September 29, 2004
Law school induction ceremony is Sept. 30
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- There are 122 first-year law students taking part in a Southern Illinois University School of Law induction ceremony set for 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the Carbondale Civic Center. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier will preside.
An SIUC tradition since 2001, the ceremony aims to emphasize the seriousness of the students' studies and the professionalism their field demands. The ritual includes the recitation of an oath of professional commitment, drafted by the students themselves after completing a series of workshops related to legal ethics and other professional issues.
Those greeting the inductees will include Joseph R. Bartylak, associate director of the Lawyers' Assistance Program for outreach in downstate counties, and the law school's first fellows in a new law school program named for him. Launched this past summer with unclaimed funds from the MCI national class action suit, the Bartylak Fellowship Program annually awards $2,000 stipends to as many as five SIUC law students who accept unpaid summer internships with groups, agencies or organizations that serve the public good.
The 2005 Fellows include third-year student Aaron D. Calvert of Taylorville, second-year student Anne Plohr Rayhill of Morton, third-year student Joseph D. Reed of Darlington, Ind., and third-year student Emily E. Scott of Rock Island.
Calvert, a 2002 graduate of Western Illinois University, is the son of George W. and Susan L. Calvert of Taylorville (608 Northern Ave.). Rayhill, a 1989 graduate of Florida State University, is the daughter of the late William J. Plohr and Janet G. Plohr, now living in Sherman (810 Mallard Way). Reed, a 2002 graduate of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is the son of the late Eugene J. Reed and Mary Ann Reed of Darlington (405 Harrison St.). Scott, a 2003 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, is the daughter of William S. and Mary A. Scott of Rock Island (1202 42nd Ave.).
Achieving excellence in graduate and professional programs is among the goals of Southern at 150: Building Excellence Through Commitment, the blueprint for the development of the University by the time it celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2019.
Other students taking part in the ceremony (listed by hometown) include:
Anna: Samantha Smith-Fulia
Bartlett: Glenn Katayama
Belleville: Nicole Klingler
Belvidere: Ryan Straw
Bethalto: Brian Reinhart
Blue Island: Brian Lambert
Bonnie: Julie Blanks
Burr Ridge: Silpa Chukkapalli
Carbondale: David Benney, Ernesto Delgadillo, Christopher Galanos, Jason Leonard,
Jesse Rochman, Timothy Ting
Carlinville: Jonathan Verticchio
Carlyle: Timothy Hudspeth
Carmi: Anna Ackerman
Carol Stream: Prachi Potdar
Carrollton: Jennifer Uhles
Caseyville: Blake Meinders
Champaign: Amanda Willette
Charleston: Matthew Caraway, Tyler Weaver
Chicago: Jennifer Dohrn, Clayton Herriford, Kristen Johnson, Lisa Turner
Collinsville: Stephanie Vojas
Coulterville: Amy Campbell
Country Club Hills: Tionn Fambro
Darien: Bradley Hauge
Decatur: Michael Sinha
Du Quoin: Francinda Lingle
Eldorado: Kristen James
Evanston: Arcacia Glenn
Fairview Heights: Adrienne Ward
Farmington: Jessie Mahr
Flora: Brandon Batchelor
Galatia: Jonathan Cantrell
Glen Carbon: Melissa Curran, David Fields, Michael Schmidt, Mandy Williams
Godfrey: Brady Barke
Goreville: Jason Hammond
Hamilton: Jason Pohren
Harrisburg: Matthew Oshel
Herrin: Amber Jeralds, Darrell Walker
Hidalgo: John Blade
Iuka: Levi Burkett
Jacksonville: David Fox, Wendell Sheeley
Johnston City: Elizabeth Kee, Brandon Zanotti
LeRoy: Megan Ambrose
Mahomet: Lindsay Weyhrich
Marion: James Lambert, Gregory Odom, Charles Shepard
Marshall: Catherine Yargus
Metropolis: Cord Wittig
Milan: Jeffrey Wright
Murphysboro: Karen Borre
Murrayville: Amber Gray
Neponset: David Pratt
Normal: Laura Veerman
Northbrook: Kevin Stelzer
O'Fallon: Jamie McCarthy
Olney: Craig Runyon
Pawnee: Natalie Gregory
Payson: Jason Schutte
Pekin: James Kriegsman
Peoria: Melodi Green, Kouri Marshall
Pittsburg: Amy Ragan
Pittsfield: James Thompson
Poplar Grove: Michael Schultz
Prairie du Rocher: Paul Ray
Quincy: Christopher Blaesing
Ringwood: Daniel Myers
Riverside: Brian Albazzaz
Robinson: Wade Shimer
Rockford: Yi Lee
Roodhouse: Caleb Briscoe
St. Elmo: Lyndon Willms
Schaumburg: Andrew Fisk
Shorewood: Andrea Jones
Springfield: Andrew Affrunti, Elizabeth Gastelum, Jessica Reese, Matthew Schall, Elizabeth Watts
Stewardson: Teresa Riley
Urbana: Andrew Roszak
Westville: Ashley Nagrodski
CALIFORNIA
Rocklin: Tameka McDonald
San Francisco: Michael Darflinger
Soquel: Jennifer Kelly
COLORADO
Evergreen: Carrie Slinkard
Fort Collins: Juliet Kiltz
FLORIDA
Orlando: Sarah Nabors
IOWA
Cedar Falls: Erin Piscitelli
KENTUCKY
Paducah: Jessica Fletcher, Joseph Roark
MINNESOTA
Maple Grove: John Persell
MISSOURI
Hazelwood: Carmen Joiner
Saint Louis: Calvin Choi, Christal Baird Horj, Misty Hahn, Scott Kehlenbrink, Timmi
Kloster, Derek Ruzicka
Saint Peters: Michael Dalton
MISSISSIPPI
Clarksdale: Oliver Clark
NEW MEXICO
Truth Or Consequences: Carmen Filosa
NEW YORK
White Plains: Brendan Sullivan
OHIO
Stow: Rosannie Troche
PENNSYLVANIA
West Sunbury: Alexandra Kovalchick
TENNESSEE
Cumberland Furnace: Michael Baggett
UTAH
Logan: Troy Rasmussen
WISCONSIN
Madison: Luke DeSmet
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