About Eldon L. Johnson
Lived 1908 – 2002 (aged 93). Eldon L. Johnson was a writer.
Eldon Lee Johnson (November 5, 1908 – March 24, 2002) was an American college president. He was the tenth President of the University of New Hampshire from 1955 to 1961. Johnson oversaw significant growth at UNH, including the construction of eight major buildings
Johnson and the board of trustees of the University System of New Hampshire received the first Alexander Meiklejohn Award, given by the American Association of University Professors for the defense of academic freedom and free speech.
UNH named the 667 seat Johnson Theater located within the Paul Creative Arts Center in his honor
Selected works From Riot to Reason, University of Illinois Press, 1971 Academic adventures in Africa, 1999
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Who was Eldon L. Johnson?
American academic (1908-2002)
When was Eldon L. Johnson born?
Eldon L. Johnson was born on 5 November 1908 in Putnam, Indiana.
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Eldon L. Johnson died on 24 March 2002 in Urbana, Illinois.
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Eldon L. Johnson was a writer.
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