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WGU Appoints New CTO

  • 12/12/07
Dave Wilson has been named as the new Chief Technology Officer for Western Governors University. Wilson's career spans more than twenty years in application design, software engineering, and information technology and has included posts at Genova Diagnostics, KOZ.com, and Link Flight Simulation. Wilson commented on his new position: "The information age brought with it both the need for society to embrace learning as a life-long endeavor and incredible new potential to let each of us learn at our own pace, where we are, and when we can," said Wilson. "WGU has shown visionary leadership in the realization of that potential. Together we can, and will, accelerate the pace at which the latest technological innovations are harnessed to serve the interests of online learners everywhere."

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