WILLIAM JACKSON
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he Vice President of Marketing and Recruitment at Washington Adventist University (WAU), William Jackson, will be retiring in December 2021 after 25 years of service.
Under his leadership, the university achieved the highest enrollment in its history. Jackson attended WAU, formerly Columbia Union College in 1970. He met his wife of 48 years while in college during his second year. They started dating in 1971, got engaged in 1972, and then got married at Sligo SDA Church in August 1973, officiated by Pastor Robert Zamora. For four years (1974-1978), they lived in Toronto, Canada, and then spent 16 years at Highland View Academy (1978-1994), where Jackson was a teacher, work coordinator, and vice-principal. He started working at WAU in 1996 as Director of Marketing and Admissions for the School of Graduate and Professional Studies. In 2009 Jackson transitioned to the General Admissions office, where he became Vice President of Admissions, Marketing, to his present position as the Vice President of Recruitment and Admissions. In addition to his service to the students of WAU, Jackson has served his colleagues and the university just as
VP Jackson and wife Rejane at the Annual Visionaries Gala Photo Credit: Randolph Robin
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Bill (left) and wife Rejane (middle) were featured on the cover of this Columbia Union College publication.