John Stone, who served in many capacities on the UW-Whitewater campus, died on Tuesday, June 11.
Dr. Stone started his career at UW-Whitewater in 1990 as a faculty member in the Department of Communication. He held a number of leadership positions including serving for 13 years as the dean of UW-Whitewater’s School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education. He served in a number of interim appointments, including provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Most recently, Dr. Stone was on leave from UW-Whitewater to serve as senior associate dean of the University of Wisconsin Extended Campus.
He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in speech communication from the University of Minnesota and his B.A. in communication from Gustavus Adolphus College.
Visitation will be held at 1 pm Saturday, June 15 at the First English Lutheran Church in Whitewater. Services will follow at 2 pm.
A campus remembrance for Dr. Stone will be held at a future date. The campus flag will be lowered in Dr. Stone's honor at that time.