Baylor Law School Grads To Receive Degrees Feb. 7

February 2, 2004

by Alan Hunt

Twenty-six graduates of Baylor University School of Law are scheduled to receive juris doctor degrees during commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in Miller Chapel on the Baylor campus.
The keynote speaker, who was selected by the graduating class to deliver the commencement address, will be David M. Guinn, The Louise L. Morrison Professor of Constitutional Law and Master Teacher. Guinn received his law degree from Baylor Law School and his master of laws degree from the University of Michigan, and has been a member of the Baylor law faculty since 1966.
Diplomas will be presented during the program by Law Dean Brad Toben, The Gov. Bill and Vara Faye Daniel Professor of Law, assisted by Leah W. Jackson, professor of law and associate dean.
The honor of hooding the graduates will go to William D. Underwood, The Leon Jaworski Professor of Practice and Procedure, and Gerald R. Powell, who serves as The Abner V. McCall Professor of Evidence. The invocation will be given by Ronald L. Beal, professor of law.
After the ceremony, a reception for the graduates and their guests will be hosted by the Baylor Law Alumni Association at the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center.