Albert Johnson Sr.
A graduate of Douglass High School in Lawton, Johnson began his lengthy career as an educator in 1950 after earning degrees from Winston-Salem State Teachers College and the University of Oklahoma. He returned to Douglass as a classroom teacher, and then became an elementary principal in 1954 and high school principal 10 years later.
Johnson was pivotal to the success of Lawton's school integration process in the mid-1960s. He continued his career as a school administrator in Lawton from 1966 until his retirement in 1994, directing a variety of programs before serving as assistant superintendent for 11 years and deputy superintendent for the final six years of his education career.
Since his retirement, he has kept a dizzying pace volunteering in countless community projects, including working with local youth choirs, coaching in Lawton's city recreational programs and supervising the YMCA's summer day camp. Johnson's community work has been recognized by the United Way, the Boy Scouts of America, Cameron Campus Ministry, the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission, the Oklahoma Education Association, as well as Cameron's Distinguished Service Award.