Background
Johnson, Wallace Edwards was born on January 5, 1901 in Edinburg, Mississippi, United States. Son of Felix A. and Josephine (Edwards) Johnson.
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Wallace Edwards Johnson
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Wallace Edwards Johnson, American motel chain executive and builder. Named Layman of Year, Religious Heritage American Inc., 1965; recipient Horatio Alger award, 1968, Outstanding Community Salesman award, Golden Plate award American Academy Achievement, 1973; named to Hospitality Magazine Hall of Fame.
Education
Student, Moorehead (Mississippi) Junior College. Doctor of Laws, Gordon College, 1968. Doctor of Laws, Harding College, 1970.
Degree (honorary), California Baptist College, 1972.
Career
Co-founder, vice chairman, Holiday Inns Inc. (formerly Holiday Inns of America Inc.), Memphis, 1953-1988; founder, chairman, Wallace E. Johnson Enterprises (formerly Wallace E. Johnson Inc.), builders, Memphis, 1941-1988; president, Service Mortgage & Investment Company, Memphis, 1945-1988; co-founder, Chairman, Board Of Directors, Medicenters of America Inc., Memphis, 1966-1988; co-founder, Chairman, Board Of Directors, Alodex Corporation, Memphis, 1967-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member of advisory board Baptist Hospital, Memphis. Chairman of the executive committee Religious Heritage American Inc., Washington. Trustee Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, LeTourneau College, Lonview Texas.
Member Southern Association Colleges Schools (advisory board), National Association Home Builders (regional vice president 1946-1948), Memphis Home Builders Association (president), KiwanisClub (life).
Connections
Married Alma McCool, August 10, 1924.
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Born
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Died
April 27, 1988 (aged 87) -
Resting place
Buried Memphis, Tennessee
Education
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1968
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1970
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1972
Career
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1945 - 1988
Awards
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Named Layman of Year, Religious Heritage American Inc., 1965. Recipient Horatio Alger award, 1968, Outstanding Community Salesman award, Golden Plate award American Academy Achievement, 1973. Named to Hospitality Magazine Hall of Fame.Named Layman of Year, Religious Heritage American Inc., 1965. Recipient Horatio Alger award, 1968, Outstanding Community Salesman award, Golden Plate award American Academy Achievement, 1973. Named to Hospitality Magazine Hall of Fame.