Commencement

A pile of picture of graduates
A pile of picture of graduates
A pile of picture of graduates

Due to the ongoing pandemic, Wayne Law’s 2021 commencement ceremony was held virtually. Kathleen Wilson-Thompson J.D. ’82, LL.M. ’96, former executive vice president and global chief human resources officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, delivered the keynote address. Following the ceremony, the Law School hosted a virtual toast for graduates and their loved ones, faculty and staff. Each graduate was presented with a custom Wayne Law Champagne flute to enjoy their beverage of choice.

Since graduates missed the chance for pictures in their caps and gowns at the Detroit Opera House, the Law School sent a photographer to them for a physically distanced photo shoot!

Recipients of degrees in law snapshots
Recipients of degrees in law

December 2020

Juris doctor

Daniel Anthony Balavitch
Dalila Shaakira Bayi
Malak Y. Beydoun
George M. Cobane
Mazen Hajali
Jenna Doulat Hajhassan
Brian Patrick Markham
Candice M. Mayer
Matthew W. Ryder
Michael J. Schwartz
Alexia Pappan Vader
Ahmad Mohamed Zaher

Master of laws in United States law

Cagdas Akinci
Titisha Mukherjee

Master of laws in labor and employment law

Danielle Louise Kennebrew

May 2021

Juris doctor

Hend Mohammed Alhakam
Lauren M. Ayoub
John David Balavitch
Enkhjin Batbuyan
Bradley Benedetto
Jessica N. Biondo
Christopher Borkin
William Karl Broman
Rejanae Maya Brooks
Cheyanne Marie Brown
Jackson D. Buday
Rebecca Jane Bundy
Ethan J. Carey
Scott M. Carter
Michael Carty
Mary Jennifer Chaves
Alexandra Jillian Choate
James F. Claborn
Briana L. Combs
Brandon Shane Corcoran
Madeleine Clara Craig
Francesca Marie Cusumano
Anthony M. Dalimonte
Alec Michael D’Annunzio
Eric Thomas Decker
Simran Kaur Dhillon
Brett Henry Diederichs
Benjamin David Dietlin
Charles Ronald Drabik
Joshua B. Engel
Taylor L. Ester
Jordan Marie Ewald
Cody James Fields
Courtney Taylor Fields
Michael A. Fox
Donald Alexander Fuller-Wisner
Luke A. Gehringer
Maggie George
Erin C. Gianopoulos
Christine M. Gonyea
Zoë L. Grenfell
Gabriela M. Grimaldi
David L. Grisa
Lauren Debra Harrington
Alanah Marie Haskin
Ibrahim Imad Hassan
Lindsay P. Hazen

Samuel William Hess
Nadine Hessi
Emily M. Honet
Margaux Erin Hyman
Nicholas Andrew Jakymowych
Mark T. Janssen
James Earl-Deshawn Johnson
Ryan Wesley Johnson
Sydney Gayle Johnson
Morgan Chelsea Jones
Ryan Erich Kain
Angela Grace Kehrig
Sabah Anbareen Khadri
Isra Kamel Khuja
Falynn E. Koppy
Matilda M. Kull
Anna Marisa Lacroix
Courtney A. Lavender
Cassandra Marie Lee-Casner
Christian Kyle Leeka
Anthony Leithauser
Erin Jones Linser
Alec David Londal
Michele Patricia Ann Lucas-Narcisse
Nancy Maarraoui
Alexander D. Masson
Patrick J. Masterson
Derek David Micallef
Lydia A. Mikail
Rostyslav Morozovskyy
Adam Michael Morton
Molly Rebecca Moss
Maxfield Mudar
Lauren A. Nemazi
Mallory Mary Nissu
Ki Lee Shannon O’Brien
Donald Robert Osinski Jr.
Samantha Marie Perry
Derek Samuel Peterson
Kelsey Anna Postema
Allyson Margaret Putt
Daniel Adam Relle
Brianna M. Robins
Boulos Henry Saba
Miranda R. Sarhan
Lia Marie Sharon
Lauren Catherine Shinaberry
Maxwell Gibson Shuart
Elena Theopisti Simopoulos
Layla Rose Sizemore
Emily Carol-Lyn Smith
Gregory Edward Tchorz
Hayley Lynn Tomich
Anna C. Transit
Hallisey A. Travers
Benjamin Barton VanSlyke
Hannah Beth Wagner
Veronica R. Walrad
Phillip West Wandyez
Taylor M. Wells
Elizabeth Annette West
Christina N. Woodward
Benjamin D. Wu

August 2021

Juris doctor

Kathryn Garner Dold
Jacob Aaron Kahn
Mayuri S. Naphade
Christopher R. Picard
Edwin Piner

Learn More
To watch a recording of the ceremony, visit law.wayne.edu/alumni/graduation-2021.