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Marcus Leo Plant
The Michigan Alumnus 42
The Michigan Alumnus 42
Marcus L. Plant, J.D.'38, Professor of Law and an avid sports fan, has been a member of the University faculty since 1946 and has served as Michigan's Big Ten Faculty Representative and Conference Secretary since 1955. An interview with him concerning the future of Big Ten athletics appeared in the Alumnus last January. A native of New London, Wis consin, he received the B.A. and MA. degrees at Lawrence College, and he taught high school classes for three years during his early career. Before joining the Uni versity faculty he had practiced law in Milwaukee and in New York City, eight years in all. Professor Plant teaches in the fields of torts and securities and other commercial law areas. He is married and has three children, Peggy, eleven years old, Betsy, eight years old, and Mark, two and a half years old.