The UK Board of Trustees has approved Mary J. Davis as the first female permanent dean of UK s Rosenberg College of Law. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
LEXINGTON, KY. (Dec. 15, 2020) The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved the naming of Mary J. Davis as full-time dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law effective Jan. 1, 2021. Davis, the Ashland, Inc-Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law at UK, has been serving as interim dean. She will become the first woman to serve in the role of permanent dean at the college.
“In addition to her university service, Mary has made contributions to the profession at the state, regional, national, and international levels through scholarly activities, including service as a visiting professor at four law schools and authoring a leading casebook on product liability. She is passionate about continuing to enhance the college’s strong reputation,” said Provost David W. Blackwell in announcing that Davis w