George R. Johnson Jr.,
interim dean, professor of law, associate dean for academic
affairs
(336) 279-9237, gjohnson8@elon.edu
George R. Johnson Jr., formerly served six years as
president of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tenn. He
also has been associate dean and professor of law at
Howard University in Washington, D.C. From 1979 to 1981,
he worked in the Carter administration as assistant
general counsel in the Executive Office of the President.
He also served as assistant counsel to the Committee on
Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs in the U.S. House of
Representatives. In addition to Howard, he has taught at
George Mason University. He has spent the past four years
in Washington, practicing law and serving as a consultant
to colleges and universities. Johnson has also served on
the boards of trustees/directors of Amherst College, the
United Negro College Fund, the Council of Independent
Colleges, the Economic Club of Memphis, and Universal
Life Insurance Company. Johnson has a bachelor's
degree from Amherst College and a juris doctor from
Columbia University.
(336) 279-9237, gjohnson8@elon.edu
George R. Johnson Jr., formerly served six years as
president of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tenn. He
also has been associate dean and professor of law at
Howard University in Washington, D.C. From 1979 to 1981,
he worked in the Carter administration as assistant
general counsel in the Executive Office of the President.
He also served as assistant counsel to the Committee on
Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs in the U.S. House of
Representatives. In addition to Howard, he has taught at
George Mason University. He has spent the past four years
in Washington, practicing law and serving as a consultant
to colleges and universities. Johnson has also served on
the boards of trustees/directors of Amherst College, the
United Negro College Fund, the Council of Independent
Colleges, the Economic Club of Memphis, and Universal
Life Insurance Company. Johnson has a bachelor's
degree from Amherst College and a juris doctor from
Columbia University.
