Fred Buttel received a Ph.D. in Rural Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1975. He is currently the chair of the Department of Rural Sociology and a professor of both environmental studies and rural sociology.
... The racial makeup of the city is 74.65% White, 17.80% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.11% from other races, and 2.72% ...