Background
Johnson, Elizabeth Hill was born on August 21, 1913 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Harry W. and Lydia (Buechner) Hill.
Johnson, Elizabeth Hill was born on August 21, 1913 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Harry W. and Lydia (Buechner) Hill.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1935; Master of Arts in English Literature, Wellesley College, 1937; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1936.
President, co-founder, S.S. Johnson Foundation, California Corporation, San Francisco, since 1947.
Member Oregon State Board Higher Education, Eugene, 1962-1975, Oregon State Education Coordinator Committee, Salem, 1975-1982, Association Governing Boards, Washington, 1970-1980, chairperson, 1975-1976. Member Oregon State Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Salem, 1982-1989. Board directors Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, since 1985, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, 1972-1975, 1982-1989, 1993-1997, Sunriver Preparatory School, 1983-1992, Oregon History Society, Portland, 1985-1997, Center Oregon District Hospital, Redmond, since 1982, Oregon High Desert Museum, 1984-1997, Bend, Oregon, Health Decisions, 1986-1992, Central Oregon Council Aging, 1991-1997.
Deschutes County History Society, since 1996. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Association Higher Education, American Association Junior Colleges, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Soroptimists (honorary), Francisca Club, Town Club, University Club, Waverley Club, Beta Sigma Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Gamma.
Married Samuel Spencer Johnson, October 7, 1944 (deceased 1984). Children: Elizabeth Katharine, Patricia Caroline.