John Carlin
Visiting Professor and Executive-in-Residence
Kansas State University

John Carlin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Dairy Science degree from Kansas State University. He is now a Visiting Professor, Executive-in-Residence, in the Political Science Department at Kansas State University. Duke, the University of Kansas, Wichita State University, and Washburn are among some of the other universities John has visited.

Mr. Carlin is a former Kansas Governor (1979-1987). Before becoming Governor, he was a Kansas State Representative from 1971-1979. He was also an Archivist of the United States for the National Archives and Records Administration from 1995 to 2005, and a chair of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission during the same time period.

Along with teaching a Practical Politics course at K-State, former governor Carlin has also served on the National Digital Strategy Advisory Board to the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program since 2000. He has also been a board member for the Foundation for the National Archives (1992-1995), and is now an ex-officio member for the Foundation (since 1995).