Melvin N. Johnson

Melvin N. Johnson is an American academic administrator. He served as the seventh president of Tennessee State University, a historically black public university in Nashville, Tennessee, from 2005 to 2011.

Early life Johnson grew up in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from North Carolina A&T State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1968. He earned a master's degree from Ball State University in 1974, followed by an MBA and a DBA from Indiana University Bloomington in 1979 and 1983 respectively. and he became a Lieutenant Colonel. He taught economics at the United States Air Force Academy.

Johnson served as the seventh president of Tennessee State University from 2005 to 2011.

Johnson serves on the board of trustees of the Frist Art Museum.

Personal life With his wife Marcy, Johnson has a son (Roschaun) and twin daughters (DeAndra and Monet).