The Red and Black

Issue date: 9/30/97 Section: Undefined Section

The search is on for a new dean of the School of Law. William Prokasy, vice president for academic affairs, named an 11-member search committee last week to replace current dean Edward "Ned" Spurgeon, who will resign at the end of this academ- ic year. Prokasy said the committee has not yet had its first organizational meeting. Russell Yeany Jr., dean of the School of Education, was chosen as chair of the committee. "My job is to organize and facilitate the committee's efforts in a way that we. . . select the best candidate for the position," Yeany said. "I understand what it takes to attract high-quality students." The selection process for the committee was meticulous, Prokasy said. "I view this search as a critical one for the University," he said in a University press release. "It is important . . . that the person who assumes the deanship be one who will lead the school not only in main- taining, but enhancing, overall quality." Ronald Ellington, one of the faculty representatives, served as law dean from 1987 to 1993. "We looked for a leader among staff organizations on campus," he said of the search for faculty members. The student representative, Michele E. Person, is a third-year law student from Alpharetta. Prokasy said he is extremely satisfied with the selection of Person. "We wanted to have a person who had clearly been recognized by her col- leagues," he said of Person. Also represented on the committee are three esteemed alumni of the University. One of these alumni, Robert Benham, is chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. "We need to set up general operating procedures for the committee," Prokasy said. "We will immediately set to . . . work up a job description," Yeany said. "Then make sure it is communicated . . . so that all possible corridors of communication are alerted." The committee is expected to select a new dean by August.

 

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