Division of Student Services

Johnson receives Parthenon Award

The Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I) presented the 2009 Parthenon Award to Garry Johnson, vice president of student services, at a recognition reception held at the 2009 Annual Conference and Exposition in Baltimore, MD.Garry Johnson photo

Johnson received the award based on his continued contributions to the collegiate housing profession.

The Parthenon Award is the ACUHO-I Foundation’s most prestigious award, recognizing supreme achievement in the profession, outstanding service, leadership, and contributions to the field of student housing.

To be considered for this award, members must have contributed 10 years of service to the housing, residential life, or affiliated profession and five years of service at the regional or international level of ACUHO-I.

ACUHO-I members work toward developing exceptional residential experiences at colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions around the world. Members include thousands of housing professionals from more than 900 colleges and universities in 22 countries.

Johnson’s career highlights include more than 28 years of experience working in residence life and housing, 16 of which have been at Western. He has been an integral part of one of the major graduate college student personnel programs in the country. Johnson has had the opportunity to touch the lives of hundreds of young professionals as they created the foundation for their careers in the housing and student services profession. 

Johnson served as president of the Upper Midwest Region (UMR). He was on the Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers (GLACUHO) 1994 host committee and is a GLACUHO Distinguished Service recipient. As a member of ACUHO-I, the international housing officers association, Johnson has served as president-elect, president and past-president; a foundation board trustee; the central district representative; the host committee chair; and a member of the time and place committee and the task force for involvement.

He has also served other professional organizations including the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).

 

 

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