Associate professor emeritus, 76, provided mentorship to colleagues, students, and friends
College of Education faculty member John Dagley, whose career at the University of Georgia spanned more than 30 years, has died. He was 76.
After receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Missouri in 1972, Dagley joined the College of Education’s faculty and served the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services in numerous capacities, including as department head and graduate coordinator.
Dagley was instrumental in the development of the department’s nationally recognized counseling psychology and school psychology programs and was a coordinator for several other programs, including the mental health counseling program and the marriage and family certificate program.
“Dr. Dagley was a skilled teacher and advisor to hundreds of students and always provided guidance and mentoring to new faculty as they joined the department and created their own professional development plans,” said Diane Cooper, a professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services. “He always felt a responsibility to provide top quality teaching and supervision to our master’s and doctoral students and would often teach an overload to ensure that instructional needs were met.”