Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
12-14-2021
Abstract
When you think of Tigers for Life, the Johnson family may have set a record – six Ouachita graduates in eight years, and one more headed for the stage in 2023. The Johnson family legacy began with Sally (Sullivan) Johnson, a 1954 graduate, and the Ouachita connections continued in the next generation. Sally’s son, Jerry G. Johnson, didn’t attend Ouachita but came to know the institution through his work and friendship with Ouachita alumnus and benefactor Frank Hickingbotham. Neither Sally nor Jerry could have guessed that all seven of Jerry’s children would one day call Ouachita home.
Jerry and his wife, Buffie, split time between Arkansas and California for many years as part of Jerry’s work. With so much travel, as well as their desire to be active in helping their children develop their personal faith, Buffie homeschooled the Johnson children. The Johnson’s oldest daughter, Lacey, didn’t attend college directly out of high school, but their second child, Cameron, began at Ouachita in 2009. Lacey followed the next year.
Recommended Citation
Merryman, Jon and Office of Communications & Marketing, "The Johnson Family (A Ouachita legacy from a parent's perspective)" (2021). Press Releases. 1361.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/press_releases/1361
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