Thomas Erekson:  

Life After 45 years working in higher education I officially retired October 31, 2022. I have thoroughly enjoyed the 45 years, serving as a dean for 22 of those years. I have spent most of the past 10 years caring for my wife, Terry, who passed away May 28, 2023, after the long goodbye of Alzheimer's. We moved to Leslie, Michigan (south of Lansing), to live closer to three of our children and their families and they were a great support the last months of Terry's life. My last employment was as the Dean of the College of Business and Technology at Eastern Kentucky University (7 years), with my eighth year at EKU focused on developing EKU's first Engineering program, which was launched in August 2023. I earned by BS from NIU, and master's and doctorate from U of Illinois. I have worked in higher ed for 45 years at NIU, Wyoming, Illinois, Maryland, Bowling Green State U, BYU, and WIU prior to moving to EKU. Most of my career has been in university academic administration as a department chair, school director, and dean. My wife, Terry Holt Erekson (East High ...Expand for more