Olivia Johnson, coordinator of student success and instructor of marketing in the Arkansas Tech University College of Business and Economic Development, died on Sunday, Oct. 4. She was 24.
A 2020 graduate of Pottsville High School, Johnson graduated from Arkansas Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in digital marketing in 2024 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 2025.
Johnson was selected as the 2023 ATU student organization president of the year for her leadership of the ATU chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate, and the statewide organization named her the 2023 Arkansas FBLA Collegiate member of the year.
She was also selected as a member of Who’s Who at Arkansas Tech for 2024, the winner of the 2024 ATU LeMoyne Smith School of Business Leadership Award and a member of the ATU class of 2025 Tradition Keepers.
Johnson served the ATU College of Business and Economic Development as a graduate assistant during the 2024-25 academic year and as a visiting instructor of marketing during the 2025-26 academic year. She moved into the coordinator of student success and instructor of marketing roles in August 2026. She served as faculty advisor for the ATU chapter of FBLA Collegiate.
Details about the funeral service and Johnson’s obituary will be added to this article as they become available.
