The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Wednesday to name Christopher “Mike” Johnson as the sole finalist for president of the University of West Georgia.
Johnson, currently serving as chief of staff at the University of Houston, will succeed the Carrollton school’s interim president, Ashwani Monga, whose permanent role is as the university system’s executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer.
Monga has served as interim president since the departure of Brendan B. Kelly last August after he accepted a position as president of the Arkansas State University System.
Before joining the University of Houston in 2015, Johnson served as director of development for the military programs at Purdue University. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience in public service in both higher education and in the military.
