Background
Sunderland, Norman Ray was born on August 1, 1933 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Alva Franklin and Octava Pearl (Purcell) Sunderland.
health physicist nuclear engineer educator
Sunderland, Norman Ray was born on August 1, 1933 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Alva Franklin and Octava Pearl (Purcell) Sunderland.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1960. Master of Education, University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia-Pacific University, 1985.
Teacher Fort Morgan (Colorado) High School, 1960—1961, Paxton (Nebraska) High School, 1961—1966. Assistant director environmental science REECO (Nevada Test Site), Mercury, Nevada, 1966—1977. University system radiation safety officer University Missouri, Columbia, 1977—1980.
Professor Northeast Missouri State, Kirksville, 1978—1984. Director environmental health, safety University Missouri, Columbia, 1980—1982. Nuclear power consultant AWC, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1982—1985.
Assistant director nuclear assessment division Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, 1985—1991. Director environmental health, safety Utah State University, Logan, 1991—1998. Director Envirocare of Texas, Andrews, 1998—2000.
Retired
Chair radiation control, Utah, 1987-1992. Environmental Protection Agency representative to Eastern Europe (Poland, Russia), 1989-1996. Consultant French Atomic Energy Commission.
Lecturer Fort Morgan (Colorado) High School, 1960-1961, Paxton (Nebraska) High School, 1961-1966, University Missouri, Columbia, 1977-1980, 78-84, Northeast Missouri State University and Utah State University, 1991-1996.
Death is not the end. Death is really a beginning—another step forward in Heavenly Father’s plan for His children.
President Missouri Higher Educational Associate, Columbia, 1980-1981. Bishop Latter Day Saints Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1982-1985. With combat engineering United States Army, 1953-1956, Alaska.
Colonel genealogical consultant. Fellow National Health Physics Society (president Mid-American chapter 1981-1982, Lake Mead chapter 1988-1989, Great Salt Lake chapter 1994-1995, chairman board, member membership committee since 1998), National Registry Radiation Protection Technicians (secretary, member national board 1975-1998, emeritus 1992, Arthur Humm Junior Memorial award 1998).
Married Marilyn Stanworth, August 27, 1970. Children: Melody, Larry, Derreck, Toni, James, Jo Lynn, Stacie, Thomas.