Background
Johnson, Robert Allan was born on January 28, 1919 in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States. Son of Ralph Wallace and Inez D. (Jones) Johnson.
Johnson, Robert Allan was born on January 28, 1919 in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States. Son of Ralph Wallace and Inez D. (Jones) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Franklin (Indiana) College, 1940; Doctor of Humanities (honorary), Franklin (Indiana) College, 1984.
Manager accounting, Eli Lilly International Corporation, 1947-1948; controller, Eli Lilly y Cia. de Mexico, Mexico City, 1958-1959; president, general manager, Eli Lilly (S.A.), Geneva, Switzerland, 1960-1963; director, Chairman of the Board, Eli Lilly (S.A.), 1960-1964; assistant treasurer, Eli Lilly International Corporation, London, 1963-1966; assistant treasurer, Eli Lilly International Corporation, Indianapolis, 1966-1969; assistant treasurer, then general auditor, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, 1970-1972; treasurer, Lilly Endowment, Inc., Indianapolis, 1972-1984; executive vice president, Lilly Endowment, Inc., 1975-1984; secretary, Eli Lilly and Company Ltd., United Kingdom, 1963-1966.
Member Franklin City Council, 1955-1958. Trustee Franklin College, since 1969, secretary board, 1970-1976, chairman, 1976-1979, member president's advisory council, since 1966. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Member Alpha Phi Gamma, Pi Kappa Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Skyline.
Son of Ralph Wallace and Inez D. (Jones) J. M. Elizabeth Jane Flinn, July 24, 1941 (deceased November 1991). Children: Susan, David, Roger.