Michelle Johnson | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Johnson in 2016 | |
| 19th Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy | |
| In office August 12, 2013 – August 11, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael C. Gould |
| Succeeded by | Jay B. Silveria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1981–2017 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Superintendent, USAF Academy |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Brasenose College, Oxford (MA) |
Michelle D. Johnson (born c. 1959) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and former senior vice president and head of referee operations for the National Basketball Association.[1]
Johnson was the 19th superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the first woman to lead a U.S. Department of Defense service academy. Her previous position was the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Casteau, Belgium. She was formerly the Director, Strategy, Policy, Programs and Logistics, U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base. Johnson also served as the deputy director for information and cyberspace policy, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate at the Pentagon.
As an Air Force Academy cadet, Johnson was the first woman to serve as cadet wing commander (senior ranking cadet), and starred on the women's basketball team, scoring over 1,700 points.[2][3] She was twice named an Academic All-American and was inducted into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame in 2007, making her the first woman from the Academy and one of only six graduates with that distinction. Also, she was selected as the Academy's first woman Rhodes Scholar in her First Class (senior) Year, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in operations research in 1981.
A transport and tanker pilot, Johnson was recognized as an Honorary Fellow of Brasenose College at Oxford in 2013, and received the 2014 American Legion Auxiliary Woman of the Year Award.[4] Johnson was awarded a star (#42) on The Flag for Hope on June 18, 2016 in recognition of her outstanding military service.[5][6]
- ^ "Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Michelle D. Johnson named NBA Senior Vice President and Head of Referee Operations". NBA. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Profile with Michelle Johnson". The Rhodes Project. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Roeder, Tom (August 12, 2017). "Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the Air Force Academy's first female boss, is leaving confident". Air Force Times. Associated Press. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Baillie, Amber (2014-09-02). "Academy supt. honored as ALA Woman of the Year". United States Air Force Academy. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "Lietenant General Michelle Johnson – Flag for Hope Star #42". Flag for Hope. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ Johnson, Michelle (July 5, 2016). "Saluting the flag and all it stands for". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Retrieved February 20, 2022.