[ATTW-L] Johndan Johnson-Eilola

[Barbara L'Eplattenier]

Oh how awful.  I've lost touch with Johndan but he was my professor at
Purdue and showed me that it was possible to have a different path through
academia.  What a horrible loss.

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 10:05 AM Faber, Brenton <bdfaber at wpi.edu> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Please see below, Johndan was a wonderful mentor, researcher,
> collaborator, and colleague. He was fabulously productive. He authored or
> edited seven books, more than 50 journal articles and book chapters, and
> two textbooks. His influence on his students and faculty colleagues was
> profound and lasting. He had a wonderful sense of humor, his work was
> innovative, challenging, and spanned many disciplines including rhetoric,
> design, technology, and philosophy. He will be deeply missed.
>
>
>
>    - brent
>
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> *Sent on Behalf of the University and Our Department of Communication,
> Media & Design in the School of Arts & Sciences*
>
> Dear Clarkson Community,
>
> It is with great sadness that I share that our colleague, Prof. Johndan
> Johnson-Eilola, Department Chair and Professor in the Department of
> Communication, Media & Design in the School of Arts & Sciences, passed away
> Sunday, November 12.
>
> Our deepest condolences go to Prof. Johnson-Eilola’s daughter, Carolyn
> Eilola, his parents, his fiancée DeAnn Doll, and the many family, friends,
> and colleagues in his life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kelly
> Johnson-Eilola in 2020.
>
> Prof. Johnson-Eiloa joined the Clarkson community in 2000 and most
> recently served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication,
> Media & Design. Johndan was also the long-time Chair of Clarkson’s
> Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research (2011-2021), and
> served early on as Director of Clarkson’s Eastman Kodak Center for
> Excellence in Communication (2000-2004).
>
> Prof. Johnson-Eilola gained international recognition for his
> contributions to finding intersections between practice and theory, and was
> considered an expert in hypertext theory and practice, online communities,
> and the politics of technology. During his career, he authored or edited
> seven books, two textbooks, and more than fifty journal articles and book
> chapters. He worked on research projects funded by the National Endowment
> for the Arts, the National Science Foundation, the New York State
> Department of Education, Procter & Gamble, Apple Computer, Ford Motor
> Company, Hewlett-Packard, and others.
>
> Grief counseling services are available to all members of the Clarkson
> Community as shared below. The Counseling Center invites members of the
> Clarkson Community to come together in Bertrand Snell Hall Room 346 from
> 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14 to share memories, support each
> other, and/or write messages of condolences for Prof. Johnson-Eiola's
> family. Please be understanding of one another and do what you believe is
> best for you in connecting with others for support and expressing your
> grief.
>
> With deepest sympathy,
>
>
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> Marc P. Christensen, Ph.D., P.E.
> President
>
>
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