Ernest Leroy Olson

Background

Olson, Ernest Leroy was born on June 24, 1916 in Salt Lake City. Son of Ernest Herman and Hannah Augusta (Johnson) Olson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Utah, 1948; Master of Arts, University Utah, 1949; postgraduate, U. Utah, 1949-1953; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1949-1950.

Career

General office worker, Beneficial Life Insurance Company, Salt Lake City, 1933-1937, 39-40; missionary to, Sweden missionary to, Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1937-1939; graduate assistant English Department, University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1949-1950, 51-53; faculty English department, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1953-1981; assistant professor, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1960-1972; associate professor, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1972-1981; university editor, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1956-1966; dir, University Press, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1967-1981. Chairman Western University Presses Annual Meeting, 1973, 75. Chairman program committee Association American University Presses Annual Meeting, 1979.

Achievements

• Ernest Leroy Olson has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

Every person is the beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, God the Father and a Heavenly Mother, with a divine nature and destiny. The Heavenly Mother is like the Heavenly Father in glory, perfection, compassion, wisdom, and holiness.

Membership

Chairman Republican District Committee, 1968. Delegate County Republican Convention, 1968, 80, 90, Utah Republican Convention, 1969, 74, 92. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946, colonel Reserve retired, 1976.

Member Military Chaplains Association (life), Reserve Officers Association United States (life).

Connections

Married Mary Harris, March 11, 1944. Children: Suzanne (deceased), Miken, Bruce, Wendy, Scott. 1 stepchild, Nguyen Thi Mong Hoa.

Father:

Ernest Herman Olson

Mother:

Hannah Augusta (Johnson) Olson

Spouse:

Mary Harris

child:

Scott Olson

child:

Bruce Olson

child:

Suzanne Olson (deceased)

child:

Wendy Olson

child:

Miken Olson