Virgil Allen Johnson

Background

Johnson, Virgil Allen was born on June 28, 1921 in Newman Grove, Nebraska, United States. Son of Oscar Johannas and Fairy Bell (Johnson) Johnson.

Education

Bachelor of Science with distinction, U. Nebraska, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy (Regents Graduate fellow, Ak-Sar-Ben graduate fellow, Sears, Roebuck Graduate fellow), U. Nebraska, 1952.

Career

Agent, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1951-1952; research agronomist, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1954-1975; supervisory research agronomist, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1975-1978; assistant agronomist, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1952-1954; associate professor, U. Nebraska, 1954-1963; professor agronomy Department, University Nebraska, 1963-1986, emeritus, since 1986; leader wheat research, U. Nebraska, 1978-1986. Consultant Great Plains Wheat, Inc. Member National Wheat Improvement Committee.

Member technical committee Wheat Quality Council.

Achievements

• Virgil Allen Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy agronomist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served in infantry United States Army, 1940-1943. Served in the United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1945. Fellow American Society Agronomy, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member Crop Science Society American (Crop Science award 1975, president 1978), Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta (International award 1969), Alpha Zeta.

Connections

Married Betty Ann Tisthammer, July 27, 1943. Children: Karen, Leslie (deceased), Reed, Scott.

Father:

Oscar Johannas Johnson

Mother:

Fairy Bell (Johnson) Johnson

Spouse:

Betty Ann Tisthammer

child:

Scott Johnson

child:

Leslie Johnson (deceased)

child:

Karen Johnson

child:

Reed Johnson