Lawrence DeVere Burton

Background

Lawrence Burton was born on May 27, 1943, in Afton, Wyoming, United States. He is a son of Lawrence V. and Maybell (Hoopes) Burton.

Education

Lawrence received his education at Utah State University in 1967. He also graduated from Brigham Young University in 1972 and Iowa State University in 1987.

Career

Lawrence started his career as a missionary at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas in 1962. In 1967 he became an agriculture teacher at county schools in Brigham City, Utah, in 1968 - in Morgan, Utah, 1972 - in Rupert, Idaho, and then in Burley, Idaho in 1979.

Since 1984 till 1987, Lawrence was an instructor in agricultural engineering at Iowa State University, Ames. Since 1987 till 1988 he worked as an area coordinator for vocational education at Idaho State Division of Vocational Education in Pocatello and as affiliate assistant professor at Idaho State University.

Lawrence also worked as an affiliate assistant professor at University of Idaho since 1987 till 1997. Since 1977 till 1980, he was a vice-chairperson at Minidoka County Fair Board. Since 1989 he is a state supervisor of agricultural education in Idaho.

Lawrence also was a chairperson of board of directors at Idaho State Future Farmers of America Foundation since 1988 till 1997, member of National Agricultural Education Policy Committee since 1993 till 1995 and a member of national steering committee in 1994 and in 1995.

Works

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  • Agriscience & Technology

    (With its seamless integration of biology, physical scienc...)

    1997
  • Agriscience: Fundamentals and Applications 2014
  • Fish & Wildlife: Principles of Zoology and Ecology 2009
  • By L. DeVere Burton - Agriscience Fundamentals and Applications: 5th (fifth) Edition 2010

Membership

• He was a president of National Association of Supervisors in Agricultural Education since 1993 till 1995.

  National Association of Supervisors in Agricultural Education , United States

  1993 - 1995

• National Vocational Teachers Association , United States

• National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association , United States

• Idaho Vocational Teachers Association , United States

Connections

Lawrence married Arva Merrill, a teacher, on November 20, 1967. They have children: Lauralee Burton Hill, Paul, Shawn, Renee Burton Pengh, Kaylyn, Kelly, Brett.

Father:

Lawrence V. Burton

Mother:

Maybell (Hoopes) Burton

Wife:

Arva Merrill