End of Year Celebration:
- 4.25.2005 -
We celebrated the end of the academic year (and of the Mock Trial season) on Monday in our "beloved" classroom, BA 315.
Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to outgoing seniors Justin Johns and Katie Albert (both of CoBA)--We'll miss you both :-(!
We also played Maria's long-promised Mock Trial game. Of course, Professor McNary knew all the answers.
New Exec. Board Elected:
- 4.11.2005 -
We elected new officers for the coming year. Here are the results:
President: Jariel Rendell (Jr., A&S)
Vice-President: Maria Smith (Soph., CoBA)
VP, Finance: Samantha Peterson (Soph., CoBA)
Secretary: Susan Lear (Soph., A&S)
VP, Public Relations: Ryan Kunhart (Fr., A&S)
VP, Technology: Brandon Mehl (Fr., CoBA)
VP, Recruitment: Matthew McCarville (Fr., A&S)
Team Wins SPIRIT OF AMTA Award:
- 2.20.2005 -
At the AMTA Regional Tournament at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, Creighton's team 597 won the Spirit of AMTA award for
outstanding professionalism in accordance with the goals of the American Mock Trial Association.
Dave Steier was captain of the team. Also, Thomas Farnell (597) won an outstanding attorney award.
Congratulations!
Winners At Missouri Invitational:
- 1.23.2005 -
At the Mid-Missouri Mock Trial Invitational, held on the campus of the University of Missouri at Columbia, Dave Steier (597)
and Maria Smith (596) won Outstanding Witness Awards. Thomas Farnell (597), Jariel Rendell (596), and Justin Johns
(596) won Outstanding Attorney Awards. Team 596 also placed 7th at the tournament. Congratulations to
the award winners and everyone on both teams!
More Individual Award Winners!
- 11.31.2004 -
Dave Steier, portraying Dr. Gerkin, and Samantha Peterson, portraying Dr. Dehnert, both won
Outstanding Witness Awards at the First Annual Kangaroo Court Challenge.
Congratulations! Team 596 also earned an Honorable Mention Award. The tournament
took place November 30-31 in Kansas City on the campus of the University of Missouri
Kansas City. In other news, team 596, with Katie Albert at the wheel, got
lost on the outskirts of Kansas City. After passing the airport twice, the
team finally bought a map. Unfortunately, they arrived several minutes late to the first round.
On the return journey, a certain event occurred. Once again, Samantha saved the day!
Individual Award Winners!
- 10.25.2004 -
Creighton teams 596 and 597 competed at the Kansas University Jayhawk Invitational Tournament.
Congratulations to Ryan Loneman (COBA, Jr.) of Team 596 for winning an
Outstanding Attorney Award and to Aaron Miller (COBA, Fr.) of Team 597 for winning
an Outstanding Witness Award for his portrayal of Tony Kissner. Team 596
finished the tournament with a record of 5-3 and team 597 finished with a record of
2-6. The tournament was held on the campus of Kansas University in Lawrence, KS.
CU Team Places 2nd in Newcomers' Tournament!
- 10.25.2004 -
New Creighton mock trial team members Sarah Lewis, Ryan Loneman, and Brandon Mehl,
along with U of Wisconsin-Miluakee's Stan Rubin and Beloit College's
Angela Erickson and Paul Miller, formed the team that won 2nd
place in the first Annual Newcomers' Tournament and Conference. Ryan won
both outstanding attorney and outstanding witness awards, and Brandon won
an outstanding attorney award. The conference/tournament was hosted by
Hamline College in St. Paul, MN, for first-year mock trialers.
Mock Trial Info Night Held
- 9.14.2004 -
As part of annual recruitment, the CU Mock Trial Team held its info night for
new members. At the meeting, we ran through a brief PowerPoint presentation
that gave information about mock trial, including what it is, how it works,
why it's beneficial, and who is on the team. Our moderator, George McNary, JD,
also discussed the MT class at Creighton. We also announced our practice
times for the coming year: We will be meeting Sundays from 11-1. At the
first practice, we will hand-out this year's case, which is the civil case of
Kissner v Polk County Hospital.
We Have the New Case!
- 8.30.2004 -
The CU MT team has received this year's case. The case is provided by the
American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), which oversees intercollegiate MT
competition. This year, AMTA has provided a civil case: Kissner v Polk County Hospital.
Tony Kissner was an up-and-coming golfer who alleges that his career was ruined as
a result of the negligence of Polk County Hospital, the Psychiatric hospital
charged with caring for Martin Dutcher, the man who assaulted Kissner.
First-Ever Mock Trial Class Meets
- 8.30.2004 -
This is the first semester that Creighton University has offered a MT class.
Offered through the College of Business, the class is taught by MT Team moderator
George McNary, JD. The class meets once a week on Mondays from 4-6. In the
first class, the new case was distributed and the coming year was discussed. If you
are interested in enrolling in the class, please e-mail
Mr. McNary.
