John E. Murray Jr. | |
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11th President of Duquesne University | |
In office May 1988 – May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Rev. Donald S. Nesti |
Succeeded by | Charles J. Dougherty |
Chancellor of Duquesne University | |
In office May 2001 – February 11, 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Edward Murray Jr. December 20, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | February 11, 2015 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 82)
Alma mater |
La Salle University (1955) Catholic University of America (1958) University of Wisconsin–Madison (1959) |
John Edward Murray Jr. (December 20, 1932 – February 11, 2015) was a chancellor and a professor of law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He was a former dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Villanova University School of Law, as well as a former president of Duquesne University.
Murray was president of Duquesne University from 1988 to 2001, serving what the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette referred to as an "extraordinary tenure" that set "a standard of excellence and achievement that is truly remarkable and may prove hard to equal." [1] During his administration, Duquesne grew from a small, financially distressed Catholic university to a major research institution with over 10,000 students, a significant endowment, and numerous new buildings and facilities. [2]
Murray wrote a treatise on contracts and sales, Murray on Contracts ( ISBN 0820551252), which is used by law students and practicing attorneys across America and has been cited in opinions by courts in numerous jurisdictions, including the United States Supreme Court. [3] He also was the principal author of the supplements for the landmark multiple-volume treatise Corbin on Contracts ( ISBN 0314284338). In addition, he wrote 19 books and numerous law-review articles on the law of contracts and sales. In 1992, he teamed with a former law student, Jon Hogue, to practice law and was a named principal and consulting partner in the Pittsburgh law firm of Murray, Hogue and Lannis. He was appointed in 2004 as a representative to the Oversight Authority for the City of Pittsburgh by Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell. [4] Murray received the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award at the Eighth Annual International Conference on Contracts in Fort Worth in February, 2013. [5]
A native of Philadelphia, Murray most recently lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He died of a heart attack in February 2015, aged 82. [6] [7] He is survived by four children, six grandchildren, and his second wife, Marjorie Smuts. [8]
John E. Murray Jr. | |
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11th President of Duquesne University | |
In office May 1988 – May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Rev. Donald S. Nesti |
Succeeded by | Charles J. Dougherty |
Chancellor of Duquesne University | |
In office May 2001 – February 11, 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Edward Murray Jr. December 20, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | February 11, 2015 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 82)
Alma mater |
La Salle University (1955) Catholic University of America (1958) University of Wisconsin–Madison (1959) |
John Edward Murray Jr. (December 20, 1932 – February 11, 2015) was a chancellor and a professor of law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He was a former dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Villanova University School of Law, as well as a former president of Duquesne University.
Murray was president of Duquesne University from 1988 to 2001, serving what the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette referred to as an "extraordinary tenure" that set "a standard of excellence and achievement that is truly remarkable and may prove hard to equal." [1] During his administration, Duquesne grew from a small, financially distressed Catholic university to a major research institution with over 10,000 students, a significant endowment, and numerous new buildings and facilities. [2]
Murray wrote a treatise on contracts and sales, Murray on Contracts ( ISBN 0820551252), which is used by law students and practicing attorneys across America and has been cited in opinions by courts in numerous jurisdictions, including the United States Supreme Court. [3] He also was the principal author of the supplements for the landmark multiple-volume treatise Corbin on Contracts ( ISBN 0314284338). In addition, he wrote 19 books and numerous law-review articles on the law of contracts and sales. In 1992, he teamed with a former law student, Jon Hogue, to practice law and was a named principal and consulting partner in the Pittsburgh law firm of Murray, Hogue and Lannis. He was appointed in 2004 as a representative to the Oversight Authority for the City of Pittsburgh by Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell. [4] Murray received the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award at the Eighth Annual International Conference on Contracts in Fort Worth in February, 2013. [5]
A native of Philadelphia, Murray most recently lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He died of a heart attack in February 2015, aged 82. [6] [7] He is survived by four children, six grandchildren, and his second wife, Marjorie Smuts. [8]