| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution honoring Stetson University College of Law, |
| 3 | winner of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial |
| 4 | Arbitration Moot. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, designed to be a multifaceted educational program |
| 7 | in the form of a competition, the Willem C. Vis International |
| 8 | Commercial Moot is in its 12th year as the world's largest |
| 9 | gathering of law schools in one place for such an event, as well |
| 10 | as the largest involving international law, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, Stetson University College of Law, on March 18-24, |
| 12 | 2005, in Vienna, Austria, became the first American law school |
| 13 | since 1996 to win the Willem C. Vis International Commercial |
| 14 | Arbitration Moot and thereupon to receive the prestigious |
| 15 | Frederic Eisemann Award, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, the best and brightest in international commercial |
| 17 | law and arbitration gathered to judge 151 law schools from 47 |
| 18 | countries, including Stetson's championship team, which |
| 19 | consisted of students Katherine Hurst, Ryan Jones, Megan |
| 20 | Schultz, Burks Smith, and Tom Yaegers, assisted by Kathryn |
| 21 | Christian on the memoranda and coached by Professors Jack Graves |
| 22 | and Stephanie Vaughan, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, working together "in perfect harmony," the Stetson |
| 24 | team defeated the University of Vienna in the final round after |
| 25 | having won earlier elimination rounds against Columbia |
| 26 | University, the National University of Singapore, Queen's |
| 27 | University of Canada, and the University of Notre Dame of |
| 28 | Australia, and |
| 29 | WHEREAS, in view of the sterling performance of the winning |
| 30 | team of the 2005 "Arbitral Moot," it becomes clearer as to why |
| 31 | Stetson University College of Law is consistently ranked as one |
| 32 | of the top advocacy law schools in the nation, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 34 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 35 | Florida: |
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| 37 | That the championship team of the 2005 Willem C. Vis |
| 38 | International Commercial Arbitration Moot is congratulated upon |
| 39 | its remarkable victory, and the members of the team are |
| 40 | commended for their outstanding accomplishments and are extended |
| 41 | sincere thanks for the honor and prestige they have brought to |
| 42 | their university, their state, and their nation. |
| 43 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 44 | presented to each member and coach of the 2005 championship team |
| 45 | of the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot as a |
| 46 | tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein. |