Romer Johnson Receives 2015 WCS Samson-Adler Award
LOS ANGELES – Romer Johnson of Dorsett & Jackson Inc. has received the 2015 WCS Samson-Alder award. Presented at the Western Coatings Symposium, the award recognized Johnson’s significant contribution to the coatings industry in the western United States over the course of his career.
Involved in the coatings industry for over 60 years, Romer started working in the paint lab at WP Fuller Co. while attending college. After graduation, he went to work for Dunn-Edwards Paint. He then worked for distributor Paul W Wood. In 1966, he went to work for Dorsett & Jackson, and in 1973 he and two partners purchased the company.