Yesterday, William Crawley officially assumed the role of interim executive director of Grand Valley State University’s Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Crawley has served in the acting role for the past six months in place of Executive Director James Edwards, who is out on medical leave. Crawley is also the associate dean of the College of Community and Public Service and serves as the college’s representative for university development. He started at GVSU in 2002 working as a professor of criminology.