Issue: Winter 2022
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Class Note Winter 2022
Hetali Lodaya was one of 16 law students chosen for the 2021 Law Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics. The program provides a historical lens to engage early-stage legal practitioners in five fields in an intensive course of study focused on contemporary ethical issues in their profession.
Class Note Winter 2022
Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke was renowned for her barrier-breaking career as an attorney, professor, and university administrator, she made her mark on history with a simple yet brave and notable act: attending Duke University. Reuben-Cooke was one of five African Americans who broke the color barrier at Duke when they matriculated in 1963; she went on to graduate with distinction. In September of 2021, Reuben-Cooke’s undergraduate alma mater named an academic building after her, in recognition of her place in Duke’s history and for her contributions to the institution, including twelve years as a member of the board of trustees. Although Reuben-Cooke passed away in 2019, the building dedication was attended by surviving members of her family, including her husband, Edmund Cooke, ’73.
Class Note Winter 2022
Reena Bajowala was selected as a member of the 2021–2023 class of the American Bar Association Business Law Fellows Program. The program provides a diverse array of lawyers with the opportunity to engage in professional development opportunities within the business law section. She is a partner at Ice Miller Strategies LLC in Chicago.
Class Note Winter 2022
Thomas W. Ude Jr. received the Pennsylvania Bar Association 2021 David M. Rosenblum LGBTQ+ Public Policy Award, which honors individuals who have used their position to effect positive change for the LGBTQ+ community and to inspire others to act and promote civil rights and equality.
Class Note Winter 2022
Terrill A. Wilkins was promoted to named partner at Abrahamson Rdzanek & Wilkins LLC in Chicago. He counsels and represents individual employees in the private sector on a range of employment issues.
Class Note Winter 2022
Alexandra MacKay was recognized by IP Stars as a Copyright Star and a Trademark Star. She is an attorney at Stites & Harbison PLLC.
Class Note Winter 2022
Stanley Jaskiewicz was appointed to the American Bar Association board that oversees the Voice of Experience, the senior lawyers division’s monthly newsletter. He is a member at Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci PC in Philadelphia.
Class Note Winter 2022
Christopher D. Porter was named co-managing partner of the Houston office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. As a trial lawyer, he focuses his practice on business disputes, including breach of contract, trade secret claims, business torts, and antitrust disputes.
Class Note Winter 2022
Larry R. Seegull has been recognized in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He is a principal in the Baltimore office of Jackson Lewis PC, where he represents both private and public sector employers in all areas of labor and employment law.
Class Note
Elizabeth Yntema, ’84: The Disruptor Using Data to Shake Up the Dance World
Elizabeth Yntema, ’84, did not originally intend to start a nonprofit organization, but when the lifelong dance enthusiast realized how rare it is for women to assume positions of power in ballet, there was no stopping her from trying to shift the imbalance.