Background
Vernon, Leo Preston was born on October 10, 1925 in Roosevelt, Utah, United States. Son of William M. and Roseltha (Bingham) Vernon.
Vernon, Leo Preston was born on October 10, 1925 in Roosevelt, Utah, United States. Son of William M. and Roseltha (Bingham) Vernon.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1951.
Research associate, Washington University, St. Louis, 1952-1954; professor of chemistry department, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1954-1961, 80—; assistant academic vice president research, Brigham Young U., 1970-1980; director, Charles F. Kettering Research Laboratory, Yellow Springs, Ohio., 1961-1970; professor of chemistry, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, 1962-1970; professor botany department, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1962-1970. Research fellow Nobel Institute, Stockholm, 1960.
(Sm Quarto, 1963, PP.523,)
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Society Photobiology, American Society Plant Physiologists, American Society Biological Chemists.
Married Marion Fern Trunkey, September 5, 1946. Children: Richard Leo, Marion Elise, Martin Preston, Jillaine, Eric Eugene.