Distinguished Alumni

Present/Past Appointments ( Partial List )

 

1.           Dr. Loretta Sanchez, Ed.D ( Hon. )

     Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Education (Honoris Causa ) by The Taft University System in recognition of her support of public education.

 

2.           Dr. Lois Lee, JD
     Undergraduate School: California State University, Dominguez Hills
     Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, William Howard TAFT University

     Juris Doctor (JD) (1996), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Ph.D. in Sociology, United States International University

     President of Children of The Night

     Member of the State Bar of California 

(Remarks: Dr. Lee has received countless awards for her work, the most prestigious being the President’s Volunteer Action Award, which was presented to her by President Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1984. She has been profiled on national television, including CBS 60 Minutes, and her work was depicted in a CBS TV movie entitled Children of the Night.)

 

3.           Professor Paul B. Donzis

     Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University 

     MBA, William Howard TAFT University

     Doctor of Education, Washington University

     Associate Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine

     Member of the State Bar of California

     Member of Consumer Attorneys of California

     American Trial Lawyers Association
 

4.           Professor Ronald L. Eisenberg, MD, JD

     Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

     Former Clinical Professor of Radiology,

     University of California, San Francisco and Davis
          

5.           Dr. Jamie Skjeveland, Ed.D.

     Doctor of Education (Ed.D), William Howard TAFT University
     Superintendent, Crosby-Ironton Independent School District, Crosby, MN
                 

6.           Dr. Louis Bennicoff-Nan, Ed.D. 
     Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), William Howard TAFT University

     Superintendent, Konocit United School District, Clearlake, California
  

7.           Professor Daniel L. Orr II, JD, D.D.S.

     Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University

     Juris Doctor (JD) (1998), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California (since 1998)

     D.D.S., School of Medicine, University of Southern California

     Clinical Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology for Dentistry

at University of Nevada School of Medicine and School of Medicine,

University of Southern California

8.           Professor Guy R. Knudsen, JD, Ph.D

     Juris Doctor (JD) (2008), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Ph.D, Cornell University (1984)

     Professor of Microbial Ecology, University of Idaho, USA

     American Bar Association

     Member of The State Bar of California (since 2008)

 

9.           Dr. Jonathan Levy, JD, Ph.D

     Juris Doctor (JD) (1992), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Ph.D in Political Science, University of Cincinnati

     Faculty Member of Master of Arts in Diplomacy (MDY), Norwich University

     Member of the International Criminal Bar in the Hague

     Licensed to practise law in California, District of Columbia, England and Wales ... etc.
      
     Attorney at Law

     Member of The State Bar of California (since 1992)
     
     Recipient of the Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellowship

10.       Professor Sam J. Stewart, Ed.D

     Doctor of Education (Ed.D), William Howard TAFT University

     Assistant Professor of Education, Abilene Christian University

(Ranked No. 1 for Innovation in " America's Best Colleges " Rankings

     29 years in public education as a teacher, counselor, principal, director 

and assistant superintendent

                 

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11.       Dr. Paul A. Tsukiji, MST, JD, CPA

     Master of Science in Taxation (MST) (1996), William Howard TAFT University

     Juris Doctor (JD) (2004), Taft Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Attorney at Law

     Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

 

12.       Professor Jerry Lan, MST, CPA

     Master of Science in Taxation (MST), William Howard TAFT University

     Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

     Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

     Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)

     Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)

     Member, California CPA Society

     Part-time Professor at California Universities of Fullerton & Long Beach
  

13.       Professor Lee Bailey, JD, CPA

     Certified Public Accountant, State of Missouri

     Assistant Professor in Accounting, William Woods University, Missouri
  

14.        Dr. Anthony Cignarale, JD

     Member of The State Bar of California  

     Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Services and Market Conduct,

California Department of Insurance
            

15.       Brian Skelton, MBA, CPA
     Certified Public Accountant (CPA), NJ State Board of Accountancy

     Senior Manager/Director (2002-2006),

Top Flight Management Consultants, Inc. (A Public Company)

     Director (2001-2002), Sanofi-aventis (A Public Company)

     District Manager (1996-2001), Lucent Technologies ( A Public Company )

     Manager, Controllers Organization(1988-1996),AT&T(A Public Company)

     Senior Consultant (1986-1988), Peat Marwick
   

15.    Gregory Haughton, MBA

  Mr. Haughton won bronze metals in the 400 meter dash and the 1,600 meter relay

in the 2000 Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. He was also a member of the 1,600

meter relay team which also earned a bronze metal in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

16.    Richard Gardner, CPA

   Richard Gardner, CPA of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is the recipient of the 2005 Justice Learned Hand Award. The Justice Learned Hand Award, named in honor of the late United States Appeals Court Justice, is presented to the individual who graduates from the University's Master of Science in Taxation or Masters of Laws in Taxation Program with the highest grade point average.

 

17.    Martin J. Reitinger, MST,CPA
       
     Master of Science in Taxation (MST), William Howard TAFT University

     Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of California 
                    

18.    Marguerite Johnson
       
     MBA in Healthcare Management (2010-2012)(expected),

William Howard TAFT University

     Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

     Senior Consultant - Albert Health Services Calgary Health Region

 

19.    Dr. Kevin DeMeire, JD
       
     Member of the American Bar Association

     Attorney at Law

     Member of The State Bar of California

     Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, Cornell University
         

20.    Dr. Alex D. Wayne, JD
     Member of the American Bar Association

     Attorney at Law

     Member of The State Bar of California

     Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, Cornell University
        

21.    Dr. Jonathan Pate Falwell, JD        

     Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church (the 21,000-member church)
                    

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22.  Dr. Herbie D. Vest, JD, CFA, CPA

     Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

     Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Texas

     Certified Management Accountant
       
     AICPA: Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
       
     Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
       
     Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
       
     Member of The State Bar of California

 and The United States Supreme Court
       
     Former Member of the Executive Board, Southern Methodist University
       
     Ernst & Young 1999 Entrepreneur of the Year
               
(Remarks: Dr. Herb Vest is the founder of HD Vest Financial Services,

which was acquired by Wells Fargo for $127.5 million in 2001.)    

 

23.    Dr. Alfred Sanders,DBA, MST, MIM, MBA, CPA

     Undergraduate School: California State University, Los Angeles
     Doctor of Business Administration (DBA ), William Howard TAFT University

     Master of Science in Taxation ( MST ), William Howard TAFT University

     MIM (International Finance), Thunderbird School of Global Management

     MBA (Porfolio Management), Arizona State University
     Certified and Licensed Public Accountant  ( CPA ) - Illinois, Arizona

     Adjunct Faculty of MBA Program, Upper Iowa University
     Former Manager of Tax and Audit, Deloitte

     Former Director of Financial Operations and Systems, Clearstream Banking

(A Public Company)
           

24.    Dr. Guy J. Hocker, JD

     BBA, Walter Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley
     Juris Doctor (JD) (1993), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Senior Managing Director, First Allied Retirement Services
     Has served as President of the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA)             

Los Angeles Chapter

     Attorney at Law

     Member of the State Bar of California (since 1993)
              

25.    Professor David Foy, JD
       
     Undergraduate School: California State University, Northridge
       
     Juris Doctor (JD) (1996) , TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
       
     Member of the State Bar of California (since 1996)
       
     Deputy District Attorney in San Bernardino County
       
     Adjunct Professor, University of Phoenix

     Former District Director and Communications Director, Office of United   

Congressman Howard " Buck " McKeon (R-Calif.) 

 

26.    Dr. Perry L. Segal, JD
     Member of the State Bar of California

     Vice-Chair, 2011-2012 Executive Committee, The State Bar of California
                             

27.    Dr. John B. Morgan, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of the State Bar of California

28.    Dr. Jayme Jamison, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of Southern California     
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State BAR OF CALIFORNIA

 

29.    Dr. Gary P. Paul, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Davis
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

30.    Dr. Bruce C. Thayer, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Los Angeles
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

 31.   Dr. Paul R. Mulligan, JD
       
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Berkeley
             Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
       
     Member of The State Bar of California
                    

32.    Dr. Jeffrey P. Lustman, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of Maryland
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California
                             

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33.  Dr. Gerald S. Haislet, JD    
     Undergraduate School: University of Michigan
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

34.    Dr. Michael J. Fiscus, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Los Angeles
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California
                              

35.    Dr. Stewart F. Gardner, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Davis
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

 

36.    Dr. Stephen Workman, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Riverside
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California
                               

37.    Donna M. McGovern

     MBA, University of Southern California

     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

                                 

38.    Dr. Wolfgang Kovach, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Berkely
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University                   

     Member of The State Bar of California
                                  

39.    Dr. Tony K. Choi, JD
     Undergraduate School: Stanford University

     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University                              

     Member of The State Bar of California
 

40.    Dr. Reginald Taylor, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Santa Barbara
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

41.    Dr. Severo Flores, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Berkeley

     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

42.    Dr. Lania Glaude, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Berkeley
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California
             

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43.  Dr. John Daniels, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at San Diego
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Member of The State Bar of California

 

44.    Dr. Cynthia L. Hawley, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Santa Barbara
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

 

45.    Dr. Niel Edwin Fischer, JD

     Undergraduate School: University of California at Berkeley
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

 

46.    Dr. Bo R. Lee, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Los Angeles
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

                

47.    Dr. John Nicholas Vitale, JD
       
     Undergraduate School: City University of New York - Brooklyn College
       
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
       
     Member of The State Bar of California

           

48.    Dr. Selena Marie Elansari, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of Wisconsin
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Member of The State Bar of California

                       
49.    Dr. Claude M. Manookian, JD

     Undergraduate School: University of California at Los Angeles

     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Member of The State Bar of California

 

50.    Dr. Jeff C.Y. Chang, JD

     Undergraduate School: University of California at Los Angeles
     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University

     Member of The State Bar of California

 

51.    Dr. Marcus P. Powell, JD
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Berkeley

     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Member of The State Bar of California

            

52.    Dr. Jennifer Holland, JD
       
     Undergraduate School: University of California at Los Angeles

     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Member of The State Bar of California

 

53.  Dr. Stephen E. Zweig, JD

    Undergraduate School: University of California at San Diego

     Juris Doctor (JD), TAFT Law School, William Howard TAFT University
     Member of The State Bar of California

       

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