WWU Associate Vice President Brian Burton to Retire in 2022
Brian Burton, associate vice president for Academic Affairs and a professor of Management at Western Washington University, plans to retire on Aug. 31, 2022.
“By late next summer I will have had the honor of working with Dr. Brian Burton for 14 years, the last nine of those in the Provost’s Office. In his role as associate vice president for Academic Affairs, Dr. Burton has been instrumental in seeing the university through myriad initiatives and projects. From co-chairing the Strategic Planning Committee to his critical participation in the university’s response to the pandemic, he has served the university with dignity and thoughtfulness,” said Western Provost Brent Carbajal.
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