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FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6news and eventsIn MemoriamThe Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies felt the great loss of three members of its community.Staff Sgt. JasonS. Dahlke (B.S.Criminal Justice’04) was killedAug. 29, 2009,in combat inAfghanistan.A Jacksonvillenative, he wasassigned to the1st Battalion,75th Ranger Regiment, based at HunterArmy Airfield, Ga. It was Jason’s sixthdeployment since his enlistment in May2004. He is survived by his wife, Nikole.In an online memorial (see: jasondahlke.com/), Jason is remembered for his“adventure,” “eagerness to help” and“drive for success.” Photo retrieved fromjasondahlke.com.Deborah“Debbie” Phillis(B.A. LegalStudies ’84)passed away onJune 14, 2009,after a bout ofpneumonia.Debbie was afounding memberof the CriminalJustice and Legal Studies Alumni Chapter,and she founded the Public AffairsScholarship. Debbie became the legalstudies program adviser after her move toOrlando from the UCF Brevard campusabout five years ago. She is rememberedfondly by students and staff members forher dedication and willingness to help.Debbie also was a longtime donor to theUCF Alumni Association and UCF GoldenKnights Club. She is greatly missedby the UCF community as well, and isremembered as a true UCF KnightsFan. Several online memorials to Debbiehave been created: tiny.cc/DebbiePhillis,www.cohpa.ucf.edu/DebbiePhillis.shtml.Robert “Bob”Kirby passedaway on June 17,2009 following aheart attack. Hewas an adjunctinstructor for thelegal studiesprogram whobrought a wealthof knowledgeand experience to the classroom. Hewas also an attorney in private practice,specializing in estate planning. Previously,he served as a uniformed attorney in theU.S. Army for 26 years, retiring at the rankof colonel. He is survived by his wife, PamKirby, the college’s associate dean forundergraduate studies, and their daughterLisa. Bob is remembered by family andfriends as a “caring and sustainingprofessional” and an “inspiration” to many(see: tiny.cc/BobKirby).In the MediaThroughout the year, media outlets turned to the faculty for their expert commentary. Highlights include the following:PrintNYTimes.com, 3/1/09: “Legislationto Overhaul Rockefeller Drug LawsMoves Ahead Swiftly” quotes AssociateProfessor Pamala Griset on Gov. NelsonA. Rockefeller’s 1970s-era drug laws.The Wall Street Journal, 3/26/09: “MoreCities Target Teens with DaytimeCurfews” quotes Professor Ken Adamon curfews for minors.The Cincinnati Enquirer, 10/3/09:“Doctor’s Trial First of Three” quotesAssociate Professor Stephen T. Holmeson criminal behavior patterns in twins.Orlando Sentinel, 10/31/09: In “SumterPrison Has Most Sex Misconduct”Professor Roberto Hugh Potter shareshis thoughts on the increase in reportsof sexual misconduct at the SumterCounty prison.Time.com, 11/10/09: In “Lethal Injection”Professor Robert Bohm provides ahistorical perspective on the use ofinjected drugs as a form of capitalpunishment.BroadcastFox 35 Orlando television, 2/11/09:Professor Ken Adams was interviewedabout hate groups in Central Florida.Fox 35 Orlando television, 3/5/09:Assistant Professor Ross Wolf discussedthe serving of a search warrant duringinvestigations of a local murder case.WDBO radio, 8/3/09: AssistantProfessor Ross Wolf explained howthe Florida Department of LawEnforcement will investigate a shootingby a local police officer.4...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6researchContracts and GrantsJanuary 2009 – December 2009Nehemiah Educational and EconomicDevelopment, Inc.HIV Prevention for Criminal Justice-Involved Individuals, $65,735Roberto Hugh Potter, Subcontract PI1/1/09-12/31/09Orange County Corrections2009 UCF Student Support for theOrange County Corrections Division,$14,623Raymond Surette, PI1/1/09-12/31/09In-House AwardMeasuring the Deterrent Effect of PoliceLess-lethal Weapons to Gain Compliance,$7,500Ross Wolf, PI5/1/09-4/30/10Seminole County Sheriff’s OfficeEvaluation of the Juvenile JusticePrograms of the Seminole CountySheriff’s Office, $36,000Roberto Hugh Potter, PI10/1/09-9/30/10Orange County Sheriff’s Office2009–2010 UCF Student Support for theOrange County Sheriff’s Office CriminalInvestigation Division, $58,167K. Michael Reynolds, PI11/1/09-10/31/10Center for Law Enforcement Technology,Training and Research, Inc.2010 Support for the Center for LawEnforcement Technology, Training andResearch, $25,471K. Michael Reynolds, PI12/1/09-11/30/10Research Spotlight: Brandon Applegate (cont. from p. 5)people’s perceptions of their worksituation affect the way the jail operates,”he said. In one study, he and colleagueGene Paoline used survey results tocompare the perceptions of officersworking in the jail’s traditional and newgeneration facilities.“The rigor of Brandon’s survey work iswell known and trusted,” Langworthysaid. “In particular, his work with factorialsurveys has demonstrated the utility ofthis survey methodology.”Applegate clearly enjoys research. “I likethe ability to take a vague idea and clarifyit, figure out how to address it empirically,pull the data together and write somethingthat makes sense,” he shared. He likensit to something else he enjoys: homeimprovementprojects. “When I have afinished product, I think, ‘wow,’ this reallycame together.”Currently, he is investigating OrangeCounty Jail inmates’ perceptions of theseverity of different types of criminalsanctions. “I’ve found that inmates don’tview the severity of sanctions as acontinuum, with probation at one end,prison at the other and intermediatesanctions lining up in between,” he said,adding that other researchers havereported similar findings. “Typically, we’veassumed that any amount of time onprobation would be viewed as less severethan spending time in prison. But somewould prefer to do a year in prison thanthree years on probation.”Applegate and other researchers alsohave found that African-Americaninmates do not consider prison to be assevere a punishment as white inmatesdo. In his current work on inmates’perceptions, he suggests eight possibleexplanations for this difference. “Maybe[the African-American inmates] came froma disadvantaged neighborhood wherestaying there to complete communitybasedsanctions is less appealing thanprison,” he speculated. “Or maybe they’veknown lots of people who have been toprison and consider it just a part of life.”He anticipates exploring these and otherideas in an upcoming publication.This spring, Applegate will launch anew study at the Orange County Jailwith graduate student Chris Petrozza.The jail’s officers will be receiving verbaljudo training and the research team willinvestigate the effect of training on theofficers’ interactions with inmates. Theresults of the study should help informjails considering this type of training.Petrozza is one of many students tobenefit from Applegate’s mentoring. In his14 years at UCF, the faculty researcherhas chaired or servedon 18 dissertation andthesis committees,guiding research ontopics such as improvingthe comprehension ofsentencing instructions,transferring juveniles tothe adult court and thepublic tolerance of anticrimetechnology.Applegate in his office at UCFUnder Applegate’sguidance, Alicia Sitrenconducted researchfor her dissertation onthe deterrent effects of6...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6academic programsKaren GuinWomen Discuss Careers in Law EnforcementMarie Verret started working for theOrlando Police Department 15 yearsago. At first she was an assistant whotook reports for officers. Today, she is ahomicide detective and the department’sonly woman in this role.Her success is a result of years ofhard work — and opportunities. Aftergraduating from the police academy,Verret spent four years as a patrol officer,followed by eight years as an undercoverofficer. She then pursued an opening fora detective. “I’ve not experienced racial orgender discrimination,” she said. “If you’requalified, you’ll get it.”Verret’s career reflects several themes thatemerged in a Fall 2009 panel discussionamong seven women working in lawenforcement during the course, “Policeand Society”: career growth is available tofemales in this male-dominated professionand law enforcement offers opportunitiesto move around within the profession.Listening to the panelists were more than100 criminal justice majors. “I really enjoygiving our students a chance to posequestions about law enforcement directlyto current practitioners,” said AssistantProfessor Ross Wolf. “Students oftencome away with a different perspective ofpolicing from what they had previously, andtheir gender biases are often shattered.”Several of the panelists said they thinkbeing a women helps in their interactionswith male criminals. As a patrol officer withthe Orange County Sheriff’s Office, SarahKeefer always showed respect toward aman when she arrested him. “I had noproblems,” she said. “There wasn’t analpha male issue.”Keefer has since earned a master’sdegree in criminal justice at UCF and isnow a property crime detective with thesheriff’s office. Her boyfriend also worksin law enforcement, and they appreciatebeing able to go to one another for advice.[Both were recently accepted to the FBIAcademy in Quantico, Va.]Shelli Walters has worked in lawenforcement for 23 years, the last 20 ofwhich she has been at the AltamonteSprings Police Department, where she iscurrently commander. She also has beenmarried for the past two decades, andshe said her line of work does presentchallenges.“My husband doesn’t like that I spend mydays with men,” noted Walters, who ascommander oversees 50 people. “But I’veexplained that I have a bond [with maleofficers], not a relationship, and he hasaccepted it.”The 2009 “Women in Law Enforcement”panelists were (pictured above, left to right):1. Commander Shelli Walters, AltamonteSprings Police Department2. Detective Marie Verret, Orlando PoliceDepartment3. Sergeant Cindy Haley, Orlando PoliceDepartment4. Detective Debra Healy, Seminole CountySheriff ’s Office5. Deputy Cheryl Newberry, Orange CountySheriff ’s Office6. Officer Amber Silvia, UCF Police Department7. Detective Sarah Keefer, Orange CountySheriff ’s OfficeJust a few years ago, Cheryl Newberrywas a student in Wolf’s “Police andSociety” course, where she also heardwomen in law enforcement talk about theircareers. The experience helped convinceher to enter the profession, and today sheis a patrol officer with the Orange CountySheriff’s Office. “I love it,” she said. “Everyday I put on my uniform, I have a smile onmy face.”Newberry’s sentiment was a shared one.When a student asked the panelists howmany would go into law enforcementagain knowing what they know now, allseven raised their hand.8...

Internship NewsThe department continued to offerextensive internship opportunities forundergraduates. New in 2009 wereopportunities in the U.S. Departmentof Veteran’s Affairs, Ninth JudicialCircuit Public Defender’s Office, theNature Conservancy, the Federal TradeCommission and many more. Someof these positions have led to full-timeemployment upon completion of thestudent’s bachelor’s degree.Listed below are the organizations thatoffered service-learning experiences tothe department’s students in 2009:Criminal JusticeAltamonte Springs Police DepartmentBroward County Sheriff’s Office,Ft. LauderdaleCollier County Sheriff’s OfficeCourtWatchFlorida Department of Children andFamiliesFlorida Department of Juvenile JusticeFlorida Department of Law EnforcementFlorida Fish and Wildlife CommissionFlorida Office of the Attorney General,Daytona Office, Appeals DivisionFlorida Office of the Attorney General,Office of Statewide ProsecutionFlorida State Attorney General’s Office,Victim ServicesGirls and Boys Town, OviedoHillsborough Animal ControlHollywood (Florida) Police DepartmentJuvenile Justice CentersKnight Library SecurityLake County Sheriff’s OfficeLockheed Martin SecurityLongwood Police DepartmentMothers Against Drunk DrivingMentoring and Monitoring Youth ofAmericaNinth Judicial Circuit Public DefenderNational Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration, Department of LawEnforcementOcoee Police DepartmentOrange County Court AdministrationOrange County Medical Examiner’s OfficeSeminars Open to the PublicEach year, the department holds seminarson a variety of topics in criminal justice forstudents and community members. Eachall-day seminar this year was held on theUCF Orlando campus. The topics listedbelow were offered in 2009.Less Lethal Weapons: Benefits andLiabilities, Jan. 31• Featuring guest lecturer Charles MeslohCritical Incident Stress Debriefing,April 18• Featuring educator and motivationalspeaker Mike SteeleSex and Drugs: Policing “Victimless”Crimes, June 29 to July 1• Featuring lectures by a variety ofacademicians, federal law enforcementofficers, local police officers andprofessionals who are experts in the fieldPolice Internal Affairs: Myths andRealities, July 23• Featuring Captain Chuck Adkinsof the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PoliceDepartment, Charlotte, NCOsceola County Sheriff’s Office,Forensics UnitOrange County Sheriff’s Office, LawEnforcement Officer Training CorpsPalm Beach County Sheriff’s OfficePasco County Sheriff’s OfficeFlorida Probation and Parole Office,Palm BaySeminole County ProbationSeminole County Sheriff’s OfficeState of Florida Fire Marshal’s OfficeU.S. Customs and Border Protection,JacksonvilleU.S. Department of Homeland Security,ICE, Orlando and Merritt IslandU.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs PoliceU.S. Marshal’s ServiceU.S. Pretrial ServicesU.S. Postal Inspection Service,Miami and OrlandoValor Security, OrlandoWashington Center (Washington, D.C.)Forensic Firearms and CartridgeIdentification, July 24• Featuring retired Orlando PoliceDepartment Crime Scene Investigator andrecognized judicial expert Robb WalkerCriminal Street Gangs, Sept. 12• Featuring Special Agent Brent Harrison,Florida Department of Law EnforcementElectronic Control Weapons, Oct. 24• Featuring Lt. Paul “Spike” Hopkins andCapt. David Ogden of the Orange CountySheriff’s OfficeCriminal justice seminars are offeredthrough UCF Continuing Education. Anoption to earn course credit is availablefor matriculated students. For furtherinformation, contact Assistant ProfessorRoss Wolf at rwolf@mail.ucf.edu.Winter Garden Police DepartmentWinter Park Police DepartmentLegal StudiesMany private law officesClerks of the CourtCourt Mediation ServicesFederal Trade CommissionFlorida Attorney General’s OfficeFlorida Department of Business andProfessional RegulationFlorida LegislatureHilton Grand VacationsJudges’ officesNature ConservancyOrange County Clerk of the CourtOrange County Juvenile Court MagistrateState Attorneys’ officesUCF Department of Technology TransferUCF General CounselUCF Student Legal ServicesU.S. Department of Homeland Security... 9

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6scholarshipFaculty PublicationsHayden, S. & Adams, K. (2009).Phenomenological and existentialapproaches to crime and corrections. In D.Polizzi & M. Braswell (Eds.). Transformingcorrections: Humanistic approaches tocorrections and offender treatment. Durham,N.C.: Carolina Academic Press.Applegate, B. K., Davis, R. K., & Cullen, F.T. (2009). Reconsidering child saving: Theextent and correlates of public support forexcluding youths from the juvenile court.Crime & Delinquency, 55(1), 51.Applegate, B. K., Cable, C. R., & Sitren,A. H. (2009). Academia’s most wanted:The characteristics of desirable academicjob candidates in criminology and criminaljustice. Journal of Criminal JusticeEducation, 20(1), 20-39.Smith, H. P., Applegate, B. K., Sitren, A.H., & Springer, N. F. (2009). The limits ofindividual control? Perceived officer powerand probationer compliance. Journal ofCriminal Justice, 37, 241-47.Sitren, A. H., Smith, H. P., Applegate, B.K., & Gould, L. A. (2009). Jail visitation: Anassessment of organizational policy andinformation availability. Southwest Journal ofCriminal Justice, 5(3), 207-220.Applegate, B. K., Fariello, N., Sitren, A.H., & Smith, H. P. (2009). From the inside:The meaning of probation to probationers.Criminal Justice Review, 34(1), 80-95.Springer, N. F., Applegate, B. K., Smith,H. P., & Sitren, A. H. (2009). Exploring thedeterminants of probationers’ perceptionsof their supervising officers. Journal ofOffender Rehabilitation, 48(3), 210-227.Cullen, F. T., Unnever, J. D., Blevins K. R.,Pealer, J. A., Santana, S. A., Fisher, B. S.& Applegate, B. K. (2009). The myth ofpublic support for capital punishment. In J.Wood & T. Gannon (Eds.). Public opinionand criminal justice. Devon, UK: WillanPublishing.1 Bast, C. M., & Hawkins, M. (2010).Foundations of legal research and writing(4th ed.). Clifton Park, N.Y.: Delmar CengageLearning. (Published in 2009)Bast, C. M. & Samuels, L. B. (2009). Legalstudies scholarship: Setting the standardfor excellence. Journal of Legal StudiesEducation, 26, 263.Maria T. Lopez & Carol M. Bast, TheDifficulties in Prosecuting Stalking Cases,45 Criminal Law Bulletin 3. (Jan./Feb. 2009).Bast, C. M. (2008). Editor’s corner: Wherewe have been and where we are going,Journal of Legal Studies in Business, 14,vii-ix. (Published in 2009).2 Bohm, R. M. & Haley, K. N. (2009).Introduction to criminal justice (6th ed.).New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.Bohm, R. M. (2009). [Review of the bookRace, class and the death penalty: Capitalpunishment in American history.] InternationalCriminal Justice Review, 19, 500.Bohm, R. M. (2009). Capital punishment. InJ. M. Miller (Ed.), 21st Century criminology:A reference handbook. Newbury Park: CA:Sage.Bohm, R. M. (2009). American deathpenalty opinion in black and white. InH. T. Greene & S. L. Gabbidon (Eds.),Encyclopedia of race and crime. NewburyPark, CA: Sage.Craig, S. C. (2010). Management within acorrectional institution. In R. Muraskin. Keycorrectional issues (2nd ed.), Upper SaddleRiver, NJ: Prentice Hall.Craig, S.C. (2009). A historical review ofmother and child programs for incarceratedwomen. The Prison Journal, Supplement to89(1), 35S-53S.3 Holmes, R. M., & Holmes, S. T. (2009).Serial murder (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage Publications.4 Travis, L. F. & Langworthy, R. H. (2009).Policing America: A balance of forces (4thed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.Lanier, M. M., & Jockin, K. (2009).Contemporary policewomen: A workingtypology. In R. Muraskin & A. R. Roberts(Eds.), Visions for change: Crime and justicein the twenty-first century (5th ed.). UpperSaddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishing.5 Lanier, M. M., & Henry, S. (2009).Essential criminology (3rd ed.). Boulder, CO:Westview Press (Perseus).Lanier, M. M. (2009). Epidemiologicalcriminology: A critical cross-culturalanalysis of the advent of HIV/AIDs. ActaCriminologica, 22(2), 60-73.Lanier, M. M. (2009). Epidemiologicalcriminology: Coming full circle. AmericanJournal of Public Health, 99(3), 397-402.Lanier, M. M., & Potter, R. H. (2009). Thecurrent status of inmates living with HIV/AIDS. In R. Muraskin & A. R. Roberts (Eds.),It’s a crime: Women and justice (5th ed.).Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice HallPublishing.Lanier, M. M. & Lutya, T. (2009). EpiCrim101: Why epidemiological criminologymatters to health professionals. CorrectCare, 23(4):10-12.Paoline III, E. A. & Devlin, S. (2009).Hillsborough County, Florida. In EdwardR. Maguire & William Wells (Eds.),Implementing community policing: Lessonsfrom 12 cities. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Department of Justice.Maruschak, L. M., Sabol, W. J., Potter,R. H., Reid L. C., & Cramer, E. W. (2009).Pandemic influenza and jail facilities andpopulations. American Journal of PublicHealth, 99 (Suppl. 2), 339-344.Semukhina, O. B. & Reynolds, K. M.(2009). Plea-bargaining implementation andacceptance in modern Russia: A disconnectbetween the legal institutions and thecitizens. International Criminal JusticeReview, 19(4), 400-432.Ross, L. E. (2009). Domestic violenceamong African-Americans. In H.1 2 34510 ...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6faculty and staffHonorsBrandon Applegate, associate professorof criminal justice, was appointed to theeditorial board of the Justice Quarterly.He began three terms of service on theeditorial board in early 2010. (See photoon page 6.)Carol Bast,associate professorof legal studies,was awarded the2009 Excellencein ProfessionalService Awardby the College ofHealth and PublicAffairs. The award is given to honor facultymembers who demonstrate a record ofexcellence in service to the University ofCentral Florida and professional service.Bast also completed her first publicationas editor-in-chief of the Journal of LegalStudies in Business.Judge David GrayRoss, executivein-residence,wasinvited to be a partof the meeting atthe DependencyCourt ImprovementSummit of theFlorida Council ofJuvenile and FamilyCourt Judges at the Portofino Hotel atUniversal Orlando in August 2009. Rosswas also invited to give the ceremonyaddress at the UCF Phi Kappa Phi HonorSociety ceremony honoring NationalAward winners, new inductees and newchapter officers. During the ceremonyhe was also inducted as a new facultymember for the society.Lee Ross,associate professorof criminaljustice, receivedthe OutstandingFaculty Award atthe 13th AnnualTribute to BlackMen: Pharaohsof the New Millennium. The award waspresented at a reception hosted by TheBlack Female Development Circle, Inc.In addition, Ross was appointed tothe inaugural editorial board for a newjournal entitled Race and Justice: AnInternational Journal. This journal will bepublished by SAGE Publications.Mark Lanier,associate professorof criminal justice,was appointed tothe editorial boardfor the journal ActaCriminologica. Thisis the journal of theCriminological andVictimological Society of Southern Africa.Irene Pons,instructor of legalstudies, wasinvited to becomea member ofAmerican Innsof Court. Thisprestigious groupwas founded topromote the highest level of practiceand professionalism among its membersand the legal system. Pons was asked tobecome an associate member based onher devotion, expertise and potential inthe area of family law.* Bast, L. Ross, Lanier, Potter, Wolf, andPlaisted portraits by Thomas Alan SmilieRoberto HughPotter, professor ofcriminal justice anddirector of research,was appointed tothe editorial boardsof the AmericanJournal of CriminalJustice and thenewly established journal, CorrectionalHealth Today.Ross Wolf,assistant professorof criminal justice,was awarded a2009 COHPAResearch FacultyFellowship.2009-2010 is theinaugural yearof a one-year program to promote theprofessional development of facultyresearchers. Ross and nine other facultyresearchers will complete a trainingprogram, receive mentoring and submita grant proposal to a federal fundingagency by the end of the academic year.His research topic is “The DeterrentEffect of Less-Lethal Weapons to GainCompliance.”New HiresBeth Plaistedjoined thedepartment inAugust 2009as the legalstudies programadviser. She hasbeen working inacademic advisingat UCF for the pasteight years, and comes to the departmentfrom the COHPA Graduate Office whereshe was the coordinator of advisingservices. Beth has a bachelor’s degree inpolitical science and a master’s degree inleadership studies from UCF.12 ...

studentsStudent OrganizationsAlpha Psi SigmaAlpha Psi Sigma, the National CriminalJustice Honor Society, recognizesacademic excellence demonstrated byundergraduate and graduate students. Inspring 2009, APS members participatedin UCF Relay for Life events and focusedon recruitment activities. At regularmeetings, the members discussed topicssuch as research, graduate school andcareers in the criminal justice field. Theculminating event for the year featureda guest speaker and pizza party forthe members. Detective Hussey, of theOrange County Sheriff’s Office, gavea great presentation at this Decembermeeting. The APS leadership, inspired bythis successful event, is currently planningmore guest speakers for the spring term.Lambda Alpha EpsilonLambda Alpha Epsilon at UCF is asubordinate chapter of the AmericanCriminal Justice Association, a nationalco-ed professional fraternity dedicatedto those employed in and pursuing acareer in the criminal justice field. Theorganization’s goal is to close the gapbetween students and criminal justiceprofessionals. The organization providesstudents access to professionals fromacross the spectrum of the criminal justicefield through weekly guest speakers andhands-on demonstrations. Membersalso benefit from access to informationabout internships, job openings andscholarships.The UCF chapter started the 09–10academic year strong with a recruitingdrive that resulted in the largest inductionclass to date. The large fall membershipclass now accounts for the bulk of themembership. Membership is now over 100strong.In September, 21 members traveled to theregional competition at Eastern KentuckyUniversity. UCF Lambda Alpha Epsilonmembers brought home 20 awards fromall categories of competition (academictesting, mock crime scene investigation,firearms and physical agility). Membersalso participated in over 350 hoursof community service and donated60 boxes full of school supplies, toys,hygiene products and more to OperationChristmas Child. In November, thechapter hosted the 8th annual Amy KuritarLohrmann charity auction in the HPA Iatrium. The activity included a dinner andsilent auction of donated baskets. Themain event was a live auction with over50 large-ticket items. UCF Police ChiefRichard Beary also spoke briefly to raiseawareness about domestic violence. Theevent raised close to $5,000, which goesto support the Amy Kuritar LohrmannMemorial Endowed Scholarship inmemory of the UCF graduate and formerLAE member. The chapter is currentlyplanning the annual Criminal JusticeCareer Fair and national conference, thefirst to be hosted by the UCF chapter.Left: Trial team membersat the East Coast RegionalMock Trial Tournament inFebruary 2009. Right: TrialTeam members Juan Garcia-Pardo, Jordan Ostroff (2008-2009 Trial Team President),and Erica Emas (far right) atthe East Coast Regional MockTrial Tournament. CircuitCourt Judge Kevin Emas(second from right) served as a judge at thetournament.Left: The 8th annual Amy KuritarLohrmann charity auction. Middle:Fall 2009 Lambda Alpha Epsilonclass. Right: LAE President KatyNolander with Mr. and Mrs. Kuritar atthe charity auction for the scholarshipnamed in their daughter’s honor.Trial TeamThe Mock Trial Team at UCF has beenone of the most competitive andsuccessful organizations on campus inrecent years. 2009 was no exception,and the team is poised to surpass theoutstanding accomplishments of yearspast.In spring 2009, the UCF trial team hostedthe American Mock Trial Association EastCoast Regional Mock Trial Tournamentat the Seminole County Justice Center.Twenty-two teams from throughout Floridaand Georgia competed. One of UCF’steams finished second, and a secondteam finished third at this tournament. Thethird team finished fourth at the SoutheastRegionalTournamenthosted by the(cont. onp.14)13 ...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6studentsStudent Organizations (cont. from p. 13)University of North Carolina-Chapel Hilla few weeks prior to the Central Floridatournament. Due to these excellentrecords, all three UCF teams earned bidsto the Opening Round ChampionshipSeries Tournament hosted by FurmanUniversity in Greenville, SC. UCF wasone of only five universities in the countryto have the distinction of having threeteams qualify for the National Tournamentincluding Penn State, UCLA, Dukeand Harvard. In addition, at the EastCoast regional tournament UCF trialteam membersErica Emas, JustinMcConnell, JordanOstoff, BrandonSark and MichaelGarcia, won fiveof 10 All-RegionalOutstanding Attorneyawards. StephenO’Neal also earnedan All-RegionalOutstanding Witnessaward.In fall 2009, the trialteam expanded toinclude a fourthcompeting team,allowing more of UCF’s best and brightestan opportunity to compete with one of thebest mock trial programs in the nation.In the fall 2009 tournaments, the trialteam earned five top-10 finishes, fouroutstanding witness awards and fiveoutstanding attorney awards. Severalof the teams were able to travel to fourdifferent out-of-state tournaments toearn these commendations. At theCarolina Classic Invitational, at ElonUniversity in Greensboro, NC, Erica Emaswas recognized as Best Attorney andElizabeth Bejarano was recognized asan Outstanding Witness. At the ClassicCity Invitational, at the University ofGeorgia in Athens, GA, Christian Bonetwas recognized as Best Attorney, andAustin Miniard and Matt Bernstein werenamed Outstanding Witness. JuanGarcia-Pardo and Erica Emas both tookhome Best Attorney awards from theCrimson Classic at Harvard University, inCambridge, MA. At the MTSU Invitational,at Middle Tennessee State University inMurphreesboro, TN, Christian Bonet wasnamed Best Attorney and Austin Miniardwas recognized as an OutstandingWitness.In spring 2010, the trial team will attend anunheard-of three invitational tournaments.The trial teamalso was“UCF was one of only fiveuniversities in the countryto have the distinctionof having three teamsqualify for the NationalTournament includingPenn State, UCLA,Duke and Harvard.”selected tohost 24 teamsat one of the23 regionaltournaments— “The NationLaw Firm MockTrial RegionalTournamentat UCF” inFebruary.Finishingeighth in thisyear’s regionaltournamentwould ensurethe team’s place at the nationalcompetition.Trial team President Michael Koeltzowexpressed great thanks to Mark Nationand The Nation Law Firm for its continuedsupport of the UCF community. The teamalso received support from Judge JoseRodriguez, attorney Hernando Garcia ofBarry University Law School and the UCFStudent Government Association.Phi Alpha DeltaMembers of UCF’s pre-law chapterof Phi Alpha Delta, the internationallaw fraternity, participate in activitiesthat inform them about the law schoolapplication process, law schools and lawcareers. In spring 2009, PAD membersparticipated in several social events inbetween regularprofessionalmeetings. Severalmembers wereable to attend thestate conferencein March 2009 atthe University ofFlorida. In April,the group splitinto two teamsand held its second annualField Day at UCF Lake Claire RecreationalFacility (pictured above). In the fall 2009,PAD members heard presentations byadmissions representatives at severalFlorida law schools. Members also gavetheir time in support of their philanthropy,Adopt-A-Road, and participated in a teambuildingropes course.HonorsLegal studiesstudent MichelleMurphy wasawarded the Orderof Pegasus for2009. The Orderof Pegasus is thehighest awardattainable by astudent at UCF. Students are nominatedduring their senior year by a committeeof university leaders. Murphy foundedthe Student Sustainability Alliance to aidin the development of environmentallyresponsible student services. She plansto attend law school and specialize inenvironmental law after her graduation.14 ...

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama on the ResumeIn spring 2009, Reid Pearson spentthree months interning in the DiplomaticSecurity branch of the U.S. Departmentof State in Washington, D.C. He workedwith special agents checking for threatsagainst VIPs such as Colin Powell, JohnKerry and Dick Cheney. While supportingsecurity efforts during the inaugurationparade he was within 15 feet of PresidentBarack Obama and the first lady. He alsohelped with security measures whenHillary Clinton assumed her role assecretary of state.Pearson, who graduated in May 2009 witha bachelor’s degree in criminal justice,also learned about identity theft and othercrimes while working with the U.S. PostalInspection Service in Orlando. He plans towork for the federal government. “Thanksto the good experiences at UCF, I have abunch of doors open to me,” Reid said. “Ijust have to figure out which one I’m goingto take.”Reid Pearson (second from right) completed an internship in Washington, D.C.Scholarship RecipientsAltamonte Springs PoliceDepartment/Altamonte Rotary ClubDetective Barry Pruette Scholarship2009 Recipient: Donald Shafar(Left to right) Faculty member Ross Wolf,ASPD Cmdr. Shelli Walters and ASPD ChiefRobert Merchant awarding Donald Shafar the2009 ASPD/Altamonte Rotary Club DetectiveBarry Pruette ScholarshipAlumni Fellows Scholarship -Junior2009 Recipient: Lauren RehmAmy Kuritar Lohrmann MemorialEndowed Scholarship2009 Recipient: Tabitha RogersCentral Florida ParalegalAssociation Scholarship2009 Recipients:Sarah GoldenAshley WilliamsCriminal Justice MemorialScholarship2009 Recipient: Lauren CatenacciDebbie Phillis Law EnforcementScholarship2009 Recipient: Angeline LowFirst American Title InsuranceCompany Scholarship2009 Recipients:Angela LowreyAlyssa WilliamsGeorge DeSalvia MemorialScholarship2009 Recipients:Alixandra BurksShannon GrantMargaret M. Samet Scholarship2009 Recipient: Andrew ProiaProvost’s Graduate Fellowship2009 Recipients:Amy ByrneJayme HolmesRalph E. Gomory Scholarship forQuality Online Education2009 Recipient: Scott VogelUCF Graduate McNair Fellowship2009 Recipient: Alexandra BojorquezUCF Graduate RAMP Fellowship2009 Recipient: Kimberly Burke15 ...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 616 ...alumniClass NotesIf you would like us to include yourinformation in the next issues of Forthe Record, visit www.cohpa.ucf.edu/alumni and click on “Stay Connected.”(Note: Degrees in bold text below wereearned at UCF. Graduates are listedunder year of the first degree in thedepartment.)1973Roger W. Martindill, B.A. in criminaljustice, retired after serving as a specialagent with the Florida Department ofLaw Enforcement for 34 years. Whileemployed with the FDLE, he served onmany high-profile investigations, flew bothairplanes and helicopters, and was a flightinstructor. His degree from UCF was his“most life-changing accomplishment” forit provided “professional and academicknowledge that helped me throughoutmy career.” For 25 years, he also servedin the Naval Reserve, where his degreehelped him obtain promotions andassignments.1974Robert W. Gleichauf, B.A. in criminaljustice, is currently employed with thePalm Beach County Sheriff’s Office,where he previously worked from 1974 to2005. He served in the U.S. Coast GuardPort Security Unit for 34 years and wasan instructor at Palm Beach CommunityCollege’s School of Criminal Justice for15 years. In 2001, he earned his Masterof Public Administration from Troy StateUniversity.Stanton V. Parsons, B.A. in criminaljustice, is retired from the U.S. Navy,where he served as a naval aviatoraboard aircraft carriers. He flew theGrunman EA-6B Prowler, EA-6A “Electric”Intruder and A-6E Intruder. During aninterim period, he worked at the FBI’sMilwaukee Division as a special agentinvolved in foreign counterintelligenceand domestic and internationalcounterterrorism. Since 2002, he hasbeen employed at the Orlando RegionalCommunications Center for the FloridaHighway Patrol.1975Cynthia J. Olson, B.A. in criminaljustice, M.A. in school guidancecounseling and mental healthcounseling (dual-degree) (’94), is aretired school guidance counselor. Shecurrently resides in Satellite Beach, Fla.,where she is a fine art jeweler specializingin sea glass. To view her work, visit www.artgalleryofviera.com/.1976Patricia Merrell Gibson, B.S. in alliedlegal services, worked as a paralegalimmediately after graduating. In 1981, sheearned a law degree with honors fromthe University of Florida’s Law School.She was admitted to the Florida Bar thesame year and went on to hand personalinjury lawsuits, primarily in the medicalnegligence field. She has taught atContinuing Legal Education Seminars andspoken at Stetson Law School. She semiretiredin 2000, but maintains her lawlicense and has since earned certificationas a civil court mediator. “Now my onlyoccasional client is the SPCA of CentralFlorida, where I was on the Board ofDirectors for a number of years and waspresident for two years.”Connie L. Patrick, B.A.in criminal justice, isdirector of the FederalLaw Enforcement TrainingCenter, a bureau of the U.S.Department of HomelandSecurity. She overseesthe interagency training of federal lawenforcement personnel at FLETC sitesin all 50 states and U.S. territories. Morethan 50,000 students graduate fromFLETC training programs each year. TheFLETC is based in Glynco, Ga.1978Barry W. Hepner, B.A. in allied legalservices, is a criminal defense attorneyin private practice in Orlando. He alsoserves as an adjunct faculty member inthe College of Health and Public Affairs atUCF. In addition, he is a glass artist andglassblower.1981Kenneth Cox, B.A. and M.S. (’01) incriminal justice, has been a sworndeputy with the Orange County Sheriff’sOffice for 27 years. He has been promotedthrough the ranks, from deputy first classto corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain,division chief and now chief deputy of theAdministrative Service Bureau. He hasbeen married to his wife, Jamie, for 23years. Their son, Kyle, is a freshman atUCF majoring in molecular biology and amember of the UCF soccer team.Emily Ambrose George, B.A. in alliedlegal services, has worked in theparalegal field for 12 years, specializing inestate planning and probate, with limitedpractice in securities fraud litigation andpersonal injury. For the past six years,she has worked at the Jeffrey P. Coleman,P.A., law firm.Bill R. Lee, Jr., B.A. in criminal justice,M.P.A. (‘95), is director of the Center forPublic Safety at Seminole State Collegeof Florida. He retired as captain from theSeminole County Sheriff’s Office. In 2001,he graduated from the FBI Academy.1984Harrell L. Henson III, B.A. in allied legalservices, is director of risk managementfor Westover Communications, Inc.1985Jeffrey B.Stonebreaker, B.S.and M.S. (’06) inCriminal Justice,is a lieutenant inthe Orange CountySheriff’s Office, wherehe oversees detectivesassigned to property,economic and organized crime activities.1986Sue (Arnold) Cavanaugh, B.A. inlegal studies, has worked as a legalassistant for 23 years. For the past 14years, she has been with the Joseph

S. Brockington Law Firm in Charleston,S.C. She completed an A.S. in businessadministration from the CommunityCollege of the Air Force in 1991, andshe earned CLA national certification in1997. She retired from the U.S. Air ForceReserves in 1992 and is a veteran ofthe first Gulf War. Cavanaugh discussesthe legal assistant profession in a Q&Apublished in the November 2009 issueof Carolina Paralegal News (see http://tinyurl.com/ygqc54m).1989Charles Brown, B.A. in criminaljustice, Graduate Certificate in PoliceLeadership (’05), M.S. in criminaljustice (’07), is chief of police for theOcoee Police Department. In 2006,he completed the Command OfficersDevelopment Training at the SouthernPolice Institute at the University ofLouisville, and he participated in thedepartment’s summer study abroadprogram in Russia.Mark Phillips, B.A. in criminal justice,earned a master’s degree in humanresources development and is employedas the human resources director forTriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., in Hillsboro,Ore.1991Melissa Vander Weide, B.A. in legalstudies, is a paralegal in the bankruptcyand creditor’s rights group with Broadand Cassel Attorneys at Law. Sheearned Advanced Paralegal Certificationthrough the National Association ofLegal Assistants. In addition, she isthe chair of the National Association ofLegal Assistants’ Advanced ParalegalCertification Board for 2009–2010.1996Janine Finkelstein-Pfersching, B.A.in legal studies, is a paralegal withSteinberg, Fineo, Berger and Fischoff, P.C.,a law firm with offices in New York andNew Jersey. She married her husband,Tom, in 2001, and they have two boys,Michael and Tyler. “My beautiful family” isher greatest achievement, she wrote.1988Annette L.S. Root,B.A. in legalstudies, wasawarded the2009 Paralegalof the YearAward by theCentral FloridaParalegalAssociationin recognitionof her outstanding contributions toher firm and the legal field as a whole.Root has been a paralegal at the lawoffices of Neal T. McShane in OrlandoLucile Loveitt, B.A. in legal studies,wrote in early December 2009 that she isunemployed. She resides in Orlando.David Robison, B.S. in criminal justice,has been a special agent with the federalBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearmsand Explosives, first in Atlanta and now inOrlando, since 2000. He began his federallaw enforcement career with the U.S.Border Patrol in Harlingen, Texas.1997James C. Lyon, Jr., B.A. in legalstudies, M.P.A. (’02), is chief of policeat Northeastern Illinois University, inChicago.Jaime Quick, B.A. in legal studies,minor in criminal justice, earned a JurisDoctor from Nova Southeastern Universityin 2001 and is a general practice attorneyat the Quick Law Firm, P.A., in Jupiter, Fla.Craig Stopyra, B.A. in legal studies,minor in criminal justice, is adocuments coordinator with the OrangeCounty Comptroller Clerk’s Office of theBoard of County Commissioners. Heand his wife adopted a boy from China in2008.1998David A. Baker, B.A. in criminal justiceand B.A. public administration, M.P.A.since graduating from UCF. In afour-page letter of recommendation,McShane described the tremendouscontributions Root makes to thepractice. They include “legal decisionmakingand judgments at the level ofa highly experience trial attorney” and“outstanding legal research skills.” Shealso is “responsible for each and everyaspect of running not only a smallbusiness but also a law firm.” “Theexcellence of her performance cannotbe duplicated,” McShane concluded. Inaddition to working full-time at the lawfirm, Root is married and the mother oftwo sons.(’01), earned a Juris Doctor from BarryUniversity in January 2009 and enteredthe Florida Bar that April. He has sinceestablished the Law Office of David. A.Baker, P.A., in Rockledge, Fla., wherehe practices in all areas of civil law. Heis also a police sergeant with the CocoaPolice Department. In 2004–2005, heserved in Afghanistan with the FloridaNational Guard. In 2005, he retired fromthe guard as an army first sergeant.Kathy (Leatherwood) Deane, B.S. incriminal justice, is customer servicesupervisor with the U.S. Postal Service.She married her husband, Robert, in 1999and the couple has a four-year-old son,Hayden.Victor Peronti, M.S. in criminal justice,is a regional medical sales consultant withAdeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Raudel Vitier, B.S. and M.S. (’00) incriminal justice, earned a Juris Doctorfrom Barry University Law School inDecember 2009. He has worked as achief investigator for the Office of thePublic Defender, Ninth Judicial Court, inOrlando for more than seven years.1999Debra Curtis, B.S. in criminal justice,is president and co-owner of LegalOnePartners, Inc., in Orlando, which offersparalegal services. She represented17 ...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6alumni (cont. from p. 17)College Park in Orlando in the 2009 Mrs.Florida America Pageant and was a top-10 finalist.Damien Richards, B.S. in legal studies,minor in criminal justice, is an attorneyand owner of The Richards Law Group,PLLC, in Ormond Beach, Fla. He earnedan M.B.A. from the Rollins CollegeCrummer Graduate School of Business in2003 and a Juris Doctor from the StetsonUniversity College of Law in 2007.2000Randall Fernandez, B.A. in publicadministration (’95), M.S. in criminaljustice, marked 20 years of service inpublic safety with the City of Apopkain November 2009. He is currentlya lieutenant with the Apopka PoliceDepartment, serving as supervisor ofrecords, property and evidence, youthservices (school resource officers), andaccreditation. He has secured hundreds ofthousands of dollars in grants, managedgrant projects, and developed andsupervised many expansion programsin the city. He is currently writing thedepartment’s procedural orders andworking to obtain accreditation by theCommission for Florida Law EnforcementAccreditation.Aaron Gaskins, B.S. in legal studies,M.S. in criminal justice (’02), is currentlyemployed by Bechtel Power Corporationand works as an employee-concernsspecialist at a nuclear power plantin Knoxville, Tenn. He is responsiblefor investigating Nuclear RegulatoryCommission safety, quality, fraud, wasteand abuse allegations. Previously, he wasemployed as an inspector with the U.S.Customs Service and an investigator withthe U.S. Department of Labor, Office ofWhistleblower Protection. Completing hismaster’s degree played a key role earlyin his career, he wrote. “The door swungwide open for me after that point.”Caroline Hutcheson-Griffin, B.S. inlegal studies, minor in criminal justice,is an unemployed security officer.Robert A. O’Connor, M.S. in criminaljustice, is a domestic securityinvestigations/intelligence supervisorwith the Florida Department of LawEnforcement. He will retire in 2010 afterworking for the FDLE for 20 years andthe Seminole County Sheriff’s Office for11 years. He has three children in college,one of whom is a sophomore at UCF whoworks part time at the U.S. Secret Servicein Orlando. The others are a senior and afreshman at Florida State University.Belhaim “Frank” Sakuma, Jr., B.A. inlegal studies, is manager of the officialrecords and recordings department at theBrevard County Clerk of Courts.Anthony F. Sos, B.A. in legal studies,earned his Juris Doctor from theUniversity School of Law in 2003 andis currently employed as an attorneywith Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna& Ruffier, LLP, in Orlando. He wasrecognized as a Florida Super Lawyer“Rising Star” by Law and Politics in 2009and one of Florida’s “Up and Coming”Legal Elites by Florida Trend in 2007.2001Rachel Freeman, B.A. in legal studies,has been employed at Sears for 13 years,eight of which she has worked as a seniorparalegal.Antonio Pagan, B.S. in criminal justice,M.S. in criminal justice (’09), works asan intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy,where he has received a number ofmedals and awards for excellence.Corey V. Sanford, B.S. in criminaljustice, wrote in mid-December 2009 thathe is unemployed.Chris Williams, B.S. in legal studies,is an investigative analyst in the SpecialInvestigations Unit at The Hartfordinsurance company.Congratulations to the college’s 2009 Professional Achievement Award winner,Mark Nation (B.A., legal studies, ’87) (left) shown here with college Dean MichaelFrumkin. Nation was recognized at UCF's annual Black and Gold Gala on Nov. 12,held at SeaWorld in Orlando. Nation is the founder of the Nation Law Firm.2002Robert Eyman, B.S. in criminaljustice, is a captain in the U.S. Army andcommander of the 551st Military PoliceCompany. He has served in four combatdeployments, two in Afghanistan and18 ...

two in Iraq. He is an honor graduate ofthe U.S. Army Military Police Captain’sCareer Course, and he earned an M.A.in business and organizational securitymanagement from Webster University.George Hernandez, B.S. in criminaljustice, worked for a major insurancecompany before becoming anentrepreneur. He is now the owner oftwo successful SERVPRO franchisesthat provide cleanup and restorationservices. He is also a reserve deputy withthe Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Hisson, now in high school, is consideringattending UCF as well.Barbara Sims, B.A. in liberal studies(’99), M.S. in criminal justice (’02), B.A.in psychology (’06), is a professionaleducation and training coordinator withthe Domestic Abuse Council, Inc., inDaytona Beach, Fla.Sheree Stebbins, M.S. in criminaljustice, is a Florida Department of LawEnforcement certified law enforcementanalyst and an Environmental CriminologyResearch, Inc., certified geographicprofiling analyst.2003Leslie Cason, B.A. in criminal justice,works as a diversion investigator with theDrug Enforcement Administration withinthe U.S. Department of Justice.Joshua King, M.S. in criminal justice, isemployed as an intelligence analyst withthe Burlington County Prosecutor’s Officein New Jersey. He married UCF alumnaErica Rosenthal in 2008.Shireka Russel, B.S. in criminaljustice, is a senior correctional probationofficer with the Florida Department ofCorrections.2004Connie E. Hendricks, B.A. in criminaljustice, is an administrative supervisorat Vanderbilt University and a graduatestudent at Lipscomb University inNashville, Tenn. She is working towarda master’s degree in professionalcounseling. In addition, she enjoysvolunteering as a big sister for BigBrothers/Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.Brian Malec, B.S. in legal studies,received his Juris Doctor from theUniversity of Florida College of Lawin 2007. He went on to earn his L.L.M.from UF in 2008. Currently, he is a lawassociate with the firm Dean, Mead,Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano &Boxarth, P.A., where he practices in thearea of estate and succession planningand taxation. Malec played for UCF Men’sSoccer from 2000 to 2004.Megan Lattz Malec, B.S. in legalstudies, is a staff attorney working indomestic relations and civil appeals atthe State Attorney’s Office for the NinthJudicial Circuit. She received her JurisDoctor from the Stetson UniversityCollege of Law in 2007. She married BrianMalec (’04) in 2009 (see above).Dennis Nichols, B.S. in criminal justice,is a resolution specialist with SedgwickClaims Management Services. He earnedan M.S. in risk management from FloridaState University in 2008 and Associatein Risk Management designation fromthe American Institute for CPCU andInsurance Institute of America in July2009.Christa Polczynski Olson, B.S.W.(’04), M.S. in criminal justice, Ph.D.in sociology (focus on crime anddeviance), is an assistant professor withBridgewater State College in Bridgewater,Mass.2005David Delrahim, B.S. in legal studies,is an account executive and researchattorney with LexisNexis. He earned aJuris Doctor from Stetson UniversityCollege of Law and is a member of theFlorida Bar. In 2008, he received theWilliam F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award.He is engaged to UCF alumni AshleyMortimore (B.S. in legal studies, ’06),who also earned a Juris Doctor fromStetson University College of Law.Nicholas Jackson, M.S. in criminaljustice, is a librarian at CrossroadsChristian Academy in Panama City in theRepublic of Panama.David Margolis, B.S. in legal studies, isan assistant state attorney with the StateAttorney’s Office for the Ninth JudicialCircuit. He graduated cum laude with aJuris Doctor from the University of Miamiin 2008.2006Meagen Detro, B.S. in legal studies, is astudent at Florida Coastal School of Lawand anticipates graduating in May 2010.Joshua H. Eggnatz, B.S. in legalstudies, is an associate attorney with thelaw firm of Bader, Stillman & Adler, P.L. Hegraduated magna cum laude from NovaLaw School in 2009 and was inducted intothe National Order of Barristers for highhonors in the art of courtroom advocacy.Rangel “Ron” Guerrero, B.S. in criminaljustice, is a situation unit leader with theU.S. Department of Homeland Security,FEMA/Region IV IMAT. He wrote that hehas been on a temporary assignment inAtlanta for the past year. “I am part of ateam that is the first one out when there’san incident (man-made or natural).”His team covers eight states in thesoutheastern United States, but it couldbe deployed anywhere in the nation.Sarah (Penilla) Keefer, M.S. in criminaljustice, has been accepted into the FBIAcademy in Quantico, Va. She begins hertraining there on Feb. 15, 2010.Leslie R. McClain, B.S. in legal studies,graduated with honors. She is looking fora position related to law while workingpart-time for the U.S. Postal Service.Jennifer Ramirez O’Shaughnessy, B.S.in criminal justice, UndergraduateCertificate in Criminal Profiling,Undergraduate Certificate in CrimeScene Investigation, works as a childprotection investigator for the Departmentof Children and Families. She hasobtained certification as a child protectioninvestigator as well.19 ...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6alumni (cont. from p. 19)20 ...2007Jeanine Ann Bindhammer, B.S. inlegal studies, works as a paralegal forthe Law Office of David A. Baker. She isalso completing a Juris Doctor at BarryUniversity School of Law in Orlando.Justin Chapman, B.S. in legal studies,minor in criminal justice, is a third-yearlaw student at Barry University Schoolof Law, where he is president of the trialteam. In addition, he is working as acertified legal intern for the U.S. Attorney’sOffice in Orlando.Jesse Rowe, B.S. in legal studies,criminal justice minor, is a paralegalspecializing in claimant workers’compensation at Van Dingenen, P.A., andis applying for admission to law school. Heis board member for the Central FloridaChapter of the Delta Upsilon InternationalFraternity Alumni Board.Jason Sexton, B.A. in legal studies,is currently at third-year law student atVanderbilt University. After graduation,he will be employed with the Teach forAmerica 2010 Corps.Celine Naomi Simpson, B.S. in criminaljustice, is employed as a crime sceneinvestigator with the Osceola CountyNew!Legal Knights & FriendsAlumni ChapterThe UCF Alumni Association ispleased to announce its newestgroup — The Legal Knights & FriendsAlumni Chapter. The chapter islooking for alumni and friends (notalumni) in the legal community whowant to get involved. To learn more,contact Katie Korkosz at kkorkosz@mail.ucf.edu or 407-823-1600.Sheriff’s Office. She wrote, “I absolutelylove my job!!”Renee Toupin, B.S. in legal studies(specialization in criminal law andindividual liberties), has worked atAlpizar Law, L.L.C., since 2007. In additionto working as a receptionist, she requestsrecords and reports and sends certifiedletters to defendants and insurancecompanies. She has earned certificationsas a Florida Notary Public and FloridaSupreme Court Certified County Mediator.2008Amanda Blair, B.A. in criminal justice,minor in psychology, is currently astudent at Florida State University Collegeof Law and anticipates completing herJuris Doctor in May 2012. She marriedFrederick Fisher in 2009, and UCFstudent Rachel Wobig was her maid ofhonor.Jacqueline Campbell-Davis, B.S.in criminal justice, is employed asa witness manager with the FloridaState Attorney’s Office. She has threedaughters, all of whom are currentlyattending college.Stuart Hindman, B.S. in legal studies, iscurrently a second-year law student at theUniversity of Maryland School of Law.Rachel Moore, B.S. in criminal justice,works as an administrative divisionspecialist at the St. John’s CountySheriff’s Office.Mary Morelly, B.A. in legal studies, iscurrently a second-year law student atBarry University School of Law.JaVonte’ LaShae’ Mottley, B.A. in legalstudies (specialization in criminallaw and individual liberties), minor incriminal justice, M.P.A. (’09), wrote thatshe is considering her next step afterworking as a graduate research assistantand completing her master’s degree inpublic administration in December 2009.She is looking for a position in publicadministration and applying to law schoolsand a doctoral program.Tatiana Sparks, B.A. in legal studies,minor in criminal justice, is employed asa juvenile corrections case manager withG4S Government Services.Joseph Verneer, B.S. in criminal justice,is employed as a federal agent with theDepartment of Homeland Security. Inaddition, he is an aviation officer with theNew York Army National Guard. He plansto marry his “high school/college UCFalum sweetheart” in February 2010.Timothy Wood, M.S. in criminaljustice, Graduate Certificate in PoliceLeadership (’07), took an early retirementfrom the Orange County Sheriff’s Office inSeptember. That same month he begana new position with a division of TexasA&M University. He is now an associatedean for a series of new law enforcementprograms in the United Arab Emirates.Sarah Zimmerman, B.S. in criminaljustice, recently began working as acriminal intelligence analyst for the FloridaDepartment of Law Enforcement’s officein Tallahassee.2009Renee Washington,B.S. in criminaljustice, minorin informationtechnology, certificatein crime analysisand crime mapping,was hired as a fulltimeassociate industrial securityrepresentative at Lockheed MartinMissiles & Fire Control in Ocala, Fla.She is responsible for all aspects of thefacility’s industrial security program,such as security education projects;physical security of proprietary materials,documents and equipment; and badgingand personnel security clearanceprocessing. “ ... the internships I hadwhile attending UCF were instrumental inpreparing me for my career,” Washingtonwrote to Mary Ann Eastep, coordinatorof the undergraduate criminal justiceprogram. “[They] were stepping stonesto success and I am thankful for theopportunity.”

eport of giftsGifts to the Department January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009The Department of Criminal Justice andLegal Studies appreciates the generousfinancial contributions of the followingindividuals and organizations:$1000 or moreCity of Altamonte SpringsDerek ’03 and Jessi DeSalviaLambda Alpha EpsilonFirst American Title Insurance CompanyHBIF of Florida, Inc.Robert and Renee KuritarOrange Lake Country Club, Inc.The Honorable David G. Ross$250-499City of OrlandoFraternal Order of Police, Lodge 25Joanna Lambert ’96$100-249Constance M. BaldwinEdward J. Berger ’74City of OrlandoKathy CookJoseph DenczekMary Ann EastepCamille B. EganGlobal Golf Products, Inc.Hagan O’Reilly’s Irish Pub & RestaurantStephen T. HolmesCaroline A. Jamba ’06Craig LangleyRobert H. LangworthyRoy and Joan LeetRichard J. LyalsCarl A. Metzger ’03Ogilvie Lighting & Production Services, Inc.PDQ Coolindge Formad, LLC.Robert RectoSharon D. RichardsonRobert M. RicheyGlenn E. Sellers ’89Marc W. ShawJoan and Roy LeetWaste Management, Inc.Up to $99Carrie AguiarBrandon K. ApplegateJames J. Arent, LLCCraig J. Burmeister ’96James CharlesNeal D. Chase ’08Susan C. CraigSandra G. Day ’02Marissa L. deButts ’03Joseph W. DuffyMarva A. Ellington ’98Cynthia K. Elwell ’08Lt. Michael L. Kirk ’83Frederic R. Kittinger ’80Francine LabbeeDavid M. Lippert ’07Dennis J. Magee ’71William J. MannRandy C. Martin ’77Terianne C. MartinMaria E. McCarthyRose PinedaRoberto H. PotterCynthia G. Schmidt ’87David B. Slaughter ’74David and Shirley Saginor FoundationPaul J. Skomsky, D.D.S., P.A.Richard L. SteirerThomas C. Williams ’85Mary F. Willis ’04Mark A. Winton ’84Robert H. WoodThese names were compiled as donorsto the department for the time periodshown above. If you made a contributionduring this time and your name hasbeen inadvertently omitted, we apologize.Please contact kkorkosz@mail.ucf.edu sowe can add your name.George DeSalvia Memorial Golf Tournament Raises Money for Student ScholarshipsThe Fifth Annual George DeSalviaMemorial Golf Tournament took placeon Saturday, May 30, 2009, at OrangeNational Golf Course in Winter Garden,Fla. The DeSalvia family organized thegolf tournament for friends and family,and 116 golfers played and supported thecause.As tragic and painful as this event was,some good has come of it. Not only doesthis scholarship help a student who ismajoring in the field of criminal justice,it also keeps alive George’s name, prideand heroism.Derek DeSalvia (left) with college Dean MichaelFrumkinGeorge DeSalvia was an Orlando policeofficer who was killed in the line of dutyon February 3, 2000. He was backing upanother officer on a routine traffic stopwhen the driver jumped out of the carand began firing, hitting George one timein the head and killing him. George leftbehind three children and a lifetime ofmemories.The 2009 golf tournament raised $9,020,which went toward the George DeSalviaMemorial Endowed Scholarship fund inthe College of Health and Public Affairs,Department of Criminal Justice and LegalStudies. The scholarship was awarded forthe first time in fall 2009.21 ...

FOR THE RECORD 2009 / Volume 6For the RecordVolume 6 reports on activities from Januarythrough December 2009.Department of Criminal Justice andLegal StudiesCollege of Health and Public AffairsUniversity of Central FloridaP.O. Box 161600Orlando, FL 32816-1600407-823-2603www.cohpa.ucf.edu/crim.jus/Department of Criminal Justiceand Legal StudiesRobert Langworthy, Ph.D., Professor andChairRoberto Hugh Potter, Ph.D., Professor andDirector of ResearchDavid Gray Ross, J.D., Executive inResidenceChristine Baker, Office ManagerMarva Ellington, M.S., Academic SupportServicesBeth Plaisted, M.A., Legal Studies AdviserSharon Richardson, M.P.A., AdministrativeServices CoordinatorJaclyn Staton, B.B.A., Graduate AdviserAcademic ProgramsDegree ProgramsUndergraduateB.A./B.S. in Criminal JusticeB.A./B.S. in Legal StudiesGraduateM.S. in Criminal JusticePh.D. in Public Affairs — Track inCriminal JusticeCertificate ProgramsUndergraduateCrime Analysis and Crime MappingCrime Scene InvestigationCriminal ProfilingSecurity ManagementGraduateCorrections LeadershipCrime AnalysisJuvenile Justice LeadershipPolice LeadershipVictim AssistanceCriminal Justice FacultyKenneth Adams, Ph.D., ProfessorBrandon K. Applegate, Ph.D., AssociateProfessorRobert M. Bohm, Ph.D., ProfessorSusan C. Craig, Ph.D., InstructorMary Ann Eastep, Ph.D., Instructor/InternshipCoordinator/Coordinator of UndergraduateStudiesDavid A. Fabianic, Ph.D., ProfessorMichael W. Flint, M.S., InstructorRobert E. Ford, Ph.D., InstructorPamala L. Griset, Ph.D., Associate ProfessorStephen T. Holmes, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Coordinator of Graduate StudiesRobert Langworthy, Ph.D., Professor and ChairMark M. Lanier, Ph.D., Associate ProfessorKarol M. Lucken, Ph.D., Associate ProfessorSusan G. Mahan, Ph.D., Associate ProfessorIryna R. Malendevych, M.S., InstructorEugene A. Paoline, III, Ph.D., AssociateProfessorRoberto Hugh Potter, Ph.D., Professor/Directorof ResearchJerome Randall, M.A., InstructorK. Michael Reynolds, Ph.D., AssociateProfessorLee E. Ross, Ph.D., Associate ProfessorCharles W. Russo, Ph.D., InstructorRaymond B. Surette, Ph.D., ProfessorR. Cory Watkins, Ph.D., Associate ProfessorMark A. Winton, Ph.D., InstructorRoss A. Wolf, Ed.D., Assistant ProfessorLegal Studies FacultyCarol M. Bast, J.D., Associate ProfessorCynthia Brown, J.D., Assistant ProfessorKathy S. Cook, J.D., Instructor/InternshipCoordinatorJames R. Flagg, J.D., LL.M., InstructorPamela E. Kirby, J.D., College Associate Dean/InstructorMargarita M. Koblasz, J.D., InstructorAbby F. Milon, J.D., InstructorIrene Pons, J.D., InstructorJanice S. Scott, J.D., InstructorDavid B. Slaughter, J.D., Program Director/Assistant ProfessorRobert H. Wood, J.D., Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Public AffairsMichael Frumkin, Ph.D., DeanPublication ProductionKaren Guin, M.A., Director ofCommunicationsBeth Plaisted, M.A., Coordinator ofPublication DesignAlan Smilie, Photographer (Reynolds portraiton p. 3, Phillis portrait on p. 4, Applegateportrait on p. 6, Griset portrait on p. 11, andas noted)22 ...