A former director of Kansas University’s Spencer Museum of Art is appealing the recent dismissal of her lawsuit against KU.

According to Douglas County District Court records, Sarah A. Brown, an attorney for Andrea Norris, filed a notice to appeal on Friday.

Last month, District Judge Sally Pokorny ruled in favor of KU and former Provost David Shulenburger and dismissed the suit Norris filed in 2006.

In 2004, Shulenburger fired Norris, who had led the museum for nearly 16 years. The two parties argued in court whether he had authority and grounds to do so.

Norris claimed the firing was improper, but Pokorny in her dismissal ruled that Norris failed to show a third party interfered with her employment contract.

Brown has also filed notice Norris will appeal earlier rulings in the case by District Judge Jack Murphy, Pokorny’s predecessor. Murphy, who is now retired, dismissed portions of the lawsuit against KU in 2006.