Marc Anton Johnson (born June 20, 1948) is an American

agricultural economist Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specif ...

and academic administrator. He became the 16th president of the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, ...

on April 16, 2011 after his predecessor Milton Glick died while in office.

Early life and education

Johnson was raised on a family farm near

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had ...

. He earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Em ...

, Master of Technology in International Development from

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...

, Master of Economics from

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from

Career

Johnson served as dean of the

Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences The Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences includes five academic departments and offers nine undergraduate majors with many concentration options as well as multiple graduate degree programs. People in the College of Agricult ...

and

Kansas State University College of Agriculture The Kansas State University College of Agriculture offers 16 undergraduate majors, one undecided program, 15 minors, 5 certificates, and 18 graduate programs of study. Their subjects include agribusiness, bioscience, communications, economics, and ...

. Johnson joined the faculty of the

in June 2008 as vice president and provost. On October 31, 2019, it was announced that Johnson step down as president on June 30, 2020 and transition to a position in the UNR College of Business. However, it was delayed until

Brian Sandoval Brian Edward Sandoval (; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began ...

succeeded him as president on October 5, 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Marc 1948 births Living people American Lutherans Colorado State University faculty Emporia State University alumni Michigan State University alumni Nevada Independents North Carolina State University alumni People from Wichita, Kansas University of Nevada, Reno faculty