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LawyerSTETSONVOLUME 44, NUMBER 2FALL 2004STETSON UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF LAWDarby DickersonVice President and DeanRoyal C. GardnerVice DeanTheresa J. Pulley RadwanAssociate Dean of AcademicsJohn F. CooperAssociate Dean, International and Cooperative ProgramsJan MajewskiAssociate Dean, Tampa Law CenterPamela B. ColemanAssistant Dean of AdmissionsScarlett R. GuyAssistant Dean of Student LifeDotti E. BressiAssociate Vice President of College RelationsDarlene L. KellyDirector of Development and Alumni RelationsEDITORSDavina Y. GouldEditor and Associate Director of CommunicationsFrank KlimExecutive Director of CommunicationsAaron ReincheldCommunications SpecialistCONTRIBUTORS/PHOTOGRAPHERSProfessor Michael AllenMichael ArendallStan ArthurRoxann HarrisTyler HickeyFelix Hill ’95Kristen MoryBrandi PalmerC.J. SagorskiBryan SchillerChris StickneyProfessor Michael SwygertThe Tampa TribunePatricia ToupsDennis YankusThe Stetson Lawyer is published twice a year by theOffices of Communications and College Relations foralumni and friends of Stetson Law.1401 61 st St. S. • Gulfport, FL 337071700 N. Tampa St. • Tampa, FL 33602(727) 562-7818 • fax (727) 347-4183www.law.stetson.edualumni@law.stetson.edu© 2004, Stetson University College of Law.All rights reserved. Stetson University College of Law isan equal opportunity educational institution.The DocketDECEMBER 200417 Fall 2004 Honors and Awards Ceremony,4:30 p.m., Great Hall, College of Law Campus,Gulfport18 Fall 2004 Commencement Ceremony, 2 p.m.,Courtyard, College of Law Campus, GulfportJANUARY 200512 Miami-Dade Area Alumni Reception, 5:30 p.m.,Mellon Financial Center, 30th Floor, Miami25 Naples Area Alumni Reception, 5:30 p.m.,Offices of Quarles & Brady LLP26 Ft. Myers Area Alumni Reception, 5:30 p.m.,Brixz Grill and Bistro at Ft. Myers Country Club27 Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Distinguished Lecture inLegal Ethics and Inns of Court Banquet,6 p.m., Mirror Lake Lyceum28 CLE: “In the Age of Terrorism, Where ShouldAttorneys Stand?” Symposium, Tampa LawCenterCLE: Reflections on and Implications ofSchiavo, College of Law Campus, GulfportFEBRUARY 20053 Melbourne Area Alumni Reception, 5:30 p.m.,Eau Gallie Yacht Club, Indian Harbour Beach11 Admissions Minority Pre-Law Conference,College of Law Campus, Gulfport19-23 CLE: 26th Annual National Conference on Lawand Higher Education, Clearwater Beach25 CLE: Special Needs Trusts (with NCBAF),Cary, N.C.26 Black Law Students Association AlumniBrunch, Mann LoungeMARCH 20052 Daytona Area Alumni Reception, 5:30 p.m.,place TBD3 DeLand Area Alumni Reception, 5:30 p.m.,Home of Stetson President H. Douglas andMargaret Lee4 Calvin A. Kuenzel Student Bar AssociationBarristers’ Ball, 6:30 p.m., Belleview BiltmoreResort, Clearwater16 Stetson University State Day, Tallahassee17 Stetson/St. Petersburg Bar AssociationSt. Patrick's Day Mixer, 5:30 p.m., College ofLaw Campus, Gulfport29 Ft. Lauderdale Area Alumni Reception,5:30 p.m., place TBD30 West Palm Beach Area Alumni Reception,5:30 p.m., place TBDAPRIL 20051-2 Stetson Lawyers Association Advisory BoardMeeting, College of Law Campus, Gulfport9 Stetson Admitted Students Day, College ofLaw Campus, Gulfport20 Jacksonville Area Alumni Reception,5:30 p.m., place TBD26 Lakeland Area Alumni Reception, 5:30 p.m.,place TBDMAY 200513 Spring Honors and Awards Ceremony, GreatHall, 4:30 p.m.14 Spring Commencement Ceremony, 9 a.m.,Courtyard, College of Law Campus, Gulfport18 Bradenton/Sarasota Alumni Reception, 5:30p.m., Bradenton Country Club25 New Port Richey Alumni Event, place TBDJUNE 200512-15 CLE: 5th International Bankruptcy Program inFreiburg, Germany, CLE sessions with Americanand European speakers the mornings of June 13-15, afternoon excursions to Strasbourg, France,European Parliament, historic sites in the BlackForest, wine-tasting trips to Rhine vineyards, andwalking tour of Freiburg, opening reception onJune 12 and farewell dinner on June 15, call CLEoffice at (813) 228-0226 for more information

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T SF E A T U R E SN E W SB R I E F S14 Spring ’04 graduationAttorney General offers inspiration, laughterto grads22 50 years in Tampa BayA brief history of Stetson UniversityCollege of Law since its move to Gulfport26 Hall of FameIntroducing the 17 inaugural inductees ofthe Stetson Law Hall of Fame30 Cornerstone CampaignIndividual giving key to law school success;part-time student awarded largest Stetsonscholarship ever3 Stetson creates Center for Excellence inHigher Education Law and Policy3 Second Stetson law professor in two yearsreceives Fulbright4 Stetson alumni recognized at bar inductionevents4 Stetson honors alumna with service award5 Community Law Program honors student5 International news: Stetson expandssummer program to Germany, The Hague;Australian team wins Stetson environmentalmoot court competition; Stetson holds CLEin Canada, makes plans for Germany14P R O F I L E S16 Stetson’s elder lawpioneerProfessor-to-professor profile of RebeccaMorgan ’80 by Michael Allen18 The end of an eraAfter working for six deans over 48 years,Stetson icon Dorothy Bishop retires20 When ambition meetstalentStudent Casey Reeder becomes firstStetson undergraduate in recent history toenroll in Stetson’s 3-3 law program6 Advocacy news: Stetson wins nation’spremier trial competition; summer victoriescontinue winning tradition; second ethicsseries video completed7 Hurricanes take minor toll on campuses7 Stetson appoints, promotes administrators7 Meet the class of 200712 Stetson welcomes 11 new law faculty36 Alumni news: Schaeffer ’71 receivesGoldin Award; Marstiller ’96 appointed chieftechnology officer of Florida41 Stetson presents awards to alumni, friends1628 Pakistani human rightslawyer finds asylum inU.S., StetsonLL.M. student determined to return tohomeland to fight for women’s rights37 Teachers by day,students by nightSeveral part-time students work day jobs inlocal school systemsD E P A R T M E N T S2 From the Dean8 Faculty forum32 Donor report38 Class Notes: In memoriam, alumni events,weddings, new additions45 Alumni news/information update46 Campus and CLE highlights1847 Show your Stetson pride48 Commemorative Brick Order Form26F ALL 2004 1

F ROM THE DEANHurricanes, heritageand new horizonsGreetings,Fall 2004 has been a semester to remember! TheCollege of Law, like much of Florida, was threatened byfour hurricanes in six months. We were fortunate andsuffered only minor damage on the two campuses.Between the hurricanes, we celebrated the College ofLaw’s Golden Anniversary in Tampa Bay. To mark thisimportant milestone, we created a Hall of Fame, secureda heritage marker from the state of Florida, held severalhistorical lectures, and threw a gala banquet inSeptember.In addition to celebrating our past, we continue tochart our future. As I reported in my last column, theCollege of Law has embarked on a strategic planningprocess. Phase 1, which involved setting our strategicdirectives and initiatives, is complete, and we are startingthe tactical and operational planning phases, whichwe expect to finish this spring.Below are the strategic directives and initiativesidentified in Phase 1.The College should seek to substantially enhance itsnational reputation.■■■■■■■The College should recruit, enroll and retain a higher caliber and morediverse student body.The College should take steps to ensure that strong teaching remainsa priority.The College should increase the quality and quantity of faculty scholarship,and should increase the exposure of that scholarship.The College should increase faculty engagement in the regional,national and international academic and bar communities.The College should use its strengths in certain academic areas toenhance its national reputation.The College should take steps to better utilize its alumni to increasethe College’s national reputation.The College should increase its commitment to the profession and thecommunity, both locally and beyond, to increase its national reputationand fulfill its responsibility to make a difference in the world.2 STETSON LawyerThe College should be morefocused on its long-termgoals in all facets of its operations.■■■The College should be more focused on its long-term goals whenplanning the growth and development of its programs, makingdecisions concerning the expenditure of resources, hiring faculty andmaking student admissions decisions.The College should recognize how facilities issues may affect longtermgoals.The College should value its role as part of a university communityand strengthen its relationships with the other schools and collegesthat form Stetson University.The College should seek to substantially improve itsfinancial position.■■■The College should increase its endowment.The College should control its expenses.The College should seek to increase alumni giving.The College should strive to ensure that, as it growsand develops, the culture of respect between studentsand faculty continues to flourish.I appreciated the e-mails and letters I received frommany of you in response to my last request for input, andI also welcome your response to these goals. We willupdate you on the final plan in a future edition of theLawyer. Personally, I am excited about our direction andknow that with your support, we can become an evenstronger institution of higher education.I wish you all a wonderful holiday season, and hopeto see many of you in person as we travel the state inthe final phase of the Cornerstone Campaign.Sincerely,Darby Dickerson, Vice President and Dean

NEWS BRIEFSStetson creates Center forExcellence in HigherEducation Law and PolicyStetson organized the Comparative Higher Education Roundtable thissummer at New College, Oxford University, to bring together highereducation scholars from the United States and United Kingdom.Stetson University College of Law established theCenter for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policyin September 2004, building on the renowned programsestablished by its founding co-directors, ProfessorsRobert D. Bickel and Peter F. Lake.The center’s first major event will be the 26th annualNational Conference on Law and Higher Education,set for February 2005 in Clearwater. Several distinguishedlecturers from the United States and the United Kingdomwill also visit the campus this spring, continuingthe efforts that began this summer at Stetson’s ComparativeHigher Education Roundtable at New College,Oxford University. Other activities and programs will beannounced at the center’s formal launch in February.“The center will allow Stetson College of Law tobuild on its many years of research, writing and professionaldevelopment in the field of Law and Higher Education,”Bickel said.“With the establishment of the center, we will beable to offer graduate students a Juris Doctor programthat includes classroom, research and practicum experiencesfocusing on Higher Education Law. Through thecenter, we will also be able to continue our nationallyrecognized work in interdisciplinary legal education byexposing students and working professionals to the intersectionof law and policy, and the emerging field of comparativehigher education law.”Prominent figures in the national discourse on highereducation law, Professors Bickel and Lake are theauthors of The Rights and Responsibilities of the ModernUniversity: Who Assumes the Risk of College Life? andhave published multiple articles and papers about highereducation law and policy.Professor StephenEverhartSecond Stetson law professor intwo years receives FulbrightStetson Law Professor StephenEverhart was selected as a FulbrightLecturer to teach in China for the2004-2005 academic year.Professor Everhart is teaching civiland criminal law and procedure, evidence,trial advocacy and dispute resolution to Chinesejudges, lawyers and law professors.“Senator Fulbright was a great man and a hero tome growing up, and to go to China on a scholarshipbearing his name to help the United States and Chinaforge a dispute resolution system that will enhance theeconomic and political ties between our countries is ahuge honor for me,” Professor Everhart said.“But I have never achieved anything in my lifeexcept in conjunction with the help of others, and Icouldn’t have gotten this honor without the help of myfamily, friends, colleagues, staff and students at Stetson,and of course my colleagues and students around theworld. This honor is mine today, but it is theirs tomorrowand forever,” he said.The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship internationaleducational exchange activity, was established in1946 to build mutual understanding between the peopleof the United States and other countries. Fulbrightscholars are selected on a highly competitive basis fortheir academic or professional achievement and demonstratedextraordinary leadership potential. ProfessorPeter L. Fitzgerald recently completed his work as a FulbrightDistinguished Scholar at the University of Edinburghin Scotland. The late Dean Gary Vause alsoworked in China under a Fulbright scholarship.F ALL 2004 3

NEWS BRIEFSSTETSON UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF LAWMONTH — GulfportMayor Michael Yakespresents DeanEmeritus BruceJacob ’59 with aproclamation declaringSeptember 2004“Stetson UniversityCollege of LawMonth” in the city.The recognition wasmade to honorStetson upon its 50thanniversary inGulfport.Professor Everhart has published articles dealing withcivil and criminal trial advocacy and has won the Homerand Dolly Hand Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarshipat Stetson. Professor Everhart, who holds a bachelorof arts in Asian studies, is former chair of the CriminalProcedure Rules Committee and the Criminal LawSection of the Florida Bar. He has trained English barristersand Chinese judges, lawyers, law professors and studentsin this country. In 2003, he taught in Temple UniversityJames E. Beasley School of Law’s J.D. programand its China and graduate LL.M. advocacy programs.Stetson alumni recognized at bar induction eventsIn recent years, several Stetson graduates have beeninvited to address bar induction ceremonies as a result oftheir high scores on the Florida Bar exam. J. Scott Slater’04 addressed inductees from the Second District Courtof Appeal in October, and Connie Davies ’03 wasselected to speak to the same group in May.“We were excited to have [Connie] speak because shehas been an intern at the Second DCA with Judge DarrylCasanueva,” said Chris W. Altenbernd, chief judge of thecourt. Judge Altenbernd said the Florida Supreme Courtidentifies the top scorers on the bar exam and notifieseach district court of appeal, which selects the speaker.Davies graduated second in her December class andalso interned at the U.S. District Court for the MiddleDistrict of Florida in Tampa.Other recent high Stetson scorers have includedAddie Asay, who was invited to the Florida SupremeCourt following the July 2003 bar exam; and KellyKeller, who addressed the Second District Court ofAppeal in August 2003.Stetson honors Jackson with service awardThe College ofLaw awarded the 2004Wm. Reece Smith Jr.Public Service Awardto Sarasota attorneyMary Alice Jackson’91.A member of theelder law practice ofBoyer & Jackson P.A.,Jackson is chair of theHospice of SouthwestDean Darby Dickerson, left, andWm. Reece Smith Jr. present the awardto Mary Alice Jackson, center.Florida Board of Directors, former chair of the Elder LawSection of the Florida Bar, and a member and leader ofmany service and professional organizations.“In today’s legal world, where business acumen issometimes given more play than the tired phrase‘professionalism,’ it’s particularly significant that awardsare given that recognize public service,” Jackson said.“Stetson has been a wonderful leader in promotingpublic service among its student body within itscurriculum and its extracurricular activities.”Stetson established the Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Awardin 1990 to recognize individuals who have demonstratedexemplary achievements in public service. Smith, theaward’s namesake and its first recipient, is a past presidentof the American and International bar associationsand the Florida Bar.“I’m grateful for, and stand in no little awe of, theexample he has given to attorneys both as a member ofthe bar and of our society, and hope to live up to theideals which this award represents,” Jackson said.The College of Law presented the award on May 14at its spring Honors and Awards Ceremony, which alsorecognized outstanding students and faculty.4 STETSON Lawyer

NEWS BRIEFSCommunity Law Program honors student volunteerStetson has long required all students to complete10 hours of legal pro bono service and 10 hours ofcommunity service before graduation. Student JerriMitchell-Tharpe worked more than 70 hours with theCommunity Law Program. Inspired by the program’swork and the staff’s friendliness, Mitchell-Tharpe spenttwo-and-a-half hours each Tuesday and Thursday lastspring in the program’s office.For her efforts, the program established theOutstanding Stetson Law Student Volunteer award andpresented it to Mitchell-Tharpe at its annual meeting inApril. The non-profit organization provides free legalservices to thousands of low-income residents insouthern Pinellas County each year.“Jerri has been a great asset to our program,” saidJanet Herron, executive director of the Community LawProgram. “We are so appreciative of Jerri’s outstandingcontribution to our program.”Mitchell-Tharpe, who graduates in December,worked with the program last fall to complete her degreerequirements and then offered to come back in thespring to help in any manner possible. “I just wanted tohelp as much as I could,” she said.INTERNATIONAL NEWSStetson expands summer program to includeFreiburg, Germany, and The HagueStarting this summer, students may now get a front-row seat to theinternational courts in Europe and The Hague through the new StetsonSummer Institute in International Law. Students may spend all four weeksin Freiburg, studying topics in both international public law and internationalprivate law, or they may choose to spend the first two weeks at TheHague, studying international tribunals and alternative dispute resolution,followed by two weeks at Freiburg studying public international law.Students in both tracks will earn four credit hours and visit internationaland local courts.Australian team wins internationalenvironmental competition at Stetson LawA team from the University of Technology, Sydney, won Stetson’s NinthAnnual International Environmental Moot Court Competition Oct. 30. Teamsfrom six countries participated in the two-day competition. Stetson studentsJennifer Gonzalez and James McTyier received best oralist and third placeoralist (respectively) in the preliminary rounds.The three final round judges were Peter Bridgewater, secretary generalof the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; Judge Virginia M. HernandezCovington, U.S. District Court; and William Thomas, an environmental lawyerand former chair of the ABA International Environmental Law Committee.Dean Darby Dickerson and Vice Dean Royal C. Gardner created thiscompetition in 1996 to increase awareness about internationalenvironmental challenges. Since its inception, the event has grown toinclude Indian and Australasian qualifying rounds.Speakers and attendees of Stetson’s Fourth International BankruptcySymposium in Montreal, Canada during a reception.Stetson holds bankruptcy CLE in Canada,makes plans for GermanyStetson presented its 4th International Bankruptcy Symposium thissummer in the French-metropolitan city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Thisyear’s symposium featured 12 faculty from the United States and abroadwho spoke about international insolvency and bankruptcy issues.Among the speakers was the top bankruptcy official in Canada, Superintendentof Bankruptcy Marc Mayrand. Other Canadian speakers includedBruce Leonard, who helped found the Insolvency Institute of Canada andthe International Insolvency Institute. American speakers included Hon. PaulM. Glenn, Hans C. Beyer, Roberta A. Colton and Paul S. Singerman.Hon. Alexander L. Paskay, chief U.S. bankruptcy judge emeritus and Stetsonadjunct professor, was the program chair. Many of the participants broughttheir spouses, family or guests for afternoon group excursions to localpoints of interest, which included the Botanical Gardens, a guided bus tourof Montreal and Old Towne, and an eco-trip to the BioDome. Several Canadiansalso attended the symposium, including an author and editor of a LexisNexisbook on the subject of U.S./Canadian Insolvency. The symposiumgroup of attendees, speakers, family and guests totaled 66.Next year’s symposium in Freiburg, Germany, is set for June 12-15,and more details will be posted online at www.law.stetson.edu/cle. Pastsymposium destinations have included Italy and Hungary.F ALL 2004 5

NEWS BRIEFSADVOCACY NEWSStetson wins nation’spremier trial competitionStetson went undefeated to win the 2004 Tournament of Champions inLos Angeles this October. Sponsored by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy,the competition invites 16 teams from the nation’s elite trial advocacy programsto compete against each other. Since the competition’s creation in1989, Stetson has won five first-place titles, more than any other school.The Stetson team consistedof Richard Barbara and JuliaMetts, with witnesses Cindy Barbaraand Michael Kest. Stetson’sTrial Advocacy Fellow Pam Bell’82 coached the team. Barbarawas named the Best Oral Advocatefor the final round.“Winning was obviously a The winning team (from left) of Michaelbig thrill, but even more of a Kest, Julia Metts, advisor and ProfessorPamela Bell ’82, Cindy Barbara andthrill was how we did it,” saidRichard Barbara.Bell. “Coach after coach cameup to me and told me how glad they were that Stetson won because we areprofessional, polished and classy.”In the final round, Stetson defeated the University of Akron, last year’schampion. In earlier rounds, Stetson prevailed over Temple University, StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo, University of Florida, Pepperdine University,and University of Maryland. With the victory, the competition will come toStetson’s campus in two years.Summer victories continue Stetson’swinning advocacy traditionStetson’s Advocacy Board teams enjoyed very successful competitionseasons. The trial team posted several national, regional and state victoriesand advocate awards, and the moot court board consistently placed in the topthree in competitions and earned multiple brief writing and advocate awards.The client skills board also won on the national level.“We’ve seen the success from our trial team mushroom out to successesof both our client skills board and our moot court board,” Professor RobertaFlowers said. She attributed this to all three areas now being part of one combinedadvocacy board, which allows teams to share resources and students todevelop skills with more than one team.A Stetson team won the E. Earle Zehmer Moot Court Competition inOrlando, sponsored by The Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Section. The6 STETSON Lawyerteam of Stetson studentsSatyen Gandhi and TheresaJean-Pierre defeated FloridaCoastal School of Law in thefinals, arguing before judgesfrom Florida’s First DistrictCourt of Appeal. Stetsonalumnae Wendy Harkness’02, Paulette Zarbatany Workers’ Compensation competitionBrown JD ’02, MBA ’02 and winners Theresa Jean-Pierre and SatyenGandhi with judges from Florida’s FirstNancy Slack ’98 coached theDistrict Court of Appeal.teams. A second Stetsonteam, Harley Chivers and Dana Harris, reached the semifinals and receivedan award for the runner-up best brief.For the fourth consecutive year, a Stetson team advanced to the finals inThe Florida Bar’s Robert Orseck Moot Court Competition, held this summerin Boca Raton. The team, Jennifer A. Gonzalez and Jeff Goodloe, placed secondafter arguing before five Florida Supreme Court justices in the final round.“Annually, this is a very big event for students. The students’ consistentsuccess is broad-ranged and particularly meaningful since this competition isrun by The Florida Bar for Florida law schools,” said Moot Court AdvisorStephanie Vaughan ’91. She also praised Gonzalez’s effort as the first memberof Stetson’s part-time program to be involved with Stetson’s Advocacy Board.“It was a true accomplishment,” Vaughan said.Nine law schools from around the state sent two teams each to the tournament.Stetson’s second team advanced to the semifinals, making the schoolthe only one to be represented twice in the late round.Second ethics series video completedIn the spring, Stetson completed “Ethics and the Elder Lawyer,” avideo dealing with ethical issues faced by elder law attorneys, such asdiminished capacity. This is the second in a series of three ethics videosproduced at Stetson.“What a video in the area of ethics offers is the ability to watch thedilemma unfold, which generates discussion among the audience about thesimulation and what the attorney’s next step should be,” Flowers said.“How does the lawyer gauge the mental capacity of an elderly client andthen determine what that lawyer should do?” she said. “There’s no way to getthat sense without watching a video to determine if that person is competentor capable of understanding the settlement you’re asking them to reach. Youcan’t do that with the written word.”In addition to being shown in Stetson classes, the series already hasbeen shown in five states, at the National Elder Lawyer Association annualmeeting, and will be used at other upcoming conferences.

NEWS BRIEFSTipped-topshapePerhaps the mostnoticeable hurricane damageto the College of Law wasthe finial at the topof the Gulfport campustower, knocked over bythe tropical storm-forcewinds of Jeanne. Crews arerepairing the damage andconducting other preservationwork on the tower.Hurricanes take minor toll on law campusesThis hurricane season, Charley, Frances, Ivan andJeanne each threatened Stetson’s Gulfport and Tampacampuses. Though Frances and Jeanne caused minorphysical damage to the Gulfport and Tampa campuses,the storms’ most significant impact was on the fallschedules, as the College of Law closed for a total of fourclass days.In the aftermath of Charley, which veered southonly two hours before it was expected to strike PinellasCounty, the campus united to collect school suppliesfor hard-hit students from Nocatee Elementary Schoolin Arcadia. The Black Law Students Associationraised funds for the International Red Cross to helpHurricane Jeanne victims in Haiti, and several otherstudent organizations also united to raise funds forhurricane relief. Student Julia Metts volunteered withRobinson High School in Tampa on a school supplydrive for Charlotte and Lee county students.Stetson University’s main campus did not fare aswell, sustaining damage from hurricanes Charley,Frances and Jeanne. The campus closed for 11 days andon-campus residents were sent home due to poweroutages, flooding, downed power lines and damagedbuildings.Stetson appoints, promotes administratorsStetson University College of Law hired andpromoted several administrators this year.Mercedes Pino ’02 joined Stetson in the spring asassistant director of career services. She previouslyserved as an assistant state attorney for the 11th JudicialCircuit’s domestic violence unit.Scarlett Guy ’02 has been promoted to assistantdean of student life. Guy had previously served atStetson as acting director of student services andassistant director of student services.Rick Brewer has been promoted to executivedirector of business operations. In this role, Brewer willoversee many departments, including accounting,bookstore, business office, facilities, housing, insuranceand purchasing.Davina Gould was promoted to associate director ofcommunications from assistant director. She willcontinue with her current duties centered onpublication management and media relations.Also promoted this year were Laura Zuppo toassociate director of admissions, Emily Attridge todirector of financial aid and institutional research, TylerHickey to director of events and special projects, andDan Payne to manager of multimedia services.Meet the Class...The 371 new students in fall (full- and part-time), spring and summer2004 represent the most diverse class in Stetson history. Here arethe statistics:25% minorities 55% women142 colleges/universities 33 states/territories740 total full-time J.D. students 180 total part-time J.D. students16 LL.M. students 11 countries153 median LSAT Age range: 18-55Average age, full-time class: 25 Average age, part-time class: 31Degrees represented: Ph.D., M.D., M.B.A., M.S., M.A., M.Ed., B.B.A.,B.S., B.A., B.S.N.Careers/activities: news reporter, pilot, professional bull rider, Wheelof Fortune contestant, professional ballet dancer, kayak nature guide,professional volleyball player, NCAA All-American basketball player,bartender, competitive shuffleboard player and Aikido instructorF ALL 2004 7

F ACULTY FORUMRecent publications, presentations, awards and activities by Stetson law facultyKristen David AdamsAssociate Professor of Law and LeRoy Highbaugh Sr. ChairProfessor Adams published an article “Can Promise EnforcementSave Affordable Housing in the United States?” in the San Diego LawReview. She lectures frequently in pre-law orientation programs. Sheattended the American Law Institute annual conference in summer 2004.Michael P. AllenAssociate Professor of LawProfessor Allen’s article, “The Constitution at the Threshold of Lifeand Death: A Suggested Approach to Accommodate an Interest in Lifeand a Right to Die,” has been published in the American University LawReview. Professor Allen attended the annual meeting of the SoutheasternAssociation of Law Schools in August 2004, where he made a presentationreviewing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2003-2004 term and moderateda panel regarding “The Jurisprudence of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.”He was also elected to a two-year term as a member of the board oftrustees of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools. Professor Allenpresented his work on “The American Legal System” and “SignificantSupreme Court Cases” at the National Microsociety Conference forEducators in July 2004. He attended a conference on Brown v. Board at50 and was awarded the “Best All-Around Professor” award from theCalvin A. Kuenzel Student Bar Association. He has been interviewed byWTVT 13, WTSP 10, Orlando Sentinel, Associated Press, Tampa Tribune,St. Petersburg Times and Bay News 9 en Español about constitutionalissues surrounding Terri's Law and same-sex marriage.Robert D. BateyProfessor of LawProfessor Batey’s article, “Minority Report and the Law of Attempt,”was published in the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. He attended theannual conference on Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas. He presentedat the “Conference on The Failure of the Word and the Rise of Lawand Literature” at Cardozo School of Law. He also made a presentation on“Mandatory Minimums” to the Pinellas County chapter of the NationalAlliance for the Mentally Ill. His column, “Probation Crackdown an Overreaction,”was published by the Tampa Tribune, and another column,“Declining Crime Rates Don’t Justify Sentencing Laws,” was published inthe Daytona Beach News-Journal, Lakeland Ledger, Leesburg Daily Commercialand Naples Daily News. He was interviewed by the TampaTribune, the Jan King Bressler show, Palm Beach Post, Naples DailyNews, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Bradenton Herald, Lakeland Ledger, DaytonaBeach News-Journal, WTVT 13, WMNF 88.5 and Medill News Serviceabout a number of criminal cases and legal issues in the news.8 STETSON LawyerMark BauerAssistant Professor of LawProfessor Bauer published “Small Liberal Arts Colleges, Fraternities,and Antitrust: Rethinking Hamilton College” in the Catholic University LawReview. He attended the Loyola Antitrust Colloquium Institute forConsumer Antitrust Studies.Robert D. BickelProfessor of Law and Co-Director, Center for Excellence inHigher Education Law and PolicyIn June, Professor Bickel organized a dialogue on the subject of ComparativeHigher Education Law and Policy, which was co-hosted by DavidPalfreyman of New College, Oxford, and the Oxford Center for Higher EducationPolicy Studies. The delegation included Dean Darby Dickerson, ProfessorPeter Lake, U.S. professors from Rutgers, Catholic, Notre Dame andArizona State universities, and scholars from the United Kingdom. The threedays of dialogue were keynoted by Lord Justice Rix of the Court ofAppeals.J. Catherine BohlInstructor of Legal Research and WritingProfessor Bohl is on the faculty of the National Judicial College andtaught a three-day course on opinion writing to Native American TribalCourt judges in November.Paul BoudreauxAssistant Professor of LawProfessor Boudreaux spoke to the Sarasota Herald Tribune about thedestruction of property from hurricanes in Florida.Brooke J. Bowman ’02Instructor of Legal Research and WritingProfessor Bowman serves as an assistant editor for Legal Writing:Journal of the Legal Writing Institute. She received the Best All-AroundPart-Time Professor award from the Calvin A. Kuenzel Student BarAssociation for 2003-2004.Nicholas B. CoxElder Consumer Protection FellowProfessor Cox was interviewed several times by the St. PetersburgTimes and WTSP 10 on issues of consumer protection and criminal law.He and Professor Rebecca Morgan co-authored a column for the NationalCenter on Elder Abuse about senior fraud.Robert N. DavisProfessor of LawProfessor Davis was interviewed by WWRL 1600 (New York),

F ACULTY FORUMSt. Petersburg Times, WTSP 10, Daytona Beach News Journal, AtlantaJournal Constitution, Bradenton Herald, KION 1460 (Salinas, Calif.), andHomeland Security Today on constitutional and international law issues,and frequently appeared on WTSP 10 during the election season.Darby DickersonVice President and Dean, Professor of LawDean Dickerson prepared her second printing, second edition, of theALWD Citation Manual. Her article, “Too Busy to Vote?” was published inAAA Going Places Magazine, and “The Dean of Hurricanes: Lessons inCrisis Management” appeared in the NNSLO Journal (National Network ofLaw School Officers). She and Professor Robert Bickel co-authored “TheLegacy Continues, the Struggle Continues,” which will be published in theStetson Law Review. She presented “Difficult Conversations – Dealingwith Staff” and moderated a panel on “Fostering Student Leadership” atthe ABA Associate Deans Conference. She co-presented with ProfessorsLake and Vaughan “Danger Signs: Dealing Effectively with Troubled Students”at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference. She attendedThe Florida Bar annual meeting, American Bar Association annual meeting,and Stetson-Oxford Comparative Higher Education Roundtable thissummer. She was elected president of the Ferguson-White Inn of Court,vice chair of the ABA Law School Administration Committee, and secretaryof the Pinellas County Education Facilities Authority, and was featured inthe Tampa Bay Business Journal. She also traveled to Germany to explorenew study abroad program options.Jo Anne DurakoDirector of Legal Research and Writing,Associate Professor of LawProfessor Durako’s article, “Occupational Segregation of Legal WritingFaculty: Separate But Unequal,” will be published by the University ofMissouri–Kansas City Law Review, and “Better Writing, Better Thinking,”will be published in Legal Writing: Journal of the Legal Writing Institute.She presented her work on “Visual Clarity: How to Design the Document”at the ABA annual conference, “Visiting at Another Law School: Being aGood Guest” at the Legal Writing Institute biennial conference, and “OccupationSegregation” at the AALS annual conference. Professor Durako is amember of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Plain English Committee.She is the chair of the AALS Legal Writing, Reasoning & Research Section,and is a member of the ABA Communications Skills Committee’ssubcommittee to revise the ABA Sourcebook on Legal Writing.Peter L. FitzgeraldProfessor of LawProfessor Fitzgerald’s article, “Constitutional Crisis Over the ProposedSupreme Court for the United Kingdom,” will be published in an upcomingissue of the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal. He presenteda workshop on “Suggestions to Help Issue Spotting and EssayWriting” at the University of Edinburgh School of Law. He was quoted inthe Dow Jones Newswire and interviewed by BayNews 9 and WTSP 10about economic and legal issues. He was named to the international advisoryboard of SanctionsWatch.com, a provider of Web-based informationon national, regional and international sanctions policy, formulation andanalysis. He contributed an editorial to the Newark Star Ledger, and hisarticle on U.S. sanctions on Cuba was published in Sanctionswatch.com.Roberta Kemp FlowersProfessor of Law and Director, Center for Excellence in AdvocacyProfessor Flowers spoke with the ABA Journal, St. Petersburg Timesand the Poynter Institute about legal ethics and criminal law issues.Royal C. GardnerVice Dean and Professor of LawDean Gardner presented “The Role of Wetland Mitigation andConservation Banking in Sustainable Development: The U.S. Experience”at the Oxford Roundtable on Trade, Growth and the Environment, and acourse on “Federal Wetland Law and Policy” during the summer. He alsopresented a session on “The In-Lieu-Fee Mitigation Option” at the Meetingof the Society of Wetland Scientists, and served as a panelist on wetlandissues for the Seventh National Mitigation and Conservation BankingF ACULTY NEWSDeans, professors recognized as leadersFour Stetson Law facultyhave been recognized for theircommunity leadership by majorpublications.Dean Darby Dickerson andAssociate Dean Jan Majewskiwere both named to the 2004“Who’s Who in Tampa BayBusiness” list by the TampaBay Business Journal. Dickersonwas featured in the list ofeducation leaders, andMajewski was includedDarby Dickerson Jan Majewskiamong law honorees.Nicholas Cox and Rebecca MorganProfessors Rebecca Morgan and Nicholas Cox were named to FloridaTrend magazine's 2004 “Florida Legal Elite” list in the area of elder law.Morgan and Cox have worked with a number of groups, includingAARP, Florida Attorney General’s Office, Florida Department of Law Enforcementand others to increase awareness of consumer fraud against seniorcitizens.F ALL 2004 9

F ACULTY FORUMConference. He serves as the vice chair for the U.S. National RamsarCommittee and vice-chair of the ABA Water Quality and WetlandsCommittee.Richard B. Graves IIILL.M. ’03Instructor of LegalResearch & WritingProfessor Graves received theCharles B. Seton award for his article,“Globalization, Treaty Powers,and the Limits of the Intellectual Property Clause” that appeared in the fall2003 edition of the Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. He wasinterviewed by WTSP 10 about the 9/11 Commission report.Cynthia G. Hawkins-LeónAssociate Professor of LawProfessor Hawkins-León published a review of Uneven Ground AmericanIndian Sovereignty and Federal Law by David Wilkins and TsianinaLomawaima in the Law and Politics Book Review. Her piece on “Pan-Africanism” will be published in the Encyclopedia of Black Studies. She participatedin the “Interdisciplinary Law and Forensic Psychiatry/PsychologyProgram” at the University of South Florida Conflict Resolution Collaborative.Professor Hawkins-León serves on the executive boards of the Associationof American Law Schools Minority Law Faculty Section and the MassachusettsBlack Women Attorneys. She is a member of the Association of Family& Conciliation Courts and of the National Family Heritage Coalition.Carol HendersonVisiting Professor of Law and Director of NationalClearinghouse for Science, Technology and the LawProfessor Henderson published an article on the clearinghouse in theAmerican Society of Crime Laboratory Directors newsletter. She co-authored(with Brittan Mitchell ’03) a chapter, “Legal and Ethical Aspects of BloodstainPattern Evidence,” in Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain PatternInterpretation. She presented her work to the National Law Enforcement andCorrections Technology Center (Northeast); Granada, Spain Bar Association;Tampa Bay Chiefs of Police; and Miami-Dade Police Department AdvancedBloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop. The Daytona Beach News-Journalpublished her article, “Tiniest of Details May Link Crime to Killer.” Her work hasbeen featured in USA Today magazine, The Prosecutor and Seed Magazine.Bruce Jacob ’59Dean Emeritus and Professor of LawDean Jacob has been named to the National Committee on the Rightto Counsel of the Constitution Project and attended its meeting. He will bethe keynote speaker for the Wisconsin Legal Services annual banquet. Hewas interviewed by WUSF 89.7 about first amendment issues and the AssociatedPress about sentencing guidelines. He also co-chaired Stetson’s GulfportGolden Anniversary planning committee.ADJUNCT RECOGNITIONLocal alumni, lawyers and judges serve as Stetson adjunct facultyStetson Law thanks the followingadjuncts for their service in the2004-2005 academic year:A. Brian AlbrittonDebra B. AllenDonald C. Anderson Jr.Thomas BarberScott BassettJames A. BeckmanCraig E. BehrenfeldJackson H. Bowman III ’98Edwin M. Boyer ’77Steven L. BrannockThomas Folger Brink ’00Deborah C. Brown ’87Thomas W. BrudneyRobert E. Bugg ’76Daniel Caamano ’96Hon. Patrick K. Caddell ’78Michael L. Cahill ’0010 STETSON LawyerCharles N. CastagnaMarcia S. Cohen ’84Lynn Hamilton ColeDavid C. CoryHon. Shawn Crane ’83Mary Li CreasyYate K. Cutliff ’89Hon. David A. Demers ’72Susan S. DemersV. James DicksonRobert H. Dillinger ’76James W. DodsonKaren Doering ’95Pamela M. Dubov ’01John E. DubruleRonald J. Eide ’76R. Thomas Elligett Jr.Tracy Leigh EllisJudy L. Estren ’92Professor Howard P. FinkWilliam J. FlynnRonald S. FrankelHon. William FuenteHon. Carolyn K. FulmerMichael D.D. Geldart ’88Richard A. Harrison ’86Toby IsaacsonMary Alice Jackson ’91Timothy J. Jesaitis ’90Theodore E. Karatinos ’93Latour R. Lafferty ’92Hon. John C. Lenderman ’69Christopher A. Likens ’93Anne S. Mason ’84Bernard J. McCabe ’72Hon. Thomas B. McCoun III ’77Julee L. Milham ’86Deborah E. MillerS. William MooreCarolyn M. Myers-SimmondsCarl R. Nelson ’79N. Sherrill NewtonDr. Belinda G. NoahRandy OttoHon. Alexander L. PaskayMarilyn M. Polson ’87Patrice A. Pucci ’85John H. Rains III ’79Thomas M. RamsbergerMark P. RankinH. Hamilton Rice Jr.Marsha G. Rydberg ’76Frederick Schaub ’84Wendy J. SmithLeslie Reicin Stein ’76James H. Sutton Jr. ’98Michael A. Tessitore LL.M. ’00John V. TuckerHon. Amy Williams ’80Sarah E. Williams ’95John C. Wolfe ’73Jay Wolfson ’93C. Steven Yerrid

F ACULTY FORUMPeter F. LakeProfessor of Law and Co-Director, Center for Excellence inHigher Education Law and PolicyProfessor Lake spoke at the Comparative Higher EducationRoundtable in Oxford, England. He also co-presented “Danger Signs:Dealing Effectively with Troubled Students” at the Legal Writing Institute’sbiennial conference, and spoke at the Florida Southern CollegeFaculty Forum. Professor Lake presented “Creating a Facilitator University”at DePauw University. He is a frequent presenter in the areas ofcampus safety and violence prevention. He has been named to theCouncil of Advisors of the NETWORK consortium of colleges. He wasalso interviewed by Florida Trend about tort reform in Florida.Jerome LatimerProfessor of LawProfessor Latimer served as a member of the Criminal ProcedureRules Committee. He contributed to law revisions regarding the bylawvoting requirements and the right to a speedy trial.Thomas C. Marks Jr. ’63Professor of LawProfessor Marks’ column, “Know Your Florida Constitution,”appeared in the Tampa Tribune, Sarasota Herald Tribune and PanamaCity News Herald. This was the second column in a series.Janice Kay McClendonAssociate Professor of LawProfessor McClendon’s article, “Bringing the Bulls to Bear:Regulating Executive Compensation to Realign Management andShareholders’ Interests and Promote Corporate Long-TermProductivity,” will be published in an upcoming issue of the Wake ForestLaw Review. Professor McClendon presented her research on“Regulating & Designing Executive Compensation to Promote CorporateLong-Term Productivity” at the Southeastern Association of LawSchools’ annual conference. She also attended the Attorneys for FamilyHeld Enterprises 2004 annual conference.Rebecca C. Morgan ’80Boston Asset Management Faculty Chair in Elder Law andDirector, Center for Excellence in Elder LawProfessor Morgan was interviewed by Tulsa World and WB 38about elder abuse and elder custody issues; St. Petersburg Timesabout mental capacity legal issues; Morning Edition, WUSF 89.7 andWTVT 13 about Medicare drug discount cards; and Miami Herald andUPI News Service about legal issues surrounding Alzheimer’s Disease.She and Professor Nicholas Cox co-authored a column for The NationalCenter on Elder Abuse about senior fraud.Luz E. NagleProfessor of LawProfessor Nagle represented the U.S. Department of Defense bymaking a two-hour presentation on international humanitarian lawbefore a crowd of 300 Colombian military officers at the ColombianWar College, and the U.S. embassy and Colombian Judge AdvocateGeneral school has invited her to return for additional training sessions.Her article, “Placing Blame Where Blame is Due: The Culpability of IllegalArmed Groups and Narcotraffickers in Colombia’s Environmentaland Human Rights Catastrophes,” will be published in the William &Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review. She published “ColombianAsylum Seekers: What Practitioners Should Know About the ColombianCrisis” in the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. Professor Naglefrequently serves as a moderator or panelist, including moderating apanel discussion on Women in Politics for the U.S. State Department’sVisiting International Program. She has been invited to brief the FBIcounter-terrorism team on issues in Colombia, and presented “RecentU.S. Supreme Court decisions: Judicial Independence and Activism inthe United States” to a delegation of Brazilian judges. Professor Nagleattended the 12th National Security Law Summer Institute. She hasbeen interviewed by the media on international trafficking of humans,and is frequently invited to serve as a member of various organizations.Among others, she is a member of the board of directors of Women inInternational Trade, co-chair (committee six) of the International BarAssociation, academic consultant to the Center for Terrorism Law, andan editor of the Journal of Iberoamerican Security. Correction to StetsonLawyer spring 2004 issue: In July 2003, Professor Nagle was aninvited guest to attend a historic inauguration ceremony in Bogotá forthe Colombian armed forces’ new Judge Advocate School at the UniversidadMilitar de Nueva Granada, a program made possible in largemeasure by United States military efforts in the region.Marleen O’Connor-FelmanProfessor of LawProfessor O’Connor-Felman published “American CorporateGovernance and Resilient Families: Investing in Children’sHuman Capital in Turbulent Times” in the University of SouthernCalifornia Law Review. The article was funded by a grant from theAlfred P. Sloan Foundation and was presented at a conference in connectionwith the grant. Professor O’Connor-Felman presented “Womenon Corporate Boards” at the Maryland Law School, and on directoraccountability at the AALS corporate law roundtable. She attended theMidwest Economics Association meeting, the Federal SentencingGuidelines conference, and the African Corporate Governance conference,at which she served as a moderator. She serves as the co-directorof the International Initiative for Corporate Governance andAccountability. She was interviewed by the Journal News about stockexchange criminal cases in New York.F ALL 2004 11

F ACULTY FORUMTheresa J. Pulley RadwanAssociate Dean of Academics andAssociate Professor of LawDean Radwan published “The Effect of Uniformity on StateSovereignty in Bankruptcy: The Supreme Court Hears State’sClaim of Sovereign Immunity in Dischargeability Proceeding”and “Supreme Court Favors Formula Approach for DeterminingCramdown Interest Rate” in the Cramdown, the newsletter ofthe Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. She organized aprogram on Women in Politics with the U.S. State Department’sVisiting International Program. She is a member of theFerguson-White Inn of Court and the Tampa Bay BankruptcyBar Association. She attended the Associate Deans Conferenceof the American Bar Association in July 2004.Wm. Reese Smith Jr.Distinguished Professorial LecturerProfessor Smith has been invited often to speak togroups, including presentations at the Barry University Collegeof Law Inaugural Law Review Dinner, the St. Petersburg BarAssociation Professionalism Seminar, the Retreat of FederalJudges, and various bar association and CLE programs. Heattended, among others, meetings of The Florida Bar, AmericanBar Association, and the ALI-ABA Committee. Professor Smithserves as an adviser to Bay Area Legal Services.Ruth Fleet Thurman ’63Professor of LawProfessor Thurman attended the Gonzaga UniversityInstitute for Law School Teaching Conference, The Florida Barannual meeting, and seminars of The Florida Bar on ethics,representation of children, and cross-examination skills. Sheserves as a mentor for the Community Law Program in maritaland family law.Stetson’s Office for Continuing LegalEducation moves to Tampa Law CenterStetson’s Office for Continuing Legal Education hasrelocated to the Tampa Law Center, 1700 N. Tampa St.,Tampa, FL 33602. The phone number is (813) 228-0226and fax number is (813) 228-0155. Seminars willcontinue to be held at the Tampa and Gulfport campuses,as well as other off-campus locations. More details canbe found at www.law.stetson.edu/cle.Stetson welcomes11 new law facultyAssociate Professor Jo Anne Durako joins Stetson asDirector of Legal Research and Writing. She publishes and presents frequentlyon legal research and writing issues and serves on the editorialboards of the Journal of Legal Education and the Legal Writing: Journal ofthe Legal Writing Institute. She completed her term as president of theAssociation of Legal Writing Directors in July and is chair-elect of the writingsection for the American Association of Law Schools. She formerlyserved as legislative counsel for the U.S. Department of Education andworked in private practice. Professor Durako recently taught as a visitingprofessor at Georgetown University Law Center and previously directedthe writing program at Rutgers School of Law-Camden. She started herteaching career at Villanova Law School and earned her J.D. from theUniversity of Florida and her Ed.M. from Harvard University.Associate Professor Cynthia G. Hawkins-León joinedthe Stetson law faculty in January 2004. She teaches family law, adoptionlaw, alternative dispute resolution (family mediation), criminal law andproperty. She has written articles on a variety of topics, but her primaryresearch focus has been adoption law and policy. She previously servedon the faculties of New England School of Law, Syracuse UniversityCollege of Law, and Duquesne University School of Law. Before enteringacademia, Professor Hawkins-León served as an administrative judge forthe Contract Appeals Board in Washington, D.C. She earned her B.A. fromWellesley College and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.Assistant Professor Mark Bauer focuses his scholarshipand teaching on antitrust, administrative law and consumer protection.Before joining Stetson, Professor Bauer taught antitrust and legal writingat the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He authored a treatise on State UnfairTrade Practices Law and worked in the Federal Trade Commission’sBureau of Competition, focusing on antitrust investigations. ProfessorBauer clerked for Hon. William R. Robie, chief U.S. immigration judge. Also,Bauer practiced antitrust law with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd and Freeborn &Peters, both in Chicago. He received his B.A. from the University ofChicago and his J.D. from Emory University.Assistant Professor Clark Furlow first joined the Stetsonfaculty as an adjunct professor in 2002 and was a visiting assistant professorin 2003. An expert in the field of takeovers, he advised the arbitragedepartment of a major investment firm regarding takeover battlesfought in Delaware’s court system from 1985 through 1996, and coauthoreda guide to Delaware takeover law. Professor Furlow was a partnerwith Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow in Wilmington, Del., where he12 STETSON Lawyer

F ACULTY FORUMBack row from left, Lee Coppock, Catherine Cameron, Katherine Bohland Jo Anne Durako. Front row from left, Joseph Morrissey, CarolCole McCrory, Jennifer Murphy, Cynthia G. Hawkins-León, ClarkFurlow and Mark Bauer.litigated stockholder class and derivative actions. He earned his B.A. fromBoston University and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law.Visiting Assistant Professor Lee Coppock ’96 teachesevidence, trial advocacy and advanced civil trial skills. He is a partner withPaul & Coppock P.A. in Orlando and previously practiced insurance defensewith Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley & Dunlap P.A. He earnedhis B.A. from the University of South Florida and his J.D. from StetsonUniversity College of Law. He was active on the moot court board and trialteam as a student. He is covering courses for Professor Everhart, who willspend this year in China on a Fulbright grant.Visiting Assistant Professor Joseph F. Morrissey teachesand writes in the areas of corporate law, securities and international privatelaw. Prior to entering academia, he practiced corporate and securitieslaw at Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago before running the firm’s office inTashkent, Uzbekistan. While in Uzbekistan, he was a founding member anddirector of the local American Chamber of Commerce. He later co-managedRussian investments for Unifund Inc., based in Geneva and Moscow. Hereturned to Chicago and practiced corporate and securities law withKirkland & Ellis. He received his A.B. from Princeton University and his J.D.from Columbia University School of Law. He previously taught as a visitingprofessor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.Instructor of Legal Research and Writing JoanCatherine “Kate” Bohl is a nationally recognized expert on grandparentvisitation and also writes about legal ethics and custody issues.Before moving into legal education, Professor Bohl served as counsel to theRhode Island Supreme Court’s Ethics Advisory Panel and the court’s staffattorney. She comes to the Stetson Legal Research and Writing Faculty after13 years of teaching legal writing at Southwestern University School of Lawin Los Angeles. She also taught writing at Providence College.Instructor of Legal Research and Writing CatherineCameron previously worked for the Reporters Committee for Freedom ofthe Press in Washington, D.C., and served as a staff attorney for the 18thJudicial Circuit in Sanford before joining the Stetson faculty. ProfessorCameron earned her B.S., M.A. and J.D. degrees from the University ofFlorida.Instructor of Legal Research and Writing Jennifer E.Murphy ’00 joins the faculty after practicing with both AkermanSenterfitt and the Bleakley Law Firm. As a student, she was an articles andsymposia editor for the Stetson Law Review. She is an active member inmany organizations and co-authored a book chapter on the tax consequencesof marital dissolutions and settlements. She earned her B.A. fromthe University of South Florida and her J.D. from Stetson University Collegeof Law.Visiting Instructor of Legal Research and WritingCarol Cole McCrory ’02 served as an assistant state attorney forthe 6th Judicial Circuit for Pinellas and Pasco counties, specializing independency litigation on behalf of abused, abandoned and neglected children.She received her M.A. from the University of South Florida and herJ.D. from Stetson University College of Law. At Stetson, she was part ofaward-winning moot court teams, and her work was published in theStetson Law Review.In December, Assistant Professor Charles Rose will join theStetson faculty to teach trial advocacy, evidence and professional responsibility.U.S. Army Major Rose currently serves as a deputy staff judge advocatein the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Eustis, Va. Hepreviously served on the faculty at the Judge Advocate General’s Schooland taught as an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School.F ALL 2004 13

COMMENCEMENTAttorney General offersinspiration, laughter to gradsFLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERALCharlie Crist spoke to thenearly 200 graduates at theStetson University College of Lawspring commencement on May 15,in the College of Law’s outdoorcourtyard.“The best lawyers understandthat laws stand in the service ofmankind, and not the inverse,”Crist told the crowd. “We are thebeneficiaries of a movement thatbegan with the Magna Carta; thethen-peculiar notion that we14 STETSON Lawyershould build societies around therule of law rather than the rule ofmen.”During the ceremony, 199students received their degrees,including eight who received theLL.M. degree in International Lawand Business; 36 J.D. students alsoearned their M.B.A. from theStetson University School ofBusiness Administration.Mary Clapp was the topgraduate in the May 2004 class;followed by Nicole Deese (whosebrother Dustin was first in hisDecember 2003 class) and DavidEvans.Crist praised these highachievers, but offered words ofhope to graduates of all ranks.“For those of you with veryrespectful grades...I commend youfor the balance and perspective youbring to your three-year odyssey.And for those of you who werereally happy to get Cs, but had areally good time, I am here to tellyou this: you, too, may one day bethe Attorney General of the Stateof Florida.”

OPPOSITE PAGE: Aleksandra Jagiella ’04 celebrates her achievement.LEFT: Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist LL.D. ’04 addresses thegraduates. BELOW: Dean Darby Dickerson accepts the class gift of$21,000 from class gift committee chairs Slade Dukes ’04, Marisa Davies’04 and Garrett Pendleton ’04. SECOND BELOW: from left, President H.Douglas Lee, Crist, Thomas Stringer ’74, Dickerson, Wm. Reece Smith,Marsha Rydberg ’76, and SLA President Robert Sniffen ’93.RIGHT: May 2004 legacies, front row,from left: Lauren Hosie, Kimberly Prior,David Terry, Shae Ryan, Lyn PauloJuarez and Joshua Ferraro; back row:husband Justin Hosie ’03, father ArthurDouglas Prior ’75, brother Dustin Deese’02, wife Kathryn Terry ’02, aunt JudgeIrene Sullivan ’77, sister Jocelyn Juarez’99 and father Russell Ferraro ’74.BELOW LEFT: Alvin K. Brown JD ’97,LLM ’04 proceeds to receive hisdiploma. BELOW CENTER: NoelleCaserta ’04 dons flowers for thecelebration. BELOW RIGHT: AmbassadorKaty Poux helps Allison Smith ’04 withher graduation cap.F ALL 2004 15

PROFILESPassion forElderBY PROFESSOR MICHAEL P. ALLENWE HAVEALL HAD THEexperience of going toschool or working withsomeone without whom a placejust would not seem right. For me,such a person is Professor BeckyMorgan ’80. Stetson would not bethe same for me if I did not get tohear her shout “Hey guy!” when Isee her on campus. I suspect thatmany other faculty members andstaff, not to mention countlessstudents, have similar thoughtsabout her.Of course, one might be forgivenfor assuming that Becky wouldbe far more aloof, considering hertitle and impressive professionalbackground. Not only is she atenured full professor at the Collegeof Law, but she also holds theBoston Asset Management FacultyChair in Elder Law, the only one ofits kind in the country. Over heracademic career, she has, amongother things, served as president ofthe National Academy of ElderLaw Attorneys, been the reporterfor the Uniform Guardianship andProtective Proceedings Act, been adelegate to the 1995 White HouseConference on Aging, been a facultymember at the National JudicialCollege, and served as a specialadvisor to the American Bar Association’sCommission on LegalProblems of the Elderly.Becky has also been heavilyinvolved in activities closer tohome. For example, she has servedas the chair of the Elder LawSection and been a member of theFlorida Attorney General’s TaskForce on Elder Abuse. For hermany accomplishments, Becky hasbeen recognized as one of the outstandinglawyers in Florida and hasreceived the Professionalism Awardfrom the Florida Supreme Court.She has also received the Dean’sAward here at Stetson. And theseaccomplishments do not evenaddress her work as an author ofnumerous books and articles ontopics related to elder law, as wellas her being a sought after speakeron the topic.Impressive as Becky’s resume is,it is not the real purpose of thisprofile. Instead, my goal is to tellyou something about her as a person.I asked Becky one day why shedecided to attend law school (shegraduated from Stetson in 1980after having earned a degree inbusiness from Central MissouriState University). She said withoutmissing a beat that she wentbecause she wanted “to make a differenceand to help people.” Whatis so unique about that you mayask? After all, thousands of law students— past and present — wouldprobably say the same thing. Whatis unique is that she really did it!After graduation, Becky spenther years in practice making a differenceworking with low incomeelderly clients. This work wasinspired by her experience in a lawschool clinic right here at Stetson.After several years in practice, sherealized that she could actuallymake a greater impact if she didsomething to teach others how towork with and for the elderly, apopulation traditionally underservedby the legal profession. InA professor-to-professor profile of Rebecca Morgan by Michael Allen16 STETSON Lawyer

caring drives Stetson’sLaw Pioneer1986, that desire to teach led herback to Stetson and we are all thericher today.Becky is a natural teacher. Ispoke with a number of studentswho have taken her courses overthe years, all of whom told me she isfantastic in the classroom. The commentthat stayed with me mostcame from one student who saidthat taking Becky’s classes “makesyou want to be a better person aswell as a better lawyer.” I can tellyou that there is probably no greaterpraise for a teacher than words likethose. It is no wonder that when Iasked Becky what she would wantto do other than teach, she told meshe couldn’t answer because “it’simpossible when you’re doing exactlywhat you want to do.” Becky wasright that coming to teach has certainlymade a greater impact thanstaying in practice. What she waswrong about is that this impact hasby no means been limited to elderlaw. She has inspired students to bebetter across the board.I asked Becky a variation of the“tombstone” question when preparingthis profile. I told her to assumethat she is retiring out west to thehome she owns in Colorado. I continued,“What would you wantpeople to say about you after youare relaxing in the West?” Shethought for a good long time andthen said two words: “I cared.” Ifthat is what Becky wants her legacyto be, she can rest easy at night.All of those who have had thepleasure to know her can say rightnow that she cares, about theschool, her colleagues, her studentsand her world. To paraphrase herformer student, she makes us allwant to be better people.Thank you, Becky.F ALL 2004 17

PROFILESSix deans. Forty-The eBY AARON REINCHELDDOROTHY BISHOP’S OFFICIALtitle was executiveassistant to the dean, butfor 48 years, she served as unofficialcampus historian and many wouldsay the behind-the-scenes glue thathas held the College of Lawtogether. At the end of September,Stetson Law lost one of its treasuresas Bishop retired.“The 48 years have gone veryfast, it’s really hard to believe I’vebeen here that long,” she said. “Youhave to like the place where youwork, and everyone here is sofriendly and that’s made the timehere go faster, unfortunately.”Bishop has seen many changesacross campus. She knew DeanEmeritus Bruce Jacob when he wasa student among the first classes atthe Gulfport campus. From thebuilding and later closing of theDana Library, to the opening of theTampa Law Center, Bishop hasbeen at Stetson Law.“She is a great employee, awonderful person. She’s really justthe best, they don’t come anybetter,” Dean Jacob said.Connie Evans, director offaculty support, expressed similarthoughts. “She’s is such a trueprofessional, and she has been thatway since I got here in 1982. She isjust a perfect lady.”In 1956, after graduating highschool, Dorothy Bishop set out tofind a job. Her first ever interview,gained with the help of a localemployment agency, was with theCollege of Law. Bishop was hiredon the spot for $35 a week.“Everything just kind of fell inmy lap,” Bishop said.Originally working inadmissions and the registrar’s office,she had daily contact withstudents, getting to know each one.Bishop missed that contact withher switch to the Dean’s Office.She is thankful for the move,however, which she attributes inpart to why the work stayedinteresting for so long.“It gives you an overview ofeverything going on campus-wide,and that made it interesting andfulfilling,” she said. “It makes it somuch more exciting andworthwhile.”It was tough to adjust to sixdeans, each with his or herparticular style. “I’m a person whodoesn’t like change,” she said witha laugh. “I’ve had the same18 STETSON Lawyer

eight years.nd of an erahairstyle for 35 years.”No matter the style, each deanultimately wanted to advance thelaw school and further the studentexperience. “They all had theirown goals for what they wanted toaccomplish,” she said. “Each onehas helped build the school up.”She has many fond memories,such as the letters and memosDean Jacob would dictate. “He’sjust a real kind and thoughtfulperson who never left anythingundone. But I think there are morepapers from his era than all theother deans put together,” she said.Another warm memory wasinteracting with Dean HaroldSebring’s associates and the otherswho helped build the College ofLaw to prominence in its earlystages.“Those people were special,”“Ms. Bishop has dedicatedher professional life toStetson, and she willalways be remembered asa true Stetson treasure.”- DARBY DICKERSONDeanBishop said. “It was just amazinghow wonderful they were to wantto help the school.”It was not her intention tobecome a human database for allthings Stetson, Bishop said, it’s justbeen her life. But her detailedmemory has been very muchappreciated. “It’s very rare thesedays for a person to spend herentire career at one place. Ms.Bishop has dedicated herprofessional life to Stetson, and shewill always be remembered as a trueStetson treasure. We will miss hervery much,” Dean Dickerson said.“I appreciate the history morebecause I actually lived it,” Bishopsaid. “It’s just part of me. It’s what Ihave lived and where I haveworked, all together.”Since she announced herretirement, staff, students, facultyand even faculty spouses havemade sure she’s firm in her decisionto leave. “I certainly hate to see hergo,” Dean Jacob said. “I keep sayingshe ought to reconsider.”Despite the pleas, Bishop islooking forward to some free time.She doesn’t have specific plans,though some ideas include visitingher brother in Oregon and taking atrip with him to their childhoodhome of Utica, N.Y. She also wantsto spend more time with “hergirls,” her two dogs, Anna andGretchen, and will tend to hergarden. “My flowerbeds havesuffered the last few years.”Bishop said there was nospecific spark for retiring, “It justseems the right time.”She had been thinking aboutretirement for a few years. Shebrought the idea up to Dean W.Gary Vause before he fell ill, andafter Dean Vause’s death in May2003, Bishop stayed to help DeanDickerson with the transition intoher administration.“I’m just thankful that I had anopportunity to work here. I reallyloved every minute of it. I’mthankful for the years they let mestay here.”F ALL 2004 19

PROFILESWhen ambition meetstalentBY DAVINAVINA Y. G. GOULDOULDLooking at first-year law student CaseyReeder, one might not realize that she isone of the youngest students ever to attendStetson University College of Law.At 18 years old, Reeder began law school this fall as Stetson’sfirst “3-3” program student in recent history. This unique programallows high-achieving Stetson undergraduates to attendthe law school after earning 90 credit hours (approximatelythree years) at the DeLand campus.Reeder was already ahead of the curve. She hadskipped her freshman year at Stetson thanks to theAdvanced Placement credits she earned in high school.When pre-law adviser Dr. Wayne Bailey recommendedshe consider transferring to law school20 STETSON Lawyer

early, the decision was easy. “When Irealized there was potential for me toearn two degrees in five years, theopportunity seemed foolish to passup,” Reeder said.Once she completes 30 credithours at the College of Law thisspring, Stetson University will conferher bachelor’s degree in sociology.With high LSAT scores and aperfect undergraduate G.P.A., lawschool was not a tough transition forReeder. “I completed my seniorresearch last year, so I don’t feelunprepared academically,” she said.“I love it—it’s definitely a challenge,but I like a challenge.”Her age has not presented anobstacle in her education. “I’m usedto being younger than everyone inmy class,” said Reeder, who alsoskipped the seventh grade. “I used tokeep my age under wraps, but peopledon’t treat me differently since theyfound out. I just can’t go outdrinking.”Transferring to the College ofLaw also brought Reeder closer toher family in Pinellas Park and to theRonald McDonald Houses inSt. Petersburg, where she has volunteeredfor years. “It will be easy totake care of my pro bono requirementhere — I’ll be done with thenon-legal hours in a few months,”she said.Stetson 3-3, 4-3 programsbenefit both campusesThe highlight of Stetson University’s prelawprogram is the opportunity forqualified students to skip their senioryear of undergraduate study or gainautomatic admission to the College ofLaw.These “3-3” and “4-3” programs,named for the number of years spent ateach campus, have attracted many highachievingstudents to Stetson University.They express interest in Stetson not onlyfor the chance to reduce theircoursework, but also because of therelationship it represents between thetwo campuses.“There is, in fact, a very specialrelationship,” described Dr. Wayne Bailey,professor of political science and pre-lawadviser. “The law faculty trusts that ourfaculty prepares students well, asStetson graduates invariably do well atthe law school. We have more rigorousgrading than other schools, and Stetsonfaculty are circumspect in deciding howthey recommend candidates for lawschool.”For the 3-3 program, students mustbe in the 85th percentile of their classand have a minimum LSAT score at the75th percentile. To gain automaticadmission in the 4-3 program, studentsmust have a minimum G.P.A. of 3.1 andan LSAT score above the 60th percentile.“It absolutely does help inrecruiting, because students know thelaw school’s reputation,” said DeborahThompson, vice president for enrollmentmanagement. According to Thompson,approximately 10 percent of enteringStetson undergraduates considerthemselves pre-law.“Casey could go to any lawschool in the country, butbecause of the 3-3 program,she chose Stetson.”- T. WAYNE BAILEYStetson Political Science Professor andPre-Law AdviserWhen Dean Emeritus LizabethMoody first introduced the 3-3 programidea in 1996, she advocated that the lawschool would also benefit from theoutstanding credentials of Stetsonundergraduates. In describing Stetson’sfirst 3-3 program student, Bailey offered,“Casey could go to any law school in thecountry, but because of the 3-3 program,she chose Stetson.”Due to the high standards andtightly organized course requirements,many students elect to pursue a minor,study abroad or attend the WashingtonSemester political science programinstead of skipping their senior year. Forthose students, the 4-3 program may bea more practical option, said Dr. GradyBallenger, dean of Stetson’s College ofArts and Sciences. “The undergraduateyears are so important, so we don’tencourage students to rush throughthem. While for a very select few, 3-3 willbe an excellent path, we are equallyexcited about the 4-3 program.”Bailey concurs. “We neverenvisioned it to be a large program, butfor those students who have the maturityand academic background, my adviceand counsel is to go for it.”F ALL 2004 21

FIFTY YEARS INBY PROFESSOR MICHAEL I. SWYGERTIn fall 1942, Stetson University shut down the College of Law dueto low enrollment resulting from World War II. The College reopenedafter the war and was flooded with students because of the G.I. Bill.There were too many students to accommodate on its DeLand campus.New facilities had to be found.Retired Marine Corps Capt. Lemuel Haslup became dean in 1946,and the following year, upon his urging, the College of Law moved tobuildings on a Navy air station outside DeLand. It was not asatisfactory arrangement. Following ABA demands and housingchallenges in the DeLand area, Dean Haslup began to discuss movingthe College of Law to another Florida location. In the midst of thesediscussions Dean Haslup died, and Charles J. Hilkey was selecteddean. In 1953, with Hilkey's backing, the University's trustees securedpassage of a state law authorizing the law school to relocate elsewherewithin Florida.Stetson’s President, Dr. J. OllieEdmunds, a lawyer, begancontacting alumni throughout thestate about possibly moving theCollege of Law to their community.Offers soon came fromJacksonville, Orlando and Tampa.There was formidable opposition tothe College leaving theUniversity’s main campus fromcivic leaders in DeLand, prominentVolusia County Bar members, andsome University officials andfaculty. But the relocation searchwent forward.The most attractive initial offercame from the city of Jacksonville.It proposed to lease the Universitya renovated city building for $1 peryear and offered rich donations andrevenue opportunities. InfluentialFlorida judges and lawyers backedJacksonville’s proposal. Despite thestrong offer, the University rejectedit.The city of Tampa offered tolease a tract of land on DavisIsland, adjacent to downtown, on along-term basis to the University.The Board of Commissioners ofHillsborough County offered$75,000 to the University toconstruct a law building on theproperty.But the winner of therelocation sweepstakes for theCollege of Law turned out to benone of the above, a Florida townnot officially in the running —Gulfport.22 STETSON Lawyer

TAMPA BAYProminent St. Petersburg-areacitizens, including Florida PowerPresident Bill Clapp, came togetherand offered to raise $100,000 incash from private sources andpledges. This $100,000 would beapplied toward the $200,000 pricefor the expansive grounds andbuildings of a former grand hoteland recent home of the FloridaMilitary Academy.The property was in foreclosureand owned by Union TrustCompany. The university obtainedan appraisal that valued theproperty at more than $1 million.With such compelling information,Stetson University’s Board ofTrustees unanimously accepted theSt. Petersburg group’s offer. Stetsonpaid $35,000 down and financedthe remainder, using other donatedfunds for renovations. Besides otherbusiness donations of nearly$100,000, a $50,000 grant camefrom the Avalon Corporation and a$17,000 gift from the CharlesMerrill Foundation.The University purchased 17buildings on approximately 21acres, composing a gorgeous,architecturally distinct campus.The buildings had been part of theHotel Rolyat built in 1925 bypromoter Jack Taylor. “Rolyat” isTaylor spelled backwards. Thehotel was styled after a medievalSpanish village, replete withappropriate towers, arches, arcadesand walled enclosures. In addition,there were green, landscaped openspaces, highlighted by imported,brightly colored, antique-tiledfountains. The main entrance tothe Plaza is a reproduction of theAleantara Bridge in Toledo, Spain,and the main tower is based onTorre del Oro in Seville, Spain.Not only did the relocation toGulfport result in a unique andcolorful campus for the College ofLaw, it also invigorated allconnected with the school. StetsonPresident Dr. J. Ollie Edmundsappointed Florida Supreme CourtJustice Harold L. “Tom” Sebring asdean soon after the move. Sebringhad a diverse professionalbackground, having spent time as afarmer, military officer, athlete,head football coach at theUniversity of Florida, circuit judgeand Supreme Court justice. JusticeSebring also served as a presidingjudge at the Nuremberg Nazi wartribunals.As dean of the College for 13years (1955-1968), Sebring oversawmajor expansion: the student bodygrew from 95 to 295, the facultyexpanded from three members to12, and 40,000 volumes were addedto the library. Sebring established aBoard of Overseers to help run theCollege, and he also established apublic defender clinic. WithSebring’s guidance, the College ofLaw was on the path to legalexcellence.Since 1968, the College of Lawhas continued to grow and flourish.Following Dean Sebring, the lawschool was led by deans Richard T.Dillon, Bruce R. Jacob, Lizabeth A.F ALL 2004 23

Scenes from the Gulfport50 th anniversary weekendAlumni from the 1950s and early 1960s came back for aweekend of reunion, history and celebration. The weekendkicked off with a cocktail reception and history lecture presentedby Professor Michael Swygert. Alumni and legacy studentsattended a legacy breakfast on Saturday morning,followed by a fun afternoon that included a car show (picturedright), trolley rides through Gulfport, and guided tours of thecampus. The highlight was the celebration banquet, whenMurray Sams ’49 led alumni as they shared stories and anecdotesfrom their years at Stetson.2134 51. Classmates James Tribble ’57, Judge DavidO’Neil ’57, Laurence Goodrich ’57 and JudgeArthur Bleecher ’57 reunited at the event.2. Professor Ruth Fleet Thurman ’63 sharesher story with the banquet crowd. 3. SeymourA. Gordon ’60 and Allen Samuels ’56 at thecocktail reception. 4. Fred Karl ’49 and MurraySams ’49 laugh over stories with the audience.5. Jack Inman ’49 shares his favoriteanecdote from his years at Stetson.Above, visitors at the anniversary celebration tookfree trolley tours through the campus and Gulfport.Above, Naomi Arnowitt and Gerald Arnowitt’50 show off his class yearbook.24 STETSON Lawyer

Moody, W. Gary Vause, and nowDarby Dickerson.Stetson Law graduates haveincluded six Florida SupremeCourt justices, several federaldistrict and appellate courtjurists, scores of state judges,numerous public officials,renowned trial lawyers andcorporate executives.Today, Stetson UniversityCollege of Law hasapproximately 950 full- andpart-time students; 51 full-timefaculty (including three chairedprofessors); approximately 100part-time faculty; and 180 staff.The library has grown to housemore than 390,000 volumes.The College offers programsleading to the J.D., M.B.A. andLL.M. degrees. The part-timeprogram and the Tampa LawCenter offer new opportunities.The Tampa Law Center is amajor hub for legal activity indowntown Tampa and housesevening law classes, the Tampabranch of the Florida SecondDistrict Court of Appeal, andcontinuing legal educationprograms. This uniquecombination makes the WilliamReece Smith Jr. Courtroom onlythe third location in the country— and the first in Florida —where a law school and sittingcourt share space.The College of Law’scurriculum includesinternational programs; one ofthe nation’s top-ranked trialadvocacy programs (placing firstin six of the nine annualrankings by U.S. News & WorldReport); and recognized programsin elder law and internationallaw and business. The College isalso a leader in the field ofhigher education law and policy.But more important than allof the above are the College’sstudents. Today, the diversestudent body has more womenthan men, a growing number ofinternational students, and astrong percentage of minoritystudents from all regions of theUnited States. In its more than100-year history, and particularlyin its 50 years in Tampa Bay,Stetson University College ofLaw has reached upward andprovides a top legal education.F ALL 2004 25

STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGEHall of FameEDITH M. ATKINSON ’22Judge Edith M. Atkinson was Stetson’s firstwoman judge and a pioneer in the juvenile justicesystem. She traveled throughout the countryvisiting juvenile courts to learn about the juvenile court system.She tirelessly spoke before civic and church organizations toinform the public about the needs of the juvenile court. JudgeAtkinson encouraged the Dade County Bar Association to offerfree legal services for the poor, and founded the Girl ScoutCouncil for Dade County. Upon her death in 1983, Judge Atkinsonleft $100,000 to Stetson law scholarships.CHARLES A. ANDELEANOR N. DANAThe Danas were strong financialcontributors to the College of Lawafter its move to Gulfport. Gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Dana and theDana Foundation have exceeded $2 million. Mr. Dana firstbecame interested in Stetson in 1950 through Walter Mann, auniversity trustee. Mrs. Dana, a substantial contributor to the Collegeof Law in her own right, was a familiar sight on campus.Stetson honored her with an LL.D. degree in 1968. In 1975, shereceived a “Champion of Higher Education in Florida” award fromthe association of Independent Colleges and Universities.RICHARD T. DILLON ’57Soon after graduating in 1957, Richard Dillon wasnamed librarian and an assistant professor of lawat Stetson. In 1959, he was named the first assistantdean of the law school and held this postcontinuously until his appointment to dean in September 1968.He served as Stetson’s law dean for 13 years. His administrationwas characterized by extensive physical improvements tothe campus and tremendous academic growth.J. OLLIE EDMUNDS ’28Dr. Edmunds was the first university-trained lawyer and Stetsonlaw school graduate to assume the presidency of StetsonUniversity. He was associated with Stetson University for 60years, from 1921 — when he enrolled as anundergraduate student — until his retirement aschancellor. He was president when the law schoolmoved from DeLand to Gulfport.BRUCE JACOB ’59Twenty-two years after graduating from StetsonUniversity College of Law, Bruce Jacob returnedto his alma mater to serve as dean for 13years. In his years as dean, Jacob guided theCollege of Law to significant changes in legal education. DeanJacob established the Elsie and Ed Jacob Scholarship Fund inmemory of his parents. Dean Jacob, who also served as deanat Mercer, continues to teach at Stetson.FREDERICK B. KARL ’49Fred Karl has made countless contributions toFlorida residents throughout his long career. Hehas led several of Florida’s major public institutions,serving as a Florida Supreme Court justice,state representative, state senator, state public counsel, countyadministrator, county attorney, city attorney, gubernatorial candidateand hospital CEO.ELIZABETH A. KOVACHEVICH ’61Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich was the onlywoman in her graduating class at StetsonUniversity College of Law. She was the firstwoman circuit court judge in Pinellas County.President Reagan nominated her to the federal bench, andfrom 1996 to 2003, she served as Chief Judge of the U.S.District Court for the Middle District of Florida. JudgeKovachevich has served on the College of Law’s Board ofOverseers, and she also started the federal judicial internshipprogram for Stetson students.CALVIN ARNOLD KUENZELCalvin Arnold Kuenzel was a celebrated Stetson law professorwho taught almost four decades until his death in 1998. Leg-26 STETSON Lawyer

OF LAWBY FRANK KLIMStetson University College of Law honored the dedication andcontributions of 17 alumni, faculty and friends into its Hall of Fame,recently established by Dean Darby Dickerson. The charter members,selected by a 10-member panel, were inducted on Sept. 19.To have been selected, candidates must have reached and remained atthe pinnacle of their field for a period of time sufficient to demonstrateperseverance and maturation, or must have affected a profound positiveinfluence on the College of Law.endary for his demanding style of teaching, ProfessorKuenzel was held in awe by generations ofstudents who took his first-year contracts course.Professor Kuenzel served as assistant dean atStetson from 1969 to 1975 and was appointedthe LeRoy Highbaugh Sr. Professor of Law in 1981. He died in1998, just as he was planning to retire from full-time teaching.JAMES NEMEC ’36 AND RUTH BARTLETT NEMECThe James and Ruth Nemec Auditorium at theCollege of Law and Nemec Hall on Stetson’sDeLand campus are both named in recognitionof their generosity. They established the Jamesand Ruth B. Nemec Scholarship Fund at Stetsonand co-founded the Palm Beach Friends of Stetson University.PERRY NICHOLS ’37Perry Nichols was one of the nation’s most successfultrial lawyers and president of both theAmerican Trial Lawyers Association and theInternational Trial Lawyers Association. A chartermember of the Law Center Foundation and the Stetson LawBoard of Overseers, he served as chairman of each. Nicholsgave generously of his time, talent and finances at some of themost crucial moments in the College of Law’s history.HAROLD L. “TOM” SEBRINGHarold L. “Tom” Sebring served as dean of theCollege of Law from 1955 to 1968. DeanSebring served as the head football coach forthe University of Florida before giving up footballfor a legal career. He served as a circuit judge and FloridaSupreme Court justice and chief justice. After World War II, hewas a judge for the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal.WILLIAM REECE SMITH JR.Professor William Reece Smith’s relationship with the lawschool dates back to 1954, when he was an adjunct professor.He has served as distinguished professorial lecturer at StetsonUniversity College of Law since 1991. He is pastpresident of the Hillsborough County, Florida,American and International bar associations,National Conference of Bar Presidents, AmericanBar Endowment, and American Bar Foundation.Smith has worked to improve access to legal services to thepoor for more than 40 years. He founded Florida Legal Servicesand served as its first president.LEWIS H. TRIBBLE ’15Dean Lewis Tribble was a member of the facultyof Stetson University Law School for 17 years,serving 10 of those as dean. He fought for thelaw school’s accreditation and kept the schoolfinancially afloat during the Depression years.WILLIAM AMORY UNDERHILL ’36William Amory Underhill was a StetsonUniversity trustee from 1977 to 1986 andserved as a member of the College of LawBoard of Overseers for more than 20 years,serving as chair for 18 of those 20 years. Stetson recognizedhis many years of service by naming him trustee emeritus in1994. He was the 1988 recipient of one of Stetson’s highesthonors, the Doyle E. Carlton Award for outstanding service tothe university and to higher education.W. GARY VAUSEDean W. Gary Vause served Stetson UniversityCollege of Law for 28 years as law professor,assistant dean and four years as dean until hisdeath in May 2003. He spearheaded constructionof Stetson’s new Tampa Law Center. Dean Vause establishedor contributed greatly to a number of other Stetsonprograms, including its LL.M. program in International Law andBusiness; the dual J.D./M.B.A. degree program and summerabroad programs in Granada, Spain, and Tallinn, Estonia. Healso expanded Stetson’s curriculum in health and elder law.Biographical videos can be seen at www.law.stetson.edu/HallofFame.F ALL 2004 27

PROFILESRights work in homelandpushes studentShe is determined to return to Pakistan, help legal systemBY ELAINE SILVESTRINIFirst published June 7, 2004; reprinted withpermission from the Tampa TribuneSHE CAME TO THIS COUNTRYfleeing persecution afterbeing targeted by religiousextremists in her native Pakistan.Lawyer Neelofer Syed madelegal history — and enemies —when she won a landmark case inPakistan that established the rightfor women to marry without theirparents’ permission.“People who discriminateagainst women,” she declares, “areso yesterday.”Determined to return toPakistan to work for peace andhuman rights despite attempts onher life, the 29-year-old advancedstudies student at StetsonUniversity College of Law is optimisticabout the future of her countryand her role in shaping it.“There is no problem whichdoes not have a solution,” sheinsists, her dark eyes shining undera thick mane of dark brown hair.“We just need to look for it.”Syed’s Pakistan, a hotbed inthe global war on terrorism, is inthe throes of a struggle betweenmodernity and fundamentalistIslam, and her work as a lawyerreflects that. Its legal system isbased on Islamic and English commonlaw, which creates tension.28 STETSON Lawyer“There is no doubt that in theIslamic world there is now a conflictbetween — I don’t like to callthem fundamentalists and progressivesor fundamentalists and secularists— but there is a conflict onhow Islam should adapt itself to themodern age,” said JamsheedMarker, a former Pakistan ambassadorto the United States whoteaches international relations atEckerd College. “And I think[Syed] is a product of that turmoil.”The role of women in Pakistanis part of that struggle.“Pakistan has had womenprime ministers, women ambassadors,governors, judges,” Markersaid. “It’s not as if women are totallyrepressed by any means. At thesame time, there’s a certain feudalelement that is extremely reactionary.[Syed] has taken up thecause of women who have sufferedbecause of this feudal element.”One of Few Female LawyersSyed was a lawyer in Punjabprovince when she won the landmarkwomen’s rights case in 1999.For her work, she was recognizedthis year by a human rights organization,Women on the Way, as a“woman of achievement.”In 1996, after practicing business,corporate and family law,Syed was named human rightscoordinator of Punjab. She alsoserved as director in the RugmarkSociety of Pakistan, a nonprofitorganization that works to endchild labor in the rug industry.Syed, who became a lawyer at19, said she was drawn into familylaw because women prefer to havefemale lawyers, and she said onlyabout 15 percent of the lawyers inPakistan are women.A Muslim, Syed is distressed bythe actions of some radicals in thename of religion. “You have noidea how liberal Islam is when itcomes to women,” she said. “Allthe discrimination is cultural.“This is something very frustratingto me because, for the failureof followers, a whole religiongets persecuted.”Syed belongs to the Ahmadisect of Islam, which she called“true Islam.”A socially progressive, nonviolentdenomination of Islam,Ahmadi has about 200 millionadherents in 150 to 200 countries,said Gordon Newby, chairman ofthe department of Middle andSouth Asian Studies at EmoryUniversity. Started toward the endof the 19th century as a reformistmovement, Ahmadi is derided byother denominations as not beingtrue Islam.“We do not believe in suicide

ombing,” Syed said. “Suicide is asin, which God said he wouldnever forgive.”Landmark CaseThe marriage case began in1997, when a man who went to thesame school as Syed asked herwhether the fact that he marriedhis wife without her parents’approval was legal. The man,Arshad Mahmood, was middleclass, and his wife, Saima Waheed,was from an influential, moneyed,fundamentalist family.Syed said she told Mahmoodhe had no legal problems.Two weeks later, Mahmoodtold Syed that he had been kidnappedby his in-laws and tortured.He was presented with divorcepapers and a deadline of the nextday to file them. His wife was beingheld by her family against her will.Syed enlisted the support ofher uncle’s friend, the solicitor generalof Punjab, to free the woman.She also turned to a widely knownhuman rights advocate, AsmaJehangir, and arranged for Waheedto stay in a guarded shelter.Waheed’s family filed numerouscriminal charges against their sonin-law,Syed said, including accusinghim of abducting his wife,forging their marriage certificateand stealing her jewelry.“Everything boiled down toone question,” Syed said. “Is itagainst Islam for a girl to get marriedwithout the permission of herparents?”Mahmood was jailed for a year,but in 1999, the courts ruled thatwomen marrying without permission“is very much Islam,” Syedsaid. The case is pending beforePakistan’s Supreme Court, and thecouple have won political asylumin Norway.“Their lives were in danger,”Syed said, “because you neverknow with these lunatics.”The case, Syed wrote in astatement, “opened doors to manyother couples who were in thesame situation, but too afraid tocome forward. The verdict gavethem hope to fight and win theirbattles legally.”Asylum in U.S.Traveling for about a year afterwinning the case, Syed attendedconferences in the United Statesand the United Kingdom. Whenshe returned to Pakistan in 2000,she was harassed and derided as aWesterner trying to introduceWestern morals into the country.She didn’t take it seriously atfirst, but the tires on her car wereslashed, and then the brake fluidwas drained. Another time, thewindshield was shattered by a bullet.She thought it was a stray notintended for her, but when herapartment was stoned late onenight, she decided it was time toleave. Her mother, Rafia Bokhari,who had heart problems, lived withher. “Within a week of that, wemoved out,” Syed said.After she and her mother cameto the United States in late 2000,she said, friends in Pakistan wroteto her saying supporters ofWaheed’s family were claimingresponsibility for the things thathad happened to her. Syed wasgranted asylum in 2001.She lived in Washington, D.C.,New York and Orlando, beforebecoming an advanced studies studenton a scholarship at Stetson.She credits her passion abouthuman rights to her parents, whoseparated when she was in thethird grade. Her father, retired andliving in the United Kingdom,owned a pharmaceuticals business.Her mother was a homemaker andraised her alone without financialhelp from her father after the separation.Her parents, Syed said, stoodagainst the rest of their family toensure she and her sister were educated.Her mother, who never attendedschool but owns hundreds ofbooks, is her primary role model.“I cannot live without her,” Syedsaid. “She’s like my axis on which Irevolve.”Syed is helping Stetson expandits international law component toinclude public and corporate law.“It’s very healthy for our studentsto interact and hear such a differentworld perspective,” said John F.Cooper, associate dean of internationaland cooperative programs atStetson. Cooper said Syed is“delightful to work with. She worksvery hard. She’s a breath of freshair around here.”Syed’s hoped-for return toPakistan is complicated by herimmigration status. Once someonewith political asylum goes home, itis very difficult to come back to theUnited States, she said. She hopesher petition for permanent residencywill be expedited, so that shemay travel.She doesn’t fear returning toPakistan.“I’m never afraid,” she said. “Iget saddened, but to say that I’mscared would be wrong. ... I know ifI’m being tested, it’s because I’mbeing chosen for better things.”F ALL 2004 29

Individual giving critical toCollege of Law successDotti E. BressiAssociate Vice Presidentfor College RelationsTHE CORNERSTONE CAMPAIGNis the biggest developmenteffort in the College ofLaw’s history. Our goal is to raise$12 million by May 31, 2005, andwe are aiming for success.This past summer, we beganthe last phase of the campaign.Beginning in fall 2004 and continuinguntil the end of the campaignin May 2005, alumni will be contactedby phone and through themail. I hope you will respond favorablywhen you are contacted.Like many other private lawschools, individualized giving mustbe the cornerstone of Stetson University.Financial gifts from ouralumni and friends help reduce thelaw school’s dependence on tuitionincome while trying to keep educationaffordable for those who seek alaw degree.Our ability to focus on a qualityeducation for students is madepossible, in large part, by the generosityof ouralumni,friends, facultyand staff.Continuedsupportenables theCollege toprovide forthe currentand future educational needs of ourstudents.My deepest thanks to thosewho have already made a commitment.Our campaign prioritiesreflect real needs for program initiativesthat affect our students,faculty and staff. You are helping usmeet an ambitious fundraising goalfor the law school.The real cost for fully fundingthe priorities of the law school aretremendous; however, the CornerstoneCampaign has lifted us to anew level of giving amongst ouralumni and friends. With yourhelp, we can accomplish greatthings here at Stetson. You allow usto dream big dreams. You are thereason we continue to excel in allthat we do. We hope that togetherwe will elevate this law school to anew level of excellence.This is a unique opportunityfor the law school to take the leadin legal education. We ask thateach of you reach deep in yourpockets when you are contactedduring this last year of the campaign.Every dollar will be a greatinvestment in the legal profession,and as the reputation of the collegeadvances, so does the value of yourdegree.Sincerely,Dotti E. Bressi, Ed.D.Associate Vice Presidentfor College Relations30 STETSON Lawyer

Part-time student awardedlargest Stetson scholarship everBY AARON REINCHELDSTETSON PART-TIME STUDENTDarin Richter no longer hasto worry about tuition, thecost of books or how he will supporthis family after receiving thefirst Emmitt Wilkes Scholarship,the largest award given to an individualstudent in the school’s history.Established with a gift fromJames L. Wilkes II, for the nextfour years the award will cover alltuition, fees and books, and willprovide an additional $38,000annually for living expenses.The scholarship was establishedthrough a $175,000 contributionto Stetson from Wilkes,co-founder of the Tampa-based firmof Wilkes & McHugh and a 1983graduate of the Stetson Law.Through Stetson’s matching scholarshipgift program, the totalWilkes scholarship fund became$262,500.The scholarship is given to astudent in the part-time J.D. program.Preference is given to nontraditionalstudents who areScholarship recipientDarin Richter, center,with his family of six.Scholarship donorJames Wilkes II ’83entering law school as a possiblecareer change or those who areraising a family. It is designed tosupport the student throughout thefour years of the program.“I wanted to help a deservingstudent with life experience havethe financial wherewithal to pursuea legal career,” Wilkes said.Richter is a program managerfor CAE, a flight simulator companyin Tampa. He has a bachelor’sdegree in mechanical engineeringfrom the U.S. Military Academy atWest Point, concentrating in aerospacedesign. He is a former U.S.Army Captain and Blackhawk helicopterpilot. At CAE, Richterworks primarily with the U.S. AirForce and Lockheed Martin inCAE’s C-130 line of products.“This is obviously a very, verygenerous gift,” Richter said. “It isindicative of Mr. Wilkes and hisfirm’s focus; they take care of families.That is exactly what was donein this case.”Richter and his wife of 10years, Emma, have four children:Veronica, age 9; Geoffrey, age 7;Isabelle, age 5; andBernadette, age 2.They acknowledgedthat going to schoolpart-time whileworking full-timeand raising a familywould be a challenge,and recognizedthe financial relief as a trueeasing of burden.“I knew law school would bedifficult, and that time constraintswould necessitate a sacrifice of familytime, grades or both,” Richtersaid. “Mr. Wilkes’ benevolencemakes it possible for me to maintainfocus on these two mostimportant aspects of my life withoutcompromise.”Besides the annual stipend,there are additional funds set asideto help pay for the necessary barreview courses and living expenseswhile studying for the bar exambefore graduation.“I will not take this scholarshipfor granted,” Richter said. “I sincerelyhope to be in a position atsome point in the future to repaythis scholarship in like form, thuspropagating Mr. Wilkes’ generosityto future generations of law students.”F ALL 2004 31

DONOR REPORTWe would like to thank the following alumni, faculty, staff, friends, firms, companies, corporationsand foundations for their assistance and continued support of Stetson University College of Lawduring the 2003-2004 academic year, running from June 1 through May 31.Your gifts make the critical difference in the life of the College of Law and our students. Your financialcontributions help us to maintain this law school’s well-deserved reputation for superior teaching, ablescholarship and distinguished service to the profession. Thank you for helping us succeed.If we have overlooked anyone, please forgive us and allow us a chance to correct our records bycontacting the Office of College Relations at (727) 562-7818 or alumni@law.stetson.edu.BARRISTERS$10,000 or moreAmerican Mock Trial AssociationAnonymous - FriendBoston Asset ManagementCarolyn M. CacciatoreS. Sammy Cacciatore Jr. ’66 T OCharles A. Dana Law CenterFoundationDenis L. Fontaine FoundationLeo J. Govoni OPinellas County CommunityFoundationScott and Annie ApplebyCharitable TrustJohn W. Staunton ’97Hon. Raphael Steinhardt ’63The Center for Special NeedsTrust Administration Inc.The Florida Bar FoundationGary R. Trombley ’73 OTrombley & HanesFELLOWS$5,000 to $9,999Angle & Schmid IncDale E. Anstine ’70Carlton Fields P.A.Dean Darby Dickerson O FAubrey O. Dicus Jr. ’74Professor William R. Eleazer FProfessor Clark Furlow FProfessor Thomas C. MarksJr. ’63 FMarsha G. Rydberg ’76 OThomas H. Rydberg ’76University of South FloridaM. Celia VauseBrandon S. Vesely ’94Shirin M. Vesely ’94SUSTAINING MEMBERS$2,500 to $4,999Professor Kristen D. Adams FAmerican Academy ofMatrimonial Lawyers, FloridaChapterAssociate Dean John F. Cooper FFlorin Roebig P.A.Marlyss R. KuenzelLytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain &Williams LLPDr. Madison Mosley ’92 FCarl R. Nelson ’79Thomas D. Roebig Jr. ’86Joseph W. RuggAllen R. Samuels ’56Wilton L. Strickland ’69Professor Michael I. Swygert FTampa Bay Bankruptcy BarAssociationCharles H. Warwick III ’50Dr. A.S. “Gus” Weekley Jr. ’89ACTIVE$1,000 to $2,499Abel, Band, Russell, Collier,Pitchford & GordonAcademy of Florida Trial LawyersResearch & EducationFoundationLawrence C. AdamsKaren AltieriAmerican Bar AssociationAnderson & TuckerDayton T. Andrews OAnonymous - FriendAttorneys' Title Insurance FundInc.Professor Robert Batey FProfessor Pamela Cole Bell ’82 FSkip Berg ’71Marilyn S. BickelProfessor Robert D. Bickel FDr. Dorothy E. Bressi SDeborah S. Crumbley Brown ’87Thomas R. Brown ’67Robert E. Bugg ’76Bush Ross Gardner Warren &Rudy P.A.John W. Bussey III ’68Clinton A. CurtisProfessor Robert N. Davis FTheodore A. Doremus Jr. ’69Andrew J. Doyle ’96Charles W. Ehrlich ’71Professor Peter L. Fitzgerald FJ.S. Lucas Fleming ’90Florida Lawyers Legal InsuranceCorporationProfessor Roberta Kemp Flowers FFoley & Lardner LLPC. David FonvielleJ. David Gallagher ’81Vice Dean Royal C. Gardner FDonald F. GarrettNicholas A. George ’59Thomas D. Graves ’60 OGrossman and Roth P.A.John A. Guyton Jr. ’59 OImy Nicholson Hamilton ’69Hill, Ward & HendersonW. Langsford Holland ’60Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm,Furen & Ginsburg P.A.James F. Jackson ’72Jefferson Lee Ford III MemorialFoundation Inc.Johnson, Blakely, Pope, Bokor,Ruppel & Burns P.A.John A. JonesJudith E. Cook and Joseph C.Cook Jr. FoundationFrederick B. Karl ’49 OProfessor Julian R. KossowHon. Elizabeth A.Kovachevich ’61 OLaw Office of Liane McCurryP.A.Tracy E. Leduc ’97Dr. H. Douglas Lee T OMargaret E. LeeRonald J. Link StMarvin S. Littky ’63Livingston, Patterson &Strickland P.A.Harley K. Look Jr. ’78Mark T. Luttier ’79Associate Dean Jan Majewski SMatthews, Eastmoore, Hardy,Crauwels & Garcia P.A.E.V. McClurg ’69McCumber, Inclan, Daniels,Buntz & Ferrera P.A.Christina M. Mesa ’91Peter S. Miller ’74Steven D. Miskin ’88 DStanley W. MooreWilliam T. Moore ’52Professor Rebecca C.Morgan ’80 FLee E. Muschott ’74Norton, Hammersley, Lopez &Skokos P.A.William R. Nunno ’71Phelps Dunbar LLPA. Douglas Prior Jr. ’75John H. Rains III ’79Raytheon CompanyMartin E. Rice ’74 OAndrew L. Ringers Sr. ’69Fred N. Roberts Sr. ’64William J. Roberts ’58Judith O. RosenkranzStanley W. Rosenkranz DHon. Dale Ross ’73Ruden, McClosky Smith,Schuster & Russell P.A.Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell P.A.Steven C. Ruth ’76Carolyn H. Sawyer ’9332 STETSON LawyerD Deceased F Faculty O Overseers S Staff St Student T Trustee

DONOR REPORTDr. Thomas G. Sawyer ’93Christian D. Searcy Sr. ’73 OSearcy Denney Scarola Barnhart& Shipley P.A.Wilson E. Sheridan ’58Cary R. Singletary ’73 FSt. Petersburg TimesLeslie R. Stein ’76 OProfessor Bradford Stone FJohn C. Story III ’77John M. Strickland ’71William C. Strode ’58Robert D. Sumner ’64Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb,Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec &Westheimer P.A.T.O.P. Jewish Foundation Inc.James D. Thaler Jr. ’00 SThompson, Sizemore &Gonzalez P.A.Professor Ruth F. Thurman ’63 FPaul A. Turk Jr. ’79Bill WagnerJ. Ben Watkins ’49 ORory B. WeinerWilliam H. Weller StRandall K. Wilburn ’02Williams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz& Getzen P.A.Wilson-Wood Foundation Inc.Sheryl G. Wood ’88SENIOR PARTNERS$500 to $999Richard A. AdamyHon. Chris W. AltenberndDavid J. BarrSylvia A. BarrBayside Engineering Inc.Samuel A. Block ’73James L. Bowdish ’69Bowman, George, Scheb, Toale &Robinson P.A.C. Scott Brainard ’79Vincent A. Branton ’99Pamela A.M. Campbell ’89C. Graham Carothers ’63Brian P. Deeb ’85Deeb & Brainard P.A.Dickinson & Gibbons P.A.Joseph A. DiVito ’77Estate of Christine E. Eakle ’93 DJane EstreicherFerman Motor Car Company Inc.Professor Howard D. FinkFlorida Association for WomenLawyersJeffrey L. FortuneGillespie and Gillespie P.A.Seymour A. Gordon ’60Janet M. GreeneThomas H. Greiwe ’87Mark E. Haranzo ’85Michael L. Hastings ’69Hastings and Estreicher P.A.Professor Carol Henderson FHillsborough County BarAssociationPaul W. Hitchens ’77Frank J. Hoerst III ’74Judd, Shea, Ulrich, Oravec,Wood & Dean P.A.John J. Kabboord Jr. ’75Darlene L. Kelly SRobert A. KimbroughHon. Robert E. Lee Jr. ’49Meredith E. Level ’94Joshua Magidson ’80Edward B. MillerHon. Bob Mitcham ’62Thomas R. Mooney ’61Daniel A. Orie SJ. Carter Perkins ’47Johnny A. Pineyro ’97Catherine C. Prats ’83Luis Prats ’81Hon. Frank Quesada ’74Ramey, Ramey & Kampf P.A.Robert P. Rosin ’59Hon. Susan F. Schaeffer ’71 OG. Andrew Speer ’51Rev. Lynnette StallworthHon. Thomas E. StringerSr. ’74 T OHon. Irene H. Sullivan ’77The Florida BarMichael T. Trocke ’67Melvyn Trute ’66J. William Veatch IIIVerizonChristina A. Wyatt ’03PARTNERS$250 to $499Akerman SenterfittBedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans& CoxeBerman & Associates P.A.Robert E. Biasotti ’96Nicola T. Boone ’92Professor Brooke J. Bowman ’02 FPamela D. Burdett SClaire B. Carraway ’85J. Frazier Carraway ’88David P. Carter ’72Hon. James R. Case ’72Hon. Donald F. Castor ’56J. Daniel Clark ’96James W. Clark ’72Clark, Charlton & Martino P.A.Joan E. Corces ’87Professor Nicholas B. Cox FCrescent Resources LLCHon. Sylvan J. Davis Jr. ’54Slade V. Dukes ’04DWT Group Ltd.Connie P. Evans SRalph L. Evans ’75Professor Kelly M. Feeley-Macauley ’95 FFeinberg, Isaak & Smith P.A.H. James Fischer ’75 DDeborah A. Fleming ’98Stephanie W. Fluke ’78Ford Motor Company FundDonald R. Gillette ’88Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty &Hooker P.A.Anthony J. Grezik ’53Allan T. Griffith ’74Lynn S. Griffith ’74Hon. Karl B. Grube ’70John D. Haines ’59George E. Harris ’74Richard A. Harrison ’86 OFrank L. HearneGerald R. Herms ’67Richard A. Hirsch ’66Clifford G. Hoffman ’69Holland & Knight LLPStephen E. Hooper ’81Howell & O'NealHomer H. Humphries Jr. ’61John H. Thee D.M.D.Theodore E. Karatinos ’93Kozyak Tropin & ThrockmortonP.A.Earlene Kuester SRoxane M. Latoza SDavid W. Lee ’91Robert M. Lipshutz ’88Mallard & Zimmerman P.A.Stewart A. Marshall III ’73Harold L. McNeill ’60Dr. Sheila Frances McNeill ’90Roger N. Messer ’77John W. Monroe Jr. ’78Morgan, Colling and Gilbert P.A.John W. OakleyPhil D. O'Connell Jr. ’68Hon. Melvin Orfinger ’49Francis A. Orszulak ’77Nancy S. Paikoff ’90Pavese, Haverfield, Dalton,Harrison & Jensen L.L.P.R.W. Payne Jr. ’62James A. Pilon ’76William G. Pontrello ’73Donna-Lee Roden ’88Hon. Edwin P. Sanders ’68Frederick L. Schaub ’84Paul C. Scherer ’73Richard M. Sebek ’87Shell Oil Company FoundationSheppard & White P.A.Gigi G. Skipper ’87Claudos G. Spears ’72Stearns Weaver Miller WeisslerAlhadeff & Sitterson P.A.George R. Stedronsky ’53David J. Stefany ’84Michael B. Steib ’76Charles R. Stepter Jr. ’73David M. Strickland TG.J. Rod Sullivan Jr. ’82Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin,Frye, O'Neill & Mullis P.A.John H. Trevena ’85Alfred E. Underberg ’59Tamara B. Williams ’85Alison M. Yurko ’88JUNIOR PARTNERS$100 to $299A-Able Locksmiths Inc.Ann AlexanderHon. Michael E. Allen ’75Ann M. Allison ’04Rhonda AlpizarLinda B. ArnoldCarol C. Asbury ’83Lyda L. Astrove ’84Auto Accident Attorneys P.A.Bank of AmericaBarbas, Koenig, Nunez, Sanders& Butler P.A.David W. Barrow III ’66The Beck GroupMartin Bedrock ’83Peter Z. Behuniak ’66Jack R. Bello Jr. ’86Paul E. Berg ’83Hon. Edward H. Bergstrom Jr. ’57Michael F. Berry ’80Nancy J. Besore StVickie S. Bills ’93F.L. Blankenhorn ’64Hon. Arthur B. Bleecher ’57Brian A. BoardmanD Deceased F Faculty O Overseers S Staff St Student T TrusteeF ALL 2004 33

DONOR REPORTDavid S. Boardman ’91Hon. Janet C. Booth ’93Dr. Fernando D. BorgesGarvin B. Bowden ’98Edwin M. Boyer ’77Boyer & Jackson P.A.Gary J. Boynton ’78P.J. Bradley ’94Jack P. Brandon ’69H. Randal Brennan ’83Sharon Phillips Brennan ’84Keith W. Bricklemyer ’82Charles F. Broome ’62Jane H. Brown ’77Thomas R. Bruckman ’64Kevin R. Bruning ’00Michael T. Burke ’81Mayra L. Calo ’01Canerday, Belfsky + ArroyoArchitects Inc.Joseph F. CannellaNorman S. Cannella ’73George T. Cannon ’80Thomas A. Capasso ’80Captrust Financial AdvisorsWilliam J. Carnes ’92Peter J. Caroline ’74Carpet Store Inc.David R. Carter ’77George A. CarterKeith M. Carter ’85John W. Cash ’65Ramon A. Castillo StAlbert Cazin ’59Neil C. Chamelin ’68Mary F. Chapman ’98Dudley J. Clapp III ’76Robert W. Clark ’78Hon. James R. Clayton ’78Clearwater Bar AssociationCLW Realty Asset GroupFrank Cofone Jr. ’74Marcia S. Cohen ’84Betty R. ColeLarry K. Coleman ’70Douglas S. Connor ’82John N. Conrad ’80Daniel C. Consuegra ’83Marianne CufoneDennis E. Dabroski ’76Richard E. Davis ’77R. Thomas Dawe ’73Denis M. de Vlaming ’72Lana L. Dean ’99David L. Dees ’77J. Allison DeFoor II ’79Hon. Hal P. Dekle ’40Marie DeMarco ’90Barbara DeSimone ’90Donna M. DeVaney ’97John G. Dicks III ’97Dr. G. Robertson Dilg ’82Jason E. Dimitris ’98Kenneth M. Dix ’58Jean M. Dolby ’00Hon. John W. Dommerich ’76Hon. William D. Douglas ’67Pamela M. Dubov ’01Kevin F. Dugan ’85Scott R. Dwyer ’86Teresa H. Ellis ’78Timothy D. Ellis ’77H. Stephen Evans ’75William C. Falkner ’84Nancy G. Farage ’81Reid D. FarrellJames R. Felts IV ’04Mary A. Ferrell ’91Michael W. Fisher ’67Betty R. Fitterman ’02Hon. Florence W. Foster ’85Fowler White Boggs BankerFrederick A. GarciaT. Richard GarnerRonald F. GibsonGlen W. Gilson II ’59Glenn, Berg & BlennerDale C. Goerne ’02Anthony P. Granese ’72Professor Jack M. Graves FTamara L. Graysay ’02Hon. Oliver L. Green Jr. ’58Andrew C. Greenberg ’93Charles P. Gufford ’02Assistant Dean Scarlett R.Guy ’02 SRobert L. Hamilton ’67Liza Hammond ’86Harrison-Watkinson Inc.Professor Cynthia Hawkins-Leon FCynthia A. Henderson ’85Bryan S. Henry ’76Petra L. HewittScott K. Hewitt ’98Timothy G. Hewitt ’78Kerry L. Heyward ’98Dennis J. Hightower ’69Ben H. Hill IIICarolyn D. Hill ’92Felix F. Hill ’95Laura L. Hillier ’92J. Bradford Hines ’82Hon. Michael J. Hogan ’73Donald E. Horrox ’82Chief Donald W. Howard SElizabeth L. Howard SKathleen R. Hudson ’77Joan E. Hughes ’79Harold N. Hume Jr. ’70Thomas N. HydeJack C. Inman ’49Charles E. Jacobson III ’74Christine M. Jalbert StJack P. James III ’96Hon. Elizabeth A. JenkinsJames E. Johnson IINed N. Julian Jr. ’67Bernard Kanner ’74Meni Kanner ’70Nicholas E. KaratinosWilliam D. Keith ’76Hon. Lawrence E. Keough ’60Nathaniel B. Kidder ’87Frank P. Klim SVictor R. Koche ’48William R. KoehlerDavid Koenig ’88Hon. Eugene L. Kubes ’62Kynes, Markman & Felman P.A.Catherine A. KyresLancaster Oil of PinellasEdward LaRoseProfessor Jerome C. Latimer FProfessor Janice K. McClendon FGregory D. Lee ’99Jodi B. Leisure ’99Hon. John C. Lenderman ’69Michael Lenehan ’75Lawrence Y. Leonard ’93William R. Leonard ’77Jennifer A. Lester ’00Sandy A. Levitt ’79Stuart L. Lipshutz ’93Walter M. Lopez Jr. ’68Wendy S. Loquasto ’88W. Scott Lovejoy III ’72Eunice A. Luke ’66Joann M. Lycett StGeorge D. Lynn Jr. ’72Macfarlane, Ferguson &McMullen P.A.Sheada Madani StJohn R. Maddox Jr. ’80Starling N. Mahaffey ’01George R. ManserBruce MargerAnthony D. Martino StWes MathiasAndrew J. Mayts Jr. ’91Christina C. McAdams ’82Richard P. McCleary ’90Marian P. McCulloch ’79Robert C. McCurdy ’73Betty D. McGovernEdmund McKennaHelen M. McKeownKelly A. McKnight ’04McRae & Metcalf P.A.Sheri D. McWhorter ’95Jim McWilliams Jr.Metropolitan Life FoundationLarry K. Meyer ’66Hon. Robert F. Michael Jr. ’64Harlow C. Middleton ’67Hon. A. Thomas Mihok ’75Cynthia A. Mikos ’93Professor Lizabeth A. Moody FHon. Cecelia M. Moore ’83J. Marion Moorman ’71Charles J. Morachnick ’70Gail F. Moulds ’85Edwin T. Mulock ’68William H. Muntzing ’62Professor Luz E. Nagle FNeenon Venetian BlindRichard W. Neiser ’63Beverly J. Ness ’93Robert G. Nichols ’88Daniel A. NobleMary A. Noud ’04Matthew S. Nugent ’81Professor Carolyn J. NygrenOffice Furniture CenterRichard D. Oldham III ’76William A. Ottinger ’62Senior Justice Benjamin F.Overton OEric E. Page StPart Time Fall 2002 Students StMichael J. PascaleHon. Alexander L. Paskay OChristopher J. Paull ’80Ronald Payne ’67Jon M. PellettHon. Thomas E. Penick Jr. ’72Peninsular MechanicalContractors Inc.Samuel L. Perry Jr.Dr. David W. Persky ’88Dee Phelps ’86Phil Graham & Company P.A.Professor Ann M. Piccard ’85 FPilot Construction TechnologyInc.M.W. Pinsky ’63Kevin J. Plunkett ’75Marilyn M. Polson ’87Robert W. Pope ’71James N. Powell ’73Mary L. Powell ’92Hon. Rom W. Powell ’63Hon. Richard G. Prince ’76Justice Peggy A. QuinceR2J Chemical Services Inc.34 STETSON Lawyer

DONOR REPORTAssociate Dean Theresa J. PulleyRadwan FKaren A. Raine ’82Dorothy B. RayM.R. “Chip” Reamy ’73Rechel & Associates P.A.David S. ReedEugenie C. Reid ’76Professor J. Tim Reilly ’58 FWilliam E. Reischmann Sr. ’59Gregory A. Richards Jr. ’94Steven L. Robbins ’87Samuel Roberti ’75Linda B. Robinson ’81Glenn R. Roderman ’72John W. Rodgers ’65Irene M. Rodriguez ’84Pamela J. Roebuck ’78Hon. Paul H. RoneyStephen L. RosenProfessor Lawrence D. RosenthalHoward P. Ross ’64Julianna H. Ross ’89Peter W. Rotella ’72James J. Rowan ’66Alfred B. RuffStephen B. Russell ’75James H. RyanSaady & Saxe P.A.Dr. Gail E. Sasnett-Stauffer ’89John E. Schaefer ’81Hon. John M. Scheb FDana M. Scheer ’76Hon. Mark I. Shames ’76Susan H. Sharp ’03Robert A. Shearer ’81Shumaker, Loop & KendrickWayne Sigmon ’76Hon. Lynn N. SilvertoothSimon & Simon P.A.Hon. George R. Singeltary ’73H. Curtis Skipper ’76John S. Slye ’64Professor W. McKinley Smiley Jr.Donald A. Smith Jr. ’78John S. Smith ’74W. Lawrence Smith ’82Professor Wm. ReeceSmith Jr. O FSmith & Tozian P.A.Robert J. Sniffen ’93Alison M. Steele ’87Edgar E. Stephens III ’97Malcolm L. Stephens Jr. ’52Stetson Law ReviewLewis W. Stone ’79Gary N. Strohauer ’72J. Blan Taylor Jr. ’63The Cleaner's Closet Inc.Terri L. Thomas ’99William D. Thomas SPatricia S. Toups SProfessor James M. Underwood FLawrence C. Updike ’74Tara L. Vance ’94Diane M. Varidin ’88Adron H. Walker ’80Waller Construction Inc.Robert R. Warchola Jr. ’85Philip S. Wartenberg ’94Miles B. WatkinsAndrew G. Wedmore ’97Carleton L. Weidemeyer ’61Sandy WeinbergRobert M. WeldonRobert G. Wellon Sr. ’74Wenzel & Fenton P.A.Jacqueline B. Whatley ’69Ying White ’97Joseph C. Whitelock ’80Robert C. WigtonE. Miller Williams Jr. ’86Gary E. Williams StThomas R. Williams Jr. ’79Williams, Schifino, Mangioneand Steady P.A.William R. WillsJohn C. Wolfe ’73J. Emory Wood ’79Professor Emeritus J. LamarWoodardJess J. Yado IIIOTHER CONTRIBUTORS365 Direct MarketingTina Aldinger SProfessor Michael P. Allen FW. Michael Allen ’81Thomas P. Altman ’85Martine S. Anderson StProfessor Jennifer M. AnglimJody A. Armstrong ’03Juanita AthaHon. W. Douglas Baird ’68Michael S. Barranco ’73Ernest L. Barrett SBenjamin W. Beard ’72Victoria P. Behm ’99William K. Bennett ’76Scott V. Berglund ’78Alice A. Blanco ’82Teresa S. Bodolay ’94Christopher A. Boyd ’04Sheetal M. Brahmbhatt ’04Hon. Earl C. Branning ’52Hon. J. Michael Brennan ’71Professor James J. Brown FHon. Stephen M. Brown ’73Scott C. Burgess ’90Tracy Buxton SJames A. Byrne ’80John S. Campbell ’76Michael CarrierNancy L. Carter ’76Lt. Col. Marval L. Cazer ’41Lt. Col. John C. Chew ’49Robert L. Clark ’68Barry L. Cobb ’84Assistant Dean Pamela B.Coleman SThom Coleman SKenneth D. CollierCarlos F. Colon ’01Brett CooperRobin M. Cornell ’94Joseph H. Corselli ’03Angela J. Cowden ’93Brian R. Cummings StAmy E. Cuykendall ’04Gary E. Davis ’73KaShonda L. Day StDouglas M. de Vlaming ’91James E. Deakyne Jr. ’73Dennis R. DeLoach Jr. ’63Pat Discianno SElizabeth M. Doxey ’85John DubruleScott N. Dunn ’90Howard H. Ellzey StTheodore D. Estes ’86Dionne C. Fajardo StRenee K. Fehr ’88Amanda M. Felice StPatricia R. Fitzgerald StHon. Judith J. Flanders ’85Alice M. Fogle ’77J. Dana Fogle ’71Cheryl A. Footlick S StProfessor James W. Fox Jr. FMatthew M. Foxman ’98Elnora S. Fuller ’54Richard GarlandShahtia M. Gay StChristina V. Gles ’04Jennifer A. Gonzalez StNancy G. Gonzalez ’88Barry J. Goodman ’77Davina Y. Gould SBette GouletJan T. Govan ’83Professor Richard B. Graves IIILL.M. ’03 FHon. John P. Griffin ’65Randall B. Griffiths ’88Thomas A. GrossGeorge L. Guerra ’91Nicole Guillet StDiane Gustafson SThomas J. HaganWilliam C. Hancock II ’87Merri L. Hankins ’84Kevin J. Hartmann ’85J.L. HarttSandy K. Hawkins ’97Christopher W. Hayes ’04John F. HayesRosemary H. Hayes ’85James A. Hellickson ’74David T. Henniger ’65James P. Hewitt III ’75Steven E. Hitchcock StPeter T. Hofstra ’77Nicole N. Holmes StRonald G. Ingham ’67Gay L. Inskeep ’87Hon. Anthony H. Johnson ’80Martin J. Kaiser ’78Peter Keating ’73Julian L. Kelly D.D.S. DKimberly-Clark Foundation Inc.Risa W. Klemans ’88Edward B. Knauer ’84Chad KoenigElaine M. Kuligofski ’92Robert E. Landt ’86Allyson L. Lazzara StPaul K. LeBlanc ’77Dorothea B. Lee ’78Karen E. Lewis ’85Karen E. Lloyd ’85Byron A. Lorrier ’03 StPaul A. Lundberg ’79Kristina Y. Lunsford ’92Michael J. MadalenaLt. Col. Gary M. Manuele ’76Ernest S. Marshall ’66Suzette M. Marteny ’03Misty A. Mathias StJanet A. McCabe StBlane G. McCarthy ’95Peggy J. McCord ’90Richard J. McCrory ’70Kathryn B. McCurdy ’84Kathryn G. McFarlandC. Jeffrey McInnis ’85Bruce T. McKinley ’66James H. McTyier StDebra M. Metzler ’83Bart W. Miller ’83David T. Miller ’86Robert B. Miller ’62Thomas S. Miller ’57D Deceased F Faculty O Overseers S Staff StStudent T TrusteeF ALL 2004 35

DONOR REPORTProfessor Jeffrey J. Minneti FDeVoe L. MooreKristen Mory SJames J. Moss ’88Jane O. MotesCarol C. Murphy ’78Eileen Murphy ’78Sherwood F. Myers ’54Geraldine Nappa SKevin NazworthG. Carey Nelson III ’77John T. NertneyNancy S. NewtonJ. William Norton III ’68Oak Tree Surgery Inc.Mark N. O’Grady ’04Gregory Olney II ’82John E. Ormond Jr. ’75John V. Orrick StVicky Padron StDiana M. Parker ’83Stacy M. Parks-Elizondo SLaura ParryDorothy M. Pessillo ’83 SLouise J. Petren SEllen M. Pitts StPaul N. PohlmanBonnie L. Polk ’94Obie W. Powell Jr.Patrice A. Pucci ’85J. Stephen Pullum ’76Marybeth L. Pullum ’76Francine L. Rackoff ’83Richard S. Ragan ’97J. Richard Rahter ’74Michael S. Ramage ’75Giorgio L. Ramirez ’99William J. ReaganCathy Rentschler SJohn H. Rhodes Jr. ’60G. Don Ritter ’62John Rivera ’81Philip J. Rogers ’61Robyn B. Rusignuolo StBonnie E. Russell ’84Linda E. Samuels-Godelis StGrace S. Santos StSarasota-Manatee Association ofLegal Support SpecialistsSheila D. Sayne StEdith SchlosserThomas J. Seibert Jr.Frances L. Shefter StGary P. Simon ’74John J. Skye ’74Charles P. Sloan StDouglas R. SmausJeffrey D. Smith ’76Lindsey A. Smith ’03Schuler W. Sohngen Jr. ’56Frederick E. Soto Jr. StWayne B. Spivak StGyneth S. Stanley ’79Donald S. StuartJohn J. Sulik ’50Brett L. Swigert ’90Anthony Tamburello ’87Hon. Peter J.T. Taylor ’58Brian S. ThomasDeborah A. Tozier ’86Robert N. Turner Jr.Turnpike Technologies Inc.University of HoustonJed J. Varanelli StProfessor Stephanie A.Vaughan ’91 FMichael R. Vaughn ’02DonnaMarie Vigilante StGary Waldman ’75Gwen S. WarrenSteve M. Watkins III ’98Pamela P. Weber ’80G. Barry Wilkinson ’87John C. Williams ’76Clyde H. Wilson Jr. ’65Peggy R. WilsonFranklyn J. Wollett ’75Gerald D. Woodward StLeland W. Wooten ’73June E. Young SRussell H. Young ’95O Board of OverseersD DeceasedF FacultyS StaffSt StudentT TrusteeALUMNI NEWSAlumna receives Selig I.Golden awardSixth Judicial CircuitJudge Susan F. Schaeffer’71 was selected as the2004 recipient of the SeligI. Goldin Memorial Award,Susan Schaeffer ’71which recognizes a memberof Florida’s legal communitywho has made substantial contributions to thecriminal justice system.Judge Schaeffer, also a former Stetsonassistant professor, was presented the awardat a June luncheon in her honor during theJustice Summit, a Florida Bar Criminal LawSection meeting in Boca Raton.Nominations come from judges, officialsof the state’s executive branch, law schooldeans, former recipients, and other membersof the Criminal Law Section. The State Bar’sExecutive Council selects the recipient.In a letter notifying her of the award,Melanie Hines, chair of the Criminal Law36 STETSON LawyerSection, said Judge Schaeffer’s “nationally recognizedwork on capital case litigation andtraining, coupled with your Herculean efforts aschair of the Trial Court Budget Commission, arebut two of the reasons you were chosen forthis recognition. Your life-long commitment tothe cause of justice has been an inspiration.”The commission is a statewide committeethat has been the court system’s link to the legislatureas various trial courts shifted fundingfrom individual counties to the state budget.After serving 22 years on the bench,Judge Schaeffer plans to retire at the end of2004. She has received many awards throughouther distinguished career, the first of whichcame in 1971, when she graduated first in herclass at Stetson and was presented with TheFlorida Bar Award as Outstanding Graduate ofStetson. In 1996, Stetson presented her withthe Ben C. Willard Award for her “professionalachievement and dedication to excellence andbetterment of society exemplifies the ideas” ofthe College of Law.Alumna appointed chieftechnology officer of FloridaSimone Marstiller ’96was appointed Florida’schief information officer atthe State Technology Officein May. Prior to her appointmentto state CIO, MarstillerSimone Marstiller ’96served as deputy chief ofstaff to Governor Jeb Bush and worked as generalcounsel for the Department ofManagement Services, including a stint asinterim secretary of the department. Previously,she coordinated major litigation and other legalmatters involving the departments of Childrenand Families, Management Services and ElderAffairs as assistant general counsel to Bush.Marstiller was chief appellate counsel for theAgency for Health Care Administration beforeworking with Governor Bush. She began hercareer as judicial clerk to Hon. Emerson R.Thompson Jr. in the 5th District Court of Appealin Daytona Beach.

PROFILESTeachers by day...students by nightBY AARON REINCHELDBy day, Jackie Brown collects homeworkand chemistry tests from classroomsfull of students at ChamberlainHigh in Tampa. By night, she not only has tograde papers, but she has to do reading andhomework of her own as a student in the Collegeof Law’s part-time program.She is one of a handful of students in thepart-time program who are also teachers.“I really enjoyed working with studentsand I also really liked the subject matter, chemistry,so it’s great to be able to interact with thekids,” Brown said. “You really do feel likeyou’re making a difference every day, thatyou’re impacting their lives.”It is Brown’s first semester at Stetson,and so far, things are going well. The threeyears teaching chemistry have created a moredisciplined law student.“Having been on the other side and havingtaught, I realize a lot of things that I mighthave done as a student would have botheredme,” she said.For the last three years, Shahtia Gay hastaught 5th grade at Campbell Park ElementaryMarine Science Center in Pinellas County andstudied in the part-time program. She had similarfeelings. “I think I am a better studentbecause I know how I want my students to listenand study,” she said.The flip side can also hold true. Brownsaid her law classes have also benefited her asa teacher through incorporating the approachesand methods of her professors.“I see things now that my professors doand think, ‘That’s a great way to present thatmaterial,’” she said.Third-year part-time student NancyBesore has taught for 19 years. She is in hersixth year teaching American government andhistory at Riverview High School in southeastHillsborough County. She said that being a studenthas an impact on her teaching, particularlybecause of the subjects she teaches.“The law work has greatly enhanced whatI’m doing in the classroom,” she said.Besore was a part of the Stetson groupthat studied in Argentina over the summer. Shesaid that experience has affected her teachingthe most. “I learned so much about comparativelaw, I’ve been telling stories about Argentina allterm,” she said. “That experience has tied in sobeautifully with the American governmentclass, because our governmental concepts areso different than the civil law Argentina has.”Attending classes can also provided a typeof mental exercise. “It’s nice to be thinking all thetime again,” Gay said. “After you’ve taught yoursubject for a while, you can get complacent.”All said that a teacher’s hours and scheduleare conducive to their Stetson duties.As with anyone working full-time and takingon law school, though, it is tough to balanceresponsibilities. That results in days when neithermay be getting 100 percent effort, Gay said.“I don’t want to settle for being amediocre teacher or student, so I push myselffar, which is sometimes stressful,” she said.There is a large amount of stress being ateacher, which is part of why Gay was pushedto become a law student to eventually helpteachers.“Teaching is my passion; however, it isthe only job where everyone tells you how todo your job – the parent who didn't finish highschool, the president, etc.” she said. “Initially, Iwanted to teach to touch lives. Now I want tomake changes in education.”Part-time law student Jackie Brown is a chemistryteacher at Chamberlain High School in Tampa.Being in the middle of her law schooleducation, Gay said in addition to the pressureof teaching and learning, she has also struggledto find the time to do clinics or internshipsin her already packed schedule.“It is hard to gain legal experience,” shesaid. “I don't feel as if firms equate being ateacher with having valuable experience.”Besore has found the time to be a chiefambassador and be involved with other Stetsonextracurriculars.“It’s a lot of work, but it’s doable. I find itvery satisfying,” she said. “I just love tellingother people about how it is possible to do this.”In addition to her study abroad experience,Besore was able to complete an internshipduring the summer break from teachingtwo years ago.“It takes a little extra initiative to getexposed to extra opportunities,” she said.Despite any obstacles to the traditionallaw school experience, Gay sees her time as ateacher very valuable in the foundation for herlegal career and her future efforts lobbying foreducation issues.“I am more cognizant of the laws thathave an impact on education on one end andmore aware of the issues from a practicestandpoint by being a teacher,” she said.This is one of many advantages of being apart-time student who has a career. Besorepointed out another when pondering her future.“I don’t have to get a job in the law,”Besore said. “I’m just excited to be learning it.”F ALL 2004 37

CLASS NOTES1950sJames T. Russell ’54 was honored by TheFlorida Bar for 50 years of law practice.Curtis A. Golden ’57 announced his retirementat the end of his term in January 2005as state attorney for the 1st Judicial Circuit,a position he has held since his first electionin 1968. Golden plans to enter private practicein Pensacola or Fort Walton Beach.1960sRobert K. Downs ’65 was installed aspresident-elect of the Illinois State BarAssociation during its annual meeting. He isa partner in the Oak Park law firm of DownsLaw Offices P.C. and practices in family law,mediation and collaborative law.J. Bert Grandoff ’65, of Allen Dell P.A.,Tampa, has been inducted into the AmericanCollege of Civil Trial Mediators, an associationof mediators and dispute resolution professionalswho are distinguished by theirexperience, skill, ethical standards and professionalcommitment to teaching, administeringor practicing general jurisdiction civiltrial mediation.1970sALUMNI EVENTSThomas E. Penick Jr. ’72 retired as a 6thJudicial Circuit judge. In recognition of morethan 25 years of judicial service and his lifetimeachievements, he was honored by theSt. Petersburg Bar Association with theassociation’s first General of the Law Award.Christian D. Searcy ’73, a partner atSearcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & ShipleyP.A. in West Palm Beach, was inducted intothe International Society of Barristers. Anhonor society limited to 600 trial lawyerswho are chosen for membership by theirpeers, the group is dedicated to excellenceand integrity in advocacy and the preservationof the adversarial system and the rightto trial by jury. He was named the 2004Perry Nichols Award recipient by the Academyof Florida Trial Lawyers in recognition ofhis lifetime of outstanding and distinguishedservice to the cause of justice in Florida andthe nation. Searcy practices in the areas ofpersonal injury, medical malpractice, wrongfuldeath and products liability.Frank J. Hoerst III ’74 was installed asSalem County Trustee for the New JerseyState Bar Association. He is a sole practitionerin Woodstown, NJ.Stephen O. Rushing ’75 retired two yearsago from the bench and is now a privatemediator. He draws editorial cartoons forHernando Today.Marsha Griffin Rydberg ’76 of theRydberg Law Firm Inc. in Tampa has beenappointed a member of the MacDill FederalCredit Union’s supervisory committee.Robin A. Blanton ’77 has been appointedto the board of directors of the Visiting NurseAssociation of the Treasure Coast Inc. for athree-year term. He is a board-certified triallawyer and a member of the FloridaAcademy of Trial Lawyers.John W. Biesinger III ’78, formerly ofSunTrust Banks, has joined Wachovia Trustas a senior vice-president/senior trust advisorin their St. Petersburg office.Paul A. Turk Jr. ’79, a shareholder in thelitigation department of Gunster, Yoakley &Stewart P.A. in West Palm Beach, has beennamed the 2004 recipient of Stetson Law’sOutstanding Alumni Representative Award.1980sJoshua Magidson ’80 was re-appointedby Governor Jeb Bush for a second four-yearterm as a commissioner to the 6th CircuitJudicial Nominating Commission. He is ashareholder in the Clearwater office ofMacfarlane Ferguson & McMullen P.A.Magidson focuses his practice in the areasof bankruptcy and civil litigation, with anemphasis in real property litigation, probatelitigation and auto dealership law.Daniel P. Mitchell ’80, a partner in theTampa office of GrayRobinson P.A., wasrecently re-certified in civil trial law by TheFlorida Bar. Mitchell is one of the senior litigationshareholders and practices in generalcivil litigation, including medical malpractice,ORLANDO ALUMNI RECEPTION — From left: Katrina S.Lindsey ’99, Barbara Myers Cowherd ’01, Shannon“Sha” Daniels ’01 and Linda Finaldi Simmons ’01.38 STETSON LawyerORLANDO ALUMNI RECEPTION — From left, JasonBankowitz ’03, Leslie Armstrong ’03, Joel Piedra ’03,David Evans ’04, Christopher Hayes ’04 and GrantKuvin ’03.ORLANDO ALUMNI RECEPTION — From left, Host JudgeTony Johnson ’80, Richard McMillin, C. Thomas Ferrara ’73and Joyce Ferrara.

CLASS NOTESnursing home litigation, premises liability,products liability, transportation law, insurancecoverage litigation, insurer bad faithand extra-contractual damages, commerciallitigation and appellate law.Amy M. Williams ’80 was appointed byGovernor Jeb Bush to serve as a judge forthe 6th Judicial Circuit. She had previouslyserved on the Pinellas County Court sinceher election in 1998.Luis Prats ’81, managing shareholder ofthe Tampa office of Carlton Fields P.A., wasrecently highlighted in the Tampa BayBusiness Journal in the Executive Profilesection.Teresa Cooper Ward ’81 has openedAttorneys’ Title of North Florida, located inJefferson County, where she combines probatelaw with title work and real estate law.Steven D. Overly ’82 has been appointedChief Financial Officer of the NUI Corporation.In addition to his duties as CFO, he willcontinue to serve as the company’s vicepresident, general counsel and secretary. Hehas significant experience in mergers, acquisitions,cash management, corporate governance,and debt and securities matters.Dee Anna Farnell ’83, a 6th JudicialCircuit judge, completed this year’s BostonMarathon in three hours, 52 minutes and 35seconds, placing 47th in her division.Andrew B. Sasso ’83, a partner in the lawfirm of Sasso & Bodolay P.A., was elected toserve as a 6th Judicial Circuit Florida BarBoard of Governors member.Dennis M. Stotts ’83 has been namedmanaging partner of the Miami offices of thelaw firm of Katz, Barron, Squitero, Faust,Brecker, Terzo, Friedberg & Grady P.A.Everett S. Rice ’84 was elected to serve as amember of the Florida House of Representatives.He retired as the Pinellas County Sheriff,having served as the county’s top law enforcementofficial for 16 years.Timothy P. Shusta ’84 of Phelps DunbarLLP in Tampa has been appointed counsel inthe regional admiralty and tort litigationgroup. He was re-appointed to the admiraltycommittee of The Florida Bar, and presidentand chair of the Tampa Foreign Trade ZoneBoard Inc. Shusta was also re-elected to atwo-year term as secretary of the PropellerClub Southeast Region.Jeffrey A. Albinson ’85 of the law firmMarshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman &Goggin has been appointed to serve a fouryearterm on Florida’s Statewide NominatingCommittee for Judges of CompensationClaims. The committee makes recommendationsto the governor for appointments to theworkers’ compensation bench acrossFlorida. He presented “Liars and Tyrants andBoors: Oh Why? A Seminar Dealing with theBad Behavior of Counsel, Clients, Witnesses,and Others,” at a professionalism seminarsponsored by the Palm Beach County BarAssociation. Albinson has been appointed toserve on The Florida Bar’s Aviation LawCommittee and the Quality of Life andCareer Committee. He has also been admittedto practice before the U.S. SupremeCourt. Albinson focuses his practice on professionalliability defense, professionallicense defense and preventive maintenance(risk management) for professionals.Deborah J. Blue ’85 is with the law firm ofDickinson & Gibbons P.A.Benjamin P. Butterfield ’86, formerly generalcounsel and secretary of Hughes Supply Inc. inOrlando, has become general counsel andsecretary for Lennar Corporation in Miami.Scot E. Samis ’86 of Abbey, Adams, Byelick,Kiernan, Muller & Lancaster LLP has becomeboard certified by The Florida Bar in appellatelaw. The firm concentrates in the defenseareas of liability, malpractice, workers’ compensation,employment claims and appeals.E. Miller Williams ’86 is a partner withPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP tax practice inAtlanta and leads their Transfer Pricing andEconomic Analysis Group in the Southeast.In MemoriamSincerest condolences are extended to the familiesand friends of alumni who are no longer with us.Hon. Francis J. Christie ’49May 3, 2004, Coral GablesMario N. Herce ’50Oct. 17, 2004, TampaJohnie A. McLeod ’50Nov. 16, 2003, ApopkaClaude L. Mullis ’50June 17, 2004, JacksonvilleRichard A. Bianco ’51Aug. 10, 2003, Temple TerraceCol. Bjarne B. Andersen Jr. ’53Dec. 26, 2003, TallahasseeNeil E. Webb ’66Sept. 26, 2004, BradentonRonald Payne ’67June 29, 2004, Ft. LauderdaleCalhoun Yancey Byrd III ’65April 16, 2004, Delray BeachWilliam Eugene Sizemore ’69June 21, 2004, TampaJesse Clay Barber Jr. ’72June 12, 2004, Babson ParkRobert H. “Bob” Crawford ’74Aug. 30, 2003, St. PetersburgH. James “Jim” Fischer Jr. ’75Aug. 17, 2004, St. PetersburgNelson A. Faerber Jr. ’77July 13, 2004, NaplesThomas H. Greiwe ’87April 12, 2004, TampaSteven D. Miskin ’88Oct. 19, 2004, St. PetersburgJennifer L. Carter ’90Oct. 16, 2004, Northeast Harbor, MaineJ. Lenora Bressler ’87 is the host of“Florida Talk with J. Lenora” on Florida Talk1570 AM. She owns Bressler Training, a consultingfirm that offers workshops on employmentlaw, conflict resolution and diversitytraining. Bressler teaches business law as anadjunct professor at the University of SouthFlorida School of Business Administration.Edward Nicholas ’87 was recently electedjudge for the 12th Judicial Circuit, coveringManatee, Sarasota and Desoto counties. Aformer prosecutor, he currently presides inthe Family Division in Manatee County.John F. Bradley ’88 of the law firm of JohnBradley and Associates P.A., Ft. Lauderdale,F ALL 2004 39

CLASS NOTESrecently presented the Future of the MusicIndustry at the Entertainment and SportsLaw Section’s Annual Music and FilmSymposium in Miami Beach. He has beenelected secretary of The Florida Bar’sEntertainment and Sports Law Section.Bradley practices in the areas of entertainmentand intellectual property litigation.Julie Horstkamp ’88 of Kirk Pinkerton inSarasota has been appointed to a two-yearterm on the attorney/realty committee of theSarasota County Bar Association.Wendy S. Loquasto ’88 and Susan W. Foxannounced the formation of Fox & LoquastoP.A. The firm has offices in Tallahassee andTampa and concentrates in appellate practice.Loquasto was formerly with the 1st DistrictCourt of Appeal. She was honored byThe Florida Bar at a Law Day reception forher pro bono service contributions. She alsowas honored by the Florida Council of BarAssociation Presidents with the 2004 OutstandingPast Voluntary Bar President Awardduring The Florida Bar annual meeting.Scott Selis ’88 was elected in November2003 to a two-year term as an OrmondBeach City Commissioner, Zone 3.Sheryl G. Wood ’88 serves as generalcounsel for the South Florida WaterManagement District. She has been namedthe 2004 recipient of the Claude PepperOutstanding Government Lawyer Award.1990sGerald T. Buhr ’91 of Lutz was recognizedby the town of Zolfo Springs, which named atown hall and civic center after him in recognitionof his legal services. He has been thetown’s attorney since 1993 and has workedto get the city legislative grants for theirwastewater treatment facilities.Robert C. Finkbeiner Jr. ’91 and David P.Gillespie ’96, both formerly of the FloridaAttorney General’s Office for StatewideProsecution, announced the formation ofFinkbeiner & Gillespie LLC in Orlando. The firmpractices in the areas of criminal defense,marital and family law, and real estate law.Mary Alice Jackson ’91 received the2004 William Reece Smith Jr. Public ServiceAward from Stetson University College ofLaw in recognition of her public service. Sheis with the Boyer & Jackson law firm inSarasota. Jackson serves as chairwoman ofthe Hospice of Southwest Florida board ofdirectors and is the 2004 -2005 presidentof the Sarasota County Bar Association.Monica Matthews Santana ’91 has transferredher private practice from Key West toTampa. She has a general practice with aconcentration in family and real estate law.Christopher M. Shulman ’91 of Tampa wasappointed to the American Arbitration AssociationPanel of Neutrals to serve as a mediatorand arbitrator of employment disputes and tothe Federal Mediation and Conciliation ServicePanel of Neutrals to serve as a laborarbitrator.Cheryl L. Wilke ’91 has been appointed tothe executive committee of the national lawfirm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. Wilke ispartner in charge of the firm’s Ft. Lauderdaleoffice and the chair of the firm’s nationalWorkers’ Compensation Defense PracticeGroup. She represents self-insured employersin workers compensation defense matters,providing comprehensive risk managementprograms and safety-related legal advice.Andrew C. Greenberg ’93 of Carlton FieldsP.A. in Tampa received an IEEE-USA awardfor his professional, technical and literarycontributions to public awareness andunderstanding of the engineering professionin the United States.Peggy A. Hoyt ’93 of Hoyt & Bryan LLCcelebrated the fifth anniversary of her lawfirm in September 2004. Hoyt and her colleague,attorney Candace Pollock, releasedtheir third book, Loving Without a License –An Estate Planning Survival Guide forUnmarried Couples and Same Sex Partners.They also co-authored Special People,Special Planning – Creating a Legal Havenfor Families with Special Needs. Hoyt’s firstbook was All My Children Wear Fur Coats –How to Leave a Legacy for Your Pet, whichwas featured recently on CNN Financial News.ALUMNI EVENTSFLORIDA BAR AWARD WINNER — Wendy Loquasto ’88shows her 2004 Voluntary Bar President Award at theannual meeting alongside Dean Darby Dickerson.40 STETSON LawyerSLA ANNUAL MEETING — Leo Govoni and StetsonLawyers Association Immediate Past-President RobSniffen ’93 at the June meeting.SLA ANNUAL MEETING — Karen Williams ’94receives an Outstanding Alumni Representativeaward from Dean Darby Dickerson.

CLASS NOTESSonya Harrell Hoener ’94, a shareholderwith Marks Gray P.A., has become boardcertifiedby The Florida Bar in appellatepractice. She focuses on state and federalappellate practice in municipal liability andpersonal injury defense. Hoener serves aschair of The Florida Bar Committee on LawRelated Education and adjunct faculty memberat Florida Coastal School of Law. She is abarrister with the Chester Bedell Chapter ofthe American Inns of Court.Jill Bowman ’95 has become a partner inthe Tampa law firm of James, Hoyer,Newcomer & Smiljanich.Whitney C. Glaser ’95 has joined the lawfirm of Kirk Pinkerton as an associate in thefirm’s Sarasota office. She has focused herpractice on personal injury law, handling allaspects of state and federal civil trial andappellate practice. Glaser has served on theboard of directors of the Sarasota County BarAssociation and was a featured speaker at theFlorida Bar Leaders annual conferences.Morris E. Osborn ’95 has become an assistantprofessor of law at Liberty UniversitySchool of Law in Virginia, where he teachesproperty law. He was formerly with the lawfirm of Akerman Senterfitt in Orlando.David Sampedro ’95 of Panter, Panter &Sampedro P.A. in Miami was recently recognizedby the South Florida Business Journal onits 2004 Best of the Bar list. He also recentlyDISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS — From left: Wm.Reece Smith Jr., Dean Darby Dickerson, Leo Govoni andJudge Morris Silberman (for Judge Chris Altenbernd).Alumni award winners from left: Robert J. Sniffen ’93, Karen A. Williams ’95, Paul A. Turk Jr. ’79, DeanDarby Dickerson, Judge Kenneth A. Marra ’77 and Edwin T. “Eddie” Mulock ’68.Stetson presents awards forwork of alumni, friendsIn July, the College of Law honored thecommitment and dedication of threeextended family members with newlyestablished Distinguished Service Awards.The inaugural recipients were:■■■Leo J. Govoni, president of BostonAsset Management, a member of theCollege of Law Board of Overseers andan advocate for America’s elderlyChris W. Altenbernd, chief judge ofFlorida’s Second District Court of AppealWilliam Reece Smith Jr., of counseland chair emeritus of Carlton Fields P.A.and a distinguished professorial lecturerat Stetson“This award seeks to show our appreciationto those who did not graduate fromStetson, but who have helped shape ourinstitution,” said Dean Darby Dickerson. Theaward will be presented annually to nonalumniwho have made significant, meritoriousand continuing contributions to theCollege of Law.Several awards honoring Stetson alumnialso were presented this year:Edwin T. “Eddie” Mulock ’68 receivedthe Ben C. Willard Award for his distinguishedhumanitarian achievements forFlorida citizens. Mulock has practiced law inBradenton for more than 30 years.Hon. Kenneth A. Marra ’77 receivedthe Distinguished Alumnus Award for serviceto humanity and proven dedication that havefostered the ideals of the College of Law.Judge Marra took office as a U.S. DistrictJudge for the Southern District of Florida inSeptember 2002.Gary R. Trombley ’73 received the PaulM. May Meritorious Service Award in recognitionof his continued support of the Collegeof Law through contributions of time andgifts. Trombley is a member of the Board ofOverseers and a member of the law firm ofTrombley & Hanes in Tampa.Karen A. Williams ’94 and Paul A.Turk Jr. ’79 each received OutstandingAlumni Representative Awards for service tothe Stetson Lawyers Association and encouragingalumni involvement in local activities.Williams is of counsel with the Orlando lawfirm of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor &Reed. Turk is president of the StetsonLawyers Association Advisory Council and ashareholder in the litigation department ofGunster Yoakley in West Palm Beach.Robert J. Sniffen ’93 was recognizedwith the President’s Award for his year-longservice as Stetson Lawyers AssociationAdvisory Council president. He is a memberof Moyle, Flanigan, Katz, Raymond & SheehanP.A., in Tallahassee.F ALL 2004 41

ALUMNI NEWSpresented “Trial Advocacy in Florida” onbehalf of the National Business Institute inMiami. Samperdo’s tenure as president of theDade County Bar Association Young LawyersSection ended in June. He continues to practicepersonal injury law with an emphasis onnursing home neglect, medical malpractice,mass tort and general negligence.Rebecca Harrison Steele ’95 was nameddirector of the ACLU of Florida’s new WestFlorida Office near downtown Tampa. Steeleplans to establish a more visible presence forthe organization, actively protect civil libertiesin the region, and work with local chaptersand community organizations to identifyissues for activity in Tampa Bay, including theareas of racial justice, police misconduct, andcivil and voting rights restoration for peoplewith past felony convictions.Elizabeth A. Walsh ’95 of the Parker LawGroup in Sarasota now practices estateplanning and probate law, including wills,trusts and probating estates. She was formerlywith the Bradenton law firm ofMontgomery and Walsh.Ethan H. Cohen ’96 has become a partnerwith the law firm of Schiff Hardin LLP in theAtlanta office.Richmond C. Flowers ’96 has joined thelaw firm of Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster& Russell P.A. as an associate in theSt. Petersburg office. He practices in theareas of commercial real estate and land uselaw. Flowers has also litigated real estatecontract disputes, title insurance claims, constructiondisputes and collection matters.David P. Gillespie ’96 and Robert C.Finkbeiner Jr. ’91, both formerly of theFlorida Attorney General’s Office forStatewide Prosecution, announced the formationof Finkbeiner & Gillespie LLC inOrlando. The firm will concentrate its practicein the areas of criminal defense, maritaland family law, and real estate law.Desha L. Jackson ’96 has been appointedas a trustee of the New Jersey State BarFoundation, an organization dedicated to promotinglaw-related education and giving allNew Jersey residents a basic understandingof the legal system. She currently works as adeputy attorney general in the Department ofLaw and Public Safety, Office of the AttorneyGeneral. She is assigned to the Office of StatePolice Affairs and handles disciplinary proceedingsagainst New Jersey State Troopers.Simone Marstiller ’96 was appointed byGovernor Jeb Bush to serve as Florida’sChief Information Officer.Sage Morris-Webster ’96 has become apartner with the Orlando law firm of Stump,Webster, Craig, Staten, Recksiedler &Morris-Webster P.A. She concentrates in trialpractice, criminal and civil experience,workers’ compensation, general civil, andautomobile liability and personal injuryprotection.Todd A. Nelson ’96 has been named partnerin the law firm of Holland & Knight LLPin the Tampa office. He is a member of theReal Estate Section and concentrates hispractice in commercial real estate acquisitions,sales, development and leasing.Alvin K. Brown ’97, LL.M. ’04 and his company,Brown Security & Law Group P.A., wererecently named a finalist in the St. PetersburgChamber of Commerce’s Outstanding Businessof the Year Award. The firm was nominated inthe Entrepreneurial Academy Graduate categoryfor its innovative combination of security,intelligence and legal consulting services.Gregory P. Huber ’97 has become an associatewith the West Palm Beach law firm ofLytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams LLP.He practices in the areas of personal injuryand wrongful death litigation with a specialfocus on products liability litigation.Tracy E. Leduc ’97 has become an associatewith the law firm of Abbey, Adams, Byelick,Kiernan, Mueller & Lancaster LLP inSt. Petersburg. The firm practices in thedefense of liability, malpractice, workers’ compensation,employment claims and appeals.J. Eric Romano ’97 of Romano, Eriksen &Cronin was elected to the board of governorsof the Southern Trial Lawyers Association.ALUMNI EVENTSTALLAHASSEE ALUMNI RECEPTION — Hosts BrucePlatt and Fred Dudley ’68, and Lila Jaber ’90.42 STETSON LawyerOCALA ALUMNI RECEPTION — From left: Host Fred Roberts’64, Daniel Hightower ’73, Victor Musleh ’93, Dean DarbyDickerson, Lewis Dinkins ’64, Robert Landt ’86, J. CarterPerkins ’47 and Larry Callaway ’79.WASHINGTON D.C. ALUMNI RECEPTION — GeneralCounsel for the Department of Defense Jim Haynes, MegHaynes, Ian Clarke ’04 and Lisa Rhein ’03.

CLASS NOTESRobert E. Sleight, ’97 has spent the lastfour years working for a start-up company inAtlanta as an international sourcing agentfor large home décor companies, includingCrate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware,Williams-Sonoma Corp., Neiman Marcus andothers.Jason E. Dimitris ’98 is an assistantstatewide prosecutor in Miami-Dade for theOffice of Statewide Prosecution for the FloridaAttorney General. He prosecutes complex,multi-jurisdictional, multi-defendant casesthroughout Florida and leads computer andhigh-technology crime investigations andprosecutions.K. Mitch Espat ’98 has become a shareholderin the law firm of Smith Clark DelesieBierley Mueller & Kadyk in Tampa. He concentrateshis practice in the insurancedefense, liability and litigation departments.Christina Hall ’98 has become an associatein the Tampa office of the law firmRumberger, Kirk & Caldwell P.A., practicingin the area of civil trial defense.Robert “Bob” Patrick Murphy ’98 hasbeen promoted to senior vice president andadministrator of Baptist Hospital and BaptistMedical Park in Pensacola. He recently presented“Creating a Culture of Employee andCustomer Satisfaction” to executives ofNorth Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospitals.Kathryn Schoen ’98 was appointed programmanager of the Resource Center forWomen in Largo. She was formerly an assistantdirector to the United Way and executivedirector of the Roswell Refuge for BatteredAdults in Roswell, N.M. Schoen was instrumentalin developing the city’s first TaskForce Against Violence and later becamepresident of the New Mexico CoalitionAgainst Domestic Violence.Leah Zammit ’98 is a senior associate inthe Atlanta office of Nelson Mullins Riley &Scarborough LLP.Nicole M. Marginian ’99 is an associategeneral counsel and vice president of WCICommunities Inc. in Bonita Springs.Patrick William Ryskamp ’99 has beenelected shareholder with the law firm ofWilliams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen inSarasota. He represents developers in theacquisition and development of residentialcommunities and commercial property andindividuals with the acquisition and sale ofresidential property.Rebecca O’Dell Townsend ’99 was admittedto practice before the U.S. SupremeCourt. She has written three successfulbriefs for the U.S. Supreme Court and nowcan be counsel of record. She is admitted topractice before the U. S. District Court,Middle District, and the 11th Circuit Court ofAppeals. She practices with Haas, Dutton,WeddingsDeborah J. Blue ’85 to George A. Adley ’03,May 7, 2004, Baker.Peggy R. Hoyt ’93 to Joe Allen, April 17, 2004,Chuluota.Nicole M. Marginian ’99 to Daniel Swartz,June 19, 2004, Bonita Springs.David E. Hall ’02 to Alizza T. Punzalan,Oct. 11, 2003, St. Petersburg.James A. Headley ’03 to Laura Zuppo,April 24, 2004, Wilmington, Del.Lindsey A. Smith ’03 to Matthew Campbell,April 17, 2004, St. Petersburg.New AdditionsTimur “Tim” M. Aslaner ’90, wife Amy andchildren Samuel, 8, David, 7, and Katie, 4, announcedaughter and sister Julianne born April 2004.W. Edwin “Eddie” Litton II ’90, wife Kimberly( Litton ’96 and daughter Olivia 4,announce daughter and sister Caroline bornMarch 2004.Doreen ( Young ’94, husband Jimmy and sonGarrett, 3, announce daughter and sister MackenzieAnn, born April 2004.Nisreen Mousa ’95, husband Farid Mousa,daughter Victoria and son Sammyannounce daughter and sister Abigail bornJuly 2003.Ethan H. Cohen ’96, wife Jacqueline and son Worth,2, announce daughter and sister Blythe bornApril 2004.William Ray Holley ’97 and wife Jacqueline announcedaughter Charlotte born Feb. 2004.Robert “Bob” Patrick Murphy ’98 and wife Lauraannounce daughter Kaitlin born April 2004.Leah Zammit ’98, husband MichaelAlex announce son and brother LukeApril 2004.and sonbornWASHINGTON D.C. ALUMNI RECEPTION — AmeliaGovan ’80 and Dean Darby Dickerson.NEW YORK CITY LUNCHEON — Tracy L. Martinell Henry ’95,Dean Darby Dickerson and John B. Todorovich ’78.Terri L. Thomas ’99 and husband Geneannounce daughter Madison bornDec. 2003.Amy Ward ’01 and husband Fred Wardannounce daughter Emma born June 2004.Christa L. Folkers ’03 and husband BrandonFolkers announce daughter Taylor bornMarch 2004.F ALL 2004 43

CLASS NOTESBlackburn, Lewis & Longley P.L. in Tampaas an appellate attorney.Terri L. Thomas ’99 is vice president anddeputy general counsel of Citibank’s AffluentClient Segment and International PersonalBank, where her responsibilities includeoversight of the compliance, anti-moneylaundering, anti-fraud and litigation operationsfor Citibank Latin America. She wasformerly with the law firm of Allen, Norton &Blue P.A., where she focused her practiceon representing management in labor andemployment law matters.2000sJoanna Garcia ’00 has been elected tothe board of directors of Northside MentalHealth Center. She is a member of theAntitrust & Trade Regulation practice groupat Carlton Fields P.A. in Tampa.Eric Thorn ’00 has joined the law firm ofRumberger, Kirk & Caldwell P.A. as anassociate practicing in commercial litigation,general aviation litigation, medicalmalpractice and wrongful death.Nina L. (Mings) Ferraro ’01 has joinedthe law firm of Fox, Wackeen, Dungey,Sweet, Beard, Sobel & McCluskey P.A., inStuart. She concentrates in the area ofreal estate law. Ferraro was elected to theexecutive committee of the Justice MajorB. Harding Inn of Court for 2004-2005.Barbara A. Hart ’01 has become an associatein the law firm of Ruden, McClosky,Smith, Schuster & Russell P.A., in theirSt. Petersburg office. As a member of thefirm’s Bankruptcy Practice group, she willpractice in all aspects of bankruptcy law.Hart has experience with both creditor anddebtor practice in bankruptcy proceedingsfiled under Chapters 7, 11 and 13.Nicholas Jackson LL.M. ’01 has becomea high school librarian at the InternationalSchool of Panama in Panama City. He wasformerly a Stetson law librarian.Amy Casanova-Ward ’01 is with the stateattorney’s office for the 6th Judicial Circuit.David E. Hall ’02 is an assistant publicdefender in Hillsborough County.Kimberly G. Jackson ’02 of the law firmAbbey, Adams, Byelick, Kiernan, Mueller &Lancaster LLP graduated from the LeadershipSt. Petersburg Program in May 2004.R. Travis Rentz ’02 recently became anassociate with the law firm of Rumberger,Kirk & Caldwell P.A. He practices in theareas of products liability and toxic torts.George A. Adley ’03 is with the ResidentialMortgage Department of Bank of America.Jody Armstrong ’03 was recently electedto the Redington Beach City Council.Leslie Armstrong ’03 recently becamean associate with the law firm of Lowndes,Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed P.A. Sheconcentrates in the areas of real estatetransactions, development and finance.Ashley N. Calhoun ’03 joined the Lakelandoffice of GrayRobinson P.A. as an associate,practicing in the Wealth Transfer Group.A. Courtney Cox ’03 has joined the Tampaoffice of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell P.A. asan associate practicing in the areas ofpremise liability and products liability.Tami Diebel ’03 joined the law firm ofMateer Harbert as an associate practicingin litigation. She is on the N. Donald DiebelJr., M.D., Good Samaritan Fund fundraisingcommittee.Scott J. Donaldson ’03 has joined theStuart law firm of Fox, Wackeen, Dungey,Sweet, Beard, Sobel and McCluskey. Heconcentrates his practice in the area ofpersonal injury and wrongful death law.Maximilian “Max” R. Goldberg ’03announced the formation of his law firm,Max Goldberg, Attorney at Law, in St.Petersburg. He specializes in the areas ofcriminal law and family law.James R. Headley ’03 has become anassociate with the law firm of Abbey,Adams, Byelick, Kiernan, Mueller &ALUMNI EVENTSFLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS BUREAUS —Stetson alumni working in the Florida Attorney General’s office visited the Tampa LawCenter for a special luncheon this fall.44 STETSON LawyerCOLUMBIA, SC LUNCHEON — From left: Keith Wilkes ’04, student Heather Combs,Judge Fred Bryson ’61, James Felts IV ’04 and student Lance Boozler.

CLASS NOTESLancaster LLP in St. Petersburg, concentratingin workers’ compensation defense.Jason O. Lowe ’03 has joined the Lakelandoffice of GrayRobinson P.A. as an associate.He practices in the areas of general civil,commercial litigation and insurance defense.Lindsey A. Smith ’03 is with the law firm ofHolland & Knight LLP.John R. Yoak ’03 has joined the commercialand civil litigation department ofBattaglia, Ross, Dicus & Wein P.A. inSt. Petersburg.Stetson Law MBNA PlatinumPlus MasterCard Credit CardMBNA America Bank N.A. now offers the StetsonUniversity College of Law Platinum Plus credit card, ano annual fee MasterCard credit card program. Thisprogram offers a low introductory APR for cashadvance checks and balance transfers*, as well asother benefits. To request your Stetson LawPlatinum Plus card, call toll-free (866) 438-6262.(TTY users: 1-800-833-6262.) Please refer to prioritycode KP1M when applying for this program.*There are costs associated with the use of this credit card. MBNA AmericaBank, N.A, is the issuer and administrator of this program. For rate, fee andother cost and benefit information; or to apply for this credit card call MBNA tollfree or write to P.O. Box 15020, Wilmington, DE 19850. MBNA America andPlatinum Plus are federally registered service marks of MBNA America Bank,N.A. MasterCard is a federally registered service marks of MasterCardInternational Inc. and Visa U.S.A. Inc., respectively; each is used by MBNA pursuantto license. © 2004 MBNA America Bank, N. A.StetsonDentalPlans.comStetson alumni, faculty, staff and students can save10 percent on published Internet prices onDentalPlans.com by entering in the code “Stetson”.The company will donate 10 percent of every StetsonLaw purchase back to Stetson University College ofLaw. Go to StetsonDentalPlans.com to participate.Alumni News/Information UpdateAny news? What’s going on in your life? A career change? Opened your own firm? Recently married? New additionsto your family? Took a trip around the world? Keep your classmates posted! We want to hear from you!Just fill out this form and send us your news clippings, photos, news releases, etc.Current Last Name____________________________________ Graduation Month/Year________________Last Name in Law School_________________________________________________________________First Name____________________________________________________________________________Middle Name__________________________________________________________________________Preferred First Name ____________________________________________________________________Date of Birth__________________________________________________________________________Name of Spouse_______________________________________________________________________Children’s Names and Ages___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Home InformationStreet_______________________________________________________________________________City________________________________________ State__________________ Zip________________County______________________________________________________________________________Home Phone Number____________________________________________________________________E-mail Address________________________________________________________________________Firm/Business InformationEmployer Name________________________________________________________________________Street_______________________________________________________________________________City________________________________________ State__________________ Zip________________County______________________________________________________________________________Firm/Business Phone Number______________________________________________________________Fax Number___________________________________________________________________________E-mail Address ________________________________________________________________________Your Title____________________________________ Area of Practice or Specialty____________________Preferred Mailing Address: ❑ Home ❑ BusinessCOLORADO ALUMNI EVENT — Harley K. Look Jr. ’78 and wifeSusan Look attended the Colorado dinner. Their son is a firstyearlaw student at Stetson.Send Us Your NewsAny other information you would like to share with us would be appreciated. Return this to the Office of CollegeRelations, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL 33707. Fax (727) 347-4183.You may also e-mail this information to alumni@law.stetson.edu, or visit the alumni page of Stetson’s Web siteat www.law.stetson.edu.FALL 2004 45

CAMPUS/CLE HIGHLIGHTSA glimpse of recent activities at Stetson University College of Law“THE PEOPLE SPEAK” — United Nations Undersecretary GeneralJamsheed Marker participated in a debate on U.S. foreign policy presentedby Stetson University College of Law and the Lakewood HighSchool debate team.FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY — More than 300 students and their friendsand family members participated in the annual Family and Friends Dayevent on Oct. 22, which included a picnic in the courtyard.INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION — Thewinning team from the University of Technology, Sydney, with DeanDarby Dickerson (center) and Professor Kelly Feeley ’95 (second fromright).MARRIAGE DEBATE — Student moderator Jo Ann Palchak welcomedmore than 200 attendees to a debate on same-sex marriage led byKaren Doering ’95, staff attorney for the National Center for LesbianRights; Professor Thomas Marks ’63 and Professor Michael Allen.SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAW CLE — (From left) Leo Govoni,Sarah Bohr, Professor Rebecca C. Morgan ’80, Nancy G. Shor andGeorge Cretekos participated in this CLE program in April 2004 atStetson’s Gulfport campus.46 STETSON LawyerMONTREAL CLE — (From left) front row – Kim Johnson, Roberta Colton,Judge Alexander Paskay, Rose Paskay; second row: Asher Rabinowitz,Suzanne Menchise, Doug Menchise; third row: Richard Burnette, CynthiaBurnette, Malka Isaak, Sam Isaak; back row: Patrick Tinker, RobertWahl, Donald Giffin.

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Nonprofit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDPermit No. 1920St. Petersburg, FL“How to Spot a New Judge”Reprinted with permission from More Legal Insanity: Allthe Fun the Law Allows by Steve Rushing ’75Alumnus illustrates thelighter side of law as“America’s Court Jester”Whoever said judges don’thave a sense of humor has nevermet Judge Steve Rushing ’75.A retired Pinellas Countyjudge, Rushing has poked fun atlawyers and judges for decadesthrough the art of drawing. He hasauthored three collections of legalcartoons, and his work has beenpublished in more than 30 differentlegal journals. Now, his hobbyhas led him to become an editorialcartoonist for Hernando Today.“I saw it as a chance to getinvolved in the community, andthere is some satisfaction in pokingfun at elected officials,” saidRushing. Approximately 150 of hiscartoons were published in thenewspaper last year, and he isconsidering publishing anothercollection of legal cartoons withinthe next few years.“I’ve always just enjoyeddoing it,” he said. “Some peopletell jokes, some write poems, andI keep my sanity drawing ‘LegalInsanity’ cartoons.”Cartooning has beenRushing’s release since his daysas a St. Petersburg High Schoolstudent. His first “legal” cartoonwas published in law school andalthough he has had over 400legal cartoons published, Rushingmaintains, “I never drew a cartoonwhen I was on the bench in thecourtroom, but I did get a lot ofinspiration.”Rushing considers himselfretired, despite all evidence to thecontrary. In addition to drawing forHernando Today, he continues towork as a private mediator forTampa Bay Mediation Center andas a litigation attorney forSouthwest Florida WaterManagement District.OFFICE OF COLLEGE RELATIONS1401 61st St. S.Gulfport, FL 33707