Four Finalists for Dean of UGA School of Law to Visit Campus

Sam Fahmy

Thursday, September 18th, 2014

Four finalists for the position of dean of the University of Georgia School of Law will visit campus in October to meet with members of the university community.

A committee chaired by Svein Øie, dean of the College of Pharmacy, conducted a national search to identify the finalists. The committee was assisted by the UGA Search Group in Human Resources.

Each finalist will make a public presentation in the Larry Walker Room on the fourth floor of Dean Rusk Hall from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The finalists and the dates of their presentations are:

  • Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law and associate dean for faculty development in the UGA School of Law, Oct. 6;

  • Michael J. Gerhardt, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law and director of the Center on Law and Government in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, Oct. 13;

  • Lonnie T. Brown Jr., A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism and associate dean for academic affairs in the UGA School of Law, Oct. 15; and

  • Mark P. McKenna, professor and associate dean for faculty research and development in the University of Notre Dame Law School, Oct. 21.

The CVs of the finalists, along with their full campus visit itineraries, are available at http://provost.uga.edu/index.php/home/law-school-finalists/.