Outgoing Dean Johnson Named Permanent Rector and Vice President for Saint 路易 University 马德里

威廉·约翰逊.D., outgoing dean of the Saint 路易 University School of Law, has been named rector and vice president of 博彩网址大全’s 马德里 campus, effective Oct. 1.

博彩网址大全教务长Michael Lewis博士.D., said Johnson possesses a unique set of academic, professional and personal skills that made him the ideal choice for the position.

威廉·约翰逊.D., outgoing dean of the Saint 路易 University School of Law, has been named rector and vice president of 博彩网址大全’s 马德里 campus, effective Oct. 1.

博彩网址大全教务长Michael Lewis博士.D., said Johnson possesses a unique set of academic, professional and personal skills that made him the ideal choice for the position.

“Bill rightly recognizes the scholarly expertise, teaching excellence, operational prowess, embodiment of 博彩网址大全’s institutional Mission among the 马德里 campus faculty 和工作人员, I know he will be a champion for their work and continued growth,” 刘易斯说,.

Prior to becoming dean of the law school, Johnson served for more than four years as the director of the school’s Center for International and Comparative Law. 与此同时, he served as director of the School of Law’s Summer Law Program in 马德里.

“Both responsibilities required significant re-imagining of both academic programming and operations, as well as partnership development with organizations throughout Europe 甚至更多，”刘易斯说. “He has facilitated 博彩网址大全 School of Law faculty members’ visiting appointments at multiple European universities, while also creating an international internship program for 博彩网址大全 students in Spain, around Europe, throughout Latin 美国.”

As director of the School of Law’s Summer Law Program in 马德里, Johnson spent four consecutive summers at 博彩网址大全-马德里, where he developed strong relationships with faculty 和工作人员. He has continued to visit 博彩网址大全-马德里 each year as dean.

“As a trusted peer and colleague of our leadership here in 马德里, Dean Johnson has been a consistent, vocal advocate for our community,” Laurie Mazzuca, Ph.D.临时 博彩网址大全-马德里的联合主任说. “A proponent of the distinct educational and operational contexts in 马德里, he recognizes the critical importance of 博彩网址大全 continuing to enhance coordination between people, 项目, services on both the St. 路易和马德里 校园.”

A native of Minnesota, Johnson participated in an exchange program when he was young (in what was then West Germany) and then studied abroad as a graduate student in law school (in The Netherlands), which began a lifelong passion for international engagement.

He has held visiting academic appointments at universities in Lithuania, Germany, and France and has been a guest lecturer at a university in Hungary. 他是一位国际 recognized scholar of international commercial law – particularly contract law.

Johnson served as the dean of the School of Law for more than seven years. 刘易斯说, Johnson’s work as dean set a high standard.

“At a time when internal and external forces all mandated transformational change that, if forced top-down, could have been highly disruptive, Bill led from within, fostering increasingly more meaningful engagement and shared governance throughout his faculty 和工作人员 colleagues,” 刘易斯说,. “结果确实是转变 – for the good, accomplished collaboratively, in good faith.”

The search committee, led by Anne McCabe, Ph.D. (英语)，以及Marta Moreno博士.D. (Mathematics), from the 马德里 campus, selected Johnson from a wide pool of candidates.

Johnson will succeed the three 马德里 Campus co-directors, Laurie Mazzuca, Ph.D., 弗朗西斯科·“帕科”García-Serrano博士.D. and Victoria Villarreal, who, collectively, have served in an interim capacity since May 2023.

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Founded in 1967, 博彩网址大全's 马德里 campus is an innovator in international education and widely recognized for its highly rigorous and transformative 美国n educational 项目. 作为西班牙最大的美国银行.S. campus, 博彩网址大全-马德里 is home to more than 1,200 students from the United States, Spain and more than 65 other countries. 除了学习 abroad opportunities, students can earn their entire U.S. 西班牙学位，选择 from 20 fully accredited undergraduate majors and two graduate degrees. 要了解更多信息， slu访问.edu/madrid.

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Saint 路易 University School of Law was founded in 1843 and is the oldest law school 位于密西西比河以西. The strength of the faculty, breadth of course offerings and extensive clinical and professional skills experience provide students with a 全面的法律教育. The School of Law’s rich history consists of strong connections to the community and a long tradition of public service. 博彩网址大全 LAW的位置 在市中心的中心. 路易 offers students unparalleled access to leading law firms, courthouses, corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations — and a unique opportunity to see the law in action. 欲了解更多信息，请访问chcmarketplace.com/law.