Background
Burns, George Washington was born on November 20, 1913 in Cincinnati. Son of George Washington and Caroline (Little) Burns.
Burns, George Washington was born on November 20, 1913 in Cincinnati. Son of George Washington and Caroline (Little) Burns.
Bachelor of Arts Cincinnati, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1941.
Teaching fellow botany, University of Minnesota, 1937-1941;
instructor, University of Minnesota, 1945-1946;
faculty, University of Minnesota, summer sessions, 1948-1949;
assistant professor botany, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1946-1950;
associate professor, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1950-1954;
professor botany, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1954-1979;
professor emeritus, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1979-1994;
department chairman, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1954-1970;
acting vice president, dean, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1957-1959;
acting president, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1958-1959;
vice president, dean, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1959-1961. Visiting professor Kerala U., India, 1964, U. Bombay, India, 1965, 66. Cons. State Department Education Mission to India, Agency for International Development, summers 1964-1967.
Head institutions section National Science Foundation, 1961-1962.
Served as lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ohio Academy of Sciences (vice president 1956-1957, secretary 1957-1963, president 1969-1970). Member American Genetic Association, American Society Human Genetics, Botanical Society of America, Arctic Institute in North America, Sigma Xi.
Married Hermine McDonald, June 15, 1942. Children: George McDonald, Barbara Lynette, Theodore Scott.