Michael A. Simons Named John V. Brennan
Professor of Law and Ethics at St. John’s University School of
Law
June 30, 2009
St. John’s University has named Dean Michael A. Simons the John V.
Brennan Professor of Law and Ethics, the chair previously held by
his predecessor, Dean Mary C. Daly. The appointment will take
effect on July 1, 2009, the same day Simons becomes the ninth Dean
in the 84-year history of the School of Law at St. John’s.
“I am pleased that Michael Simons, who is so committed to the
ethical mission of St. Vincent de Paul, will serve as the Brennan
Chair, and that the position will continue to be held by the Dean
of the School of Law,” said Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M.,
President of St. John’s University.
Earlier this year, St. John’s University’s Board of Trustees
appointed Professor Simons as Dean of the School of Law.
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