Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus. Professor Pittenger earned his A.B. summa cum laude at Harvard College in 1951. The following year he studied as a Frank Knox Fellow at the London School of Economics. In 1958 he earned an LL.B. cum laude at the Harvard Law School. He was an attorney with the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, firm of Barley, Snyder, Cooper, and Mueller and later established a private practice in Lancaster. Professor Pittenger served two terms as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 96th District. In January 1971, he was appointed legislative secretary to Governor Milton B. Shapp, and from 1972 to 1977, served as secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Professor Pittenger was a senior lecturer in the Harvard Graduate School of Education between January 1977 and June 1978. Professor Pittenger is coauthor of a textbook, The Pursuit of Justice, and author of various articles, including "Educating the Handicapped: Reforming a Radical Law" (The Public Interest, winter 1982) with Peter Kuriloff. He earned the Judge Edward Finch prize of the American Bar Association for the outstanding Law Day speech during 1982. Professor Pittenger served as dean of this law school from 1981 to 1986. Now retired, he has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Education and chairman of its Council on Higher Education.