Background
Boger, Lawrence Leroy was born on September 26, 1923 in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. Son of Lester Elmer and Lazeal (Witt) Boger.
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Lawrence Leroy Boger
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1947. Postgraduate, Harvard University. Postgraduate, University Chicago.
Master of Arts, Michigan State University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1950.
Career
Faculty department agricultural economics, Michigan State University, 1948-1977;
beginning as instructor, successively assistant professor, associate professor, Michigan State University, 1948-1954;
professor, head department, Michigan State University, 1954-1969;
dean College Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, 1969-1976;
university provost, Michigan State University, 1976-1977;
president, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1977-1988;
retired, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1989. Consultant United States Crop Reporting Service, Department Agriculture, 1953-1956, Bureau Census and Statistical Reporting Service, 1965-1968. Consultant village development program for Pakistan government Ford Foundation, 1957, 64, 67.
Consultant programs economics assistance National University of Colombia, South America, Kellogg Foundation, 1959. Member National Committee on Use of Electronic Data Processing in Farm Management. Director-at-largeCentral Bank for Cooperatives, Farm Credit Administration, 1967-1971.
Member joint university advising committee U.Nigeria, 1965-1968. Member Oklahoma Common for Superconducting Supercollider, 1987. Guest lecturer Government of Taiwan, 1979.
Achievements
Membership
Member Special Commission on Land Use Planning, 1971-1973. Chairman Governor's Oil and Gas Task Force, 1973. Delegate White House Conference on Nutrition, 1969, Chicago Foothills Conference on Inflation, 1974, President's Conference on Inflation, Washington, 1974.
Member Governor's Council on Science and Technology, 1983-1987. Member Oklahoma Futures, 1987-1988. Trustee National 4-H Council, 1981-1988, Scroggs Scholarship Foundation.
Board directors State Fair Oklahoma, Omniplex, Oklahoma Academy State Goals, 1986-1988, Mid-American Research Institute, 1986-1988. Member blue ribbon committee United States Farm Export Education Project, 1980-1982. Chairman Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training, 1982-1988, Oklahoma United Nations Day, 1986.
Member Benedum Panel on Agriculture, West Virginia, 1984. Member board science and technical for international development National Research Council, 1984-1986. Member committee to evaluate the possibility of football championship College Football Association, 1987.
Member honorary board directors Oklahoma Special Olympics, 1987-1988. Trustee Kirksville College Osteopathic Medicine, 1989-1998. Member advisory board Oklahoma State University College Osteopathic Medicine, since 1994.
Member policy advisory board Resources For The Future, National Center Food and Agriculture Policy, since 1989, chairman since 1992, Oklahoma State University Foundation board governors, since 1992, trustee, 1992-1997. Member American Agricultural Economics Association (vice president 1960-1961, foundation board 1988-1991), American Osteopathic Association (bureau professional education since 1997, council on international osteopathic medical educational affairs since 1997), International Association Agricultural Economics (American council, participant conference Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1970), American Statistical Association, Mid-American State Universities Association (chairman 1980-1981), Oklahoma State Chamber of Chamber (board dirs), Stillwater C. of Chamber (board dirs), Blue Key, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Frances June Wilbur, September 2, 1945. Children: Richard Lee, Judith Annual.
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Nationality
American