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 Lawrence. I just didn’t see any reason why I should leave,” Sward said. “I was happy here.” Sward concluded her teaching career on April …
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 somewhere far away in order to avoid having …