2026 Commencement Program
McKINNEY
School of Law
Class of 2026
Graduation recognition ceremony
Indiana University
Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Class of 2026
Graduation Recognition Ceremony
Indiana Convention Center
Sagamore Ballroom
May 17, 2026
10 a.m.
To our graduates: Today marks not only your graduation, but your welcome into the lifelong community of Indiana University and IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni. With today’s achievement, our network of law alumni now exceeds 13,500 persons across Indiana, the nation, and the world. We proudly recognize IU McKinney Law alumni among our faculty and staff with their graduation years noted alongside their names in this program.
The Program
Welcome and Remarks
Karen E. Bravo
Dean and Gerald L. Bepko Professor of Law
Greetings from the Campus
James Gladden
Inaugural IU Indianapolis Provost
Executive Vice Chancellor for the IU Office of the Provost
Student Speakers
Babatunde Onadele,
LL.M. Division
Amanda Smith,
M.J. Division
Meredith Jo Johnson-Monfort,
J.D. Full-Time Division
Thierno A. Diallo,
J.D. Part-Time Division
Award of the Faculty Prize
Allison Martin
Vice Dean and Clinical Professor of Law
Graduation Celebration Address
Fred Glass, '84
President and CEO of Gleaners Food Bank
Introduction of the Graduating Class
Sonja Rice, '07
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Doctor of Juridical Science Hooding Faculty
Frank Sullivan, Jr.
Indiana University Bicentennial Professor
Professor of Practice
Lloyd T. Wilson, Jr.
Professor of Law
Master of Laws Hooding Faculty
Professor Wilson
Master of Jurisprudence Hooding Faculty
Professor Wilson
Doctor of Jurisprudence Hooding Faculty
Michael J. Pitts
Associate Dean for Research
Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law
Florence Wagman Roisman
William F. Harvey Professor of Law
Lahny R. Silva
Cleon H. Foust Professor of Law
Closing Remarks
Dean Bravo
Faculty Marshals
Sarah Parks
Associate Professor of Law
Mark D. Stuaan
Visiting Professor of Law
Alumnae Marshals
Sharon D. Cruz, '13
Adriana Figueroa, '15
Graduate Degrees
Doctor of Juridical Science
- Irene Victoria Massimino
Master of Laws
- Jafar Abumayaleh*
- Ghaith Anwer Sabah Al-Wahab*
- Precious Andrew-Lale*
- Christopher Lynn Clerc*
- Nese Coskun*
- Iva Dungu
- Esther Sunday Jock
- Christine Kung’u*
- Babatunde Akinlolu Onadele*
- Guolin Yang
- Tingting Zhu*
Master of Jurisprudence
- Darren M. Baker
- Fabrice Bizimana
- Robert Evans III
- Amanda Smith*
- Nina Nicole Werling*
- Kelvin Zelee
*Graduate with distinction
(All listed degrees are tentative, subject to final grades)
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Indiana University graduates who have achieved excellence in scholarship are entitled to wear honor cords, (fourragères), which hang from the left shoulder. Cream-and-crimson cords represent Summa Cum Laude (highest distinction and indicated below with three asterisks), cream cords represent Magna Cum Laude (high distinction and indicated be-low with two asterisks), and crimson cords represent Cum Laude (distinction and noted below with one asterisk).
- Mohammad Almani
- Emmanuel Amponsah
- Johannah Audrey Anderson
- Cameron Mark Arbo
- Patricia Celeste Arnett-Justice
- Mary A. Atkins
- Stacy V. Atkinson
- Gage Atwood**
- Brett Allan Avery
- Dylan Badzovski
- Jackson Baldwin
- Maggie M. Ballentine
- As-Sita Bamba
- Veronica Michelle Barber
- Caleb Hall Barmes
- Joseph Allen Barnett
- Ethan Basile*
- Audra Renee Bell
- Trevor Alan Billings
- Ilsa Blansette
- Grace Catherine Bock
- Jenna Bohlander
- Kendall Grace Bonhomme
- Nicolas Bottiglieri
- Joshua Cole Brandle
- Garrett Brewster
- Adam Brookman**
- Jack Henry Brown
- Kyle David Buchanan
- Nicolaus Burmeister
- Jason Todd Burtron
- Samuel Butler
- Bailey Campbell
- Karisa Kathleen Candreva***
- Conner Andrew Carlock
- Caterina Caress
- Michael Casse**
- Heaven Castillo
- Carly Cato***
- Patricia Cavanaugh
- Justin Cerbone***
- George Clark
- Jacob David Clemons
- Jillian Elyse Phillips Coglianese**
- Jessica Combs
- Allison Nicole Compton
- Brayton Reed Cornelius
- Ryan Michael Crnarich
- Grace Curry*
- Ainsley Dawson**
- Rhegan Day
- Emma DeCoste
- Evan DeWitt
- Thierno Amadou Diallo
- Audrianna Maite Diaz
- Molly Elizabeth Jiang Donnell
- Braydon Michael Dowell
- Patrick Ryan Doyle*
- Connor Patrick Dunlop
- Matthew Durthaler
- Dustin Dyer
- Paul Bennett Elliott
- Seth M. Engdahl**
- Cailey Engelberg
- Thomas Lee Estabrook
- Katherine Anna Fauber*
- Sarah Yvonne Faulkner***
- Eric Feldman
- Chase J. Fendelman
- Madelynn Paige Flippo
- Sierra Marie French***
- Amy Elizabeth Gaisser*
- Landon Michael Galloway
- Priscilla Garcia
- Luciano Garcia-Baylleres
- Henry Gerig
- Savanna G. Ghanayem
- Kyle Gilbert
- Lyndsay Gilman
- Abigail Elizabeth Godollei*
- Jillian L. Gonterman**
- Dylan Grant
- Matthew Grasso
- Sophie Marie Gray***
- Andrea Hagen
- Joshua Oliver Hainer
- Shannon Terri Harding
- Timothy Craig Hensinger
- Adam John Hickey***
- Isabella Kimberlee Hill
- Jacob Hill
- Charles Theodore Hiltunen IV
- Jack Henry Huber
- Bryce Eric Hull***
- Lucas Donald Jacob***
- Hannah Josephine Johnson
- Julia Robben Johnson
- Meredith Jo Johnson-Monfort*
- Rachel M. Jones*
- Simarjit Kaur
- Sukhdeep Kaur
- Angela Khan
- Noor Khudhur
- Delaney Schroeder Konrad
- Allison Onoszko Krishnamoorthi*
- Lejs Krivic*
- Stephen James Lambeth
- Catherine Langkamp
- Lauren Noelle Latham*
- Brian Lee
- Brayden Zachary Lentz***
- Brian Leon*
- Lujia Li
- Bryce Louis Limon
- Michael Linge
- Colin B. Long
- Matthew Garrison LoPrete
- Anastasia Luc*
- Jordan Maliakkal
- Camelia Manring*
- Maisam Khaled Mansour
- Marissa Ann Marshino*
- Ariana Marie Martin
- Jose Luis Martinez Jr.
- Arrianna G. Martinez
- Daniela Martinez
- Edgar Martinez
- Elyse Catherine Mastison
- Landon McCall
- Christopher Lee McDaniel
- Aisah Ryan McGuire
- Tiffany Miller
- Shibani Samir Mody*
- Andressa Cardoso Monteiro Viefhaus
- Jaden Montgomery
- Sydney Claire Moody
- Brittney Alexandria Moore
- Garrett Jameson Moore
- Sabrina Morgavi*
- Brianna May Morton
- Jasmine Guzman Murillo
- Giovanni Murtha***
- Anna L. Naumoff
- Abigail Nicole Nebot
- Blair Kaylynn Neidlinger*
- Olivia Nelson
- Florence Nguntindim
- Thomas Randall Niemier
- Edward Scott Null
- Meghan O'Sullivan
- Alvin Donahue Oliver II
- Caroline Osler
- Cristian Padilla*
- Chris Pappas
- Josiah Randall Parr
- Neel Patel
- Zachary J. Pattison
- Jordan Pence
- Katherine Poore
- Anthony Powers**
- Patrick Connor Preston
- Lynsee S. Priebe*
- Humberto Antonio Quirarte III
- Chase M. Rainey
- Aaliyah Madison Raker
- Annie Rawlinson*
- Joshua Reed
- Cayla Maria Richardson
- Evangelyn Gabrielle Richter
- Allison Irene Riklin
- Mia Rose Roberts
- Tina Marie Roberts
- Michael Lee Robison
- Harrison Rogers
- Michael Rojas-Landers
- Alicia Maria Rosales
- Jaycee A. Rossi
- Samantha Lauren Rourk
- Jesus Rubio
- Elizabeth Rudolph*
- Baltazar Ruiz Guerrero
- Colin M. Russell
- Alishah Salman
- Patrick Jeremy Lee Sanders**
- London W. Schaal
- Richard Michael Scully
- Bavleen Kaur Seerha***
- Michael Seidel
- April Sexton
- Kaleigh Beth Shaw**
- Jenna Marie Shearer
- Robin Singh
- Sophia Marie Sistevaris
- Madison Khamille Skaggs
- Julia Slazyk
- Benjamin Smith
- Caitlin Molloy Smith
- Isaac Daniel Sparrow
- Evan James Spiros
- Jacob Charles Spurr
- Hallie Frances Stallings*
- Jenna Marie Stankovich
- Steven Tyler Stead
- Ethan Sugarman
- Meagan Elyse Tadevich
- Christian Michaela Thomas
- Gary Alexander Thomas
- Cierra Tindall
- Ana Paula Trejo Mendez
- Michele Feliberty Trivedi**
- Caitlin Meredith Tudor*
- Stacia Nicole Tyson
- Ty'Ana Tra'Naye Upshaw
- Andrew Jackson Vane
- Justice Iman Randolph Vaughn
- Emily Viall
- Alexandria Elizabeth Warner
- Caitlin Marie Way
- Lindsey Thomas Webb*
- Robert Murray Weiss
- Cassady A. Wicker
- Bradley Wilson
- Luke Wilson
- Brianna L. Wohlford
- Evan Laughlin Woodruff
- Alexis Kathleen Yenshaw
- Lai Yu
- Alexandra Katherine Yungblut**
- Monica Zachary-Rumrill
- Lauren Beaty Zentz
(List is tentative, subject to final grades.)
Dual Degrees and graduate certificates
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE / DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
- Matthew Durthaler
- Meagan Elyse Tadevich
- Ty’Ana Tra’Naye Upshaw
- Monica Zachary-Rumrill
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE / MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- Stacia Tyson
- Ariana Marie Martin
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE / MASTER OF CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT
- Alvin Donahue Oliver II
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE / MASTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- Joshua Cole Brandle
- Joshua Reed
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE / MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
- Nicolaus Burmeister
CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
- Emmanuel Amponsah
- Stacy V. Atkinson
- Isla Blansette
- Heaven Castillo
- Patricia Cavanaugh
- Amy Gaisser
- Abigail Elizabeth Godollei
- Anastasia Luc
- Camelia Manring
- Arrianna Marie Martinez
- Edgar Martinez
- Tiffany Miller
- Shibani Samir Mody
- Annie Rawlinson
- Cayla Maria Richardson
- Allison Irene Ricklin
- Mia Rose Roberts
- Jaycee A. Rossi
- Samantha Lauren Rourk
- Alishah Salman
CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
- Mohammad Almani
- Cameron Mark Arbo
- Joshua Cole Brandle
- Jack Henry Brown
- Samuel Butler
- Caterina Caress
- Jillian Elyse Phillips Coglianese
- Brayton Reed Cornelius
- Chase J. Fendelman
- Charles Theodore Hiltunen IV
- Bryce Eric Hull
- Angela Khan
- Lejs Krivic
- Brian Leon
- Jordan Maliakkal
- Maisam Khaled Mansour
- Marissa Ann Marshino
- Jose Luis Martinez, Jr.
- Jaden Montgomery
- Blair Kaylynn Neidlinger
- April Sexton
- Sophia Marie Sistevaris
- Caitlin Meredith Tudor
- Lindsey Thomas Webb
- Bradley Wilson
CRIMINAL LAW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
- Gage Atwood
- Maggie M. Ballentine
- Kendall Grace Bonhomme
- Conner Andrew Carlock
- Patricia Cavanaugh
- Jacob David Clemons
- Ryan Michael Crnarich
- Audrianna Maite Diaz
- Connor Patrick Dunlop
- Sarah Yvonne Faulkner
- Madelynn Paige Flippo
- Sierra Marie French
- Joshua Oliver Hainer
- Jacob Hill
- Hannah Josephine Johnson
- Brayden Zachary Lentz
- Bryce Louis Limon
- Marissa Ann Marshino
- Christopher Lee McDaniel
- Shibani Samir Mody
- Anna L. Naumoff
- Caroline Osler
- Chase M. Rainey
- Annie Rawlinson
- Allison Irene Ricklin
- Mia Rose Roberts
- London W. Schaal
- Jeanna Marie Shearer
- Ethan Sugarman
- Christian Michaela Thomas
- Stacia Nicole Tyson
- Caitlin Marie Way
- Evan Laughlin Woodruff
- Monica Zachary-Rumrill
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
- Johannah Audrey Anderson
- Karisa Kathleen Candreva
- Ainsley Dawson
- Molly Elizabeth Jiang Donnell
- Seth M. Engdahl
- Priscilla Garcia
- Garrett Jameson Moore
- Brianna May Morton
- Alicia Maria Rosales
- Kaleigh Beth Shaw
- Lindsey Thomas Webb
- Lauren Beaty Zentz
HEALTH LAW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
- Jenna Bohlander
- Nicolaus Burmeister
- Michael Casse
- Grace Curry
- Thierno Amadou Diallo
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
- Jessica Combs
- Dustin Dyer
- Lyndsay Gilman
- Lauren Noelle Latham
- Jose Luis Martinez Jr.
- Patrick Connor Preston
- Harrison Rogers
- Alexandria Elizabeth Warner
- Alexandria Katherine Yungblut
- Monica Zachary-Rumrill
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
- Mohammad Almani
- Emmanuel Amponsah
- Joshua Cole Brandle
- Henry Gerig
- Maisam Khaled Mansour
- Marissa Ann Marshino
- Shibani Samir Mody
- Michael Lee Robison
- Alishah Salman
(List is tentative, subject to final grades.)
Pro Bono Service Award
Pro bono is a Latin phrase meaning “for the good.” Through its Pro Bono Program, the law school encourages students to volunteer time to government entities, public service organizations, and community groups that provide legal assistance to low-income indi-viduals. The students listed below have contributed 50 hours or more of pro bono service and have received a Pro Bono Program notation on their transcripts
JOHN PAUL BERLON AWARD FOR PRO BONO SERVICE RECIPIENT:
- Abigail Nicole Nebot
THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS PRO BONO HONOR ROLL RECIPIENT:
- Nicolaus Burmeister
NORMAN LEFSTEIN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE GOLD LEVEL (JD: 200+ HOURS, LLM: 67+ HOURS)
- Johannah Audrey Anderson
- Audra Renee Bell
- Nicolaus Burmeister
- Heaven Castillo
- Jillian Elyse Phillips Coglianese
- Connor Patrick Dunlop
- Sierra Marie French
- Henry Gerig
- Joshua Oliver Hainer
- Lejs Krivic
- Christine Kung'u (LL.M.)
- Catherine Langkamp
- Anastasia Luc
- Arrianna G. Martinez
- Shibani Samir Mody
- Abigail Nicole Nebot
- Allison Irene Riklin
- Jaycee A. Rossi
- Evan Laughlin Woodruff
- Monica Zachary-Rumrill
MARY H. MITCHELL OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD SILVER LEVEL (JD: 100-199 HOURS, LLM: 34-66 HOURS)
- Stacy V. Atkinson
- Esther Sunday Jock (LL.M.)
- Simarjit Kaur
- Edgar Martinez
- Thomas Randall Niemier
- Mia Rose Roberts
- Samantha Lauren Rourk
- Bavleen Kaur Seerha
- Caitlin Marie Way
- Guolin Yang (LL.M.)
BRONZE LEVEL (JD: 50-99 HOURS, LLM: 17-33 HOURS)
- Maggie M. Ballentine
- Ilsa Blansette
- Jacob David Clemons
- Priscilla Garcia
- Brayden Zachary Lentz
- Brian Leon
- Luka Li
- Giovanni Murtha
- Olivia Nelson
- Hallie Frances Stallings
- Emily Viall
TOTAL NUMBER OF PRO BONO HOURS PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2026 DURING THEIR LAW SCHOOL CAREERS: 6,845
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Administration
DEAN
- Karen E. Bravo, Gerald L. Bepko Professor of Law
VICE DEANS
- Max Huffman, Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law
- Allison Martin, Clinical Professor of Law
ASSOCIATE DEANS
- Michael J. Pitts, Associate Dean for Research and Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law
- Lloyd T. Wilson Jr., Associate Dean of Graduate and International Programs
SENIOR STAFF
- Elizabeth Allington, Assistant Dean for External Affairs
- Karley Clayton, Assistant Dean of Professional Development
- Erin Engels, '99, Director of Academic and Bar Success and Lecturer in Law
- Patricia K. Kinney, '02, Assistant Dean of Engagement and Student Success
- Jayme Little, Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations
- Tim Luczak, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management
- Virginia Marschand, '04, Finance and Administration
- Miriam Murphy, Director and Senior Lecturer in Law, Ruth Lilly Law Library
- Sonja Rice, '07, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
- Adam Van Zee, Assistant Dean for Development
Faculty
Cynthia A. BakerClinical Professor; Director, Program on Law and State Government
Carter G. BishopVisiting Professor
Lea BishopProfessor
Jordan BurtonVisiting Assistant Clinical Professor
Zachary CormierAssociate Professor
James D. DimitriClinical Professor
Frank EmmertJohn S. Grimes Professor; Executive Director, Center for International and Comparative Law
M. Alex EvansAssociate Professor
Nicholas GeorgakopoulosHarold R. Woodard Professor
Carrie HaganClinical Associate Professor; Director, Civil Practice Clinic; Dean’s Fellow
John Lawrence HillR. Bruce Townsend Professor
Stephanie R. HofferLawrence A. Jegen III Chair in Tax Law
Aila HossAssociate Professor, Dean’s Fellow
Sam KalenRobert H. McKinney Family Chair in Environmental Law
Robert A. KatzProfessor and John S. Grimes Fellow; Affiliated Scholar, Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism; Member, ABA Task Force to Combat Antisemitism
Linda KellyM. Dale Palmer Professor
Joe Lawson, '07Associate Director, Ruth Lilly Law Library; Senior Lecturer in Law
Lee Little, '16Research and Instruction Librarian, Ruth Lilly Law Library; Lecturer in Law
Gerard N. MaglioccaIndiana University Distinguished Professor; Lawrence A. Jegen III Professor
Janet G. McCabeVisiting Professor and Distinguished Scholar
Jennifer MitchellAssociate Professor
James P. NehfThomas F. Sheehan Professor; John S. Grimes Fellow
Ryan Overdorf, '01Research and Instruction Librarian, Ruth Lilly Law Library; Lecturer in Law
Sarah ParksAssociate Professor
Fran Quigley, '87Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Health and Human Rights Clinic
Tamara RogersResearch and Instruction Librarian, Ruth Lilly Law Library; Lecturer in Law
Florence Wagman RoismanWilliam F. Harvey Professor; Chancellor's Professor
Jami Sayeed, '20Visiting Assistant Professor
Jessica Williams SchnelkerVisiting Assistant Professor
Joel M. Schumm, '98Carl M. Gray Professor, Clinical Professor
Lahny R. SilvaChancellor's Professor 2023, Cleon H. Foust Professor
Mark D. StuaanVisiting Professor
Frank Sullivan Jr.Indiana University Bicentennial Professor, Professor of Practice
Larissa SullivantHead of Collection Services, Ruth Lilly Law Library; Lecturer in Law
Eric SwankVisiting Assistant Clinical Professor
Margaret C. TarkingtonSamuel R. Rosen Professor, Dean's Fellow
Katherine TwomeyVisiting Assistant Clinical Professor
Apryl Elizabeth UnderwoodVisiting Assistant Professor
R. George Wright, '82Professor
Emeriti Faculty
Cynthia M. Adams, '83Clinical Professor of Law Emerita
Thomas B. AllingtonProfessor of Law Emeritus
Judith Ford AnspachProfessor of Law Emerita
James F. Bailey, IIIProfessor of Law and Director, Ruth Lilly Law Library Emeritus
Robert BrookinsProfessor of Law Emeritus
Jeffrey O. CooperAssociate Professor of Law Emeritus
Clyde Harrison CrockettProfessor of Law Emeritus
Jennifer A. DrobacProfessor of Law Emerita
George EdwardsProfessor of Law Emeritus
Debra A. Falender, '75Professor of Law Emerita
David A. FunkProfessor of Law Emeritus
Paul J. GalantiProfessor of Law Emeritus
Helen P. GarfieldProfessor of Law Emerita
Jeffrey W. GroveProfessor of Law Emeritus
W. William HodesProfessor of Law Emeritus
Andrew R. KleinFormer Interim Chancellor, IU Indianapolis; Professor of Law Emeritus
William E. MarshProfessor of Law Emeritus
Deborah B. McGregorClinical Professor of Law Emerita
Novella Nedeff, '83Clinical Associate Professor of Law Emerita
Joanne OrrClinical Professor of Law Emerita
H. Kathleen PatchelAssociate Professor of Law Emerita
Ronald W. PolstonProfessor of Law Emeritus
Gary R. RobertsDean and Professor of Law Emeritus
Nicolas TerryHall Render Professor of Law Emeritus
James W. TorkeProfessor of Law Emeritus
Frances Lee Watson, '80Clinical Professor of Law Emerita
Lawrence P. WilkinsProfessor of Law Emeritus
Mary Therese WolfClinical Professor of Law Emerita
