Filed in Appointments, Faculty on January 1, 2021
Syd Carpenter was appointed to the Peggy Chan Professorship in Black Studies at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. An artist, Professor Carpenter’s work is represented in 17 collections nationally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Professor Carpenter holds a bachelor of fine arts degree and a master of fine arts degree from Temple University in Philadelphia.
Tiffany Murphy, associate professor of law and director of the Criminal Practice Clinic at the University of Arkansas School of Law, has been given the added duties as associate dean for academic affairs. She joined the University of Arkansas faculty in 2014 after teaching at the Oklahoma City University School of Law.
Husch Blackwell has elected 23 attorneys to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2021.
“These attorneys have earned the right to be part of our Partnership through an exceptional level of commitment to our firm and our clients,” said Chairman Greg Smith and Chief Executive Paul Eberle. “They understand the advantages of consistent collaboration with other team members and they are committed to Husch Blackwell’s continued growth.”
The Husch Blackwell Partnership Class of 2021 includes:
Andrew T. Bergman, Kansas City, Energy & Natural Resources – Drew has experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring transactions, negotiating joint ventures and partnerships, and financing transactions. He helps clients in the energy space with acquisition, development, and financing of wind and solar projects as well as other energy assets. He has also advised private equity firms in structuring, negotiating and managing investments in companies acr
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by Megan Gray-Hatfield
Staff writer Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Cooke County Judge Jason Brinkley has thrown his hat into the ring for the upcoming Texas House District 68 race.
Brinkley made the announcement on social media and via press release Sunday afternoon, Dec. 20.
The HD-68 seat is held by Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster. However, Springer was elected to the Texas Senate District 30 seat in a special election runoff Saturday, Dec. 19, beating his opponent Shelley Luther of Pilot Point.
Springer is expected to turn in his resignation for his current post soon, creating a vacancy for HD-68 and another special election.
As of press time, Gov. Greg Abbott had not announced when the HD-68 election would be, according to Cooke County Clerk Pam Harrison.