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Melvin N. Johnson
began his tenure as the seventh president of Tennessee State University
on June 1, 2005.
Johnson served as
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and tenured professor
of economics at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). Prior his
appointment at WSSU, Johnson served in senior academic roles at North
Carolina A&T State University. Additionally, he was a lecturer on
business and economic policy for the University of Maryland, European
Division, in Germany. He taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy and
completed a distinguished military career as a lieutenant colonel.
Johnson has been a
Kellogg Leadership Fellow (National Association for Equal Opportunity in
Higher Education), Senior Fellow of Future Focus 2020 (Babcock Graduate
School of Management,
Wake
Forest
University),
a Millennium Leadership Institute Protégé (American Association of State
Colleges and Universities), Nissan Fellow (UCLA), and an American
Banking Association Ayres Fellow (Stonier Graduate School of Banking,
University of Delaware). He completed the New President’s Academy (AASCU)
and completed the Executive Leadership Summit (Hampton University). He
has also completed Leadership Nashville (2005-06), Leadership
Winston-Salem, and the Triad Leadership Network. Aside from his
fellowships, his honors include The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi,
Golden Key Honor Society; Kappa Delta PI Honor Society, Education ;
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society; Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor
Society, Business and Management; Omicron Delta Epsilon, International
Honor Society in Economics; Who's Who Among America's Teachers, and
Outstanding Young Men of America.
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