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Biller Named Vice President for Student Services

May 11, 2011

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MACOMB, IL – Gary Biller, vice president for student services at Arkansas Tech University, has been named vice president for student services at Western Illinois University, effective July 1, according to President-Elect Jack Thomas. He replaces Garry Johnson, who will retire June 30 after 31 years of service.

Biller has served as vice president for student services at Arkansas Tech University since July 2000. Prior to that, he was the vice president for student affairs at Dickinson (ND) State University (October 1991-July 2000); the director of student development services at the University of Alabama, Huntsville (March 1987-October 1991); and assistant director of the student assistance center (December 1985-August 1986). Biller has also served as an academic program coordinator (July 1984-December 1985) and assistant resident director and resident director (January 1983-June 1984) at the University of Kansas; and the director of orientation programs (June 1978-August 1982) and instructor and counselor (October 1976-August 1982) at Wichita State University.

"Dr. Biller brings an array of student services experience and knowledge to Western Illinois University," Thomas said. "Over the years, Dr. Johnson has built an award-winning student services program at WIU, and Dr. Biller will continue that tradition of excellence."

In addition to serving as vice president at Arkansas Tech, Biller has taught a variety of courses, including graduate courses in College Student Personnel and Counseling, and freshman-level courses in college survival skills and peer development. He has served as an associate consultant for Noel-Levitz since 2003 and has been a member of such organizations as the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Region IV-W Board of Directors and the North Dakota Council of Vice Presidents for Student Services.

Biller received his doctorate from the University of Kansas (1986), and his master's (1976) and bachelor's (1975) degrees from Oklahoma State University.


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