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Biography
Marc A. Johnson is an American agricultural economist and academic administrator, who became the 16th president of the University of Nevada, Reno in 2012.
Early life and education
Johnson was raised on a family farm near Wichita, Kansas. He earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from Emporia State University, Master of Technology in International Development from North Carolina State University, Master of Economics from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University.
Career
Johnson served as dean of the Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences and Kansas State University College of Agriculture. Johnson joined the faculty of the University of Nevada, Reno in June 2008 as vice president and provost before serving for one year as interim president in 2011.
In October 2019, is was announced that Johnson step down as president in June 2020 and transition to a position in the UNR College of Business.