Stetson University College of Law

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.