About Ann Kimball & John W. Johnson
Ann and Johnny Johnson established the Ann Kimball and John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics at Houston Methodist because they saw the critical need to have these resources in house and available to the hospital’s physician-scientists. They also generously established the Johnson Endowment at Houston Methodist to fund educational initiatives such as the Residents and Fellows programs to train the next generation of those who will lead medicine.
Mr. John W. (Johnny) Johnson serves as Chair of the Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Board and has a wealth of business experience and community involvement. He was formerly chairman of Permian Mud Service, Inc. and chairman of the executive committee of its subsidiary, Champion Technologies, Inc. Permian and Champion merged into Ecolab in April 2013. Johnny continues to be engaged with the residual companies as chairman of the board of Johnson & Lindley, LLC, with interests in oil & gas exploration/production.
He was founding chairman of Amegy Bank of Texas in 1981 and presently serves on its Houston advisory board of directors and was a past chairman of the bank board’s executive committee. He serves on the Board of Directors of The George W. Bush Presidential Center, home to the Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Johnny’s past board service includes former chairman of the boards of St. John’s School, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. He is also a past director of Goodwill Industries, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation, and was actively involved with the American Leadership Forum and the Young Presidents’ Organization.
Johnny earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University and is a past member of the University’s Board of Trustees. He has also served as President of its Alumni Association and the Houston Vanderbilt Club. He received the prestigious Flowers Underwood Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1996 and was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni by the School of Engineering in 2007.
Ann Kimball Johnson grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in English. She received training at the Neuhaus Education Center and continues to be actively engaged there. She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist and taught Reading Comprehension classes for 13 years at Episcopal High School and then at KIPP Houston High School and Yes Prep Charter School. Both Ann and Johnny were actively engaged in the development of KIPP and YES Prep charter schools.
Ann taught elementary-level Sunday School classes at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church for 40 years. She has been involved with the PTAs of Briargrove Elementary and St. John’s School; the docent program of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Connect Community in the southwest Houston neighborhood of Gulfton. She enjoys golf, baseball, fishing, gardening, pickleball, and galleries. Ann and Johnny have three children and six grandchildren, and are proud that two of their children also attended Vanderbilt.
Mr. John W. (Johnny) Johnson serves as Chair of the Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation Board and has a wealth of business experience and community involvement. He was formerly chairman of Permian Mud Service, Inc. and chairman of the executive committee of its subsidiary, Champion Technologies, Inc. Permian and Champion merged into Ecolab in April 2013. Johnny continues to be engaged with the residual companies as chairman of the board of Johnson & Lindley, LLC, with interests in oil & gas exploration/production.
He was founding chairman of Amegy Bank of Texas in 1981 and presently serves on its Houston advisory board of directors and was a past chairman of the bank board’s executive committee. He serves on the Board of Directors of The George W. Bush Presidential Center, home to the Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Johnny’s past board service includes former chairman of the boards of St. John’s School, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. He is also a past director of Goodwill Industries, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation, and was actively involved with the American Leadership Forum and the Young Presidents’ Organization.
Johnny earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University and is a past member of the University’s Board of Trustees. He has also served as President of its Alumni Association and the Houston Vanderbilt Club. He received the prestigious Flowers Underwood Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1996 and was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni by the School of Engineering in 2007.
Ann Kimball Johnson grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in English. She received training at the Neuhaus Education Center and continues to be actively engaged there. She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist and taught Reading Comprehension classes for 13 years at Episcopal High School and then at KIPP Houston High School and Yes Prep Charter School. Both Ann and Johnny were actively engaged in the development of KIPP and YES Prep charter schools.
Ann taught elementary-level Sunday School classes at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church for 40 years. She has been involved with the PTAs of Briargrove Elementary and St. John’s School; the docent program of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Connect Community in the southwest Houston neighborhood of Gulfton. She enjoys golf, baseball, fishing, gardening, pickleball, and galleries. Ann and Johnny have three children and six grandchildren, and are proud that two of their children also attended Vanderbilt.