Rick Johnson
Duke University B.S. Electrical Engineering '74, Ohio University M.S. Geology '77
I was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, where I often worked part-time and summers in the family water well drilling and supply business. I studied electrical engineering at Duke University. In the summer of my junior year (1973), I attended a three-week “Hydrology Workshop for Professionals” at Ohio University taught by Dr. Moid Ahmad. Nearly all workshop attendees were oil geologists trying to learn about the water business, and I was the only engineer. Since the math governing groundwater flow was the same as electron flow, I discovered that electrical engineering was the perfect preparation for a career in groundwater hydrology and modeling; and Dr. Ahmad discovered that he wanted an electrical engineer as his Teaching Assistant. I returned to Ohio University after graduating from Duke and received my M.S. in Geology in 1977.
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I initially stayed in touch with the Geological Sciences Department and briefly served as an Adjunct Associate Professor in 1992 when I returned to Athens to teach a one-week, one-credit hour course in environmental regulations. At that time, I also funded the Johnson Fellowship, a three-year research grant for hydrology students. I am very pleased and excited to reestablish contact with the department and serve on the Alumni Advisory Board.
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