevin Derham/ J. Morton, student Joann Coston, K. Derham Irwin Fritchie Ann Theriot, student Joann Coston, Jeanette Mills/ A. Theriot, student Kristen Peel, J. Mills, Iran Thompson IRS Chief Counsel Susan Canvello, student Kavitha Akula, Scott Welch/ S. Canvello, student Melissa St. Mary, S. Welch/ S. Canvello, student Jimmy Courtenay, S. Welch Kean Miller Student Andrew Quackenbos, Vance Gibbs, Richard McConnell/ V. Gibbs, student Lauren Murphy, R. McConnell King, LeBlanc, and Bland Student Marla Dickerson, Amanda Nesser/ Student Pamela Moser, A. Nesser/ Student Christian Elloie, A. Nesser 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 41

On-Campus Interviews (OCIs) Liskow & Lewis Student Herbert Brown, Endya Delpit, Todd Wallace/student Kristen Peel, E. Delpit, T. Wallace/E. Delpit, T. Wallace, student Jennifer Hart McGlinchey Stafford Gary Carter, student Jimmy Courtenay, Sherrilyn Miles/ G. Carter, student Herbert Brown, S. Miles/ G. Carter, student Afi Patterson, S. Miles/ John Wilbourn, Eboni Townsend, student Adrienne Aucoin, J. P. Perrault Phelps Dunbar Karleen Green, student Corey Hebert, Allen Darden/ K. Green, student Cari Bershell, A. Darden/ K. Green, student Jennifer Hart, A. Darden/ student Afi Patterson, A. Darden FALL 06, OCIs Provosty Sadler Edgar Gankendorff, student Jennifer Hart/ student Kristen Peel, E. Gankendorff/ student Cari Bershell, E. Gankendorff Sidley, Austin (New York & Chicago) Maria Melendez, student Jodi Andrews/ M. Melendez, student Jimmy Courtenay/ student Herbert Brown, M. Melendez/ student Lee Harden, M. Melendez, Nigel Telman, student Courtney Joiner/ N. Telman and student Joann Coston Taylor Porter Student Cindy Amedee, Preston Castille/ student Matthew Kern, P. Castille Terry J. Butcher & Associates Gerard Morgan, student Brittany Love/ G. Morgan, student Corey Hebert, Craig Gremillion U.S. Army JAG Maj. Sebastian Edwards, student Tracy Joseph/ student Tavaris Walker, Maj. S. Edwards/ student Terry Landry, Maj. S. Edwards U.S. Coast Guard JAG Lt. Demetrius Cheeks, student Candice Breaux/ student Michelle Shelton, Lt. D. Cheeks Abbott, Simses, & Kuchler Kendra Duay, student Kris Kahao, Amy Maccherone/ K. Duay, student Jimmy Courtenay, A. Maccherone/ K. Duay, student Afi Patterson, A. Maccherone Blue Williams Student Lauren Murphy, Njeri Battiste Maldonado/ student Chris Sices, N. Maldonado 42 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

On-Campus Interviews (OCIs) McCranie Sistrunk James Rather, student Nicholas Rockforte, Rene DeRojas/ J. Rather, student Lacey Henry Neblett, Beard & Arsenault Student Katherine Pellegran, J.R. Whaley, student Emily Gremillion Lemle & Kelleher Dow Edwards, student Corey Hebert/ student Christian Elloie, Bridget Dinvaut Miami-Dade County State Attorney Sandra Miller-Battiste, student Sara Anderson, Johnette Hardiman/ S. Miller-Battiste, student Christina Wimbley Simone Peragine Doug Kinler, student Jennifer Hart, student Andrew Quackenbos, John Shreves SPRING 07, OCIs U.S. Air Force JAG Student Koshaneke Gilbert, Capt. Louis Eldredge/ student Tracy Joseph, Capt. Eldredge 27th JDC Judge Alonzo Harris, student Erica Miniex, Desiree Williams/ Judge Harris, student Charlee Renaud, D. Williams Deutsch Kerrigan Jennifer Adams, student LaToya Jones, Walter Maestri/ J. Adams, student Sarah Legendre, W. Maestri Kean Miller Jeff Boudreaux, student Jennifer Ardoin, Maureen N. Harbourt/ J. Boudreaux, student Jonathan Riley, M. Harbourt Phelps Dunbar Sara Comeaux, student Kenneth Habetz, Karleen Green, Alan Darden/ S. Comeaux, student LaToya Jones, K. Green, A. Darden/ S. Comeaux, student Keith Cantrelle, K. Green Taylor Porter Elisabeth Quinn, student Harry Brown/ E. Quinn, student Jamilla Bynog/ student Keith Cantrelle, Preston Castille U.S. Army JAG Student Kelvin Rodgers and Maj. Sebastian Edwards/ student Samuel Mitchell, Maj. S. Edwards Breazeale Sachse & Wilson Melissa Shirley, student Jennifer Ardoin, James Raines/ M. Shirley, student Gregory Brumfield, J. Raines Entergy Student LaToya Jones, Cathy Gracia/ Student Walter Gabriel, Marcus Brown Federation of Southern Cooperatives Vice Chancellor John Pierre, student Harry Brown/ J. Pierre, student Kelvin Rodgers Terry Butcher & Associates Student Daphne Trevathan, Craig Gremillion/ student Shelley Whitehead, C. Gremillion U.S. Air Force JAG Capt. Louis Eldredge, student Marcus Augustine/ L. Eldredge and student Chevita Phifer 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 43

Interim Director Named Career Counseling & Development Michelle A. Jackson was named interim director of the Office of Career Counseling and Development in August 2007, taking over after Regina Ramsey James accepted a Law Center faculty position. Jackson joined the CCD office as a career counselor in September 2005. She came to the Law Center from Chicago, Illinois, where she was an associate with Worsek & Vihon LLC, employed since June of 1999. As an associate, she provided legal representation to clients on all matters of real estate taxation in administrative hearings before state and local tax officials and litigated tax objections and drafted briefs for presentation before the Illinois Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme courts. Jackson was formerly an associate general counsel for the Cook County Assessor s Office, Chicago, Illinois, and real estate group associate for Katten Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, Illinois. She earned a J.D. in 1990 from the University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, where she was president, recruitment committee chair, and street law instructor for the Black Law Student Association. Jackson is a member of the National Association for Legal Career Professionals (NALP) and a certified member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (CMI), Property, and a certified Illinois assessing official. Peer Pointers Seminar: Interim director Michelle Jackson moderates for panelists, pictured from left, Courtney Joiner, Vionne Douglas, Kiki Bergeron, Monica Smith, Tawnii Cooper-Smith, and Vic Saune. U.S. Department of Justice Information Session: Pictured from left, first assistant U.S. attorney Lyman Thornton, and assistant U.S. attorney Richard Bourgeois. The Clinical Education Program s new Mediation Clinic joined forces with the Office of CLE and Alumni Affairs to provide a continuing legal education seminar for alumni. Students also participated in the session.. This CLE seminar was just one of six coordinated by the Office of CLE and Alumni Affairs in 2007. 44 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Save the Date NBA Breakfast 2008: A Time For Alumni Fellowship NBA 83rd Annual Convention & Exhibits July 26-August 2, 2008 The Westin Galleria and The Westin Oaks Houston, Texas NBA Breakfast 2006, Detroit, Michigan NBA Breakfast 2007, Atlanta, Georgia 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 45

Development Highlights New Development Director Named Cynthia Marie Elizabeth Buggage has joined the Law Center as the director of development. Buggage a native of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, came to SULC from the American Red Cross Hurricane Recovery Program, where she was senior associate for government affairs. Her special events and fundraising experience comes from more than five years of working as a top aide for Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon and as former district director and chief of staff for U.S House of Representatives Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. Buggage also worked 19 years with the city of Houston as a supervisor and grants administrator. She was formerly an assistant athletic director and business manager at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas; prior to that she taught at the University of Houston for a year and a half. From 1999-2001, Buggage was regional director of the Mid-Atlantic region of NAACP, which includes the areas of Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, where she worked for former NAACP president and CEO Kweisi Mfume. A graduate of Donaldsonville High School, Buggage earned a bachelor s degree from Grambling State University in Louisiana and a master s degree from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. Representatives from three local law firms recently established a $100,000 endowed scholarship at the Southern University Law Center. The Baudin, Brady, McKernan, and Pendley Endowed Scholarship will be earmarked for students interested in careers in civil rights and public interest law. The representatives and their law firms are Gordon J. McKernan of the McKernan Law Firm, PLLC; Stan E. Baudin, 94, and Patrick Pendley are Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP; and Scott Brady, 97, Brady Law Film, LLC. Baudin and Brady graduated top students in their respective classes at the Law Center. Development Success Follows a Team Concept All SULC development activities follow a team concept. Led by the Chancellor, the development team includes the Director of Publications and Electronic Media, the Director of Development, Director of CLE and Alumni Affairs, Annual Fund Coordinator, and the Chancellor s Executive Assistant. The development team meets on a regular bases to discuss, plan, and strategize major fundraising events. This development approach has netted an increase in yearly matching gifts, grants, annual fund gifts, sponsorships, and scholarships, through special events and activities. Successful events include the annual Chancellor s Scramble, the Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights, and Justice, and the Annual Fund Drive. Of particular note is the increase in the number of endowed professorships, from two in December 2002 to the current total of 10, which are valued at $100,000. The Law Center now has more than $10 million in endowed professorship funds, plus an additional $100,000 for a new endowed scholarship. The Law Center development activities have been enhanced by the Chancellor undertaking a very aggressive role in marketing the Law Center by making speeches to alumni and friends in selected cities that have high concentrations of alumni in and outside of the state of Louisiana. In addition to special events and campaigns, development activities include grant-writing, and the solicitation of unrestricted annual gifts for operating support, and restricted gifts for student scholarships and faculty development. The Southern University System Foundation, Inc., as well as special Southern University Systemdesignated banks serves as the fiduciary for all law school funds. Recent DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSES Establishment of a Trial Advocacy Scholarship with funds from a local law firm, Kean, Miller, to support students participating in trial competitions. 46 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Chancellor Pitcher thanks alumnus W. James Singleton, 73, (standing at right) of Shreveport, Louisiana, for $75,000 donation to the Law Center from a recent court settlement involving a case in which he was one of the lead counsels. Chancellor Pitcher accepts check from alumnus Dennis Blunt, 95, who represents Phelps Dunbar, a continuing donor to the Law Center scholarship fund. Chancellor Pitcher accepts the annual check presentation from W. Arthur Abercrombie, Jr., of Taylor, Porter, Brooks and Phillips, LLP. The multi-year commitment of $3,500 per year was set up to assist Moot Court Board members with travel to competitions and other activities that inspire law students to seek excellence in trial techniques, procedure, and professionalism. ALUMNI WINNERS NET WIN FOR THE LAW CENTER Thanks to the successful legal work of alumni, the Law Center received a donation of $30,804.73 during the annual Southern University System Radiothon held Friday, November 4. Law graduates directed unallocated settlement monies to their alma mater from their legal case, Roy Harrison, et al v. R.R. Morrison & Sons, et al.. Pictured from left are Chancellor Pitcher, Bobby R. Manning, 97; Carlton Parhms, 94; Jarvis M. Antwine, 94; and James Pierre, 90. On behalf of the National Bar Association s Louisiana Judicial Council, Judge Yvette Alexander, Judge John Guidry, Judge Luke LaVergne, and Judge Trudy White presented a $2,000 check to Chancellor Pitcher for the Judge Carl Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund. Proceeds from the Chancellor s Scramble helped establish summer stipends for students that meet certain academic requirements and have obtained public interest and other unpaid, service-oriented summer law internships. (see photos on next page) Over $60,000 was collected to establish the Clyde Tidwell Endowed Professorship. Loan Reduction Assistance Program (LRAP) established to help graduates who are in public interest law careers (see article on next page). Trial Advocacy Scholarship recipients are pictured with donor Kean, Miller representatives, and Chancellor Pitcher. From left, clockwise: John Harris, Keith Cantrelle, Mike Garrard of Kean Miller, Paul DeRouselle, Kenneth Habetz, Gary A. Bezet of Kean Miller, Pitcher, Joann Costen, Jennifer Hart, and Kristen Peel. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 47

3rd Annual Chancellor s Scramble 1 2 8 a.m. Tee Time 3 The 2007 Chancellor s Scramble helped establish summer stipends for students that meet certain academic requirements and have obtained public interest and other unpaid, service-oriented summer law internships. Photo 1: Chancellor Pitcher, with Anne Marie Allen, Marva Arceneaux, and Alden McDonald of Liberty Bank and Trust. Liberty Bank was first time lead sponsors for the Chancellor s Scramble. Photo 2: Chancellor Pitcher with hole-in-one prizes Gerry Lane Saab and H3 Hummer. Photo 3: Golfers, Leon Knighten, Judge Curtis Calloway, Bernard Whitley, and Eric Raby. SULC Offers Loan Repayment Assistant Program (LRAP) The Board of Directors of the Kendall Vick Public Law Foundation has awarded a $25,000 start-up grant to the Law Center for the establishment of a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). According to Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., the new LRAP is the first for an Historically Black College/ University (HBCU) law program and puts the Southern University Law Center in elite company with law schools at such universities as Harvard and Yale. The primary purpose of the Kendall Vick Public Law Foundation is to encourage careers in public law. Grants are made solely for the purpose of providing financial assistance for graduates of Louisiana law schools who are employed as an attorney by an agency of the State of Louisiana, a parish or city. In addition to the start-up grant, Kendall Vick will provide $15,000 for grants to law graduates in the first year of participation in the program (2006-07); $30,000 for the second year, and $45,000 during the third year and each year thereafter. Many of our graduates have made a tremendous contribution to the community with their service in public law, Chancellor Pitcher said. We appreciate the Kendall Vick Public Law Foundation for its support and are enthusiastic about being able to assist our students who elect to pursue careers in this area, he said. Consult the SULC website, www.sulc.edu, for application requirements and deadlines for the program. For more information, you may also contact Ruth Bailey Wesley, executive assistant to the Chancellor, Telephone: (225) 771-2552 or E-mail: RBW@sulc. edu. 48 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Architects of Clark and Chisom Cases Honored Louisiana legislators, past and present, who were the Architects of the Clark and Chisom Cases were honored at a reception sponsored by the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association held Friday, February 23, 2007, at the Louisiana Arts and Science Center. The former and present legislators recognized were Judge Dennis Bagneris of New Orleans, Judge Wilford Carter of Lake Charles, Sherman Copelin of New Orleans, Opelousas Mayor Donald Cravins, State Representative Israel B. Curtis of Alexandria; State Senator Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge, Judge John M. Guidry of Baton Rouge, State Representative Willie Hunter of Monroe, State Senator Charles Jones of Monroe, Marc Morial of New York City; State Senator Edwin Murray of New Orleans; New Orleans Clerk of Court Arthur Morrell; Greg Tarver Pictured from left are Judge Michael Bagneris of New Orleans; Judge Wilford Carter of Lake Charles; Judge Yvette Alexander of Baton Rouge; Judge John Michael Guidry of Baton Rouge, and State Senator Charles D. Jones of Monroe. of Shreveport, and the late Charles Hudson. Clark v. Edwards was filed in 1986 to challenge the at-large judicial districts and was settled in 1992 creating judicial sub-districts. In Chisom v. Roemer, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991 held that judicial elections, and more specifically, elections of justices of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, are covered by Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. According to the Louisiana Judicial Council president Judge Yvette Alexander of Baton Rouge City Court, the work of this group on the legal cases has increased diversity on the Louisiana bench, so much so that Louisiana has the distinction of having the most African-African judges per capita in the country. Judge Janice Clark, 76, chaired the groundbreaking ceremony for the 19th Judicial District Courthouse in Baton Rouge, July 25, 2007. Judge Clark has been acknowledged for making the new courthouse, a $89 million project, a reality. Pictured from left, Judge Clark and State Senator Cleo Fields, 86. 50s Alumni Updates 1957 Commencement Dean A.A. Lenoir (center) congratulates grads Murphy W. Bell and Lawrence A. Wheeler. Murphy W. Bell and the late Lawrence A. Wheeler, 57, were recognized during the 2007 Commencement as the Law Center s Murphy W. Bell Golden Alumni. Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., (retired), 56, was joined on Friday, February 28, 2007, by Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Justice Bernette J. Johnson, and family and friends for a ceremony unveiling his portrait to be hung in the Louisiana Supreme Court Building. The portrait will be hung alongside a historical array of portraits of former justices dating back to the early 1800s. Justice Ortique was the first African American elected to the bench of the state s highest court. Chancellor Freddie Pitcher, Jr., spoke on behalf of the Southern University Law Center and announced the establishment of the Law Center s Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights and Justice. 60s Judge Curtis Calloway, 65, was elected treasurer of the Louisiana District Judges Association. Walter Dumas, 69, celebrated his 35th anniversary in legal practice at an event Sunday, April 20, 2007, at the Baton Rouge Community College. 70s S.P. Davis, 73, received a favorable landmark decision on September 13 from the Louisiana 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 49

Fred Tinsley of Dallas Wins Judicial Seat Former Judge Fred Tinsley, 72, has been elected to the 195th Judicial Judge Fred Tinsley District Court of Dallas County, Texas, a seat he held previously in the late 1980s. Judge Tinsley s new term began in January of 2007. Tinsley is a boardcertified speci-alist in criminal law and before taking the bench handled state and federal criminal trials and appeals. He has also served as an associate judge in Dallas Municipal Court. Supreme Court in Max T. Malone, et al., v. Joe Shyne, No. 2006-C 2190. The Supreme Court held that a pardon issued to the candidate was sufficient to restore his right to hold a municipal or state office, even though he had been convicted of a federal felony. Judge Charles Porter, 76, was re-elected president of the Louisiana District Judges Association. Judge Pamela T. Johnson, 79, was co-chair for the 9 th Annual Meeting and Continuing Legal Education Seminar 2007, of the Louisiana Judicial Council/National Bar Association. Alma Jones, 76, was voted one of the best in Non-Profit Civil Services; and W. James Singleton, 73, was voted among the best in medical and legal malpractice defense and litigation and personal injury, in SB (Shreveport/ Bossier) Magazine s recent poll (2007). Richard Dick Turnley, 73, was recognized as one of the founding members of the Louisiana Black Caucus by the caucus annual awards dinner and gala. 80s Terri Anderson-Scott, 84, is city attorney for the City of Shreveport. Anderson-Scott had served as acting city attorney since another Law Center Alumnus Law Firm Helps Get $37.5 Million Settlement From Kansas City Southern for North Louisiana Family Belton, Houck, and Associates firm of Ruston, Louisiana, headed by John F.K. Belton, 90, and Tracy Wayne Houck, 99, was one of three law firms to help a north Louisiana family secure a $37.5 million settlement from Kansas City Southern Railway Co (KCS). KCS agreed to pay $37.5 million for a 2001 collision that left one child dead and her mother incapacitated. The plaintiffs believed faulty policy caused the collision to occur. graduate Ramon Lafitte left the position. Erma Borskey, 84, assistant professor of social work, has been elected president of the Southern University Faculty Senate. Todd S. Clemons, 87, announces the opening of his law office, Todd Clemons and Associates. He handles criminal defense and personal injury cases. The office is located at 4216 Lake Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Clemons has practiced law in Lafayette and Lake Charles for 20 years. He has served as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as an assistant district attorney and law clerk for the Honorable Judge Henry L. Yelverton of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. For more information, call (337) 477-0000, or visit www.toddclemons.com. Monique M. Edwards, 86, executive counsel for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, received the National Bar Association s President Award for outstanding service. Brace Godfrey, 85, is the owner of The Kress Building, which was recently placed on the National Register of Historical Places. It was the site of a 1960 sit-in by Southern University students. Reginald Henderson, 86, is continuing his adjunct teaching career while stationed overseas with the U.S. Navy in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. His contact information is: Reginald Henderson, 7604 Ordway Ct., Manassas, Virginia 20112; (703) 989-3510; E-mail: Reginald@ hendersonlawfirm.com. Valerie J. Hightower, 87, is a claims specialist for the workers compensation insurance division at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Hightower s name was inadvertently omitted from the reunion list for the class of 1987 in the Winter/Spring 2006 issue of Reflections. We regret the error. You may reach her by e-mail at vjhightower@yahoo.com. Mayor-President Melvin Kip Holden, 85, was named the Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame 2006 Man of Distinction and recipient of the 2007 Brotherhood Award by 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge. Jacqueline Scott, 85, was voted one of the Best Lawyers in Shreveport-Bossier City in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007. A. Hays Town, III, 89, completed a four-year curriculum in Education for Ministry at The University of the South School of Theology in June 2007. 50 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

90s Monica Azare, 94, was featured in the Essence Magazine, as one of a number of African- American female executivesat Verizon. Azare is senior vice president for government affairs. Dennis Blunt, 91, president of the 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge was honored by the Southern University Beta Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., for his accomplishments and service to the community. Pamela Carter, 95, has relocated to the Baton Rouge office of Baker Donelson Law Firm from the New Orleans office. Carter s new contact information is Pam Carter, Baker Donelson, One American Place, 301 North Main Street, Suite 830, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70824; Pcarter@ bakerdonelson.com. Donald Cravins, Jr., 98, ran a successful campaign winning 74 percent of the vote for Senate District 24. Senator Cravins took over in December of 2006 as the new state Senator of District 24, unopposed for the seat to fill the unexpired term of his father, Donald Cravins, Sr., who was elected mayor of Opelousas. Cravins, Jr., completed three years of his first term in the Louisiana House of Representative serving District Fellow alumni and colleague congratulate State Senator Donald Cravins, 98, at his swearing-in ceremony. Pictured from left are James Williams, Cravins, Chris Hebert, 03, and Anderson Dodson, 00. 40, which includes Opelousas. His Senate seat includes Opelousas, north Lafayette and rural areas of St. Landry and Lafayette parishes. Cravins s senate seat runs from 2008 through 2011. Mark Crawford, 95, has been appointed managing attorney for the Houston Labor, Employment, and Employees Benefits (LEEB) group at British Petroleum (BP) America Inc. In his new role, Crawford will lead the Houston LEEB Team in providing legal support to all business units within the E&P segment, as well as all other segments and functions located in the Gulf Coast region. Crawford has been an attorney with BP Legal s LEEB practice group since June, 2001. Before he came to BP, he spent six years practicing law in Atlanta at Jackson Lewis and Constangy, Brooks, and Smith, specializing in labor and employment law. Endya E. Delpit, 95, became a partner in the Houston, Texas, office of Liskow & Lewis, effective January 1, 2008. An experienced trial lawyer, Delpit has represented corporate clients in complex commercial and tort litigation manners as well as administrative proceedings. She routinely assists clients with business transactions, including commercial lending, real estate acquisitions, and contract negotiations. Dow Edwards, 99, made partner at Lemle and Kelleher s New Orleans office. Stephanie Finley, 91, is a Lt Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserves and Senior Litigation Counsel for the U.S. Attorney s Office in the Western District of Louisiana. Finley serves as a Judge Advocate for the Air Force and is currently assigned to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana where she serves as a hearing officer for criminal cases and administrative discharge boards and provides services in the area of legal assistance, contract and labor law and military justice. With the U.S. Attorney s Office, she is a prosecutor who litigates cases involving violent crimes, drugs, public corruption, and tax evasion. Finley has been recognized for her longstanding dedication and commitment to community and service, and she was honored in 2006 as a Top 20 Under 40 recipient and one of Lafayette s Women Who Means Business. Finley is the immediate past president of the Lafayette chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. Dinisa Hardley, 99, is in-house counsel for Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia; Monica Barber, 99, is in-house counsel for John Deere, in Illinois, and Allen Miller, 99, is a partner at Phelps Dunbar in New Orleans. Sonya D. Hoskins, 97, was reelected vice president of the National Bar Association during the 82nd NBA Annual Meeting and Exhibits held in Atlanta, Georgia, July 28-August 4. Hoskins will run for NBA President- Elect at the 2008 Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. Veronica L. Howard, 93, joined the Baton Rouge Field Office of the Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office, as an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel with FEMA. Chauntis T. Jenkins, 98, made partner at the law firm of Porteous, Hainkel, and Johnson, LLP. Ingrid Johnson, 99, assistant attorney general and State Senator 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 51

Rob Marionneaux, Jr., 95, attorney and office manager for Unglesby & Marionneaux, were honored by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report s Forty Under Forty. Glenn J. Labbe, 94, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been awarded the Bronze Star for action in Fallujah, Iraq. Labbe was deployed in October of 2005 with the U.S. Army to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dwayne M. Murray, 97, was elected Grand Polemarch, a national office of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., during the group s annual meeting held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bridgette Richard, 91, was honored as a 2006 YWCA Woman of Achievement during the 24 th Annual Awards Gala. Richard was one of eight recipients who have distinguished themselves through professional achievement, personal accomp-lishment, and community service. A 14-year veteran with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, she serves as director of the Health Care Task Force, lobbyist, and legislative legal counsel. Richard serves on the Louisiana Health Care Commission, the Louisiana Taskforce for Indigent Defense, and the Taskforce for the Working Uninsured. She is a member of Nu Gamma Omega, a chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Baton Rouge Bar Association. A 1997 graduate of Leadership/Greater Baton Rouge, she is a 2003 member of the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report s Top 40 under 40, and has recently been selected for the 2007 Class of Leadership Louisiana. Jacques Roy, 97, was elected mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana, in a landslide victory. Daryl Washington, 99, and Frederick Barrow, 02, were featured in a recent issue of Eclipse Magazine in an article about diversity in law firms. Washington was part of The Diversity Thomas Nelson, 06, (at left) is sworn in as mayor of New Roads, Louisiana. Roundtable that laid out findings of a survey on minority hiring, retention, and promotion in large law firms. Washington and Barrow are members of the J.L. Turner Legal Association, of African-American lawyers in Texas. 2000s Marcia C. Arceneaux, 07, is the winner of the 2007 Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award For Women Working in Health Care Law. The award was established in 1991 in honor of the late Elaine Osborne Jacobson, wife of Richard S. Jacobson, and an advocate for the health care needs of under-served populations. The award recognizes women law students with an aptitude for and commitment to a career of advocacy for the health care needs of women, children, the elderly, and disabled persons. As the winner, Arceneaux receives $3,000 from the Roscoe Pound Institute in Washing-ton, D.C. She is currently employed with the firm of Hammonds and Sills in Baton Rouge. Her publications include an article published in 2005 in Volume 32 of the Southern University Law Review titled, The System and Label of Special Education: Is It a Constitutional Issue? Her essay submitted for the award Martinet Society Officers The 2007-08 officers of the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society of Baton Rouge are president, Todd Manuel, 98; 1 st vice-president, Anderson Dotson, 00; 2 nd vice president, Tonya Ozene, 05; secretary, Lawren St. Amant, 05, and treasurer Adrian Wilson, 02. focused on legislation or litigation necessary to ensure the rights of at-risk students displaced following Hurricane Katrina. Ree J. Casey, 06, was voted one of the best in civil law in SB (Shreveport/ Bossier) Magazine s recent poll (2007). Lafayette attorney Royale L. Colbert, Jr., 01, is on active duty assignment with the United States Army and tasked with a special assignment in Afghanistan. Colbert, a Captain who has served in both the Army as an enlisted member during Operation Desert Storm, and with the Air Force Reserves in classified operations, now serves as a Judge Advocate in the United States Army Reserve assigned to the 22nd LSO mobilized out of Dallas, Texas. Colbert is in-house counsel for Allstate Insurance Company and is a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Louisiana. He is also a former partner with the Law Office of Benjamin Burns. Colbert is the recipient of the Global War on terror ribbon, the Army Commendation medal for outstanding service twice, the Louisiana War Cross, graduated with honors from the Army s Primary Leadership and Development School, and is Airborne and Air Assault Qualified. Niles B. Haymer, 03, gave the opening lecture at the Southern University 2006 Fall Motivational Speakers Series. Haymer, who practices law in Baton Rouge, uses his experience serving as an attorney for juveniles as a platform to mentor to young African- American males growing up in the inner city. 52 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

LaDonte Murphy, 07, was sworn in as a new assistant district attorney for St. Landry Parish. Murphy is the son of Paul and Charisse Murphy of Opelousas. The 27th Judicial District Judge Ellis Daigle conducted the swearing in ceremony and Murphy will work under District Attorney Earl Taylor. Thomas Nelson, 06, was successful in his run for mayor of New Roads in the September 30 elections. Nelson defeated his opponent by capturing 54 percent of the vote. Maria Pitre, 06, has accepted a position at Bradley & Moreau, a real estate law firm in Lafayette, Louisiana. Deidre Deculus Robert, 00, special assistant parish attorney in the Office of the Parish Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish, was selected to participate in the Leadership Louisiana State Bar Association 2006-07 Class. Jade Russell, 03, joined Adams and Reese in New Orleans, Louisiana. Victor J. Suane, Jr., 07, has joined the Baton Rouge office of Kean, Miller as an associate attorney. Suane practices in the environmental and litigation groups. Steven Sumbler, 06, has been deployed as an operational lawyer for the Army in Baghdad, Iraq. Sumbler is one of a number of lawyers working with General David Petraeus, the current Commanding General for the Multi- National Force-Iraq (MNF-I). This special four-star post oversees all U.S. forces in the country. He was confirmed to that position by the Senate in a vote of 81-0 on January 26, 2007. He replaced General George Casey who was subsequently confirmed as Chief of Staff of the United States Army. In his new position, Petraeus oversees all coalition forces in Iraq and carries out the new Iraqi strategy plan outlined by the Bush administration. Adrian Wilson, 02, assistant attorney general in the Louisiana State Attorney General s Office, is president of the Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys (BRAWA). In Memoriam Monroe City Court Chief Judge Daryl Blue, 79, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, in Houston, Texas. Judge Blue was first elected to the Monroe City Court bench in 2002 and had recently been appointed as the court s chief administrative judge. He entered into the practice of law with the North Louisiana Legal Assistance Corporation in Ouachita Parish and served with the Indigent Defender Board. He also served as assistant prosecuting attorney for the City of Monroe. Judge Daryl Blue Judge Blue earned his undergraduate and master s degrees from the University of Illinois in 1973 and 1976, respectively. He was involved in a number of area community and legal organizations and received the Volunteer Lawyers Pro Bono Award for donating the most free legal hours to the poor, elderly and disadvantaged. Leon Harrell, Jr., 84, died November 18, 2007, in Baton Rouge. Harrell maintained a private practice, specializing in real estate and property law. Camille Joey Giordano II Prof. Clyde Tidwell Camille Joseph Joey Giordano II, 04; died October 5, 2007, in Alexandria, Louisiana, when a gunman opened fire at Giordano & Giordano law office in downtown Alexandria. Giordano was an assistant district attorney. Funeral services were held October 7, at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. Catholic clergy numbering 10 joined more than 500 who gathered to pay their respects. Professor Clyde C. Tidwell, 66, died Monday, October 29, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Professor Tidwell retired from the Law Center in 2006 after more than 40 years with the Southern University System. Graveside service was held November 8, 2007, at Richwood Cemetery in Monroe, Louisiana. Memorial services were held November 10 at Syrie Funeral Home in Lafayette, Louisiana. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Southern University Law Center Clyde C. Tidwell Endowed Professorship Fund. Professor Leroy White, 50, died Tuesday, March 27, in Baton Rouge. Funeral services were held Friday, March 30, 2007; at Winnfield Funeral Home. White, a member of the Law School first graduating class, was also an adjunct professor at the Law Center. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 53

Student Activities Summer Intern Works on Cases Relevant to U.S. Supreme Court Decision I hope this experience helps me to become a more compassionate attorney. Monica Smith s work with staff attorneys with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy this summer focused on the Roper v. Simmons decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. Her paid summer internship in the Juvenile Post Disposition Branch of the Kentucky Public Defenders office involved to request new sentencing hearings for all juveniles that were sentenced to death or who plead guilty to a lesser sentence when death was a sentencing option. The third-year student believes internships in the area of public interest law are the most rewarding because interns can immediately see the effect that their work has on individuals in the community. Public interest work is extremely fulfilling and I d encourage all of my classmates to select a public interest internship if given the opportunity, Smith said. This experience has really opened Smith s eyes to seeing both sides of a case. I ve developed a stronger interest in finding out why an individual may commit a crime, she said. I hope this experience helps me to become a more compassionate attorney. During her clerkship, Smith has drafted motions on behalf of the attorneys, wrote memoranda on specific points of law, and conducted client interviews. She says her greatest challenge was writing memoranda because she found it difficult to focus on one narrow issue of law. Also it was sometimes difficult to find a case that was on point with an argument I attempted to make, she admits. Her most significant assignments have been drafting motions that were filed in Circuit Court on behalf of clients that are committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. These motions were significant because a juvenile s release was contingent upon the success or failure of the motion, Smith said. I really enjoyed working with the entire DPA staff. Everyone was very helpful and was always willing to help me improve my skills as a future attorney. It seems as though all of the staff attorneys remembered what it was like as a law clerk and really tried to give me helpful tips and advice. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas addressed the Black Law Students Association s first of its kind conference in February of 2007. Students from all four of Louisiana s law schools, and members of the Baton Rouge and New Orleans legal and political communities participated in this one-day event, which provided a forum to speak on the substantive issues specific to the black law student. Smith also had the opportunity to visit two Kentucky state prisons and interview clients. Though she had hoped for client interaction, the law student said she had no idea that she would have this tremendous opportunity. Since Smith s internship involved criminal defense, all of the information she learned in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure has been invaluable to her this summer. On a day-to-day basis, she says she may be asked to transcribe a trial tape, draft a memo, write a motion, or simply index a file it all depends on what the attorneys need her to do that day. I m required to interact with the attorneys, the DPA staff, clients, prosecutors, and clerks, who have been very helpful, she said. This experience has solidified my interest in criminal defense. BLSA Hosts First State of the Louisiana Black Law Student Conference Two panel discussions covered the legal, academic, and social issues specific to African-American students who are attending Louisiana law schools post-hurricane Katrina. The conference also provided an opportunity for retrospective commentary on the effects of the disaster, as well as for discussion of the roles law students must play in the rebuilding process. 54 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Armed Forces Appellate Court Hears Case at Southern University Law Center This year marked the first time that the United States Court of Appeal for the Armed Forces held hearings at SULC. Pictured from left are Judge Charles Erdmann; studentattorneys Karen Hayes, Jaymeski Pullins Gorham, Brandon Brown, and Katherine Pellegran; Judge Scott W. Stucky; and Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron. Members of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces were honored during a reception Monday, February 12, 2007, at the Southern University Law Center Staff Lounge, following their first-time hearing at the law center as part of the court s Project Outreach program. Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron and Judges Charles E. Erdmann and Scott W. Stucky were part of a three-judge panel to hear the case, United States v. Rodolfo Flores, Private First Class (E-2), U. S. Marine Corps. SULC studentattorneys, Brandon Brown, Jaymeski Pullins Gorham, Karen Hayes, and Katherine Pellegran, filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the appellant. Gorham presented the oral argument for the four-member team, supervised by Donald North, director of the clinical education program. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, located in Washington, D.C., was created by Congress in 1951 as the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Congress also enacted the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which established a military judicial system to give members of the military services who are accused of crimes rights paralleling those of accused persons in the civilian community. The five judges of this court are civilians appointed for 15-year terms by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The court s two judges not present at the session in Baton Rouge are Judges James E. Baker and Margaret A. Ryan. The court has worldwide jurisdiction and encompasses questions of law arising from trials by court-martial in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in cases where a death sentence is imposed, where a case is certified for review by the Judge Advocate General of the accused s service, or where the accused petitions and shows good cause for further review. The United States Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review decisions of the military appellate courts in which the United States has taken an appeal from rulings by military judges during trials by court-martial. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 55

2006 and 2007 Classes in Review The following highlights should provide readers with a glimpse of the activities and achievements of the Class of 2006 and the Class of 2007. Class of 2006 Set the Bar on Scholarship The River Parishes Claimants 1988 Refinery Explosion Memorial Scholarships were awarded to Raymond Brown, Tenedra Jackson, Orenthal Jasmin, Rhonda Sylvain, and George Winston, III. Kimberly Carter earned the $10,000.00 Sidney B. Williams Intellectual Property Law Scholarship. Thurgood Marshall Scholars were Keturah Drake, Deidra Godfrey, Ingrid James, and AnTonette Roché. The West s Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award (Plaque) for the highest GPA in the third-year class went to Hester Gloston- Hilliard. Gloston-Hilliard was also awarded the Sports & Entertainment Scholarship and was a recipient of the 2005-06 Phelps Dunbar Scholarship. Donald Guidry was awarded the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence, for outstanding performance in bankruptcy course work. Roshawn Husband received the Federal Courts Award. The Cicardo Awards established by contributions from the five Cicardo alumi family members were awarded to Damien Jackson, Most Effective Clinical Education Student; Lakethia Bryant, Administrative/Civil Law; Renada Williams, Criminal Law; Steven Gill, Domestic Violence; Hester Golston-Hillard, Elder Law; Tracie Freeman, Juvenile Law; and Kerri Brown, Low-Income Taxpayer Law. SBA president Edward C. James, II, received the ALI-ABA Scholarship & Leadership Award\Graduating student who represents success in scholarship & leadership. Angela Mason earned the Louisiana Parish Attorney s Association Annual Academic Award for the highest grade in Local Government Law. Steven Sumbler received the Earl Warren Legal Scholarship. Monique Wright was awarded the Baton Rouge Legal Scholarship. Class of 2007 Excelled in Service and Publications Kavitha Akula was awarded the American Bar Institute (ABI) 2007 Medal of Excellence in recognition of her outstanding performance in bankruptcy coursework, and the Baton Rouge Legal Scholarship. Kathryn Hughes Bowman was the recipient of the Federal Courts Award. Jared Dunahoe received the Provosty, Salder, DeLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel Scholarship. (Also won the award in 2006). Jessica C. Jarreau won 1 st place in the International Association of Defense Counsel 2006 Legal Writing Competition. Courtney Joiner received the ALI- ABA Scholarship & Leadership Award\Graduating student who represents success in scholarship & leadership. He also received the Phelps Dunbar Scholarship. SBA president Terry C. Landry, Jr., was selected as the student member of the 2006-2007 Louisiana Board of Regents. Alfred Latham, Jr., named Student Attorney of the Year (Juvenile Law Clinic) Several students were appointed to leadership positions with the American Bar Association Law Student Division, Thirteenth Circuit: Jessica Yarbrough, Lt. Governor for Communications; Sangbahn Y. Scere, Lt. Governor for Diversity; Ricky Verrett, Louisiana Governor for Parttime/Evening Students, and Stacey Clark, Execute Lt. Governor. Treffaney Lowe won 2 nd place and a $1,500 scholarship in the 2006 Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association writing competition. Albert Mitchell, III, received the Law School Merit Award. Nicholas Rockforte won West s outstanding achievement award for the highest GPA in the third year class. Michelle Shelton was selected as the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for the month of March 2007. Monica L. Smith was selected by the Louisiana State Bar Association s Board of Directors as one of four recipients of the LSBA s first Law Student Pro Bono Awards. The Moot Court Board won the regional level of the National Appellate Advocacy Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition. Participants included: Jo-Leo Carney-Waterton and Tawney Cooper-Smith. Jo-Leo Carney-Waterton, Jessica Jarreau, and Brittany Reed participated in the William E. McGhee Civil Rights Competition. Waterton ranked 1 st and Jarreau 2 nd in the first round. Jarreau ranked 1 st and Brittany Reed 2 nd in the second round. Jarreau ranked 2 nd in the third round. 56 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

National Women Judges Present Color of Justice Outreach Program Judge Brenda Stith Loftin, Administrative Law Judge Janice Miller, Judge Phyllis Keaty, Justice Bernette Johnson, student Daphne Trevathan, Chancellor Pitcher, Judge Trudy M. White, Magistrate Karen Wells Roby, and Michelle Jackson, interim director of the Office of Career Counseling and Development. SULC Inn of Court Inductees Recognized Twenty-five law students were inducted into the Southern University Law Center American Inn of Court, October 23, 2007. The 2007 pupils are Jodi C. Andrews, Angela L. Brown, Herbert C. Brown, Jr., Stacy L. Christophe, James E. Courtenay, Joann K. Coston, Sharon Y. Florence, Koshaneke N. Gilbert, Mary L. Jones, Tracy O. Joseph, Stephanie Legros, April-Michelle Leon, Brittany Love, Kaleisha L. Nelson, Afi C. Patterson, Andrew J. Quackenbos, Andrew J. Reynolds, Leslie S. Ricard, Quincy M. Richard, Jr., Christopher L. Sices, Alphonse Smith, LyTanya Toomer, Devereaux X. Towner, Daphne M. Trevathan, and Tavares A. Walker. Donald North, director of Clinical Education, swore in 25 pupils of the American Inn of Court in October of 2007. Members of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) participated in a luncheon discussion, Getting Real With the Bench And Bar, Friday, October 12, at the Southern University Law Center. NAWJ, established in 1979, actively engages in community outreach efforts and programs including the awarding of an annual Equal Access to Justice Law Student Scholarship and the presentation of Color of Justice outreach programs to high-school students and law students across the country. The program was hosted by the SULC Office of Career Counseling and Development, headed by interim director Michelle A. Jackson, in cooperation with the Student Bar Association and the Women in Law Society. Afi C. Patterson is SBA president and Tamesha Bendaw is president of Women in Law. SULC student Daphne Trevathan was awarded the NAWJ Equal Access to Justice Scholarship during the outreach program. Trevathan s community service includes the LACE Institute Enrichment Program for teenaged girls in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana State Bar Association AIDS Law Hotline, and volunteering to provide Thanksgiving meals to residents of FEMA s Renaissance Village in Baton Rouge. She has worked with the Louisiana State Bar Association Disaster Hotline, Capital Area Legal Services Corporation, Legal Aid of North Carolina-Advocates for Children s Services, and the Center for Death Penalty Litigation in Durham, North Carolina. Program participants were Judge Brenda S. Loftin, NAWJ president; Judge Phyllis Keaty of the 15 th Judicial District Court in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NAWJ district 6 director; Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court; Judge Trudy M. White, Baton Rouge City Court; Administrative Law Judge Janice Miller of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Appeals; Magistrate Karen Wells Roby, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; and Judge Barbara Shestko of the U.S. Air Force. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 57

Excerpts from the speech at the 2007 Barrister s Ball of the outgoing 2006-07 SBA president. What SULC Means to Me By Terry Landry, 07 Terry Landry What this Law Center means to me is a real family working together to accomplish the same goals, with the love that we have for each other as a family. I can recall such love in a family I once knew. I can remember one day when the wife of that family got a knock on the door. When she went to open the door, she saw three men standing there. The men then asked her if her husband was home. The wife told the men that she was expecting her husband any minute and for them to come in while they waited. The men refused and insisted on waiting outside until her husband returned home. About five minutes later, the husband shows up and his wife immediately tells him there are three men waiting for you outside. The husband went to the door and the three men then introduced themselves as success, love, and wealth. The husband invited the men inside, but they told him all three of us cannot come in at the same time, only one of us may enter, and it is up to you and your wife to decide who that will be. The wife and the husband began discussing it. Initially the wife said that if success were allowed to come she could get the job she applied for and become a manager in a large corporation. However her husband said if wealth came in neither of them would ever have to work again. They went back and forth until they finally agreed and went to the door and invited love to come in. When love entered the home, success followed behind him, and after him wealth entered as well. You see, when you put love into the equation of your life, everything will take care of itself. It is that same love that led me to THE Southern University Law Center. It was the love for my people, the love of diversity, love of the knowledge of the law, and that love led me to lead. The words of Cornel West still ring in my head as he said in order to lead the people, you must first love the people. I can honestly say that I love this institution for it has become a part of me; for I am this Law Center and it is me. As we look into the future, we must not step as if we are ignorant of our past, we must step with a firm knowledge of the road that preceded the one before us, for if we don t we are taking a step into uncharted waters and uncertain territory, in fact the only thing certain about that step is that it is a step into uncertainty. We can never take a step into uncertainty, for if we do, we may be taking a step back into darkness. We must never take a step into darkness, for this is where victory has already been purchased, but we must take a step into this bright day of NEW FREEDOM, remembering our past, celebrating our future, and mindful of our vision to still look forward to a better day than this one. I am just a young man from Lafayette, Louisiana, with dreams and hope to help others. As long as I exist on this earth, my quest will not be enlarging my bank account, but my quest will be to take into account that it s not about me, it s about us, so that we may all give a self-righteous account to our creator. I remember that my incoming class came to the Law Center, expecting to change the school, yet we changed the world! We ve done our part, and as I walk away from these hollowed halls, a final word to the men and women of this SULC revolution, the men and women who for the past three years did the work to bring our school where is ought to be. My friends WE DID IT; we weren t just marking time, we made a difference. We made the school stronger, we made it more diverse, and we have left her in good hands. So thank you Southern University Law Center for allowing us the opportunity to show the world what we are capable of. I can only hope that I lived up to your expectation and that I represented you all well. It is with both sadness and great joy that I leave you, but remember I could never be what I ought to be, until you are what you ought to be; but you could never be what you ought to be, until I am what I ought to be. Thank you. 58 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Excerpt of the speech at the 2007 Barrister s Ball of the incoming 2007-08 SBA President What Motivates an SBA president By Afi Patterson, 2007-08 SBA President Afi Patterson The decision to be a student of the law comes to those who in some way or another are seeking to invoke change if not for anything except their very existence. In making my decision to run for Student Bar Association president, I wanted to study the law while effecting change during my matriculation here. I thought it was a daunting task to take on, but whenever you carry yourself with a since of pride and you treat others as you would want to be treated, you will always find two or three brothers and sisters ready to go in the trenches with you. I was lead to serve by my Lord and Savior. He put me in the trenches, but I know that he hasn t left me there. Serving along side of me my entire life have been my parents Nell and Lester Patterson, who are my guides and now partners in my success. Secondly, my beloved section 3 from the 2005-2006 incoming class gave me the inspiration and encouragement that provided me with this vision. My class of 2008, who refuses to let me fail, and the entire SULC student body, faculty and administration have put such faith in me. My very special professors Donald North, Shenequa Grey, Michelle Ghetti, and Winston Riddick who has spent endless hours helping me understand the significance of my path and finally one brother, Germain Bernadin. He works behind the scenes and has been the wind beneath many wings at this law center. He pushed me to achieve what I thought was the unattainable. He has been instrumental in my success and sanity at the Law Center. When I first began at Southern, Professor Cleveland Coon charged my small section of the 2005 pre-law summer program with the duty of becoming societal architects; individuals that transform lives, shape futures and secure freedom. From that moment I had my charge. At that moment, I saw what we have already become, a legal core of engineers that build bridges for each other, and we will continue building a culture of success. I want to cultivate the passion and energy I feel in the hearts of my colleagues and transform it into diamonds of justice. So Southern University Law Center lets begin anew remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness and sincerity is always subject to proof. The hour is now, the place is here, and it will be the Southern University Law Center that will act now, before it is too late. So, let s go forth to lead the school that we love, asking his help and his blessings, but knowing that God s work on this earth must truly be our own. The 2007-08 SBA officers are pictured, from left, seated: vice president, Paul T. DeRoussell; president, Afi Patterson; and secretary, Tavares Walker; and pictured from left, standing: 3L representative, L. Delaine Poland; editor/ Public Defender, Tracey Joseph; parliamentarian, Todd Johnson; 3L Class president, Koshaneke Gilbert; and 2L Class president, Dwazendra Smith. Not picture are treasurer, Daphne Trevathan; ABA/LDS representative, Gregory Brumfield; and 2L Class representative, Wayne Haydin. 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008) SULC REFLECTIONS 59

Reflections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ALUMNI NEWS We ll publish your news! All submissions to ALUMNI NEWS are edited for style and brevity. Please send your information to Southern University Law Center, Office of Alumni Affairs Mail: Post Office Box 9294, Baton Rouge, LA 70813-9294 Telephone: (225) 771-2155, Fax: (225) 771-6257; E-mail: Creed@sulc.edu Name Year of Graduation Title Business Address City, State, Zip Business Telephone Fax Number Home Address City, State, Zip Home Telephone Preferred E-mail address Please circle response. Okay to publish e-mail address? Yes No tour the facility Please continue on a separate sheet if needed. Photographs are also welcome. Thank You! 60 SULC REFLECTIONS 60th Anniversary Issue (Winter 2008)

Calendar of Events March 2008 9-13 ABA Site Visit for Accreditation, including March 10 Alumni and Friends Reception, 6:30-9:30 p.m., TBA. 19 J.J. McKernan Lecture Lecture, featuring Professor Burt Neuborne, New York University School of Law, 6 p.m., 129-130 A.A. Lenoir Hall 22 Faculty Colloquium, Professor Ruth J. Hill, Noon, 130 A.A. Lenoir Hall April 2008 10 Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr., Symposium on Law, Politics, Civil Rights and Justice (CLE Seminar), 9 a.m., A.A. Lenoir Hall, and Hall of Fame Reception, 6:30 p.m., Holiday Inn Select May 2008 10 Spring Commencement, speaker Dennis Archer, chairman of Dickinson Wright PLLC and past president of the American Bar Association (ABA), 10 a.m., F.G. Clark Activity Center June 2008 2 Registration 3 Summer Term Classes Begin July 2008 16-20 Southern University Alumni Federation National Conference, New Orleans, LA 26 NBA 83rd Annual Convention and Exhibits, The Westin Galleria and The Westin Oaks, Houston, Texas (through August 2) Office of the Chancellor 225-771-2552 Office of the Vice Chancellor 225-771-2552 Admissions 225-771-5340 1-800-552-5106 Louisiana 1-800-537-1135 Out of State Only Alumni Affairs 225-771-2155 Clinical Education 225-771-3333 Continuing Legal Education 225-771-2155 Development 225-771-5044 Financial Aid 225-771-2141 Library Services 225-771-2315 Career Planning and Development 225-771-2142 Publications and Electronic Media 225-771-5815 Records and Enrollment Services 225-771-5340 Recruitment Services 225-771-6297 Student Affairs 225-771-3811

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