Background
Burden, Laurance T. was born on March 21, 1940 in North East, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Laurance Dolph and Gwendolyn (Treat) Burden.
Burden, Laurance T. was born on March 21, 1940 in North East, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Laurance Dolph and Gwendolyn (Treat) Burden.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Grove City College, 1962; Master of Science in Mathematics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1965; postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1966-1967.
Associate professor, Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Area Community College, 1965-1969; lecturer computer science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1969-1970; manager systems support, General Electric Company, Erie, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1969-1974; director management information systems, Northwest Industries, Chicago, 1974-1981; executive director management information systems, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., 1981-1982; vice president management information systems, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio., since 1982. Management information systems advising committee Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1978-1980. Research sponsor Center for Information Systems, Sloan School of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1983.
Vice president executive board Junior Achievement, Akron, since 1984. Member Society for Information Management, Management Science Roundtable (charter, executive committee since 1983). Clubs: Fairlawn Country, Akron City.
Married Glenna Jean Chantler, August 26, 1961. 1 child, Lauran Michelle.