After the hours of classes, studying and preparing, the JD and LL.M. students of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law received their respective law degrees and are ready to head out into the world. Commencement exercises for the Class of 2014 took place on
Friday, May 23, 2014 at 5 p.m. on the Holly & David Wilson Field at Chapman University.

The 2014 keynote speaker for the Fowler School of Law was the Honorable Raymond C. Fisher, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. “We all get to where we are with the help of others,” said Judge Fisher at the beginning of his speech. He continued to explain how unexpected people and events changed the path of his career and brought him to this point. Judge Fisher encouraged the graduates to be open to and look for these opportunities.

fowlerFollowing Judge Fisher, Fowler School of Law Dean Tom Campbell and Chapman University President James L. Doti presented Dale E. Fowler with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. In 2013, Chapman University’s law school was the recipient of the second largest reported gift to any law school in the United States thanks to a $55 million donation from prominent real estate developer Dale E. Fowler and his wife Sarah Ann. The law school was named “The Dale E. Fowler School of Law” in September 2013.

During the graduation banquet the night before, several students were also honored for their involvement or academic achievement at the law school. The 2014 Valedictorian and the recipient of the Carmelina Doti Academic Excellence Award was Blake Joseph Corry. Dean Campbell then introduced the following 2014 Academic Honors:

Summa cum Laude:

  • Blake Joseph Corry

Magna cum Laude:

  • Andrew Shaun Gahan
  • Dana Lauren Humrighouse
  • Nancy J. Sandoval
  • Dallis Nicole Warshaw
  • Adam J. Weidner

Cum Laude:

  • Kendall Maria Bober
  • Brandon Dale Howard
  • John O. Steiner
  • Alison Casey Bollbach
  • Sophia Sadat Nabavi
  • Leah Marie Walker
  • Stephan Michael Brown
  • Nicole Andrea Naleway
  • Ashley Morgan Watkins
  • Marissa Kuuipo Cale
  • Heidi J. Post
  • Sara Ashley Zimmerman
  • Catherine Helen Conroy
  • Cyrus Shahbazian
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Raymond Michael Gennawey III delivered the JD response during the commencement ceremonies. “Over the past three years we truly became a family,” Gennawey said. He emphasized this point using humor and specific examples from his years at Fowler School of Law.

Following Gennawey, graduating LL.M. student Eghosa Courage Isibor delivered the LL.M. response. Isibor, who came to Fowler from Nigeria, said that when choosing a law school in the United States, it was important to him to find a school with diversity. “I envisioned a school where students from different nations, ethnicities and backgrounds can cross-pollinate ideas in an intellectually stimulating environment,” he said.

Breaking tradition, this year the M. Katherine Baird Darmer Outstanding Professor of the Year Award was presented to two professors: Susanna K. Ripken and Celestine R. McConville. This award was voted on by the third year students and resulted in a rare tie.

Members of the Class of 2014

Masters of Laws Graduates

Maryam D/O Abdulhaq Ibrahim Abdullah Alsultan
Faisal Ibrahim A Abuhaimid Saleh Fahad Alsultan
Noura Muhammad Abunayyan Jamila Ahmed Alsuwayed
Sarah Abdulaziz Alabdulkarim Abeer Khaled Althukair
Khalid Abdulaziz Alajlan Shabahang Arian
Nouf Fahad Alarjani Lamia Ibrahim Abdullah Bahaian
Mohammed Abdalkarim Albraithen Beimnet Mitiku Bekele
Abdullah Hassan Aldosari Danya Abdulrahman Bin Mahaysin
Meshal Saud Aldossari Nicole Zachar Davidson
Ohood Mohammed Alghamdi Crystal Rebecca Davieau
Sultan Muhameed Aljadeed Richa Dhindsa
Suliman Mohammed Aljarbou Ann H. Doan
Saud Fahad Aljohani Lauren Boyd Elsemri
Naif Abdulaziz Alkanhal Sumer Mamdouh Ghazzawi
Sultan Mohammed Alkheraif Hootan Hemati
Sarah Issam Alkhursany Eghosa Courage Isibor
Saleh Ali Alluhaidan Waukeshia Jackson
Maram Mohammed Almutairi Fahad Abdulrahman Khamis
Mansour Naser Al-Obaidallah Rachel Poleshuk Leon
Abdullah Oqla Aloqla Giovanna Gabriella Longobardo
Abdulrahman Nasser Alquraini Garrett Peter Maughan
Abdulelah Nahar Alrasheed Maryam Motazedi
Wajdan Khalid Alsaeed Amal Mohammed Said Nawar
Naif Saud Alsagri Stephanie H. Novelli
Yara Mahmoud Alsaiedi Sujin Paik
Fahad Abdullah Al Saud John Frank Patton
Mutaz Faisal Alshabani Rocío M. Pérez
Mohammed Ayed Alshahrani Nooria Sallam
Fawaz Fayez Alshalawi Pantea R. Sharifi
Abdulaziz Abdullah Alshehri Rizwan Javeed Sheikh
Abdulrahman Ali Alsodies Yuria Sumida
Mshari Mohammed Alsoqyani Bharat Bahadur Tamang
Abdullah Alsubeie Amy Kiyoko Trobaugh

Juris Doctor Graduates

Laura Beth Aguirre Jacqueline Gonzalez Valle Heidi J. Post
Nusha Farin Ahmed Alexandra M. Halfman Nicole Ann Propst
Alaa A. Alomar Suzanna Rose Harman Alyssa Marie Putzier
Brian Theodore Anders Henry H. Haroutunian Candace Emily Burr Queathem
André John Ausseresses James Andrew Henson Yuliya Raysh
Matthew J. Avetoom Brandon Dale Howard Bryan Benjamin Ross
Whitney Renee Barnes Dana Lauren Humrighouse Allyson Elise Rudolph
Alyson Eleni Bashor Sara Kang Jose Ruiz
Cody William Bateman Neil Gregory Kuczynski Natalie Hero Sadon
Zachary Charles Begle Andrew Paul Kulha Nancy J. Sandoval
Michael Joseph Berry Nayda D. Lakelieh Ariana Kristine Santoro
Whitney Daniel Bertch Brittany Lauren Lee Jaryn Haskell Saritzky
Kelly Marlene Blacketer Kristalyn Fon Lee Shawn Sasooness
Kendall Marie Bober Stephanie Lee Lincoln Ali Taylor Shafer
Alison Casey Bollbach Kimberley Lauren Litzler Cyrus Shahbazian
Trejur Perren Bordenave Katherine Ann Lubinski Haaris Shahzad
Rochelle Joy Breedon Jack David Mantych Tiffany Rachel Smith
Jacob Adam Brender Michael A. Marino Ryan James Smythe
Stephan Michael Brown Andrew J. Mase Matthew A. Spikes
Ali Ismail Bushra Kelsey Leigh Anne Maxwell Michelle Leann Standfield
Marissa Kuuipo Cale Lauren Claire McAdams Jennifer Elizabeth Stein
Nathan B. Camuti Samantha Kate McBride John O. Steiner
Tamara Marie Carson Nolan Shields McCready Kendall Marie Stevens
Jessi L. Castro Marissa Joy McDonald Jonathon Granville Strait
Jonathan William Cayton Chelsea Gentry McGuire Stephen Tanizaki
Steven David Cometa James Thomas McKinnon Ashleigh Marie Tenney
Catherine Helen Conroy Ian Stuart McTaggart Allen Yueh-Wen Tsai
Blake Joseph Corry Tyler Edward Mendez Bradley Jason Vallejo
Jennifer A. Crampton Ashley Lauren Milnes Blaise Edward Vanderhorst
Devin Seamus Crowley Samuel Mirejovsky Lauren E. Vanga
Katherine Elizabeth Currie-Diamond Samantha Blake Morgenstern Tiffany Vu
Dan Tudor Danet Sophia Sadat Nabavi Vanessa Anne Wagner
Paul Harding Deese Gia Takako Nafarrete Leah Marie Walker
Gregory Joseph Diaz Nicole Andrea Naleway Alexandria Whitney Walker
Mayra Duque Chiryze Marie-Louise Navarro Andrew J. Wallin
Kaelee Michelle Edwards Kyle C. Nellesen Spencer Garfield Wampole
Dylan Matthew Ellsworth Lien Mai Nguyen Christina Emily Wang
Chad Everett Elwell Minhquan Nguyen Dallis Nicole Warshaw
Ericka Alice Evans Peter Francis Nguyen Ashley Morgan Watkins
Nathan Daniel Finfrock Courtland Wade Noble Adam J. Weidner
Gregory Jan Frenkiel Michael Edward O’Hart Christopher Kied Wong
Natalie Belle Fulton Clay-Michael O’Neal Kayla Abreu Xavier
Andrew Shaun Gahan Gabrielle E. Ortiz Golnaz Zandieh
Katrina Rose Galvez Ricardo Agustín Pérez Sara Ashley Zimmerman
Raymond Michael Gennawey III Andrew Phan Elisabeth Clarie Zuniga

Students Graduating with an Emphasis

Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Emphasis

Alaa A. Alomar Gregory Joseph Diaz Ariana Kristine Santoro
Zachary Charles Begle Nathan Daniel Finfrock Cyrus Shahbazian
Whitney Daniel Berth Gregory Jan Frenkiel Jonathon Granville Strait
Jessi L. Castro Dana Lauren Humrighouse Ashley Morgan Watkins
Jennifer A. Crampton Jack David Mantych Christopher Kied Wong
Paul Harding Deese Clay-Michael O’Neal

Business Law Emphasis

Alison Casey Bollbach Nicole Andrea Naleway Kendall Marie Stevens
Marissa Kuuipo Cale Lien Mai Nguyen Leah Marie Walker
Andrew Shaun Gahan Andrew Phan Adam J. Weidner
Brandon Dale Howard Tiffany Rachel Smith

Entertainment Law Emphasis

Paul Harding Deese Courtland Wade Noble Dallis Nicole Warshaw
Alexandra M. Halfman Clay-Michael O’Neal
Neil Gregory Kuczynski Nicole Ann Propst

Environmental, Land Use and Real Estate Law Emphasis

Kelly Marlene Blacketer Andrew Phan Spencer Garfield Wampole
Henry H. Haroutuanian Bradley Jason Vallejo

International Law Emphasis

Nayda D. Lakelieh

Tax Emphasis

Matthew J. Avetoom Blake Joseph Corry Tiffany Rachel Smith
Stephan Michael Brown Henry H. Haroutunian Christina Emily Wang
Steven David Cometa Michael Edward O’Hart Adam J. Weidner

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Thank you to all the graduates, faculty and staff that made this commencement possible. View the recording of the Commencement Exercises for the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Class of 2014.