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Friday, 09 July 2010 13:41 |
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Ronald Johnson
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CULLOWHEE — Ronald A. Johnson, dean of the College of Business at Western Carolina University since June 2007, stepped down as of June 30 to become the university’s first BB&T Distinguished Professor of Capitalism.
“Dr. Johnson has brought dramatic change to the college during his time as dean,” WCU Interim Provost Linda Seestedt-Stanford said in a press release.
“The numerous innovations that have occurred during his tenure leave our College of Business a stronger, more sharply focused organization.
“The College of Business now stands as an emergent leader in business education, student preparedness and regional engagement.”
Johnson was instrumental in acquiring a November 2008 commitment
for the largest gift in the college’s history — $1 million from the
BB&T Foundation to support the study of leadership, ethics and
capitalism.
Half of BB&T’s gift is being matched by the state to create
the $1 million professorship endowment, while the other $500,000 of the
donation will allow WCU to provide four annual awards to support student
research and creative work in the area of leadership, ethics and
capitalism, and to create an awards program for faculty members engaged
in scholarly work focused on those same issues.
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