McGill appoints Ann Dowsett Johnston as new Vice-PrincipalDecember 22, 2005 Source: : http://www.mcgill.ca/newswire/?ItemID=17962 Ann Dowsett Johnston, a leading Canadian journalist and advocate for quality in higher education, has been appointed to the position of Vice-Principal (Development, Alumni and University Relations) of McGill University for a five-year term starting February 6, 2006. Ms. Dowsett Johnston is recognized as one of Canada’s powerful voices in support of the cause of higher education. An award-winning journalist and book editor with more than two decades of media and communications experience, she has been a leading editor and writer on issues related to higher education. Notably, she has been the principal architect since 1992 of the Maclean’s university rankings, Canada’s foremost authority on university rankings. She also launched the Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities in 1996, the Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Colleges in 1999 as well as other best-selling publications on higher education. In making the announcement, Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, said that Ms. Dowsett Johnston "will bring her creativity and energy to the thriving area of development, alumni and university relations to build on McGill’s track record of fund-raising success, to enhance relations with alumni, volunteers and friends of McGill, and to play an essential role in the fulfillment of McGill’s mission." She added that with Ms. Dowsett Johnston’s leadership, "McGill will identify and maximize new development opportunities and implement initiatives to help advance the University even further into the top ranks of the world’s leading research and student centred universities." Professor
Munroe-Blum said: "This is a critical time for the University
as it finalizes its academic and institutional priorities for the
next several years and prepares for a major comprehensive campaign.
Ms. Dowsett Johnston brings to McGill a strong strategic sensibility
and a strong record of management expertise involving large teams
of professionals and complex issues." |
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