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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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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Office of the President, Wesley College, retrieved 2010-03-04.
^ ^a ^b Dr. Johnston resigns as IWC's president, Golden Triangle Newspapers, December 21, 2007.
^ ^a ^b USA Today, December 24, 2007, page 9A.

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[opwc-1] Office of the President, Wesley College, retrieved 2010-03-04.

[resign-2] Dr. Johnston resigns as IWC's president, Golden Triangle Newspapers, December 21, 2007.

[usatoday-3] USA Today, December 24, 2007, page 9A.

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+'''William N. Johnston''' became the 16th president of [[Wesley College (Delaware)]] in June 2008 and retired in July 2015.<ref name="opwc">[http://www.wesley.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=administration.officeofpres Office of the President], Wesley College, retrieved 2010-03-04.</ref><ref name="resign">[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19137050&BRD=1142&PAG=461&dept_id=567520&rfi=6 Dr. Johnston resigns as IWC's president], Golden Triangle Newspapers, December 21, 2007.</ref><ref name="usatoday">[https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20071224/a_states24.art.htm USA Today], December 24, 2007, page 9A.</ref> Previous to this post Johnston served as the 27th president of [[Iowa Wesleyan College]] for six years,<ref name="opwc"/><ref name="resign"/><ref name="usatoday"/> and as a lower level administrator at [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]] in [[Bethany, West Virginia]], [[Davis & Elkins College]] in [[West Virginia]], [[West Virginia Wesleyan College]], and [[Ashland University]] in Ohio.<ref name="opwc"/>
-'''William N. Johnston''' became the 16th president of [[Wesley College (Delaware)]] in June of 2008.  Previous to this post Johnston served as the 27th president of [[Iowa Wesleyan College]] for six years.
+Dr. Johnston earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from [[Westminster College, Pennsylvania|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).<ref name="opwc"/>
-Johnston has held leadership and management positions at four church-related, private, liberal arts colleges. Before coming to Iowa Wesleyan, Dr. Johnston served as vice president for institutional advancement at [[Bethany College]] in [[Bethany, West Virginia]]. Prior to serving at Bethany College, he worked as executive director for development and as vice president for development at [[Davis & Elkins College]] in [[West Virginia]]. Johnston also served as associate dean of students and director of conferences at [[West Virginia Wesleyan College]], later serving as assistant vice president for development and assistant director of admissions, as well as associate vice president for enrollment management. During his time at [[Ashland University]] in Ohio, he was assistant coordinator of campus life, director of campus activities, career development.
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-Dr. Johnston earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from [[Westminster College, Pennsylvania|Westminster College]] 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).
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