Daniel M. Johnson

Background

Daniel M. Johnson was born on June 10, 1940 in Springfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Everett M. and Hilda M. (Waters) Johnson.

Education

Daniel received from Texas Christian University a B.A. in 1963 and a M.A. in 1965. He earned from the University of Missouri in Columbia his Ph.D. in 1973.

Career

Daniel worked as an instructor in sociology at Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL from 1965 to 1967 and at Christian College, Columbia, MO, from 1967 to 1969. He was an assistant professor of sociology and director of sociology honors Program at Wichita State University, Wichita, KS in 1969-1970. Johnson worked at Blackburn College as department head and chairperson, Division of Social Sciences, between 1970 and 1973. He was an associate professor at Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL, in 1973-1978, professor of sociology and public affairs between 1978 and 1979, director of Center for the Study of Middle Size Cities from 1975 to 1979. The he worked at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond as an associate professor from 1979 to 1980, as a professor of sociology from 1980 to 1991, as chairperson of Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 1980 to 1983. He founded and directed there the Survey Research Laboratory in 1983-1988. Then he was an interim associate dean at College of Humanities and Sciences in 1987-1988. Since 1991 he worked at the University of North Texas, Denton as a professor of sociology and dean of School of Community Service. In 1993 he was an executive director of Metropolitan Universities Conference.

Achievements

• Johnson received a number of awards, including Outstanding Service Award from the Population Action Council, Population Institute in 1983; Service Award from United Way of Greater Richmond in 1987; Certificate of Appreciation from Illinois Sociological Association in 1993; Equal Opportunity Award from the University of North Texas in 1994; numerous grants from various organizations.

Works

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• book

  • Black Migration in America: A Social Demographic History
  • Metropolitan Universities: An Emerging Model in American Higher Education
  • Middle-Size Cities of Illinois: Their People, Politics, and Quality of Life. Ed by Daniel Milo Johnson (236p)

Membership

He has been a member of Metropolitan Universities Coalition, Council for the Arts and Sciences in Urban Universities, American Sociological Association, Population Association of America, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Reading, the outdoors

Connections

Daniel is married to Carolyn Elaine Clark. The couple has 2 children: Brent, Darin.

Father:

Everett M. Johnson

Mother:

Hilda M. (Waters) Johnson

Spouse:

Carolyn Elaine Clark

child:

Brent Johnson

child:

Darin Johnson