| Melvin N. Johnson | |
| President of Tennessee State University | |
| Term Start: | 2005 |
| Term End: | 2011 |
| Predecessor: | James A. Hefner |
| Successor: | Portia Holmes Shields (interim) |
| Alma Mater: | North Carolina A&T State University Ball State University Indiana University Bloomington |
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.
Johnson grew up in Savannah, Georgia.[1] He graduated from North Carolina A&T State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1968.[2] 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.[2]
Johnson served in the United States Air Force for 22 years,[3] and he became a Lieutenant Colonel. He taught Economics at the United States Air Force Academy.[2] He was the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Winston-Salem State University.[4]
Johnson served as the seventh president of Tennessee State University from 2005 to 2011.[4] Under his leadership, TSU received $8 million from the United States Department of Education for Race to the Top grants to prospective mathematics teachers.[4] He also reached an agreement to make it easier for Volunteer State Community College students to transfer to TSU.[5]
Johnson serves on the board of trustees of the Frist Art Museum.[6]
With his wife Marcy, Johnson has a son (Roschaun) and twin daughters (DeAndra and Monet).[1]