On March 26th, 2012, Mayor Karl Dean announced Ruth E. Johnson as the recipient of the 2012 Nashville ATHENA Award during a gala celebration at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
Ms. Johnson served Governor Don Sundquist as Commissioner of Revenue from 1995 to 2003. She is a graduate of St. Bernard Academy in Nashville, TN, received her Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and law degree from the Vanderbilt School of Law.
