The University of Connecticut School of Law has announced the passing of its former Dean Phillip I. Blumberg, a former Wall Street lawyer remembered for transforming the school’s reputation during his 10 years in the role. He died Feb. 14, 2021, at age 101.

Following a successful career on Wall Street, Blumberg was a professor at Boston University Law School before he became dean at UConn Law in 1974. He recruited top professors from around the nation and oversaw the school’s move in 1984 to the former Hartford Seminary campus in the city’s West End, the school noted.