Duane Acker
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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 | Atlantic, Iowa, U.S. | March 13, 1931
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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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Duane Acker publishes memoir [permanent dead link]
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