Background
Burns, Robert Homer was born on August 23, 1900 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Otto Lyle and Adelaide (Barton) Burns.
Burns, Robert Homer was born on August 23, 1900 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Otto Lyle and Adelaide (Barton) Burns.
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, U. Wyoming, 1920. Master of Science, Iowa State College, 1921. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1930-1931.
Research, faculty animal husbandry New Mexico A.&M. College, 1921-1922. Research, resident, extension faculty animal husbandry, U. Arizona, 1922-1924. Faculty U. Wyoming from 1924, head wool department 1948, chief of party Wyoming U. contract to Afghanistan, United States Operations Mission A Kabul, 1956-1958.
Head wool section bureau agricultural economics Department Agriculture, Washington, 1937-1939.
Carpet wool consultant China-United States Agricultural Mission, 1946. Livestock consultant, mission to Iran, Overseas Consultant, Incorporated., 1949.
Director agricultural program in Iran, 1965-1969. Chairman forum, also livestock committee Albany Company Farm Bureau from 1947.
Secretary livestock committee Wyoming Farm Bureau.
Technical committee National Columbia Sheep Breeders’ Association. Inspector National Targhee Sheep Breeders’ Chairman"s Association Western Regional Wool Marketing Research Project. Chairman of Judge-Advocate Hill Memorial Scholarship Trust, from 1951.
Member American Society Animal Production, American Legion, Sigma Xi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Zeta, Lambda Sigma Delta (historian from 1960).
Married Agnes Millar, March 4, 1925. Children: Margaret Adelaide (Mistress Page), Robert Lyle, Agnes (Mistress Rainwater), Eleanor (Mistress Higgins).