WIBW — Washburn University will say goodbye to School of Law Dean Carla Pratt after the school’s spring graduation. Washburn University says Law School Dean Carla Pratt will step down from her role after the school’s 2022 spring commencement ceremony. After almost 4 years of service to the school of law, Washburn said Pratt will return to her home state of Oklahoma to serve as the inaugural Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Chair in Civil Rights, Race and Justice in Law at OU. The University said the new position was created to honor Dr. Fisher as the first African-American to enroll and graduate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. It said Pratt will start her appointment, which is contingent on a final vote of the OU Board of Regents in the summer. “During Dean Pratt’s tenure, Washburn Law has further established itself as a leader in legal education,” said Washburn University President Jerry Farley. “Her strategic vision has helped increase the national reputation of the school and her enthusiasm for the institution has strengthened the relationship with alumni and the legal community.” Washburn said Pratt was named dean of the law school in 2018 after a national search. She helped lead the school to complete a fundraising campaign for a new law school building.