SHSU’s Phillip Lyons has a new entry for his list of accomplishments over the course of his distinguished career. For the first time since earning his Juris Doctorate (JD) in 1994, the Dean for the SHSU College of Criminal Justice (COCJ) has recently taken and passed the bar exam and is officially an attorney in the State of Texas.
Lyons was sworn in as an attorney during the annual COCJ Honors Convocation Ceremony on April 24 with the Honorable Tracy Sorensen, Presiding Judge of the 278th Judicial District Court and a Bearkat alumna, who administered the oath.
Lyons earned his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in forensic clinical psychology and JD degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
