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| July 9 | Thomas W. Gilligan Appointed Dean of McCombs School of Business
Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan, the E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration and professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, has been appointed dean of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
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| June 16 | College of Liberal Arts Names Michael Stoff Director of Plan II
Michael B. Stoff, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, will lead the nationally recognized Plan II Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts. The distinguished teaching professor has been interim director since 2006.
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| June 11 | Social Work Pioneer David M. Austin Dies
Dr. David M. Austin, a pioneer in the field of social work education and a former faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin, died May 29 in Berea, Ky., following a battle with cancer. He was 84.
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| May 16 | Mack Brown Honored with The Mack Brown Distinguished Chair
In a night that included legendary names in the world of college football, Texas head football coach Mack Brown was honored with The Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at a dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin on Friday (May 16).
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| May 7 | In Memoriam: Professor Roy M. Mersky, 1925–2008
Professor Roy M. Mersky, the Harry M. Reasoner Regents Chair in Law and longtime director of the Tarlton Law Library and Jamail Center for Legal Research at The University of Texas School of Law, died Tuesday, May 6, in Austin after a brief illness. Mersky, a decorated World War II veteran and civil rights advocate, [...] |
| May 1 | Education Notes: Graduating Student Stories
The University of Texas at Austin celebrates spring commencement May 16-17. Each year, the College of Liberal Arts honors 12 seniors with the Dean's Distinguished Graduate Award for their leadership, scholarly achievements and service to the community.
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