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New
dean hired for
College of Technology
A
former internal consultant for the Indian Motorcycle Corp.
has been named dean of UM's College of Technology. R. Paul
Williamson, who has extensive experience in university and
corporate environments, will assume his new duties early
this month.
Williamson
said, "I am excited to ... have the opportunity to
work with the students, faculty and staff at the University.
There are great prospects on the horizon as we partner with
the community and business."
Before
he joined the Gilroy, Calif.-based motorcycle company, Williamson
was vice president of instruction at Caldwell Community
College and Technical Institute in Hudson, N.C. He also
was executive vice president, academic dean and dean of
Bethel College in McKenzie, Tenn.
A
native of rural, eastern South Dakota, Williamson earned
bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of South
Dakota in Vermillion. He received a doctoral degree in education
from West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va., in 1982.
Williamson
replaces Dennis Lerum, the recently retired COT dean.
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