Johnson's election restores University of Minnesota regent seat to Mayo Clinic
She becomes the seventh Mayo Clinic physician to serve as the University of Minnesota regent. 7:35 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 × Dr. Ruth Johnson, a Mayo Clinic doctor who was recently selected to a six-year term to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. (Contributed photo by Mayo Clinic) With her election by the Legislature on Monday, Dr. Ruth Johnson became the seventh Mayo Clinic physician to serve on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents since 1907, when Dr. Will Mayo served. But beyond its historical significance, Johnson's election restores and reinforces a relationship ...