June 2012
June 26, 2012 - Spotlight on Janice Hurley-Trailor, Image Expert
But, Bottom Line - Do They Like You?
Being a member of P.A.D. not only provides networking opportunities, benefits, fraternal bonding and lifelong friendships but also plays an important role in helping members achieve success and raise to the highest standards in many professional fields.
Furthering P.A.D.’s vision to promote leadership in the development and advancement of professional ideals, P.A.D.’s 59th Biennial Convention speaker Janice Hurley-Trailor will be one of the distinguished speakers teaching members about optimal impact that can be applied to personal and professional occasions alike.
International author, speaker and success coach, Hurley-Trailor has over 25 years of experience as a business consultant and image coach to corporate America and clients including Wells Fargo Bank, Secura Insurance, Avnet, State Farm insurance, the State of New Mexico, Philips Sonicare and numerous universities.
Hurley-Trailor will be speaking to creating an optimal image to earn success. As she describes, “This inspirational program gives powerful communication tools that can be used immediately to have people perceive you at your very best. Successful people aren’t successful by accident. They have learned how to have a compelling presence that can be used consistently. Before and After examples of these impactful changes give attendees a new appreciation for the power of “first impressions, quality impressions and lasting impressions.” Participants will walk away feeling inspired by the power of choice to make personal changes in professional image and personal expression.”
She will be speaking during the ‘Becoming the Total Package’ segment at Convention and will be attending the Awards Banquet.
We are truly honored and thankful for the time she is donating to Phi Alpha Delta. Join us in thanking her and welcoming her to her first P.A.D. Convention!
June 19, 2012 - Spotlight on the First Chapter in Puerto Rico: DeDiego Chapter
The May 1969 edition of the Reporter announced the addition of DeDiego Chapter, the first P.A.D. Chapter in Puerto Rico. Today, P.A.D. has 5 Chapters in Puerto Rico, 3 Law Chapters and 2 Pre-Law Chapters, from Mayaguez to San Juan.
Becoming quickly prominent on the Catholic University of Puerto Rico’s campus, the Chapter was installed only 8 years after the law school’s founding in 1961. Take a look back 43 years at the chartering and rooted history of DeDiego Chapter as documented by the Reporter in 1969.
PAD Chapter in Puerto Rico
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico now proudly boasts a chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity! Jose de Diego Chapter was installed April 25, 1969 at the Catholic University of Puerto Rico School in ceremonies at the District Court Building in Ponce and was followed with the initiation of 33 students and 7 faculty members including the Dean.
At the banquet held subsequent to the installation ceremonies the following were initiated as Honorary Members of PAD: Hon. Luis Negron-Fernandez, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; Hon. Carlos Santana Becerra, Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto R
ico; Hon. Rafael Hernandez Colon, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico; His Excellency Freimot Torres Oliver, Bishop of Ponce and Great Chancellor of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico; and Hon. Juan Blaimayor Ferrara, Administrative Judge of the Ponce District Court.
The Catholic University of Puerto Rico began courses at Ponce in 1948 and affiliation with the Catholic University of America was secured that year. The Catholic University of Puerto Rico is accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico, by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Board of Regents of the State of New York and the Department of Education of Puerto Rico. The School of Law, founded in 1961, earned accreditation by the Council of Higher education of Puerto Rico and the American Bar Association.
Jose de Diego, the Chapter’s namesake, a lawyer, politician, poet and journalist was one of the greatest Puerto Rican patriots of all times. He served as Attorney General in Arecibo and as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Island. Jose de Diego became Sub-Secretary of Justice during the “autonomous government of 1898.” After acquisition of Puerto Rico by the United States he served as Attorney General of Mayaguez. In 1900 President McKinley named him as a member of the Executive Coucil, but soon he resigned and devoted himself to politics. In 1902 he was elected as a member of the House of Delegates and its president in 1907 until 1917. In that year, Jose de Diego became the first President of the House of Representatives.
As a politician, Jose de Diego had a clear vision of the future. He was a defender of the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States and a believer of the establishment of the Confederation of the Greater Antilles. Because of his great battle in defense of the Spanish language and of Puerto Rican citizenship, the Spanish press gave him the honorable title “Gentleman of the language and of the race.” Jose de Diego died in New York City in 1918 and the 19th of April, his birthday, is an official holiday in Puerto Rico.
Pictured above with Chapter Charter (left to right): Charter Treasurer Edwin H. Flores, Charter Marshal Eudalo Baez, Charter Vice Justice Felix J. Fumero, Dean Charles E. Waldron, Charter Justice Francisco A .Rivera, Supreme Justice Henry C. Rohr, Supreme Marshal Frank E. Maloney, District XV Justice Marvin I. Moss and Charter Clerk Frederick L. Kurr, III.
June 13, 2012 - Spotlight on Jenna Verity (Western Illinois University Pre-Law)
2012 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
Being involved in sports not only benefits a person physically, but it has shown to benefit academic success, team work abilities and personal discipline; most of which can assist in the development of lawyers and anyone in professional society. Many P.A.D. members are involved in multiple accomplished organizations and clubs and, in some cases, are recognized for it outside of P.A.D.
Western Illinois University (WIU) Pre-Law Chapter’s former President and recent graduate, Jenna Verity, has been nominated as the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year for her achievements in her collegiate career and as a track and field athlete. The award honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership.
Verity has competed in the weight, hammer and discus events and has placed in the top ten in the Summit League Indoor Conference Championships. Besides her deep involvement volunteering and holding positions in multiple campus groups, Verity was the first ever student at WIU to be a University of Oxford (England) Rhodes Scholar finalist.
Joining her Pre-Law Chapter on the heels of its chartering in 2008, Verity established the school’s first mock trial team and organized events, raising $3,000, to fund the trip to the Pre-Law Conference in D.C.
“I am proud that I was able to establish the team, able to [help fund] their trip to the national conference, and I am proud of their success in D.C. the past two years as a newer Chapter competing against more established and experienced teams,” said Verity.
Verity plans to attend law school in the fall either at the University of Las Vegas, Wiener Chapter, or Arizona State University, Black Chapter; We look forward to her involvement with either Chapter.
Her advice to graduating students: “I believe that is it very important to get a holistic experience in college and in life. You have to be devoted to your academics, your physical fitness, to your leadership roles, and to giving back to the community to have those fulfilling life experiences. It doesn't matter if you [have never been] involved before, it’s just important that you get involved in a couple different activities. That is where you really develop as a person and where you can really make a lasting impact on others.”
Such is her advice; her impact on the development of the Pre-Law Chapter at WIU lays a great foundation for the Chapter’s future and left an impact on the members she was able to lead.
In regards to her nomination, the top 10 honorees per division will be announced August 2012, the top 2 in September 2012 and the NCAA Woman of the Year on October 4th, 2012. Make sure to follow the nomination progress. and join us in wishing her the best of luck in her future!
June 5, 2012 - Spotlight on Corey Kilburn (Benton)
From Pre-Law to Law
Few words are immortalized in the annals of history. One such phrase was penned by Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, “You may be whatever you resolve to be.” This particular phrase has found immortality imbedded in the hearts of men and women of Virginia Military Institute, a fraternity in its own right.
Resembling Stonewall Jackson’s remarks from over a century ago, Benton Chapter member Corey Kilburn has said, “everything you do, even mistakes you make, contribute to where and who you are today.” This statement was his response when posed the question: now that you are in law school, is there anything you would have done differently?
He has just completed his first year at University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law where he was selected to the Dean’s List, the UMKC Law Review, and the ABA law review titled The Urban Lawyer. At UMKC, Kilburn has been actively assisting in the rebuilding of his new Chapter.
Kilburn was a pre-law member at Missouri State University while earning a B.S. in Law and Society and a specialist certificate in Conflict Dispute Resolution. He worked with other members using a three-tiered plan meant to restore Eric Hutson Chapter. The plan consisted of: “establish[ing] a strong foundation of dedicated and enthusiastic members…increase[ing] the awareness of the Chapter to other university students, faculty, and the community…and ensur[ing] that the hard work that had gone into creating a strong foundation and increasing the awareness amongst the school and community would continue by establishing and carrying out a strong succession plan for the future.” Kilburn played no small part in the rejuvenation of his Chapter and was elected president.
At both the 2011 Missouri State University Student Talent and Recognition (STAR) Ceremony and the P.A.D. Pre-Law Conference in D.C., the Eric Hutson Chapter was given awards of recognition, including: Distinguished Merit Award; Membership Development Award; Outstanding Program Award, Academic/Educational. Kilburn personally received recognition as Outstanding Leader during the 2011 STAR Ceremony.
Kilburn emphasizes that spending more time with his wife Krissi and his new son Castle is a priority in the future. To him, his family not only makes him a well rounded individual but will contribute to his future practice in law. His advice to pre-law students: “taking time in your law school life for relationships, family, relaxation, and extracurricular activities will allow you to step away from the books and see how the law relates to everything around us.” Professionally, Kilburn hopes to practice business/corporate law and end up in an in-house counsel position.
Kilburn is confident in the experiences that have brought him to where he is today; yet those experiences do not stop here. One of Kilburn’s future experiences is perhaps instilling in his son the same confidence that has encouraged him. Thus, Kilburn’s words “everything you do, even mistakes you make, contribute to where and who you are today” may have found their own immortality, in his family.
