Dr. Marc Johnson
Kansas State University

Biography:

Marc Johnson is a leader in Kansas agriculture. Dr. Johnson, dean of the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University as well as the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, leads 60 teams with projects concerning everything from 4-H activities to biotechnology experiments. He is responsible for the administration of the total university teaching, research, extension, and international programs in agriculture. In terms of budget, facilities, number of staff and faculty, agriculture is the largest part of the university, and its organization and impact extend statewide.

Dr. Johnson became KSU Dean of Agriculture in March 1994 after serving as interim dean since September 1992. Prior to that time he served as head of the Department of Agricultural Economics beginning in 1985.

Before coming to K-State, Dr. Johnson had experience at Oklahoma State University and North Carolina State University in teaching, research, and extension. The author of numerous scientific publications and articles, he has done extensive research in the areas of marketing and transportation systems and public policy economics.

Dr. Johnson is a native of Kansas. He was raised and employed on the family fruit farm near Wichita. Johnson is a former Eagle Scout and a member of many academic fraternities including Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta and Epsilon Sigma Phi. He is a member of the American Economics Association, the Kansas Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, the Kansas Water Authority and the Kansas Wheat Commission, among others.

Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Emporia State University, a master's of technology in international development in economics from North Carolina State University and a master's in economics and a doctorate in agricultural economics both from Michigan State University.