Dreams Will Come True, Students Can Now Earn a J.D. Degree at

school newsgraduation highlightsTop. State Bar of Michigan President Thomas Cranmer delivers the commencement address.Middle. From left, Cooley President Don LeDuc, Paul Michael Collins, summa cum laude; GregoryMichael Matlock, President’s Achievement Award winner, and State Bar of Michigan PresidentThomas Cranmer.Bottom. Left and middle: Graduates of the Edwards Class. At right: Mable Martin-Scott was thewinner of the Beattie Award for Excellence in Teaching.Edwards ClassCommencement ceremonies for the Edwards Class wereheld May 20, 2006, at the Breslin Center.The invocation was given by Assistant Dean andAssociate Professor Nelson Miller. Senior Michael Brushwas chosen by his fellow graduates to deliver the valedictoryremarks.Commencement speaker was State Bar of MichiganPresident Thomas W. Cranmer, a principal with the firmof Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone.Paul Michael Collins, summa cum laude, was the recipientof the James E. Burns Memorial Award. Gregory MichaelMatlock was the recipient of the President’sAchievement Award.The Burns Award is given to the student who graduateswith the highest grade point average in the class, whilethe President’s Achievement Award goes to the studentwho had the highest percentage increase betweenincoming index and graduating G.P.A.Professor Mable Martin-Scott won the Beattie Award forExcellence in Teaching, an award voted on by membersof the graduating class.18 BENCHMARK TRINITY 2006