Culla Johnson Vayhinger

Culla Johnson Vayhinger (September 25, 1867 – August 15, 1924) was an American temperance reformer, educator, religious and political leader in Indiana.

Early life and education Flora Columbia Johnson (nickname, "Culla") was born in Bennington, Indiana, September 25, 1867.

She was educated at Moore's Hill College (now University of Evansville) (BS, 1888), and in 1914, she received from her alma mater the degree of Master of Arts pro honore.

Vayhinger was active throughout her life in temperance reform. At the age of seventeen, she became affiliated with the WCTU. After serving in various official positions in the local, county, and State Unions, in 1903 she was made president of the Indiana WCTU, and directed that organization for seventeen years. During this period, she was also active in platform work,

In 1919, the National WCTU's department of Temperance and Labor was changed to Women in Industry, and placed under a committee of three, consisting of Vayhinger, Deborah Knox Livingston, and Lenna Lowe Yost.

In 1920, she became director of Americanization work for the National WCTU, which position she continued to hold to the time of her death.

Vayhinger served as president of the Evansville College Alumni Association. They had three children: Harold Dale, Paul Johnson, Lois Miriam.