Roger Howard to retire

Roger Howard, a widely known top student services official, will retire in June.

Howard has served as associate dean in the Dean of Students Office for 28 years, and the past two years he has also served as interim associate vice chancellor for student affairs. In his role, Howard is involved in most of the top student issues on campus and works closely with Associated Students of Madison, the university’s student government.

Howard has been on campus since 1968, when he enrolled as a graduate student in African studies. He worked as a residence hall adviser from 1969-71, when he was appointed assistant dean of students. He was promoted in 1973 to associate dean of students. From 1979-80, he also served as associate director of the Division of Academic Services.

His duties as associate dean of students include overseeing the development of divisional budgets, personnel policies and program planning; supervising the assistant deans of students and other employees in the office; counseling with students; and advising faculty, staff and the campus administration on student issues and needs.

Howard has received numerous awards and honors during his employment with UW–Madison, and he serves on and consults for a number of important campus committees. He is also a regular presenter on topics related to student life to professional, academic and community groups.

Before coming to UW–Madison, Howard served as a Peace Corps secondary school teacher in Mbeya, Tanzania. He is a graduate of Doane College in Nebraska and has done graduate work at Northwestern University and UW–Madison.