Richard H. Linton (born 1964) is an American educator and presently serves as the fifteenth

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Career

Linton first served as a professor of food science at

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(1994–2011). From 2011 to 2012, he served as department chair of food science and technology at

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. In 2012, he became dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Science at

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, a position he held for 10 years. The Kansas Board of Regents selected Linton to serve as the fifteenth president of Kansas State University on December 2, 2021.

Kansas State University

On February 14, 2022, Linton began his service as president of Kansas State University.

Footnotes

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