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IU McKinney Announces Graduation Speakers, Hooders, Cane Awards
03/30/2022
The class of 2022 at IU McKinney has selected the students who will offer remarks during the Evening of Celebration on May 13, professor who will officially bestow hoods upon graduates during commencement exercises on May 14, and the winners of the annual Cane awards.
Speakers are Paula Marques Merlin for the Master of Laws program, Kortney Bond for the Master of Jurisprudence program, Chaka Coleman for the day division of the Doctor of Jurisprudence program, and Richard Okello for the evening division of the Doctor of Jurisprudence program.
Graduation hooders are professors Frank Sullivan and Tom Wilson for the Master of Laws program, professors Florence Wagman Roisman and Sullivan for the Master of Jurisprudence program, and professors Fran Quigley, Lahny Silva, Sullivan, and Wilson for the Doctor of Jurisprudence program.
The Cane Awards serve as a means for the students to show their appreciation for those who have gone above and beyond during each school year.
The Black Cane for most outstanding professor went to Professor Lahny Silva, making this the sixth time she has ben so honored. She received the Black Cane in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. She was honored with the Red Cane in 2013.
The Red Cane for best new professor went to Professor Daniel Orenstein. He is a visiting professor of law and his research focuses on health and public health law, with a current concentration on cannabis/marijuana law and policy, including emerging regulatory approach, industry structure and behavior, and intersections with tobacco and alcohol control.
The White Cane for best administrator went to Associate Director for Student Affairs Julie Davis. Davis joined the law school in 2012 and moved into her role in the Office of Student Affairs in 2017. She received the White Cane in 2020 and 2019.
