Background
Johnston, William Noel was born on March 21, 1919 in Baltimore. Son of Howard Thomas and Irene Louise (Noellert) Johnston.
Johnston, William Noel was born on March 21, 1919 in Baltimore. Son of Howard Thomas and Irene Louise (Noellert) Johnston.
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1949; Master of Education, Johns Hopkins, 1951; Doctor of Laws, Heidelberg College, 1965.
Assistant director public relations, Johns Hopkins, 1947-1949; supervisor personnel, Locke department General Electric Company, 1949-1951; director public relations, Goucher College, 1951-1953; assistant to president, Evansville (Indiana) College, 1953-1954; assistant to president, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1954-1956; executive director, American College Public Relations Association, 1956-1959; vice president, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1959-1964; president, Defiance College, Ohio., 1964-1974; president, Association Indiana Colleges Universities of New Jersey, 1974-1979; senior vice president, Kersting, Holding & Street, 1979-1980; senior vice president, Ross, Johnston & Kersting, since 1980. Trustee Peace College, since 1987, chairman, 1992, 93.
Served with Field Artillery, United States Army, 1941-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member Ohio College Association (president 1971), Rotary (president Delaware club 1962-1963).
Married Virginia Miles Vogts, September 26, 1943. Children: Virginia Gail, William Noel, Jeffrey.