Memorial Service Planned for Professor Maureen B. Cavanaugh

Carlisle, PA (April 6, 2005) — On Friday, April 15 at 11:30 a.m., the Law School will host a memorial service to celebrate the life of our friend and colleague, Professor Maureen B. Cavanaugh, who passed away this past Monday, April 4, following a long battle with cancer. The memorial service will be held in room 145. There will be a reception with a buffet lunch immediately following the service in the Student Lounge area of the Cafe Per Se.

Our memorial service represents an opportunity for us to pay tribute to a friend and colleague who had a profound impact on the legal community through her unique scholarship and academic achievements, and who was a wonderful embodiment of kindness, good humor and humility to all who knew her.

Professor Cavanaugh's husband, Chris Plum, will be joining us for the memorial. If you would like to say a few words or assist with preparations for the memorial, please contact Kelly Jones at krjones@psu.edu or (717) 240-5217. In addition, I invite you to visit our on-line Guest Book to share your condolences and special memories.

With the support of a generous gift from Chris, we are pleased to announce the establishment of an endowed faculty position known as the Maureen B. Cavanaugh Faculty Scholar. This position is a lasting tribute to Maureen's brilliant scholarship and dedicated teaching and will be awarded on an annual or biannual basis to a Penn State Dickinson faculty member on the basis of scholarly accomplishment, creativity and promise. Contributions to the Maureen B. Cavanaugh Faculty Scholar endowment may be made by check payable to Penn State University, in care of Doris Orner, Chief Financial Officer, The Dickinson School of Law, 150 South College Street, Carlisle, PA 17013-2899.