Longtime faculty member and administrator Phil Lacy has been appointed interim dean of the USC School of Law.
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Lacy, a 30-year teaching veteran and nationally known commercial-law scholar, will begin his duties Jan. 1, 2006. He succeeds Burnele V. Powell, who will return to teaching at the law school.
A search committee representing USC law school faculty, staff, students, and alumni has been formed to conduct a nationwide search for a new dean. Joseph F. Anderson, chief U.S. District judge, and Robert T. Bockman of the McNair Law Firm will be members of the search committee.
Lacy, 58, is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Virginia Law School. He joined USC’s law school in 1975 as assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 1980 and full professor in 1991.
He was named associate dean for administration in 1990 and has been associate dean for academic affairs since 1992. From 1995 to 2003, he also served as dean for student affairs.
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