Johnson, Sammye LaRue was born in 1968 in Dallas. Bachelor of Science in Journalism with distinction, Northwestern University Medill School Journalism, Master of Science in Journalism, with highest distinction, 1969. Assistant editor Where Magazine, Chicago, 1969.
Feature writer Chicago Today newspaper, Chicago, 1969-1971, Sunday magazine editor, 1971-1973. Assistant director, public relations manager West. O. Darby Library, Nurnberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1974-1975. Editor San Antonio Magazine, 1976-1979.
Communications director VIA Metropolitan Transit System, San Antonio, 1979.
Assistant professor journalism William Allen White School Journalism, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1979-1980. Associate professor communication Trinity University, San Antonio,1980-1991, professor committee, 1991, Carlos Augustus de Lozano chair journalism, 1998.
Consultant public relations Community Guidance Center, San Antonio, 1985-1988, Funding Information Center, San Antonio, 1983, Bexar County Women"s Center, San Antonio, 1984.
Assistant editor Where Magazine, Chicago Editor, 1971-1973; assistant director Editor San Antonio Magazine, 1976-1979.
Assistant professor journalism William Allen White School Journalism, U. Kansas.
Member Women in Communications (director 1978-1980, president chapter 1983-1984, Proliner award 1981, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88, 90, 93, 96, 97, Communications Headliner of Year 1984), International Association Business Communicators (board directors 1979, Gold Quill award 1979, named Communicatorof Year 1981, numerous other awards 1976-1996), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (secretary, vice chair, chair magazine division 1985-1989, Magazine Educator of Year 1997), Kappa Tau Alpha.
