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fINISHING ‘ARmY STRONG’ Now married to Darlene for more than two decades and a proud father of three high achievers, Maj. Anthony N. Johnson, Ph.D. is watching his children march in his footsteps. His oldest son, Marc Anthony Johnson, 20, is a senior at California State University, where he’s majoring in math. Middle child Benjamin Allan Johnson, 19, is a sophomore at West Point, where he’s getting a $250,000 education paid for by the Army. Daughter Cinnamon Ann Johnson, 17, is a senior at O’Neill High School in New York State. Maj. Johnson and his family have traveled the world and been in the company of U.S. presidents and other global leaders. Along the way, he’s garnered numerous honors and accolades, yet he Maj. Johnson often shares his life experiences with young people, stressing the value of hard work, tenacity and doing one’s best. CoNtiNued from Page 51 hIGh AChIEvERS Today, at age 39, the former teen parent who juggled those odd jobs is a decorated officer in the United States Army, holds four academic degrees JHU:Layout 1 8/3/09 5:53 PM Page 1 paid for by Uncle Sam, and is a math professor at the U.S. Military Academy — one of just two African Americans with tenure in the math department at West Point. “I knew that something had to change in my life.” remains full of gratitude and humility. “I joined the service right from high school. I had very little understanding of what leadership meant, (not) having a man at home to model it,” he says. “The Army demonstrated loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and pride in one’s country: all traits necessary in my success. These values formed the mental and emotional scaffolding I needed to build my life on a more sure foundation.” “What the military does, and what I have seen it do in many AfricanAmerican lives, is that it gives you a chance to see the world and an opportunity to see what you really like (to do).” Whiting School of Engineering The Whiting School of Engineering will be conducting searches in several disciplines for full-time tenured, tenure-track and non tenure-track faculty positions. The School has nine departments (Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Geography and Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering) and is seeking candidates who strengthen or complement the School’s faculty, especially in areas that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. For information on specific positions, please see all listings on our website: http://engineering.jhu.edu/faculty-employment. The Whiting School of Engineering is committed to building a diverse environment; women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Johns Hopkins University is an EEO/AA Employer. 52 • career engineer • fall 2009 • mAKING ThE mIRACLE Johnson now believes God had a plan for his life. Not long after he’d stopped selling vacuum cleaners, a man in uniform knocked on his door. At first, Johnson was reluctant to answer. “I thought it might be the police,” he says with a chuckle. The visitor turned out to be a U.S. Army recruiter, bearing good news: Johnson had scored well on a military www.nsbe.org

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