Anette On Education

Transfers in Higher Ed--Dr. Brad Johnson--WTAMU

Episode Summary

Anette visits with her friend and higher ed leader, Dr. Brad Johnson, Vice President of Community College Relations at West Texas A&M University. While Anette and Brad have worked together off and on for quite some time, the focus of the conversation here is around community college students and transfer to 4-year institutions. The article mentioned by Brad on transfers, written by Clifford Adelman, can be found here. Dr. Brad Johnson is Vice President for Community College Relations at West Texas A&M University. He has served in higher education for the past 27 years, working in various roles from educator to administrator and more recently as President of Northeast Texas Community College in Mt Pleasant, Texas Brad grew up in Canyon, and raised his family in Amarillo before moving to East Texas.  He returned to the Panhandle in 2018 to assist with the implementation of the University’s new strategic vision. Dr. Johnson holds degrees from Texas Tech University and West Texas A&M University, as well as his doctorate from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to his move into higher education, Dr. Johnson owned an advertising business as well as a 13-year private practice in psychotherapy and family counseling. Dr. Johnson lives with his wife of 41 years, Vicki.  They have two married sons and nine grandchildren.

Episode Notes

Anette visits with her friend and higher ed leader, Dr. Brad Johnson, Vice President of Community College Relations at West Texas A&M University. While Anette and Brad have worked together off and on for quite some time, the focus of the conversation here is around community college students and transfer to 4-year institutions. 

The article mentioned by Brad on transfers, written by Clifford Adelman, can be found here.

Dr. Brad Johnson is Vice President for Community College Relations at West Texas A&M University. He has served in higher education for the past 27 years, working in various roles from educator to administrator and more recently as President of Northeast Texas Community College in Mt Pleasant, Texas

Brad grew up in Canyon, and raised his family in Amarillo before moving to East Texas.  He returned to the Panhandle in 2018 to assist with the implementation of the University’s new strategic vision.

Dr. Johnson holds degrees from Texas Tech University and West Texas A&M University, as well as his doctorate from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Prior to his move into higher education, Dr. Johnson owned an advertising business as well as a 13-year private practice in psychotherapy and family counseling. 

Dr. Johnson lives with his wife of 41 years, Vicki.  They have two married sons and nine grandchildren.