Johnson a graduate of Lomega High School, earned her bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Northwestern in 1999. She played power forward and center for the Lady Rangers basketball team from 1992 to 1996.
During her collegiate career, she averaged 15 points per game, racking up 1,707 career points, the fourth most in school history, and securing her membership in the 1,000 Point Club. She leads Northwestern in most free throw attempts in a game with 20 vs. East Central University in 1993.
She scored 41 points against East Central her freshman year and scored 40 points against Oklahoma City University her junior year, both highlights of her career, she said. Her most memorable moments as a Lady Ranger are beating Southwestern Oklahoma State University to give coach Milburn Barton his 300th victory and going to the NAIA National Tournament during the 1995-96 season.
For her efforts on the court, she earned first team all-conference honors her junior and senior seasons.
Johnson has worked as a community living instructor at Arrowhead West Inc. in Medicine Lodge, Kan., and as a certified nursing assistant at Attica Long Term Care Home. In 2010, she graduated from Chisholm Trail Technology Center and passed her nursing exams to become a licensed practical nurse. She is currently a ventilator-charge nurse for Summit Living Center in Okeene.
Johnson and her husband, Rick, live in Loyal with their children, Sierra and Jaxx.
