Jon Cannon
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Jon Cannon is the Blaine T. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and director of the law school’s Environmental and Land Use Law Program[1].
Biography
Cannon holds a bachelor’s degree from Williams College given in 1967 and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania from 1974[1].
Albemarle County Planning Commission
Cannon was the Rio District Commissioner on the Albemarle County Planning Commission from 2006 until he resigned in January 2009 to become a member of President Obama's transition team. Cannon took a leave of absence from The University for the spring 2009 semester for the same reason[2].
Environmental Protection Agency
In February 2009 the Obama administration announced that Cannon was selected to become Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency's #2 post[1]. Cannon withdrew his nomination in April after his membership on the board of directors for the America's Clean Water Foundation triggered scrutiny from the EPA's Inspector General[3]. Cannon had previously served as the general counsel of the EPA from 1995 to 1998 and held other posts at EPA prior[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'UVA Professor to join EPA under Obama' Daily Progress, February 26, 2009. Retrieved on February 27, 2009
- ↑ 'Cannon resigns from Albemarle County Planning Commission; Slutzky to appoint replacement', Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 29, 2009
- ↑ 'Torpedoed: Pork politics and the undoing of an Obama nominee'. 13 Apr. 2009. Lindsay Barnes. The Hook. 4 May 2009.