Duane Acker
American academic
Duane Acker | |
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President of Kansas State University | |
In office 1975–1986 | |
Preceded by | James McCain |
Succeeded by | Jon Wefald |
Personal details | |
Born | (1931-03-13) March 13, 1931 (age 93) Atlantic, Iowa, U.S. |
Spouse | Shirley Hansen |
Children | 2 |
Duane Calvin Acker (born March 13, 1931) is an American academic. He served as the president of Kansas State University from 1975 to 1986.[1] Acker attended Iowa State University and Oklahoma State University and holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in animal husbandry. He has taught at Iowa State University, Kansas State University, South Dakota State University, and the University of Nebraska. He also served as administrator of the International Cooperation and Development and Foreign Agricultural Service from 1990 to 1993, and as assistant secretary of USDA for Science and Education.[2]
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Presidents of Kansas State University
- Joseph Denison (1863–73)
- John Alexander Anderson (1873–79)
- George Fairchild (1879–97)
- Thomas Elmer Will (1897–99)
- Ernest R. Nichols (1899–1909)
- Henry J. Waters (1909–18)
- William Marion Jardine (1918–25)
- Francis Farrell (1925–43)
- Milton S. Eisenhower (1943–50)
- James McCain (1950–75)
- Duane Acker (1975–86)
- Jon Wefald (1986–2009)
- Kirk Schulz (2009–2016)
- Richard Myers (2016–2022)
- Richard Linton (2022– )
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