E. F. Johnson Company Plaque. Trustee's Society. Material: wood, textile, metal. Size: 10" W. x 15" L. x 1 1/2" D. Description: wooden shadow box - black velvet interior - engraved on bronze center: "The trustee's society honors Edgar F. and Ethel Johnson. To Edgar F. and Ethel Johnson, we express our deep appreciation for their outstanding gift to the University of Minnesota. By establishing the E. F. Johnson professorship of electronic communications the Insitute of Technology can strengthen and expand the teaching and research activities in the department of electrical engineering. As a pioneer in radio communications and founder of the E. F. Johnson Company, Edgar F. Johnson has been a leader of industry, provider of jobs, innovator of products and benefactor of the community. Edgar F. Johnson has demonstrated the highest of ideals which the University of Minnesota seeks to instill in its graduates; to be positive and productive citizens of the world. We thank Edgar F. and Ethel Johnson for the insight, vision and generosity they have shown to the University of Minnesota and the community at large. Nels Hasselmo, President, 1991, University of Minnesota".
