[2] Johnson served in the United States Air Force for 22 years,[3] and he became a Lieutenant Colonel.
[2] He was the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Winston-Salem State University.
[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.
[6] With his wife Marcy, Johnson has a son (Roschaun) and twin daughters (DeAndra and Monet).