UT law graduate named dean of A&M law school in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH — The new dean of the Texas A&M School of Law enthusiastically said “Gig ’em, Aggies!” before laughing at himself Friday morning.

“If you told me in ’84 that I would be saying that, I wouldn’t have believed you,” Andrew Morriss said.

In 1984, Morriss got his law degree from the Aggies’ arch rival, the University of Texas at Austin. But starting officially on July 1, Morriss will be the first dean of Texas A&M’s law school in downtown Fort Worth.

After a national search, Morriss was unanimously selected this week by A&M Chancellor John Sharp, interim President Mark Hussey and Karan Watson, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

More at http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/05/02/5788228/ut-law-graduate-named-dean-of.html#my-headlines-default?rh=1 .

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