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Class of 2009 commencement ceremony
The NKU Chase College of Law 2009 commencement ceremony was held May 9, 2009.
Northern Kentucky University President James C. Votruba presided over the ceremony and
conferred law degrees to 134 graduates.
Philip J. Schworer ’86, president of the Cincinnati Bar Association, delivered the
commencement address. Schworer received an honorary Doctor of Laws during the ceremony in
recognition of his exemplary leadership and service to the bar and community and his steadfast
commitment to equal opportunity within the legal profession.
Molly Tami, Chase associate dean for student affairs and admissions, presented the
welcome and opening remarks; Gail Wells, NKU vice president for academic affairs and provost,
delivered remarks in recognition of Chase faculty; and Chase Dean Dennis Honabach presented
the degree candidates.
Awards were presented on behalf of the graduating class by Adam Stigall, president of
the Chase Student Bar Association. The 2009 Robert O. Lukowsky Outstanding Faculty Award
recipient was Professor Henry L. “Steve” Stephens, and the 2009 Outstanding Staff Member
Award recipient was Chase registrar Jenny Young.
law Review Fall
Symposium
The Northern Kentucky Law Review
hosted its fall symposium October 17 in
the Student Union on NKU’s campus. The
symposium was titled “Race and the Death
Penalty.” Speakers included:
• Melynda J. Price, assistant professor
at the University of Kentucky College
of Law, who talked about “Contemporary
Influences of the Death Penalty
and Race.”
• Scott W. Howe, Frank L. Williams
Professor of Criminal Law at Chapman
University School of Law, who
discussed “Race, Death, and Disproportionality.”
• Ronald J. Tabak, who spoke on “The
Continuing Role of Race in Capital
Cases, Notwithstanding President
Obama’s Election.” Tabak is special
counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom, L.L.P. and Affiliates
and co-chair of the Death Penalty
Committee of the American Bar Association’s
Section of Individual Rights
and Responsibilities.
• Gennaro F. Vito, professor and
distinguished university scholar at
the University of Louisville’s Department
of Justice Administration, who
discussed “The Racial Justice Act in
Kentucky.”
The symposium concluded with a panel
discussion moderated by Chase professor
Michael Mannheimer. The law review’s
symposium editor was Brad Gibson, and
the editor-in-chief was Christen Steimle.
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