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2/7/00

JOHN JOHNSON SR. MAKES GIFT TO ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON -- John B. Johnson Sr., of Watertown, has made 
an unrestricted gift of $1 million to St. Lawrence University's 
Campaign St. Lawrence. Johnson is the president of the 
Johnson Newspaper Corporation, and editor and publisher of 
the Watertown Daily Times.
	Johnson, a long-time supporter of St. Lawrence, and 
members of his family have many connections to the University 
and have been involved with St. Lawrence in a variety of ways. 
He was elected to St. Lawrence's Board of Trustees in 1950 and 
was elected trustee emeritus in 1987; his father, Harold B. Johnson, 
was a trustee until his death in 1949. John Johnson Sr.'s wife, 
Catherine Common Johnson, is a 1935 graduate of the University; 
his daughter-in-law, Susan MacDonald Johnson, is a member of the 
Class of 1966 and is currently a trustee. His daughter, Ann 
Johnson-Kaiser, is a 1970 graduate, and his grandson Andrew Johnson 
is a 1997 graduate.
	In 1978, St. Lawrence awarded John Johnson Sr. an honorary 
degree; Catherine C. Johnson has been awarded an Alumni Citation and 
is a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame. 
	"St. Lawrence University, the North Country and my family are 
intertwined in a tight fabric," Johnson said. "Three generations of 
my family have served as trustees, beginning with my father, then my 
tenure and now Susan. The University and my newspaper have nurtured 
Northern New Yorkers seeking education and self-improvement, 
encouraging and pushing them to succeed despite our environment. The 
success of each institution depends upon the other."
	President Daniel F. Sullivan said, "I am deeply grateful 
for the long and continuing support that John Johnson Sr. has shown 
to St. Lawrence both through his many years of involvement with the 
University and now, through this generous gift. He is deeply 
committed in his concern for and interest in the North Country and 
St. Lawrence. This expression of his support ensures that commitment 
into the future, and for that I know I join with the University 
community in conveying our deepest, most heartfelt thanks to him and 
his great family."

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