Ave Maria School of Law names new dean

NAPLES — Chairman and founder of Ave Maria School of Law Thomas S. Monaghan announced that Kevin Cieply will begin serving as the school's third president and dean beginning July 1. 

Cieply is the associate dean of academics and associate professor at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. He will take over for Euguene R. Milhizer, who will step down at the end of the academic year. Milhizer announced in November he was leaving the position to return to teaching.

“Ave Maria School of Law is dedicated to educating lawyers with the finest professional skills and in the traditions of the Catholic faith," Monaghan said in a news release. "Dean Cieply brings with him a wealth of experience that makes him uniquely qualified to guide, inspire and lead our law school community in our efforts to offer a legal education characterized by the harmony of faith and reason.”