Dr. Pam Johnson

Dean, School of Social Sciences and Human Performance
Associate Head Women's Tennis Coach

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Dr. Pamela Diehl Johnson serves as the Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Human Performance. She is in her fourth year as one of four academic deans on campus and is the highest-ranking female at Cedarville University.

Johnson, who has been at the institution since 1974, guides the departments of Exercise and Sport Science, Athletic Training, Education, Psychology; and Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Sociology. She also oversees the Yellow Jacket athletics program as well as Campus Recreation and Facilities.

Johnson was appointed the initial director of the Academic Enrichment Center in 1994. She has led in the development of the academic enrichment programs, the ADA assistance functions, the athletic and student government tutoring programs, and academic retention efforts.

Johnson is recognized as one of the foremost authorities in NAIA women's tennis. She completed a 30-year career in 2006 as head coach of the Lady Jackets and assumed the role as the program's Associate Head Coach. She has been a member of the NAIA National Tournament Committee since 1985, has held the position of NAIA National Tournament Director since 1989, and has served as the National Christian College Athletic Association tennis chair.

Johnson was honored for her longtime contributions to women's tennis by being inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in May, 2004. She was inducted into the Cedarville University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

Johnson guided the Cedarville women's tennis program to 280 victories. Her teams won four NAIA Region IX championships, seven NAIA District 22 championships, four American Mideast Conference titles, two Mid-Ohio Conference titles, and two Western Buckeye Collegiate Conference crowns. She took 12 teams to the NAIA National Tournament and coached 29 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes.

A senior professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Johnson co-authored the book, Physical Fitness and the Christian. She is a 1970 graduate of the University of Dayton and she earned her master's degree (1971) and Ph.D. (1974) from The Ohio State University. Pam and her husband, Cliff, reside in Cedarville.

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