Duane Acker

Duane Acker

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 Atlantic, Iowa, U.S.
Spouse(s)	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]

References

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– )

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