Background
Burford, Roger Lewis was born on January 19, 1930 in Independence, Mississippi, United States. Son of Roger W. and Christene (Lewis) Burford.
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Roger Lewis Burford
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Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Mississippi, 1956; Master of Arts, U. Mississippi, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1961.
Career
Lecturer, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1959-1960; assistant professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1960-1962; associate professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1962-1963; associate professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1963-1967; fulbright professor, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1967-1968; professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1967-1992; research director, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1969-1974; professor emeritus, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1992; vice president, Economics & Issues Research, Baton Rouge, since 1969.
Achievements
Membership
Economics advisor Governor Louisiana, Baton Rouge, 1972-1978. With United States Air Force, 1951-1953, Korea. Member American Statistical Association, Econometric Society, Institute Management Science, Regional Science Association, Decision Science Institute.
Interests
Connections
Married Bettye Jane Marshall, November 28, 1948. Children: Pamela Denice, Roger Marshall, Emily.
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Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Recipient Predoctoral Fellowship Ford Foundation, 1957-1959, Post Doctoral Fellowship Ford Foundation, 1962, Fulbright Fellowship United States State Department, 1967-1968.Recipient Predoctoral Fellowship Ford Foundation, 1957-1959, Post Doctoral Fellowship Ford Foundation, 1962, Fulbright Fellowship United States State Department, 1967-1968.