[ATTW-L] Johndan Johnson-Eilola

Wed Nov 15 17:59:05 UTC 2023

Ohh, I'm stunned.

Thoughts of being at Clarkson for CPTSC: Johndan and Brent and Stuart et al.

Too soon.

Cindy Nahrwold

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM Josephine Walwema <walwema at uw.edu> wrote:

> This news hits me so hard! Professor Eilola is gone too soon.
> I am so heartbroken.
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> May his memory be a blessing.
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> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 8:34 AM Kalmbach, James <kalmbach at ilstu.edu>
> wrote:
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>> Johndan was a student of mine when he was an undergraduate at Michigan
>> Tech. He was just as brilliant then. So full of promise.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Nov 15, 2023, at 10:12 AM, Barbara L'Eplattenier <bleplatt at ualr.edu>
>> wrote:
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>> 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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>>> President
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