Wayne A. Johnston

Wayne A. Johnston

Wayne A. Johnston (1897 – 1967) was president of Illinois Central Railroad (IC) from 1945 to 1966. When he stepped down from the presidency of the railroad, he was named Chairman of the Board for IC, a position he held for a year. In 1967, he was also named president of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, of which he had been a member since 1950.

In 1949, Johnston served as the Treasurer for the Chicago Railroad Fair. [Chicago Railroad Fair Official Guide Book (1949).]

Illinois Central's Johnston Yards in Memphis, Tennessee is named after him.

References

* Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, " [http://www.horatioalger.com/members/member_info.cfm?memberid=joh63 Wayne A. Johnston, President Illinois Central Railroad] ". Retrieved February 9 2006.
* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives, " [http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/uaccard/UAControlCard.asp?RG=1&SG=20&RS=3 Wayne A. Johnston Papers, 1945-1967] ". Retrieved February 9 2006.


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