Background
Morris, Laval Sidney was born on December 3, 1899 in Salt Lake City. Son of Koran Lemuel and Louise (Bissigger) Morris.
Morris, Laval Sidney was born on December 3, 1899 in Salt Lake City. Son of Koran Lemuel and Louise (Bissigger) Morris.
Bachelor of Science, Utah State University, 1923. Master of Science (fellow 1923), Michigan State University, 1925. M.L.A. (scholar 1931, 32), Harvard University, 1933.
Professor landscape architecture Brigham Young University, 1933-1937. Landscape engineer Utah Highway Commission, 1933-1939. Professor, head department landscape architecture and environmental planning Utah State University, 1939-1965.
Consultant dust and erosion control, land management plans Army Dugway Proving Grounds, 1955-1961.
Consultant grounds treatment Army 9th Service Command. Consultant ground plans for military hospitals.
Chairman Planning Commission, Provo, Utah, 1933-1937. Wood sculpture represented in permanent collection, Utah State University, also private collections.
Author: The Gardens of Eden and Manitoba
Contributor articles to magazines
Served to captain Civil Engineer United States Army, 1942-1945, Pacific Theater of Operations. Fellow American Society Landscape Architects, American Civic and Planning Association, American Association of University Professors, Federation Utah Artists. Club: Harvard.
Married Rachel Bankhead, June 3, 1925. Children: John Koran, Wilford Byron, Tula Kristin.