Alice Ward Johnson

Background

Johnson, Alice Ward was born on August 28, 1927 in Kingstree, South Carolina. Daughter of Abraham Lincoln and Annie Ora (Brenson) Ward.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Savannah State University, 1948; Master of Arts, Atlanta U., 1962; Doctor of Education, U. Sarasota, 1976.

Career

Teacher elementary school, Paulding County Schools, Dallas, 1949-1953; faculty secretary, Atlanta U., 1954-1957; teacher elementary school, Cincinnati Public Schools, 1957-1974; reading supervisor, Xavier U., Cincinnati, 1972-1974; writer, producer, Mal-Jonal Prodns., Miami, Florida, since 1978. Member adjunct board Children's Cultural Coalition, Miami, since 1986.

Achievements

• Alice Ward Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy Adult education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Urban League, Miami, since 1990, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Miami, since 1978, League of Women Voters, Miami, since 1978. Board directors Black Archives, Miami, since 1980. Member American Association of University Women, National Writers Association, Women's Guild, Delta Sigma Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: creative writing, reading, cultural arts, traveling.

Connections

Married Herman Stroud, November 24, 1952 (divorced January 1957). Married John Johnson Junior, November 16, 1957.

Father:

Abraham Lincoln Ward

Mother:

Annie Ora (Brenson) Ward

Spouse:

Herman Stroud

Spouse:

John Johnson Junior