Stetson University In The News, May 6-12, 2022

Top Stories:

- Vox, MSN News and other media quoted Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy in the May 5 story “After Roe: 9 legal experts on what rights the Supreme Court might target next.” “The frustrating thing is Justice Alito’s ignoring the Ninth Amendment, which protects Americans’ unenumerated rights,” Torres-Spelliscy said. “As Roe recognized 49 years ago, the right to abortion is protected by the Ninth Amendment. Or at least it did until this opinion becomes the law of the land.”
- WFOL-TV interviewed Matthew Imes, PhD, assistant professor of Finance, for the May 12 broadcast segment “Priced Out: What to Do About Soaring Rent Prices.”

- Entrepreneurship student Kendall Buck ’23 was featured in East Coast Current magazine’s May issue. The article was titled “Stetson Entrepreneur to be Featured on TV Show.” Buck is part of a new show on the Fox Business Network, “The Billion Dollar Idea.”
Other News:
- Hometown News cited Stetson’s Creative Arts Department in the May 5 story “Mural jazzes up historical venue in DeLand.”
- American Greatness, Ruthfully Yours, The Federalist and Florida Daily quoted Chris Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, in the May 7 story “Medicine’s Tricky Operation: Grafting ‘Systemic Racism’ Onto Hard Science.”
- The Colorado Sun quoted Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy in the May 6 story “Colorado lawmakers want to put clear guardrails around how dark money can be spent on ballot measures.”
- LexBlog cited Stetson Law in the May 5 article “Baylor Law School announces law schools participating in Top Gun XIII competition.”
- WESH 2 News quoted Stetson student Ellie Pleune in a May 6 broadcast segment on air traffic congestion.
- Hometown News cited Stetson’s Historic District in the May 5 story “West Volusia Community Notes.”

- The West Volusia Beacon quoted Jason Evans, PhD, associate professor of Environmental Science and Studies, in the May 6 story “Businesses swamped in heavy rain.”
- World News Group interviewed James A. Sheehan, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at Stetson Law, for the May 5 radio broadcast and online story “Lawless – Episode 5: Bad Blood.”
- MSN Lifestyle cited Stetson in the May 5 story “Ranked: Florida’s most charming small towns.”
- CityBiz profiled Aaron Reichelson, adjunct law professor and Stetson Law alumnus, in the May 8 story “Gunster Adds Aaron Reichelson to its Statewide Construction Law Practice.”
- College Athletics and the Law cited Stetson Law’s National Conference on Law and Higher Education in the May 6 article “Prepare a crisis communications response plan for handling complex legal, reputational issues.”
- Hometown News cited Stetson’s Center for Community Engagement in the May 5 post “Out & About.”
- Hometown News cited Stetson’s Hand Art Center in the May 5 post “Volusia Art Notes.”
- The Faculty Lounge cited Theresa Radwan, Transitional Business Administrator and Professor of Law, in the May 12 post “Theresa Radwan Named Interim Dean of Stetson Law.”
- Authentic Florida cited Stetson in the May 7 story “15 Best Things to Do in DeLand.”
Alumni in the News:

- Columbus CEO profiled alumnus Tom Schmid in the May 2 story “Fixing the Columbus Zoo: New CEO Tom Schmid says he’s up for the challenge.”
- St. Petersburg College News quoted Law alumnus Chris Sprowls, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, in the May 7 story “SPC Returns to Traditional Graduation Ceremony.”
- Florida Politics profiled Law alumnus Hoyt Prindle III in the May 6 story “Tampa lawyer Hoyt Prindle announces run for Tampa City Council.”
- The Franklin profiled alumna Jennifer Jackson in the May 6 story “Changing of the Guard: Athletics department welcomes new coaches.”
- WFTX Florida 24 quoted alumnus Ahmad Yakzan in the May 9 broadcast segment “Waiting Years for a Green Card.”
- News Channel Nebraska and more than 20 other media outlets featured triple-Hatter Kamila Brannan in the May 10 story “Carl Reynolds Law Has a New Personal Injury Attorney, Kamila Brannan, in Sarasota, FL.”
- GoBankingRates posted the May 10 article “7 Easy Ways To Cut Unnecessary Spending” and the May 11 article “4 Things To Do To Achieve a Comfortable Retirement” by double Hatter Jenny Rose Spaudo.
- PRLog profiled alumnus Fred Trusty in the May 9 post “Fred Trusty Named Senior Vice President of Marketing at Texas Trust.”
- The Daytona Beach News-Journal profiled Law alumnus Spencer Hathaway in the May 9 story “Spencer Hathaway to run for NSB mayor; current mayor Russ Owen won’t seek re-election.”
- The Floridant and PRLog profiled alumna Amanda Sharkey Ross in the May 11 post “Maritime Lawyer Amanda Ross to Discuss ‘Laws Southwest Florida Boat Owners Need to Know.’”