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, four initial finalists will participate in campus forums and meetings. The outstanding finalists were selected from a wide pool of candidates and will be engaging with the community in a number of ways. 

After the forums, UK community members will have the opportunity to submit feedback through a webform on the search webpage. Names and CVs of finalists will be 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; Staff Senate representative
• Tina Brooks — librarian, Law
• Toby Giganti — student, Law
• D’lorah Hughes — associate professor, Law
• Vanessa Metzgar, assistant dean of finance and administration, Law
• John Minton, Jr. — alumnus, J. David Rosenberg College of Law; former Chief Justice of Kentucky
• Kathryn Moore — professor, Law
• Michael “Mike” Murray — professor, Law ; Faculty Senate representative
• Jack Reynolds — student, Law
• Jonathan Shaub — associate professor, Law
• ​​​​​​​Justin Wedeking — professor, College of Arts and Sciences