| John E. Murray, Jr. | |
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| 11th President of Duquesne University | |
| In office May 1988 – May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Rev. Donald S. Nesti |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Dougherty |
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| Born | December 20, 1932 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | La Salle University (1955) Catholic University of America (1958) University of Wisconsin–Madison (1959) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John E. Murray, Jr. (born December 20, 1932) is the Chancellor and a Professor of Law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He is 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.
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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 has written 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 is the principal author of the supplements for the landmark multiple-volume treatise Corbin on Contracts (ISBN 0314284338). In addition, he has written 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 is 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]
A native of Philadelphia, Murray lives in Whitehall, Pennsylvania with his wife Liz, a Villanova graduate. He has four children and six grandchildren.
| Preceded by Rev. Donald S. Nesti |
President of Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit 1988–2001 |
Succeeded by Dr. Charles J. Dougherty |
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