Full Name:
Johnnie R. Turner
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed; 1 Child
Home City:
Memphis, TN
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Post-Graduate Studies, University of Memphis
Attended, Post-Graduate Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
BS, LeMoyne Owen College
MEd, University of Memphis
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 85, 2010-2019
Member, Advisory Board, Memphis Juvenile Court System
Secretary, Board of Directors, New Memphis Arena Building Authority
Former Member, Consumer and Human Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Administration and Planning Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Vice-Chair, Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board, Shelby County
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education Administration and Planning, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Civil Rights Advocate Administrator
Educator, retired
Member, Board of Directors, National Association for the Advancement of Colored Member (NAACP), Peoples Tennessee State Conference
Member, Board of Trustees, Greater Middle Baptist Church
Assistant Secretary, LeMoyne Owen National Alumni Association
Member, Leadership Memphis
Founding Member/Former President, Memphis Alliance of Black School Educators
Member/Former President, Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Member, Memphis Retired Teachers Association
Member, Memphis/Shelby County Anti-Predatory Lending Coalition
Member, United Teaching Profession
Member, Westwood Neighborhood Association
Awards:
Living Legends Award, Northeast Region of the NAACP
Living Legends Award, Memphis Griszzlies and the National Civil Rights Museum
Addie G. Owen Racial Justice Award, YWCA of Greater Memphis
Legends of Memphis Award for Community Involvement, National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Memphis Chapter;
Freedom Award for Community Service, University of Memphis Chapter of the NAACP
Women of Excellence Award, Tri-State Defender; Friend of Education Award -- Memphis Education Association
Memphis "Freedom Sister" Smithsonian Institute/National Civil Rights Museum
Women Making a Difference Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Ruby R. Wharton Award for Outstanding Service in Race Relations, Mayor A C wharton
Steadfastness in Pursuit of Freedom and Justice, Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival, Inc.
Women Making a Difference Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Kwanzaa Honoree for Community Service, Mid-South Kwanzaa Inc., Annual listing in "100 Most Influential Movers and Shakers in Memphis (1997-present), Memphis Magazine