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Johnson, business dean to retire
May 12, 2003
CARROLLTON,
GA - After serving as dean of the Richards College of Business (RCOB)
for the past four years, Dr. Jack Johnson will retire from the University
of West Georgia effective September 1.
Dr. Tim Hynes, vice president for academic affairs, announced that Dr.
Ara Volkan, chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance, will serve
as interim dean.
“While Dr. Johnson will be enjoying himself on a less hectic schedule, he will leave behind the effective and dedicated work he has done for the University and the faculty, staff and students of the Richards College of Business,” Hynes said. “I am grateful for his exceptional service.”
According
to Johnson, the Richards College of Business has experienced a significant
increase in the number of students it serves and he predicts this trend
will likely continue, primarily due to the high standards emphasized throughout
the RCOB.
“I was indeed fortunate to have served as dean these past four years with a faculty and staff who continue to exemplify the highest levels of professional commitment,” Johnson said.
“In the coming months the University will search for a new dean, and whomever is selected will inherit a dedicated faculty and staff who are committed to continuing this fine tradition of educational excellence.”
Johnson began at UWG in 1989 as professor of business education and then served as director of that program from 1994 to 1999. He was interim dean from September 1999 until he was appointed dean in February 2000. Following retirement, Johnson will teach one online course for West Georgia.
“I will be consulting with McGraw-Hill Book Company where I will continue to write textbooks, edit, and speak for the company as co-author of several of their textbooks,” Johnson noted.
Johnson said retirement offers him the opportunity to continue his hobbies of woodcrafts, picture matting and framing. Johnson and his wife, Diane, currently live in Douglasville but will be building a log home in Wisconsin with plans to spend summers in Wisconsin and return to Georgia for the winter months.
“We bought a lot about 15 years ago right on a lake which is about 100 miles northwest of Green Bay, and the chance to build a new place was a great opportunity,” Johnson explained.
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