Background
Nielson, Robert DeLoyd was born on November 4, 1908 in Ephraim, Utah, United States. Son of Andrew Christian Nielson and Teckla Pauline Christensen.
Nielson, Robert DeLoyd was born on November 4, 1908 in Ephraim, Utah, United States. Son of Andrew Christian Nielson and Teckla Pauline Christensen.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy & Soil Science, Utah State University, 1934.
Junior range examiner United States Department Interior Division Grazing, Salt Lake City, 1935—1936. Range survey specialist United States Department Interior Grazing Service, Albuquerque, 1936—1940, district grazier Salt Lake City, 1940—1943, chief range specialist Billings, Montana, 1943—1954. State supervisor Montana Bureau Land Management, 1954—1959, assistant chief range manager Department Interior District of Columbia, 1959—1961.
State director Utah United States Department Interior, Salt Lake City, 1961—1973. Retired, 1973
Member Interstate Power Commission, 1973. Chair Land Use Planning Commission, Utah, 1974.
Chair, advisory board Land Use Planning Committee, Salt Lake City, 1973—1974. Member advisory committee Federal/State Alaska Planning Commission, Anchorage, 1974.
Married Lenore Lewis Nielson, December 23, 1935 (deceased ). Children: Joanne Johnson, Carolyn, Sharon Selner, Paula Rochelle.