Washburn Law officially opened with 41 students September 1903 at 118 W 8th in Topeka, Kansas. Its purpose was to "furnish facilities for legal training and preparation of the practice of law as a profession, equal to those offered anywhere and to encourage the systematic study of general jurisprudence, legal history and the fundamental principles of government."

Centennial Celebration

School of Law Deans

Years		Name
1903-1907			Ernest B. Conant
1907-1909			Edward D. Osborn (acting)
1909-1915			William R. Arthur
1915-1917			Thomas W. Hughes (acting)
1917-1919			Albert J. Harno
1919-1920			Thomas W. Hughes
1920-1922			Charles E. Carpenter
1922-1937			Harry K. Allen
1937-1938			Rousseau A. Burch
1938-1939			Antrim M. Hambleton (acting)
1939-1940			Lester W. Feezer
1941-1943			James F. Price
1943-1947			Antrim M. Hambleton
1947-1948			Glenn L. Archer
1948-1958			Schuyler W. Jackson
1958-1959			Howard Jones (acting)
1959-1970			John E. Howe
1970-1978			Raymond L. Spring
1978-1988			Carl C. Monk
1988-2001			James M. Concannon
2001-present			Dennis R. Honabach

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