The W&L Class of 2015: A Celebration
From move-in day to graduation, a celebration of W&L's Class of 2015.
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W&L’s Russ Miller Analyzes New Developments in German Spying Scandal
Washington and Lee law professor Russ Miller was quoted extensively in a Christian Science Monitor report on the furor over Germany's cooperation with NSA spying operations .
Alumni in the News, May 2015
A roundup of law alumni in the news recently, including gubernatorial appointments, a new U.S. attorney, and VA Lawyers Weekly's "Woman of the Year."
Jim Head III ’64 To Receive the Penrose Medal for Work in Planetary Geology
James W. “Jim” Head III, who graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1964, will receive the Geological Society of America’s Penrose Medal in Baltimore this November. Head is the first planetary geologist to win the GSA’s highest honor.
Sommer Ireland ’15 Awarded Teaching Assistantship in Austria
Washington and Lee University senior Sommer Ireland, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, has been awarded a U.S. Teaching Assistantship (USTA) in Austria for the 2015-2016 academic year. Although it is a one-year fellowship, she has the possibility of extending it for another year.
IRS Matching Grant Helps W&L Tax Clinic Serve Low-income Taxpayers
For the eighth straight year, the Tax Clinic at the Washington and Lee University School of Law has been awarded a matching grant from the Internal Revenue Service's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic program.
A Haven for Readers
Over the years, Jeffrey Lee and his wife, Ann Martin, have amassed more than 32,000 volumes, centering the collection on Western land, history, industry, writers and peoples. Why? Because they wanted to create a haven for readers like the residential library they once visited in Wales.
Interns at Work: Alee Johnson ’15
Studio art and English major Alee Johnson '15 interns for the non-profit Live Like Jack Foundation in Washington, D.C.
School of Law Honors Graduates at 2015 Commencement Ceremony
The Washington and Lee University School of Law celebrated its 160th commencement on Saturday, May 9, awarding 174 juris doctor degrees.
Ben Ersing ’12
Ben Ersing '12 Helps Corporations Create Value for Shareholders and Society
Avery Field '17 Wins All-American Attorney Status at Mock Trial Nationals
Avery Field, a sophomore at Washington and Lee University and a member of W&L’s (undergraduate) Mock Trial team, won All-American Attorney status for his outstanding performance at the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament, held April 17-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Field, from Goodlettsville, Tennessee, received the second-highest amount of ranks (points) among Mock Trial attorneys in the nation.
Mock Convention Spring Kickoff on May 6-9
A procession of the country’s political stars, including presidents, governors, cabinet officials and campaign strategists, has traveled to Lexington, Virginia, every four years since 1908 to participate in Washington and Lee University’s presidential Mock Convention.
Career Paths: Babatunde Cadmus ’15L
Babatunde Cadmus '15L attended college at the University of Delaware and received a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology.
Career Paths: Sarah Curry ’15L
Sarah Curry '15L graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University in 2009 with a B.A. in International Relations and French.
Career Paths: Mac Mackie ’15L
Mac Mackie '15L is from Charlotte, N.C. originally and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Career Paths: Meg Sawyer ’15L
Meg Sawyer '15L is a third year law student from Columbia, Maryland.
Career Paths: Nigel Wheeler ’15L
Nigel Wheeler '15L is a third year student at Washington and Lee Law.
Career Paths: Stephen Halpin ’15L
Stephen Halpin '15L, from Rockville, MD, is a graduate of the University of Virginia. For the past year Steve has served as a judicial extern and Editor in Chief of the Washington and Lee Law Review.
Career Paths: Risa Katz ’15L
Risa Katz grew up in Denver, Colorado. She attended Colorado College for her undergraduate degree, where she majored in anthropology and minored in art history.
Career Paths: Garrett Rice ’15L
Garrett Rice is a 2012 graduate of Lafayette College and is originally from Mercersburg, PA. He is involved in the law school as a Law Review editor and as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.
Career Paths: Hernandez Stroud ’15L
An alumnus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University Pennsylvania, and Teach for America, Hernandez Stroud is currently an extern for the Honorable Robert S. Ballou of the Western District of Virginia.
Career Paths: Krystal Swendsboe ’15L
Krystal served as one of the first Managing Online Editors to the Washington and Lee Law Review, a Davis Appellate Advocacy Competition Administrator, and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.
Career Paths: Ember Eyster ’15L
Ember Eyster '15L, from Bonita Springs, FL, is a graduate of the University of Florida. She is a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Clinic.
Career Paths: Anjelica Hendricks ’15L
Anjelica Hendricks '15L, from Richmond, VA,is a graduate of James Madison University. She is a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Clinic.
Career Paths: Brandon Hicks ’15L
Brandon Hicks '15L, from Charlotte, NC, is a graduate of North Carolina Central University. He is a student attorney in the Immigrant Rights Clinic.
Career Paths: Imani Hutty ’15L
Imani Hutty '15L, from Philadelphia, PA, is a graduate of Temple University. He was a member of the Black Law Students Association Mock Trial team that won a national championship at the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial competition.
Career Paths: Laura Iheanachor ’15L
Laura Iheanachor '15L, from Wake Forest, NC, is a graduate of East Carolina University. She is a member of the Black Law Student's Association Mock Trial team.
Career Paths: Justin Bass ’15L
Justin Bass '15L grew up in the New York City area and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Sprint Football team, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He is a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Clinic at W&L Law.
Career Paths: Jenna Callahan ’15L
As a third year law student, Jenna Callahan is splitting time her last semester between Lexington, VA, and Washington D.C. Jenna works for the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse Clinic on campus, defending inmates on death row. She also serves as President of the Sports, Entertainment, & IP Law Society on campus.
Career Paths: Ryan Redd ’15L
Ryan Redd is a third-year law student from Charlotte, NC. He is the President of the Student Bar Association and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa. This semester, Ryan is working in the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse, the school's capital defense clinic.
Katherine Moss ‘15L Wins Oliver White Hill Pro Bono Award
The Virginia State Bar has named Washington and Lee University law student Katherine Moss as the recipient of the Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award for her extensive pro bono work in indigent criminal defense, and specifically indigent death penalty defense.
W&L Law Student Wins Richmond Bar Business Law Writing Award
Ashley Waterbury, a third-year law student at Washington and Lee University, took first place in the 2015 Richmond Bar Association Business Law Section writing competition for a practice note on joint ventures between hospitals and insurers.
United Nations Economic and Social Council Grants W&L Special Consultative Status
The special consultative status, currently granted to only three other educational institutions in the U.S., gives W&L the ability to participate and comment on the UN's ECOSOC law and policy making process.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito to Deliver Law Commencement Address
Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator for West Virginia, will deliver this year's commencement address during the 2015 graduation exercises at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
W&L Law Presents Alumni Awards during 2015 Reunion Celebration
Angelica Light '75L received the Outstanding Alumna Award and William Toles '92, '95L received the Volunteer of the Year Award.
W&L's Franck Named to Leadership Positions with International Organizations
Washington and Lee law professor Susan Franck has been named to the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law. She is also chair-elect of the Academic Council for the Institute for Transnational Arbitration.
Mark Eastham ’84
A professor's thoughtfulness changed the course of Mark Eastham's life
W&L Law Releases New Employment Report
Data from the Office of Career Strategy shows a significant increase in employment rates for the class of 2014 ten months after graduation, as compared to previous years.
Betsy Brown ’96 and Cory Allison ’94
Paths converge for two alumnae supporting female-led start-up companies through angel investment partnership.
In Depth: The Many Faces of Bonner
Meet some of our graduating scholars and hear their stories.
From Finance to Philanthropy
In the business section of The Huffington Post, Epaminondas Farmakis noted of his past jobs in finance, "Having worked in such a high demand environment where everything was geared for profit got me thinking what a waste of time it was; instead, we should be working to give resources to people who need them the most."
W&L Law’s Sally Wiant Receives Highest Law Library Association Honor
Prof. Sally Wiant has been selected to receive the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award by the American Association of Law Libraries
John Christopher ’09
A walk in Nepal helped John Christopher '09 find his passion.
Inside the 3L Year: W&L Law Student Argues Unique Black Lung Case
Paul Wiley, a third-year student in the Black Lung Clinic at Washington and Lee School of Law, recently argued one of the most complex and important legal questions in black lung litigation today.
W&L Law Dean Nora Demleitner Named ELI Fellow
Nora V. Demleitner, dean and Roy L. Steinheimer Professor of Law of Washington and Lee, has been appointed a fellow of the European Law Institute, a non-profit organization focused on European legal development.
Erika Proko Hamilton ’03
Former All-American tennis player applies skills learned on the court to career in cancer research.
W&L Repertory Dance Company to Perform March 30, 31 and April 1
The Washington and Lee University Department of Theater, Dance and Film presents the award-winning W&L Repertory Dance Company in an evening of multifaceted dance works. The concert will be held at W&L's Lenfest Center for the Arts on March 30, 31 and April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
W&L Magazine, Winter 2015: Vol. 91 | No. 1
In This Issue: An Outlaw Trade: Alumni Writers Discuss Their Craft Washington and Lee University Annual Financial Report, 2013-2014 General Stats By the Numbers: Dick Duchossois '44 Speak What W&L Can Provide A Testament to Community A Look at History Along the Colonnade Richmond Named Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid Mudd '50 Receives […]
What's Up in Lexington/Rockbridge, A 40th to Remember
Here's the next installment of our roundup of events in the Lexington and Rockbridge area, compiled by 3L Hannah Shtein. Just read it! Tons of good stuff to do!
Mitchell ’17 Wins Phi Beta Kappa’s Goehring Award
At its March 19 convocation, the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Washington and Lee University gave Stephen C. Mitchell Jr. '17 the Phi Beta Kappa J. Brown Goehring Sophomore Award.
Ann Richard Quandt ’01
W&L alumna finds a career that combines her love of finance with her interest in healthcare.
David Westin to Deliver Lewis F. Powell Jr. Lecture
David Westin, former president of ABC News and a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, will speak on "Citizen Lewis Powell" for the thirteenth annual Lewis F. Powell Jr. Lecture.
Guy Caldwell '86 Named a Distinguished Professor
Guy Caldwell, who graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1986, has been named a University Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Alabama.
W&L BLSA Mock Trial Team Wins National Championship
The Black Law Students Association mock trial team from the Washington and Lee University School of Law won the national championship this past weekend at the 2015 National Black Law Students Association Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition.
W&L Law Professor Christopher Bruner Named to Bain Family Professorship
Christopher Bruner, professor of law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been named as the inaugural holder of the William Donald Bain Family Professorship of Corporate Law.
Washington and Lee School of Law Celebrates 40 years of Women Graduates
Washington and Lee University School of Law, in conjunction with the Women Law Students Organization, is proud to announce the 1st Annual Lara D. Gass Women in the Law Symposium.
Emmanuel Tchividjian to Speak at W&L's 59th Institute of Media Ethics
Emmanuel Tchividjian, a senior vice president and chief ethics officer at the public relations firm Ruder Finn, will give the keynote address at Washington and Lee's 59th Institute of Media Ethics on Friday, March 20, at 5:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, Elrod Commons.
Annual Tucker Lecture to Explore Magna Carta’s Impact on U.S Constitutional Law
For the annual Tucker Lecture, Professor A.E. Dick Howard will explain why Americans should care about a bargain struck in medieval times between a king and his barons.
Jonathan Wortham ’04
In January 2015, Dr. Jonathan Wortham '04 spent four weeks in Sierra Leone, one of several West African countries hit hard by the largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded. As a medical officer with the Outbreak Investigators Team at the Centers for Disease Control, in Atlanta, he provided epidemiologic assistance and support to the Ministry of Health and other international partners involved in the Ebola response.
John W. Folsom '73 Receives the Tom Richardson Award
Last year, we blogged about John W. Folsom, a trustee emeritus of Washington and Lee University and president and CEO of Colliers International South Carolina, who was honored by the United Way for his humanitarian work. He has received yet another important award—the 2014 Tom Richardson Award, the highest honor that Colliers bestows and a testament to Folsom's character and commitment to helping others.
Wall Street Journal Cites Law Professor’s Work on Dispute Resolution Controversy
The debate over President Obama’s trade ambitions in the Pacific centers on investment-treaty dispute resolution, a core area of research for Washington and Lee law professor Susan Franck.
Mark A. Bradley '78 Receives 2015 George Pendleton Prize
Last Fall we blogged about Mark A. Bradley's visit to the Washington and Lee University campus to talk about his book "A Very Principled Boy: The Life of Duncan Lee, Red Spy and Cold Warrior" (2014).
Jon Caulder ’15L Wins ABA Antitrust Writing Competition
Jon Caulder '15L won the 2015 ABA Section of Antitrust Law Student Writing Competition for his note examining the recent circuit court split regarding how borrowers can validly exercise their right of rescission under the Truth in Lending Act
W&L Tea Society to Host Women and Girl’s Day Tea Ceremony
The Washington and Lee University Chanoyu Tea Society will be hosting a Women and Girl's Day tea ceremony on Saturday, March 7, in the Japanese Tea Room, Senshin'an, located in the Watson Pavilion at W&L. Students will perform a traditional tea ceremony and serve sweets and tea to all.
Experience, W&L Law: Jessica Chi ’15L
Jessica Chi is a member of the Law Class of 2015. She was born and raised in Southern California and attended undergrad at UCLA.
What's Up in Lexington/Rockbridge, It's Barrister's Ball
Feb Club comes to a close with "Law Prom." It's time for Barrister's Ball!
Brant Hellwig Named Next Dean of W&L Law
Washington and Lee University President Kenneth P. Ruscio has announced the appointment of Brant Hellwig, professor of law at Washington and Lee University and an expert in the field of federal taxation, as dean of the W&L School of Law, effective July 1, 2015.
W&L Team Wins Inaugural Global Antitrust Invitational Moot Court Competition
David Johnson, Kyle Virtue, and Matthew Hale were awarded first place and also won the award for best brief at the first-ever moot court competition devoted exclusively to antitrust law.
A Distinguished Friend of Oxford University
"Honored, flattered and absolutely floored" is how Ralph Smith, a 1973 graduate of Washington and Lee University, described his reaction to being named a Distinguished Friend of Oxford University (DFO). The awards ceremony will take place in June.
