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Professor Walter J. Dickey has been named the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, succeeding Professor John Kidwell.  In his new position, Dickey will have responsibility for academic administrative procedures, including curriculum planning and grading policies. He will also oversee faculty committees that address issues such as budgeting and technology at the Law School. 

 

"I am honored that Dean Ken Davis asked me to serve as Associate Dean,” Professor Dickey said.  “The coming years will undoubtedly hold difficult challenges for the Law School and University and I look forward to helping meet those challenges.”

 

Dickey has been a member of the Law School faculty since 1976 and is the faculty director of the Remington Center for Research, Education and Service in Criminal Justice.  Founded by Frank J. Remington in 1965, the Center has provided clinical learning opportunities for thousands of students in programs addressing Restorative Justice, Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons, Criminal Defense and Prosecution and Economic Justice. 

 

Dickey previously served as Secretary of the Department of Corrections and drafted the administrative rules for the department.  He chaired the Wisconsin Judicial Council during the modernization of the state’s homicide laws and the Governor’s Task Force on Sentencing Corrections in 1989, and has authored two books and numerous articles on criminal justice and professional responsibility issues. 

 

In addition to his new responsibilities, Dickey will continue to teach Introduction to Criminal Justice and will also participate in a seminar on Sentencing with Professor Michael Smith.     

Submitted by on October 10, 2005

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