William N. Johnston

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William N. Johnston became the 16th president of Wesley College (Delaware) in June 2008 and retired in July 2015. [1] [2] [3] Previous to this post Johnston served as the 27th president of Iowa Wesleyan College for six years, [1] [2] [3] and as a lower level administrator at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia, Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and Ashland University in Ohio. [1]

Dr. Johnston earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Westminster College (where he became a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity) in 1972, a master of arts degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University in 1973, and a doctor of education degree in higher education from West Virginia University in 1986. He also studied at Harvard University in 1999 at the Institute for Educational Management (IEM). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Office of the President, Wesley College, retrieved 2010-03-04.
  2. 1 2 Dr. Johnston resigns as IWC's president, Golden Triangle Newspapers, December 21, 2007.
  3. 1 2 USA Today, December 24, 2007, page 9A.