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John Head Reflects on 36 Years at KU Law When John Head arrived at the University of Kansas School of Law in 1990, Green Hall was a different place. Research meant spending hours in the library. Faculty mailboxes doubled as meeting points. Students and professors spent long days under the same…
Executive Director of Kansas Legal Services Retires After 43 Years
Marilyn Harp, L'79, has spent her career serving those in needKansas Legal Services Executive Director Marilyn Harp, L'79, retired in December 2022. She served as executive director since 2005 but has been a member of the Kansas Legal Services team since the beginning of her career in 1979. KU Law…
Jan Sheldon Retires After 44 Years at KU
Jan Sheldon, L’77, has advocated for people with disabilities and at-risk youth for more than four decades through research, teaching and service. Sheldon retired in December after a 44-year tenure at the University of Kansas.“It’s been a wonderful career,” Sheldon said.…
Judge Retires After 27 Years on the Bench
Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Steve Leben, L’82, retired his judicial robes and gavel on June 26.Leben’s judicial career spanned 27 years. Most recently, he served as a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals for the past 13 years. Previously, he was a district judge at the Johnson…
Ellen Sward to Retire After 36 Years at KU Law
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries.After 36 years at the University of Kansas School of Law, professor Ellen Sward is retiring after the spring semester.“I like it here. I like the students, my colleagues on the faculty, the University and…
Chief Justice Lawton Nuss to Retire After 17 Years on the Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss, L’82, has dedicated his career to providing justice for Kansans. After serving on the Kansas Supreme Court for 17 years, he is retiring on Dec. 17.Nuss was sworn in as a Kansas Supreme Court Justice on Oct. 17, 2002. He began performing chief…
John Peck Will Retire After 41 Years at KU Law
What does Professor John Peck enjoy about teaching law?“Almost everything,” he said.“I get to be with smart, challenging young people and wonderful colleagues. I have the freedom to conduct legal research and writing on any issue I’m interested in. I’ve been afforded…
Mike Kautsch to Retire After 40 Years at KU
After four decades at KU, media law professor Mike Kautsch is retiring after the spring semester. Kautsch who has focused on First Amendment protection for newspapers and other media, is a former journalist and former dean of the journalism school. “I truly have enjoyed the University…
Webb Hecker to Retire After 47 Years of Teaching
Business law professor Webb Hecker has helped shape the minds of thousands of Jayhawk lawyers. After 47 years of teaching at the University of Kansas School of Law, he is retiring at the end of the summer.The night before he taught his first class, Hecker considered booking a plane ticket to…