RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Dean Melissa Essary has been invited to speak at a Naturalization Ceremony in Raleigh on May 9, 2008. The Dean will deliver the keynote speech as an estimated 50 candidates from around the world become citizens of the United States and North Carolina. 

“It is a true honor to be asked to speak at the Naturalization Ceremony,” said Dean Essary. “I attended such a ceremony in Texas years ago, and remember well the swell of patriotism I felt – just as an observer. I look forward to being an active part of this momentous event in future U.S. citizens’ lives.”

The Ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on May 9, 2008 at the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse, 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC. The Honorable W. Earl Britt Senior U.S. District Judge will preside.

About Campbell Law School: Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others and create a more just society. The School has received two prestigious awards from the American Bar Association (ABA), the first for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program, and the second for having the nation’s top Professionalism Program. In 2007, the Law School’s Moot Court Program was ranked 13th nationally among 196 ABA accredited law schools. Campbell Law boasts more than 2,900 alumni, including 1,900 who reside and work in North Carolina as well the best overall bar passage rate in NC for the past 16 years. For more information, visit www.law.campbell.edu.

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