Kansas University has named a committee to lead the search for a new law dean.

Dean Gail Agrawal will leave on July 1 to accept a similar position at the University of Iowa.

Chris Drahozal, distinguished professor of law and associate dean for research and faculty development, will serve as the committee’s chairman.

Other members are Mike Kautsch, professor of law; Laura Hines, professor of law; Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, associate professor of law; Jelani Jefferson Exum, associate professor of law; Pam Keller, clinical associate professor of law; Todd Rogers, assistant dean for career services; John Gaunt, dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning; Mary Lee Hummert, vice provost for faculty development; Derrick Darby, associate professor of philosophy; Ganesh Nair, a first-year law student from Alexandria, Va.; and William Sampson, a 1971 graduate of the KU School of Law and partner in Shook, Hardy & Bacon.