Dr. Frank Johnson
fjohnson@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 4701

Education:
Ph.D., United States History, Michigan State University, May 1996. [Concentrations in US religious, US regional, and 19th-Century American history]
M.A., United States History, Michigan State University, August 1991
B.A., History-Teaching, Olivet Nazarene University, May 1986

Professional Experience:
Professor of History and Director of Institutional Effectiveness / Vice President for Academic Affairs, Sterling College (6/06- 6/07)
Professor of History and Associate Academic Dean for Graduate and Adult Studies, MidAmerica Nazarene University (6/02-5/06)

Professional Organizations:
Conference on Faith and History
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Organization of American Historians

Awards and Recognition:
Selected as Fellow for the Summer 2004 Council of Christian Colleges and Universities Leadership Development Institute
MNU Faculty Member of the Year, 2001-2002
MNU Donald S. Metz Award for Distinguished Academic Contribution, 1999-2000
Selected to join the Lilly Endowment-sponsored Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College (2000)

Published Works and Presentations:
"Hoops, Hurdles, and Having Good Legal Counsel? Hiring Considerations for Faith-Based Institutions." Presenter/facilitator at the Christian Adult Higher Education Association Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI (7/05).
"Pedagogical Parochialism: Toward A More Ecumenical Integration of Faith and Learning." Didache: Faithful Teaching 3 (Winter 2004).
"Through A Glass Darkly: Institutional Mission as a Positive Agent of Destabilization in Adult and Graduate Programs." Presented at Messiah College’s national Faith in the Academy Conference, Grantham, PA (10/04).
"Revenue Culture Clash: The Institutional Cost of Profitable Programs." In Show Me the Money: Funding Graduate Education, Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting, The Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (Spring 2004): 16-23.
"Shrewd As Snakes, Innocent as Doves: A Call to Arms in Defense of Academic Integrity." Presented at the 23rd Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami, OH (11/03).

Favorite Subject-Related Links:
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
American Studies Crossroads Project
Electronic Text Center
Bible Gateway.com

Favorite Scripture Verse:
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.