Mary Jo Hoover, retired Associate Dean of Student Affairs, at the University of Tennessee College of Law, passed peacefully in her sleep on September 11, 2016. She was a graduate of University of Michigan in 1959, with a BA in Philosophy and a J.D. degree from the Brooklyn Law School in 1969. She joined the faculty of the College of Law in August 1976, as assistant dean and instructor of law and became the associate dean for student affairs in 1980, where she served until her retirement in the summer of 1997. She twice received Carden Awards for Outstanding Service to the College and also received a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Advising. After she retired from the University, she continued to serve the community as a pro bono attorney for both the Legal Aid Society and the Southern Poverty Law Center. She will be remembered for the assistance and support she provided to generations of law students. Prior to her retirement, the Mary Jo Hoover Student Organization Fund was established in her honor. She was an avid bird watcher and traveler often in search of rare bird species, a passionate animal lover, and a beloved aunt. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Beverly Hawkins; and brother, David Blair. She is survived by her sister, Karen Kerr; niece, Beth Kerr; nephew, Dan Kerr; great‐nephews, Gaige and Cannon Kerr; and great‐niece, Bailey Kerr.