Dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law

After an extensive search for a new dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law at the University of Kentucky, three initial finalists participated in campus forums and meetings. The outstanding finalists represent a diverse pool of candidates who will be engaging with the community in several ways. 

After the forums, UK community members had the opportunity to submit feedback through a webform on the search webpage. Names and CVs of finalists were made available only to the UK community 24 hours prior to their first meeting on campus on the search website. Click here for candidate and forum information. NOTE: To access this information, individuals must have a linkblue ID and password.

Co-chairs:  

• Ana Franco Watkins — dean, College of Arts and Sciences
• ​​​​​​​George Wright — professor, College of Arts and Sciences; senior adviser to the president

Members:  

• Patricia “Patty” Alvayay — head of technical services, Law
• Emily Bergeron — associate professor, College of Design; Provisional Faculty Senate Executive Committee Representative
• Kenny Blair — director of technology services, College of Communication and Information; Staff Senate Representative
• Tina Brooks — librarian, Law
• James “Jim” Duff — alumnus, College of Arts and Sciences; executive director, Supreme Court Historical Society
• Madeline “Maddie” Duff — student body president; Student Government Association Representative
• Brian Frye — professor, Law
• D’lorah Hughes — associate professor, Law
• John Minton, Jr. — alumnus, J. David Rosenberg College of Law; former Chief Justice of Kentucky
• Kathryn Moore — professor, Law
• Daniel “Danny” Murphy, Jr. — senior assistant dean of community engagement and operations, Law
• Michael “Mike” Murray — associate professor, Law 
• Katherine “Katie” Nipper — graduate student, Law
• Jonathan Shaub — associate professor, Law
• ​​​​​​​Justin Wedeking — professor, College of Arts and Sciences