Background
Johnson, Edna Scott was born on August 15, 1913 in Sioux Falls, South Dakot. Daughter of George Emil and Emma Erika (Pearson) Nelson.
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Edna Scott Johnson
Edit Profilevolunteer English language educator
Edna Scott Johnson, American English language educator, volunteer. Certified secondary teacher. Recipient Outstanding Svc. award University South Dakot, 1956, Outstanding School Board Member award South Dakot School Board Association, School Bell award South Dakot School Board Association, 1984; named First Lady of Aberdeen, 1984.
Education
Bachelor, U. South Dakot, 1936.
Career
English instructor, Beresford (South Dakot) High School, 1936-1939. President Hecla (South Dakot) School Board, 1950-1963, Association School Bds., South Dakot, 1954-1960;delegate to White House Conference on Education, 1955. Consultant American Social Hygiene Society, 1956.
Executive Committee Governor's Lay Conference Education, South Dakot, 1962. Member Landmarks Commission, 1975-1984.
Achievements
Membership
Den mother Cub Scouts, 1951-1961. Leader Brown County School District Reorganization Board, South Dakot, 1953-1957. Member development committee U. South Dakot, 1958-1966.
Pres.Brown County Library. Board, 1958-1977, South Dakot Parent-Teachers Association, 1960-1962, Brown County History Society, 1984-1988, Community Concerts Board, Aberdeen, 1981-1985. General chairman Diamond Jubilee, Hecla, 1960-1961, Declaration of Independence Celebration, Brown County, 1976, Brown County State Centennial Celebration, South Dakot, 1988-1990.
Board directors Aberdeen United Way, 1983-1984. Sheriff Dakota Midlands Western Corral, president 1989-1991. Board president Dakotah Prairie Museum, 1968-1972.
Member Bethlehem Lutheran Church Choir. Member American Association of University Women (president), National Education Association, South Dakot Education Association, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), O.E.S., Aberdeen Area Arts Council, Federation Women's Clubs, N.S.U. Faculty Wives, Aberdeen Area Genealogical Society, Chi Omega, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Interests
Connections
Married Preston William Scott, May 29, 1939 (deceased April 1969). Children: William Scott (deceased 1969), Gregory N. Scott. Married Merritt W. Johnson, January 1, 1973 (deceased May 1978).
