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Dean Emeritus and Carl M. Gray Professor of Law Emeritus William F. Harvey died November 17, 2016. Dean Harvey joined the faculty of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1968, and served as dean from 1973 to 1979. Following his deanship, he returned to full-time teaching, retiring in 1996.

“I was deeply saddened to learn of Dean Harvey’s passing,” said IU McKinney Law Dean Andrew R. Klein. “He was widely recognized as a leader in our legal community and a devoted mentor to his students. I know that he had a great love for our law school, which he served for so many years. A five-time recipient of the law school’s Black Cane Award for Outstanding Teaching, he was held in high esteem by generations of McKinney Law students. I know that he will be greatly missed by his former colleagues and students alike.”

Vice President-Elect Governor Mike Pence, '86, is one of Dean Harvey's former students. "Professor Bill Harvey was a personal mentor of mine and an intellectual giant who, throughout his distinguished career, garnered the respect and admiration of his peers, colleagues and students," Governor Pence said in a statement. "His awards and recognitions were numerous, and his body of work will serve as a guide for those studying the law for generations to come." 

Greg Garrison,'73, another of Dean Harvey's former students, is doing a special segment on his WIBC 93.1 FM radio program at 12:30 p.m. November 18. Funeral arrangements for Dean Harvey’s family and close friends are being made. A memorial service is planned for January 2017.