Class of 1999
These student PSC minors, who graduated
before the PSC majors became available, have gone on to success in
law school anyway!
In 1999. |
Cindy Barnes Hayden, 1999,
active in the republican and business clubs as well as the public affairs
club, Miss Huntingdon, and former state chair of the College Republicans,
graduated near the top of her class in UA law school. Still thriving,
she visited us for Homecoming spring 2001. In 2002, Cindy became
Chief Minority Counsel to the Administraive Oversight Committee of the
US Senate's Judiciary Committee. In 2004, she travelled to the battleground
states to aid the Republican election efforts.
In 2008, Cindy became Director of Federal
Government Relations, Altria Client Services. |
Cindy Barnes Hayden '99, Senate Judiciary
subcommittee counsel (R), with Supreme Court
Justice Scalia. (Photos thanks to Hayden.)
Cindy Barnes Hayden '99, counsel, with new
Supreme Court Justice Alito, Feb.'06. |
In 1997. |
Jimmy Payne, 1999, an active
member of the public affairs club, and a singer, gave us a taped interview
of advice on law school applications. Dr. Lewis met up with Jimmy
in December 2001 and January 2002, in Washington DC. Aided by a Methodist
scholarship, and taking course overloads, Jimmy completed a JD in international
law and a Master's in international studies at American University in Washington
DC, in only three years. In Fall '04 he proceeded to the University
of Amsterdam for an excellent European LLM program. There he came
top in his first term exams in public law and international relations.
He spent summer 2005 working at the US Court of International Trade.
He intends a career in international consulting in Europe. |
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In 1997. |
Ryan Oakley, History with political
science minor, 1998, spent a year at UC Santa Clara law school before returning
to AL to specialize at Cumberland law school. In May 2000 he won
the moot court competition there and competed in regionals. At left,
he commentated on television, Jan 1997; at right, he watches a presidential
speech on TV with Leslie Turk and Damian Mayho. He returned to visit
us in spring 2001.
Susan Ogilvie '01 and Ryan Oakley '98 married
at First United Methodist Church in Clanton. Ryan graduated from
Cumberland Law School and passed the bar exam on the first try. He
was in 2003 a first lieutenant with the United States Air Force, stationed
outside Valdosta, Georgia, and serving on the Judge Advocate General's
staff. In 2004 he was stationed in his home state of California.
In 2006, Capt, Oakley, USAF and Chief, General Law Dept at Davis-Monthan
AFB, AZ writes that he, Susan, and David Bruce (their 8-month old)
will be headed to RAF Menwith Hill, UK. He’ll be the Deputy Staff
Judge Advocate in a two-JAG office. |
In 1997. |
In 1997. |
Misty Sosebee, Business with
political science minor, 1999, active in the republican and business clubs
as well as the public affairs club, was roommates with Cindy Barnes at
the UA law school at Tuscaloosa. She graduated with the JD in May,
2003. |
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Whitney Woodham, History and Political
Science '99, is working in viticulture in a village near Dijon, France,
and taking a master's degree in viticulture (wine science) in an institute
there. Her thesis is on the history of wine. She visits other
centers of winemaking in California and elsewhere, and visits Montgomery
when she can. |
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