Professor Margaret V. Turano ’77 Appointed Associate Academic Dean at the School of Law

School of Law Dean Michael A. Simons has appointed Professor Margaret V. Turano the Associate Academic Dean.  Dean Simons noted that he is excited to work with Professor Turano in “furthering our shared mission of building a great law school.”

A St. John’s Law graduate and a member of the faculty for over thirty years, Professor Turano, is a widely recognized authority on New York Trusts and Estates Law.  She has received the Dean’s Teaching Award three times in the past ten years and was voted Professor of the Year by the students in 2008.  She is also the Faculty Director of the Law School’s Writing Center.

As Associate Academic Dean, Turano will be responsible for faculty teaching and student learning – the “academic” side of the institution.  Those responsibilities will include curriculum, course assignments, adjunct faculty, the Registrar’s Office, grades, skills programs, LL.M. programs, and other faculty matters and initiatives.

Dean Turano remarked, “I am optimistic about the future of St. John's and I'm confident in Dean Simons’ ability to lead the School of Law.  I love the Law School, always have, and it's an honor to serve in this way.”